Tuesday Oct. 2, 2012
Where in the Valley of the Sun do the best indoor kart racers go? Why they go to Octane Raceway on Tuesday nights now that the 2012 Fall Racing leagues is back and better than ever. Sport/Pro leagues on the same night and on the same track. Sport league is open to all new to racing and geared toward the intermediate racer. Track 1 was used on Tuesday 10/2. Twenty four Sport League racers checked in by 5:45pm, did a short driver meeting to pull the first of two karts to used by the racers. Cannot get the same kart twice in the same night. Racer cap for each league is 28. Two groups of up to 14 in each league.
The 5 lap Qualifier into the 25 lap Heat, c/w.
Group 1: Sport
1st Place: Chaz Baca Sr, Robert Giorgio taking 2nd and John Moldt securing 3rd.
Group 2: Sport
Erik McCorvey took down the win, Craig Moore 2nd and Rob Giorgio in 3rd.
Rob Giorgio started from pole but got forced wide in turn one trying to get around lapped traffic. Cost him the win, but ended up with a very respectable 3rd.
Looks like the Giorgio’s are going to go head to head in the “A” Main!
Reset the fields with top 6 from each group moving into the 40 lap “A” Main and the bottom 6 moving into the 40 lap “B” Main.
Short driver meeting to pull the 2nd kart of the night.
“B” Main races first and the winner of the ”B” Main gets to race in the “A” Main from last place, if the needed energy and stamina are up to speed.
c/c/w is the race direction for the Mains.
“B” Main winner turns out to be “Stamina King”, Michael Bryant who had raced in the Summer mixed league and now has his sights set on finishing top 3 in the very competitive Fall Sport league.
“B” Main Finish Order with Overall Points after Race #1 (40 laps c/c/w)
Michael Bryant…41 (advanced to “A” Main)
Will Shurtleff…37
Marcus Patterson…37
William Glisson…34
Scott Reece…34
Jaciel Beltran…30
Cory Butler…31
Austin Corr…29
Dawn Sharp…27
Ben Conner…25
Sergio Ochoa…24
Brian Corr…25
Top 5 weigh out with no penalties.
Now we race the “A” Main and starting from the Pole position is Chaz Baca Sr who has become well known for another person by the same name but is Jr to his Sr. Chaz Baca Jr, racing in the Pro league, is the current Octane Raceway League Champion 8 times running and in a row. Sr is hoping to copy son and have his extensive former outdoor dirt track racecar experience transfer into a Fall Sport League Championship. His quest so far has him in the lead in points but we are still very early in the season to declare anybody, “Champion”.
Baca Sr put some distance between him and the rest of the field early and by race end had about a 4 second lead over 2nd place finisher Robert Giorgio. Erik McCorvey rounded out the top 3 podium picture taken at race conclusion. Congratulations to Chaz Baca Sr for taking pole in the Heat, winning his Heat then winning from pole and setting fast time of the week in the “A” Main. Next Sport league race I say we have him race a Jr kart!
“A” Main Finish Order with Overall Points after Race #1: (40 laps c/c/w)
Chaz Baca Sr…57
Robert Giorgio…55
Erik McCorvey…55
Rob Giorgio…52
Greg Gillum…49
Ariel Rubio…49
Craig Moore…50
John Moldt…48
Frank Dusanek…45
Scott Swayzee…45
Michael Bryant…41 (advanced from “B” Main)
Jimmy Joe Jannetto…41
Cele Aragon…40
Top 5 weigh out with no penalties.
By 8pm or so we have the Sport league top 3 photographed standing atop the Octane Raceway podium. The “New” Sport league is officially back in action. The 24 racers had whipped out their cash or credit cards to purchase one of the coveted spots for the opening round of the 10 race series. You want the most laps for the money this is the place to be. You want a friendly but competitive race series this is the place to be. You want to make new friends and have a great time for 2 or more hours, this is the place to be. $40.00 is the entry cost for a spot on the Sport league racing roster and if you pre pay for the 10 race season you will only pay $35.00 per race or $350.00. Pre paying will also guarantee your spot for the 1/2 mile GP track Final on Sat. Dec. 1st. Top 3 in series points with 1 race drop will be handed prizes worth millions and huge solid Gold trophies.
All competitive racing done at Octane Raceway is weight equalized to 200#. Weigh out allowance is 198#. Over 200# ? make friends with a liposuction doctor!
Make plans to join us every Tuesday night for the best indoor kart racing there is. Next Sport or Pro league race is Tuesday Oct. 9. Sport check in by 5:45pm. Pro check in by 7:30pm.
Track 2…5 lap Qualifier into 20 lap Heat(s)…c/w 30 lap Main(s) c/c/w.
Steve "Kandyman" Lattanzi
Team Titanium of Octane Raceway
Competition Director
Offsite Specialty Events Coordinator
Lead Instructor for the Raceology 101 Jr Kart Racing School
317 S. 48th Street . Phoenix, AZ 85034
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