With the six race F1 Race Factory Fall League series under way and the second week competing on Tuesday Nov. 23rd we have some dramatic changes in the overall standings due to some of the top racers in past leagues not finding the time to compete in this no race drop series. Miss a race and kiss your championship hopes good bye. The notables are Steve "Kandyman" Lattanzi, 2010 F1 Race Factory Winter League Series Champ and now Specialty Events employee at F1 Race Factory, who moved out of the competition the first week because it was a sell out plus 5 waiting in the wings, Mike Davila, who at his age should be in a rocking chair, on the porch, yelling at the neighbor kids to get off his lawn, John Gilles who is probably out searching for the perfect comb or brush for his Harley Davidson wind blown look hair style, Ian Pierce, who with his bumble bee race suit and his toothpaste commercial pearly whites charming the spot away from you,and last but not least Austin Kipp Van Winkle who was working overtime on his beauty rest somewhere in Scottsdale. When he shows up for the next race he will probably look like a male model ripped from the pages of GQ, which should make his girlfriend and karting protege Julia Castro very, very happy! See Julia I told you there was a silver lining.
Although there were plenty of MIA's it's not to say the racers that do and did show up were anything but top notch.
Two weeks in the books and we have a TV show in the making and it will be called the Baca-Rolfson Show starring Chaz Baca Jr as the minor child of a world famous dirt car racer digging his way to the top and Tony Rolfson, pizza delivery guy by day and indoor kart racer by nite who is just trying to make a name for himself and hoping that the right people see him and advance his career by either ordering many pizza's or by coming to a race to see him win, which he does on a regular basis. After two weeks these two have been inches from each other from start to finish and providing some of the best indoor kart racing has to offer. One point seperates Baca/Rolfson and Rolfson is at the top but Baca is hungry for that 10' tall glass trophy and million dollar paycheck that comes with winning the 2010 F1 Race Factory Fall Leagues. That thud you just heard is owner Scott Sanders hitting the floor after learning of the prize package he never agreed to. Another round of smelling salts, put it on my tab.
Now for the good stuff.
Top 5 Qualifiers...Group 1...Chaz Baca Jr...Logan Swane...Eric Dickinson...Bobby Neumann...Keaton Swane
Top 5 Finish in Group 1 Heat...Chaz Baca Jr...Logan Swane...Eric Dickinson... Keaton Swane...Bobby Neumann
Top 5 Qualifiers...Group 2...Tony Rolfson...Ronald Jones...Josh Lambeth...Scott Lodding...Charles Crowe
Top 5 Finish in Group 2 Heat...Tony Rolfson...Josh Lambeth...Ronald Jones...Scott Lodding...Steve Lattanzi
The groups get reset for the "A" & "B" Mains and kart draw determines your trusty steed for the next 40 laps of competion.
The "B" Main see's F1 Race Factory regular Keith Sears in the mix and starting 3rd. Sergio Serrano starting from the pole position had his hands full with Edwin Akpaita,Peter Reinsche,Paul Miller also tucking in behind him at the start and all hungry for the "B" Main win. As the race proceeds we see Edwin fall thru the field and as he does that Josh Walker advances thru the field from 8th place to 3rd at the end of 40 laps. Sergio holds off the charge by Sears to take the "B" Main win and collects 16th place points for his efforts. This is a kid that walks to a bus stop takes the bus to the Lite Rail station then hops on the Lite Rail and then has to walk again to reach the F1 Race Factory building. I say give him the extra effort award to do this routine every Tuesday.
Finish Order "B" Main:...Sergio Serrano...Keith Sears...Joshua Walker...Cody Gutierrez...Peter Reinsche...Chris Wynne...Josh Sarchet...Edwin Akpaita...Ajitabh Choda...Julia Castro...Lamec Fletez...Paul Miller...Andy Warycka
The "A" Main has Tony Rolfson on pole with his nemisis Chaz Baca Jr breathing down his neck in second.
Rounding out the top 5 are Josh Lambeth, Logan Swane, Ronald Jones.
Track 1 c/c/w is one tricky track especially at the start and this start was no exception with a tight left hander that will only allow two abreast before all heck breaks loose and that's not counting on anyone diving to the inside just going into the turn. Two such racers thought they could make it work and from my starting position of 10th I can tell you it didn't and after the dust cleared most of the racers that were ahead of me disappeared and since no black or blue or yellow flags were thrown the race continued. Going from tenth place at the start to 6th by the second turn with no contact was a miracle and at lap 20 the Baca/Rolfson Show is going strong and pulling away from the early fracas. Lattanzi now up to 3rd place is content and on cruise control until fast racer with the dreaded "primer yellow helmet" by the name of Eric Dickinson comes back into the picture and has set his sights on making up lost ground. Love taps all around the track has Lattanzi on edge and having to make a decision to either let Dickinson have the position or try like the devil to keep him at bay. Seven laps later Dickinson goes by Lattanzi to take the 3rd spot away and a friendly wave is all that Lattanzi has to show for his kindness. Meanwhile at the front the leaders are playing lap the backmarkers and when one of them turns into "Spinderrella" at the worst possible time Rolfson makes contact and loses the top spot to right there Baca Jr who goes on to take the win for the night. I hear the Baca celebration is still going on and it's a week later. Congratulations Chaz Baca Jr for a well deserved and lucky win all at the same time. So ends another night of great indoor kart league racing.
Of note the Swane family has not one fast kart racer but two that are making their on track talent known to all. Welcome to the fun Logan & Keaton. They also come with their own fan club. What's next? "T" shirts and hats with their likeness printed on them for all to purchase?
Finish Order "A" Main: Chaz Baca Jr...Tony Rolfson...Eric Dickinson...Steve Lattanzi...Keaton Swane...Logan Swane...Ronald Jones...Bobby Neumann...Rees Candee...Charles Crowe...Scott Lodding...Troy Salisberry...Mike McClaran...Kyle Tatman...Josh Lambeth
Fast Time for the nite was set by Tony Rolfson with a 20.211.
Next League Race is Tuesday Nov. 30th. Check in between 6/6:30 and racing to start by 7pm.
Don't be Late or you will have to Spectate!
Thanks for taking the time and resources to do this.
Steve "Kandyman"
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
NASA AZ League Race # 4 Wrap Up
On what's become the second most popular holiday of the year, Halloween, the NASA Az group held their 4th race of their monthly 5 race series today at F1 Race Factory. With a 2 free race prize package offered up for the best costume most in the group decided to show up as members of the human race or kart race drivers. Major points off for that uncreative move. Leland Forbes tried to win it by showing a picture of his get up on Friday. No such luck. Geri Amani tried to convince the judges that she was the female version of Tanner Faust by wearing a "Rockstar Energy Drink" shirt but between you and me the last minute clothing idea and Geri's style of kart driving were not much of a match to Tanners. I have never seen somebody work sooooo hard behind the wheel of a kart and have recommended to Geri to attend this weeks USIKC where some of her smooth as silk drivers and CalSpeed friends like Diego Morales and Miles Calvin will be competing. Having to add so much weight to her kart doesn't help her efforts and she tried to wear ankle weights and a vest but that proved to be her undoing during the heat. Limping after a race not a good sign. When Geri gets this figured out and she will, the NASA group and anybody else racing against her will be seeing the back of her kart as she goes flying by.
The "Winner" of the Halloween prize package was by a long shot won by, NASA Az Pres. Tage Evanson. He came dressed up like a "Milkman" with white shirt,pants, and a hat that identified him as such and a container of "milk"? that came into question by more than one other member of the club. We think it may have been av-fuel as Tage not only came to win the tickets but the league race. We already had a winner and the racing hasn't even started.
By the good graces of Pres. Tage the "Milkman", he allowed out of towner Raymund Guerrero from Texas and a NASA member there to race with them. Raymund is in town and is putting in some serious track time in preperation for the USIKC which starts Friday Nov. 5th. NASA Az member Chris Wynne also stepped into this race series for the first time. He almost had to spectate.
The 12 lap qualifier on Track 2 c/c/w suited Leland Forbes to a "T" and he took the pole with a time of 24.891. Followed by Kent Porter...George Sklyarevsky...Raymund Guerrero...Ronald Jones...Eric Jacobson...Chris Wynne...Tage Evanson...Brian Turner...Gary Kramer...Geri Amani...Stenos Wijaya...Wayne Porter...Travis Bouck...Sergio Perez.
The heat race starts off with pass by Kent Porter to take 1st away from Leland Forbes, Ronald Jones to 4th only to find himself back in 5th 1 lap later, Raymund Guerrero then to 2nd and then on to 1st. All this takes place within the first 6 laps and pretty much continues for the remainder of the 36 lap heat race. Exciting to watch and I'm sure intense concentration by all within it's midst. Stenos Wijaya has now earned the right to be called "Spinderrella" and he earned that name by doing the dance on lap 33. Not only did Stenos perfect that move but a forced wide into the turn nearest the pit entrance had "Spinderrella" entering the pits and using that as an escape route out of traffic. He made it thru with no problem but had all the track officials scratching their heads trying to understand what just happened. Side by side racing and more than two deep doing it made for some nail biting action. Going into the back tight left hand corner will not allow that type of side by side racing but all made it thru without major incident. Top ten out of the fifteen racers finished on the lead lap and Raymund G had fast lap of the heat with a 24.424 and a heat win under his belt. Talk of sending him back to Texas was only an ugly rumor. Weigh outs of the top 6 had no under weight issues so all positions stand as finished.
Heat Finish Order: Raymund Guerrero...Ronald Jones...Kent Porter...Leland Forbes...Eric Jacobson...George Sklyarevsky...Brian Turner...Tage "Milkman" Evanson...Travis Bouck...Chris Wynne...Wayne Porter...Gary Kramer...Geri Amani...Stenos "Spinderrella" Wijaya...Sergio Perez
After a much needed break and given time to talk smack regarding the heat race the NASA Az racers draw for karts and saddle up their trusty steeds for the 60 lap Main which pays the most points. A vote was taken and it was decided that Raymund from Texas would get the position but not the points associated with that position as he is only stepping into this race as a guest. Raymund graciously accepted the ruling by majority vote. and in fact voted for that also. More racers like Raymund are needed. By winning the heat Guerrero starts from the pole in the Main.
The green flag waves after a thumbs up by all racers and the top four racers immediately pull away from the pack with R Guerrero, K Porter, L Forbes and R Jones all trading positions lap after lap. During the break G Amani decides to go back to all 60 # on the back of the kart and during one lap around side pods the wall hard! Continues but that will get your attention. As the front runners, now racing as a three pack, battle with each other L Forbes who fell off the pace of the leaders reels them back in and makes it a four man race once again. The top spot continues to be a different competitor lap after lap and a more exciting race was not to found. Now lap traffic comes into play. Slicing and dicing thru traffic now becomes the skill set to have and R Jones comes thru the pack and sets sail for the win.But not before plowing into some of the backmarkers which almost ruined his chances for the win.
Meanwhile behind him the backmarkers have all stepped up their game and 2nd/3rd and 4th are struggling to get around them. Evanson makes contact with Jacobson and Forbes and by lap 35 Evanson goes into 5th place. By race end he will get two more spots and take the last step on the podium with a 3rd place finish. Jones sets fast lap on lap 47with a 24.158 and goes on to win the Main with room to spare between him and 2nd place finisher Kent Porter. Wayne Porter had second fastest time today with his always annoyingly fast brother taking third. Another fast and exciting league race by the Hotshoes of NASA Az. Their next on track event with their own cars will be Thanksgiving weekend at P.I.R. Always free to watch and ride alongs are to be had. Bring your helmet and beg your way into something fast and furious! Waving around a $20.00 bill will get you offers of a ride along faster!
Great group of people having fun and going fast.
Main Finish Order: Ronald "Lone Wolf" Jones...Kent"Always Right There" Porter...Tage"Milkman" Evanson...Raymund"Lone Star State" Guerrero...Leland Forbes the Tenth...George"How do you spell/say that?" Sklyarevsky...Eric "Top 5" Jacobson...Travis "The Engineer" Bouck...Sergio "F1"Perez...Brian"No Sleeves" Turner...Gary "Tatoo" Kramer...Stenos 'Spinerrella" Wijaya...Geri "Rockstar" Amani...Wayne"Brother of Kent" Porter...Chris "If you're Late, you get to Spectate" Wynne.
I want to thank each and every one of the racers that take the time and monitary resources to do this. I also want to thank all the F1 Race Factory track guys, Peter, Romano, Mitch and Jemma up front to make this work and make it a positive experience for all involved. Keep the Rubberside Down and remember the candys always available and best of all FREE!
Next Race is the 5th and the Final on the 1/2 mile GP track C/C/W with a 2:30 check in and qualifying/racing to start promptly at 3pm.
Work on the stamina aspect as this will be an extended race that will have as much as 1full hour behind the wheel for qualifying and the Main race. No breaks between. Thank You, Steve "Kandyman"
The "Winner" of the Halloween prize package was by a long shot won by, NASA Az Pres. Tage Evanson. He came dressed up like a "Milkman" with white shirt,pants, and a hat that identified him as such and a container of "milk"? that came into question by more than one other member of the club. We think it may have been av-fuel as Tage not only came to win the tickets but the league race. We already had a winner and the racing hasn't even started.
By the good graces of Pres. Tage the "Milkman", he allowed out of towner Raymund Guerrero from Texas and a NASA member there to race with them. Raymund is in town and is putting in some serious track time in preperation for the USIKC which starts Friday Nov. 5th. NASA Az member Chris Wynne also stepped into this race series for the first time. He almost had to spectate.
The 12 lap qualifier on Track 2 c/c/w suited Leland Forbes to a "T" and he took the pole with a time of 24.891. Followed by Kent Porter...George Sklyarevsky...Raymund Guerrero...Ronald Jones...Eric Jacobson...Chris Wynne...Tage Evanson...Brian Turner...Gary Kramer...Geri Amani...Stenos Wijaya...Wayne Porter...Travis Bouck...Sergio Perez.
The heat race starts off with pass by Kent Porter to take 1st away from Leland Forbes, Ronald Jones to 4th only to find himself back in 5th 1 lap later, Raymund Guerrero then to 2nd and then on to 1st. All this takes place within the first 6 laps and pretty much continues for the remainder of the 36 lap heat race. Exciting to watch and I'm sure intense concentration by all within it's midst. Stenos Wijaya has now earned the right to be called "Spinderrella" and he earned that name by doing the dance on lap 33. Not only did Stenos perfect that move but a forced wide into the turn nearest the pit entrance had "Spinderrella" entering the pits and using that as an escape route out of traffic. He made it thru with no problem but had all the track officials scratching their heads trying to understand what just happened. Side by side racing and more than two deep doing it made for some nail biting action. Going into the back tight left hand corner will not allow that type of side by side racing but all made it thru without major incident. Top ten out of the fifteen racers finished on the lead lap and Raymund G had fast lap of the heat with a 24.424 and a heat win under his belt. Talk of sending him back to Texas was only an ugly rumor. Weigh outs of the top 6 had no under weight issues so all positions stand as finished.
Heat Finish Order: Raymund Guerrero...Ronald Jones...Kent Porter...Leland Forbes...Eric Jacobson...George Sklyarevsky...Brian Turner...Tage "Milkman" Evanson...Travis Bouck...Chris Wynne...Wayne Porter...Gary Kramer...Geri Amani...Stenos "Spinderrella" Wijaya...Sergio Perez
After a much needed break and given time to talk smack regarding the heat race the NASA Az racers draw for karts and saddle up their trusty steeds for the 60 lap Main which pays the most points. A vote was taken and it was decided that Raymund from Texas would get the position but not the points associated with that position as he is only stepping into this race as a guest. Raymund graciously accepted the ruling by majority vote. and in fact voted for that also. More racers like Raymund are needed. By winning the heat Guerrero starts from the pole in the Main.
The green flag waves after a thumbs up by all racers and the top four racers immediately pull away from the pack with R Guerrero, K Porter, L Forbes and R Jones all trading positions lap after lap. During the break G Amani decides to go back to all 60 # on the back of the kart and during one lap around side pods the wall hard! Continues but that will get your attention. As the front runners, now racing as a three pack, battle with each other L Forbes who fell off the pace of the leaders reels them back in and makes it a four man race once again. The top spot continues to be a different competitor lap after lap and a more exciting race was not to found. Now lap traffic comes into play. Slicing and dicing thru traffic now becomes the skill set to have and R Jones comes thru the pack and sets sail for the win.But not before plowing into some of the backmarkers which almost ruined his chances for the win.
Meanwhile behind him the backmarkers have all stepped up their game and 2nd/3rd and 4th are struggling to get around them. Evanson makes contact with Jacobson and Forbes and by lap 35 Evanson goes into 5th place. By race end he will get two more spots and take the last step on the podium with a 3rd place finish. Jones sets fast lap on lap 47with a 24.158 and goes on to win the Main with room to spare between him and 2nd place finisher Kent Porter. Wayne Porter had second fastest time today with his always annoyingly fast brother taking third. Another fast and exciting league race by the Hotshoes of NASA Az. Their next on track event with their own cars will be Thanksgiving weekend at P.I.R. Always free to watch and ride alongs are to be had. Bring your helmet and beg your way into something fast and furious! Waving around a $20.00 bill will get you offers of a ride along faster!
Great group of people having fun and going fast.
Main Finish Order: Ronald "Lone Wolf" Jones...Kent"Always Right There" Porter...Tage"Milkman" Evanson...Raymund"Lone Star State" Guerrero...Leland Forbes the Tenth...George"How do you spell/say that?" Sklyarevsky...Eric "Top 5" Jacobson...Travis "The Engineer" Bouck...Sergio "F1"Perez...Brian"No Sleeves" Turner...Gary "Tatoo" Kramer...Stenos 'Spinerrella" Wijaya...Geri "Rockstar" Amani...Wayne"Brother of Kent" Porter...Chris "If you're Late, you get to Spectate" Wynne.
I want to thank each and every one of the racers that take the time and monitary resources to do this. I also want to thank all the F1 Race Factory track guys, Peter, Romano, Mitch and Jemma up front to make this work and make it a positive experience for all involved. Keep the Rubberside Down and remember the candys always available and best of all FREE!
Next Race is the 5th and the Final on the 1/2 mile GP track C/C/W with a 2:30 check in and qualifying/racing to start promptly at 3pm.
Work on the stamina aspect as this will be an extended race that will have as much as 1full hour behind the wheel for qualifying and the Main race. No breaks between. Thank You, Steve "Kandyman"
AZIKC Race # 9 Wrap Up Report
The Fall season is always a busy and exciting time at F1 Race Factory and the 9th race on Oct. 30th of the monthly AZIKC race was no exception. Some surprises were in store and some of the best racing yet in this 10 race series was to unfold before the standing only crowd that assembled to witness this race that will go down as one of the best!
Seventeen of the fastest indoor kart racers came together and some newcomers were also brave enough to enter the field of competition this blustery October 30th which is the eve of All Hallows Eve or better known as Halloween. Looks like the racers had their masks of calm on but certainly were hiding all the fear and anxiety that is felt before any race. Especially one as important as this one. The points race at the top is close and one slip up means no podium for you. Seventy two laps is all that stands between a victory dance or a slumped shoulder disappointment walk out of the building into the relentless and blinding sunshine of Phoenix, Az. Between you and me I'll take the dance every time.
One person doing the victory dance after the qualifier and still seated in his trusty steed was Josh Lambeth. A fast time during qualifying put Lambeth squarely on pole for the first time in an AZIKC race and we could all see his excitement from 100 yards away. We could also feel his fear as the line up behind him was not to be taken lightly. Lambeths time of 52.946 over the lap time of 53.117 from Tony Rolfson was not hugh but Lambeth owned the only time in the 52 second zone. Second thru tenth place were all in the 53 second arena. Team Hot Lap Racing chose to switch karts during the qualifier with no penalty except losing a lap and will prove to be a wise move on their part.
The Qualifying Order:. Josh Lambeth...Tony Rolfson...Chaz Baca Jr...Keith Sears...Team Titanium (Steve Lattanzi/Charles Crowe)...John Ahrens... Mike McClaren...Matthew Lamanilao...John Pappagallo...Hot Lap Racing ( Bobby Neumann/Jason Burstein)...Dynamic Duo Racing (Austin Kipp/Julia ?)...Pat Joyce...Bill Hunter...Craig Ward...Raymund Guerrero...Matthew Kuhn...Christian Godina.
The green flag drops and in short order the top five swap positions. Within 5 laps Chaz Baca Jr takes over first from Lambeth. Rolfson struggles to stay in the top 5 and slowly but surely and one by one Keith Sears, John Ahrens, and Jason Burstein of Hot Lap Racing come marching thru to take the spot away. Stuck behind Rolfson were Charles Crowe of Team Titanium, Pat Joyce and reeling them all in was Matthew Lamamilao. Lap after lap Crowe looked for a way around Rolfson but never found the space or momentum needed to put the pass on him. When contact between Crowe/Rolfson finally happened Joyce got around Crowe but then made a mistake after getting by that had Crowe taking back the position. I'm sure all involved with that four pack race had heart rates that exceeded a long distance runner at full song. It was a crowd pleaser for sure.
Meanwhile back at the front Baca Jr is stepping it up and away from Lambeth and trying to put enough distance between them to make a pit stop that won't change their positions. Strategy now plays a role in this win or lose proposition and Baca Jr will not give this win up without a fight.
At the halfway mark or 36 laps from the start or finish we start to see two man team driver changes. Single driver stops that require 20 seconds of sitting in the pits seems like an eternity for the single driver entries. For the 2 driver teams it's a nerve wracking swap that can have a multitude of things go wrong but today all seemed to have their planned changes happen without incident.
Team Titanium (Crowe) entered the pit after being waved off at lap 36 because the pitlane suddenly had become "Grand Central Station" and full of other competitors making their mandatory pit stop. Lattanzi fresh off last weeks overnite Machismo 500 team race in Las Vegas took the wheel of the Team Titanium kart and made a gallant effort to stay ahead of Rolfson. Mission accomplished and now to try to pick off some of the karts running at the top of the charts. Lattanzi reels in Pat Joyce and spends the rest of the race studying the back of Joyces helmet and trying to stay out of his line of vision. PJ spent so much time turning his head to look for, "right there Lattanzi," that a trip to the local chiroprator was needed to get the kink out of Joyces neck after the race! Together they were making progress to run down the front runners but unfortunately for both they ran out of laps. Ten more laps and, last months AZIKC winner, Bobby Neumann would have been crying the blues and a battle for position on his hands from Joyce/Lattanzi. Keith Sears was also in the crosshairs of that charge to the front.
Chaz Baca Jr takes the win with a flawless run and Lambeth held onto second. F1 Race factory Race Director supreme John Ahrens finally had his string of "bad luck" broken today with an outstanding run from the sixth starting position to podium step # 3. John was the happiest person in the building.
The other Team that made an outstanding effort was first time teammates Jason Burstein & Bobby Neumann of Hot Lap Racing. After changing karts as earlier mentioned they were able to go from 10th in qualifying to a 5th place finish. With this always fast and hard to pass competitive racing group that is certainly an effort worth noting. You must see this team to believe it. Nuemann stands at 8' 7" , or it seems and Burstein is 5' something and wrapped in a weight suit that if worn to the airport would have him arrested for being a terrorist. Great run by these two young hotshoes.
In this AZIKC race we had Raymund Guerrero from Texas race with us. He was here for the Oct. 3, 7 Hour Enduro and is now in town to get in some mucho practice for the upcoming USIKC which will start Friday Nov. 5th at F1 Race Factory. He is one serious contender and is planning on bringing something besides an empty wallet back to Texas for his efforts. All Day passes are in his immediate future for the upcoming week leading up to the USIKC. I do believe he will set an all time record held by Mike Davila for the most races run in a single day on an all day pass. I'm exhausted just thinking about it.
Thank You all for taking the time to do this, read this and alloting the needed funds to do this. The next AZIKC race which will decide the overall winner and put millions of dollars in the winners bank account will be on Sat. December 4th. Check in between 9/9:30 and racing starts at 10am sharp. Don't be late or you get to spectate! TR, wouldn't you rather be a spectator for the final?
No dreaded "Black Flags" were thrown today and no innocent animals were hurt during the test of the Emergency Broadcast System.
If there had been an emergency........
The Finish Order: With Top 5 Overall/points going into the Final w/o the 1 race drop factored in...Chaz Baca Jr...Josh Lambeth...John Ahrens (3rd/210 points)...Keith Sears (4th/193 points)...Hot Lap Racing (Neumann/Burstein)...Pat Joyce...Team Titanium (Lattanzi/Crowe 1st/235 points)...Dynamic Duo (Kipp/Julia)...Matthew Lamanilao...Tony Rolfson (2nd/230)...Bill Hunter...John Pappagallo (5th/184)...Mike McClaran...Raymund Guerrero...Craig Ward...Christian Godina...Matthew Kuhn.
I want to personally thank all the F1 Race Factory staff that comes in early to make this happen. Amanda who handles the front desk check in and mans the pit stop action with no less than 3 stopwatches hanging from her neck. Happy 21st Birthday Amanda. Have a great time in Vegas! Riddhi & Jemma too!
Romano, Levi, Mitch, Jesus, Ron & Juan who do a great job keeping everybody honest on and off the track. None of this would happen without them so thank you and a round of Donuts for all! Thank You Theresa for all the great photo's.
I've never worked so hard at having so much fun!
Steve "Kandyman" Lattanzi
Seventeen of the fastest indoor kart racers came together and some newcomers were also brave enough to enter the field of competition this blustery October 30th which is the eve of All Hallows Eve or better known as Halloween. Looks like the racers had their masks of calm on but certainly were hiding all the fear and anxiety that is felt before any race. Especially one as important as this one. The points race at the top is close and one slip up means no podium for you. Seventy two laps is all that stands between a victory dance or a slumped shoulder disappointment walk out of the building into the relentless and blinding sunshine of Phoenix, Az. Between you and me I'll take the dance every time.
One person doing the victory dance after the qualifier and still seated in his trusty steed was Josh Lambeth. A fast time during qualifying put Lambeth squarely on pole for the first time in an AZIKC race and we could all see his excitement from 100 yards away. We could also feel his fear as the line up behind him was not to be taken lightly. Lambeths time of 52.946 over the lap time of 53.117 from Tony Rolfson was not hugh but Lambeth owned the only time in the 52 second zone. Second thru tenth place were all in the 53 second arena. Team Hot Lap Racing chose to switch karts during the qualifier with no penalty except losing a lap and will prove to be a wise move on their part.
The Qualifying Order:. Josh Lambeth...Tony Rolfson...Chaz Baca Jr...Keith Sears...Team Titanium (Steve Lattanzi/Charles Crowe)...John Ahrens... Mike McClaren...Matthew Lamanilao...John Pappagallo...Hot Lap Racing ( Bobby Neumann/Jason Burstein)...Dynamic Duo Racing (Austin Kipp/Julia ?)...Pat Joyce...Bill Hunter...Craig Ward...Raymund Guerrero...Matthew Kuhn...Christian Godina.
The green flag drops and in short order the top five swap positions. Within 5 laps Chaz Baca Jr takes over first from Lambeth. Rolfson struggles to stay in the top 5 and slowly but surely and one by one Keith Sears, John Ahrens, and Jason Burstein of Hot Lap Racing come marching thru to take the spot away. Stuck behind Rolfson were Charles Crowe of Team Titanium, Pat Joyce and reeling them all in was Matthew Lamamilao. Lap after lap Crowe looked for a way around Rolfson but never found the space or momentum needed to put the pass on him. When contact between Crowe/Rolfson finally happened Joyce got around Crowe but then made a mistake after getting by that had Crowe taking back the position. I'm sure all involved with that four pack race had heart rates that exceeded a long distance runner at full song. It was a crowd pleaser for sure.
Meanwhile back at the front Baca Jr is stepping it up and away from Lambeth and trying to put enough distance between them to make a pit stop that won't change their positions. Strategy now plays a role in this win or lose proposition and Baca Jr will not give this win up without a fight.
At the halfway mark or 36 laps from the start or finish we start to see two man team driver changes. Single driver stops that require 20 seconds of sitting in the pits seems like an eternity for the single driver entries. For the 2 driver teams it's a nerve wracking swap that can have a multitude of things go wrong but today all seemed to have their planned changes happen without incident.
Team Titanium (Crowe) entered the pit after being waved off at lap 36 because the pitlane suddenly had become "Grand Central Station" and full of other competitors making their mandatory pit stop. Lattanzi fresh off last weeks overnite Machismo 500 team race in Las Vegas took the wheel of the Team Titanium kart and made a gallant effort to stay ahead of Rolfson. Mission accomplished and now to try to pick off some of the karts running at the top of the charts. Lattanzi reels in Pat Joyce and spends the rest of the race studying the back of Joyces helmet and trying to stay out of his line of vision. PJ spent so much time turning his head to look for, "right there Lattanzi," that a trip to the local chiroprator was needed to get the kink out of Joyces neck after the race! Together they were making progress to run down the front runners but unfortunately for both they ran out of laps. Ten more laps and, last months AZIKC winner, Bobby Neumann would have been crying the blues and a battle for position on his hands from Joyce/Lattanzi. Keith Sears was also in the crosshairs of that charge to the front.
Chaz Baca Jr takes the win with a flawless run and Lambeth held onto second. F1 Race factory Race Director supreme John Ahrens finally had his string of "bad luck" broken today with an outstanding run from the sixth starting position to podium step # 3. John was the happiest person in the building.
The other Team that made an outstanding effort was first time teammates Jason Burstein & Bobby Neumann of Hot Lap Racing. After changing karts as earlier mentioned they were able to go from 10th in qualifying to a 5th place finish. With this always fast and hard to pass competitive racing group that is certainly an effort worth noting. You must see this team to believe it. Nuemann stands at 8' 7" , or it seems and Burstein is 5' something and wrapped in a weight suit that if worn to the airport would have him arrested for being a terrorist. Great run by these two young hotshoes.
In this AZIKC race we had Raymund Guerrero from Texas race with us. He was here for the Oct. 3, 7 Hour Enduro and is now in town to get in some mucho practice for the upcoming USIKC which will start Friday Nov. 5th at F1 Race Factory. He is one serious contender and is planning on bringing something besides an empty wallet back to Texas for his efforts. All Day passes are in his immediate future for the upcoming week leading up to the USIKC. I do believe he will set an all time record held by Mike Davila for the most races run in a single day on an all day pass. I'm exhausted just thinking about it.
Thank You all for taking the time to do this, read this and alloting the needed funds to do this. The next AZIKC race which will decide the overall winner and put millions of dollars in the winners bank account will be on Sat. December 4th. Check in between 9/9:30 and racing starts at 10am sharp. Don't be late or you get to spectate! TR, wouldn't you rather be a spectator for the final?
No dreaded "Black Flags" were thrown today and no innocent animals were hurt during the test of the Emergency Broadcast System.
If there had been an emergency........
The Finish Order: With Top 5 Overall/points going into the Final w/o the 1 race drop factored in...Chaz Baca Jr...Josh Lambeth...John Ahrens (3rd/210 points)...Keith Sears (4th/193 points)...Hot Lap Racing (Neumann/Burstein)...Pat Joyce...Team Titanium (Lattanzi/Crowe 1st/235 points)...Dynamic Duo (Kipp/Julia)...Matthew Lamanilao...Tony Rolfson (2nd/230)...Bill Hunter...John Pappagallo (5th/184)...Mike McClaran...Raymund Guerrero...Craig Ward...Christian Godina...Matthew Kuhn.
I want to personally thank all the F1 Race Factory staff that comes in early to make this happen. Amanda who handles the front desk check in and mans the pit stop action with no less than 3 stopwatches hanging from her neck. Happy 21st Birthday Amanda. Have a great time in Vegas! Riddhi & Jemma too!
Romano, Levi, Mitch, Jesus, Ron & Juan who do a great job keeping everybody honest on and off the track. None of this would happen without them so thank you and a round of Donuts for all! Thank You Theresa for all the great photo's.
I've never worked so hard at having so much fun!
Steve "Kandyman" Lattanzi
Friday, October 1, 2010
7 Hour Enduro Sunday Oct. 3rd 2010
Welcome to the F1 Race Factory Celebration & 7th Year Anniverary 7 Hour Team Endrance Race to be held on Oct. 3rd from 12 noon to 7 pm.
Man that's a lot of 7's. To top it all off, for a mere $333.00 + some tax to help the city of Phoenix stay afloat you have the chance to win $777.77 for a first place finish and a cool team trophy. 2nd place pays $333.33 and 3rd takes home $111.11. Not bad for a days amount of fun on the best Indoor Kart Facility in the country and one of the biggest at 113,000 sq/ft under roof !!! Six different track options with three different track lengths.
Thank You to the 7 teams that have already signed up and PAID the miniscule entry fee. 12 teams PAID is the goal to go 1/2 mile GP track and if the other 5 teams signed up PAY up we are a go on the 1/2 mile GP track. Until then we will be on Track 2 for the 7 hours. C/W & C/C/W
12 teams is the minimum and 22 teams is the maximum. We have plenty of karts still available.
We have a team coming from as far as the State of Texas which is bigger than most countries and there is a team plus one coming from Orange County, Southern California (SoCal).
Two man Team RayHunt Racing from Texas has Raymund G and Austin Hunter competing and is the smallest team entry to date.
Team RSVP from SoCal consists of Diego Morales, Miles Calvin and 2009 USIKC Champion Jon Kimbrell and are sponsored by www.GoShootingToday.com They will be arriving by car that morning and flying out immediately post race on Southwest Airlines.
Local PAID Teams include Team Fain Plast, Team RedBull, Team Buzzard Pest Control, Team LeftyLiterHozin and Team Barnicle,Lambeth,Neumann.
Team Titanium, Team F1, and the 3 other manned but yet to be named teams need to pony up and get er done! The close out to sign up and pay will be 12 midnite Sat. Oct. 2nd in order to give F1 Race Factory enough time to convert track 1 & 2 to the 1/2 mile layout we all want to do.
You should be in the F1 Race Factory building between 10:30 & 11am on Sunday Oct. 3rd to get settled and set up your team area in the Trackside Grill area or Indy Room. Do not set up in the Monaco Room as that is our pre race meeting room.
There is a mandatory 11:30 sharp driver meeting in the Monaco Room. At least one driver from each team must be present.
You miss it and we will find your car in the parking lot and flatten your tires. Mandatory things are Fun and Positive Attitude, Racing Suits & Helmets. We have the suits & helmets if you need them. Hydrate...hydrate...hydrate can't say it enough. Phoenix,AZ still setting heat records and Sunday is no exception. Hydrate. Water/Gatoraide, etc. You need it we got it.
Good time to weigh yourself as we are going with the 200# minimum weight rule, which means when you get out of your kart after your driving stint you must weigh out at 200#and there will be a 1% or 2# allowance in weight reading on the scale we are using for all. WEigh out at under 198# and you get penalized 1 lap per pound under that target weight. Those over the 200# minimum, get that liposuction scheduled asap. You still get to weigh out. Ankle weights, weight vests, etc all ok. No sandbags water bags or anything that can come loose during the course of the race and cause a stoppage of the race. Nothing unthethered allowed. We have some seat inserts and some foam available for you to use but if you got your own special seat comfort system bring it.
Race Format is as follows:
Pill pull for Kart # to start race. Karts will be lined up randomly along track 2 wall for the Le Mans style start. What's that you ask? Karts will be running with the seatbelts pulled out and clipped (we provide clips). The green flag waves or the horn sounds at 12 noon and you sprint across the track and get into your kart, click your seatbelt...click your seatbelt...click your seatbelt. You must click the seatbelt before you roll or you will be black flagged and have to come into the pits to serve a 1 lap penalty. Not a good way to start your race and make your teammates happy. Anyone that falls down during the Le Mans start risks being called Speed Bump/Hump for the remainder of the 7 hour enduro and probably for the rest of your life which may not be that long after getting run over by 9 or 10 karts at the start.
All teams must make 5 that's right 5 driver changes during the course of the 7 hours. All karts will have full fuel tanks to start. You have your next driver go to the scoring tower and announce a driver change by team name and pull a chip marked 1 or 2 or 3 from the bag. You go over to the spot marked with coinciding chip # hand the chip to the track official and get into the kart with your appropiate weights. Seatbelt must be clicked again before you roll. Your on track driver has 3 laps to come in to the pits and comes in slowly to the designated stop area. Gets out of kart and touches you to officially start your stint. Then that driver weighs out. 198# or more!!! No weights are to be removed from the weight supply area. Red=15#... White=10#...Blue=5#. Easy to remember just like the American Flag. Karts staged and waiting to go out on the next stint are gassed up full. There may be times when we have to close the pits to refill the fuel caddy or there are no karts staged and ready to go out. Look for the sign or signal at the pit entrance or look to your teammates waving their hands frantically on the sidelines. This is a team race, use them.
At 3:30 we will yellow flag the field and pick up the leader. No Passing! Follow the current leader of the race slowly into the pits, thru the pits where we will at the pit exit send you out to reverse the direction of the race. Green flag will wave once all karts are on the track and ready to go. No stopping to change drivers, take family photo's, get a drink, take a leak, etc. At that point in time the race continues until 7 pm sharp where we will Checkered Flag the race. Everyone in the last stint weighs out,on the track and no one is to go over to that driver until the weigh out happens. Top three will then be announced, podium pictures will be taken and Prizes awarded including the Winners Team Trophy.
The Rules are simple DON"T CHEAT! ....3 strikes and you're out depending on the infraction and/or the intent.
This is a celebration race, a fun way for like minded racers to get together and have fun competing with each other and making new friends or visiting with old friends. There will be a complaint box aka Desk Top Shredder located at the Control Tower. Fill out the sheet and submit. The sound you hear will be your answer to your problem. Any verbal or physical confrontation will be dealt with by throwing you and/or your team out. If an issue comes up see Race Director John Ahrens. He is deaf in both ears and will stare you down until you go away. If it's a safety issue touch base with a track employee or John A and they will see to it.
There will be a Happy 7th Year Anniversary cake for all at the conclusion of the race. For all you non cake eaters we also serve beer in the bottle or on tap. You consume any alcohol before or during the race you get to sit and watch the race from the spectator area. No Exceptions and we do have breathalizers and plenty of eyes watching. Smile you're on Candid Camera.
Thanks again for taking the time and resources to do this with F1 Race Factory.
Steve Lattanzi "Kandyman" Stop by I will have all your favorites on hand.
Scott Sanders President of F1 Race Factory
and John Ahrens F1 Race Factory Race Director.
Man that's a lot of 7's. To top it all off, for a mere $333.00 + some tax to help the city of Phoenix stay afloat you have the chance to win $777.77 for a first place finish and a cool team trophy. 2nd place pays $333.33 and 3rd takes home $111.11. Not bad for a days amount of fun on the best Indoor Kart Facility in the country and one of the biggest at 113,000 sq/ft under roof !!! Six different track options with three different track lengths.
Thank You to the 7 teams that have already signed up and PAID the miniscule entry fee. 12 teams PAID is the goal to go 1/2 mile GP track and if the other 5 teams signed up PAY up we are a go on the 1/2 mile GP track. Until then we will be on Track 2 for the 7 hours. C/W & C/C/W
12 teams is the minimum and 22 teams is the maximum. We have plenty of karts still available.
We have a team coming from as far as the State of Texas which is bigger than most countries and there is a team plus one coming from Orange County, Southern California (SoCal).
Two man Team RayHunt Racing from Texas has Raymund G and Austin Hunter competing and is the smallest team entry to date.
Team RSVP from SoCal consists of Diego Morales, Miles Calvin and 2009 USIKC Champion Jon Kimbrell and are sponsored by www.GoShootingToday.com They will be arriving by car that morning and flying out immediately post race on Southwest Airlines.
Local PAID Teams include Team Fain Plast, Team RedBull, Team Buzzard Pest Control, Team LeftyLiterHozin and Team Barnicle,Lambeth,Neumann.
Team Titanium, Team F1, and the 3 other manned but yet to be named teams need to pony up and get er done! The close out to sign up and pay will be 12 midnite Sat. Oct. 2nd in order to give F1 Race Factory enough time to convert track 1 & 2 to the 1/2 mile layout we all want to do.
You should be in the F1 Race Factory building between 10:30 & 11am on Sunday Oct. 3rd to get settled and set up your team area in the Trackside Grill area or Indy Room. Do not set up in the Monaco Room as that is our pre race meeting room.
There is a mandatory 11:30 sharp driver meeting in the Monaco Room. At least one driver from each team must be present.
You miss it and we will find your car in the parking lot and flatten your tires. Mandatory things are Fun and Positive Attitude, Racing Suits & Helmets. We have the suits & helmets if you need them. Hydrate...hydrate...hydrate can't say it enough. Phoenix,AZ still setting heat records and Sunday is no exception. Hydrate. Water/Gatoraide, etc. You need it we got it.
Good time to weigh yourself as we are going with the 200# minimum weight rule, which means when you get out of your kart after your driving stint you must weigh out at 200#and there will be a 1% or 2# allowance in weight reading on the scale we are using for all. WEigh out at under 198# and you get penalized 1 lap per pound under that target weight. Those over the 200# minimum, get that liposuction scheduled asap. You still get to weigh out. Ankle weights, weight vests, etc all ok. No sandbags water bags or anything that can come loose during the course of the race and cause a stoppage of the race. Nothing unthethered allowed. We have some seat inserts and some foam available for you to use but if you got your own special seat comfort system bring it.
Race Format is as follows:
Pill pull for Kart # to start race. Karts will be lined up randomly along track 2 wall for the Le Mans style start. What's that you ask? Karts will be running with the seatbelts pulled out and clipped (we provide clips). The green flag waves or the horn sounds at 12 noon and you sprint across the track and get into your kart, click your seatbelt...click your seatbelt...click your seatbelt. You must click the seatbelt before you roll or you will be black flagged and have to come into the pits to serve a 1 lap penalty. Not a good way to start your race and make your teammates happy. Anyone that falls down during the Le Mans start risks being called Speed Bump/Hump for the remainder of the 7 hour enduro and probably for the rest of your life which may not be that long after getting run over by 9 or 10 karts at the start.
All teams must make 5 that's right 5 driver changes during the course of the 7 hours. All karts will have full fuel tanks to start. You have your next driver go to the scoring tower and announce a driver change by team name and pull a chip marked 1 or 2 or 3 from the bag. You go over to the spot marked with coinciding chip # hand the chip to the track official and get into the kart with your appropiate weights. Seatbelt must be clicked again before you roll. Your on track driver has 3 laps to come in to the pits and comes in slowly to the designated stop area. Gets out of kart and touches you to officially start your stint. Then that driver weighs out. 198# or more!!! No weights are to be removed from the weight supply area. Red=15#... White=10#...Blue=5#. Easy to remember just like the American Flag. Karts staged and waiting to go out on the next stint are gassed up full. There may be times when we have to close the pits to refill the fuel caddy or there are no karts staged and ready to go out. Look for the sign or signal at the pit entrance or look to your teammates waving their hands frantically on the sidelines. This is a team race, use them.
At 3:30 we will yellow flag the field and pick up the leader. No Passing! Follow the current leader of the race slowly into the pits, thru the pits where we will at the pit exit send you out to reverse the direction of the race. Green flag will wave once all karts are on the track and ready to go. No stopping to change drivers, take family photo's, get a drink, take a leak, etc. At that point in time the race continues until 7 pm sharp where we will Checkered Flag the race. Everyone in the last stint weighs out,on the track and no one is to go over to that driver until the weigh out happens. Top three will then be announced, podium pictures will be taken and Prizes awarded including the Winners Team Trophy.
The Rules are simple DON"T CHEAT! ....3 strikes and you're out depending on the infraction and/or the intent.
This is a celebration race, a fun way for like minded racers to get together and have fun competing with each other and making new friends or visiting with old friends. There will be a complaint box aka Desk Top Shredder located at the Control Tower. Fill out the sheet and submit. The sound you hear will be your answer to your problem. Any verbal or physical confrontation will be dealt with by throwing you and/or your team out. If an issue comes up see Race Director John Ahrens. He is deaf in both ears and will stare you down until you go away. If it's a safety issue touch base with a track employee or John A and they will see to it.
There will be a Happy 7th Year Anniversary cake for all at the conclusion of the race. For all you non cake eaters we also serve beer in the bottle or on tap. You consume any alcohol before or during the race you get to sit and watch the race from the spectator area. No Exceptions and we do have breathalizers and plenty of eyes watching. Smile you're on Candid Camera.
Thanks again for taking the time and resources to do this with F1 Race Factory.
Steve Lattanzi "Kandyman" Stop by I will have all your favorites on hand.
Scott Sanders President of F1 Race Factory
and John Ahrens F1 Race Factory Race Director.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
AZIKC Race # 8 Wrap Up
With this being the 8th race of a 10 race series in the monthly hour long AZIKC, where the heckola was our fearless points leader Tony Rolfson? His karting coach, Paul Williams was there and from the looks of his eyes was crying for hours. Williams almost stepped up to drive in Rolfsons place but the weight differencial was too great. Two Tonys = one Paul. Was Rolfson so wiped out from all those late nite Pizza deliveries that he couldn't lift his arms and pilot an indoor kart? Or was it more sinister than that?
Knowing and overly confident that his 27 point lead just may be good enough to win this and because of the 1 race drop, which he will use this race, Rolfson may have figured, why spend any more money than I have too? Here's why. Team Titanium is hungry, real hungry for the overall win and with the unstoppable Charles Crowe & Steve Lattanzi making up Team Titanium they are not leaving this dinner table before they are full and satisfied. We plan to have Rolfson as the main course and John Ahrens for dessert. Burpppppp, good meal, pass the cigars and the Cognac.
Keith Sears also decided to opt out as he felt staying gainfully employed was more important than racing and maintaining his 3rd place standings. What's the matter, you too proud to join the millions on unemployment? Look at all the new friends you would get to meet. Birds of a feather flocking together.
W
e did have a welcome addition to the AZIKC kart racing ranks and her, yes I said her, name is Julia. Julia is the protoge' and longtime girlfriend of one of the best, pound for pound indoor kart drivers out there, Austin Kipp aka Kipp Van Winkle. Kipp has taken Julia under his wing and has been moving up the ranks and into fast laps territory. They are teaming up to do this and the team name is Dynamic Duo. Julia in person is a sweetheart that is until she straps on the required helmet then watch out, she's an upcoming serious contendor. First time in the AZIKC and Julia out qualified two month to month regulars.
Another newcomer to the AZIKC racing showed up and literally stole the show and made quite a statement by qualifying on the pole and then taking off like a rocket and never looking back to see who was in his wake. Robert(Bobby)Neumann, brother of Alfred E, standing as tall as a skyscraper at 6'5" or more managed to squeeze into the one size fits all Sodi kart and proceed to teach us all a thing or two about winning a race handily. His post race smile and enthusiasm could be felt for miles around. Nice kid, don't you have somewhere else to go on the last Sat. of the month? Congratulations Bobby!!!
And last but not least a person of interest and having a never give up attitude is the unstoppable Bill Hunter. Bill was feeling off kilter that morning and wasn't sure he was going to make the race but low and behold there he was qualifying in fourth and overcoming what was ailing him. We've all been there one time or another and having to suit up and strap on that helmet can make matters worse. Toward the end of the race I managed to catch Bill still on the track during the cool down lap and his face was a red as a sun ripened tomato. When I saw him again at the soda fountains he said he felt better and was glad he raced. Bill finished 5th place overall for the day and gets the "Hard Charger and Never Giving Up Award" for today.
Race Wrap up? Oh, that's what you thought this was? I'll try to wrap this up by saying with only 9 racers showing up the racing couldn't have been better between John Pappagallo and Matthew Lamanilao. They spent the entire 72 lap race nose to tail. side by side and swapping positions every few laps. The side to side racing allowed Steve Lattanzi of Team Titanium to catch up and make, first time ever, clean passes to not only them but to Dynamic Duo driver Austin Kipp. Racing side by side will slow both up and nose to tail can be the fast way together to the front. Thank you John and Matt for making second place a reality for Team Titanium.
Josh Walker is new to this hour long racing against the best but has done a great job and continues to improve month to month. Stay with it, seat time will set you free. He also sneaks down and does an all day pass on Mondays. Good way to practice on the 1/2 mile GP track.
Now for the Results
Qualifier Line Up: Bobby Neumann...Matthew Lamanilao...Team Titanium (Charles Crowe)...Bill Hunter...John Pappagallo...Peter Liwanag...Dynamic Duo(Julia)...John Ahrens...Josh Walker
The early pit stop by Pete Liwanag didn't seem to be to his advantage and he may want to change that strategy for the next race. Pete's signifigant other Theresa is our resident photographer and has done an outstanding job of capturing the action on and off the track. She is also putting together a 2011 F1 Race Factory racing calendar and I will keep you all in the loop as to it's release date. I saw the preview and it's amazing.
AZIKC Race # 8 Finish Order: Bobby Neumann...Team Titanium (Steve Lattanzi/Charles Crowe)...John Pappagallo...Matthew Lamanilao...Bill Hunter...Dynamic Duo (Julia/Austin Kipp)...Peter Liwanag...John Ahrens...Josh Walker
Lots of MIA drivers for this Series??? but we will all be back next month Sat. Oct. 30th at 10am to have fun and stand atop the podium stand and have our picture taken. Check in by 9:30 and we start racing by 10. 1 hour 1/2 mile GP track $70.00 and you can split it and driver change during the mandatory 20 second pit stop.
Thank You all for taking time out of your busy schedules and valuable reources to do this. Steve "Kandyman"( Points totals to follow)
You don't want to miss this Sunday's 7 Hour Team Endurance Race at F1 Race Factory. We have 11 teams signed up so far and we will be doing a unique race format to make it fun and different. We are 1 team away from going 1/2 mile GP track. $333.00 + tax. teams of 2 to 6 are AOK. Winners Trophy plus $777.00/$333.00/$111.00 Prize Money to the top three. Starts at 12 noon SHARP and ends at 7pm.
SIGN UP TODAY!!!
Online or call me at 602-427-4416.
Knowing and overly confident that his 27 point lead just may be good enough to win this and because of the 1 race drop, which he will use this race, Rolfson may have figured, why spend any more money than I have too? Here's why. Team Titanium is hungry, real hungry for the overall win and with the unstoppable Charles Crowe & Steve Lattanzi making up Team Titanium they are not leaving this dinner table before they are full and satisfied. We plan to have Rolfson as the main course and John Ahrens for dessert. Burpppppp, good meal, pass the cigars and the Cognac.
Keith Sears also decided to opt out as he felt staying gainfully employed was more important than racing and maintaining his 3rd place standings. What's the matter, you too proud to join the millions on unemployment? Look at all the new friends you would get to meet. Birds of a feather flocking together.
W
e did have a welcome addition to the AZIKC kart racing ranks and her, yes I said her, name is Julia. Julia is the protoge' and longtime girlfriend of one of the best, pound for pound indoor kart drivers out there, Austin Kipp aka Kipp Van Winkle. Kipp has taken Julia under his wing and has been moving up the ranks and into fast laps territory. They are teaming up to do this and the team name is Dynamic Duo. Julia in person is a sweetheart that is until she straps on the required helmet then watch out, she's an upcoming serious contendor. First time in the AZIKC and Julia out qualified two month to month regulars.
Another newcomer to the AZIKC racing showed up and literally stole the show and made quite a statement by qualifying on the pole and then taking off like a rocket and never looking back to see who was in his wake. Robert(Bobby)Neumann, brother of Alfred E, standing as tall as a skyscraper at 6'5" or more managed to squeeze into the one size fits all Sodi kart and proceed to teach us all a thing or two about winning a race handily. His post race smile and enthusiasm could be felt for miles around. Nice kid, don't you have somewhere else to go on the last Sat. of the month? Congratulations Bobby!!!
And last but not least a person of interest and having a never give up attitude is the unstoppable Bill Hunter. Bill was feeling off kilter that morning and wasn't sure he was going to make the race but low and behold there he was qualifying in fourth and overcoming what was ailing him. We've all been there one time or another and having to suit up and strap on that helmet can make matters worse. Toward the end of the race I managed to catch Bill still on the track during the cool down lap and his face was a red as a sun ripened tomato. When I saw him again at the soda fountains he said he felt better and was glad he raced. Bill finished 5th place overall for the day and gets the "Hard Charger and Never Giving Up Award" for today.
Race Wrap up? Oh, that's what you thought this was? I'll try to wrap this up by saying with only 9 racers showing up the racing couldn't have been better between John Pappagallo and Matthew Lamanilao. They spent the entire 72 lap race nose to tail. side by side and swapping positions every few laps. The side to side racing allowed Steve Lattanzi of Team Titanium to catch up and make, first time ever, clean passes to not only them but to Dynamic Duo driver Austin Kipp. Racing side by side will slow both up and nose to tail can be the fast way together to the front. Thank you John and Matt for making second place a reality for Team Titanium.
Josh Walker is new to this hour long racing against the best but has done a great job and continues to improve month to month. Stay with it, seat time will set you free. He also sneaks down and does an all day pass on Mondays. Good way to practice on the 1/2 mile GP track.
Now for the Results
Qualifier Line Up: Bobby Neumann...Matthew Lamanilao...Team Titanium (Charles Crowe)...Bill Hunter...John Pappagallo...Peter Liwanag...Dynamic Duo(Julia)...John Ahrens...Josh Walker
The early pit stop by Pete Liwanag didn't seem to be to his advantage and he may want to change that strategy for the next race. Pete's signifigant other Theresa is our resident photographer and has done an outstanding job of capturing the action on and off the track. She is also putting together a 2011 F1 Race Factory racing calendar and I will keep you all in the loop as to it's release date. I saw the preview and it's amazing.
AZIKC Race # 8 Finish Order: Bobby Neumann...Team Titanium (Steve Lattanzi/Charles Crowe)...John Pappagallo...Matthew Lamanilao...Bill Hunter...Dynamic Duo (Julia/Austin Kipp)...Peter Liwanag...John Ahrens...Josh Walker
Lots of MIA drivers for this Series??? but we will all be back next month Sat. Oct. 30th at 10am to have fun and stand atop the podium stand and have our picture taken. Check in by 9:30 and we start racing by 10. 1 hour 1/2 mile GP track $70.00 and you can split it and driver change during the mandatory 20 second pit stop.
Thank You all for taking time out of your busy schedules and valuable reources to do this. Steve "Kandyman"( Points totals to follow)
You don't want to miss this Sunday's 7 Hour Team Endurance Race at F1 Race Factory. We have 11 teams signed up so far and we will be doing a unique race format to make it fun and different. We are 1 team away from going 1/2 mile GP track. $333.00 + tax. teams of 2 to 6 are AOK. Winners Trophy plus $777.00/$333.00/$111.00 Prize Money to the top three. Starts at 12 noon SHARP and ends at 7pm.
SIGN UP TODAY!!!
Online or call me at 602-427-4416.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Anniversary Enduro Race this Sunday!!
We are 5 days away from the Start of the BEST deal in Endurance Karting ever to hit a N. American Indoor Kart Track. On Sunday October 3rd, F1 Race Factory will be celebrating 7 years of Adrenaline pumping Indoor Karting by holding an Anniversary party which will include a 7 Hour Team Endurance Kart Race. Starting at 12noon and deciding, 7 hours later, the “Winning Endurance Team”will be awarded a beautiful bragging rights trophy and a whopping $777.00 to WIN. 2nd place will pay out $333.00 and 3rd place will pay $111.00. Be the first on your block to stand high atop the Winners Podium and be forever immortalized in the record books of F1 Race Factory.
The meager entry fee is only $333.00 + tax and split 3 ways is only $111.00 + tax each!!! That’s approx 2 hours or more racing for each racer and not much more than a nite out on the town. That and no worries of a DUI or DWI and you can go as fast as you want with no threat of meeting Officer License, Registration & Insurance card and a speeding ticket with points added to your squeaky clean drivers license.
We have no more than 15 spots left and if 12 or more teams enter we will be on the fabulous ½ mile GP track which gets kart speeds to 45MPH in a hurry. This is also a weight equalized competition race to level the playing field which will highlite driver skill not liteness of being. You must sign up now to beat the last minute rush. How can you win it if you aren’t in it???
Keeping it Fair & Safe with the Rubberside Down!
Steve Lattanzi “Kandyman”
steve@f1rf.com
Specialty Events, F1 Race Factory
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The meager entry fee is only $333.00 + tax and split 3 ways is only $111.00 + tax each!!! That’s approx 2 hours or more racing for each racer and not much more than a nite out on the town. That and no worries of a DUI or DWI and you can go as fast as you want with no threat of meeting Officer License, Registration & Insurance card and a speeding ticket with points added to your squeaky clean drivers license.
We have no more than 15 spots left and if 12 or more teams enter we will be on the fabulous ½ mile GP track which gets kart speeds to 45MPH in a hurry. This is also a weight equalized competition race to level the playing field which will highlite driver skill not liteness of being. You must sign up now to beat the last minute rush. How can you win it if you aren’t in it???
Keeping it Fair & Safe with the Rubberside Down!
Steve Lattanzi “Kandyman”
steve@f1rf.com
Specialty Events, F1 Race Factory
317 S. 48th Street . Phoenix, AZ 85034
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Seasonal Leagues, High Level Competition Events, Public Racing 363 Days A Year
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NASA AZ League Race # 3 Wrap up
With 16 racers signed up but only 12 showing up to compete for Millions of Dollars and a Full Ride Sponsorship on a Major Motorsports Team riding on winning this NASA AZ league this reporter was surprised to see Porsche 944 Spec Series Driver, Austin "The Kid" Newmark, miss this all too important event. Going into this third race of five with no race drops was critical to amassing enough points to walk away with this exceptional prize package. Do dreams come true or set for life mean the same things to the young racer of today. I think not! A collective cheer was heard for miles around when it was announced that a no show by Newmark was imminent.
The arrival of, currently first in points, Ronald "Lone Wolf" Jones was met with just the opposite. Boo's and hisses coming from the racing gallery upon his early arrival led one to believe that Jones was the one to beat today. Read on and your inquiring minds will have an answer.
Ronald Jones sets the bar higher with an outstanding performance in today's NASA AZ League race # 3. The Trifecta of League race wins was set today by Jones and to top it all off set fast time on Track 2 with a 24.333 on lap 43 in the 60 lap Main.
NASA AZ welcomes newcomer Aaron Gaghagen to the series and even though Aaron struggled he never gave up and did not interrupt the flow of the race by knowing where to go when the leader wanted by. His times kept dropping so with more seat time he will be right up there battling with the frontrunners in no time. Thanks Aaron, good to have you on board.
We also had a new face with Wayne Porter, brother of Kent Porter. I think the agreement was if I bring you can't beat me in front of my NASA friends. Wayne reluctantly signed the agreement and managed to finish behind brother Kent as instructed. These must be Team Porter orders and smells of scandal! It was only a one race agreement claims Wayne, next race the gloves come off. Sibling rivalry at it's best.
Eric Jacobsen is now strapping 5# weights to his ankles to distribute the weight away from the tail end of the kart and give the front tires a better chance of grip. Seems to be working as he finished top 5 in both the 36 lap Heat and the 60 Lap Main. He is now 3rd place in points overall.
There seems to be head turning contest between certain racers and Leland Forbes the III, IV or V, is by far the winner of that competition, with head turning that would make a mere mortal dizzy. I think he's up to play a part in the new Exorcist movie and a 360 head turn will be in the script. He's at the 180 degree mark now. F1 is thinking of installing a side view mirror system just for him. No extra charge.
The track battles between Kent Buckley and NASA AZ Pres. Tage Evanson were epic today and Evanson managed to stay ahead of Buckley at the conclusion of the Heat & the Main. Kent Buckley is now 2nd in points with Tage Evanson on the move up and currently in the 5th place points spot.
Adam Vega has got to be the unluckiest and luckiest racer out there. Two karts out of the three he picked had a mechanical issue but early enough so that his races were not impacted. Must be that 4 leaf clover he carries around. You have any lucky Lotto numbers you want to recommend ?
Filming all this activity from his helmet cam is Stenos "The Nos" Wijaya. If it's Friday you just may find the him down at F1 Race Factory getting in some seat time to sharpen those karting skills. Unfortunately the weight system is not available to him as he has to add 500# just to make the 200# minimum!!!
One other honorable mention before we get to the results goes out to Segio Perez. In the 4 way battle with Brian "Muscle Shirt" Turner,Leland "Head Turner" Forbes and Wayne "The Other Brother" Porter, Sergio running at the back of that pack hits the brakes hard on the back straightaway and turns into "Spinderrella"! I think he also lost the glass slipper, so if you find it please return to him at the next NASA AZ race which is Sunday October 31st, Halloween. I'll bring the candy so no door to door Trick or Treating will be required.
Great day of indoor kart racing was had by all with stacked up and three wide passing in some of the corners was the norm. Always fun to watch.
Time to get to the results.
Top 12 to Qualify: Ronald Jones with a 24.811...Kent Buckley...Tage Evanson...Stenos Wijaya...Leland Forbes...Kent Porter...Eric Jacobsen...Adam Vega...Brian Turner...Wayne Porter...Sergio Perez...Aaron Gaghagen
Heat Race Finish Order:
Ronald Jones... Tage Evanson...Eric Jacobsen...Kent Buckley...Kent Porter...Brian Turner...Stenos Wijaya...Leland Forbes...Adam Vega...Wayne Porter...Sergio Perez...Aaron Gaghagen
Main Race Finish Order:
Ronald Jones...Tage Evanson...Kent Buckley...Kent Porter...Eric Jacobsen...Stenos Wijaya...Leland Forbes...Brian Turner...Sergio Perez...Wayne Porter...Adam Vega...Aaron Gaghagen
When the Podium pics were snapped you will see two cute additions joining the second place finisher Tage Evanson. His two daughters joined him in his celebration photo and brought their best smiles to share with their dad.
Congratulations to Ronald, Tage & Kent.
See you all and more for the 4th race of the NASA AZ on Sunday October 31st 12:30 check in with qualifying to start at 1pm.
Thank You all for taking the time out of your busy schedules and the resources to do this.
Steve "Kandyman" Lattanzi of F1 Race Factory.
As soon as it is ready I will send out points sheet.
The arrival of, currently first in points, Ronald "Lone Wolf" Jones was met with just the opposite. Boo's and hisses coming from the racing gallery upon his early arrival led one to believe that Jones was the one to beat today. Read on and your inquiring minds will have an answer.
Ronald Jones sets the bar higher with an outstanding performance in today's NASA AZ League race # 3. The Trifecta of League race wins was set today by Jones and to top it all off set fast time on Track 2 with a 24.333 on lap 43 in the 60 lap Main.
NASA AZ welcomes newcomer Aaron Gaghagen to the series and even though Aaron struggled he never gave up and did not interrupt the flow of the race by knowing where to go when the leader wanted by. His times kept dropping so with more seat time he will be right up there battling with the frontrunners in no time. Thanks Aaron, good to have you on board.
We also had a new face with Wayne Porter, brother of Kent Porter. I think the agreement was if I bring you can't beat me in front of my NASA friends. Wayne reluctantly signed the agreement and managed to finish behind brother Kent as instructed. These must be Team Porter orders and smells of scandal! It was only a one race agreement claims Wayne, next race the gloves come off. Sibling rivalry at it's best.
Eric Jacobsen is now strapping 5# weights to his ankles to distribute the weight away from the tail end of the kart and give the front tires a better chance of grip. Seems to be working as he finished top 5 in both the 36 lap Heat and the 60 Lap Main. He is now 3rd place in points overall.
There seems to be head turning contest between certain racers and Leland Forbes the III, IV or V, is by far the winner of that competition, with head turning that would make a mere mortal dizzy. I think he's up to play a part in the new Exorcist movie and a 360 head turn will be in the script. He's at the 180 degree mark now. F1 is thinking of installing a side view mirror system just for him. No extra charge.
The track battles between Kent Buckley and NASA AZ Pres. Tage Evanson were epic today and Evanson managed to stay ahead of Buckley at the conclusion of the Heat & the Main. Kent Buckley is now 2nd in points with Tage Evanson on the move up and currently in the 5th place points spot.
Adam Vega has got to be the unluckiest and luckiest racer out there. Two karts out of the three he picked had a mechanical issue but early enough so that his races were not impacted. Must be that 4 leaf clover he carries around. You have any lucky Lotto numbers you want to recommend ?
Filming all this activity from his helmet cam is Stenos "The Nos" Wijaya. If it's Friday you just may find the him down at F1 Race Factory getting in some seat time to sharpen those karting skills. Unfortunately the weight system is not available to him as he has to add 500# just to make the 200# minimum!!!
One other honorable mention before we get to the results goes out to Segio Perez. In the 4 way battle with Brian "Muscle Shirt" Turner,Leland "Head Turner" Forbes and Wayne "The Other Brother" Porter, Sergio running at the back of that pack hits the brakes hard on the back straightaway and turns into "Spinderrella"! I think he also lost the glass slipper, so if you find it please return to him at the next NASA AZ race which is Sunday October 31st, Halloween. I'll bring the candy so no door to door Trick or Treating will be required.
Great day of indoor kart racing was had by all with stacked up and three wide passing in some of the corners was the norm. Always fun to watch.
Time to get to the results.
Top 12 to Qualify: Ronald Jones with a 24.811...Kent Buckley...Tage Evanson...Stenos Wijaya...Leland Forbes...Kent Porter...Eric Jacobsen...Adam Vega...Brian Turner...Wayne Porter...Sergio Perez...Aaron Gaghagen
Heat Race Finish Order:
Ronald Jones... Tage Evanson...Eric Jacobsen...Kent Buckley...Kent Porter...Brian Turner...Stenos Wijaya...Leland Forbes...Adam Vega...Wayne Porter...Sergio Perez...Aaron Gaghagen
Main Race Finish Order:
Ronald Jones...Tage Evanson...Kent Buckley...Kent Porter...Eric Jacobsen...Stenos Wijaya...Leland Forbes...Brian Turner...Sergio Perez...Wayne Porter...Adam Vega...Aaron Gaghagen
When the Podium pics were snapped you will see two cute additions joining the second place finisher Tage Evanson. His two daughters joined him in his celebration photo and brought their best smiles to share with their dad.
Congratulations to Ronald, Tage & Kent.
See you all and more for the 4th race of the NASA AZ on Sunday October 31st 12:30 check in with qualifying to start at 1pm.
Thank You all for taking the time out of your busy schedules and the resources to do this.
Steve "Kandyman" Lattanzi of F1 Race Factory.
As soon as it is ready I will send out points sheet.
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