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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
The Jr Summer Leaguers of Octane Raceway Aug. 4, 2012
Jr League Race Final Podium shot Aug. 4,2012
Michael Stout ...1st
Jack Fresquez...2nd
Sam Gillum...3rd
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Jack Fresquez...2nd
Sam Gillum...3rd
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Michael Stout WINS the Jr League Final & Jack Fresquez is declared "CHAMPION" on Sat. Aug. 4, 2012 at Octane Raceway
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Jack Fresquez now owns the right to be called Jr Summer League “Champion” of Octane Raceway with a well deserved win in the Heat and a 2nd place finish in the Main.
Jack had a great finish to a nail biter of a season and Final. He set fast time in the qualifier to start the Heat race from the pole position and then raced away from the rest of the field. Fresquez ended up winning by 25 seconds or half a lap on the ½ mile GP Track layout. He would then start from pole position in a different kart for the 30 lap Main race.
The Main race became the showcase for the driver talent of Jr leaguer, Michael Stout. Michael started the Main race from P7 and cleanly worked his way thru the field to take a commanding lead by race end. 44 seconds separated Stout from 2nd place Fresquez. Michael Stout was awarded the “Kandyman Award” for his never give up attitude and good sportsmanship throughout the Jr League series.
The points race came right down to the wire and with a one(1) race drop factored in, the point spread between the top three league racers was no more than 7. The point spread was only one point between Sam Gillum, 2nd with 107 and Kiana Lamanilao, 3rd with 106.
The racing was not without it’s drama and became a real nail biter with black flag penalties going to some of the top racers vying for overall points. Good racing none the less and I want to Thank all the racers and their all important sponsors (parents) for taking the time and resources to do this.
You are all “WINNERS” in my book!
Main Race Finish:
Michael Stout…(Fast Jr lap time of the day 61.133)
Jack Fresquez
Sam Gillum
Luisa Rubio
Arturo Frayre
Sam McGill
Kiana Lamanilao
Naomi Elet
Matthew Stout
Overall Jr League Points:
Jack Fresquez…113 (Jr Summer League Champion)
Sam Gillum…107
Kiana Lamanilao…106
Arturo Frayre…98( missed 1st race)
Michael Stout…96
Luisa Rubio…91 (missed 1st race)
Matthew Stout…70 (missed 1st race)
Sam McGill…37 ( 2 races)
Jordan Manoff…(1 race)
Naomi Elet…15 (1 race)
Keeping the Rubberside Down,
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)
Visit us online @ www.OctaneRaceway.com
Octane Raceway - Your Phoenix Destination For Adrenaline-Packed Outings
Arizona's Premier Indoor Karting & Entertainment Venue
Seasonal Leagues, High Level Competition Events, Public Racing 363 Days A Year
Two Indoor Tracks, 45+MPH Karts, Billiards, Trackside Bar & Grill.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
2012 Octane Raceway Competition Schedule Update Aug. 2, 2012
2012 Competition Schedule
Winter League
Champion…………....Chaz Baca Jr
2nd Place………………Tony Rolfson
3rd Place……………..Steve Lattanzi
Kandyman Award…Krystal Wright
Spring League
Champion………….…Chaz Baca Jr
2nd Place……………..Kyler Repella
3rd Place…………….Steve Lattanzi
Kandyman Award…..Craig Moore
Summer League
10 Race Series…Tuesdays @ 7pm
July 10…17…24…31 August 7…14…21…28 September 4
Final- Sunday September 9 @ 9am (GP Track)
* $50 per race *
Fall League
10 Race Series Tuesdays @ 7pm
October 2…9…16…23…30 November 6…13…20…27
Final- Saturday December 1 @ 9am (GP Track)
* $55 per race or $495 pre paid series *
AZIKC Sundays 7pm
July 15…August 12…September 23…October 28
Final- Sunday December 2 @ 7pm
* $80 per team or $40 each for two man team
2012 Octane Raceway 9th Year Anniversary Race
9- Hour Team Endurance Race….3 to 6 drivers per team. Entry: $675.00 Date:TBD
More Info contact: Steve “Kandyman” Lattanzi, Director of Competition
Steve@OctaneRaceway.com or (602) 427-4416
Chaz Baca Jr (BMB Jr) back with Win and now stands tied for 1st Place with Kyler Repella
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Dateline : Tuesday July 31,2012
Location: Octane Raceway
Time: 7pm
Event: Summer League Race #4 of 10
Twenty six racers from across the valley responded to the call of speed and deposited 50 hard earned dollars to compete in the valley’s only viable weight equalized indoor kart racing league series.
Did you say weight equalized? Why, yes I did and if you are going to compete for prizes worth millions and trophy’s big enough to warrant a moving company’s help, then weight equalization to 200# evens the playing field so that driver skill and race craft determine the win, not weighing 100# in equally prepared 9hp Sodi karts. Weighing out the top 5 in each position Heat and Main keeps all drivers within the parameters of fair and equal. Weigh less than 198# and you run the risk of being DQ’d. No, it does not have anything to do with Dairy Queen ice cream. It’s no reward but a penalty that will drop you into last place faster than dropping a lead ball into a swimming pool.
The weather Tuesday night was ominous at best but all clear inside and perfectly suited for a great night of league racing. Newcomers to the league racing are people like former F1 Race Factory(Octane Raceway) employees Pat Joyce, Romano Cionni, and Alicia Davis. From Bondurant Superkarts we had Nick Aiuto join us and he not only won the 40 lap “C” Main but got to advance into the “B” Main where he finished a very respectable 8th place. Not bad for being on Track 2 c/c/w for the Qualifier/Heat and c/w in the Mains, for the first time. Congratulations Nick and hope to see you again. Cassie Gannis, a K& N series racecar driver also tried her hand at this but struggled as we all have when the added weight (75#) was strapped to her and added to the kart by way of weight vest and bracket weights. Cassie has an extensive racing and teaching resume’ and is being wooed to help out with the Raceology 101 classes we have for the Jr racers.
New to indoor karting adult racers like Mike Lee, Steve Nowland, Scott Swayzee, Justin Padilla, Mike Bryant, Dane Traines, Tysen Zimmerman, Craig Abraham, Tage Evanson, Peter Madrigal, Chris & Joe Ciolek, Brian Beck, Matt & Jason Olden, Ben Holladay, Sophia Lunceford, Aaron Brady, and Jason Griepentrog have decided to jump into the Octane Summer league and we welcome all skill levels that show a true spirit of racing and good sportsmanship.
It can be a bit intimidating at first but once you show up more often than not the group embraces you and helps you any way they can. Been there, done that by this writer. Back in 2004 my first league series outing produced , “0” points the entire season!!! Race director Victor Felice felt so bad he made up a consolation trophy in my honor. I find myself in the top 5 now but will always remember the help I got no matter how many times I spun off track during a race. My nickname has gone from, Mr. Zero to Mr. Hero but that may be for my helmet mounted GoPro Hero2, which takes awesome footage when I remember to activate!!!
So far, so good!
Top 3 for each of the 3 Groups…Q/Ht:
Group 1: Austin Kipp…Josh Sarchet…Keith Sears.
Group 2: Kyler Repella…Cody Gutierrez…Philip Schroeder.
Group 3: Chaz Baca Jr…Steve Lattanzi…Chris Wynne.
The 40 lap Mains were set and new karts drawn. “C” Main heads out with Scott Swayzee starting on pole, Nick Aiuto P2 and Cassie Gannis P3. By race end Swayzee has fallen back to 7th and Mike Bryant makes his way to the front finishing 2nd with a great run from P8 at the start. Cassie Gannis had a NASCAR death grip on the wheel and manages a 3rd place finish. Nick Aiuto of Bondurant takes the win by almost 13 seconds or about half a lap. Nick advances to the “B” Main.* Side note: Craig Moore became the leading man in the Spinderrella Show and his dance partner shall remain a mystery!
A corrective reshuffle between the “B” & “A” Main has Mike McClaran on pole for the “B” Main, Brian Landry starting from 2nd and Scott Lodding drying out his goatee from 3rd starting spot. By race end we see McClaran winning by a mere 3 tenths of a second over Lodding who had passed Landry who ends up 3rd. The real battle was between Charles Crowe, Pat Joyce and Romano Cionni. Tractor trailer wide Crowe is not an easy one to get by but Joyce loved his kart so much that eventually the pass was made and Cionni went along with him. Kind of a 2 for 1 deal.
Mike McClaran advances into the coveted “A” main and will start from 10th.
“A” Main has “B” Main Baca Jr (BMB Jr) starting from pole, Kyler Repella staring 2nd and Austin Kipp Von Winkle staring at the back of Repella’s helmet from the 3rd starting spot. Green-green-green and away they go. Chaz/Kyler/Austin with Chaz walking away from Repella & Kipp who decide to dice early and fall back to allow a clean getaway by Baca. Steve Lattanzi who started 4th matches their times and is reeling them in as they battle for position. Battle away and let me catch you say’s Lattanzi who now catches a glimpse of Josh Sarchet who’s on the move and gaining every lap after breaking away from the pack that included Keith Sears, Cody Gutierrez, Philip Schroeder, Chris Wynne and Mike McClaran. Sarchet passes Lattanzi to finish 4th and would have caught Repella/Kipp if not for the Checkered Flag at 40 laps to end the race. Sears and Gutierrez make contact and Gutierrez spins out and into 10th place where he would finish the race. This is not the first time or race that Sears has been involved in an incident and we are all starting to wonder if his race suit is too tight around the neck and is cutting off the blood flow to his cranium. Focus, man, focus!
The podium players have remained the same for all 4 races and the points spread is as tight as a clam in cold water.
Top 10 Finish “A” Main with Overall League points:
Kyler Repella…222
Chaz Baca Jr…222
Austin Kipp…220
Josh Sarchet…152 (missed 1 race)
Steve Lattanzi…200
Keith Sears…193
Chris Wynne…184
Philip Schroeder…169
Mike McClaran…184
Cody Gutierrez…202
Tuesday…Aug. 7th,2012… 7pm we set the groups and do it all again.
Thanks to all the league racers from near and far for making this a most successful and fun league series yet.
‘Til we meet again, I will be,
Keeping the Rubberside Down,
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)
Visit us online @ www.OctaneRaceway.com
Octane Raceway - Your Phoenix Destination For Adrenaline-Packed Outings
Arizona's Premier Indoor Karting & Entertainment Venue
Seasonal Leagues, High Level Competition Events, Public Racing 363 Days A Year
Two Indoor Tracks, 45+MPH Karts, Billiards, Trackside Bar & Grill.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Austin Kipp Wins Race #3 & Kyler Repella takes over Points Lead in Summer League @ Octane
*****BREAKING NEWS*****
Tuesday July 24, 2012
Austin Kipp wins Race #3 & Kyler Repella takes the overall points lead in the 2012 Summer Leagues at Octane Raceway. Looks like the stranglehold on the #1 spot held by Chaz Baca Jr (BMB) is finally over. After scoring maximum points for the better part of 7 league seasons Baca’s domination may finally be waning. Has he aged out? At just 15 I don’t think so. Has he been thrown to distraction by the members of the opposite sex? Very possible. Has he helped Kyler Repella too much? A most definite YES! Will he be helping Repella from now on? We shall see. Seems like the student is now schooling the teacher or at least harassing him.
Now for the real story. Chaz made an out of character risky pass move on fellow competitor, Josh Sarchet, which resulted in both Baca and Sarchet dropping thru the field in Group 3 Heat race.
Sarchet was in P1 at the start, Scott Lodding P2 and Chaz Baca Jr P3. Baca dove on Lodding and got into Sarchet which ended up putting both into the “B” Main with a 4th place finish for Sarchet and a 5th place finish for Baca. Cody Gutierrez won the Group 3 Heat race over Lodding. Congratulations Cody Gutierrez!
The math of the groups was this. Twenty seven racers divided into 3 equal groups of 9. Top 3 from each group go into the “A” Main. Finish 4th/5th or 6th and you are in the “B” Main. Finish 7/8/9 and it’s the C” Main for you. Bonus is if you win the “C” Main you advance into the “B” Main. Same for the “B” Main winner. Win the “B” Main and you advance to the “A” Main. Points are awarded for the highest finishing position.
Top 3 in each Heat Group:
Group 1: Austin Kipp…Tony Rolfson…Charles Crowe.
Group 2: Kyler Repella…Steve Lattanzi…Chris Wynne
Group 3: Cody Gutierrez…Scott Lodding…Keith Sears
“C” Main competes first and Kyle Tatman from Tucson is on pole with Krystal Wright parked right on his bumper in P2. Newcomer, Peter Madrigal starts an impressive 3rd. Track 1 was the track of the night and the direction for the Mains was c/w. Track 1 c/c/w was in play for the Qualifier/Heats. Once the green flag flew to start the race, Tatman and Wright took off and left everyone wondering if maybe some rocket fuel was added to those two karts. Krystal got by Kyle and they both settled in for an epic battle that would last until they caught lap traffic once again. An honest mistake by a slow running backmarker newcomer took Tatman off Wrights bumper and back thru most of the field. Tatman now set his sights on catching Wright and by the end of 50 laps was right where he left before the “takeout” that has nothing to do with a fast food order.
Hmmmm? Was that Krystal Wright in the parking lot slipping 20’s to the mysterious backmarker who “mistakenly” bumped Tatman? Fair and square win by Krystal Wright and she advanced into the “B” Main where she raced another 50 laps and finished 9th or 18th overall. Congrats to Krystal Wright who has made it crystal clear she is one serious racer to contend with.
Everybody who’s anybody stayed for the “B” Main to see how “B” Main Baca (BMB), as he has been aptly named, fares starting from 4th. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, 4th and not one easy task as he has racers Mike McClaran, Philip Schroeder and Baca hit recipient Josh Sarchet to contend with. Starting right behind “B” Main Baca” is former Track manager, Pat Joyce, who now finds himself on the fun side of indoor kart racing. He traded in his marshalling flags for a white kart racing helmet and never looked back. I hear he is expecting an addition to the Joyce family in the fall. Congratulations Pat and the lucky lady.
Meanwhile back in the race ” BMB” is making short order of the “B” Main race to the front and for the win. And win it he does which now puts all the “A” Mainers on RED alert. He has the 9 racers in his crosshairs and the plan is to go to the front as soon as the green flag drops. Easy will not be the word of the day with names like Crowe, Wynne, Sears, Lodding, Lattanzi, Rolfson, Gutierrez, Repella, and Kipp standing between BMB and the WIN. But lo and behold and one by one all but two fall into the wake left by BMB. The pass on Steve Lattanzi was at the same turn and the third time was the one that worked. Lattanzi vowed to procure a wider kart for the next race. Tenth place to 3rd place and back on the podium but two steps away from his usual perch which is now occupied by a very happy and pleased with himself Austin Kipp. Kyler Repella is grinning as wide as a Cheshire cat knowing that he has now taken over the overall points lead going into Race #4 on Tuesday July 31st. BMB Jr is vowing to change that back and make it “right”. We shall see.
Trouble is BMB is usually the one being chased and not the chaser. Always impressive to watch this much talent spread among this many great indoor Sport karting enthusiasts.
Top 10 “A” Main and with Overall league season points:
Austin Kipp…164
Kyler Repella…167
Chaz Baca Jr…165
Tony Rolfson…99 (missed 1 race)
Cody Gutierrez…155
Steve Lattanzi…148
Keith Sears…143
Chris Wynne…135
Scott Lodding…92 (missed 1 race)
Charles Crowe…133
Octane Raceway is home to some of the best indoor kart racing leagues in the country. It also continues to be one of the biggest and the best indoor kart racing venues in the country.
Keeping the Rubberside Down,
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)
Visit us online @ www.OctaneRaceway.com
Octane Raceway - Your Phoenix Destination For Adrenaline-Packed Outings
Arizona's Premier Indoor Karting & Entertainment Venue
Seasonal Leagues, High Level Competition Events, Public Racing 363 Days A Year
Two Indoor Tracks, 45+MPH Karts, Billiards, Trackside Bar & Grill.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Jack Fresquez Takes a Well Deserved Win in Race # 4 of the Jr Summer League
Saturday, July 21,2012… Jr Summer League Race#4 of 5
at Octane Raceway.
One of the top runners, Jack Fresquez not only won the 40
lap Main but scored an indoor kart racing trifecta by setting fast time in the
5 lap qualifier, (27.382) over reigning league Champion, Sam Gillum,(27.717) to
take the pole for the 25 lap Heat race. Fresquez went on to win the Heat by a
wide margin of almost 22 seconds.
Michael Stout took 3rd in the qualifier with a
27.861. Jack then went on to lead every lap in the 40 lap Main on Track 1 c/w.
A kart transponder issue kept the Jr karts off Track 2 which was their
scheduled track for this race. A computer glitch was identified and corrected
but after the Jr leaguers raced on Track 1. Track 2 is more of a technical
track but Track 1 lets you carry more speed thru more areas of the track. Good
trade off and Jack seemed happy with the outcome.
Two Black Flags were thrown and both went to the same driver
who decided his brother had no business being in front of him. Never a good
thing to do and especially to a family member you have to ride home in the same
car with. I’m sure it wasn’t on purpose.
The 40 lap Main was one of the more exciting races of the
season with top 4 and sometimes 5 within striking distance of each other. A few
rolled Black Flags were wagged but nothing too serious and no pit stop chats
had to be initiated. Top 6 were within 3.5 seconds of each other and Jack drove
to the win without setting fast time in that race. Fast time was set by Michael
Stout and the only one to dip into the 26 second lap time.(26.607) Michael just
couldn’t put enough of those fast laps together to get past the three racers
ahead of him.
Congratulations Jack Fresquez on the well deserved win that
has now propelled him to the top of the overall points standings.
Finish Order of the Jr Summer League Main Race
#4:…points/points with 1 race drop.
Jack Fresquez…110/84
Sam Gillum…107…82
Kiana Lamanilao…106/81
Michael Stout…92/72
Arturo Frayre…74/74
Luisa Rubio…67/67
Matthew Stout…55/55
Jordan Manoff…22/22
Sam McGill…17/17
The Jr Summer Leagues are back in action for the series
Final on Sat. Aug. 4th at 9:30am.
They will be competing on the ½ Mile GP Track c/w &
c/c/w.
Racer cap has been set at 10 for the Final.
Good Luck to one and all.
Keeping the Rubberside Down,
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)
Visit us online @ www.OctaneRaceway.com
Octane Raceway - Your Phoenix Destination For Adrenaline-Packed Outings
Arizona's Premier Indoor
Karting & Entertainment Venue
Seasonal Leagues, High Level
Competition Events, Public Racing 363 Days A Year
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