Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Another Sport league Win for Erik McCorvey and Chaz Baca Jr adds to his Win pile in the Pro League
A total of 30 racers joined in on race #8 of the 10
scheduled for the 2012 Fall Sport/Pro league racing series Tuesday Nov. 20.
Racing on Track 1 c/c/w for the qualifiers into the heats and
racing c/w for the mains keeps everybody tuned in to how a simple direction
change can effect karts and driving style.
Same night with 2 track directions and 2 different karts.
The best at this are the drivers that can quickly become one with kart and direction.
In the Sport league we saw evidence of that with overall
points leader Chaz Baca Sr struggle in the qualifier/heat and have to start
from pole in the Sport “B” Main. He did win the “B” and go on to place 5th
for the night and still maintain
his overall points lead going into Race #9.
Group 1 Q/Heat was won by Ariel Rubio with Scott Swayzee less than .5
second off his rear bumper and Craig Moore bringing it home in 3rd.
Scott Swayzee had taken pole for the heat but could not keep Rubio at bay late
in the race. Cele Aragon took pole for the group 2 heat but Erik McCorvey put
together fast laps, got by, but once again a close finish that had 2nd
place less than .5 second away. Frank Dusanek held onto 3rd in that heat.
“B” Main races without incident but the “A” Main had John
Moldt and Austin Corr making contact with Moldt skidding out of control and
leaving fresh rubber marks on the track. Corr was black flagged with a stop and
go penalty. Meanwhile up front, Erik McCorvey takes down another win over Ariel
Rubio and Scott Swayzee finally ends up on the podium with a good run to take 3rd
overall for the night.
The Sport league continues to be a very competitive class
and with 2 races left, the points battle is heating up.
Erik McCorvey…Ariel Rubio…Scott Swayzee…Cele Aragon…Chaz
Baca Sr…Frank Dusanek…Craig Moore…John Moldt…Austin Corr…Matt Veretto…Scott
Reece…Greg Gillum…Mathew Bryant…Dawn Sharp…Jimmy Jo Jannetto…Apo Tsolakis…Ben
Conner.
Pro league racers take to the track and take over where the
Sport league left off. Best of the week times reflect the fast times of the
Sport leaguers but will soon be replaced by the fast times of the Pro leaguers.
Best time, in the Sport class, put down by Erik
McCorvey…22.192. By the end of the Pro league Chaz Baca Jr put down a 21.836
and three others also dipped down into the 21 second per lap arena. Remarkably
all those fast times were set in the Heats.
Kyler Repella was one of them and his time, (21.858) was
good enough to take pole position for the Pro league “A” Main. What? No Baca on
pole? Someone get me some smelling salts!
Cody Gutierrez starts from pole position in the Pro “B”
Main, wins it handily when Keith Sears is first passed by Jason Burstein, Sears
gets the position back and then is T-boned
by Burstein. Burstein was black flagged and decided to park it for the
night. Keith had good reason to be upset as he was running 2nd at
the time of contact and finished 5th in the “B” Main or 11th
overall for the night. Gutierrez now gets to start from the back of the pack in
the Pro league “A” Main. Soon after the start of the race it becomes 2 races. A
group of 3 led by Kyler Repella and a group of 4 led by Chris Wynne. Repella
loses the spot to Josh Lambeth who loses the spot to Chaz Baca Jr. The 2nd
race within a race was Wynne/Lattanzi/Crowe/Gutierrez and they ran bumper to
bumper lap after lap until Lattanzi made a move on Wynne and that gave
Gutierrez the opportunity to skate on by both and without a wave of thanks.
Charles Crowe now all over the bumper of Lattanzi and with
about 15 laps to go Lattanzi starts bouncing thru the turns like an over
inflated basketball.
Crowe finally gets by “the bouncer” and starts to reel in
Wynne but runs out of laps.
Josh Lambeth now has his second podium finish in two weeks
and is grinning like a Cheshire Cat.
Chaz Baca Jr…Josh Lambeth…Kyler Repella…Cody Gutierrez…Chris
Wynne…Charles Crowe…Steve Lattanzi…Mike McClaran…Brian Landry…Scott Lodding…Keith
Sears…Don Angel…Jason Burstein.
Congratulations to Sport league Race #8 Winner Erik McCorvey
and Pro League Race #8 Winner Chaz Baca Jr. Rumor has it that Baca Jr may not
make the Pro league Final on Sunday Dec. 2 due to another racing commitment.
Does he have enough wins piled up to win his 9th league series in a
row without the Final or will he lose it to Kyler Repella. Let’s see what
happens next Tuesday, Nov. 27, when we all get together again on Track 2 for
the best Sport/Pro league racing in the country.
Sport League.. 6pm to 8pm. $40.00…Final with trophy ceremony
on Sat. Dec. 1st … 9am
Pro League…8pm to 10pm. $50.00…Final with trophy ceremony on
Sun. Dec. 2…9am
Thank You!
Steve "Kandyman" Lattanzi
Competition Director
Lead Instructor for the Raceology 101 Jr Kart Racing School
317 S. 48th Street . Phoenix, AZ
85034
(d) 602-427-4416 / 602-321-2035(m)
Monday, November 19, 2012
Raceology 101 Graduates Nov. 17, 2012
Three very happy graduates showing off their ready to race certificates after successfully completing the Raceology 101 class held Sat. Nov. 17 from 9am to 11am.
Ryan Soper
RJ Sickler
Cedric Brooking
Classes are held two Saturdays a month and Dec & Jan. class dates will be posted soon.
In two hours we take the students from what the flags mean to a full on 20 lap or more position race.
Thank You!
Steve Lattanzi
Lead Instructor for the Raceology 101 Kart Racing School
www.octaneraceway.com
steve@octaneraceway.com
602-427-4416
Chaz Baca Jr Wins Race #9 (Final) and adds another Championship to his resume
The 2012 AZIKC monthly race series concluded on Sunday Nov.
18. A series that saw as many as 23 racers competing on the combined GP Track
layout c/w or c/c/w. The skill level of all the racers just got better as the
series went on which turned into a close points battle from second on down.
Chaz Baca Jr picked up win #6 out of 9 and during the course
of the series, never finished lower than 3rd. That kind of
performance is hard to overcome although Kyler Repella gave it his best shot
every month. A tight points race between Kyler Repella and Team Racin Neustein
(Jason Burstein/Bobby Neuman) came right down to the last race. Repella
qualified 5th but kept his
cool and focus which resulted in a 2nd place finish in race #9 and
secured his 2nd Place finish overall. Racin Neustein qualified 2nd
but could only muster up a 5th place finish to end the series 3rd
overall. Two points was the difference between 2nd & 3rd
place after the one race drop. Team Titanium (Keith Sears/Steve Lattanzi)
entered the final race in 3rd place, qualified 3rd for
the final race and finished 3rd, but once the one race drop was
factored in dropped to 4th overall. Six points was the difference
between hoisting a trophy overhead or going home empty handed. Charles Crowe
had a great final race with a 4th place qualifying run and a 4th
place finish. Overall he finished 6th even though he missed two races during the
year. Mike McClaran also missed two races and finished 7th overall. 8th place
overall went to the “never give up” team of Hunter Killer, (Bill Hunter/John
Pappagallo)
Greg Gillum who travels 2 hours each way for all the races
finished just out of the top 10 but none the less is always there and one of
Octane Raceways most loyal regular racers.
Chris Wynne is also one great racer who can be a serious
threat to anybody’s points. He finished 10th overall.l Kart draw has
more often than not been his nemesis but Chris keeps coming back and is fast
behind the wheel in spite of it.
Defending 4 time AZIKC Champion, Tony Rolfson missed Race
#1, #8 and #9 but had scored enough points to give him a 5th place
overall finish. Who knows what the outcome may have been should Tony been able
to compete in every race. He was one of a handful that could give Chaz Baca Jr
a run for his money.
Want express a BIG thanks to all the different racers who
took the time and resources to compete in the 2012 AZIKC series. We had 55
racers over the course of the series join us for one race or all nine.
Stepping into the final race we had Sport League regulars
Chaz Baca Sr and Scott Reece. Two brothers who decided to compete for the first
time, Matt & Mark Veretto and had a great time competing against the best.
Ronald Jones aka “Mr Late” was there and on time which is a first.
Congratulations to Chaz Baca Jr who has now extended his
Champions title to include the 2012 AZIKC.
Overall Finish
Order of the 2012 AZIKC: (Top 11)
Chaz Baca Jr…248
Kyler Repella…219
Racin Neustein (Jason Burstein/Bobby Neuman)…217
Team Titanium (Keith Sears/Steve Lattanzi)…211
Tony Rolfson…174
Charles Crowe…164
Mike McClaran…160
Hunter Killer (Bill Hunter/John Pappagallo)…155
Josh Sarchet…147
Chris Wynne…143
Greg Gillum…142
Thank You one and all for a great 2012 AZIKC Series.
Want more racing action? Join us for League night Tuesday
Nov. 20 & 27.
Qualifier/Heat/Main
Sport League 6pm to 8pm… $40.00
Pro League…8pm to 10pm…$50.00
More info or online purchase go to:
Steve "Kandyman" Lattanzi
Competition Director
Lead Instructor for the Raceology 101 Jr Kart Racing School
317 S. 48th Street . Phoenix, AZ
85034
(d) 602-427-4416 / 602-321-2035(m)
Friday, November 16, 2012
AZIKC Race this Sunday Nov. 18...6pm !!!
AZIKC Finals on Sunday
November 18, 2012
Check in by 5:30pm
Driver meeting/Kart draw 5:45
Racing starts @ 6pm
3 lap Qualifier into a 72 lap Main on the ½ mile GP Track c/c/w
1-Mandatory 20 second pit stop
2 man teams ok
Weight equalized to 200# (each driver)
Team entry: $80.00
Racer cap will be 20 with a stand by list of 5.
Awards Ceremony at race
conclusion
Entry online or in person by
midnight Sat. Nov. 17.
Keep the Rubberside Down,
Steve "Kandyman"
Lattanzi
Competition Director
Lead Instructor for the
Raceology 101 Jr Kart Racing School
317 S. 48th
Street . Phoenix, AZ 85034
(d) 602-427-4416 /
602-321-2035(m)
Visit us online @ www.OctaneRaceway.com
Winning night for the Baca Family in Sport & Pro league race #7
Every Tuesday night the place to be is Octane Raceway for
the biggest and best indoor kart racing leagues in the valley and Tuesday Nov.
13 was no exception. The driving skills of 33 racers was put to the test and
league race #7 of 10 on Track 2 is officially in the books.
With 20 racers competing in the Sport league, 2 groups of 10
were set in motion and by 8pm we had our top 3 standing atop the podium.
Overall Sport League points leader Chaz Baca Sr took top honors with Erik
McCorvey taking 2nd and Robert Giorgio taking the 3rd
place podium step. Honorable mention goes out to Ariel Rubio who started the
race from pole and for the next 30 laps it was a four way race for the win.
Cele Aragon, who won the Sport “B” Main to earn the right to
start from the back of the Sport “A” Main ended up a very respectable 6th
for the night. A black flag for contact in his Heat had Aragon wanting to
redeem his reputation, in the Main, as a clean competitor and I think he proved
it, twice.
Sport League
“A” Main Finish order:
Chaz Baca Sr…Erik McCorvey…Robert Giorgio…Ariel Rubio…Frank
Dusanek…Cele Aragon…Craig Moore…Austin Corr…John Moldt…Chris Webb…Rob Giorgio.
Erik McCorvey sets fast lap time with a 28.124
“B” Main Finish Order:
Cele Aragon…Scott Reece…Greg Gillum…Jimmy Joe Jannetto…Dawn
Sharp…Michael Bryant…Ben Conner…Dwayne Pihulak…Matthew Bryant…Scott Swayzee.
Overall season points sheets for both the Sport and Pro
leagues can be found on the competition table near the Trackside Grill.
Pro League
Thirteen Pro league racers signed up so they raced as one
group. Top three qualifiers saw Chaz Baca Jr on pole for the Heat, with Kyler
Repella and Josh Lambeth in hot pursuit. Lap times in the Heat ranged from
28.112 to 28.842.
Finish order for the Heat & starting order for the
Main:
Chaz Baca Jr…Kyler Repella…Josh Lambeth…Cody Gutierrez…Chris
Wynne…Jason Burstein…Scott Lodding…Steve Lattanzi…Keith Sears…Brian
Landry…Charles Crowe…Mike McClaran…Blake Leuty.
The 40 lap Main goes green and Baca Jr starts pulling away
from Repella, Lambeth, Gutierrez and Wynne. Meanwhile, starting from back in 6th
place is Burstein, with a head of steam and within short order is making up
ground as the karts ahead stack up behind Repella. One by one they pick off
Repella. Once Chris Wynne and Josh Lambeth get by Repella they decide it’s time
to pass each other and lo and behold as they do that, Burstein grabs an
opportunity to pass both, and goes from 4th to 2nd in the
blink of an eye.
Where was Cody Gutierrez? He made contact with the wall hard
halfway into the race and now was trying to maneuver an ill handling kart and
coming to grips with what seemed to be a lone mistake.
Chaz Baca Jr puts another win in the max points box and
continues his dominance on his way to a 9th league Championship with
3 races remaining.
Even though Baca Jr was top qualifier, won the Heat and the
Main it was Chris Wynne who took fast time honors with a lap time of 27.987!
Finish Order Main:
Chaz Baca Jr…Jason Burstein…Josh Lambeth…Chris Wynne…Kyler
Repella…Steve Lattanzi…Scott Lodding…Mike McClaran…Keith Sears…Brian
Landry…Charles Crowe…Blake Leuty…Cody Gutierrez.
Next up is Race #10 of 10 (Final) for the AZIKC
on Sunday Nov. 18…6pm.
Check in by 5:30pm.
3 lap Qualifier into a 72 lap Main. GP Track c/c/w.
Entry fee is $80.00. Teams of 2 OK.
Mandatory 20 second pit stop
Must be signed up by midnight Sat. Nov. 17th.
15 spots available, cap is 20.
Tuesday…Nov. 20… Race #8 of 10…. Track 1 c/w & c/c/w.
Sport League…6pm to 8pm…$40.00 entry. Racer cap is 28.
Pro League…8pm to 10pm…$50.00 entry. Racer cap is 28.
Thank You!
Keep the Rubberside Down,
Steve "Kandyman" Lattanzi
Competition Director
Lead Instructor for the Raceology 101 Jr Kart Racing School
317 S. 48th Street . Phoenix,
AZ 85034
(d) 602-427-4416 / 602-321-2035(m)
Visit us online @ www.OctaneRaceway.com
Thursday, November 1, 2012
League Racing Every Tuesday Night
Sport League:
For the new to competitive league racing. Open to all except
Pro league racers.
6pm to 8pm
Check in by 5:45
Track 1 or 2 c/w & c/c/w
Racer cap is 28 (2 groups of 14)
Qualifier into Heat… Main
Entry fee: $40.00
Pro League:
Seasoned Regular League racers. The best racers at Octane.
Open to all.
8pm to 10pm
Check in by 7:30pm
Track 1 or 2 c/w & c/c/w
Racer cap is 28 (2 groups of 14)
Qualifier into Heat… Main
Entry fee: $50.00
Tuesday…November 6…13…20…27.
Sport League Final on Sat. Dec.1st…9am.
½ Mile GP Track
Pro League Final on Sun. Dec. 2nd…9am.
½ Mile GP Track
Reserve your spot online today!
Keep the Rubberside Down,
Steve "Kandyman" Lattanzi
Competition Director
Lead Instructor for the Raceology 101 Jr Kart Racing School
317 S. 48th Street Phoenix, AZ
85034
(d) 602-427-4416 / 602-321-2035(m)
Visit us online @ www.OctaneRaceway.com
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