Friday, April 13, 2012
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Tony Rolfson WINS Opening Round of 2012 Spring Leagues @ Octane Raceway
Tony Rolfson Wins the Opening Round of the 10 Race Series 2012 Spring Leagues at Octane Raceway!
Tuesday April 10, 2012 was the opening round of the 10 race series 2012 Spring Leagues at Octane Raceway.
Tony Rolfson, Kyler Repella & Chaz Baca Jr of Team 2 Beat swept the top 3 positions and now end up in a 3 way tie for points (55) after Race #1.
“A” Main Finish Order:
Tony Rolfson…Kyler Repella…Chaz Baca Jr…Josh Lambeth…George Sklyarevsky…Josh Sarchet…Steve Lattanzi…Cody Gutierrez…Scott Lodding…Phillip Schroeder II…Keaton Swane. Rolfson took the lead on the last lap 2 turns from the start/finish and Repella followed him to the stripe to take 2nd.
The starting order had no relationship to the finish order.
Rolfson went from P8 to P1. WOW!!! He was determined to win after his 3rd place finish in his Heat. Qualified 4th.
Repella went from P4 to P2.
Baca Jr went from P1 to P3.
Lattanzi went from P2 to P7.
Swane went from P3 to P11.
Sarchet went from P10 to P6.
Schroeder went from P6 to P10.
Lambeth from P7 to P4.
Lodding from P11 to P9.
Gutierrez from P9 to P8.
Sklyarevsky took ownership of P5.
Team 2 Beat,( Chaz Baca Jr/Tony Rolfson/Kyler Repella) will be competing in the SportKartUSA Grand Nationals at CalSpeed Karting in Fontana,CA June 22-24. Chaz won the FREE entry by winning the 2012 Winter League that concluded March 24. That would make that league series win his 6th in a row. You would have to go back 2 or more years to find another league series winner. Tony Rolfson is the current 4 time AZIKC Champion and finished 2nd in the 2012 Winter League. Kyler Repella is an outstanding indoor & outdoor kart racer and finished a mere 4 points out of 3rd place overall in the 2012 Winter League.
“B” Main Finish Order:
Scott Lodding (advanced to “A” Main)…Keith Sears…Brian Landry…Mike McClaran…Don Angel…Chris Wynne…Ronald Jones…Josh Tatman…Kyle McGrath…Kyle Tatman…Jason Burstein.
“C” Main Finish Order:
Chris Wynne (advanced to “B” Main)…Charles Crowe…Greg Gillum…Michael Garcia…Chris Manwaring…Craig Moore…Robert Murphy…Brad Rumack…Brian Renner.
Only one dreaded Black Flag penalty was handed out all night and surprisingly it went to a long time leaguer Charles Crowe in the Group 3 Heat which sent him into the “C” Main by finishing 8th. He was on his best behavior for the “C” Main where he started from pole position but lost the coveted move up spot by race end to Chris Wynne who reeled Charles in, made the pass only to give it back one turn later. Second attempt was more successful and Wynne went on to capture the win and wearily start from the back of the 40 lapper “B” Main. His 6th place finish in the “B” Main was impressive and he was able to score 16th place points overall in the “B” Main. Chris Wynne has shown vast improvement in driving style and has retired his nice guys finish last routine. He is now a regular visitor into the “A” or “B” Main. With 3 groups of 9 or 10 not easy to do when you must finish in the top 3 of the Heat you are in to guarantee your spot in the “A” Main.
The same Qualifier/Heat saw a heart stopping finish between top qualifier Steve Lattanzi and 2nd place Phillip Schroeder II. Lattanzi starts from pole and stretches his lead out by a wide margin by lap 25 when for no apparent reason slows after the last turn heading to the Checkered and waits for Schroeder who has a full head of steam rounding that last right turn to the start/finish line. Lattanzi has miscalculated the speed of Schroeder and at the line with contact between them Lattanzi squeaks out the win by the slimmest of margins. (0.633) The spectators and other racers got a real nail biter of a finish. Went from a boring runaway win to almost lost it within seconds. An exciting finish was the goal and on that front…score! I don’t think that will happen again. Too close for comfort.
A great way to start a new league series with 29 indoor kart racers coming together and having fun at speed in one of America’s best and most active indoor kart racing facilities…. Octane Raceway!
Spring League Race #2 is Tuesday April 17th. Check in by 6:30…Driver meeting/kart draw 6:45…Racing starts @ 7pm. Racer cap is 42. Track 1 c/w.
5 lap Qualifier into 30 lap Heat. 50 lap Main. $50.00
Next up is race #3 of the monthly AZIKC on Sunday April 15. GP Track c/w. Check in by 6:30pm. Driver meeting/kart draw 6:45. Racing starts @ 7pm. Racer cap is 20. Teams of 2 OK. 3 lap Qualifier into 72 lap Main. 1 mandatory 20 second pit stop. $80.00
*************Spring League Race #3 on Tuesday April 24th has been moved to Thursday April 26th. Same great place, same great time!************
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
(d) 602-427-4416 / 602-302-7223 (t) 602-321-2035(m)
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Seasonal Leagues, High Level Competition Events, Public Racing 363 Days A Year
Two Indoor Tracks, 45+MPH Karts, Billiards, Trackside Bar & Grill.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Sam Gillum Wins Inaugural Jr Indoor Kart Racing League March 31, 2012
On Sat. February 4th, 2012 Octane Raceway fired up 10 Sodi Jr karts for the fastest Jr kart racers for miles around and kicked off the 1st race of 5 in the inaugural Jr Kart Racing Leagues. Most of the Jr racers had at one time or another successfully completed the Raceology 101 Kart Racing class and were now ready to enter into competition and go wheel to wheel to see if what was learned in class would apply in the real world of indoor Jr kart racing.
Each race day was set with a 5 lap Qualifier into a 10 lap Heat. The Heat finish position then determined the starting order for the 20 lap Main. Each racer got to drive one kart for Q/H and then a different kart for the Main. Track 1 & 2 c/w & c/c/w were scheduled for the first 4 races and the 5th and final race was held on the ½ mile GP Track to determine the overall Jr League “Champion”.
Race #1 …Feb. 4th, 2012
The Main Finish order:
Speedy Sam Gillum…Top Qualifier and & won the Heat .
Cooper Shaffie (Scorch)
Kody Culbertson (Kodiakody)
Tyiss Molling (CTR)
Jack Fresquez (AppleJack)
Michael Stout (AJ1)
Shawn Raasch
Ian Elliott
Justin Raasch
Jonathan Reale (Speed Jammer)
Congratulations to Sam Gillum for scoring max points in the Heat & Main.
Race #2 Feb. 11th, 2012
12 racers/2 groups
“B” Main Finish order:
Jack Fresquez (advanced to “A” main)
Shawn Raasch
Ian Elliott
Justin Raasch
Michael Stout
Jonathan Reale
“A” Main Finish order:
Tyiss Molling (Won group 2 Heat)
Kiana Lamanilao (Won group 1 Heat)
Jack Fresquez
Sam Gillum
Cooper Shaffie
Arturo Frayre
Kody Culberson
Congratulations to Tyiss Molling for scoring max points in the Heat & “A” Main.
Race #3 March 3rd, 2012
11 racers/2 groups
“B” Main Finish Order:
Sam Gillum (advanced to “A” Main)
Michael Stout
Justin Raasch
Ian Elliott
Dylan Mirra
“A” Main Finish Order:
Kiana Lamanilao (Won group 1 Heat)
Jack Fresquez
Kody Culbertson (Won group 2 Heat)
Tyiss Molling
Sam Gillum
Jonathan Reale
Shawn Raasch
Congratulations to Kiana Lamanilao for scoring max points in the Heat & “A” Main.
Race #4…March 17,2012
The Main Finish Order:
Sam Gillum (Top Qualifier and Heat Winner)
Kiana Lamanilao
Jack Fresquez
Tyiss Molling
Cooper Shaffie
Kody Culbertson
Michael Stout
Jonathan Reale
Congratulations to Sam Gillum for scoring max points in the Heat & Main.
Speedy Sam is the points leader going into the Final race of the Jr Leagues
Race #5 “The Final” March 31, 2012
½ Mile GP Track c/w
Top Qualifier & Heat Winner:
Kiana Lamanilao
Main Finish Order:
Sam Gillum
Cooper Shaffie
Jonathan Reale
Kody Culbertson
Kiana Lamanilao
Michael Stout
Jack Fresquez
Arturo Frayre
Justin Raasch
Shawn Raasch
Speedy Sam Gillum not only Wins the Final race of the series but he is Awarded the “Champions Trophy” for winning the Inaugural Jr Racing League.
2nd Place overall goes to Jack Fresquez
3rd Place went to Kody Culbertson
The Top Turtle Award went to Jonathan Reale who thru-out the series never gave up and raced every race with every intent to win one. Took a 3rd place in the Final.
Congratulations to not only Sam but to all that took the time to compete in the best Jr Racing League at Octane Raceway.
The next Jr Racing League dates/times will announced shortly. Look for an early June start date.
Thank You!
Steve "Kandyman Lattanzi
Competition Director
Octane Raceway
602-427-4416
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