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VOLUME 49, NO.11 • november 2009Karter News is the official monthly publication of the International Kart Federation.EditorPat Eldridge (pat@ikfkarting.com)Production CoordinatorFelton Stroud / Stroud Design, Inc.International Kart Federation:Advertising, Membership and Subscription information:Office: 909/923-4999, Office Fax: 909/923-6940website: www.ikfkarting.comAddress:International Kart Federation, 1609 S. Grove Ave., Suite 105, Ontario, CA 91761International Kart Federation Staff:Pat Eldridge (pat@ikfkarting.com)Carmen Carranza (carmen@ikfkarting.com)Cynthia Enriquez (membership@ikfkarting.com)MEMBERSHIP NEWS2010 IKF grand National annual and 2010 IKF Rule book willbe available for purchaseWe hope you enjoy the first-ever IKF Grand NationalAnnual! 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2009 IKf SOUTHWeST ROAD RACe ASSOC.ROAD RACeGRAND NATIONALSJUNe 10-13, eAGLeS CANYON RACeWAY, TeXASStory by David Cole-eKartingNews.com, Photos by Hart Photography MotorsportsGrand National Belt Buckle Sponsor: Royal PurpleNeW IKfeXPeRTS:eRTS:Mike JonesJohn KindhartTodd Vanermolenfollowing months of planning and preparation,the 2009 international kart federation(ikf) road race grand nationals took placeat the challenging eagles canyon raceway indecatur, texas on June 10-13. twenty-eightclasses competed on the 2.55-mile circuit inhopes of earning the prestigious ikf duffyawarded to the winner of the grand nationalevents. the southwest roadrace association(swra) hosted this year’s event, their firsttime since the 2005 edition at oak hill racewayin eastern texas. track time was not anissue as competitors were given seven straighthours of open track time to grow accustomedto the circuit and the conditions, along witha minimum of one-hour practice to begin thefollowing days.each day was nearly 14 hours in length fromthe time the gates opened and the final checkeredflag waved to get all 42 races completedin the three full days of racing. Jim McMillanand the entire swra staff working diligentlythe entire time to make sure the event was runas smoothly as possible. weather delayed thestart of action on day two as severe thunderstormsand near 80 mph winds came throughthe area. though there was minimal damageto tents or trailers, the track was flooded within certain sections with mud covering the racingsurface. after tireless work of the eaglescanyon raceway track staff and swra workers,the track was cleared in a few hours. completingthe second day of action, Mg tiresand swra hosted a ‘louisiana hog roast’with plenty of food as bench racing was seenand heard around the cafeteria. throughoutthe four days, red bull girls roamed the paddock,providing free red bull products to keepeveryone refreshed under the hot texas sun.nichol’s bobcat of dallas and royal purplealso supported the event with sponsorshipalong with many products on hand for competitorsto learn more about in addition to thenumber of class sponsors for the awards thatwere handed out throughout the event.rotax max heavySPonSorEd by: louiSiana Ground ManaGEMEntMike Jones got out to a great lead in the firstfew laps of the 30 minute rotax Max heavyrace - possible in-part to a new set of Mg tiresstrapped on to his Zanardi kart while most ofthe field put on scrubs. Jones would eventuallybe run down however by three drivers -sean kelleher, dJ ortiz, and tyler Mann. JonesKARTER NEWS - NovEmbER 20097

held the point until they ran him down andKelleher put his Margay into the top spot withOrtiz and Mann joining in the fight. The fourswapped positions numerous times, includingsome three-wide racing into the final corner -turn 11. On the final lap, Kelleher and Joneswere side by side as the crossed the line withKelleher getting the lead as they went throughturn one. Jones got back to the point as theywent down the 2000 foot straight, leadinginto the second half of the track. Coming tothe turn 11 is where Kelleher made his moveinside Jones. Clean through the corner, Kellehergot a great run and won the drag race tothe finish line. Oritz also got his Tony Kart byJones - who struggled with clutch issues in thefinal laps - to earn the second spot. Mann - runningone of Jones back-up engines aboard hisItalkart - came across the line fourth. The CRGof Mark Beville completed the podium in thefifth spot.Super Stock Sit-upSponsored by: Mid Con CompressionThe race for the Duffy in the Super StockSit-up division went down between Jim Westerand Richard Bryan. While Wester got awayfrom the pack at the start of the race, Bryanbegan to run him down by clocking in the fastlaps of the race. Once Bryan was within strikingdistance, he and Wester swapped the fastlap as the race went on. In the end howeverWester would have the final straw as he postedthe fastest lap of the race on the checkered flaglap for the win. Bryan settled for second withCraig McLain getting by Jamey Brown for thirdwhile Jeff Oakes completed the top-five.TaGLightSponsored by: Kindhart RacingThe TaG Light field came down for the firstrolling green flag of the event, beginning withthe action for the second day of action, with themajority of the field aboard Rotax engines. Asthey came around to complete the first greenflag lap, a couple drivers, including the leaderGabriel Bargas, got loose in the final corner,sending Oregon drivers Joe Kitterman and BillGulick off course. Kitterman continued at therear of the field while Gulick ended the heatrace early. Up front, it was a four kart lead packwith yesterday’s winner Sean Kelleher, Bargas,Tyler Mann, and ‘Boy Scout’ Mike Jones. Bargas’srun ended on lap five as the exhaust cameloose on his Margay. Jones however was ableto break away with consistent two-minute lapstimes to stretch out to an eight-second victoryover Mann. Kelleher lost the draft and wascaught by Kevin Adds and Mark Beville tobegin a three-way battle for third. In the finalcorner, Kelleher got a great run on the outsideand was able to power away and win the raceto the strip in front of Adds and Beville.The second heat was stopped after the firstturn with Adds getting sideways infront ofmost of the field and collected Cheryl Kurtisand Colby Novak. Kurtis was airlifted withtwo broken ankles but was alert the entire timeand on her way to recovery. Once the race wasrestarted, Jones was able to break away fromthe field again as four drivers fought for second.At the line, Jones took the victory by twosecondsto clinch his first Duffy. Bargas wonthe battle for second with Mann, Kelleher, andBeville rounding out the top-five. Kelleher howeverwas bounced in the tech barn for an engineissue, thus moving the rest of the field up onespot behind him. When calculating the points,Mann was second next to Jones with Beville,Thomas Muth and Terry Prather completingthe podium.Intercontinental ESponsored by: Royal PurpleRoyal Purple: Mike Lewis had the IntercontinentalE (ICE) field covered in the openingheat race as he took the victory by over aminute ahead of Darryl Bertram and GlennIngram. In the second heat, Lewis looked torepeat his win however mechanical issues puthim on the sidelines which ended his chance atthe overall victory. This gave Bertram the heatwin and the overall victory. Ingram was secondwith Lewis placing third after Dale McCollum,in a built from the ground up Superkart, spunin the opening lap and finished fourth.Formula 125Sponsored by: Basin CandyThe opening heat of the Formula 125 divisionbegan with the field starting from a standingstart - two in a row. As the green waved, thefield got away clean and Waylon McCullochlead the field on the opening lap with MikeSmith breaking away from a big group battlingfor third. Lap four saw Smith put in abad lap and fell back to fourth with RussellPool and Cody Jolly moving up a spot each.Lap five however Jolly relinquished the thirdspot when he came into the pits after losinghis airbox. By that time, McCulloch stretchedout to a three-second gap and continued toadd to it each time by the stripe. In the end,McCulloch’s Birel took the win over a bunchof Intrepids by six-seconds. Pool was alone insecond with Danny Howie winning the fightfor third over Kyle Piepenbrok while AllenFleming completed the top-five.The front row took off as the green flagwaved for the second heat race with McCullochand Pool pulling out to an early lead. Theystretched it out over the opening laps to fourseconds by lap three. On lap four, McCullochcame over the crest of turn seven off to the sidelinesand got out of his Birel machine as engineissues cost him a chance at the Duffy. This putPool alone in the lead with four karts battlingfor what was now second. Champion Racing’sPiepenbrok was able to break away and beganrunning down Pool. As the got the white flag,Piepenbrok was latched onto Pool’s rear bum-Rotax Max Heavy1. Sean Kelleher2. DJ Ortiz3. Mike Jones4. Tyler Mann5. Mark BevilleSuper Stock Sit-up1. Jim Wester2. Richard Bryan3. Craig McLain4. Jamey Brown5. Jeff OakesTaG Light1. Mike Jones2. Tyler Mann3. Mark Beville4. Gabriel Bargas5. Donnie CluckIntercontinental E1. Darryl Bertram2. Mike Lewis3. Glenn Ingram4. Dale McCollumFormula 1251. Kyle Piepenbrok2. Russell Pool3. Danny Howie4. Allen Fleming5 Scott RisterKT100s Heavy Laydown1. Michael Sampson2. Jamey Brown3. Donald Meyering4. Tim Kyser5. Sherry NixFormula 125 Ltd Heavy1. Todd Vandermolen2. Weston McCulloch3. Kevin Bartlett4. Todd Cormier5. John KindhartYamaha Ltd Light Sprint1. Phil Harris2. John Dale Brown3. Anthony Honeywell4. David Munden5. Scott CherryTaG Junior1. Deriann Taylor8 KARTER NEWS - November 2009

per. He waited for the final straight to slingshotby Pool as they made their way to the checkeredflag. At the line, it was Piepenbrok by sevenhundredthsof as second - the closet finish ofthe day. Howie was third at the stripe with ScottRister and Cody Jolly rounding out the top-five.With the results from the two heats, Piepenbrokand Pool were tied with four points each withthe Heat 2 finish deciding the tie-breaker, givingPiepenbrok his first ever Duffy. Howie, Fleming,and Rister completed the podium with fourof the five aboard Intrepids.Yamaha KT100s Heavy LaydownSponsored by: Louisiana Ground ManagementThe fight for the Duffy in Yamaha KT100sHeavy Laydown class looked to be a battlebetween Michael Sampson and Jamey Brown.The two Texans were locked together duringthe early portion of the 45 minute event untillap 12 when Brown went off course briefly. Thisgave Sampson plenty of space to cruise to thevictory and his first career Duffy. Brown heldon to second with Nevada driver Donald Meyeringalone in third. Tim Kyser finished fourthwith Sherry Nix completing the podium.Formula 125 Limited HeavySponsored by: Dale’s Motor CompanyTodd Vandermolen started from the frontrow of heat one in the Formula 125 LimitedHeavy category and was able to pull out tonearly a three second advantage as the rest ofthe field scrambled for the second spot. Startingdead last, former Duffy winner John Kindhartwas able to work up to the position bylap three with the fast lap of the race at thatpoint. Kindhart then began to cut into the gaplap by lap as he clocked off the fastest lap eachtime by until he found Vandermolen’s rearbumper. Kindhart held ground until comingto the white flag when he worked by for thelead at the end of the long 2000 foot straight.Vandermolen returned the favor on the finallap with Kindhart charging back in the finalcorner but was not close enough to make amove. Vandermolen won the drag race to thecheckered flag for the win. Kevin Bartlette ranthird with Weston McCulloch and Allen FlemingSr. rounding out the top-five.Vandermolen and Kindhart got away fromthe line to start the second heat cleanly andwere joined in the opening lap by WestonMcCulloch. The three were in a solid lead draftuntil lap two when Kindhart’s throttle stuckwide open. After he thought he had it fixedwhile driving, he continued on in the back ofthe field but it would again get snagged. Hewould managed to limp into the pits and call ita day. The top two were than joined quickly bya charger Tyler Mann. The trio put on a greatshow for those watching atop the paddockhill until on the second to last lap when Manndropped a wheel exiting turn six and was sentaround doing a 360 spin but continued on. Thisallowed Vandermolen to pull out to a gap andcruise to the victory to clinch his first road raceDuffy. McCulloch crossed second with Mannfalling to just third. Bartlette climbed up fourthafter stalling on the starting line with Flemingfifth until he was removed in tech as well asBill Criddle, moving Todd Cormier to fifth. Thetop three remain the same after calculating thepoints with Cormier in fourth and Kindhartcompleting the podium despite his DNF.Yamaha Limited Light SprintSponsored by: PrecisionPerformance KartingWhat began as a four kart fight eventuallycame down to two in the 30-minute YamahaLtd Light Sprint category. Phil Harris andJohn Dale Brown swapped the lead multipletimes until Harris was able to gap Brown inthe final stages of the race. In the end, Harrisstretched his lead out to just under seven secondsfor the victory. This earned the veteranhis eighth Duffy. Brown held on to second withAnthony Honeywell coming up to third overDavid Munden. Scott Cherry did not completethe race but outlasted the rest of the field to earnthe final spot on the podium.Rotax Max Junior / TaG JuniorSponsored by: Beyer Mechanical and SWRAOne of the best races of the day came viathe Junior race with the Rotax Max Junior leadgroup filled with four karts dicing the leadnumerous times around the 2.5-mile circuit.Jake French, Conner Iseli, Kaiden Cook, andAlex Tartaglia were all in the mix. French spentmost of his time at the point but was challengedby the other three. All four looked to set eachother up for the final corner - turn 11 - and thedraft to the checkered flag. French held the leadand was able to fend off the late charge by Iseli,taking the win by a tenth of a second for his firsever Duffy. Cook edged Tartaglia for third withJoe Taylor rounding out the podium. DeriannTaylor was the lone TaG Junior entry and wentunchallenged to the win.Rotax Max Junior1. Jake French2. Connor Iseli3. Kaiden Cook4. Alex Tartaglia5. Joe TaylorFormula 125 Stock1. Mike Jones2. Nick Lucido3. Mark Beville4. Bill Gulick5. Justin DavisUnlimited/FKE III1. Jayce Haghighi2. Larry Kurpiewski3. Glenn Ingram4. Ryan Kurpiewski5. Casey BartramFormula 80 Senior1. Russell Pool2. Thomas Muth3. Allen Fleming4. Mike McAlister5. Mark BevilleFormula 80 Junior1. Jared Trengrove2. Bristol Gunderson3. Jack Murray4. Brekk Harris5. Thomas WaddinghamRotax Max Light1. Gabriel Bargas2. Sean Kelleher3. Mike Jones4. Terry Prather5. Taylor BertramKT100s Light Laydown1. Jamey Brown2. Craig McLain3. Taylor Bertram4. Donald Meyering5. Tim KyserFormula 125 Limited1. Waylon McCulloch2. Todd Vandermolen3. Danny Howie4. Scott Rister5. Coy Dayton125cc-150cc Open/FKE IIKARTER NEWS - November 20099

Formula 125 StockSponsored by: Texas Karts:Fresh off his Duffy win on Day 2 in his Rotaxmachine, Mike Jones jumped into his StockMoto ride and led the field through the openinglap of the first heat. Nick Lucido and StuartRobinson held second and third as the firstseven karts were within reach of each other.Lucido drafted by Jones as they completed thesecond lap with Mike Smith now running inthird. As they came by the next time, Smithwas credited for leading the lap as the topfour, including Cody Jolly began to put somedistance on fifth, sixth and seventh. On lapfour, Jones and Lucido held the top two spotswith a couple kart lengths advantage overSmith and Jolly. Lap seven is when the frontpack began to get a little more racey as theyentered turn one three wide with Jones gettinga great draft down the straight. They continuedto dice it up for the remainder of the race,which came down to just three with Jolly losingthe draft. Jones led them through the firsthalf of the track on the final circuit and as theycame down the hill after the long back straight,Smith held the point and go on to hold off thecharges of Lucido and Jones. Jolly caught backup but finished fourth with Bill Glick beatingMark Beville to the line for fifth. Smith howevercame in underweight which cost him achance at the overall victory and sat out thesecond heat.Things got crazy for round two with Jones,Jolly, Lucido, and Beville breaking away fora four kart war around the 2.5-mile circuit.Exchanging the lead lap after lap, driversbegan drafting bumping one another to try tobreak away. The turning point of the race wasthe beginning of lap nine when the head flagmandisplayed a black flag and kart numberon the board to Jolly for aggressive bumping.Lucido, who crossed the line first, believed itwas the checkered flag, raised his hand in theair in what he thought was victory. Jones, Jollyand Beville continued on at pace while Lucidoslowed. As they came through turn 10 nearthe pit entrance, Jones began slowing as didBeville. Jolly drove on into the pits while Jonesand Beville continued on around to the frontstraight. Lucido followed Jolly into the pitsbut would find out his mistake once hittingpit lane. Once he got refired and rejoined therace, he found himself back in the fifth position.Jones would be able to get away fromBeville and ran to the checkered flag for hissecond Duffy of the event. Glick moved upto third in the order with Justin Davis aheadof Lucido. With Jones on top of the podium,Lucido earned the second place trophy despitehis error. Beville stood in the third spot withGulick and Davis completing the podium.Unlimited/FKE IIISponsored by: AustralianAmerican RacingWith the late entry of Jayce Haghihi, theUnlimited division was eligible for a Duffyaward with five drivers entered. Haghihi andRyan Kurpiewski looked to battle for the firstheat win however Kurpiewski parked his rideat the end of the straight on the opening lapwith mechanical issues. Haghihi went unchallengedto the win with Larry Kurpiewski runningsecond in front of Casey Bartram andGlenn Ingram.The second heat began with Jayce and Ryanrunning nose to tail and could have been a greatbattle to the end until Kurpiewski retired again,this time on lap four with more troubles. Haghihiwent on to take the heat and overall victoryfor the Duffy. Larry Kurpiewski was secondagain with Glenn Ingram moving to third afterCasey Bartram was unable to finish.Formula 80 SeniorSponsored by: Texas KartsCompeting in three classes on Day 3, MarkBeville began his second class of the day leadingthe 80 Senior opening heat race. After hegot out to a solid lead in the opening two laps,Russell Pool and Thomas Muth were able togain the ground to make it three for the lead.Pool and Muth were then able to break awayfor a two-kart battle once by Beville. Muthpaced himself behind Pool the entire race toset up a sling shot to the checkered flag. By29-thousandths of a second, Muth took thevictory. Beville ran third with Allen Flemmingand Chance Pool rounding out the top-five.The fight for the second heat win was a fightbetween three drivers - including Muth, Pooland Flemming after Beville retired on lap threewith a loose water hose. The lead trio went backand forth for the top spot through the entire 20minutes and decided it in the final few feet.A little bit of lap traffic could have played afactor in the final trip around the circuit butthe leaders got around with no problem. Flemmingheld the lead as they came around thefinal half of the track with Muth losing a bitof ground. As they came around the last corner- turn 11 - Pool got a great draft and got tothe line first by 0.049-seconds over Flemming.Muth crossed third with McAlister and ChrisReudelhuber rounding out the top-five. Poolwould add another Duffy to his trophy casewith his performance. Muth was placed secondoverall with Fleming third. McAlister wasfourth in the final order with Beville earningthe fifth place despite his DNF.Formula 80 JuniorSponsored by: IKF LouisianaGovernorThe opening heat race for the 80 Junior fieldwas all Jared Trengrove as he put down a blisteringopening lap to pull out a three secondadvantage over the rest of the field. Trengrovewas able to record a sub-two minute lap timeenroute to a 19.144-second victory over BristolGunderson. Thomas Waddington challengeGunderson in the early portion but lost groundas the race went on and settled for third. AlexTartaglia was slow off the line and managed toclimb back to fourth ahead of Brekk Harris.Trengrove found himself under pressure in1. John Kindhart2. Anthony Honeywell3. Tim Kyser4. Casey Bartram5. Stuart RobinsonYamaha LTD Heavy Sprint1. Phil Harris2. Jamey Brown3. John Dale Brown4. Anthony Honeywell5. DJ OrtizFormula 125 Stock Heavy1. Nick Lucido2. Mike Jones3. Bill Gulick4. Russell Pool5. Bashar MardiniFormula 125 Ltd Heavy II1. Todd Vandermolen2. Weston McCulloch3. John Kindhart4. Tyler Mann5. Bill CriddleFormula 80 Senior Heavy1. Thomas Muth2. Allen Fleming Sr.3. Russell Pool4. Jacob Kantor5. Chris Reudelhuber100cc Open1. Anthony Honeywell2. Steve Miller3. Tim Kyser4. Richard Bryan5. Mike Sampson10 KARTER NEWS - November 2009

the second heat with Gunderson able to pickup the pace to run on his bumper the entire20 minute race. It looked as if Gunderson wasbuying her time, waiting for the right momentat the end however a missed shift cost hersome real-estate on the leader. Trengrove tookthe heat win and overall victory for the Duffy.Both he and Gunderson ran their fastest lap onthe final circuit with Gunderson earning thesecond step on the podium. Jack Murray alsopicked up the pace and won the fight for thirdto the line over Harris with Waddington fallingoff the pace a bit to fifth. With the top twodecided, the final three spots on the podiumcame down to a three way tie between Murray,Harris and Waddingham. The second heatresults were the tie breaker and the driverswould be placed on the podium in the samepositions as they finished.Rotax Max LightSponsored by: The Kart ShopThe 30-minute Rotax Max Light race wouldnot see a repeat of the Heavy events on theopening day. Gabriel Bargas got a great jumpfrom the LeMans start and was out to nearlya three-second advantage by the time he cameacross to complete the first lap. The distancebetween him and Heavy winner Kelleherremained about the same for the entire race asBargas went unchallenged for the win. MikeJones was closing in on Kelleher but the jettingon his Rotax slowed him in the second halfof the race, crossing in third place. Bill Gulickrecovered from a slow start to end up fourthhowever was removed in the tech barn. TerryPrather moved up one spot with Taylor Bertramcompleting the podium.Yamaha KT100s Light LaydownSponsored by: Honeywell RacingThe Yamaha Light Laydown race was decidedin the final inches after the long 45-minutesof racing. Heavy winner Michael Sampsonlooked to have the win in hand after stretchingout to a good lead in the early portion. Acut tire however would cost him a chance athis second Duffy of the event on lap seven. Thefight for second then became the battle for thewin with four karts taking a shot in the earlygoings but the four spaced out some after thehalfway mark. In the final laps of the race,Craig McLain was leading with Jamey Brownlooking to track him down. Brown continuedto cut into the gap and would finally catchMcLain down the back straight on the finallap with a sling shot move. McLain kept onBrown’s bumper through the finals cornersto plan a sling shot pass of his own on thefront straight. The two weaved side to sidelike you would see at the end of the Indy 500with Brown getting to the line by just 0.132-seconds. Taylor Bertram inherited third afterMike Sampson retired on lap 16 after spinningin turn seven. Donald Meyering then won thebattle for fourth over Tim Kyser as the duokept close the entire race.Formula 125 LimitedSponsored by: Basin CandyThe opening heat race for the Formula 125Limited saw Waylon McCulloch and RussellPool dicing for the lead in the early portion ofthe race. The two swapped the position a fewtimes before settling into a rhythm for a laterace dual. Pool’s pace however began to falloff with about five minutes to go as the powerplantbegan to smoke. He would eventuallypull off to end his race and chance at a Duffyearly. This allowed McCulloch to cruise to theheat win. Todd Vandermolen ran alone to secondafter Kyle Piepenbrok - who ran the fastlap of the race - retired on lap three when hiswater pump belts broke. Mike Smith crossedthe line third with Danny Howie and Coy Daytonfollowing.The lead group to begin the final heat wasmost of the field until after two laps in whenthe front four of McCulloch, Howie, Vandermolen,and Piepenbrok broke away. Smith waswith the leaders but was black flagged off onlap five for losing his front nose piece. Howieand McCulloch put a little distance on thirdand fourth however it closed back up with twolaps to go. Howie fell from the lead to fourthwith Piepenbrok slotted into the second spotbehind McCulloch. As they came back intoview from the back straight, McCulloch andHowie were at the point with Vandermolensliding into third ahead of Piepenbrok. Comingto the final corner, Howie went deep inthe braking zone but slid wide on the exit.McCulloch pulled the over-under to pull insideTaG Heavy1. Mike Jones2. Sean Kelleher3. DJ Ortiz4. Tyler Mann5. Mitchell FiorelliMini Max1. Cole Glasson2. Chris Clark3. Beck Duggleby4. Kinsley Cook5. Michael SchneiderYamaha Sportsman Heavy1. John Dale Brown2. Donald MeyeringDQ Jamey BrownDQ Sherry NixDQ Jeff OakesYamaha JR Sprint Sit-up1. Joe Taylor2. Brekk Harris3. Connor WagnerDQ Alex TartagliaDQ Bristol GundersonTaG Enduro1. Joe Kitterman2. Tim Kyser3. Jean Brown4. Ken JohnsonDQ Jamey BrownKARTER NEWS - November 200911

down the straight. the run was good enoughthat Mcculloch beat howie to the line by twotenths.piepenbrok slipped by vandermolen atthe line for third but was bounced at the scalesfor being underweight. scott rister was movedup to fourth with weston Mcculloch advancingfrom the tail of the field to fifth. waylonearned the duffy with his two heat wins withvandermolen placed in the runner-up spot.howie was third in the order with rister anddayton rounding out the podium.125CC-150CC opeN/FKe iiSPonSorEd by: bEyEr MEchanicalthe same division where he won his duffyin 2005 at oak hill, John kindhart repeated thesame feet by running the full 45-minute racewith a modified fuel tank to make the distance.anthony honeywell ran his laydown machineto second with tim kyser, casey bartram andstuart robinson filling out the podium.yamaha limited heavy spriNtSPonSorEd by: PrEciSion PErForMancE EKartinGto complete the long day of action onday3, the final race on track providea great bit of excitementin the 30-minute racefor the yamaha limitedheavy sprint group. followingthe leMansstart, four driversmade up the leadgroup, comprisedof John daleb r o w n ,Jamey brown, phil harrisand dJ ortiz. the lead trainwas locked into a solid draft buton lap three, anthony honeywell droppeddown a monster lap without any drafting helpto catch the pack of four. with five now in themix, the racing got even better as plenty ofthree-wide action was seen around the course.lap eight however ortiz lost the draft as thelead group slipped away more and more eachlap. two laps later, honeywell spun aroundin turn five, dropping him out of contention.the last round of the fight came down to threein the final corner as John dale went throughthe corner hot and lost the momentum whileJamey and harris drag raced side by side to theline. after a bunch of bouncing in their seatsfor some extra horsepower and a couple tiredoughnuts on the side pods, harris was firstto the stripe by 0.037-seconds. the brown duosettled for second and third while honeywellwas advanced to fourth after craig Mclainwas black flagged for bumping. ortiz wouldcomplete the podium in the fifth position.Formula 125 stoCK heavySPonSorEd by: clEarlaKE KEnnElSMike Jones continued to be one of the driversto beat on the weekend as he started thesuper stock cr 125 heavy division with adual including nick luci- do. the two wentback and forth for thelead, eachrespecting one anoth-er, untilthe final lap whenall betswere off. as theycame tothe line, lucidowas ableto get a bet-ter run tothe lineto edgeJones by 0.053-seconds.lucido however was docked one position fortaking both hands off the wheel at the check-ered flag, giving Jones the heat win. stuartrobinson and tyler Mann were with the fronttwo in the opening lap until robinson spunon lap two and Mann’s powerplant began tolose power, eventually pulling off. russellpool and bill gulick were able to track downMark beville in the closing stages as pooledged beville for the third spot as gulickcrossed the line in fifth.the early lead pack in the final heat consistedof Jones, lucido, beville, and robinson.the first few laps, things were calm but thenthey began to size each other up for the finishwith a few lead changes. beville got crossed upin turn one and went off on lap seven, endinghis chance at the win. as the now three kartsbattled, gulick put down the fastest laps of therace to catch the leaders and begin mixing itup with them. with a few minutes remaining,robinson lost the draft while lucido was ableto break away from Jones and gulick. at thestripe, lucido took the win by four-tenths withJones edging gulick for second by just 0.005-seconds. robinson ran to fourth withpoolrounding out the top-five.lucido grabbedthe duffy with the final heat win with Jonesearning the second place award.gulick put inhis best performance of the event with a thirdplace honor while pool andbashar Mardinicompleted the podium.Formula 125 limited heavy iiSPonSorEd by: dalE’S Motorco.agroup of four made up the lead pack forthe opening heat race of the formula 125 ltdheavy ii division. weston Mcculloch and scottrister - both yet to win a duffy at the event- battled two duffy winners Johnkindhartand toddvandermolen.rister lost thedraft after dropping a tire through turnthree. kindhart would also fall back afterthe engine began losing power, dueto fuel supply issues.once the fight wasdown to two,vander-molen was able to putdown a couple quicklaps to space himselffromMcculloch as the dis-tance would be 1.417-seconds at the checkeredflag. Mike smith came up to finish third ahead12KARTER NEWS - NovEmbER 2009

of Kindhart while Rister fell to fifth.Things went bad for Smtih on the opening lapas he came around the opening lap of the secondheat with a flat tire, taking him out of contention.Vandermolen was quick on cold tires to getaway to a comfortable lead as McCulloch slottedinto second. The charging Kindhart - wholost a bunch of spots on the start - was able toreel in McCulloch first and set his sights on theleader. As he ran the fast laps of the race, Kindhartfound himself on the bumper of Vandermolenwith less than five minutes to go. Thoughhe was there, Kindhart was unable to make amove, leaving Vandermolen to take the win andhis second Duffy of the event. McCulloch ranto third - earning the second spot of the overallpodium with Kindhart placed third. Tyler Mannfinished fourth in the heat and the overall standingsand Bill Criddle edged Coy Dayton for fifthon track to earn a spot on the podium.Formula 80 Senior HeavySponsored by: Kart NationThomas Muth had an easy go of it in thefirst Formula 80 Sr. Heavy heat race after challengersRussell Pool and Mark Beville eachhad trouble that put them on the sidelines.Muth took the win by over 13-seconds aheadof Allen Fleming Sr. Chris Reudelhuber wonthe 20-minute fight for third over Jacob Cantorwith Kari Summers completing the top-five.Looking to make up for his carburetor fallingoff in the opening heat, Pool joined Flemingand Muth up front for the second heat.Pool got an advantage over the two fighting itout for the Duffy but they were able to bringhim back in. After few jostles for position, Pooland Muth broke away from Fleming to dukeit out for the win. Muth held the lead as theexited the final corner and Pool executed thesling shot move to get to the line by 0.081-seconds.Fleming held his ground for third withCantor and Summers duplicating their finishesfrom the previous heat. Muth was awarded theDuffy with Fleming second while Pool, Cantor,and Reudelhuber rounded out the podium.100cc OpenSponsored by: Royal PurpleScoring his first Duffy of the event, AnthonyHoneywell was untouchable in the 100cc Opendivision. A fast lap of 1:58.984 was five secondsquicker than any other driver in the field. Themargin of victory was one full lap with Steve(Continued on page 15)Super Stock Sit Up (L to R) Jamey Brown, Richard Bryan,Jim Wester, Craig McLain, Jeff OakesTaG Light (L to R) Gabriel Bargas (not pictured), Tyler Mann,Mike Jones, Mark Beville, Donnie Clark (not pictured)IKF Intercontinental E (L to R) Darryl Bertram, Mike Lewis,dale McCollum (not pictured)Formula 125 (L to R) Allen Fleming, Russell Pool,Kyle Piepenbrok, Danny Howie, Scott RisterFormula 125 Limited Heavy (L to R) Todd Cormier,Weston McCulloch, Todd Vandermolen, Kevin Bartlett(not pictured), John KindhartYamaha KT100 Limited Sprint Light (L to R) David Munden,John Dale Brown, Phil Harris, Anthony Honeywell, Scott CherryRotax Max Junior (L to R) Alex Tartaglia, Connor Iseli,Jake French, Kaiden Cook, Joe TaylorSuper Stock CR125 Heavy (L to R) Casey Bartram(not pictured), Glenn Ingram, Jayce Haghighi, Larry Kurpiewski(not pictured), Ryan Kurpiewski (not pictured)Unlimited/FKE III (L to R) Bill Gulick, Nick Lucido,Mike Jones, Mark Beville, Justin DavisRotax Max Heavy (L to R) Tyler Mann, DJ Ortiz,Sean Kelleher, Mike Jones, Mark BevilleYamaha KT100S Heavy Laydown (L to R) Tim Kyser,Jamey Brown, Michael Sampson, Donald Meyering, Sherry NixFormula 80 Senior (L to R) Mark Beville, Allen Fleming,Russell Pool, Thomas Muth, Mike McAlisterKARTER NEWS - November 200913

Formula 80 Junior (L to R) Brekk Harris, Bristol Gunderson,Jared Trengrove, Jack Murray, Thomas WaddinghamSuper Stock CR125 (L to R) Russell Pool, Mike Jones,Nick Lucido, Bill Gulick, Bashar MardiniMini Max (L to R) Kinsley Cook, Chris Clark, Cole Glasson,Beck Duggleby, Michael SchneiderYmaha Junior Sprint Sit Up (L to R) Brekk Harris, Joe Taylor,Connor WagnerRotax Light (L to R) Terry Prather, Sean Kelleher,Gabriel Bargas, Mike Jones, Taylor BertramFormula 125 Limited Heavy II (L to R) Tyler Mann,Weston McCulloch, Todd Vandermolen, John Kindhart,(not pictured) Bill CriddleYamaha Sportsman Heavy, John Dale Brown, (not pictured)Donald MeyeringYamaha KT100S Laydown Light (L to R) Donald Meyering,Craig McLain, Jamey Brown, Tayor Bertram, Tim KyserFormula 80 Senior Heavy (L to R) Jacob Kantor(not pictured), Allen Fleming Sr., Thomas Muth,Russell Pool, Chris Reudelhuber (not pictured)Formula 125 Limited (L to R) Scott Rister, Todd Vandermolen,Waylon McCulloch, Danny Howie (not pictured), Coy Dayton100cc Open (L to R) Richard Bryan, Steve Miller,Anthony Honeywell, Tim Kyser, Mike Sampson (not pictured)3-time Duffy Winner, Mike Jones125-150 Open/FKE III (L to R) Casey Bartram (not pictured),Anthony Honeywell, John Kindhart, Tim Kyser, Stewart RobinsonTaG Heavy (L to R) Tyler Mann, Sean Kelleher, Mike Jones,DJ Ortiz, Mitchell FiorelliYamaha KT100 Limited Sprint Heavy (L to R) Anthony Honeywell,Jamey Brown, Phil Harris, John Dale Brown, DJ OrtizTaG Enduro (L to R) Ken Johnson, Tim Kyser, Joe Kitterman,Jean BrownRuttman Award Winner Tim Kyser with IKF RepresentativeDon Holmboe14 KARTER NEWS - November 2009

Miller crossing the line second. Mike Sampsonran second for most of the race until hespun out with three laps to go. He would beclassified fifth with the others not completingas many laps as he did. Tim Kyser came homethird with Richard Bryan ending up fourth.TaG HeavySponsored by: Texas KartsWith a rolling start, the TaG Heavy grouptook off toward turn one for their 30-minutethrow-down. Mike Jones got away to anearly lead but was reeled in by Sean Kelleherand Tyler Mann. The trio shuffled positionsnumerous times throughout the course of therace but in the end, Kelleher was able to dragrace Jones to the line for the victory with Manna close third. DJ Ortiz lost the lead group earlyand ran alone in fourth while Mitchell Fiorellicompleted the top-five.Kelleher and Jones were joined the secondtime by Ortiz as Mann lost the draftthis time around. The trio kept in line for themajority of the race until the final lap whenthey began to challenge one another. Joneskept the pressure on the entire final lap butwhen he went to sling shot by, he didn’thave enough juice. Kelleher took the checkeredflag by just 0.068-seconds. Ortiz wastwo-tenths behind in third with Mann andFiorelli fourth and fifth. Kelleher howeverwas penalized one position for taking bothhands off the wheel, giving the win and theDuffy to Jones. Kelleher had to settle for secondwith Ortiz awarded third. Mann earnedanother fourth place trophy on the day withFiorelli completing the podium.Mini MaxSponsored by: Alliance Multi ServicesThe youngest drivers of the event put on agreat 20-minute show with three drivers battlingfor the win. Cole Glasson paced the fieldthe majority of the race with Chris Clark andBeck Duggleby on his bumper. As they camearound for the checkered, Glasson was leadingthe way with Clark looking to slingshot by him.At the line, Glasson had the edge by 0.044-seconds.Duggleby was a close third while KinsleyCook beat Michael Schneider for fourth.Yamaha Sportsman HeavySponsored by: Louisiana Ground ManagementWith five drivers entered, the Yamaha SportsmanHeavy division qualified to race for aDuffy in their 30 minute race. From the start, theBrown brothers of Jamey and John Dale showedthe way and looked to be locked together for theentire event until Jamey was able to get awayin the second half of the race. Jamey took thevictory by six-seconds over John Dale. DonaldMeyering ran third with Sherry Nix and JeffOakes completing the podium.Yamaha Junior Sprint Sit-upSponsored by: Kart NationThe final Junior division of the event putthem in the Yamaha karts with five on the startingline as they took the green flag. The fightfor the win eventually went to two as Joe Taylorand Alex Tartaglia broke away in a tight draftas Bristol Gunderson, Connor Wagner, andBrekk Harris fought for third. Tartaglia kept hismachine near Taylor’s bumper until the finalstraight when he was able to slingshot by andtake the win by 0.059 seconds. In tech however,Tartaglia would be bounced for a missing screwon the end of the Can - a common but unfortunateissue with the mufflers. That gave Taylorthe Duffy and moved Harris up to second afterhe edged Gunderson to the line with Wagnermoved up to third with Gunderson also gettingbounced in post-race inspection.TaG EnduroSponsored by: Kyser KartingTim Kyser - the recipient of this year’s RuttmanAward - looked to have the TaG Enduroevent in his grasps however Joe Kitterman wasable to get by Kyser in the early goings. The tworan similar lap times but in the end Kittermanoutran Kyser for the Duffy. Jean Brown crossedthe line third with Jamey Brown and RichardHolmboe completing the top-five. Holmboeand Jamey Brown were each bounced in tech- moving Ken Johnson up to fourth despite astuck motor before completing a lap.With the 2009 IKF Road Race Grand Nationalscompleted, the many competitors who werelucky enough to win a Duffy are now able toplace the prestigious award atop their trophymantels. For others, just being at the track withfriends and family throughout the four-dayswill be the fond memories they will keep forever.A special thanks goes out to all the SouthwestRoadracing Association members who putin endless hours prior to and during the eventin order for all to enjoy their time on and off thetrack at the Eagles Canyon Raceway.KARTER NEWS - November 200915

2009 Road Race Grand NATIONAL whatcharunsFinish NAME CHASSIS MOTOR CLUTCH PIPE BRAKES WHEELS/TIRES HELMET/SUIT MOTOR BUILDER/SHOP SPONSORSTag LightWhatcha Runs not submitted: 1st Mike Jones, 2nd Tyler Mann, 3rd Mark Beville, 4th Gabriel Bargas, 5th Donnie Clucktag Heavy2nd Sean Kelleher Margay Rotax Rotax Rotax MG KBC/MIR KAM Karting KRS, KAM Karting5th Mitchell Fiorelli CRG Rotax Rotax Rotax CRG CRG/MG Shoei/Sparco KAM KartingWhatcha Runs not submitted: 1st Mike Jones, 3rd DJ Ortiz, 4th Tyler MannFormula 125Whatcha Runs not submitted: 1st Kyle Piepenbrok, 2nd Russell Pool, 3rd Danny Howie, 4th Allen Fleming, 5th Scott RisterFormula 125 limited1st Waylon McCulloch Intrepid Cruiser '99 CR125HondaStock Honda RLV R5 IntrepidEVO 3Douglas Mags/MG YellowShoei RF1000/AlpineStars K-MX3SRSEngines.comWhatcha Runs not submitted: 2nd Todd Vandermolen, 3rd Danny Howie, 4th Scott Rister, 5th Coy DaytonFormula 125 Limited Heavy2nd Weston McColloch Intrepid Cruiser '99 Honda 125 Stock RLV R4 Intrepid Douglas Mags/MG Yellow Shoei/Aplinestars SRSEngines.com, TexasKarts3rd Kevin Bartlett Intrepid Sirius Honda SRS Stock Honda RLV R4 R1R2RadialWhatcha Runs not submitted: 1st Todd Vandermolen, 4th Todd Cormier, 5th John KindhartFormula 125 Limited Heavy II2nd Weston McColloch Intrepid ExplorerProMG Tires KBC Helmet SRS-John Sufcik, SRSEngines.com'99 Honda 125 Stock RLV R4 Intrepid Douglas Mags/MG Yellow Shoei/Aplinestars SRSEngines.com, TexasKartsWhatcha Runs not submitted: 1st Todd Vandermolen, 3rd John Kindhart, 4th Tyler Mann, 5th Bill CriddleSuper Stock Cr 125 (Formula 125 Stock)4th Bill Gulick Swiss Hutless Honda Honda RLV SwissHutless5th Justin Davis Monza Honda CR125-SRSSRS Engines, Texas KartsTexas Karts, SRS EnginesBartlett motorsTexas Karts, SRS EnginesMono Star/MG Simpson Don Holmboe-CMC Gulick Trucking, CMC, Tech OilsRCE Freeline Douglas/MG Yellow Bell(Painted byLoredo Paint andBody)/TopKartSRS EnginesDavis Equity, Loredo Paint & Body, www.motoringunderground.com, Stance DesignsWhatcha Runs not submitted: 1st Mike Jones, 2nd Nick Lucido, 3rd Mark BevilleSuper Stock cr 125 Heavy3rd Bill Gulick Swiss Hutless Honda Honda RLV Swiss Mono Star/MG Simpson Don Holmboe-CMC Gulick Trucking, CMC, Tech OilsHutlessWhatcha Runs not submitted: 1st Nick Lucido, 2nd Mike Jones, 4th Russell Pool, 5th Barshar MardiniFormula 80 Senior2nd Thomas Muth Intrepid Cruiser Honda 85 RLV T4 Intrepid Douglas Mags Bell/Sparco Woltjer, Texas Karts Texas KartsEVO8Whatcha Runs not submitted: 1st Russell Pool, 3rd Allen Fleming, 4th Mike McAlister, 5th Mark BevilleFormula 80 Senior Heavy1st Thomas Muth Intrepid Cruiser Honda 85 RLV T4 Intrepid Douglas Mags Bell/Sparco Woltjer, Texas Karts Texas KartsEVO8Whatcha Runs not submitted: 2nd Allen Fleming Sr., 3rd Russell Pool, 4th Jacob Kantor, 5th Chris ReudelhuberIKF Intercontinental E (ICE)1st Darry Bertram Swift Honda CR250 RCE X2 Kelgate Edwards(Burris)/Dunlop Arai/Sparco Ram Power Sports Australian American Racing3rd Glenn Ingram MSR Honda CR250 Honda OEM RLV Kelgate Douglas/Dunlop Zamp FS-2/K1Race Larry Kurpiewski, Tom Commercial Home Furnishings Boise, ID, K1 Race GearGear EVO X RossWhatcha Runs not submitted: 2nd, Mike Lewis, 4th Dale McCollomUnlimited/fke III3rd Glenn Ingram MSR Honda CR250 Honda OEM RLV Kelgate Douglas/Dunlop Zamp FS-2/K1RaceGear EVO XWhatcha Runs not submitted: 1st Jayce Haghighi, 2nd Larry Kurpiewski, 4th Ryan Kurpiewski, dqt Casey BartamFormula 80 JuniorLarry Kurpiewski, TomRossCommercial Home Furnishings Boise, ID, K1 Race Gear1st Jared Trengove Intrepid Honda Stock RCE Intrepid Intrepid/MG Yellows Simpson/Oakley Woltjer Basin Candy3rd Jack Murray Top Kart Honda CR80 Honda RLV Top Kart MG Yellow Bell/MIR KN Motors Kart Nation, Stuart Robinson Racing, KN Motors4th Brekk Harris MC Kart by MicroShopHonda 80 RLV Burris/MG Sparco TMAC-Mike McAllister Dad-Tom Harris, Mike McAllister, Jeff Oakes,John RayWhatcha Runs not submitted: 2nd Bristol Gunderson, 5th Thomas WaddinghamRotax Max Heavy1st Sean Kelleher Margay Rotax Rotax Rotax MG KBC/MIR KAM Karting KRS, KAM KartingWhatcha Runs not submitted: 2nd DJ Ortiz, 3rd Mike Jones, 4th Tyler Mann, 5th Mark BevilleYamaha kt100 Limited Light Sprint1st Phil Harris T-Kart KT100 Yamaha SMC RLV Hegar/R.RidolfiDouglas/MG Impact/Sparco Frank Newsome-PrecisionPerformance Karting3rd Anthony Honeywell Arrow Yamaha L&T TS Arrow DWT/MG Simpson Carbon Jim Stroud-MiSiFiber/Arrow4th David Munden Emmick KT100 Horstman DXL RLV MCP Douglas/MG Arai/Fastlane Bob Murray-PrecisionKarting5th Scott Cherry Alpha Yamaha Horstman AxleClutchWhatcha Runs not submitted: 2nd John Dale BrownYamaha kt100 limited heavy Sprint1st Phil Harris T-Kart KT100 Yamaha SMC RLV Hegar/R.RidolfiPrecision karting, Rev Clean Oil, HatcherEnterprisesRLV L4 Alpha Zamp/Burris Mike David- Magic Motors Lone Star Pure Water, West Texas Kartway,Scott CherryDouglas/MG Impact/Sparco Frank Newsome-PrecisionPerformance Karting4th Anthony Honeywell Arrow Yamaha L&T TS Arrow DWT/MG Simpson CarbonFiber/ArrowWhatcha Runs not submitted: 2nd Jamey Brown, 3rd John Dale Brown, 5th DJ OrtizSuper Stock Sit up1st Jim Wester Invader Reed-Jet(Parilla)3rd Craig McLain Rocket by RussellKartingSMC RLV S3 Invader/MCPJim Stroud-MiSiBurris/Maxxis Bell/Sparco Tom Harris, John Ray Doc WesterKT100 Yamaha SMC axle 3 Disc TSOW Rocket Douglas/MG Yellows Simpson McLain Motorsports Kenneth Car Care, PPK5th Jeff Oakes Invader KT100 Yamaha Horstman DXL RLV A4 MCP/InvaderWhatcha Runs not submitted: 2nd Richard Bryan, 4th Jamey BrownDouglas/MG HJC/Carreva Self (Broak Racing) & TomHarris (H&M RacingSelf16 KARTER NEWS - November 2009

2009 Road Race Grand NATIONAL whatcharunsFinish NAME CHASSIS MOTOR CLUTCH PIPE BRAKES WHEELS/TIRES HELMET/SUIT MOTOR BUILDER/SHOP SPONSORSMini Max1st Cole Glasson Alonso Kart Rotax Rotax Rotax AlonsoKartDouglas/MojoBell/Sparco (FAAlonso Team)Beason Motorsports, TheKart ShopAlonso Kart, Defrancesco Racing, Kart RacingSolutions, Tyler Web Desing, Polar Graphics,Frozen Fire Films, Glasson Racing2nd Chris Clark Birel Rotax/KAM Rotax Rotax Birel Birel/Mojo KBC/Gearbox KAM Karting PSISoft.netKarting3rd Beck Duggleby Birel Rotax Mini Max Rotax Rotax Freeline Douglas,Mojo Scorpion/Birel 3G Karting NoneWhatcha Runs not submitted: 4th Kinsley Cook, 5th Michael SchneiderTag JuniorWhatcha Runs not submitted: 1st Deriann TaylorRotax max junior2nd Connor Iseli Arrow Rotax Rotax Rotax Arrow Douglas/MG Bell/Shift Mike Beason5th Joe Taylor GP Rotax Jr Rotax Rotax GP Global/MG Bell/Z Racing The Kart Shop LLC The Kart Shop, MicroshopWhatcha Runs not submitted: 1st Jake French, 3rd Kaiden Cook, 4th Alex TartagliaYamaha Junior Sit Up1st Joe Taylor MC Yamaha HorstmanHDC 5BRLV Martin Burris/MG Bell/Z Racing Sefcik Racing Solutions The Kart Shop, Microshop, MC Karts2nd Brekk Harris MC Kart by MicroShopYamaha Horstman RLV Burris/MG Sparco McGee Racing Engines,My Dad Tom HarrisDad-Tom Harris, Mike McAllister, Jeff Oakes,John RayWhatcha Runs not submitted: 3rd Connor Wagnor, dqt Bristol Gunderson, dqt Alex TartagliaYamaha KT100 Laydown heavy1st Michael Sampson Coyote Yamaha KT100 Horstman RLV Enginetics Douglas/Dunlop Arai Roger Hatcher Always Welcome!Whatcha Runs not submitted: 2nd Jamey Brown, 3rd Donald Meyering, 4th Tim Kyser, 5th Sherry NixYamaha KT100 Laydown Light3rd Taylor Bertram Invader Yamaha KT100 Horstman RLV A4 MCP Douglas/Dunlop KBC/Sparco Australian American Australian American RacingRacing4th Donald MeyeringWhatcha Runs not submitted: 1st Jamey Brown, 2nd Craig McLain, 4th Donald Meyering, 5th Tim KyserYamaha Sportsman HeavyWhatcha Runs not submitted: 1st John Dale Brown, 2nd Donald Meyering, dqt Jamey Brown, dqt Sherry Nix, dqt Jeff OakesTag Enduro1st Joe Kitterman Swiss Hutless Rotax FR125 Rotax Rotax Swiss Blackstar/MG Arai/MIR CMC Oregon Realty, CMCToxicHutlessWhatcha Runs not submitted: 2nd Tim Kyser, 3rd Jean Brown, 4th Ken Johnson, dqt Richard Holmboe125-150cc opn/fke II2nd Anthony Honeywell CK1 Parilla Horstman TS MCP DWT Simpson Carbon Jim Stroud-MiSiFiber/ArrowWhatcha Runs not submitted: 1st John Kindhart, 3rd Tim Kyser, 4th Casey Bartram, 5th Stuart Robinson100cc open1st Anthony Honeywell CK1 Parilla Reedjet Horstman TS-OH MCP DW7 Simpson CarbonFiber/ArrowJim Stroud-MiSi Honeywell & Associates2nd Steve Miller 1977 Hartman PC93 Horstman RLV S1 Hurst-Enginetic3rd Tim Kyser4th Richard Bryan5th Mike SampsonWhatcha Runs not submitted: 3rd Tim Kyser, 4th Richar Bryan, 5th mike SampsonRotax Light1st Gabriel BargasVan K/Dunlop Simpson/Burris Dick Spoonts, DanGillespie2nd Sean Kelleher Margay Rotax Rotax Rotax MG KBC/MIR KAM Karting KRS, KAM Karting3rd Mike Jones4th Terry Prather5th Taylor Bertram Kart Mini Rotax Rotax Rotax Kart Mini Douglas/MG KBC/Sparco Pit Stop Performance, Australian American RacingKart NationWhatcha Runs not submitted: 1st Gabriel Bargas, 3rd Mike Jones, 4th Terry PratherSelfKARTER NEWS - November 200917

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2009 INTeRNATIONAL KART feDeRATION4-CYCLe SPRINT/SHIfTeR GRANDNATIONALSJUNe 23-26, SHASTA KART KLUb, CALIfORNIAStory and Photos by Chris ScribnerNeW IKfeXPeRTS:eRTS:4-Cycle SprintCJ MooneyhamBryan StephensonSprint ShifterTravis DuhnMike WrightTthis year the 4-cycle sprint/shifter grandnationals took place at shasta kart klub inredding california. adding to the prestigiousevent was the return of the shifter nationals.they combined for this year’s nationals, addingto the excitement that shasta klub provided.Many improvements were put into theclub for this year’s event such as a shaded picnicarea for the families complete with concretetables, on sight parking for rv's, a newlyplaced asphalt road increasing pit spaces, andtents were erected for teams requesting a bitmore comfort from the afternoon sun. thespecial pa system allowed spectators to betterunderstand the field of racers, and follow theaction as the announcer shared information.shasta is a special track in that it lends itselfto all karts. from shifter to 4-cycle's, the trackwas sure to impress with great racing as it hasover the many years of its existence. the 700’straightaway combined with the twisty esses ofthe infield not only demands great driving, butchassis setup as well. the surface of the facilityis infamous for adhering grip at big events,which provides side by side racing on muchof the track. throw in a special wine tastingtrip to three different vineyards in the reddingarea; shasta kart klub gave host to a very specialweek of ikf national kart racing.KARTER NEWS - NovEmbER 200919

DAY 1World Formula LightIn Memory of Blake Wesley BukamierThe first division to hit the track for the 20094-Cycle Sprint National was the 14-kart fieldWorld Formula Light. Grabbing the ScreamingEagle was Boise's Tim Lawrence with a lapof 47.815. The top three were separated by 21thousandths of a second. As close as it seemedfrom the qualifying times, local driver AlexSchutte grabbed the lead on the first lap of thePre-Final and led every lap to secure pole positionin the Duffy race. In the early stages ofthe Final, Terry Lawrence showed his strengthsetting up a battle for the first Duffy given outfor the week. Schutte proved that home fieldadvantage was extra special as he grabbed thelead from Terry Lawrence and cruised to a 5.8second victory over the field. Sheila Bukamier-Nash finished second; Terry Lawrence, TylerAgan and Trevor Agan were the top five.Junior II World FormulaSponsored by: Red Lion InnSecond on the weekend was the 6-kart fieldof Junior II World Formula. Region 7's TristenOrear captured the Screaming Eagle with atime of 47.336, nearly 3 tenths over the field.In the Pre-Final Tristen looked to be the driverto beat leading every lap. On the start of thefinal Tristen once again jumped out to an earlylead. It looked as if the Final would be similarto the Pre-Final with Orear leading most allthe laps. With four laps remaining, and Orear'skart tightening up, Emmanuel Mestre madethe pass for the lead, and the eventual Duffy.Orear came up short on his first attempt at aNational Championship and would settle forsecond. Ian Fryer was third; Portland's DavidIKF Briggs World Formula LT1................... Alex Schutte2................... Sheila Bukamier-Nash3................... Terry Lawrence4................... Tyler Agan5................... Trevor Agan6................... Tim Lawrence7................... Alan Cathey8................... Mike Schorn9................... John Wallace III10................. Scott Barlee11................. Gabie RoblesDnf................ Aaron BaileyDq................. Brett LucasDq................. John MillerJunior II IKF World Formula1................... Emmanuel Mestre2................... Tristan Orear3................... Ian Fryer4................... David Schorn5................... Myles Pederson6................... Brad HillwigFormula 80/85 Masters1................... Mike Wright2................... Cody Mckinney3................... Richard Gutzke4................... John Espinor5................... Dave MendezDnf................ Ben FisherDnf................ DaRrel DeanDnf................ Joe VanderpoolDnf................ Chuck HastingsDnf................ Gerry WilliamsDq................. Jeff JarvisBriggs Animal Heavy1................... C.J. Mooneyham2................... Lloyd Mack3................... Tim Lawrence4................... Tyler Agan5................... Alan Cathey6................... Shelia Bukamier-Nash7................... Gabriel KajdyDnf................ Joey MillerDns............... Terry LawrenceJr I Briggs Gas Animal LT1................... Chance Skaufel2................... Luke Selliken3................... Ken Hoobery III4................... Jr RaczkoDnf................ Michael GutenbergerDq................. Jarred CampbellBriggs Gas Animal Heavy1................... Brett Lucas2................... Bryan Stephenson3................... Keith Foux4................... Gabie Robles5................... Sean Johnston6................... Joey Miller7................... Bryan Green8................... Larry Fisher20 KARTER NEWS - November 2009

Schorn and Myles Pederson was the top five.Formula 80 MastersSponsored By: PanaviseThe first class of the Shifter Nationals wasthe 11-kart field of Formula 80 Masters. Anotherlocal driver coming out of retirement forthe special National event was Mike Wright.Wright, after committing time to late modelracing, showed he hadn’t missed a beat in histime off earning the Screaming Eagle with atime of 45.080, almost 4 tenths over the field.In the Pre-Final Wright sped to the lead onthe start and grabbed the pole position for theFinal. For the Duffy it was the same song. MikeWright grabbed the lead early and rolled to theNational Championship. Reno's Cody McKinneycame home second, Richard Gutzke, JohnEspinor, and Dave Mendez were the top five.Briggs Animal HeavySponsored by: HID GlobalAlcohol fueled Briggs Animal Heavy tookto the track and CJ Mooneyham capturedthe Screaming Eagle with a 48.229, nearly ahalf second over the 9 kart field. A few of thedrivers didn’t make the Pre-Final and Polesitter Mooneyham strolled to an easy win toagain start on pole for the Main. In the Final,Mooneyham once again jumped to the earlylead. Lloyd Mack and Tim Lawrence madetheir way from the back of the field to catchMooneyham, however CJ wanted his ExpertStatus. CJ Mooneyham won the Duffy. Mackwas second while Tim Lawrence got thirdand fast time of the race, Tyler Agan and AlanCathey rounded out the top five.Junior I Gas Animal LightSponsored By: Redding AirportsJunior I Gas Animal Light was on track andJarred Campbell took the Screaming Eagle overthe six-kart field. Campbell was tough and ledthe way in the Pre-Final to once again startpole. Campbell again led the whole race in theFinal and cruised to a 27 second victory. Campbellgot disqualified in post race tech with aborrowed motor, handing the Duffy over toChance Skaufel. Luke Selliken moved to second,Ken Hoobery III, JR Raczko, and MichaelGutenberger finished the top five.Gas Animal HeavySponsore By: Ontario West Inc.Gas Animal Heavy was next on the trackand Bryan Stephenson grabbed the ScreamingEagle with a 49.593 over the star-studdedfield of 12 drivers. Stephenson looked stoutin the Pre-Final leading every lap to onceagain start on pole in the Final. On the Start,the top runners showed immediately that thisrace would turn into a grudge match. Fightingmost of the race for the top spot, Brett Lucaswas the driver to come out on top on the lastlap winning the Duffy. Stephenson, his karttightening up due to a rubbered up track, hadto settle for second. Keith Foux, Gabie Roblesand Sean Johnston finished off the top five.Formula 80 Sr.Sponsored By: The Curry GroupThe last race of Day One was the 11-kart fieldof the Formula 80 Sr. Adam Booker grabbed theScreaming Eagle with a lap of 44.493. On the Startof the Pre-Final, Robert Towne grabbed the topspot to lead the way. With five laps remaining,Alex Schutte took the top spot for the win andpole position in the final setting up a great race tothe Duffy to end Day One. In the Final, Schuttegrabbed the lead early. Midway through the raceTowne brought the fight as the two swapped thelead several times. In the end Alex Schutte wasthe driver leading when the checker flew capturinganother Duffy. Robert Towne came home second,Booker third, Jesse Gwin and Travis Duhnrounded out the top five.DAY 2World Formula MediumSponsored By: Scribner PlasticsFirst class to take to the track on the Secondday of competition was the 13-kart field of WorldFormula Medium. Alex Schutte again grabbedfast time in qualifying for the 365 poundclass. The Pre-Final saw a great drive bySchutte to slowly pull the field on his way toclaim the pole position for the Main. On thestart of the Final Schutte jumped to the earlylead and went uncontested all 17 laps. Post Racetech saw Schutte get disqualified for a missingflywheel ring gear, again on a borrowed motor.It was Sheila Bukamier-Nash that benefitedin winning her first Duffy of the event. GabieRobles came home second; Aaron Bailey (yourScreamin' Eagle winner at 48.155), Eric Nelsonand John Miller were the top five.Junior II Gas AnimalSponsored by: Heartbeat RacingThe 8-kart field of Junior II Gas Animalwas second up and Tristen Orear grabbed theScreaming Eagle with a lap of 48.848. Orearled most of the Pre-Final but got a battle latein the race from Manuel Mastre setting up aclose race for the Duffy. The top three battledearly for the top spot but 12 year old Ian Fryerwas the kart to beat as he began to checkoutby mid race as 2nd & 3rd mixed it up and fellback. Last lap the battle was for second andboth Orear and Mastre made contact in turn 13.This ended the race for Orear as Fryer cruisedto his first Duffy. Mastre secured second withJustin Foux, London Amlin, and Myles Pedersonrounding out the top five.125 Stock MotoSponsored by: Competition Motors Corporation125 Stock Moto took to the track to do battle.Jared Woolf captured the Screaming Eaglein the 7-kart class with a lap of 43.917. In thePre-Final Cory Gwin led most the race untilhe faded late giving the win and pole for theDuffy race to Travis Duhn. On the start of theFinal Duhn quickly sped away to an early leadand never looked back winning his first Duffy.Jared Woolf was second; Cory Gwin, JamieWilson, and Dale Meyer were the top five.Gas AnimalSponsored by: Briggs & Stratton MotorsportsThe 8-kart field of Gas Animal held 7 NationalChampions, and was on track when BryanStephenson grabbed the Screaming Eagle witha fast time of 48.901. Stephenson won the Pre-Final with karts breathing on him and lookedto be a great race to the Duffy. In the Finalboth Stephenson and Tyler Agan were nose totail in a memorable display of kart control asthe two raced side by side. Agan led one lapof the race but Stephenson was flawless as hegot to the checkered 18 thousands of a secondahead for his first Duffy. Agan was a close (8"behind) second; Alan Cathey, CJ Mooneyham,and Brett Lucas were the top five.Dnf................ Cory GwinDnf................ Richard JamesDnf................ John LuacesDnf................ Gabriel KajdyFormula 80/85 Senior1................... Alex Schutte2................... Robert Towne3................... Adam Booker4................... Jesse Gwin5................... Travis Duhn6................... Chris Ouimet7................... Jereme Abshire8................... Jamie Wilson9................... Tony Mangini10................. Sean ForbesDnf................ Jared WoolfIKF World Formula Hvy1................... Bryan Stephenson2................... Gabie Robles3................... John Miller4................... Aaron Bailey5................... Brett Lucas6................... Eric Nelson7................... Mike Schorn8................... Gabriel Kajdy9................... Scott BarleeDnf................ David AyotteDnf................ Tyler AganDns............... Terry LawrenceJunior II Briggs Animal1................... Ian Fryer2................... Tristan Orear3................... David Schorn4................... Zac Potts5................... Brad Hillwig6................... Myles PedersonDnf................ Emmanuel MestreDnf................ London Amlin125 Stock Moto Heavy1................... Travis Duhn2................... Jamie Wilson3................... Darrel DeanDnf................ Jared WoolfDnf................ Cory GwinMasters Gas Animal1................... Bryan Green2................... Guy Gentry3................... Corey Poynor4................... Roger Cathey5................... John Luaces6................... Richard James7................... Glenn YoungDnf................ Keith FouxDnf................ Larry FisherJr I Briggs Gas Animal Hvy1................... Chance Skaufel2................... Ken Hoobery3................... Jarred Campbell4................... Luke Selliken5................... Michael GutenbergerKARTER NEWS - November 200921

JuNior i gas aNimal mediumSPonSorEd by: PrEMiEr WESt banKJunior i gas animal Medium took to thetrack and ken hoobery grabbed the screamingeagle with a time of 49.817 over the 5-kartfield. in the pre-final, Michael gutenberger ledearly but pole sitter hoobery took it back forthe win. in the final, both hoobery and gutenbergerhad the race of the day swapping thelead several times. as the two continued todo battle this allowed chance skaufel to catchthem and pass both for the lead and the duffy.hoobery came home second and gutenbergerthird; Jarred campbell and luke selliken completedthe top five.modiFied aNimalSPonSorEd by: Syd WhitEMotorSPortSthe 8 kart field of Modified animal tookto the track with 7 national champions inthis group of racers. tim lawrence grabbedthe screaming eagle by 1 thousandth of asecond with a time of 46.532. on the start ofthe pre-final, John Miller grabbed the earlylead, but lawrence quickly took it back forthe eventual win. in the final tim lawrencegrabbed the lead on the start and never lookedback winning by 7 seconds over alan cathey.tyler agan was third, John Miller and sheilabukamier-nash. the irony of this class, theonly participant going in that did not have aduffy now does.Formula 80 heavySPonSorEd by: FaStEch racinGlast class of day 2 was the formula 80heavy. adam booker grabbed his secondscreaming eagle on the weekend with a lap of44.545 over the stellar 12-kart field. in the prefinalbooker jumped to an early lead but roberttowne took it from him and won the poleposition for the duffy race. towne jumped toan early lead in the final, but as laps ticked offit was adam booker who had the faster kart.booker took the lead from towne and went onto win his first duffy. travis duhn was secondwhile towne faded to third. Jared woolf andtony Mangini rounded out the top five.to round out the post race day, a free bbQwas provided by shasta kart for drivers andtheir families, along with any spectators thatchose to mingle after the races. following atradition started in years past, iced margaritaswere offered at no cost for those of age. needlessto say the day ended on a high note!day 3world Formula heavySPonSorEd by: ShaSta orthoPEdicafter two great days of racing action at theshasta kart klub, one day remained. Manykarters were still looking for their first duffywhile others were attempting their second forikf expert status. first up on day three wasthe 12-kart class of world formula heavy.bryan stephenson again captured the ing eagle with a time of 48.363. on the startscream-of the pre-final gabie robles, sitting off pole,snagged the lead on the start. robles didn’tlook back as she drove to the early victory andpole position for the duffy race. in the final thedrivers put on a show with a display of close,clean racing that fence sitters could ly appreciate. any one of the top threecould have won this race as John Miller,real-robles and stephenson all took turns atleading. five laps to go stephenson tookthe lead for good as his kart was the fasterat the end. stephenson moved to expert statusand gabie robles settled for second and Millerin third. aaron bailey and brett lucas roundedout the top five.JuNior ii aNimalSPonSorEd by: dyno caMSnext up was the 8-kart class of Junior iianimal and tristen orear captured anotherscreaming eagle with a time of 47.544. in theheat race however ian fryer jumped to an earlylead and cruised to the win and pole positionin the duffy race. in the final it was the samesong for ian fryer as he once again jumped toan early lead, surviving a 3 kart malay in turn# 1 that claimed Manuel Mastre. fryer pulledout to a big lead early and cruised to a 4.4 sec-briggs animal medium1................... CJ Mooneyham2................... Tyler Agan3................... Terry Lawrence4................... Alan Cathey5................... Brett Lucas6................... Joey MillerDnf ............... Sheila Bukamier-NashDnf ............... Lloyd MackDnf ............... Alex SchutteDns ............... Tim LawrenceDns ............... Sean JohnstonFormula 80/85 limited1................... Travis Duhn2................... Robert Towne3................... Jesse Gwin4................... Tony Mangini5................... Chris Ouimet6................... Jamie WilsonJ ................... Jeff JarvisDnf ............... Jared WoolfiKF world Formula med1................... Sheila Bukamier-Nash2................... Gabie Robles3................... Aaron Bailey4................... Eric Nelson5................... John Miller6................... Brett Lucas7................... Scott Barlee8................... John Wallace III9................... Mike Schorn10................. Guy GentryDnf ............... Gabriel KajdyDns ............... Tim LawrenceDq ................ Alex SchutteJunior ii briggs gas animal1................... Ian Fryer2................... Emmanuel Mestre3................... Justin Foux4................... London Amlin5................... Myles Pederson6................... David Schorn7................... Zac PottsDnf ............... Tristan Orearbriggs gas animal1................... Bryan Stephenson2................... Tyler Agan3................... Alan Cathey4................... CJ Mooneyham5................... Brett Lucas6................... Keith Foux7................... Bryan Green8................... Joey MillerJr i briggs gas animal med1................... Chance Skaufel2................... Ken Hoobery3................... Michael Gutenberger4................... Jarred Campbell5................... Luke SellikenFormula 80/85 heavy1................... Adam Booker2................... Travis Duhn3................... Robert Towne4................... Jared Woolf5................... Tony Mangini6................... Sean Forbes22 KARTER NEWS - NovEmbER 2009

ond win over second havingfast time by nearly a half asecond. Orear came homesecond. David Schornwas third, ZacPotts and BradHillwig madeup thet o pfive.125 Stock Moto HeavySponsored by: Elk Grove Trophy125 Stock Moto Heavy was on track andJared Woolf grabbed the Screaming Eagle inthe 5 kart class with a 43.588. In the Pre-FinalCory Gwin jumped out to an early lead andkept it as he cruised to the win and the Duffyrace pole position. At the start of the final badluck was brought upon the leaders. Gwinjumped to the lead on the start but broke halfwaythrough the first lap. Jared Woolf took overthe lead from Gwin but broke halfway throughthe second lap. This left it wide open for TravisDuhn. Duhn had open track and rolled to victory.Jamie Wilson was second with the fast lapof the race; Darrel Dean, Jared Woolf and CoryGwin were the top five.Masters Gas AnimalSponsored by: Redding AirportsMasters Gas Animal took to the track andGuy Gentry snagged the Screaming Eagle witha 50.320 lap over the 9 kart field. If the Pre-Final was any indication of the Final, it wasgoing to be a close race. Keith Foux, BryanGreen, and Guy Gentry all took turns at thepoint before Foux took it for good for the victory.On the start of the final it was any driversrace. Bryan Green took to the lead early afterKeith Foux went from first to fourth after turn3 and looked strong. Late in the race GuyGentry mounted a challenge to Green butwas unsuccessful. Green won the Duffy, his5th, with Gentry coming home second. CoreyPoynor, Roger Cathey, and John Luaces werethe top five.Junior I Gas Animal HeavySponsored by: B & J PavingOn the track next was Junior I Gas AnimalHeavy. Chance Skaufel grabbed the ScreamingEagle with a blistering lap of 49.769 4 tenths onthe field. In the Pre-Final Skaufel grabbed thelead early and won by a margin of 6.7 seconds.The driver to beat in the final was no doubtSkaufel. On the start Skaufel jumped to anearly lead once again and cruised to anotherbig victory. Ken Hoobery was second, JarredCampbell, Luke Selliken, and Michael Gutenbergerwere the top five.Animal MediumSponsored by: Bridgestone TiresThe 11-kart field of Animal Medium tookto the track and CJ Mooneyham captured theScreaming Eagle with a lap of 47.633. In thePre-Final Alex Schutte jumped to the lead earlybut Mooneyham showed his strength and tookthe lead back and cruised to victory. Mooneyhamseemed to be the driver to beat; howeverthe Final was by far the closest race ofthe weekend. The start had Schutte sidelinedwith a bent front spindle due to contact in turn3. Things seemed almost quiet as the race progressed,but as the laps wound down the battlebegan to heat up. Swapping positions severaltimes was the norm when the karts behindthe leader worked together, and there was nodoubt the top three were going to engage inan epic grudge match before the end of therace. Last lap coming back after the end of thestraight had three abreast. Through the essesMooneyham, Tyler Agan, and Terry Lawrencewent three wide battling again at the Oak treeturn for the Duffy. CJ Mooneyham came outon top to grab the win. Agan was second andLawrence was third, Alan Cathey and BrettLucas finished off the top five.JR II World Formula 1st Emmanuel Mestre, 2nd Tristen Orear,3rd Ian Fryer, 4th David Schorn, 5th Myles PedersonFormula 80 Masters 1st Mike Wright, 2nd Cody McKinney,3rd Richard Gutzke, 4th John Espinor, 5th Dave MendezIKF Briggs World Formula Light -Photo Unavailible- 1st AlexSchutte, 2nd Sheila Bukamier-Nash, 3rh Terry Lawrence,4th Tyler Agan, 5th Trevor AganBriggs Animal Heavy 1st CJ Mooneyham, 2nd Lloyd Mack,3rd Tim Lawrence, 4th Tyler Agan, 5th Alan CatheyJunior I Briggs Gas Animal Light 1st Chance Skaufel,2nd Luke Skelliken, 3rd Ken Hoobery III, 4th JR RaczkoBriggs Gas Animal Heavy 1st Brett Lucas, 2nd Bryan Stephenson,3rd Keith Foux, 4th Gabie Robles, 5th Sean JohnstonFormula 80 Senior 1st Alex Schutte, 2nd Robert Towne,3rd Adam Booker, 4th Jesse Gwin, 5th Travis Duhn7................... Chris Ouimet8................... Andy MewhirterDnf................ Jesse GwinDnf................ Richard GutzkeDnf................ Jamie WilsonDns............... Chuck Hastings125 Stock Moto1................... Travis Duhn2................... Jared Woolf3................... Cory Gwin4................... Jamie WilsonDnf................ Dale MeyerDnf................ Darrel DeanDns............... Jason KelnhoferLtd Modified Briggs Animal1................... Tim Lawrence2................... Alan Cathey3................... Tyler Agan4................... John Miller5.....................Sheila B.-Nash6................... Terry Lawrence7................... Gabie RoblesDnf................ Lloyd MackScreaming EaglesJunior 1 Gas Animal LtChance SkaufelJunior I Gas Animal MediumKen HooberyJr 1 Gas Animal HeavyChance SkaufelIKF World Formula LtTim LawrenceIKF World Formula MedAaron BaileyIKF World Formula HvyBryan StephensonBriggs Animal MediumC.J. MooneyhamBriggs Animal HeavyC.J. MooneyhamBriggs Gas AnimalBryan StephensonGas Animal HeavyBryan StephensonMasters Gas AnimalGuy GentryJr II IKF World FormulaTristan OrearJunior II Briggs AnimalTristan OrearJunior II Gas AnimalTristan OrearIKF Ltd ModifiedTim LawrenceFormula 80 SeniorAdam BookerFormula 80 HeavyAdam BookerFormula 80 MastersMike WrightFormula 80 LimitedRobert Towne125 Stock MotoJared Woolf125 Stock Moto HeavyJared WoolfKARTER NEWS - November 200923

Formula 80 LimitedSponsored by: RLVLast race of the weekend was the Formula80 Limited. Eight karts were set to do battle.Robert Towne got the Screaming Eagle witha time of 46.005, 3 tenths on the field. Townelooked to be the kart to beat as he rolled inthe Pre-Final to almost a half a second victory.Towne once again jumped to an early lead inthe Final and looked as if he was going towalk away with another victory. Late in therace however, Towne’s setup took a downwardspiral. Travis Duhn began to stalk himand with four to go, Duhn was in front andcruised to a 3 second victory over Towne.Jesse Gwin was third, Tony Mangini andChris Ouimet were the top five.Overall a fantastic week of racing, sportsmanship,and fun. Not one red flag incidentwas encountered, but evident throughout theevent were talented drivers demonstratingkart control and tremendous ability worthyof this type of gathering. The best part, somany teams were willing to assist others sothat all could push up & compete. Competitorsloaned each other parts, then shared inthe successes of fellow racers. For a momentin time this National race felt more like a gatheringof friends. Exactly the foundation thatkart racing should be built on, and kudos tothe attendees for making that happen.In 2010 Tri Cities Kart Club in Washingtonwill give host to the 4-Cycle Sprint Nationalswhere many of the best kart racers from theNorthwest will have the home field advantage.Tri Cities has hosted an IKF GrandNational before and will no doubt impresswith great racing and a family atmospherefor their Grand Nationals.IKF World Formula Medium 1st Sheila Bukamier-Nash,2nd Gabie Robles, 3rd Aaron Bailey, 4th Eric Nelson, 5th John MillerLTD Modified Briggs Animal 1st Tim Lawrence, 2nd Alan Cathey,3rd Tyler Agan, 4th John Miller, 5th Sheila Bukamier-NashMasters Gas Animal 1st Bryan Green, 2nd Guy Gentry,3rd Corey Poynor, 4th Roger Cathey, 5th John LuacesJR II Briggs Gas Animal 1st Ian Fryer,2nd Emmanuel Mestre, 3rd Justin Foux, 4th London Amlin,5th Myles Pederson, Screaming Eagle Tristen OrearFormula 80 Heavy 1st Adam Booker, 2nd Travis Dunn,3rd Robert Towne, 4th Jared Woolf, 5th Tony ManginiJR I Briggs Gas Animal Heavy 1st Chance Skaufel,2nd Ken HooberyIII, 3rd Jarred Campbell, 4th Luke Selliken,5th Michael Gutenberger125 Stock Moto 1st Dravis Duhn, 2nd Jared Woolf,3rd Cory Gwin, 4th Jamie WilsonIKF World Formula Heavy 1st Bryan Stephenson, 2nd Gabie Robles,3rd John Miller, 4th Aaron Bailey, 5th Brett LucasBriggs Gas Animal Medium 1st CJ Mooneyham, 2nd Tyler Agan,3rd Terry Lawrence, 4th Alan Cathey, 5th Brett LucasBriggs Gas Animal 1st Bryan Stephenson, 2nd Tyler Agan,3rd Alan Cathey, 4th CJ Mooneyham, 5th Brett LucasJR II Briggs Animal 1st Ian Fryer, 2nd Tristan Orear,3rd David Schorn, 4th Zac Potts, 5th Brad HilwigJR I Briggs Gas Animal Med 1st Chance Skaufel, 2nd Ken Hoobery,3rd Michael Gutenberger, 4th Jarred Campbell, 5th Luke Selliken125 Stock Moto Heavy 1st Travis Duhn, 2nd Jaime Wilson,3rd Darrel Dean, 4th Jared WoolfFormula 80 Limited 1st Travis Dunn, 2nd Robert Towns,3rd Jesse Gwin, 4th Tony Mangini, 5th Chris Ouimet24 KARTER NEWS - November 2009

4-cycle Sprint/SHIFTER grand NATIONAL whatcharunsFinish NAME CHASSIS MOTOR CLUTCH PIPE BRAKES WHEELS/TIRES HELMET/SUIT MOTOR BUILDER/SHOP SPONSORSIKf Briggs World Formula Light1st Alex Schutte Fastech Italkart FastechItalkartDouglas Simpson/Simpson Gonzales/Pellizzari/Mooneyham2nd Sheila Bukamier-Nash Tony Kart Briggs Premier RLV Tony Kart Tony Kart / Bridgestone Arai/Sparco Hyper Racing Engines GBF, Nashs Karts3rd Terry Lawrence Birel 2000 AR-30 Briggs WorldFormulaSyd WhitePremierFastech Racing, Dan Pellizzari, Chip Mooneyham,Aircraft Electrical Components, Syd White,Simpson Race Products, The OrearsRLV Freeline Lansing/Bridgestone YHC Impact Syd White Racing Engines LogoUSA.com, Rod's Repair, Charlie & DebCampbell, lambairflow.com, Boise Spring Works, mygirlfriend, Syd & Janet White, Johnson & Lundgreen-Attourney's at Law, Scotty B.4th Tyler Agan Italkart World Formula Titan RLV Italkart Douglas/Bridgestone Impact/Alpinestars Dave Gonzales, Syd White Mom, Dad & Trevor, Sprocket, Jason Gentry,Paul Carter, Syd White, Dave Gonzales, FastechRacing, Thomas Merrill, the Schuttes5th Trevor Agan Birel Briggs WorldFormulaJunior II IKF World Formula1st Emmanuel Mestre Kosmic T-II Briggs WorldFormula2nd Tristan Orear Briggs WorldFormula3rd Ian Fryer Top Kart Briggs WorldFormula 717Premier RLV Birel Bridgstone/Douglas Impact Syd White Syd White, Guy Gentry, Cambrian Go Karts, Mom& Dad, Paul Carter, Jason GentryPremier TitanRLV5447-SOTK OTK Mxc Bridgstone YHC Kosmic Sparco Terry Nash-Hyper RacingEnginesSeth Nash Karting, Hyper Racing EnginesPremier RLV Bridgstone Bell Faster Motors / Jim Frantz Hilwig Goodrow, Harber CompaniesNoram RLV Top Kart Douglas/Bridgestone YHC HJC/K1 Syd White Fastech Racing, AEC, Kool April Nites, DadWhatcharuns not submitted: 4th David Schorn, 5th Myles PedersonFormula 80/85 Masters1st Mike Wright Intrepid/Susuka 80 Honda 80 Honda TCI SKM Intrepid/Bridgestone YHC Area/Sparco Paul Leary/HS Tech M&M Wright Trucking4th John Espinor GP cr 80 Honda Stock JE GP Douglas/Bridgstone Arai/OMP-GP John Espinor-JE KLS Racing JE MotorsportsMotorsportsMotorsports5th Dave Mendez Italkart Honda 80cc RLV Italkart Douglas Magnisium Zamp Helmet/ WoltjerFastechShift SuitWhatcharuns not submitted: 2nd Cody McKinney, 3rd Richard GutzeBriggs animal Heavy3rd Tim Lawrence Arrow 4s Briggs Animal Horstman RLV Arrow Lansing/Bridgestone Simpson/Sparco Tim Lawrence - Lawrence LogoUSA.com, Leading Edge ElectricRacing Engines4th Tyler Agan Time Machine Briggs Animal X-5 RLV MCP Douglas/Bridgestone Impact/AlpineStarsWhatcharuns not submitted: 1st C.J. Mooneyham, 2nd Lloyd Mack, 5th Alan Catheyjunior I Briggs Gas Animal Light1st Chance Skaufel 07 Birel C28 Briggs Animal Noram GEUltimateDNF Michael Gutenberger CRG Cadet Briggs &Stratton AnimalWhatcharuns not submitted: 2nd Luke Selliken, 3rd Ken Hoobery III, 4th JR RaczkoBriggs Gas Animal Heavy1st Brett Lucas Emmich Avenger Briggs Animal HorstmanReaper2nd Bryan Stephenson Italkart Gonzales builtAnimal3rd Keith Foux 024 Invader Briggs Animal Noram GEUltimateRLVBirel/FreelineDave GonzalesDouglas/Bridgestone YHC HJC/Alpine Stars JIm Lauer (CCK) Mom & DadNoram RLV CRG Van-K/Bridgestone ZAMP/K-1 Speed BN Racing - CraigAndersonRLVRobertsonCandy CanePipe/RLVSilencerPaulMartinInvader/MCPWhatcharuns not submitted: 4th Gabie Robies, 5th Sean JohnstonFormula 80/85 Senior1st Alex Schutte Fastech Italkart Honda RLV FastechItalkart5th Travis Duhn Italkart Swedetech-Honda CR80Whatcharuns not submitted: 2nd Robert Towne, 3rd Adam Booker, 4th Jesse GwinIKF World Formula Heavy1st Bryan Stephenson Fastech Italkart Orear SuppliedWorld Formula4th Aaron Bailey Top Kart Briggs WorldFormula5th Brett Lucas Emmick eagle Briggs WorldFormulaWhatcharuns not submitted: 2nd Gabie Robies, 3rd John MillerJunior II Briggs animal1st Ian Fryer Top Kart Briggs &StrattonAnimal 716Mom, Dad, Trevor, Sprocket, Jason Gentry, PaulCarter, Dave Gonzales, Syd White, Thomas MerrillPaul Gutenberger-DadDouglas/BridgestoneCorey Poynor-PoynorMachineMom & Dad, Poynor Machine, Red-E OilDouglas Gonzales/Pellizzari Fastech Racing, Dan Pellizzari, gonzalesEngines, Aircraft Electrical ComponentsDouglas/BridgestoneSimpsonSpeedway RX/Simpson Nomex2 PieceKeith Foux/Foux RacingEngines, FastKeith6@aol.comDouglas Simpson/Simpson Paul Leary Hi-TechPerformanceNORCAL Powder Coatings, Foux Racing Engines,K&F Construction, Cool April NightsFastech Racing, aircraft Electrical Components, RaySchutte, dan Pellizzari, Paul LearyHonda Banke Wilwood Douglas/Bridgestone G-Force/Shift Swedetech Rocket Factory, Cambrian Go KartsDouglas Orear Special Fastech Racing, Dan Pellizzari, the Orear Family,Gonzales Engines, Tyler SwaimPremier RLV Top Kart Top Kart/Bridgestone Bell Dominator/Top B.R.E.Kart MIRPremier RLV Douglas/Bridgestone Roger Cathey, AlanCathey/ RL KartingBillet Noram "SYD" RLV Top Kart Douglas/Bridgestone YHC HJC/K1 David Gonzales/DanPellizzariKartel Motorsports, Gatorz Eyewear, A.E.C.Mom & Dad, Greg lucas, RL KartingFastech Racing, AEC, Kool April Nites, Dad2nd Tristan Orear Briggs Animal SDC Robertson Bridgestone Bell Jim Frantz/Faster Motors Hilwig Goodrow Racing, Harber Companies4th Zac Potts Emmick Briggs Animal Noram RLV bridgestone YHC/DouglasWheelsWhatcharuns not submitted: 3rd David Schorn, 5th Brad Hillwig125 Stock Moto heavyKBC/K1 Keith Foux Kool April Nites, Axner Excavating, Doug PottsBackhoe Service1st Travis Duhn Italkart Honda CR125 Honda RLV Brembo Douglas/Bridgestone G-Force/Shift Swedetech Rocket Factory, Cambrian Go KartsDNF Jared Woolf Intrepid Cruiser CR 125 Honda Stock RLV SKM Douglas/Bridgestone Simpson/Sparco Leading Edge Motorsports American Garage Door, Leading Edge, ChampionWhatcharuns not submitted: 2nd Jamie Wilson, 3rd Darrel Dean, DNF Cory GwinMasters Gas Animal1st Bryan Green Margay 7.4 Animal Premier RLV Margay Douglas/Bridgestone YHC KBC/Impact Chris Hatch/Blackstar Bryan Green ConstructionStinger2nd Guy Gentry Birel R-30 Briggs Animal Titan Premier RLV Freeline Douglas Magnesium/ Impact/Shift Syd White Racing Engines Syd White, Cambrian GoKartsBridgsteone YHC3rd Corey Poynor Emmick Avenger Briggs Animal Tomar PoynorRacingPaulMartinDouglas, Burris/BridgestoneVega/Burris Poynor/Dean RacingEnginesRed R Oil, Emmick, Burris Racing, Poynor/Dean RacingKARTER NEWS - November 200925

4-cycle Sprint/SHIFTER grand NATIONAL whatcharunsFinish NAME CHASSIS MOTOR CLUTCH PIPE BRAKES WHEELS/TIRES HELMET/SUIT MOTOR BUILDER/SHOP SPONSORS5th John Lucas Invader Briggs & Noram RLV Brembo Douglas/Bridgestone Bieffe/Stewart Ron Luaces/RpL Truck & RpL Truck & Auto repair, Midnite RacingStrattonAuto RepairWhatcharuns not submitted: 4th Roger CatheyJunior I briggs Gas Animal Heavy1st Chance Skaufel 07 Birel C28 Briggs Animal Noram GEUltimateRLVBirel/FreelineDouglas/Bridgestone HJC/Alpinestars Jim Lauer (cck) Mom & Dad2nd Ken Hoobery Italkart Briggs Animal Premier RLV Italkart Douglas/Bridgestone ?/ Gold Jerry Wilson Motors City Motors Towing & Heavy Hauling, AdvancedTactical 5 Star Grafix, Fisher Racing5th Michael Gutenberger CRG Cadet Briggs Animal Noram RLV CRG Van-K/Bridgsetone ZAMP/K-1 Speed Faster Motors Paul Gutenberger-DadWhatcharuns not submitted: 3rd Jarred Campbell, 4th Luke SellikenBriggs Animal Medium2nd Tyler Agan Italkart Briggs Animal X-5 RLV Italkart Douglas/Bridgestone Impact/Alpinestarts Dave Gonzalez Mom, Dad, Trevor, Sprocket, Jason Gentry,Paul Carter, Syd White, Dave Gonzalez, FastechRacing, Thomas Merrill, the Schuttes3rd Terry Lawrence Arrow Animal Syd WhiteSpecial5th Brett Lucas Emmick Avenger Briggs Animal HorstmanReaperWhatcharuns not submitted: 1st C.J. Mooneyham, 4th Alan CatheyFormula 80/85 LimitedRobertsonTorqueTubeRLVArrow Lansing/Bridgestone YHC Impact Tim Lawrence-LawrenceRacing Engines 208-794-6116PaulMartinDouglas/BridgestoneCorey Poynor/PoynormachineLawrence Racing Engines, Digatron USA, GaryBukamier, LK Tech, Boise Spring Works, mygirlfriend, Syd & Janet White, Johnson & Lundgreen-Attourney's at Law, Scotty B.Mom & Dad, Poynor Machine1st Travis Duhn Italkart Honda CR80 Honda Banke Wilwood Douglas/Bridgestone G-Force/Shift Swedetech Rocket Factory, Cambrian GoKarts4th Tony Mangini Emmick/Cobra Swedetech EBC TC4 Paul Douglas Mags/Bridgestone Bell/Emmick Swedetech Good Deeds, Emmick Cobra RacingEclipse Honda 80Martins YJL5th Chris Ouimet Italkart Built in the Garage RLV Italkart KBC/K1 My Dad/ Our Garage My ParentsWhatcharuns not submitted: 2nd Robert Towne, 3rd Jesse GwinIKF World Formula Medium1st Sheila Bukamier-Nash Tony Kart Briggs Premier RLV Tony Kart Tony Kart/Bridgestone Arai/Sparco Hyper Racing Engines GBF, Nash's Karts3rd Aaron Bailey Top Kart Briggs Premier RLV Top Kart Top Kart/Bridgestone Bell Dominator/Top Bailey Race Engineering Kartel Motorsports, Gatorz Eyewear, B.R.E.Kart MIRWhatcharuns not submitted: 2nd Gabie Robies, 4th Eric Nelson, 5ht John MillerJunior II Briggs Gas Animal1st Ian Fryer Top Kart Briggs &StrattonAnimal (718)Billet Noram "SYD" RLV Top Kart Douglas/Bridgestone HJC/K1 David gonzales/DanPellizzari2nd Emmanuel Mestre Kosmic T-11 Briggs Animal OTK OTK MXC/Bridgestone YHC Koosmic/Sparco Terry Nash-Hyper RacingEngines3rd Justin Foux 024 Invader Briggs Animal Noram GEUltimateClutchWhatcharuns not submitted: 4th London Amilin, 5th Myles PedersonBriggs Gas Animal1st Bryan Stephenson Italkart Gonzales builtmotorRobertsonCandyCanePipe/RLVSilencerInvader/MCPDouglas/BridgestoneSimpsonSpeedway RX/Simpson Nomex2 Piece2nd Tyler Agan Italkart Briggs Animal X-5 RLV Italkart Douglas/Bridgestone Impact/AlpineStars5th Brett Lucas Emmick Avenger Briggs Animal HorstmanReaperWhatcharuns not submitted: 3rd Alan Cathey, 4th C.J. MooneyhamJunior I Briggs Gas Animal Medium1st Chance Skaufel 07 Birel C28 Briggs Animal Noram GEUltimateRLVRLVPaulMartinBirel/FreelineKeith Foux-Foux RacingEngines, Fastkeith6@aol.comFastech Racing, AEC, Kool April Nites, DadSeth Nash; Hyper Racing EnginesKool April Nites, NORCAL powder coating,Robertson Embroidery, Foux Racing EnginesDouglas Gonzales/ Pellizzari Fastech Racing, Dan Pellizzari, GonzalesEngines, Aircraft Electrical Components, TylerSwaimDouglas/BridgestoneDave GonzalesCorey Poynor-PoynorMachineDouglas/Bridgestone HJC/Alpinestars Jim Lauer (cck) Mom & DadMom, Dad, Trevor, Sprocket, Jason Gentry,Paul Carter, Syd White, Dave Gonzales, FastechRacing, Thomas Merrill, SchuttesMom & Dad, Poynor Machine2nd Ken Hoobery Italkart Briggs Animal Premier RLV Ital Dunlop/Bridgestone Suit: Gold Jim Lauer Motors City Motors Towing& Heavy Hauling, FisherRacing, Advanced Tactical Supply, 5 Star Grafix3rd Michael Gutenberger CGR Cadet Briggs Animal Noram RLV CRG Van-K/Bridgestone ZAMP/K-1 Speed Faster Motors Paul Gutenberger-DadWhatcharuns not submitted: 4th Jarred Campbell, 5th Luke SellikenFormula 80/85 heavy2nd Travis Duhn Italkart Honda CR80 Honda Banke Wilwood Douglas/Bridgestone G-Force/Shift Swedetech Rocket Factory, Cambrian Go Karts4th Jared Woolf Intrepid Honda CR 80 Honda RLV PCESilencer5th Tony Mangini Emmick/CobraEclipseHonda 80 EBC TC 4 PaulMartinsChampion Douglas/Bridgestone Simpson/Sparco John "Deere" Valerio/SwedetechAmerican Garage Door, Leading Edge Motorsports,Champion Racing Oklahoma, MMIDouglas/Bridgestone YHC Bell/Emmick Swedetech Good Deesd, Emmick Cobra RacingWhatcharuns not submitted: 1st Adam Booker, 3rd Robert Towne125 STOCK MOTO1st Travis Duhn Italkart Honda CR125 Honda RLV Brembo Douglas/Bridgestone G-Force/Shift Swedetech Rocket Factory, Cambrian GoKarts2nd Jared Woolf Intrepid Cruiser Honda Honda RLV Champion Douglas/Bridgestone Simpson/Sparco Leading Edge Motorsports American Garage Door, Leading EdgeMotorsports, Champion RacingWhatcharuns not submitted: 3rd Cory Gwin, 4th Jamie Wilson, DNF Dale MeyerLimited Modified Briggs Animal1st Tim Lawrence Birel RetroRocket3rd Tyler Agan Time Machine Syd White LtdMod AnimalBriggs Animal Horstman RobertsonTorqueTubeWhatcharuns not submitted: 2nd Alan Cathey, 4th John Miller, 5th Sheila Bukamier-NashBirel Lansing/Bridgetstone Simpson/Sparco Time Lawrence-LawrenceRace EnginesLogoUSA.com, Leading Edge Electric, Syd White(clutch), Lamb Airflow DevelopmentSyd White RLV MCP Douglas/Bridgestone Impact/Alpinestars Syd White Mom, Dad, Trevor, Sprocket, Jason Gentry, PaulCarter, Syd White, Dave Gonzales, Thomas Merrill26 KARTER NEWS - November 2009

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2009 INTeRNATIONAL KART feDeRATION4-CYC SPeeDWAYGRAND NATIONALSJULY 6-10, I-20 SPeeDWAY, TeXASStory by Carrie Snyder Photos by Bill AllenGrand National Belt Buckle Sponsor: Uncle Frank’sNeW IKfeXPeRTS:eRTS:Gene BeckerDane WilliamsMonday’s rainy weather didn’t stop racersfrom competing in the 2009 ikf 4-cycle speedwaygrand nationals, held at i-20 speedway inwinona, tx, July 6th – 10th 2009. competitorscame from all parts of the country to experiencethe rich east texas red clay track surface.day oNetuesday, day one of the nationals foundcity officials from tyler, tx and lindale, txalong with track owner david snyder, andikf president bill hilger, officially openingthe track to a week long of kart racing. a ribboncutting ceremony and a meal providedfor everyone compliments of city of tyler andcity of lindale.28 KARTER NEWS - NovEmbER 2009

iggs aNimal mastersSPonSorEd by: unclE FranK’Sracers found the 1/5-mile east texas red claysurface to be very fast with lap times in the 10.1-second range. the first race, sponsored by unclefrank’s, was the briggs animal Masters class,with charles wood sr., Missouri city, tx, winningthe pole sitter award for the feature race.that didn’t stop Johnny Myers from ft. Mills,sc.; he took the lead from woods before the firstlap was completed and held on to it the entirerace to win the briggs animal Masters class.JuNior i lightSPonSorEd by: G-Man Kart WorKSthe second race of the day, sponsored byg-Man kart works, was the Junior i light classwith trey thesenvitz, Jasper Mn, starting onthe pole for the feature and winning the polesitter award for that class. thesenvitz held onto the lead until lap eleven and kart numberninety-nine trevor hunt, liberty, Mo, edgedhim out for the win in the Junior i light class.briggs aNimal blue wazoom heavySPonSorEd by: KooPMan racinGthe third class of the day, sponsored bykoopman racing, was the briggs animal bluewazoom heavy. tom spanel kart numbersixteen, lincoln, ne, won both of the heatsand that put him on the pole for the feature.spanel pretty much lead the race until lapeleven when kart number fifty-six cameronkoopman, brewster, Mn, edged him out offirst and back into second. spanel remainedon koopmans bumper and dished out a fewlove taps and put the texas sling shot on himpassing for the lead in lap seventeen. keepingthe lead, until the checkered flag, in laptwenty and winning the briggs animal bluewazoom heavy class.JuNior ii lightSPonSorEd by: WallEr racinGthe Junior ii light class, sponsored bywaller racing, was the fourth race of the daybriggs animal masters1................... Johnny Myers2................... Mike Berg3................... Bill Hoffmeyer4................... Alan Yates5................... Richard Boyd6................... Danny Youngblood7................... James Gray8................... Robert Wyble9................... Charles Wood Sr.10................. Daniel Koopman11................. Martin Deroon12................. Gene BeckerJunior i light1................... Trevor Hunt2................... Trey Thesenvitz3................... Brayden Smith4................... Michael Nichols5................... Spencer Davis6................... Sam Johnson7................... Ryan Roberts8................... Johnny Boland9................... Jacob Williams10................. Cody Beasley11................. Ryan Kolkmeier12................. Chance Hoffmeyeranimal blue wazoom hvy1................... Tom Spanel2................... Cameron Koopman3................... Jerry Leigh4................... Kyle Towns5................... Andrew HaysJunior ii light1................... C.J. Hulsey2................... Ryan Luza3................... Darin Owens4................... Mitch Weiss5................... Thomas Jones6................... James Suter7................... Logan Lalena8................... Andrew Downs9................... David Bristow10................. Zach Kuntz11................. Harlie Williams12................. Amanda Bristow13................. Paul French14................. Zach Harvillebriggs animal light1................... Cameron Koopman2................... Jake Williams3................... Taylor Paroline4................... Chance Latiolais5................... Candace Hays6................... Austin Bursby7................... Andrew Leigh8................... Tom Spanel9................... Paul Easum10................. Zach Humphries11................. Kyle Towns12................. Charles Woods Jr.13................. Trey Paroline14................. Chase Roberts15................. Tyler Grubbs16................. Alan Wilder17................. Greg Snyderbriggs animal blue wazoomKARTER NEWS - NovEmbER 200929

with El Paso native C. J. Hulsey holding thelead from heat races to feature winning thetitle. “I just made sure I kept my mind in it andmade sure I hit my line every time.” Hulseytold Tyler Morning Telegraph. “It feels awesome,it’s the best thing ever.”Briggs Animal LightSponsored by: Ray BurkettThe final race for Day One, sponsored byRay Burkett, was the Briggs Animal Lightclass. It was a dramatic finish for CameronKoopman, Brewster, MN, with a lengthy race.Koopman finds that third place is probably thebest he will do but with a little luck or wasit his clover covered boxers that helped himout. Kart number sixteen Tom Spanel, Lincoln,NE dove into Williams and shoved them bothup the track giving Koopman the win in theBriggs Animal Light class.Day TwoWednesday morning found the racingsurface again in excellent shape and theBriggs and Stratton engine giveaway wasawarded to kart number sixteen Tom Spanel.The Avenger Racing Chassis, donated byARC Jody Krug, was won by kart numbertwenty-one Brayden Smith.Briggs Animal Blue Wazoom MediumSponsored by: RLVRace one of the day, sponsored by RLV,was the Briggs Animal Blue Wazoom Mediumclass. The race found kart number sixteen TomSpanel, Lincoln, NE, winning the heat races.Green flag flying and kart number fifty-sixCameron Koopman jumping out for the leadand taking the checkered flag.Junior I HeavySponsored by: Allied Tree ServiceSponsored by the Allied Tree Service,Junior I Heavy, the second race of the dayhas kart number sixty-seven Michael Nichols,Watertown, SD winning both heat racesand the feature with kart number ninetynineTrevor Hunt from, Liberty, MO secondand kart number twenty-nine Spencer Davis,Dawsonville, GA finishing third.Briggs Animal Super HeavySponsored by: Trac Tac ProductsThe third race of the day, sponsored by TracTac Products, was the Briggs Animal SuperHeavy class. Finds kart number one Dane Williams,Charlotte, SC, taking the win from kartnumber twenty-one, Dickey Dudd.Junior II HeavySponsored by: Creekside DentalThe Junior II Heavy class, sponsored byCreekside Dental, was the fourth race of the day.Junior II Heavy had kart number two AndrewDowns, Altus, OK, taking the win, with kartnumber sixteen Justin Blankenship, DeQueen,AR second and third place was kart numbertwenty-three Mitch Weiss, Scandia, MN.Stock MediumSponsored by: Smith Brothers RacingThe final race for Day Two, sponsored bySmith Brothers Racing, was the Stock Mediumclass. Spanel won pole position with kart numberzero nine with Greg Snyder, Flint, TX, onoutside pole. Spanel and Snyder raced tail tonose until lap twelve when Koopman came upthrough the pack and muscled his way aroundSnyder shoving him out of contention. Spanelstill in the lead, Koopman second and kartnumber seventy-five Jake Williams in third,finished out the race.Day ThreeAnother flawlessly prepared track for DayThree of the Grand Nationals. The body fromDynamic Motorsports was won by Zach Kuntz,Rockwall, TX.Open 4 CycleSponsored by: Hyper Racing EnginesThe first class up, sponsored by HyperRacing Engines, was the Open 4-cycle. Thisfeature race finds kart number eight, RonaldCooper, Henderson, TX on the pole with kartnumber eleven Slade Johnson, Wells, TX, outsidepole. First lap Cooper still in the lead withJohnson holding onto second place for one lap.Zero nine of Snyder wheeling his Tomahawkup the track and passing Johnson like he wastied to a stump. With lap eight Snyder puts theTexas Sling Shot on Cooper and moves intofirst place. With each lap Snyder pulls fartherand farther ahead with the win.1................... Cameron Koopman2................... Tom Spanel3................... Kyle Towns4................... Gene Becker5................... Daniel KoopmanJunior I Heavy1................... Michael Nichols2................... Trevor Hunt3................... Spencer Davis4................... Sam Johnson5................... Trey Thesenvitz6................... Ryann Kolkmeier7................... Ryan Roberts8................... Cody Beasley9................... Chance Hoffmeyer10................. Brayden Smith11................. Jacob Smith12................. Johnny BolandBriggs Animal Super Heavy1................... Dane Williams2................... Johnny Myers3................... Dicky Dudd4................... Chad Irvin5................... Slade Johnson6................... Charles Wood Sr.7................... Andrew Hays8................... Danny Youngblood9................... James Gray10................. Ronald Cooper11................. Bill Hoffmeyer12................. Mike BergJunior II Heavy1................... Andrew Downs2................... Justin Blankenship3................... MitcH Weiss4................... C.J. Hulsey5................... David Bristow6................... Paul French7................... James Suter8................... Amanda Bristow9................... Logan Lalena10................. Chase Lambright11................. Zach Kuntz12................. Harlie Williams13................. Ryan Luza14................. Darin Owens15................. Thomas JonesStock Medium1................... Tom Spanel2................... Cameron Koopman3................... Jake Williams4................... Chance Latiolais5................... Mark Jacobson6................... Gene Becker7................... Tyler Grubbs8................... Austin Bursby9................... Charles Wood Jr.10................. Andrew Leigh11................. Ronny Wilson12................. Kyle Towns13................. Jerry Leigh14................. Robert Wyble15................. Candace Hays16................. Greg Snyder17................. Chase Roberts18................. Zach Humphries30 KARTER NEWS - November 2009

Junior I Briggs Animal LightSponsored by: Snyder Power PlantsSponsored by Snyder Power Plants, theJunior I Briggs Animal Light class has kart numbertwenty-one Brayden Smith on pole positionfor the feature with him holding onto the leaduntil lap eight when kart number sixty-sevenMichael Nichols, Watertown, SD passes Smithfor first place and wins. Nichols told Tyler MorningTelegraph “That was pretty nerve racking. Icould feel him bumping me and I didn’t knowwhat to do so I just kept driving my race andhoped he didn’t pass me.”Briggs Animal MediumSponsored by: Target DistributingThe third race of the day, sponsored by TargetDistributing, was the Briggs Animal Mediumclass, one of the biggest classes this week.Spanel of Lincoln, NE started on the pole forthe feature and held the lead with an easy win.Spanel tells Tyler Morning Telegraph “It feelsreally good, we’re happy.” As well he shouldbe with two wins on Thursday.Junior II Briggs Animal LightSponsored by: Easy RoofingSponsored by Easy Roofing, the Junior IIBriggs Animal Light class becomes the fourthclass of the day with kart number one hundredfifty-five, Darin Owens, Baytown, TX on pole,and another big class to have watched. Owensheld onto the lead until lap eleven when ZachKuntz, Rockwall, TX and Ryan Luza passedhim with the final lap at hand, Luza barelyedged by Kuntz for the lead and win. Luza toldthe Tyler Morning Telegraph: “ It’s shocking, Iwasn’t expecting to win after I got shoved allthe way back there.” “I knew I had to go.”Stock HeavySponsored by: Ultramax Racing ChassisThe Stock Heavy class, sponsored by theUltramax Racing Chassis, was the fifth and finalrace of the day. It found Spanel starting on thepole and winning the final race of the night.Day FourBriggs Animal SportsmanSponsored by: Ron Powell RacingDay Four and another huge class to contendwith, the Briggs Animal Sportsman class,sponsored by Ron Powell Racing, finds kartnumber one hundred seventy-six Jake Williams,Charlotte, NC, starting on the pole forthe feature with an easy win in the end.Open1................... Greg Snyder2................... Ronald Cooper3................... Tom Spanel4................... Jerry Leigh5................... Martin Deroon6................... Clint Barnes7................... Chase Roberts8................... Slade JohnsonJunior I Animal Light1................... Michael Nichols2................... Brayden Smith3................... Trey Thesenvitz4................... Spencer Davis5................... Ryann Kolkmeier6................... Ryan Roberts7................... Sam Johnson8................... Cody Beasley9................... Johnny Boland10................. Jacob Williams11................. Chance HoffmeyerBriggs Animal Medium1................... Tom Spanel2................... Cameron Koopman3................... Trey Paroline4................... Greg Snyder5................... Charles Wood Jr.6................... Tyler Grubbs7................... Joey Weaver8................... John Easum9................... Jerry Leigh10................. Chase Roberts11................. Chance LaTiolois12................. Dicky Dudd13................. Robert Wyble14................. Kirk Newman15................. Jake Williams16................. Andrew Leigh17................. Taylor Paroline18................. Kyle Towns19................. Jon Allen20................. Austin BursbyJr II Briggs Animal Light1................... Ryan Luza2................... Zach Kuntz3................... Darin Owens4................... Thomas Jones5................... James Suter6................... Andrew Downs7................... Paul French8................... Harlie Williams9................... Mitch Weiss10................. David Bristow11................. Justin Blankenship12................. C.J. Hulsey13................. Coltan Goodwin14................. Chase Lambright15................. Sam Arthur16................. Zach Harville17................. Andrew Jackson18................. Amanda Bristow19................. Arin Green20................. Coltan MountStock Heavy1................... Tom Spanel2................... Jake Williams3................... Kyle Towns4................... Mark Jacobson5................... Gene Becker6................... Dane Williams7................... Danny Youngblood8................... Andrew HaysKARTER NEWS - November 200931

Junior I Briggs Animal HeavySponsored by: L & J KartingL & J Karting, sponsor of the Junior I BriggsAnimal Heavy class, was second to run for theday with kart number twenty-nine SpencerDavis, Dawsonville, GA, setting the pace forthe green flag. Green flag waves and Davis isin first with kart number ninety-six JohnnyBoland second. They find it to be a fast andeasy pace after fifteen laps completed the wingoes to Spencer Davis.Briggs Animal Light 1st Cameron Koopman, 2nd Jake Williams,3rd Taylor Paroline, 4th Chance Latiolais, 5th Candace Hays,6th Austin Bursby, 7th Andrew Leigh, 8th Tom Spanel,9th Paul Easum, 10th Zach HumpriesBriggs Animal Blue Wazoom Medium (Photo Unavailible)1st Cameron Koopman, 2nd Tom Spanel, Kyle Towns,4th Gene Becker, 5th Daniel KoopmanOpen 4-Cycle 1st Greg Snyder, 2nd Ronald Cooper,3rd Tom Spanel, 4th Martin Deroon, 5th Clint Barnes,6th Chase Roberts, 7th Slade Johnson, 8th Jerry LeighBriggs Animal Masters 1st Johnny Myers, 2nd Mike Berg,3rd Bill Hoffmeyer, 4th Allen Yates, 5th Richard Boyd,6th Danny Youngblood, 7th James Gray, 8th Robert Wyble,9th Charles Wood Sr., 10th Daniel KoopmanJunior I Heavy 1st Michael Nichols, 2nd Trevor Hunt,3rd Spencer Davis, 4th Sam Johnson, 5th Trey Thesenvitz,6th Ryann Kilkmeier, 7th Ryan Roberts, 8th Cody Beasley,9th Chance Hoffmeyer, 10th Brayden SmithJunior I Briggs Animal Light 1st Michael Nichols,2nd Brayden Smith, 3rd Trey Thesenvitz, 4th Spencer Davis,5th Ryann Kolkmeier, 6th Ryan Roberts, 7th Sam Johnson,8th Cody Beasley, 9th Johnny Boland, 10th Jacob WilliamsJR I Light 1st Trevor Hunt, 2nd Trey Thesenvitz,3rd Brayden Smith, 4th Michael Nichols, 5th Spencer Davis,6th Sam Johnson, 7th Ryan Roberts, 8th Johnny Boland,9th Jacob Williams, 10th Cody BeasleyBriggs Animal Super Heavy 1st Dane Williams, 2nd Johnny Myers,3rd Dicky Dudd, 4th Chad Irvan, 5th Slade Johnson,6th Charles Wood Sr., 7th Andrew Hays, 8th Danny Youngblood,9th Ronald Cooper, 10th Bill HoffmeyerBriggs Animal Medium 1st Tom Spanel, 2nd Cameron Koopman,3rd Trey Paroline, 4th Greg Snyder, 5th Charles Wood Jr.,6th Tyler Grubbs, 7th Joey Weaver, 8th John Easum,9th Jerry Leigh, 10th Chase RobertsBriggs Animal Blue Wazoom Heavy 1st Tom Spanel,2nd Jake Williams, 3rd Jerry Leigh, 4th Kyle Towns,5th Andrew HaysJunior II Heavy 1st Andrew Downs, 2nd Justin Blankenship,3rd Mitch Weiss, 4th C.J. Hulsey, 5th David Bristow,6th Paul French, 7th James Suter, 8th Amanda Bristow,9th Logan Lalena, 10th Chase LambrightBriggs Animal Medium 1st Ryan Luza, 2nd Zach Kuntz,3rd Darin Owens, 4th Thomas Jones, 5th James Suter,6th Andrew Downs, 7th Paul French, 8th Harlie Williams,9th Mitch Weiss, 10th Justin BlankenshipJR II Light 1st C.J. Hulsey, 2nd Ryan Luza, 3rd Darin Owens,4th Mitch Weiss, 5th Thomas Jones, 6th James Suter,7th Logan Lalena, 8th Andrew Downs, 9th N/A, 10th Zach KuntzStock Medium 1st Tom Spanel, 2nd Cameron Koopman,3rd Jake Wiliams, 4th Chance Latiolais, 5th Mark Jacobson,6th Gene Becker, 7th Tyler Grubbs, 8th Austin Bursby,9th Charles Wood Jr., 10th Andrew LeighStock Heavy 1st Tom Spanel, 2nd Jake Williams 3rd Kyle Towns,4th Mark Jacobson, 5th Gene Becker, 6th Dane Williams,7th Danny Youngblood, 8th Andrew Hays, 9th Mike Berg,10th Ronny Wilson9................... Mike Berg10................. Ronny Wilson11................. Alan Yates12................. Cameron Koopman13................. Chad IrvinBriggs Animal Sportsman1................... Jake Williams2................... Trey Paroline3................... Jerry Leigh4................... Tyler Grubbs5................... Charles Wood Jr.6................... Taylor Paroline7................... Austin Bursby8................... Mike Berg9................... Chase Roberts10................. Robert Wyble11................. Clint Barnes12................. Andrew Leigh13................. Mike Gracey14................. Jon Allen15................. Todd Guinn16................. Allen Yates17................. Joey WeaverJr I Briggs Animal Heavy1................... Spencer Davis2................... Johnny Boland3................... Trey Thesenvitz4................... Cody Beasley5................... Chance Hoffmeyer6................... Ryan Roberts7................... Dillon Coburn8................... Michael Nichols9................... Sam Johnson10................. Ryann KolkmeierJunior II Animal Heavy1................... Darin Owens2................... Thomas Jones3................... Logan Lalena4................... Justin Blankenship5................... Andrew Downs6................... Mitch Weiss7................... Chase Lambright8................... Coltan Goodwin9................... Paul French10................. James Suter11................. Zach Kuntz12................. Sam Arthur13................. Harlie Williams14................. David Bristow15................. Andrew Jackson16................. Amanda Bristow17................. Arin Green18................. Ryan LuzaBriggs Animal Heavy1................... Gene Becker2................... Charles Wood Jr.3................... James Gray4................... Danny Youngblood5................... Jake Williams6................... Chase Roberts7................... Kyle Towns8................... Andrew Hays9................... Dane Williams10................. Cameron Koopman11................. Mike Berg12................. Allen Yates13................. Joey Weaver14................. Greg Snyder15................. Jerry Leigh32 KARTER NEWS - November 2009

4 Cycle speedway Grand NATIONAL whatcharunsFinish NAME CHASSIS MOTOR CLUTCH PIPE BRAKES WHEELS/TIRES HELMET/SUIT MOTOR BUILDER/SHOP SPONSORSStock Medium1st Tom Spanel Ultra Max TRR Bully Robertson MCP Van K/Maxxis Impact Tom Rayl Spanel EnginesTorque2nd Cameron Koopman Phantom Icon Bully MCP Van K/Maxxis Simpson Chad Waller-Waller Racing Koopman Racing, G-Man Kartworks, Valhalla PaintingWhatchruns not bubmitted: 3rd Jake Williams, 4th Chance Latiolais, 5th Mark JacobsonOpen 4-Cycle1st Greg Snyder Tomahawk Snyder PowerPlantsBully RLV MCPMini-LiteDouglas/MaxxisImpact/DynamicMotorsportsDynamic MotorsportsDynamic Motorsports3rd Tom Spanel Ultra Max Spanel Engines Bully Robertson MCP Van K/Maxxis Impact Spanel Engines Outlaw Motorsports5th Martin Deroon '07 Optima Plus Star Ratech Robertson MCP Tru Roll/Maxxis Pyrotech/Bell DRE-Deroon Racing Engines Deroon ChasisTorqueBoyden, IAWhatchruns not bubmitted: 2nd Ronald Cooper, 4th Jerry LeighJunior I Aniaml Light1st Michael Nichols Ultra Max TRR (Tom Rayl) Vortex RLV Douglas/Maxxis Bell TRR Outlaw MotorsportsElement5th Ryann Kolkmeier Legend Briggs Animal Buly Thompson MCP True Turn/Maxxis G-Force/Legend Moon Mon & DadWhatchruns not bubmitted: 2nd Brayden Smith, 3rd Trey Thesenvitz, 4th Spencer DavisBriggs Animal Medium1st Tom Spanel Ultra Max Spanel Engines- Bully Robertson MCP Van K/Maxxis Impact Spanel Engines Outlaw MotorsportsAnimal2nd Cameron Koopman Phantom Icon Bully MCP Van K/Maxxis Simpson Chad Waller-Waller Racing Koopman Racing, G-Man Kartworks, Valhalla Painting3rd Trey Paroline Phenom Animal Vortex Tod Miller Mini-Lite Douglas Q+/Maxxis Zamp/Bell Tod MillerWhatchruns not bubmitted: 4th Greg Snyder, 5th Charles Wood Jr.Junior II Animal Light2nd Zach Kuntz 09 Phantom IconElite EditionBriggs Animal Bully RLV Icon EliteEditionMaxxis HT3 Bell/G-Force Snyder Power Plants Pat Kuntz (Father)3rd Darin Owens Phantom Icon Briggs Animal Bully RLV Mini-Lite Douglas Q+/Maxxis Simpson Chad Waller-Waller RacingWhatchruns not bubmitted: 1st Ryan Luza, 4th Thomas Jones, 5th James SuterStock Heavy1st Tom Spanel Ultra Max TRR Bully Robertson MCP Van K/Maxxis Impact Tom Rayl Spanel EnginesTorque5th Gene Becker TRR WMS Shoei Tom Rayl-TRR Becker Farms, Twin Motors Ford, Chain DragoneWhatchruns not bubmitted: 2nd Jake Wiliams, 3rd Kyle Towns, 4th Mark JacobsonBriggs Animal Sportsman2nd Trey Paroline Phenom Briggs Animal Vortex Tod Miller Mini-Lite Douglas Q+/Maxxis Zamp/Bell Tod Miller4th Tyler Grubbs Millenium Briggs Animal Bully Maxxis Simpson Johnny Myers-Up Front Racing Dad & MomWhatchruns not bubmitted: 1st Jake Williams, 3rd Jerry Leigh, 5th Charles Wood Jr.Junior I Briggs Animal Heavy2nd Johnny Boland '05 PhantomPhenomBriggs AnimalMCP Douglas/Maxxis Impact/ UltraShieldSox Racing Engines4th Cody Beasley Falcon X-Caliber RacingEnginesHorstman-GreaseLightningSOXRacingEnginesBully X-Caliber MCPMini-LiteMB Haus, Weld Works, Woop A Racing Engines, RoyColeman-Benz Airborne Systems, KS Homes, StateFarm-Trip BuckwaldDouglas Q+/Maxxis HJC/Burris Carl Young-X-Caliber Race Tech, Pier 27 Restaurant, Beasley FarmsWhatchruns not bubmitted: 1st Spencer Davis, 3rd Trey Thesenvitz, 5th Chance HoffmeyerJunior II Animal Heavy1st Darin Owens Phantom Icon Waller Bully RLV Mini-Lite Douglas Q+/Maxxis Simpson Chad Waller-Waller RacingWhatchruns not bubmitted: 2nd Thomas Jones, 3rd Logan Lalena, 4th Justin Blankenship, 5th Andrew DownsBriggs Animal Heavy1st Gene Becker Scott RacingWMS Shoei Scott Racing Engines Wife, Becker Farms, Twin Motors FordEngines3rd James Grey Phantom Icon Snyder Power Vortex 2-Disc Robertson MCP Douglas Q+/Maxxis Simpson Super Dave Snyder-Dynamic MyselfAnimalMini-LiteBandit/SBR MotorsportsWhatchruns not bubmitted: 2nd Charles Wood Jr., 4th Danny Youngblood, 5th Jake Williams34 KARTER NEWS - November 2009

2009 INTeRNATIONAL KART feDeRATION2-CYCLe SPRINTGRAND NATIONALSJULY 22-25, NORTHeRN NeVADA KART CLUb, NVStory by Chris Scribner, Photos by Scribner Racing PromotionsGrand National Belt Buckle Sponsor: Darrell “Doc” LindseyNeW IKfeXPeRTS:eRTS:Mike Botelho Jr.Robert LoganKyle ShriverClayton SnowDday oNeKid KartSPonSorEd by: dPK & in MEMory oF david GibbSday one of the 2 cycle sprint grand nationalswas quite eventful. as every year whenthe ikf sanctioning body puts on a nationalrace for the duffy, things get exciting. the daystarted with the kid kart contingent. in QualifyingJerett tachovsky grabbed the screamingeagle with a fast time of 1:09.556 almost .662ahead of second place. in the pre-final tachovskyjumped to an early lead. Jerett extendedthe lead as the race progressed and ran to a3.396 second victory. after the first race on thetrack it looked as if tachovsky would have itin the bag, but looking at time the sheets, thefaster laps were run by other karts, setting aclose battle in the duffy race. that was far fromthe case. the battle for the win was the closestever seen in kid karts. after changing the topspot many times, Zach corbitt made the passfor second coming out of turn two. as the frontkarts headed to turn seven, corbitt put hisnose to the bottom rubbing the leader Jarrettgilmer up the track and getting to the inside.leading to the last turn onto the front straight,gilmer got into the loose stuff hitting a curband rolling over. corbitt was the first to theline, because of the rollover and the immediateyellow, the finish reverted back to the whiteflag, placing gilmer on the top of the podiumwith the duffy. tachovsky came home secondand corbitt went back to third, ethan barrettand courtney batterton were the top five.super sportsmaNSPonSorEd by: PEtErSon WEalth GrouP/PEtEr-Son racinGthe 21 kart class of sr. superbox was secondup and clayton snow laid down a scorcher inqualifying with a 52.246. on the start of thepre-final the front row went three wide inturn one with snow getting the worst of it.snow was in the barriers and hogg was leading.phinny later got the lead and walked toan easy victory for the pole in the duffy race.snow made a great run from last after the firstturn incident to finish fourth. all drivers madethrough the first turn cleanly on the start ofthe final and phinny was your early leader. asthe race progressed clayton snow was coming.once snow caught phinny the gloves came offKARTER NEWS - NovEmbER 200935

Junior Super Sportsman Heavy, Cody KaySenior Sportsman, Clayton Snowand the race for the lead began. Swapping thelead several times, Snow made the winningpass with two laps to go. Gapping Phinny by5 karts when making the pass, Snow held thegap to the checkered. Post race tech saw Snowget disqualified for an illegal cylinder handingthe Duffy to Brendan Phinny. Mike Botelho Jrwas second, Bobby Kelley, Derek Zimmermanand Alex Schutte rounded out the top five.HPV 1 CadetSponsored by: Bordogna Racing Kart EnginesOn the track next was the 29 kart field ofHPV-1 Cadet. Noah Hermansen captured theScreaming Eagle with a lap of 53.327. The Pre-Final saw Jarred Campbell grab the lead earlyand hold it till the final. Riley Reyes and ZaneSmith got together late leaving Smith in thefence and Reyes losing positions. The start ofthe Duffy race would look the same as the Pre-Final with Campbell and Hermansen. On theStart Jarred Campbell got help in the barriersputting him out of the race. Sonny Cervelli gotout front early with a big lead. The battle wasfor second with Michael Womack, Riley Reyes,Zane Smith and JR Raczko. In the end Womackpulled to the front of the pack to finishsecond. Following the race the initial winnerCervelli got put back three spots for causingthe wreck on the start, this bumped Womackto win. Reyes came home second with Smiththird, Cervelli was put in the fourth positionwith Raczko rounding out the top five.Junior SportsmanSponsored by: Blue Max Kart ClubJunior Sportsman took to the track and TylerPalmer laid down a lap .351 faster than secondat a 52.962. In the Pre-Final, Palmer was theearly leader. As the race progressed Palmerlooked tough, but an exhaust can coming apartPalmer began to lose power. Palmer ended upin the barriers coming onto the straight whichblocked the track and sent the karts behind himdiving into the dirt. Kiel Spaulding took overthe lead and held it till about two to go. RaquelMartinez’s kart came in late to make the run atJunior I Heavy, Jarred CampbellSpaulding. Martinez got the lead and the winfor the Final. The Duffy race was perhaps thebest one of the day. The top four karts of CodyKay, Taylor Miinch, Spaulding and Martinezall took their turn at the lead with their kartbeing passed losing two or three spots eachtime. Spaulding got the lead late and held ittough. On the White Flag, Kay stuffed it to theinside of Spaulding in turn two for the win.This gapped Spaulding and Kay went on towin the Duffy at his home track. Spauldingwas second, Shawn Sharkey, Raquel Martinezand Camden Geise were the top five.Kid Kart1................... Jarrett Gilmer2................... Jerett Tachovsky3................... Zach Corbitt4................... Ethan Barrett5................... Courtney Batterton6................... Tommy Trickle7................... Anthony Willis8................... Carter Herrera9................... John Paul Maxwell10................. Anthony Sawyer11................. Derek Deslauniers12................. Hudson Morrow13................. Enrique Jaime14................. Liam LetzschJunior Sportsman1................... Cody Kay2................... Kiel Spaulding3................... Shawn Sharkey4................... Raquel Martinez5................... Camden Geise6................... Jake Craig7................... Kyle Kaiser8................... Taylor Miinch9................... Trent Hindman10................. Louie Pagano11................. Luis Tyrrell12................. Cole Loftsgard13................. Matt Chase14................. Logan Wyman15................. Jesse HuamAn16................. Brenton UrbanDf.................. Juan MaldonadoDnf................ Tyler PalmerDnf................ Adrian StarrantinoDnf................ Paoloni FedericoHPV I Cadet1................... Michael Womack2................... Riley Reyes3................... Zane Smith4................... Sonny Cervelli5................... Jr Raczko6................... Noah Hermansen7................... Davey Manthei Jr.8................... Christian Brooks9................... Drew Setzer10................. Nitro Nick Sommers11................. Brennen Mankin12................. Joseph La Rosa13................. Carter Williams14................. Curtis Paul15................. Hunter Corbitt16................. Juan Esteban Garcia17................. Tate Holleran18................. Jeremy KayDnf................ Brenden BakerDnf................ Justin YanezDnf................ Alexander PeralesDnf................ Jake PrestonDnf................ Chris TrIckleDnf................ Blaine RochaDnf................ Jarred CampbellDnf................ Cole DavisDnf................ Parker ThompsonDnf................ Flinn LazierDns............... Camilo ForeroSuper Sportsman1................... Brendan Phinny2................... Mike Botelho Jr.3................... Bobby Kelley4................... Derek Zimmerman5................... Alex Schutte6................... Sergio Pena7................... Nigel Saurino8................... Neil Alberico9................... Kyle Shriver10................. Tyler Wamre11................. Nick Johnston36 KARTER NEWS - November 2009

TaG Junior, Louis PaganoJunior I Comer, Riley ReyesJunior Super Sportsman, Cody KayIKF TaG MastersSponsored by: Darrell “Doc” LindseyThe last race of the day was TAG Masters.Robert Logan grabbed the Screaming Eaglewith a 49.721. Logan looked tough all day. Heran to the front in the Pre-Final after the frontrow got put back for failed starts. Again in theFinal, Robert Logan ran in the lead the wholerace and cruised to a healthy lead. Jared Woolfwas the sole driver running the race that didn’tmeet the age requirements but made it in ondriver weight and finished second. Mat Kattanekwas third, David Harwin and DannyBordogna rounded out the top five.Day TwoDay Two holds some exciting races with KidKart Heavy, Sr Sportsman, Jr Super Sportsman,Jr 1 Heavy, and HPV-3 Senior which will seesome popular drivers race.Day Two of the 2 Cycle Sprint GrandNational held a little bit of everything. Rain,wind, and mass confusion of getting severalkarts lined up on the track correctly. Couplered flags with a few major pile ups, but all inall, no driver was seriously injured.IAME Cup, Andrick ZeenKid Kart HeavySponsored by: Bordogna Racing KartEnginesFirst up on the day was the Kid Kart Heavyclass. Anthony Sawyer grabbed the polewith a screaming lap of 1:08.949. In the heatrace Jerett Tachovsky grabbed the lead earlyand walked away with it to start pole in theDuffy race. In the Final, the top four drivers ofTachovsky, Zach Corbitt, Anthony Sawyer, andJohn Paul Maxwell all took their turn at leadinga lap. With the white flag flying, Sawyermade the pass for the lead going into turn 1.Tachovsky held back in second. Going downthe side stretch after turn seven, Tachovskytried to bring back the heat. Tachovsky madethe pass for the lead. Leading the pack to theDnf................ Luis Martinez Jr.Dnf................ Michael HoggDnf................ Dylan NobileDnf................ Jesse GwinDnf................ Chris GomezDnf................ Kyle KuntzeDnf................ Lloyd MackDnf................ Taylor YoungDnf................ Tony ManginiDq................. Clayton SnowIKF TaG Masters1................... Robert Logan2................... JareD Woolf3................... Mat Kattanek4................... David Harwin5................... Daniel Bordogna6................... Paul Hohlbein7................... Nick WadlowKid Kart Heavy1................... Jerett Tachovsky2................... Anthony Sawyer3................... John Paul Maxwell4................... Enrique Jaime5................... Zach Corbitt6................... Ethan Barrett7................... Courtney Batterton8................... Tommy Trickle9................... Derek Deslauriers10................. Anthony WillisDns............... Jarrett GilmerDns............... Liam LetzschDns............... Hudson MorrowDq................. Carter HerreraJunior I Heavy1................... Jarred Campbell2................... Brenden Baker3................... Riley Reyes4................... Joseph La Rosa5................... Noah Hermansen6................... Cole Davis7................... Blaine Rocha8................... Nitro Nick Sommers9................... Zane Smith10................. Juan Esteban Garcia11................. Justin Yanez12................. Drew Setzer13................. Christian Brooks14................. Curtis Paul15................. Hunter Corbitt16................. Alexander Perales17................. Tyler Burk18................. Davey Manthei Jr.19................. Brennen Mankin20................. Flinn Lazier21................. Tate HolleranDnf................ Camilo ForeroDnf................ Mitchell CodyDnf................ Kyle SurfaceDnf................ Lindsey FreierDnf................ Chris TrickleDnf................ Mario JacobellisDnf................ Corrie HiattDnf................ Makayla GroteDnf................ Jr RaczkoDnf................ Carter WilliamsDns............... Garrett DixonDns............... A.J. JacobellisDns............... Jeremy KayDns............... Michael WomackDq................. Sonny CervelliJr Super Sportsman Hvy1................... Cody Kay2................... Taylor Miinch3................... Trent Hindman4................... Camden Geise5................... Jake Craig6................... Tyler Palmer7................... Luis TyrrellKARTER NEWS - November 200937

HPV 3 Senior, Clayton SnowHPV 4 Senior, Kyle Shriverflag, Tachovsky held the lead and won theDuffy. Anthony Sawyer came home second,John Paul Maxwell, Enrique Jaime, and ZachCorbitt rounded out the top five.SENIOr SportsmanSponsored by: NCK Road RacingSecond up was Sr Sportsman and MikeBotelho snagged pole with a 54.611. In the Pre-Final Botelho got out front early, but BrendanPhinny ran him down late and got the lead lateto start pole for the Duffy race. On the start ofthe Final, Phinny grabbed the lead early andheld it as Clayton Snow, Botelho, Luis MartinezJr, and Kyle Shriver were all in tow. Phinnyand Shriver wrecked in turn two leaving thebattle for Snow, Botelho and Martinez. Theyall took their turn leading the race, but as theCheckered flew Clayton Snow got his redemptionfrom getting DQ’d on Day One and wonthe Duffy in the second Yamaha Sr. class of theweekend. Botelho was second, Martinez, AlexSchutte, and Bobby Kelley were the top five.Jr Super Sportsman HeavySponsored by: RC ElectricJr Super Sportsman Heavy took to the trackand Taylor Miinch grabbed pole with a 51.561.Miinch was dominating in the Pre-Final andlooked like he had the advantage for the Final.On the start, the outside row got the jumpkeeping the lead away from Miinch. RaquelMartinez crashed out on the front stretch leavingthe battle for the lead between Cody Kayand Miinch. In the early part of the race thetwo worked together to gap the field. With afew laps to go, Kay made the pass for the lead.Running a protective line Kay was determinedto keep Miinch in second. Miinch made severalattempts to take the lead away but was unsuccessful.Kay was first to the flag and won hissecond Duffy of the weekend. Miinch settledfor second. Trent Hindman, Camden Geise,and Jake Craig finished the top five.Junior I HeavySponsored by: Vintage Karting AssociationThe 36 karts of Junior I Comer Heavy was upnext. Riley Reyes captured the pole with a lapof 54.845. Reyes looked tough early in the heatbut got wrecked out. Brenden Baker and SonnyCervelli both looked strong as well but at theend of the heat it was JR Raczko with pole inthe Final. On the start of the Duffy race, Raczkogot shuffled back and Sonny Cervelli got outto an early lead. The battle in the end was forsecond. Brenden Baker, Riley Reyes, and JarredCampbell ran in the pack battling for first. Aslaps wound down Campbell took over the position.Post race tech saw Cervelli get DQ’d for anillegal driver fairing. The race for second endedup being for first and Campbell was awardedthe victory and the Duffy. Baker was secondand Reyes was third. Joseph La Rosa and NoahHermansen finished off the top five.HPV 3 SeniorSponsored by: SP GraphicsHPV-3 Senior was the last class of the day.Neil Alberico qualified pole with a lap of 50.822.The first start of the Pre-Final had a red flagcausing a restart. The second start had a damptrack and saw an 8 kart pile up on the frontstretch bringing out another red. The Pre-Finalsaw a grudge match of several quality driversbattle for the top spot. Nick Johnston wasthe one that captured the pole position for theDuffy race, setting an epic race to a Duffy withthe best Senior drivers of North America. NickJohnston took the early lead but lost it when hisrace ended at the beginning of the Straightaway.Sergio Pena came through the pack to take overthe top spot for much of the race. Clayton Snowand Brenden Phinny caught Pena and engagedin a battle for the win. In the end it was ClaytonSnow that had the kart to beat and cruised thelast two laps for his second Duffy of the day.Phinny came home third just ahead of Pena,Wesley Boswell and Michael Hogg finished thetop five.Day ThreeDay Three will have perhaps the biggest Seniorclass with 25 in the TaG Sr class and HPV-2 Jrwill carry the most impressive Junior II lineup.Superbox Heavy will also be competing withlocal option TaG Cadet. Topping off the day willbe the Junior I Rookie Sportsman Class.After Day Two and all the exciting problemswith wrecks, red flags, failed starts, andthe windy rain storm, Day Three provided theexact opposite. Despite one red flag, the weatherwas warm, little wind, and racing was closekeeping the fence full of watchers.Rookie SportsmanSponsored by: Kal-GardFirst up was Rookie Sportsman and ColeDavis won the Screaming Eagle with a fasttime of 54.668. In the Pre-Final many driversshowed their strength, but nothing like thespeed that Brennen Mankin showed drivingfrom ninth on the grid to the lead. Mankinwon the Pre-Final with ease. In the Final, RileyReyes and Mankin engaged in the battle forthe top spot. They swapped spots a few timesin the closing laps, but Mankin had the kartto beat. Mankin won the final and the Duffy.Reyes came home second, Parker Thompson,Michael Womack and Chris Brooks finishedthe top five.Super Sportsman HeavySponsored by: T & H InstallationsNext up was Sr Sportsman Heavy andMichael Hogg grabbed the fast time for theScreaming Eagle late in the session with alap of 52.605. In the Pre-Final several driversbattled for the lead but Kyle Shriver came outon top to start pole in the Duffy race. The Finalcould very well been the race of the weekend.Brenden Phinny got out front and led several8................... Kiel Spaulding9................... Kyle Kaiser10................. Shawn Sharkey11................. David Vasquez12................. Jared Torre13................. Adrian Starrantino14................. Austin Elliott15................. Paoloni Federico16................. Cole LoftsgardDnf................ Matt ChaseDnf................ Conner NewDnf................ Zach MacleanDnf................ Louis PaganoDnf................ Austin SelfDnf................ Raquel MartinezDnf................ JuanDiegoMaldonadoSenior Sportsman1................... Clayton Snow2................... Mike Botelho Jr.3................... Luis Martinez Jr.4................... Alex Schutte5................... Bobby Kelley6................... Nigel Saurino7................... Tyler Wamre8................... Tony Mangini9................... Chris GomEzDnf................ Kyle ShriverDnf................ Brendan PhinnyHPV III Senior1................... Clayton Snow2................... Brendan Phinny3................... Sergio Pena4................... Wesley Boswell5................... Michael Hogg6................... Dylan Nobile7................... Jess Peterson8................... Mike Herda9................... Neil Alberico10................. Kyle Kuntze11................. Devin Lindsey12................. Kelseu Nilsson13................. Nick MartinDnf................ Lyle WeberDnf................ Lloyd MackDnf................ Derek ZimmermanDnf................ Nick JohnstonDns............... Kyle ShriverDns............... Andrick ZeenDns............... Robby HarrymanRookie Sportsmam1................... Brennen Mankin2................... Riley Reyes3................... Parker Thompson4................... Michael Womack5................... Christian Brooks6................... Davey Manthei Jr.7................... Brenden Baker8................... Nitro Nick Sommers9................... Tate Holleran10................. Chris TrickleDnf................ Cole DavisDnf................ Jarred CampbellDnf................ Juan Esteban GarciaDnf................ Carter WilliamsDnf................ Hunter CorbittDns............... Zane SmithDns............... Jeremy KayDns............... Blaine RochaDns............... Camilo ForeroHpv II Junior.1................... Taylor Miinch2................... Kiel Spaulding38 KARTER NEWS - November 2009

laps, but as laps wound down Bobby Kelleygot close enough to make the pass with twoto go. Phinny got the run out of seven to pullalongside Kelley heading into the Reno Tic-Tac-Toe leading to the flag. Meanwhile Botelho,turning the fastest lap of the race after startinglast, was coming. In the final turns Phinny andKelley traded rubber, setting up drag race tothe line. Botelho however had the momentumand nipped them both at the line for the win,elevating him to IKF Expert status. Kelley wassecond, Phinny third, Clayton Snow and DylanNobile rounded out the top five.HPV 2 JuniorSponsored by: Team Race ChicThe 28 kart field of the HPV-2 was on trackand Taylor Miinch topped the field in qualifyingwith a lap of 50.426. In the Pre-Final Miinchtook a commanding lead early. Camden Gieseput some pressure on Miinch late, lookinglike he had something for the Final. On thestart of the Duffy race Kyle Spaulding wentto the lead and put a huge gap over secondplace Miinch. As laps wound down Miinchran down Spaulding. With four to go, Miinchpulled the trigger on Spaulding and made thepass for the win. Miinch crossed the line firstwith Spaulding second. Tyler Palmer drove toa third place finish with Cody Kay and AustinDeMent running fourth and fifth.IKF TaG CadetSponsored by: Wilson and Coffey QualityUsed AppliancesTaG Cadet was up next as the local optionclass for 2009. Davey Manthei grabbed fast timewith 54.168. Manthei took a commanding leadearly in the Pre-Final and strolling to victory asif no other driver had anything for him. Late inthe Duffy race, Garrett Dixon ran down Mantheiand made the pass for the lead. Mantheiput up a fight as the two swapped the top position.As laps wound down, Manthei took it backfor good while Jeremy Kay put the pressure onDixon. The two raced to the finish while Mantheigrabbed the victory. Dixon got second butwas disqualified for an illegal cylinder head inpost race tech, moving Jeremy Kay up to second.Tate Holleran was third with Curt Pauland Flynn Lazier finishing the top five.IKF TaG SeniorSponsored by: Baddboyzracing.comand Tux & Tails TravelLast up on the day was the 25 karts of TaGSenior. Brett Felkins got pole with a screaminglap of 48.703. Felkins got dumped on thestart of the Pre-Final and ended up in the barriers.This allowed Andrick Zeen to get a biglead early and walked away with the Pre-Finalwin. The first start of the Final was red flaggedleaving several karts out of the race. When therace finally got under way, Kyle Shriver wasthe leader. Jess Peterson made a strong attemptto run down Shriver but his race ended in thebarriers in turn one. Shriver coasted to an easyvictory and the Duffy. Bobby Kelley made alate pass on Hogg for second, putting Hoggback to third. Zeen made a good run to fourthafter being put in the barriers in turn eight andKelsey Nilsson made a solid run to fifth.Day FourDay Four is the last day for the 2009 IKF2 Cycle Sprint Grand Nationals. Five classesare left running for Duffy’s. IAME Cup willbe running for a Duffy and an all-expensepaid trip to Spain for the IAME InternationalChallenge. Junior Super Sportsman will be ontap as well as Junior I Comer and 38 karts inHPV-4 Senior will also be running with somebig named drivers. The fastest Junior II raceof the weekend of Junior TaG will be the mainevent for the day.Three days were in the books at the 2 CycleSprint IKF Grand Nationals at the NorthernNevada Kart Club in Reno NV. The track hadprovided some the closest racing in manyyears of the 2 Cycle Sprint Nationals with 423entries. The karting community in 2009 hasKid Kart Heavy, Jerett Tachovsky3................... Tyler Palmer4................... Cody Kay5................... Austin Dement6................... Camden Geise7................... Shawn Sharkey8................... David Vasquez9................... Raquel Martinez10................. Trent Hindman11................. Jake Craig12................. Austin Elliot13................. Dylan Lupton14................. Austin Self15................. Jared Torres16................. James M. Sullivan17................. LogAn Wyman18................. T.J. FischerDnf................ Jesse HuamanDnf................ Brenton UrbanDnf................ Juan D. MaldonadoDnf................ Paoloni FedericoDnf................ Luis TyrrellDnf................ Joey TevesDnf................ Cole LoftsgardDnf................ Louie PaganoDnf................ Adrian StarrantinoDnf................ Kyle KaiserDns............... Kyle KaiserIKF Tag Cadet1................... Davey Manthei Jr.2................... Jeremy Kay3................... Tate Holleran4................... Curtis Paul5................... Flinn Lazier6................... Alexander Perales7................... Jake PrestonDnf................ Noah HermansenDns............... Michael WomackDns............... Blaine RochaDq................. Garrett DixonSuper Sportsman Heavy1................... Mike Botelho Jr.2................... Bobby Kelley3................... Brendan Phinny4................... Clayton Snow5................... Dylan Nobile6................... Sergio Pena7................... Alex Schutte8................... Derek Zimmerman9................... Kyle Kuntze10................. Tyler Wamre11................. Michael Hogg12................. Mat Kattanek13................. Neil Alberico14................. Jesse Gwin15................. Chris Gomez16................. Nick WadlowDnf................ Tony ManginiDnf................ Luis Martinez Jr.Dns............... Kyle ShriverIKF Tag Senior1................... Kyle Shriver2................... Bobby Kelley3................... Michael Hogg4................... Andrick Zeen5................... Kelsey Nilsson6................... Jon Ban7................... Lyle WeberDnf................ Jess PetersonDnf................ Brendan PhinnyDnf................ Scott SaundersDnf................ Chris GomezDnf................ Travis DuhnKARTER NEWS - November 200939

looked bleak with a struggling economy andprice increases in the sport which has mademany businesses in the sport struggle. With423 entries on the event, karting on the WestCoast looks surprisingly strong, and giveshope for those involved.IAME CupSponsored by: Scribner PlasticsFirst up on the last day of the Nationals wasthe IAME Cup. Winner not only winning aDuffy, but an all expense paid trip to Spain torepresent USA at the IAME International Challenge.Neil Alberico grabbed pole with a lapof 48.486 late in the session. In the Pre-FinalAlberico spun and went to the back. MikeBotelho Jr looked strong but it was ClaytonSnow going to the front to win the pole for theDuffy race. In the early laps of the Final ClaytonSnow looked to be the man to beat. Snowstuck an engine and was done. Michael Hoggshowed speed in hoping to return to Spain, butit was Andrick Zeen showing the way. Hoggstayed close and tried to bring the fight but(continued on page 44)Junior Super Sportsman Heavy Photo Unavailible:1st Cody Kay, 2nd Taylor Miinch, 3rd Trent Hindman,4th Camden Geise, 5th Jake CraigSenior Sportsman Photo Unavailible: 1st Clayton Snow,2nd Mike Botelho Jr., 3rd Luis Martinez Jr.,4th Alex Schutte, 5th Bobby KelleyHPV III Senior Photo Unavailible: 1st Clayton Snow,2nd Brendan Phinny, 3rd Sergio Pena, 4th Wesley Boswell,5th Michael HoggKid Kart 1st Jarrett Gilmer, 2nd & Screaming EagleJerett Tachovsky, 3rd Zach Corbitt, 4th Ethan Barrett,5th Courtney BattertonIKF TaG Cadet 1st & Screaming Eagle Dave Manthei Jr.,2nd Jeremy Kay, 3rd Tate Holleran, 4th Curtis Paul,5th Flinn LazierRookie Sportsman 1st Brennan Mankin, 2nd Riley Reyes,3rd Parker Thompson, 4th Michael Womack,5th Christian Brooks, Screaming Eagle Cole DavisSuper Sportsman 1st Brendan Phinny, 2nd Mike Botelho Jr.,3rd Bobby Kelley, 4th Derek Zimmerman,5th & Screaming Eagle Alex SchutteTaG Senior 1st Kyle Shriver, 2nd Bobby Kelley,3rd Michael Hogg, 4th Andrick Zeen, 5th Kelsey Nilsson,Screaming Eagle Brett FelkinsJunior Sportsman Heavy 1st Mike Botelho Jr.,2nd Bobby Kelley, 3rd Brendan Phinny, 4th Clayton Snow,5th Dylan Nobile, Screaming Eagle Michael HoggHPV I Cadet 1st & Screaming Eagle Michael Womack,2nd Riley Reyes, 3rd Zane Smith, 4th Sonny Cervelli,5th JR RaczkoJunior I Sportsman 1st Cody Kay, 2nd Kiel Spaulding,3rd Shawn Sharkey, 4th Raquel Martinez,5th Camden Geise, Screaming Eagle Tyler PalmerTaG Masters 1st & Screaming Eagle Robert Logan,2nd Jared Woolf, 3rd Mat Kattanek, 4th David Harwin,5th Daniel BordognaKid Kart Heavy Photo Unavailible: 1st Jarett Tachovsky,2nd Anthony Sawyer, 3rd John Paul Maxwell,4th Enrique Jaime, 5th Zach CorbittJunior I Heavy Photo Unavailible: 1st Jarred Campbell,2nd Brendan Baker, 3rd Riley Reyes, 4th Joseph La Rosa,5th Noah HermansenHPV 2 Junior 1st & Screaming Eagle Taylor Miinch,2nd Kiel Spaulding, 3rd Tyler Palmer, 4th Cody Kay,5th Austin DeMentIAME Cup Photo Unavailible: 1st Andrick Zeen,2nd Michael Hogg, 3rd Bobby Kelley, 4th Mike Botelho Jr.,5th Zach DericcoJunior Super Sportsman Photo Unavailible: 1st Cody Kay,2nd Kiel Spaulding, 3rd Camden Geise, 4th Jake Craig,5th Tyler PalmerJunior I Photo Unavailible: 1st Riley Reyer,2nd Sonny Cervelli, 3rd Brendan Baker,4th Jarred Campbell, 5th Cole DavisHPV 4 Photo Unavailible: 1st Kyle Shriver, 2nd Nick Johnston,3rd Bobby Kelley, 4th Wesley Boswell, 5th Derek ZimmermanTaG Junior Photo Unavailible: 1st Louis Pagano,2nd Shawn Sharkey, 3rd Austin Self, 4th Trent Hindman,5th Cole LoftsgardDnf................ David BrantDnf................ Nigel SaurinoDns............... Jared WoolfDns............... Taylor YoUngDns............... Clayton SnowDns............... Luis Martinez Jr.Dns............... Brett FelkinsDns............... Cory GwinDns............... David HarwinDns............... Travis LoweDns............... Zach DericcoDns............... Mike Botelho Jr.Dns............... Lloyd MackDq................. Devin LindseyJunior I1................... Riley Reyes2................... Sonny Cervelli3................... Brenden Baker4................... Jarred Campbell5................... Cole Davis6................... Juan EstebanGarcia7................... Joseph La Rosa8................... Brennen Mankin9................... Michael Womack10................. Parker Thompson11................. Zane Smith12................. Davey Manthei Jr.13................. Drew Setzer14................. Hunter Corbitt15................. Noah Hermansen16................. Carter Williams17................. Chris Trickle18................. CurtIs Paul19................. Kyle Surface20................. Garrett Dixon21................. Flinn Lazier22................. Jr RaczkoDnf................ Tate HolleranDnf................ Lindsey FreierDnf................ A.J. JacobellisDnf................ Tyler BurkDnf................ Jeremy KayDnf................ Mitchell CodyDnf................ Justin YanezDnf................ Alexander PeralesDnf................ Blaine RochaDnf................ Nitro Nick SommersDnf................ Christian BrooksDq................. Camilo ForeroJunior Super Sportsman1................... Cody Kay2................... Kiel Spaulding3................... Camden Geise4................... Jake Craig5................... Tyler Palmer6................... Taylor Miinch7................... Luis Tyrrell8................... Shawn Sharkey9................... Austin Self10................. Trent Hindman11................. David Vasquez12................. Brenton Urban13................. Matt Chase14................. Zach MacleanDnf................ Kyle KaiserDnf................ Jesse HuamanDns............... Paoloni FedericoDq................. JuanD .MaldonadoDq................. Raquel MartinezIKF Tag Jr1................... Louis Pagano2................... Shawn Sharkey40 KARTER NEWS - November 2009

IKF LAKE SPEED ACHIEVEMENT OFEXCELLENCE IN KARTING AWARDInterview by Brian RiveraThe Northern Nevada Kart Club is proudto show recognition to one of our ownracers who showed true grit, determinationand consistency at the 2009 IKF 2 CycleSprint Grand Nationals. So much that IKF andits officials named him as the 4th recipient to beawarded the prestigious holder of The Lake SpeedAchievement of Excellence in Karting Award.If the karting dictionary was to have the wordrelentless and professional in it, it would be followedby the name Mike Botelho Jr. Classy, a truegentleman, never one to gloat, great sportsmanshipand a mentor for many who try to emulatehis driving style, Botelho Jr knows when to turnup the notch and position himself for the finallaps. NNKC sat down with Mike Jr. to get someinside scoop on his personal life, karting careerand thoughts of what the Lake Speed Achievementof Excellence in Karting Award means tohim, both personally and professionally.NNKC - Can you tell the karting communitywhen you first began karting and where at?MB Jr. - I started karting in the spring of 1997 atDesert Park Raceway in Reno, NV.NNKC - What Region did you start racing IKFRegional races?MB Jr. - Region 11NNKC - Who is your favorite professionalrace car driver?MB Jr. - Tony Stewart and Ron "Sleepy" TrippNNKC - How many Duffy’s, Screaming Eagles,Lake Speed Achievement Awards, IKF championshipsand Club Championships do you own?MB Jr. - I have 2 Duffy’s (‘06 and ‘09), 2 ScreamingEagles (‘05 and ‘09), and multiple podiums atthe Nationals. I’m a 4x IKF Region 11 Champion(‘99,‘02, and 2 in ‘06) and 5x NNKC Championin Yamaha, TaG and Shifter classes as well as the1 Lake Speed Achievement Award that I’m veryproud and honored to receive.NNKC - If you had to go back and change onething in your karting career, what wouldthat be?MB Jr. - I wish I started at a younger age. Mydad brought me to our track when I was asmaller kid, but he thought I wasn’t interestedin karting. What he didn’t realize was that iswas a typical March day at our track whichmeans it was extremely cold and windy. I justwanted to leave. I’m giving my nephew, Qualik,that opportunity next year as he will be startingat 8 yrs old in Jr 1.NNKC - Do you plan on being in a kart 10 yearsfrom now racing at any level?MB Jr. - Yes, even if my nephew really lovesracing and I’m mostly working with him, I willhave to squeeze out a few races for me as well.I love karts and have no intentions on stoppinganytime soon.NNKC - What has been the biggest race youhave attended in your karting career?MB Jr. – It’s a 3 way tie between the IKF 2 CycleSprint Grand Nationals in Reno, the 2007SuperNationals in Las Vegas and the 2001 ProMoto Race at Cal Expo in Sacramento, CA.NNKC - If you had any recommendations togive to a young karter looking to make it tothe level you have made it to, what advicewould you give him/her?MB Jr. - Race hard, but be smart and patient,especially in Yamaha and Comer Racing.You can’t win if you don’t finish. I see a lot ofkids who don’t win races and championshipsbecause they want to get to the front in oneturn or one lap. Don’t put yourself in a badsituation. Also, try to count your laps so you’rewhere you want to be in the end of the race tomake your move.NNKC - Who do you thank for getting you towhere you’re at in your karting career?MB Jr. - I wouldn’t be racing if it wasn’t forgrowing up watching my father Mike BotelhoSr. racing midgets and sprint cars. It’s all I everwanted to do. I have to thank him and mygrandfather Bill Botelho for introducing me tokarting and supporting me. My family has supportedme also and tolerated me being awayfrom them to go racing. I’d also like to thankmy karting friends, whom I could not havedone half of what I’ve done without their help.They are Glenn McKinnon, Doug Sharp, Daveand David Brant, the Dericco’s, Ed Diederich,Jeff Wamre, Mitch Kennedy, and Bill DeMent. Ithank each and every one of them as they haveall helped with my program. Last but not least,MMS Racing Engines, RLV and Horstman.NNKC - What are your 2 favorite tracks to run?MB Jr. - I love Desert Park Raceway in Reno,with Buttonwillow a close second.NNKC - Where and when were you born?MB Jr. – Reno, NV February 20, 1980NNKC - What has been the best moment inyour karting career?MB Jr. - For me personally, this most recentDuffy win in Reno, starting from dead last(18th) and winning by .066 at the line. It’s stillunreal to me.NNKC - What is your favorite food?MB Jr. - Spaghetti! I could live on it!NNKC - What is your favorite hobbybesides karting?MB Jr. - I haven’t had the time for anythingbut work and karting for the past few years. Iwould have to say kayaking, which has recentlysparked my interest.NNKC - What does winning the Lake SpeedAchievement Award mean to you personallyand professionally?MB Jr. – It’s incredible! Lake Speed is such alegend in not just karting, but in motorsports.It’s a true honor to be recognized alongside thelikes of Matt Johnson, Nick Johnston and TaylorMiinch. I don’t know that I deserve it, but I amproud to receive it. I have always tried to be agood sportsman, a clean driver and to nevergive up. I think that at these recent 2 CycleNationals, those qualities must have shown alittle brighter. I had a chance at another Duffyat the Reno Nationals but I would have had tocrash a guy to get it. Had I done that, I don’tthink I would have qualified to receive theAward. That’s just not my driving style. I’mhonored to receive the Lake Speed Achievementof Excellence in Karting Award and I wantto thank everyone who saw that I was fit to bethe recipient of it at the Nationals.3................... Austin Self4................... Trent Hindman5................... Cole Loftsgard6................... Chelsi Wagner7................... Jared Torres8................... Christian BirdDnf................ James M.SullivanDnf................ Austin DementDnf................ Dylan LuptonDnf................ Camden GeiseDnf................ Raquel MartinezDnf................ Jake EldsonDnf................ Kiel SpauldingDnf................ Austin ElliotDnf................ Conner NewDnf................ Jake CraigDnf................ Taylor MiinchDnf................ Cody KayDns............... Paoloni FedericoDq................. Adrian StarrantinoDq................. JoEy TevesHPV 4 Senior1....................Kyle Shriver2................... Nick Johnston3................... Bobby Kelley4................... Wesley Boswell5................... Derek Zimmerman6................... Andrick Zeen7................... Dylan Nobile8................... Brett Felkins9................... Kelsey Nilsson10................. Michael Hogg11................. Jess Peterson12................. Robby Harryman13................. Nick MartinDnf................ Brendan PhinnyDnf................ Devin LindseyDnf................ Luis Martinez Jr.Dnf................ Neil AlbericoDns............... Nike HerdaDq................. Clayton SnowIAME Cup......1................... Andrick Zeen2................... Michael Hogg3................... Bobby Kelley4................... Mike Botelho Jr.5................... Zach Dericco6................... Travis Lowe7................... Neil Alberico8................... Nigel Saurino9................... Jon Ban10................. Jess Peterson11................. Travis DuhnDnf................ Lyle WeberDnf................ David BrantDnf................ Jared WoolfDnf................ David HarwinDnf................ Neil MccoyDnf................ Clayton SnowDnf................ Chris GomezDnf................ Kyle ShriverDnf................ Luis Martinez Jr.Dnf................ Lloyd MackDnf................ Kyle KuntzeDns............... Alex SchutteDns............... Sergio PenaDns............... Cory GwinDns............... Scott SaundersKARTER NEWS - November 200941

Zeen was too strong. Zeen won the Duffy andthe trip to Spain. Hogg came across second;Bobby Kelley, Mike Botelho Jr and Zach Dericcowere the top five.Jr Super SportsmanSponsored by: Miinch MotorsportsJr Superbox took to the track and Kiel Spauldingput it on pole with a fast lap of 52.627 nearly4 tenths on the field. Taylor Miinch and Spauldinglooked equally fast in the Pre-Final, butSpaulding came out on top for the Pole in theFinal. At the start of the Duffy race, Miinch wasrun into the dirt leaving the race for the top spotbetween Spaulding, Cody Kay, Camden Geise,Jake Craig and Tyler Palmer. As the race progressedKay and Spaulding switched the leadseveral times while Miinch was driving forwardfrom the back. Spaulding took over as the fieldcame to the White flag. Going into turn two onthe last lap Kay made a bold pass to the insideof Spaulding for the win. Kay got the Duffy,Spaulding was second, Camden Geise, JakeCraig and Tyler Palmer finished the top five.Junior ISponsored by: Kinsmen Kart ClubThe 34 Karts of the Jr I Comer class wasup next. Riley Reyes took pole with a 54.484second lap. In the Pre-Final Davey MantheiJr looked strong to start alongside Reyes onthe front row for the Final. On the start of theDuffy race Manthei got spun and went to thetail of the field. The battle quickly becamefor the top spot between three drivers, Reyes,Brenden Baker, and Sonny Cervelli. All threehad been close to wins all weekend providingan aggressive battle between hungry drivers.Last lap Reyes and Cervelli both swapped thelead but it was Riley Reyes who crossed theline first. Sonny Cervelli got second with BrendenBaker a close third. Jarred Campbell andCole Davis finished the top five.HPV 4 SeniorSponsored by: Position One MotorsportsHPV-4 Senior was on the track. Nick Johnstongrabbed the Screaming Eagle with a lapof 50.423. The top seven were separated by 2tenths providing close action in the race. In thePre-Final Nick Johnston looked to be the driverto beat. In the Final Johnston, Kyle Shriver andClayton Snow were the drivers up front. ClaytonSnow seemed to be saving his tires and asthe race progressed he went to the point. Leadingthe way Snow drove to the first place finish.In Post race tech Snow was disqualified handingthe win over to Kyle Shriver. Nick Johnstonhad strong run to second with Bobby Kelley inthird. Wesley Boswell and Derek Zimmermanrounded out the top five.IKF TaG JuniorSponsored by: MMS Racing EnginesLast on the day and the event was the fastestJunior II class TaG Jr. Louie Pagano grabbedthe screaming with a fast lap of 48.678. In thePre-Final Dylan Lupton was strong as wasTaylor Miinch. Pagano setting up a great battlebetween the three closely matched karts. Onthe start of the Final, Miinch wrecked in thefirst turn eliminating him from battle. Paganoand Lupton were the race up front, as the tiresbegan to come in it looked as if Pagano wasthe kart to beat, but he slipped up and Luptonpulled alongside. This forced Lupton into thedirt and spun around into oncoming traffic.The dirt lost traction for Raquel Martinez andforced her into a head on wreck with Lupton.The red flag grouped up the drivers. Now withthe lead battle were Shawn Sharkey, and TrentHindman. All three took turns leading but atthe end of the race, it was Louie Pagano backwhere he started the race, up front. Paganowas the winner with Shawn Sharkey battlinghis way to second. Austin Self, Trent Hindmanand Cole Loftsgard were the top five.2-Cycle Sprint grand NATIONAL whatcharunsFinish NAME CHASSIS MOTOR CLUTCH PIPE BRAKES WHEELS/TIRES HELMET/SUIT MOTOR BUILDER/SHOP SPONSORSKid Kart1st Jarrett Gilmer Emmick Comer 50 Comer Comer Paul Martin/ JexFloating RotarDouglas/BridgetsoneYKCM2R/Azusa Swedetech MMI Karting, Wendt Construction, JBF Electric, Donald Dugan,Lemos Construction, Steve's Masonry, Womble Auto Parts2nd Jerett Tachovsky Emmick Comer (Pitts) Douglas/Bridgetsone Simpson/OMP Pitts Pitts3rd Zach Corbitt Birel Comer 50 Comer Comer Birel Douglas/Bridgetsone Motowear FlemingProscapes Landscape & Design, Grandma & Grandpa CorbittYKC 45International5th Courtney Batterton Emmick Comer C51 Comer Comer Emmick Douglas/Bridgetsone Zamp B2Z/AlpineStarWhatcharuns not submitted: 4th Ethan BarrettJunior Sportsman1st Cody Kay Top Kart Flash Yamaha KT100 Single DiscHorstmanHDC5-ARLV Top Kart Douglas/Bridgetsone Simpson/Top KartOMPJesus Vasquez/P1EnginesP1 Engines, JesusVasquezScotty w/Team MMI, Mom, Dad, Grandma, GrandpaRC Electric, PKS Kart Supplies, Grand Products, Graphix Plus,Special Thanks Glenn Araki, Neil McCoy, Mitch Kennedy3rd Shawn Sharkey Merlin Yamaha KT100 Arai/Sparco Woltjer SCS Racing, Franklin MotorsportsWhatcharuns not submitted: 2nd Kiel Spaulding, 4th Raquel Martinez, 5th Camden GeiseHPV I Cadet2nd Riley Reyes CRG R-1CadetHPV Horstman RLV CRG Douglas/Bridgetsone Zamp/CRG Factory Flemming/Sanner SSC West, CRG Italy, Zamp Helmets, Douglas Wheels, CementCutting San Diego, A-1 Pumping, Miinch MotorsportsWhatcharuns not submitted: 1st Michael Womack, 3rd Zane Smith, 4th Sonny Cervelli, 5th JR RaczkoSuper Sportsman2nd Mike Botelho Jr. Arrow Yamaha Horstman RLV Arrow Kartech Douglas/Bridgetsone Zamp/Sparco Doug Sharp-MMSRacing EnginesWhatcharuns not submitted: 1st Brendan Phinny, 3rd Bobby Kelley, 4th Derek Zimmerman, 5th Alex SchutteIKF TaG Masters1st Robert Logan Tony KartKrypton KRX2nd Jared Woolf EmmickCobraHyper RacingSonikSwedetechParrillaMMS Racing Engines, Dad and Grandpa, RLV, specialthanks to HorstmanOTK OTK/Bridgestone Arai Hyper Racing Engines/Seth Nash Karting/TonyKart WestHyper Racing EnginesStock Stock Paul Martin Douglas/Bridgetsone Simpson/Sparco Buck at Swedetech Emmick Go Karts, American Garage Door3rd Mat Kattanek Energy Kinetic Snowsonik Venom 05 DWT/Bridgeston YKC HJC/Sparco Snow Racing Engines SREWhatcharuns not submitted: 4th David Harwin, 5th Daniel BordognaKid Kart Heavy2nd Anthony Sawyer Hass 50cc Comer Comer Commer Hass DWT/Bridgestone Arai/Sparco Pitts performance My 14 Unit Apartment Building LA,CA 900443rd John Paul Maxwell 09 EmmickCobraComer 50 Comer Stock Paul MartinLight WeightDouglas/Bridgetsone G-Force Black w/FlamesMy Dad Mike MaxwellJP's Autobody Chico, CA, Nana4th Enrique Jaime Top Kart Comer 50 Stock Stock Stock Bridgestone K1 Twedells Automotive Southern Oregon karters, Twedells Automotive, Towing andWrrecking Inc., Red Bull, Snap On, CANI Racing5th Zach Corbitt Birel Comer 50 Comer Comer Birel Douglas/Bridgetsone YKC 45 Motowear Int'l Fleming Proscapes Landscape & Design, Grandma & Grandpa CorbittWhatcharuns not submitted: 1st Jerrett TachovskyJunior I Heavy1st Jarred Campbell Top Kart Comer YKC 4.5 Bell painted byKevin FelkinsSewdetechEmmick Cobra Racing3rd Riley Reyes CRG R-1Cadet4th Joseph La Rosa Top Kart Comer80-SwedetechWhatcharuns not submitted: 2nd Brenden Baker, 5th Noah HermansenComer Comer Comer CRG DWT/Bridgestone Zamp/CRG Factory Sanner Racing SSC West, CRG Italy, Zamp, DWT, Cement Cutting SanDiego, A1 Pumping, Miinch, Motorsports, OG ConcreteTop Kart Douglas G-Max/K-1 Buck/Swedetech La Rosa Landscaping, Family & Friends..We thank you!42 KARTER NEWS - November 2009

VINTAGEKARTINGAT THE 2009 IKFSPRINT GRANDNATIONALS INRENO, NEVADALast year Richard Kennedy,myself, and Gerry Milazzo took atrip to Santa Maria to put on a VintageKarting Association displayand a small on track demonstration.Richard performed his “ThisSide Up” demonstration and Gerrytook a lap with his Dart Grand Prixwith dual West Bend 820 power.IKF President Bill Hilger extendedan invitation to attend the 2009 IKFSprint Grand Nationals in Renoand put on a competitive racelike demonstration in addition toRichard Kennedy again performinghis This Side Up exhibition.President Hilger suggested run-Louie Figone #41, Terry Ives #19, Mike Frediani #77Vern Fredianni (dad), Mike fueling,Will Rogers in chair with hat1958 Konig Hawk Richard Kennedy Starts the show with his "This Sid Up" Exhibition#7 Ron Weimer, #4 Mike Hartman,#41 Louie Figone, Red helmet Tom Smithning a demonstration heat raceusing a popular vintage class. Withthat in mind, I made the decisionto hand pick fourteen drivers andtheir dual rear engine karts, andthe planning was in motion.President Hilger introduced meto Brian Rivera, the hosting clubPresident and race Promoter. Brianand myself worked closely togetherfor the next few months, workingout times and schedules and fittingour Vintage exhibitions into the2009 IKF Sprint Grand Nationalsprogram. Brian asked if we couldperform more than once duringthe event, as not all the competitorswould be there for the entireweek. We decided to have RichardKennedy perform on Thursday,with a few of the dual engine kartstaking some “hot laps” and Richardperforming again on Saturdaywith the rear dual karts putting ona race-like demonstration.We arrived in Reno on Wednesdayafternoon and were directedto a reserved sponsor area. TheVintage Karting Association wasthe official sponsor of the Junior 1Heavy class. We parked Richard’slarge trailer and set up our area.Thursday morning we opened upthe large trailer and began unloadingour karts and setting up ourdisplay. We were joined by a fewof the other vintage karters, andbegan setting up for our first VintageDemonstration without anytrack time at all. Richard beganthe exhibition by performing ontwo wheels and catching the eyeof quite a large crowd. We then setthe fast dual engine karts loose,and the crowd really seemed to getinto it! Most of the racers attendingthe event had never seen anythinglike this. They seemed blown awayby Richard and his kart control ontwo wheels, and amazed by thespeed of the dual karts. On Friday,we were granted a little tuning timefor the karts that showed up later,and the crowd got to witness ourquick, old time racing machinesperforming at speed, creating quitea buzz about what was happening.Saturday morning arrived,and our remaining karts arrivedand prepared for the big show.Richard started things out with achain failure on his yellow, speciallyprepared Emmick kart. Hethen came into the pits and fired44 KARTER NEWS - November 2009

#4 Gerry Milazzo leading Richard Kennedy 2009 Vintage Kart AssociationTom Smith leading Louie Figonehad just seen. It was quite a thrill for us to beable to put this demonstration on, and evenbetter to be received so graciously by an admiruphis 1975 Bug Wasp with a highly modifiedWest Bend 820 engine. He brought the kart upon two wheels, navigated the entire course ontwo wheels, and was handed the checkeredflag by President Hilger in motion and whilekeeping the kart on two wheels, now drivingwith one hand. Richard brought the kart downonto four wheels, and was joined on the trackby the entire dual engine kart field. The driversincluded: Mike Ray, Louie Figone, TerryIves, Mike Hartman, Bill Pryor, Tom Smith,Mike Frediani, Dan Rogers, Gerry Milazzo,Ron Weimer, Vince Hughes, and Tom Wilms.Most of the karts were powered by McCullochor West Bend engines with the exception ofDan Rogers with Parillas, and Mike Ray withthe famous Konig water cooled engine. I hadthe opportunity of dropping the green flag andwatching our vintage drivers blast around thecourse and put the crowd into a frenzy. Thecheckers fell and the thundering vintage kartsdeparted the track, heading into the pits, onlyto be mobbed by curious karters of all ages,many who could not believe what their eyesing fraternity of kart racers. President Hilgerasked me to consider doing it again next year,and I can’t wait to start planning!!KARTER NEWS - November 200945

2009 INTeRNATIONAL KART feDeRATION2-CYC SPeeDWAY/SPeeDWAY MIDGeTGRAND NATIONALSAUGUST 5-7, NeWTON KART KLUb, IOWAStory by Sharee Hoegerl, Photos by Max DolderGrand National Belt Buckle Sponsor: Ed Peterson MemorialJuNior ii lightSPonSor: o & h racinG ProductSMitch Manternach of Manchester, ia toppedboth the Junior ii light and Junior iii sportsmanclasses to claim a pair of duffies and earnhis yellow plates. the Junior ii light class wasManternach’s first duffy; just a year earlier hehad a good lead on his competitors and theduffy in site when he came out of turn fourand lost a chain.“i’m a competitor,” says Manternach, whoruns plate #1. after last year’s heartbreaker,Manternach came back this year to claim hisjust rewards.Manternach has raced karts for 6 years; hecompeted in 4-cycle speedway for a year, thenmoved to the 2-cycle classes for the past fiveyears. “i like the excitement,” says Manternachof 2-cycle kart racing.Manternach has some sponsors to thank:J speed karting, killam racing engines andthe ward family. Mom and dad (Melissa andtodd) were the recipients of the Mechanic’sbuckles.Junior ii light entrants were divided intotwo flights for the heats. Manternach and #2Matt fulton dominated the heats for flight a.fulton won both of the qualifiers, tailed in bothraces by Manternach and #33 paul french. fultontook a pole seat for the feature event.in flight b competition #16 ross young alsowon both of his heats. in the first contest #74russel benhart was second and #99 roscoecrittenden followed ross across the line. itwas #98 corbin heitz was scored second forheat two, with crittenden again scoring theirplace points.Feature: young drove from the outside poleto lead lap one, with pole sitter fulton, thenManternach nose to tail behind him. crittendenscored fourth, with benhart right behindhim. in the early laps young pulled away fromthe competition a few kart lenghts. Manternachpassed to second, then worked hard to holdoff fulton and crittenden; behind them #48woodrow carpenter was on the move throughtraffic. at the halfway fulton tucked underManternach as they went under the flag; Manternachspun out and the yellow came out; theincident knocked corbin heitz and # 31 austinferrell out of the race. young led the restart;Manternach was second and fulton was sendto the rear for the restart. at green young ledfor a lap with Manternach right behind him.Manternach passed on the back stretch andthey went across the line side by side. a laplater Manternach was out front. yellow cameout again when karts spun; fulton fell out of46 KARTER NEWS - NovEmbER 2009

the race under this yellow. back under powerManternach and young were nose to tail atthe green. Manternach held the lead. benhartpassed carpenter to score third at the whitelap. a lap later Manternach earned his firstduffy, with ross putting on the pressure allthe way to the finish.yamaha lightSPonSor: SKillz MotorSPortSthe yamaha light class was the first of fourwins for #49 corey forsyth at the 2009 grandnationals.at the conclusion of friday night’sopen class forsyth’s duffy count totaled eleven– all in 2-cycle competition.2009 marks forsyth’s 17th year at the wheel ofa kart. while he’s raced throughout the Midwest,his home track is the newton kart klub.forsyth is sponsored by: c&c gutters, shirtworks,ballistic design, buller built, avengerchassis, gMan and robben roofing.yamaha light, with nineteen entries, also qualifiedin two flights.in flight a, #56 kyle heitz led seven laps ofthe first heat; forsyth went by him with justthree laps left, and won the first heat with realestate separating him from second place heitz.#49 steve smith, then #1 Jeremy hills werethird and fourth.in the flight a’s second heat hills scored upfront early. smith came from the pack to scoresecond midway through the heat, then passedrace leader hills in lap eight. forsyth followedsmith through to score second. at the checkersit was still smith, forsyth and hills earning topqualifying points.# 28 Jarren halstead, #8 aJ failor and #70shawn brown were the hot shoes in flight bcompetition. failor won his first heat a cornerout front of brown; halstead was on the movethrough traffic in this qualifier, driving aroundcompetitors to score third by the finish.halstead scored a win in the second heat,with failor and brown across the line secondand third. finish positions earned failor a poleposition for the feature.Feature: forsyth shot out at green, then led hisfeature from flag to flag. halstead scored secondwhen the fleet went into first lap scoring; smithwas third, then hills. Just three laps into therace the first yellow came out. when they wentback to green flag racing smith went low on thebackstretch to pass halstead and score second;smith then closed the gap on forsyth. halsteadheld third, while brown went under hills toscore fourth. by the halfway forsyth had pulledaway from second place smith and was closingin on lap traffic. smith followed him though.a second yellow came out when hills wentup on the bank out of turn two. forsyth andsmith were back nose to tail for the restart, thenhalstead. as laps went down forsyth got backinto lap traffic; while forsyth made it through, alapped kart tangled with smith, taking him outof the race. in the final duffy dash forsyth ledhalstead under the green-white-checkered flagsto claim his hardware.JuNior midgetSPonSor: tEaM G andday MEchanical SyStEMS#11 chris peden topped the field of sevenJunior Midget drivers to claim his first duffy.peden won his first heat, leading from fromflag to flag. behind him drivers battled forqualifying points. #45 kyle Jared ran secondfor the duration, with #3 derrike clark and #8Jimmy abell right behind him.the second qualifier found clark taking anearly lead and scoring a win ten laps later. pedendrove around abell and brown to earn secondplace points and earn a pole position for the feature.the “race” to watch in the second heat wasabell and brown battling for third place; abellfinally got a lock on that spot, and worked in thefinal laps to pressure peden for second place.Feature: peden led under the green flag, but itwas clark out front into first lap scoring. pedenstuck with clark, and abell pulled up to makeit three abreast into lap three scoring; clark ledinto turn one. abell was second, then peden andJared. as laps went down, race leader clarkpulled out a few lengths. peden stuck with abell,pulling beside him, then passing him in lap six.leaders got into lap traffic in the second half ofthe contest, letting peden catch back up to raceleader clark. in the final laps peden passed clarkto score in the lead and take the checkers. clarkwas just a nose behind him at the flags.super stoCK lightSPonSor: clauSEn racinG EnGinESforsyth topped the field of nine superstock light entrants to collect his second duffyof the night.as drivers went around to take their firstgreen flag #49steve smith went from the outsidesecond row to the front in one smoothmove, not touching a competitor on his wayto the front. a tangle at the start took two driversout of the race; when green came out again,drivers shut the door on smith’s move. #30Jason lindgren led from flag to flag, scoringhis win a corner ahead of second place forsyth.#51 Mike clausen was behind forsyth in theearly laps; late in the race smith went underclausen to earn third place points.in second heat racing #56 kyle heitz led intolap one scoring, tailed by #8 aJ failor, then forsyth.a lap later forsyth went under failor tosecond behind race leader heitz. at the halfwaysignal heitz and forsyth had pulled outto turn their own race. forsyth went underheitz in lap seven and went on to score thewin. heitz held on to score second.Feature: in the final hunt for the duffy,lindgren and forsyth were side by side fora lap before forsyth took a firm hold on thelead. lindgren ran second, then smith andheitz. leaders were into lap traffic beforethe halfway mark. forsyth and lindgren gotpast lap traffic, but smith and heitz were heldup by a lapped kart for a lap; this let leadersforsyth and lindgren pull well ahead anddashed any hopes of a better finish by smithand heitz; heitz passed smith to score thirdlate in the race.super stoCK midgetSPonSor: Failor racinG and bEnnEtt racinGseven Midgets took the track for super stockracing, with aJ failor topping the field aftertwo qualifiers and a feature.in the first heat #2 steve failor and #55 Jasonkillam ran side by side for most of the first lap.going around again, aJ failor snuck by killamto score second behind race leader (his dad)steve failor. #83 tJ stuart buzzed through trafficto score third before yellow came out in lapthree. on the restart steve failor, aJ failor andstuart ran nose to tail. near the halfway stuarttucked under aJ failor to score second, thenwent by steve failor to take the lead. into lapseven steve failor came back under stuart, butstuart didn’t give up. he was back in the leadat lap eight, with #8 Jayce Jenkins and aJ failorside by side behind him. stuart scored the win,then Jenkins and aJ failor.Jenkins took an early lead in the secondqualifier, followed by aJ failor and first heatwinner stuart. steve failor ran fourth. aJ failorJuNior ii light:1. Mitch Manternach Manchester, IA2. Ross Young Saylorville, IA3. Russel Benhart Oelwein, IA4. Woodrow Carpenter Anamosa, IA5. Chance Titus Colfax, IA6. Spencer Hill Albuquerque, NM7. Paul French Waddell, AZ8. Jonathan Brauns Muscatine, IA9. Jayden Johnson Stanwood, IA10. Nick Roberts Des Moines, IA11. Ben Carpenter Olin, IA12. Roscoe Crittenden Peosta, IA13. Austin Ferrell Arena, WI14. Corbin Heitz Des Moines, IA15. Matthew Fulton Muscatine, IAyamaha light:1. Corey Forsyth Carlisle, IA2. Jarren Halstead Grinnell, IA3. Terry Young Des Moines, IA4. Bryan Good Grand Forks, ND5. DJ Palmer Des Moines, IA6. Marty Biermann Bettendorf, IA7. Johnny Mudd Cedar Rapids, IA8. Alex Merritt Mount Vernon, IA9. Shawn Brown Des Moines, IA10. Steve Smith Des Moines, IA11. AJ Failor Newton, IA12. Jason Lindgren Albany, WI13. John Emerson Waterloo, IAKARTER NEWS - NovEmbER 200947

pulled up on race leader Jenkins, then passedhim just after lap six scoring. Stuart pulled up,and a lap later ran second with Jenkins third.AJ Failor scored the win, with Stuart drivinghard to close the gap all the way to the checkers.Jenkins was third.Feature: AJ Failor went from the outside tolead Stuart under the lap one scoring flag. SteveFailor was third, then Jenkins and Killam. Inlap three Jenkins and Killam tangled, bringingout the red flag and forcing Killam out of therace. Jenkins was sent to the rear for the restart.Again under green top contenders held theirspots. Jenkins passed #63 Justin Good to scorefifth. Up front Stuart stuck with race leader AJFailor; Steve Failor was just a couple of lengthsbehind. At the halfway Stuart pulled up onrace leader AJ Failor. Both drivers went undera lapped kart, then Stuart spun and fell out ofthe race. In the final laps it was AJ Failor, SteveFailor, #12 Ryan Wilkening, Jenkins and Good.Steve Failor put the pressure on race leader AJFailor as laps went down, but AJ Failor heldthe top spot to the checkers.Senior SportsmanSponsor: Young’s Shirt WorksDenise Myers won a pair of Duffies morethan 14 years ago, and did it again in 2009 bytopping the field of Senior Sportsman drivers.Myers started karting as a Junior driver backin 1986, and competed until 1995. It was duringthat time that she won her first two Duffies.Then life got busy and took her away from thetrack – until this summer. “My nephew (CorbinHeitz) got into karting, and I thought it wouldbe fun to get back into it.” Myers even cameback with her original pit crew – her dad! Shealso had some assist from Jake Heitz.Apparently even with a gap of 14 years, her“seat time” paid off, as Myers expertly drovethrough traffic to claim her first Duffy as aadult competitor.#88 Corey Kemp lead Flight A’s first heatfrom flag to flag. #59 Corey Smith and #74Dakota Benhart came from the back to scoresecond and third into first lap scoring. Benharttailed Smith for nine laps, then passed himat the checkers to score second place pointsbehind heat winner Kemp.When the Flight came out for their secondqualifier, Benhart drove around on the outsideto score in the lead and score a heat win tenlaps later. Behart was followed by #79 AustinBaird Baird and Smith side by side for a lap.Smith got high and opened the door for # 69Andrew Rice to drive up to second. Benhartscored the win a turn ahead of Rice.#21 Allen Diercks and #28 Jarren Halsteadtook the lead when Flight B went to greenflag racing. #77 Denise Myers went aroundHalstead, then set her sights on race leaderDiercks, and a lap later ran under him to scorethe lead. As they went into lap five Halsteadtried to pass on the high side, but race leaderMyers held the spot and scored the win fivelaps later. Halstead held second, with kartsbehind him three wide.Myers was on the move through trafficwhen Flight B came out for their second heat.Just a few laps into competition she tuckedunder #48 DJ Palmer and #50 Jack Tuel to takethe lead. Palmer went back under Myers inturn one, but Myers took the lead back in lapsix and held it to the finish. At the checkersHalstead had passed both Palmer and Tuel toagain score second place points.Feature: A series of yellows, then a red whenBenhart flipped in turn three marred the startof this feature. When they finally got to greenflag racing Halstead went under Myers to takethe lead; Kemp ran third. Myers stuck withrace leader Halstead, and a couple of lapslater went under him to score in the lead. Halsteadheld second. Behind them the race wasfor third with Kemp, Diercks and Palmer sideby side. Yellow came out when Kemp spunin turn four. On the restart it was Myers-Halstead-Diercks-Palmerand Tuel. Halstead stuckwith Myers on the restart, but Myers held thelead. Behind her Halstead, Palmer and Tuel gotthree wide and brought out the yellow in turnthree. Tuel fell out of the race in the incident.Myers led the restart with Halstead still second.Baird was third, then Diercks and Rice.Late in the race Rice passed to fourth, thenworked to close the gap on third place Baird.He made the pass and Diercks tried to followthrough, but Baird shut the door on Diercks.Up front Myers was a corner ahead of Halsteadwhen she took the checkers for her Duffy.Day 2Junior I LightSponsor: Curb Appeal#01 Brayton Carter dominated Junior I competitionat the 2009 2-Cycle Speedway Grandnationals,winning both the Light and Heavyclasses. Carter runs in both 2-Cycle and 4-Cycleclasses. He won a Duffy at the 4-Cycle Nationalsin Huron, SD, and then added a pair of them tohis collection this week.Carter thanks his Dad BJ, and his Grandpa,Jimmy Carter; both are IKF Expert Drivers.He also thanks his sponsors: Waller Racing,Phantom Racing Chassis, Bully Clutches andDouglas Wheel. And the best part of racingfor Brayton? “Winning!”The early laps of this race were red flaggedwhen Carter Johnson flipped under the flag14.Aaron Young15.Ryan Hale16.Jeremy Hills17.Ben Braksiek18.Kyle HeitzDQ Tom SpanelDes Moines, IAEast Side, IowaEast Side, IowaMarion, IASherrill, IALincoln, NEJUNIOR MIDGET1. Chris Peden Pleasantville, IA2. Derrike Clark Newton, IA3. Jimmy Abell Colfax, IA4. Kyle Jared Ryan, IA5. Treavor Brown Baxter, IA6. Tanner Allen Springville, IA7. Klein Walker Marion, IASUPER STOCK LIGHTNameHometown1. Corey Forsyth Carlisle, IA2. Jason Lindgren Albany, WI3. Kyle Heitz Sherrill, IA4. Steve Smith Des Moines, IA5. AJ Failor Newton, IA6. Eric Pollard Dubuque, IA7. Luke Payton Des Moines, IA8. Mike Clausen Rock Island, IL9. Marty Biermann Bettendorf, IASUPER STOCK MIDGET1. AJ Failor Newton, IA2. Steve Failor Newton, IA3. Ryan Wilkening Pleasant Hill, IA4. Jayce Jenkins Colfax, IA48 KARTER NEWS - November 2009

stand. Johnson was transported to the hospital,and released the next day.When they got back to green flag racing topcontenders in the Flight A heats were #24 CodyDons, #20 Jimmy Abell and #21 Jerod Ballhagen.Dons led his first heat from start to finish.In the early laps he was followed by #18Blake Frederick. Abell passed Frederick on thebackstretch to score behind Dons. A lap laterBallhagen went under Fredericks. Dons hada comfortable lead at the checkers, then Abelland Ballhagen.When they took the green for heat two racing,Ballhagen led Frederick, Abell and #6 RyanCrittenden into lap one scoring. Abell madethe pass around Frederick when they wentinto lap three. With Abell second, the battle towatch was then for third; Crittenden passedFrederick to score in that spot. Up front it waslap seven when Abell passed Ballhagen for thelead. Ballhagen was second, then Crittendenand Dons. Under the white Dons came back toscore third behind Abell and Ballhagen.Carter ran in the Flight B heats. When thefleet went out for its first qualifier, karts werethree wide under the first green flag. #4 JoshVis took the top spot. #5 Braydon Dobereinersettled into second, and Carter was a closethird. Dobereiner went around Vis, then Carterpulled beside him to challenge for the lead;Dobereiner continued to drive into scoring outfront and score the win; Carter was second,then Vis.In the class’s second race # 29 Owen Wardwas out front at the first green, then #7 RileeSlycord and Dobereiner. Carter was fourth. Ared flag came out when karts went high andlow in turn four; the incident sent Dobereinerto the rear. Ward led the restart just ahead ofCarter, but Carter kept ducking low on thestretches looking for a route around Ward.The two ran side by side for nearly a lap beforeCarter finally took the lead. Ward kept second.Behind them Dobereiner passed from a rearend start to score third.B Main: Drivers lined up to make a finaldash for a seat in Thursday night’s Featureevent. Top four finishers would advance to theFeature: #12 Tanner Mullen, # 6 Ryan Crittenden,#1 Kaylee Dons and #48 Mariah Harneyearned a start in the feature event.Feature: Carter’s heat race scores put him onthe pole for this feature. He pulled out, and ledfrom flag to flag. Abell and Dobereiner Carterfollowing into first lap scoring. In the early lapsAbell worked hard to hold off pass attempts byDobereiner. Ballhagen was fourth just a coupleof lengths back. On the move from the firstgreen was #12 Tanner Mullan. Mullan fell outof both heats, qualified for the feature by winningthe Consi, then passed through traffic toscore fifth before the halfway signal. Leadersgot into lap traffic midway through the race.Ballhagen got around Dobereiner to scorethird but a red came out when Dobereiner hitthe wall out of turn three. The green-whitecheckersfinish was led by Carter, then Abell,Ballhagen and Cody Dons, with Mullen rightbehind him. Under white Dons was fourth;Crittenden, also from the Consi snuck underMullens to score fifth, but Mullens cameback around to score fifth under the checkersCarter claimed the checkers a few kart lengthsahead of Abell.SuperboxSponsor: Southard Implement#50 Jake Tuel won a Duffy when racing as aJunior, then added to his collection in Super Boxcompetition on Thursday night. This is Tuel’ssecond year to run in adult competition.Tuel, from Mechanicsville, IA, claims theNewton Kart Klub as his home track. He issponsored by Jim’s Auto Body, and Jane &Ken Pospisil.In his run for the Duffy, Tuel dominated hisfirst heat, and scored fourth in his second. “Wemade a quick gear change for the feature, andwe were ready to go.”In his first heat Tuel went from the frontrow to lead drivers from flag to flag. #59 CoreySmith was second a lap, then #23 Michael Parcelwent by him to score second by the finish.In their second qualifier, #28 Jarren Halsteadcame from the pole to lead all ten laps.#83 Blaine Parks passed for second; kartswere stacked up behind him, led by #5 PatrickParks and #21 Allen Diercks. In lap threeDiercks passed to third. Blaine Parks drove atight line to score second, but in lap six Diercksgot around him to score second. Behind themTuel went low to pass a trio of karts and scorefourth. Halstead won his heat by half a track.When flight B went out to qualify, they wereled by #79 Austin Baird and #74 Dakota Benhart.At green #73 DJ Palmer buzzed up to takethe lead. Baird was second for a lap. #55 JasonKillam dogged Baird, and in lap seven Killamwent under Baird to score second behind heatwinner Palmer. Baird was third.At the start of their second heat Killam wentfrom the outside to the front at green; behindhim karts were three wide on the back stretch.Caution came out in lap four. Killam held thelead on the restart; # 15 Chris Harrison and#88 Corey Kemp were nose to tail behind him.The trio ran three laps until Kemp got underHarrison to score second. In lap eight Kempwent under Killam to score in the lead. Harrisonfollowed through to score second; Killamheld third.Feature: Halstead and Palmer ran nearly side5. Justin Good Baxter, IA6. TJ Stuart Ackworth, IA7. Jason Killam Ankeny, IASENIOR SPORTSMAN1. Denise Myers Des Moines, IA2. Jarren Halstead Grinnell, IA3. Andrew Rice Des Moines, IA4. Austin Baird Edgewood, NM5. Allen Diercks Marion, IA6. Michael Parcel Des Moines, IA7. Corey Smith Ankeny, IA8. Blaine Parks Colfax, IA9. Patrick Parks Colfax, IA10.DJ Palmer Des Moines, IA11.Corey Kemp Garrison, IA12.Ben Braksiek Marion, IA13.Dakota Benhart Oelwein, IA14.Jake Tuel Mechanicsville, IAJUNIOR I LIGHT1. Brayton Carter Oskaloosa, IA2. Jimmy Abell Colfax, IA3. Jerod Ballhagen Allison, IA4. Cody Dons Rio Rancho, NM5. Tanner Mullan Mechanicsville, IA6. Ryan Crittenden Peosta, IA7. Klein Walker Marion, IA8. Josh Vis LeGrand, IA9. Owen Ward Ryan, IA10.Tanner Allen11.Kaylee DonsSpringville, IARio Rancho, NMKARTER NEWS - November 200949

y side into lap one scoring, then Killam rightbehind them. In lap three the trio went threewide down the back with Killam coming outon top in lap three. When Killam tried to getaround a lapped kart, Palmer took advantageof the obstacle and passed Killam for the lead.In the next lap Killam and Palmer scuffled atscoring; officials sent Killam to the rear andhanded Palmer back the lead. Palmer led Halstead,Parcel and Tuel when they went backto green flag racing; they held their positionsuntil a red flag came out for Corey Kemp. Inthe final laps of green flag racing Tuel passedParcel to score third, then reeled in Halstead toscore second. Tuel passed Palmer as they camein for the white, then collected the checkersand his Duffy a lap later.Super Stock HeavySponsor: Russell KartingSuper Stock Heavy was Corey Forsyth’s thirdDuffy of the 2009 Grandnational event. Eightdrivers took the track for this race, five of themsporting yellow Expert plates.#30 Jason Lindgren shot out to take the leadat green, and held the top spot throughout thecontest to score first place points. Forsyth wassecond early in the race, and Forsyth stuckwith Lindgren all the way to the flags. # 51Mike Clausen held off challenges by #07 MartyBiermann to score third in the qualifier.Clausen led the early laps of Heat two, followedearly by #8 AJ Failor. Just a few laps intothe heat, Failor fell prey to a pass by #56 KyleHeitz; Forsyth followed through to score third.Heitz got beside Clausen and made a pass for thelead as they went under the white. Heitz scoredthe win a lap later, then Clausen and Forsyth.Feature: At the first hint of green Forsythwent to the front, with Lindgren followingfrom the second row. Heitz was third, thenClausen. Clausen tried to make a move onLindgren in lap two, but couldn’t hold thespot. By lap five Heitz had passed Clausen,went around Lindgren, then worked to closethe gap on Forsyth. Forsyth crossed the finishline just a nose ahead of Heitz.Junior II HeavySponsor: Jam Air Paint andScott’s Automotive#98 Corbin Heitz ran laps in the 10.4’s inJunior I Light competition on Thursday; thespeed was enough to put him out front to earnhis first Duffy.Heitz has been karting for 6 years, enteringboth 2-Cycle and 4-Cycle competition; hishome track is the Newton Kart Klub. His runin August was his first 2-Cycle Grandnational;he competed in the 4-Cycle Grandnationals theyear they were in Pipestone, MN.Corbin thanks his dad, Grandma & Grandpafor their support. After claiming a Duffyon Wednesday night, #1 Mitch Manternachdominated both of his heats Thursday nightin Junior II Heavy.Flight A’s first heat got off to a rough start,with three karts falling out of competition earlyin the race. Under green flag racing only fourkarts were left: #2 Matt Fulton and Manternachwere nose to tail to score first and second,then #74 Russel Benhart and #31 Austin Ferrell.A lap into the race Manternach went underFulton to claim the lead; behind them Ferrellpassed Benhart. Once in clean air, Manternachdrove away to score his heat win.Manternach had more traffic to drive throughin his second heat. After a start on the back rowManternach passed to fourth in a lap; Benhart,Ferrell, then #33 Jonathan Brauns scored aheadof him. After a yellow flag slow-down, greencame out and leaders went under the flag threewide –Manternach came out in second, Braunswas third and Ferrell fourth when they wentinto turn one. Up front Benhart pulled away afew kart lengths. In the final laps Manternachclosed the gap on Benhart, then passed for thelead just before the white flag. Benhart was rightbehind race winner Manternach at the finish.#33 Paul French won both of his qualifyingheats. In the first heat he passed to the lead bylap four scoring. #16 Ross Young stuck withFrench through the laps. Heitz was third, andwell ahead of the rest of the field at checkers.Heitz led the flight early in the second heat,with French working to close the gap. From therear Young came up to score third. After thehalfway French caught Heitz, then got besidehim on the backstretch. French led throughscoring, but Heitz came back around to thefront in turn one of the next lap. French andHeitz were side by side at the final line, withFrench just a nose ahead of Heitz.Feature: 1-33-16—98, Manternach pulledout front at green, with a bevy of karts behindhim When it sorted out in scoring Young wassecond, but into lap three Ferrell went underYoung to score second. French passed Youngfor third third, with following through forfourth. In another lap Heitz was third. Nearthe halfway Ferrell was knocking on raceleader Manternach’s door., then passed out ofturn four to take the lead. In another lap Ferrell,Manternach and Heitz were side by sideinto turn one. Heitz came out in the front, leadingManternach and Ferrell in the final laps. Atthe white Ferrell passed Manternach to scoresecond; Manternach spun in turn two bringingout the yellow. Heitz led under yellow; beforekarts could get lined up the race reached itsmaximum laps, earning Heitz the Junior IIHeavy win.200cc StockSponsor: Cassill MotorsSix drivers and twelve engines – with a missionto put as much power to the ground as possible.Jason Lindgren did that this year when hewon the 200CC Stock Duffy in Thursday night’scompetition. “I’ve never won that class before,”says Lindgren, a 25 year veteran of kart racing.“It’s one I always wanted, too.”Lindgren, a native of Ogden, IA, recalls thathis first Grandnational event was at RAAHSpeedway in Oskaloosa, IA. Over the yearshe’s competed in both 2-Cycle and 4-Cycleracing. In that time he’s earned 10 Duffies – 9in 2-Cycle competition, and 1 in 4-Cycle. Nowa Wisconsin resident, Lindgren has continuedto return to Iowa in recent years to compete inthe Grandnational events.“All of my family helps out,” says Lindgren.He gives special thanks to his sponsors: KillamRacing Engines, J Speed Karting and theChristensen family.Lindgren scored in both his heats, puttinghim on the pole for the Feature event.In first heat action #71 Brad Stevens led theearly laps, with Lindgren second and #51 MikeClausen coming from the rear to score third inlap three. At lap five #76 Luke Payton went backaround Clausen to score third. Stevens drove acorner ahead of Lindgren to score the win.The second qualifier saw Clausen with anearly lead. Lindgren came from the pack toscore second as they went into first lap scoring.Stevens was third until he spun and broughtout the yellow. At the end of ten laps Clausenand Lindgren were nose to tail with Clausen12.Blake Frederick Dubuque, IA13.Braydon Dobereiner Davenport, IA14.Dane Balzer Runnells, IA15.Rilee Slycord Newton, IA16.Dawson Harney Runnells, IA17.Anissa Smith Newton, IA18.Mariah Harney Runnells, IA19.Carter Johnson Stanwood, IASUPERBOX1. Jake Tuel Mechanicsville, IA2. DJ Palmer Des Moines, IA3.Jarren Halstead Grinnell, IA4. Austin Baird Edgewood, NM5. Dakota Benhart Oelwein, IA6. Michael Parcel Des Moines, IA7. Chris Harrison Des Moines, IA8. Blaine Parks Colfax, IA9.Allen Diercks Marion, IA10.Corey Smith11.Patrick Parks12.Andrew Rice13.Jason Killam14.Corey Kemp15.Ben BraksiekAnkeny, IAColfax, IADes Moines, IAAnkeny, IAGarrison, IAMarion, IA16.Chris Omar Monticello, IASUPER STOCK HEAVY1. Corey Forsyth Carlisle, IA2. Kyle Heitz Sherrill, IA3. Mike Clausen Rock Island, IL4. AJ Failor Newton, IA50 KARTER NEWS - November 2009

earning the win.Feature: All six duals took the green, led byLindgren. Into the first turns Clausen nosedpast Stevens to score second; the pass took Stevensout of the race. In lap two Payton passedClausen to score second. Up front Lindgrengained ground, got into lap traffic, and grabbedhis Duffy was nearly a straight ahead of secondplace Payton.Yamaha HeavySponsor: Ballistic DesignsAs a penalty for not attending Thursdaynight’s driver’s meeting, Forsyth started on thetail of both his heats. Despite the set back, Forsythscored well in the heats and collected hisfourth Duffy of the 2009 events at the checkers.Forsyth was in #1 Jeremy Hills pulled out atgreen, and #77 Denise Myers tucked in to scoresecond, then #71 Ben Braksiek and a mess ofkarts behind them. Drivers held their positionsthrough a yellow / restart, then #7 Bryan Goodpassed Braksiek to score third in lap four. A laplater Forsyth was third, then in lap six wentunder Myers to score second. By lap nine Forsythhad closed the gap on race winner Hills,but didn’t make the pass before the checkers.After a win in his first heat, Hills startedhis second heat in the rear and was on themove through traffic and was third in lapthree. After a kart fell out under yellow, Hillsran second behind race leader #70 ShawnBrown. After the halfway Forsyth passed tothird, then closed the gap on Hills. At the finishBrown was out a turn. Hills was second,with Forsyth right behind him.#27 John Emerson dominated Flight B’s firstheat, leading from flag to flag. Behind himkarts jockeyed for positions, with second placepoints up for grabs all the way to the checkers.#28 Jarren Halstead and #56 Kyle Heitz battledfor the spots through most of the race. Justbefore the white #8 AJ Failor passed them bothto score second, but under the checkers Halsteadcame back around to score the points.#41 Steve Smith led Flight B’s second heatfrom flag to flag, scoring his win a straight aheadof competitors. Throughout the contest #73 DJPalmer and #56 Kyle Heitz vied for second placepoints; at the flags Heitz claimed those.Feature: Hill-Forsyth-Emerson-BrownTwenty karts took the field, and after severalattempts at green it was Hills who led Emersonand Forsyth under the green. Heitz wasfourth, then Smith. In a couple of laps Smithwent under Heitz to score fourth. Emersonwent around race leader Hills to lead lap five;Forsyth followed him through, then went onaround him to lead all the way to the checkers.Smith was on the move through traffic,and passed to second by lap six. Emerson wasthird, then Hills. Leaders got into lap traffic bythe halfway, but a yellow sorted things backout. Back under green third place Emersonfought to hold off Heitz and Brown; in thelast run for the flags Brown passed Emersonto score third. Drivers behind them swervedhigh and low trying to better their positions,while race winner Forsyth enjoyed a comfortablelead up front.5. Jason Lindgren Albany, WI6. Eric Pollard Dubuque, IA7. Marty Biermann Bettendorf, IA8. Corey Kemp Garrison, IAJUNIOR II HEAVY1. Corbin Heitz Des Moines, IA2. Austin Ferrell Arena, WI3. Roscoe Crittenden Peosta, IA4. Russell Benhart Oelwein, IA5. Jonathan Brauns Muscatine, IA6. Nick Robert Des Moines, IA7. Spencer Hill Albuquerque, NM8. Paul French Waddell, AZ9. Woodrow Carpenter Anamosa, IA10.Ben Carpenter Olin, IA11.Mitch Manternach Manchester, IA12.Matthew Fulton Muscatine, IA13.Ross Young Saylorville, IA14.Chance Titus Colfax, IA15.Jayden Johnson Stanwood, IA200CC STOCK1. Jason Lindgren Albany, WI2. Luke Payton Des Moines, IA3. Mike Clausen Rock Island, IL4. Bill Rieken Cedar Rapids, IA5. Chris Omar Monticello, IA6. Brad Stevens Des Moines, IAYAMAHA HEAVY1. Corey Forsyth Carlisle, IA2. Steve Smith Des Moines, IAKARTER NEWS - November 200951

Day 3Kid Karts:Eight drivers took the track in Kid Karts onthe final day of Grandnational competition.The Kid Kart class remains a non-competitiveclass in Speedway racing; the purpose of theclass is to give drivers experience before movinginto the competitive Junior I class.Drivers ran three “heats”. When the checkerscame out to end the third go-around, driverslined up to receive trophies and accoladesfrom the crowd.Junior I HeavySponsor: Bain RanchBrayton Carter sealed the deal on runningyellow plates as a Junior driver when he bestedthe Junior I Heavy field Friday night. Carterscored a win in first heat action, crossed theline behind race leader Braydon Dobereiner inthe second qualifier, then led from flag to flagto claim his Duffy.The field split into two flights for qualifying.Carter drew a third row start in Flight A’sfirst heat, but passed to lead by the time drivershit lap one scoring. In a heat continuallydisrupted by minor incidents that brought outthe yellow, Carter dominated. Behind him #0Klein Walker and #12 Tanner Mullen dueledfor second place points; Walker earned thosepoints, and Mullen held third.When the Flight went out for its secondqualifier, Mullen, #5 Braydon Dobereiner, andCarter each took a turn out front. Mullen wasthe early leader, then Carter led the flight intoscoring. Dobereiner was out front in lap three,but Carter reclaimed the spot by lap six. Mullencontinued to hold third. In the final lap itwas Dobereiner back out front, then Carter. #21Jerod Ballhagen led his flight through ten lapsof first heat racing. #24 Cody Dons was secondin the early laps, then fell prey to a pass by #29Shane Ward midway through the qualifier. Donsheld the third spot, with karts right behind himall the way to the checkers. #20 Jimmy Abellled lap one of flight B’s second heat, tailed byWard. A lap later Ward led. #02 Tanner Allenwas on the move, passing from a rear end startto run second in lap two scoring.; Dons tuckedback in to score third until the final lap, whenhe got back around Allen and took secondplace points behind race leader Ward.Contenders ran a B Main for the back fourseats in the feature line-up. Besting the field toearn a Feature start were #4 Josh Vis, #24 CodyDons, #7 Rilee Slycord and #1 Kaylee Dons.Feature: Carter earned a pole start in JuniorI Heavy, and led his competitors from flagto flag, earning his second Duffy of the 2009events. Carter was unchallenged through mostof the race, and led by a corner by the finish.In the early laps Allen ran second, then Ward.In lap three Ward passed Allen, and Abell wentby them both to score second. Dobereiner, whohad lost a chain in one of the heats, came fromnear the back to score third by lap five, buta yellow came out putting Ward and Allenback in front of him for the restart. At greenDobereiner was back on the move, reeling infirst Allen, then just after the halfway signalDobereiner passed Ward to score third. Also onthe move throughout the feature was Vis, whoearned a boost to the Feature event from the BMain. Vis passed to fifth by the checkers.OpenSponsor: Fergusen FarmsAfter several attempts ten drivers took thegreen for this race single file. When they finallygot a green #44 Eric Pollard and #51 MikeClausen led the way into scoring. #07 MartyBierman was third for a few laps, then fell preyto a pass by #30 Jason Lindgren. Attrition startedto take over near the halfway mark, withClausen, then Pollard falling out of the race.This handed the lead and the win to Lindgren.#49 Forsyth was second in final lap scoring.When the Open class took the track for roundtwo, only eight karts took the green. Forsythtook the lead early, with #28 Jarren Halsteadand #41 Steve Smith side by side behind him.A yellow came out, and two more karts wentto the pits, including race leader Forsyth. Thishanded the lead to Smith, tailed by #70 ShawnBrown and Halstead – until Brown was blackflagged. Again under green Smith led, Halsteadwas second, and #30 Jason Lindgrenscored third. Lindgren went low and passedboth Smith and Halstead to take the lead; onceout in clean air Lindgren pulled out, winningthe heat by a corner. Behind Lindgren Clausenpassed to score second place points. Halsteadheld on to third until the turn four; when Smithpassed Halstead out of the turn to go under thecheckered flag third.Feature: Eight drivers went green flag racingin the final hunt for the Open Duffy, with CoreyForsyth topping the field at the end of twentylaps. At green it was Lindgren leading downthe back stretch, but Forsyth led into first lapscoring and stayed out front for the duration.Behind him Lindgren ran second, then Halstead.Bierman was fourth, with Smith dodginghigh and low looking for a route aroundhim. After a series of yellows Smith and Biermanboth fell out of the race. Five karts tookthe white flag, and a lap later Forsyth led themall under the checkers.3. Shawn Brown Des Moines, IA4. Kyle Heitz Sherrill, IA5. Tom Spanel Lincoln, NE6. Chase Young Des Moines, IA7. Alex Merritt Mount Vernon, IA8. Terry Young Des Moines, IA9. Dennis DuBois Altoona, IA10.Denise Myers11.Ben Braksiek12.John Emerson13.Ryan Hale14.Jeremy Hills15.Johnny Mudd16.DJ PalmerDes Moines, IAMarion, IAWaterloo, IADes Moines, IADes Moines, IACedar Rapids, IADes Moines, IA17.Jarren Halstead18.AJ Failor19.Bryan GoodGrinnell, IANewton, IAGrand Forks, NEKID KARTWinners in the Kid Kart class were:Kart # Name31 Madison Clark2 Wesley Collins38 Michael DeJong05 Austin Gein19 Kenneth Helmick88 Chole McCabe5 Gavin Slycord12 Cole Smith52 KARTER NEWS - November 2009

Junior III SportsmanSponsor: Auto Kraft and Reiken Racing2009 marked the first year for this LocalOption class, which included the 3-hole exhaustcan run in Junior II; drivers were not required torun the restrictor used in Junior II competition.Ten drivers took the track, with #1 Mitch Manternachscoring the win. This was Manternach’ssecond win for the event. When drivers tookthe first heat green, karts were two and threewide down the back stretch. #38 Mike Ballhagenled the way, then #22 Jonathan Brauns and #74Russell Benhart and #1 Manternach. In lap threeManternach Benhart to score third, then a laplater Brauns to score second. Benhart followedthru to score third. Manternach closed the gapon race leader Ballhagen in the final laps, butBallhagen thwarted pass attempts to earn thewin. Manternach scored second place points.Attempts to get a green for the second heatkept bringing out yellows, and sent three kartsto the pits before the green finally came out. Bylap two Manternach was out front, and stayedthere to the finish. Benhart followed Manternachthrough to score second, then #3 Matt Fulton.The trio ran that way to the finish, with Manternachcollecting top points for the qualifier.Feature: Ballhagen came from the third rowto lead into lap one scoring. Benhart made hisway though the traffic jam to score second,then Ferrell. A yellow came out in lap three,then back under green Benhart got underBallhagen to lead the race. Meanwhile, Manteranchwas charging from mid-pack, passedBallhagen, and scored second. Just before thehalfway, Manternach got under Benhart toscore the lead; Fulton followed him throughto score second. Once out front Manternachdrove through lap traffic to score a decisivewin and claim his Duffy.Open MidgetSponsor: Van Haaften Racing#2 Steve Failor scored a “hat trick”, winningboth heats and the feature event in OpenMidget racing Friday night. The race includeda longstanding rivalry between Failor and hisson AJ. S. Failor took the green at mid-packand led into lap one scoring; son #3 AJ Failortailed him. #9 Gary Bennett was on the movethrough traffic, and scored third. While driversbehind them all looked for ways to better theirpoints tally, the top trio ran all the way to thefinish unchallenged, with Steve Failor collectingtop points.S. Failor again took an early lead, tailed byAJ Failor as drivers went after second heatpoints. A turn behind them was #63 JustinGood in the early laps, until lap five when #12Ryan Wilkening passed for third; Wilkeningand Good flip-flopped twice more before thecheckers came out. S. Failor scored the win,then AJ Failor and Wilkening third.Feature: S. Failor drove from flag to flag outfront, winning his Duffy amid lap traffic andnearly ¾ of a track ahead of second place AJFailor. Wilkening was on the move, passing tothird place midway through the race. By thecheckers Wilkening was right behind AJ Failorto score third.Yamaha Ltd.Sponsor: Killam RacingEighteen karts took the track in pursuit ofthe final Duffy in Friday night’s 2-Cycle Grandnationals.When the final flag dropped, it wasRyan Hale of Des Moines, Iowa who claimedthe bronze. This marked Hale’s first Duffy.Hale won his first heat, running in the FlightA races. In his second heat he led to the whiteflag, then fell out of the race with mechanicalproblems. This put him mid-pack for the Featurestart, but he made his way around competitors toscore the win at the end of twenty laps.Behind Hale in the first heat, karts werethree wide trying to score second. At the finishit was #77 Denise Myers earning the points,then #69 Andrew Rice.#28 Jarren Halstead led lap one of the flight’ssecond heat, but as they came around for lapthree karts piled up on the scoring line and redcame out. Only six karts restarted; Halsteadwas suppose to lead the restart, but also fell outbefore green flew. Hale, who had started in theback row, took the lead, tailed again by Myersand Rice. When Hale broke under the white, itwas Myers who scored the win a lap later.#27 John Emerson was the early leader inFlight B’s first heat, and held the spot to thecheckers. This left drivers behind him scramblingfor positions, including #21 Allen Diercksand #71 Ben Braksiek who were second andthird in the early laps. As laps went down #70Shawn Brown moved through traffic and scoredsecond at the finish line. Diercks held third.Emerson was also a contender in Flight B’ssecond heat. At the green #55 Terry Young camefrom the pole, but into scoring it was Brownout front. Emerson, who started near the rear,passed to third by lap three. By the halfway itwas Young, Brown and Emerson nose to tailand leading the pack. In lap eight Emerson gotunder Brown, and scored second behind racewinner Young at the checkers.Feature: Myers, Hale and Brown led YamahaLimited drivers through the paces for three lapsbefore the first of several flags came out in thisrace. Yellow came out, with three karts goingto the infield with damage. Back under greenMyers continued to lead, with Hale looking fora route around her. After another yellow / greenrestart Myers and Hale were tailed by Good andBrown. As laps went down Rice passed Brownto score fourth, then a lap later passed Goodto score third. A red flag when karts tangled inturn four, and medics were called for a specta-tor behind the fence (no injuries were reportedin conjunction with this call).When they got backto green flag racing Myers was still out front, buta lap later Hale passed her for the lead. Myerstucked back in to score second, and Rice was stillthird. Late in the race Rice passed Myers to scoresecond. It was Hale out front, and top contendersall still hoping for a shot at the Duffy when rainstarted, and officials threw the checkers. Halescored the win just ahead of Rice and Myers.Junior II Light (L to R) Chance Titus, Russell Benhart,Mitch Manternach, Todd Manternach (Mechanics Buckle),Ross Young, Woodrow CarpenterYamaha Light (L to R) DJ Palmer, Bryan Good,orey Forsyth, Jarren Halstead, Terry YoungJunior Midget (L to R) Treavor Brown, Jimmy Abell,Chris Peden, Derrike Clark, Kyle JaredSuper Stock Light (L to R) AJ Failor, Kyle Heitz,Corey Forsyth, Jason Lindgren, Steve SmithSuper Stock Midget (L to R) Justin Good,Ryan Wilkening, AJ Failor, Steve Failor, Jayce JenkinsJUNIOR I HEAVY1. Brayton Carter Oskaloosa, IA2. Jimmy Abell Colfax, IA3. Braydon Dobereiner Davenport, IA4. Owen Ward Ryan, IA5. Josh Vis LeGrand, IA6. Tanner Allen Springville, IA7. Cody Dons Rio Rancho, NM8. Ryan Crittenden Peosta, IA9. Tanner Mullen Mechanicsville, IA10.Klein Walker Marion, IA11.Rilee Slycord Newton, IA12.Kaylee Dons Rio Rancho, NM13.Jerod Ballhagen Allison, IA14.Anissa Smith Newton, IA15.Blake Frederick Dubuque, IAOPEN1. Corey Forsyth Carlisle, IA2. Jason Lindgren Albany, WI3. Shawn Brown Des Moines, IA4. Bill Rieken Marion, IA5. Jarren Halstead Grinnell, IA6. Marty Biermann Bettendorf, IA7. Steve Smith Des Moines, IA8. Eric Pollard Dubuque, IA9. Mike Clausen Rock Island, IL10.Ben Braksiek Marion, IAJUNIOR III SPORTSMAN1. Mitch Manternach Manchester, IA2. Matthew Fulton Muscatine, IA3. Austin Ferrell Arena, WI4. Mike Ballhagen Allison, IA5. Paul French Waddell, AZ6. Russell Benhart Oelwein, IA7. Jeremy Robinson Des Moines, IAKARTER NEWS - November 200953

Senior Sportsman (L to R) Allen Diercks, Andrew Rice,Denise Myers, Jarren Halstead, Austin Baird200cc Stock (L to R) Bill Rieken, Mike Clausen,Jason Lindgren, Luke PaytonJunior III Sportsman (L to R) Paul French, Austin Ferrell,Mitch Manternach, Matthew Fulton, Mike BallhagenJunior II Heavy (L To R) Jonathan Brauns, Roscoe Crittenden,Corbin Heitz, Austin Ferrell, Russell BenhartSuper Stock Heavy (L to R) Jason Lindgren, Mike Clausen,Corey Forsyth, Kyle Heitz, AJ FailorRace Director Mike Schorn presents Mitch Manternach withhis yellow plates after his win the final night.Junior I Light (L to R) Tanner Mullen, Jerod Ballhagen,Brayton Carter, Jimmy Abell, Cody DonsJunior I Heavy (L to R) Josh Vis, Braydon Dobereiner,Brayton Carter, Jimmy Abell, Owen WardOpen Midget (L to R) Justin Good, Ryan Wilkening,Steve Failor, AJ Failor, Gary BennettSuper Box (L to R) Dakota Benhart, Jarren Halstead,Jake Tuel, DJ Palmer, Austin BairdOpen (L to R) Jarren Halstead, Shawn Brown, Corey Forsyth(accepted by his Dad), Jason Lindgren, Bill RiekenYamaha Limited (L to R) Bryan Good, Denise Myers,Ryan Hale, Andrew Rice, Terry YoungKid Kart drivers line up to receive their awards!8. Roscoe Crittenden Peosta, IA9. Ben Carpenter Olin, IA10.Jonathan Brauns Muscatine, IAOPEN MIDGET1. Steve Failor Newton, IA2. AJ Failor Newton, IA3. Ryan Wilkening Baxter, IA4. Gary Bennett Des Moines, IA5. Justin Good Baxter, IA6. Ron Boylan Des Moines, IA7. Harry Stuart Ackworth, IA8. Terry Hurly Des Moines, IAYAMAHA LIMITED1. Ryan Hale Des Moines, IA2. Andrew Rice Des Moines, IA3. Denise Myers Des Moines, IA4. Bryan Good Grand Forks, ND5. Terry Young Des Moines, IA6. Shawn Brown Des Moines, IA7. Alex Merritt Mount Vernon, IA8. Patrick Parks Colfax, IA9. Allen Diercks Marion, IA10.Dakota Benhart Oelwein, IA11.Austin Baird Edgewood, NM12.Michael Parcel Des Moines, IA13.Corey Smith Ankeny, IA14.DJ Palmer15.Blaine Parks16.Ben Braksiek17.John Emerson18.Jarren HalsteadDes Moines, IAColfax, IAMarion, IAWaterloo, IA54 KARTER NEWS - November 2009

2-Cycle Speedway/Speedway Midget grand NATIONAL whatcharunsFinish NAME CHASSIS MOTOR CLUTCH PIPE BRAKES WHEELS/TIRES HELMET/SUIT MOTOR BUILDER/SHOP SPONSORSJunior II Light1st Mitch Mantemach Avenger KT 100 Tomar 3 HoleBoxMufflerWMS Tru-Roll/Maxxis Impact/Impact Larry Killam/ KilamRacing EnginesJ-Speed Karting, Killam Racing Engines, Ward Auto,Shane Ward Family, Team G Motorsports, Grandpa, mom,dad, Morgan, Everyone...3rd Russell Benhart Icon Yamaha Tomar Micro-Light Maxxis G-Force/Ultra Shield Blitz Racing Engines Mom & Dad4th Woodrow Carpenter Ultramax Element Yamaha Horstman 2 RLV 3 MCP Douglas/Maxxis Vega/Impact TDK Motor Sports GrandpaDisc Hole5th Chance Titus Avenger Yamaha Tomar RLV Mini Lite Maxxis Simpson/Impact Killam Racing Engines Jay Ray Motorsports, Phat MotorsportsWhatcha Runs not submitted: 2nd Ross YoungYamaha KT100s light1st Corey Forsyth Avenger Bandit Buller/Yamaha Bully RLV Enginetics Van K Simpson Kermit Buller C&C Gutters3rd Bryan Good Millenium Killam KT100 Birky KDM MCP Maxxis Xtreme Cuts Simpson Killam Smitty's Transmission, McDonalds5th DJ Palmer Avenger Yamaha KT100 Birky BullerKB-DMWhatcha Runs not submitted: 2nd Jarren Halstead, 4th Terry YoungMidget Junior1st Chris Peden CustomVanHaften byAuto-Kraft2nd Derrick Clark Van Haften/SqueakKT YamahaBlitzHorstmanDXL 4SpringHorstmanDXL4 HoleRear CanMuufler3rd Jimmy Abell Failen Chassis Yamaha DXL 4 HoleRLVMartin Q+ Maxxis HT3 Simpson/Impact Larry Killam Mom & dad, Grandma & Grandpa Dickey, Snyder CustomAuto, Maxwell-Needham Collision, Edward JonesARC RearAxle BrakesDouglas/Maxxis Pyrotex/Simpson Killam Racing Engines Auto-Kraft, Wes Stierwalt, Slidways, Wynns, Napa, TheAutowash, PCS Carwash ServicesRLV MCP Douglas/Burris Simpson Chad Gein-Blitz Racing Alan Seamless Gutters, AFCO Shocks, Coils, GrahamAuto Body, Clark & Bond IncMCP Douglas/Dunlops Bell/Impact Failen Engines Failen Chassis & Family, Morris Automotive, SammySweets, TRR, Anderson Sanitation, Ballistic Designs,Battles Racing, Bill Ferelli, Mom, Dad, Gramma,Grampa Abell, Miller Racing4th Kyle Jared Van Stierwalt Woltjer Horstman RLV MCP Maxxis G-Force Jared MotorsportsWhatcha Runs not submitted: 5th Treavor Brown100cc Super Stock Light1st Corey Forsyth Avenger Bandit Buller/Yamaha Bully RLV Enginetics Van K Simpson Kermit Buller C&C Gutters, Eddy Brose3rd Kyle Heitz Phantom Phenom Parilla Birky S4 MCP Douglas/Maxxis Simpson/Leaf George Clausen/ClausenRacing5th AJ Failor Avenger Failor RacingReedjetWhatcha Runs not submitted: 2nd Jason Lindgren, 4th Steve SmithMidget Super Stock1st AJ Failor Failor Racing Failor RacingReedjetBullyBullyBullerQ98BullerQ98MCPDouglas/Maxxis WallerLethal CutsMom, Dad, Stephanie, Clausen Racing Engines, L&JKarting, J Speed Karting, JP, Ballhagen FamilyArai/Impact Steve Failor My Family, Waller Racing, The Dejong's, TheJanssen's, Dad & MomMCP Douglas/Dunlop Arai/Impact Steve Failor My Family, Waller Racing, Team G, The Dejong's2nd Steve Failor Failor Racing Parilla Reedjet Bully RLV MCP Douglas/Firestone Safety/Bell Failor Racing Failor Farms & My Wife4th Jayce Jenkins VHB Comer Birky Q98 CP Douglas/Burris Bell/Ultra Sheild Killam Racing Engines Anytime Fitness, Jenkins Construction, Dave Abell-Battles Racing5th Justin Good Van Haaften CRG Bully S4 CQ Burris Zamp/Saftey Racing Killam Mom&Mater, Bucklin Auto, Sidetrack Bar & Grill, HopeGood, Ambassador Steel, Snag Proof, The Goods, My Wife& Kids, Linda KoonWhatcha Runs not submitted: 3rd Ryan WilkeningSenior Sportsman1st Denise Myers Avenger Yamaha Horstman RLV CP Douglas/Maxxis Bell/G-Force Larry Killam (KillamRacing Engines)Dad4th Austin Baird 09 Phantom Icon Yamaha KT100 Tomar RLV MCP Douglas/Maxxis Bell Hornet/BellVelocityTed Tucholski-TMWMotors Phoenix, AZBaird BuildingLLC, TMW, Digatron, Bell Racing, PrecisionFabrication, Daddy-O Designs, Guenther Mechanical,Christele Reflections5th Allen DiecksWhatcha Runs not submitted: 2nd Jarren Halstead, 3rd Andrew RiceJunior II Heavy1st Corbin Heitz Phantom Icon Killam Yamaha Tomar RLV Mini Lite Douglas/Maxxis HT3 Impact Larry Killam Grandma & Grandpa3rd Roscoe Crittenden Legend Optima Yamaha KT100 Horstman RLV 3 MCP WMS/Maxxis Zamp/G-Force TDK Motor Sports Kirchhoff Distributing, Monster EnergyHole Box4th Russell Benhart Icon Yamaha Tomar Micro-Light Maxxis G-Force/Ultra Shield Blitz Racing Engines Mom & DadWhatcha Runs not submitted: 2nd Austin Ferrell, 5th Johnathon Burnsyamaha kt100s heavy1st Corey Forsyth Avenger Bandit Buller/Yamaha Bully RLV Enginetics Van K Simpson Kermit Buller C&C Gutters, Eddy Brose4th Kyle Heitz Phantom Phenom Yamaha KT100 Birky L4 MCP Douglas/Maxxis Simpson/Leaf George Clausen/ClausenRacingWhatcha Runs not submitted: 2nd Steve Smith, 3rd Shawn Brown, 5th Tom Spanel100cc Super Stock Heavy1st Corey Forsyth Avenger Bandit Super Stock Bully S4 Enginetics Van K Simpson Kermit Buller C&C Gutters, Eddy Brose2nd Kyle Heitz Phantom Phenom Parilla Birky S4 MCP Douglas/Maxxis Simpson/Leaf George Clausen/ClausenRacing4th AJ Failor Avenger Failor RacingReedjetWhatcha Runs not submitted: 3rd Mike Clausen, 5th Jason Lindgren200cc StockBullyBullerQ98Mom, Dad, Stephanie, Clausen Racing Engines, L&JKarting, J Speed Karting, JP, Ballhagen FamilyMom, Dad, Stephanie, Clausen Racing Engines, L&J Karting, JSpeed Karting, JP, Ballhagen FamilyMCP Douglas/Dunlop Arai/Impact Steve Failor My Family, Waller Racing, The Janssens, TheDejong's4th William Rieken Buller Aero LT Atomik Tomar RLV MCP Douglas/Burris SS44 Impact/Burris Bob Sandor/ Rieken's racing Out2Win.comWhatcha Runs not submitted: 1st Jason Lindgren, 2nd Luke Payton, 3rd Mike Clausen, 5th Chris OmarSuper Sportsman (super box)1st Jake Tuel Avenger Yamaha Horstman RLV Douglas Q+/Burris Zamp/Impact Larry Killam RacingEngines2nd DJ Palmer Avenger Yamaha KT100 HorstmanSteel Nitro4th Austin Baird 09 Phantom Icon Yamaha KT100 Horstman RLV MCP Douglas/Burris Bell Hornet/BellVelocityJim's Auto Body & Sales, Mechanicsville, IA, Ken &Jane PospisilRLV Martin Tru Roll/Burris Simpson/Impact Larry Killam Grandma & Grandpa, Dickey, Mom & Dad, Maxwell-Needham Collision, Snyder Custom Auto, Edwar JonesTed Tucholski-TMWMotors Phoenix, AZ5th Dakota Benhart Icon Yamaha Steel Nitro Micro-Light Burris Simpson/Ultra Shield Blitz Racing Engines Mom & DadWhatcha Runs not submitted: 3rd Jarren HalsteadBaird BuildingLLC, TMW, Digatron, Bell Racing, PrecisionFabrication, Daddy-O Designs, Guenther Mechanical,Christele ReflectionsKARTER NEWS - November 200955

2-Cycle Speedway/Speedway Midget grand NATIONAL whatcharunsFinish NAME CHASSIS MOTOR CLUTCH PIPE BRAKES WHEELS/TIRES HELMET/SUIT MOTOR BUILDER/SHOP SPONSORSJunior I Light1st Brayton Carter Phantom Icon Woltjer Yamaha L & T RLV Martin Douglas Q+/HT3 WallerLethal Cuts2nd Jimmy Abell Ferilli Chassis,083 2009Yamaha Tomar 4 HoleRLVMCP Mini-LightsSimpson Woltjer Engines Douglas Wheels, Bully Clutches, Waller Racing, PRC,Carter Bors RacingDouglas/HT3 Maxxis Bell/Impact Killam Racing Engines Morris Automotive, Bill Ferilli, Sammy Sweets,Anderson Sanitation, Wynns, Killam Racing Engines,Ballistic Designs, TRR, Battles Racing, Mom & Dad,Granma & Grampa Abell, Miller Racing4th Cody Dons 2009 Legend Clausen Tomar Sparco Claussen George Claussen, Stephan Sign Shop, Genesis, Al &Susan Unser, OutbackWhatcha Runs not submitted: 3rd Jarod Ballhagen, 5th Tanner MullensJunior III Sportsman1st Mitch Mantemach Avenger KT 100 Tomar 3 HoleBoxMufflerWMS Tru-Roll/Maxxis Impact/Impact Larry Killam/ KilamRacing EnginesJ-Speed Karting, Killam Racing Engines, Ward Auto, ShaneWard Family, Team G Motorsports, Grandpa, mom, dad,Morgan, Everyone...2nd Matthew Fulton Ultra Max Yamaha Tomar Box Mini-Lite Douglas Q+/Maxxis Simpson/Simpson Clausen Racing Engines Clausen Racing Engines, Arnold Motor Supply, Wag,fastenal, Tippsy's Decals5th Paul French Millenium KT100 Yamaha Tomar RLV Mini-Lite Douglas/Maxxis Impact TMW (Teds Motorworks) TMW, Keiths Grading, Catalina Custom Homes, LWFConstruction, Precision Die & StampingWhatcha Runs not submitted: 3rd Austin Ferrell, 4th Mike BallhagenYamaha KT100s Limited1st Ryan Hale 2008 Avenger Yamaha/Shorty IIL&T KB-12 CPU Douglas/Burris Bell Killam Racing Ballistic Designs, Killam Racing, Skilz Motorsports, SteveSimmons, Remax, Lamar Ind., Lacquement Carpentry,Miller Racing3rd Denise Myers Avenger Yamaha Horstman KB-12 CP Douglas/Burris Bell/G-Force Larry Killam (Killam DadRacing Engines)4th Bryan Good Millenium Killam KT100 KB-12 MCP Burris Xtreme Cuts Simpson Killam Smitty's Transmission, McDonaldsWhatcha Runs not submitted: 2nd Andy Rice, 5th Terry YoungOpen Cage Kart1st Steve Failor Failor Racing Parilla Reedjet Bully RLV MCP Douglas/Firestone Safety/Bell Failor Racing Failor Farms & My WifeAmerican Racing2nd AJ Failor Failor Racing Failor Reedjet Bully RLV MCP Douglas/Burris Arai/Impact Steve Failor My Family, Waller Racing, The Dejong's5th Justin Good Van Haaften Atok Bully S-1 CQ Burris Zamp/Saftey Racing Killam Mom&Mater, Bucklin Auto, Sidetrack Bar & Grill, HopeGood, Ambassador Steel, Snag Proof, The Goods, My Wife& Kids, Linda KoonWhatcha Runs not submitted: 3rd Ryan Wilkening, 4th Gary BennettOPen1st Corey Forsyth Avenger Bandit Sudam 131/ Bully KB06 Enginetics Van K Simpson Kermit Buller C&C Gutters, Eddy BroseBuller4th William Rieken Margay Brava IAME Reedster IAME IAME MCP Douglas/Maxxis HT3 Impact/Burris IAME/ Rieken's Racing Out2Win.comK2Whatcha Runs not submitted: 2nd Jason Lindgren, 3rd Shawn Brown, 5th Jarren HalsteadJunior I Heavy1st Brayton Carter Phantom Icon Woltjer Yamaha L & T RLV Martin Douglas Q+/HT3 WallerLethal Cuts2nd Jimmy Abell Ferilli Chassis,083 20093rd Braydon Dobereiner Legend ClausenYamahaWhatcha Runs not submitted: 4th Owen Ward, 5th Josh VisYamaha Tomar 4 HoleRLVMCP Mini-LightsHorstman RLV MCP (PaulMartin)Simpson Woltjer Engines Douglas Wheels, Bully Clutches, Waller Racing, PRC,Carter Bors RacingDouglas/HT3 Maxxis Bell/Impact Killam Racing Engines Morris Automotive, Bill Ferilli, Sammy Sweets,Anderson Sanitation, Wynns, Killam Racing Engines,Ballistic Designs, TRR, Battles Racing, Mom & Dad,Granma & Grampa Abell, Miller RacingTru Center/Maxxis Simpson Clasuen Racing Engines Smith Auto Sales, Clausen Racing Engines, Mark Evans(Tire Rep)56 KARTER NEWS - November 2009

2009 INTeRNATIONAL KART feDeRATIONSPeeDWAY PAVeMeNTGRAND NATIONALSAUGUST 14-15, JAMAICA, IAStory by Sharee Hoegerl, Photos by Barbara BearNeW IKfeXPeRTS:eRTS:Jordan Ashelin2009 marked the first in many yearsthat ikf has sanctioned a speedwaypavement grand nationals. the eventwas held in Jamaica, iowa. friday’sslate featured classes running briggsflatheads, and saturday’s classes wereall briggs animals.note: the race report only includesrecap of the “feature” in each class. nopre-final was run in any class.KARTER NEWS - NovEmbER 200957

Junior I LightSponsored by: Jody’s Kart ShopThe Junior I Light Duffy was one of fourwins for Junior driver Tanner Allen during the2-day Speedway Pavement Grandnationals.Allen also won in Junior I Heavy on Friday.Allen has been karting for 6 years, and hasearned a total of 5 Duffies in that time: 1 inMidget Junior; 1 in Champ Kart competition,1in Junior I Heavy Speedway division, and thisweekend’s two Junior wins.Allen runs primarily in the Speedway division,but did run the Speedway Pavementseries this summer, winning the points for thatseries in his class. “I like the Pavement,” saysAllen. “It’s a lot faster.”Allen is sponsored by: Plumbers and PipefittersLocal 125; Day Mechanical Systems;Team G Motorsports; and Big Dog Enterprises.In the winter months Allen races mini-bikes oncoke syrup. He also is active in Football, Baseballand Wrestling, and sits first chair in bandplaying saxophone. Allen thanks his mom,dad and sister for their support; his MechanicsBuckles from Friday’s wins went to thesefamily members.Fast Time Qualifier: #2 Tanner Allen. Fasttime qualifier Tanner Allen pulled out atgreen. Behind Allen #7 Spencer Wilhelm and#48 Clayton Reis were side by side in the firstturns; Wilhelm scored second in first lap scoring.Third row starter #22 Logan Pruitt wasthird as the fleet went into lap two. By lapfive Allen was out by a corner, and Wilhelmhad put some real estate between himself andPruitt. By seventh lap scoring fourth place Reishad closed the gap on Pruitt; the duo pulledup on second place Wilhelm. Out of lap tenscoring Pruitt went under Wilhelm. Wilhelmtucked back in for third, shutting the door onfourth place Reis. While Allen was runningaway with the race, Pruitt-Wilhelm-Reis rannose to tail. Out of lap twelve scoring Wilhelmwent under Pruitt to score second, buta lap later Pruitt came back around to leadWilhelm. Wilhelm passed again on the backstretch.Wilhelm was second at lap eighteen,then Pruitt and Reis. Allen won his first oftwo Duffies for the day with a straight ofopen race track behind him. All of the positionswapping ended with Wilhelm takinghome the second place hardware. Less than akart length behind him were Pruitt and Reisat the line.Stock HeavySponsored by: Palmetto SpeedshopJordon Ashelin also scored a pair of winsin Friday’s competition, winning both StockMedium and Stock Heavy. In both cases, Ashelinran behind #30 Jason Lindgren for the durationof the race, then passed after the white flagto score the wins.Ashelin is a regular at the track in Salem, WI,having competed in karting for the past fouryears. “I like the track at West Salem,” says Ashelin.“It’s really technical. You have to be goodthere to win. The track breeds good drivers.”Ashelin is sponsored by Fastenal. He alsothanks Jim Jones at L& J Karting. His Mechanic’sBuckles went to his dad, Jim Ashelin,and Rick Galewski, a family friend and “myengine guy.”Fast Time Qualifier: #30 Jason Lindgren.At green it was #30 Jason Lindgren, #99Nick Perkins and #18 Jordon Ashelin noseto tail with a traffic jam behind them #57Eric VanderPloeg was on the move throughtraffic, passing to fourth by lap two scoring.In the early laps Lindgren left his competitorsto duke it out for positions. Perkins heldsecond, with Ashelin knocking on his door.Out of lap four scoring Ashelin passed tosecond and VanderPloeg had scored fourth,but was working hard to hold off a flock ofkarts. In lap eight #56 Cameron Koopmangot around VanderPloeg to run fourth, butVanderPloeg stuck with him down the backstretch and successfully got the spot back.At the halfway signal Ashelin had closed thegap on race leader Lindgren, dogging himaround the track. Yellow came out when #33Ben Schaitel went into the gravel at scoring.Under yellow top contender Perkins pulledout. Lindgren shot out on the restart. Vander-Ploeg took advantage of the restart, passingAshelin out of turn two to run second. Ashelinscored third with Koopman right behindhim at lap fifteen. Into lap 17 scoring Ashelinpassed back to second; VanderPloeg tuckedback in to score third in front of Koopman.By lap twenty-five the trio of Ashelin-Vander-Ploeg-Koopman had spread out a bit. In thefinal two laps Ashelin closed the gap on raceleader 30. Ashelin scored second at white,then passed Lindgren for the lead out of turnthree to grab the checkers.Junior II LightSpnosored by: PBR RacingAlso a regular contender at the West Salem,WI track is Mike Sauter, the Duffy winner inFriday’s Junior II Light race. Sauter was theFast Time Qualifier in this class. He ran neckand neck with Skylar Pruitt until the twotangled late in the race; Pruitt was unable tofinish the race.Sauter won three Duffies at the 2009Speedway Pavement Grandnationals. Hisfirst came in this class on Friday afternoon.Other wins were: Junior II Animal Light andJunior II Animal Heavy on Saturday.When not karting, Sauter enjoys fishing. Sauterthanks L&J Karting for their support, andawarded his Mechanics Buckle to his dad Jay.Fast Time Qualifier: #5 Mike Sauter. Kartswere side by side down the back until #96Skylar Pruitt took the lead into the turns justbefore first lap scoring. Sauter was second andright on his tail, then passed for the lead intoturn one of lap two. #16 Ross Young, then #23Mitch Weiss scored third and fourth, leavingkarts side by side behind them. Up front Pruittstayed with Sauter; the pair pulled away fromthird place Young. Into lap five scoring Pruittagain took the lead, but on the backstretchSauter came back under to score up front.Young was third, and #12 Casey Knutsonhad passed to fourth, then #88 Eric Bridger.At the halfway signal Pruitt again passed forthe lead. Yellow came out when karts slid offturn two. Pruitt and Sauter led the restart,then Young, #33 Schaitel and Bridger. Schaitelgot under Young; Bridger slipped by to scorefourth. A lap later Sauter passed to the lead;Pruitt tried to get under race leader Sauter outof turn three, but the two tangled and went offthe track; Pruitt didn’t restart With five lapsJunior I Briggs Animal Light1................... Tanner Allen2................... Spencer Wilhelm3................... Logan Pruitt4................... Clayton Reis5................... Tehya Allen6................... Lucas JacobsonStock Heavy1................... Jordan Ashelin2................... Jason Lindgren3................... Eric Vanderploeg4................... Cameron Koopman5................... Erica Bear6................... Alex Bridger7................... Nick Perkins8................... Ben SchaitelJunior II Light1................... Mike Sauter2................... Andy Schaitel3................... Eric Bridger4................... Ross Young5................... Brandon Worthington6................... Mitch Weiss7................... Casey Knutson8................... Skylar PruittJunior I Heavy1................... Tanner Allen2................... Logan Pruitt3................... Spencer Wilhelm4................... Clayton Reis5................... Lucas JacobsonJunior II Heavy1................... Skylar Pruitt2................... Michael Sauter3................... Brandon Worthington4................... Ross Young5................... Andy Schaitel6................... Mitch Weiss7................... Eric BridgerChamp Class 4101................... Bill Rieken2................... Chris OmarStock Medium1................... Jordan Ashelin2................... Jason Lindgren3................... Ben Schaitel4................... Eric Vanderploeg5................... Michelle Hansen6................... Nick Perkins7................... Erica Bear8................... Cameron Koopman9................... Ryan Mills10................. Alex BridgerJunior I Animal Light58 KARTER NEWS - November 2009

to go Sauter led Schaitel, Bridger and Youngunder green. Sauter scored the win just a noseahead of Schaitel.Junior I HeavySponsored by: Paul Wilson EnterprisesFast Time Qualifier: #2 Tanner Allen. Allenjumped out at the start, followed by #7 SpencerWilhelm; #34 Lucas Jacobsen ran third,then #22 Logan Pruitt and #48 Clayton Reis.In lap three Pruitt went past Jacobsen to scorethird. Jacobsen tucked back in to save fourth,but a lap later Reis passed Jacobsen to claimthe position. Up front Allen was ahead by aturn. While Allen stretched out his lead witheach lap, Pruitt used track time to close the gapon second place Wilhelm. Pruitt peeked lowa few times trying to get under Wilhelm,butWilhelm drove a tight line through the corners.At the halfway it was still Allen, thenWilhelm and Pruitt. Out of lap twelve scoringPruitt went under Wilhelm, but on the backstetchWilhelm was back out front. Back intoturn one of the next lap Pruitt again took thesecond spot, this time making it stick. Wilhelmwas third, then Reis. In lap fifteen Reisgot up beside Wilhelm, but backed out beforethey went into scoring. Allen scored the wina straight ahead of competitors.Junior II HeavySponsored by: Young Shirt WorksIn his second year of karting Skylar Pruittwon his first Duffy, topping the Junior II Heavyclass on Friday afternoon.Pruitt started racing dirt bikes when he was4 years old. He moved into karting just lastyear. “It’s a competitive sport,” says Pruitt ofSpeedway Pavement karting. “I was prettyexcited because it’s the first time anyone hasbeen able to stay with Michael (Sauter). I thinkI could have had him in the Lights, but I madea mistake and spun.”Pruitt thanks his sponsors: PBR RacingEngines, Hole Shot Racing Clutches, GraffitiGraphics, Phat Motor Sports. He gave hisMechanic’s Buckle to his dad Curt, along withaccolades for Curt’s friends Todd and Rudy.When not karting Pruitt is active in football,basketball, baseball, “and I golf somewith my uncle.” Pruitt is also an avid RaidersFootball fan.Fast Time Qualifier: #5 Michael Sauter.Pruitt and #16 Ross Young came from the outsiderow to lead down the backstretch, butSauter caught up and scored second behindPruitt in a lap. Into lap three Sauter passedfor the lead; Pruitt tucked back into the secondspot. #28 Brandon Worthington and #33Andy Schaitel teamed up to draft by Young;Worthington was third and Schaitel fourth. Upfront race leader Sauter, then Pruitt and Worthingtonran laps nose to tail. Worthington andSchaitel swapped spots a couple of times, butboth kept the pressure on Sauter as laps wentdown. When the white came out it was Sauter1................... Tanner Allen2................... Tehya Allen3................... Clayton Reis4................... Lucas JacobsonBriggs Animal Light1................... Eric Vanderploeg2................... Jordan Ashelin3................... Ben SchaitelDq................. Jason LindgrenDq................. Jake TuelDq................. Michelle HAnsenJunior II Animal Light1................... Michael Sauter2................... Mitch Weiss3................... Ross Young4................... Andy Schaitel5................... Eric Bridger6................... Skylar PruittBriggs Animal Medium1................... Eric Vanderploeg2................... Cameron Koopman3................... Jordan Ashelin4................... Erica Bear5................... Ben Schaitel6................... Nick Perkins7................... Jake Tuel8................... Jason Lindgren9................... Michelle HansenJunior I Animal Heavy1................... Tanner Allen2................... Clayton Reis3................... Tehya Allen4................... Lucas JacobsonJunior II Animal Heavy1................... Michael Sauter2................... Mitch Weiss3................... Andy Schaitel4................... Ross Young5................... Brandon Worthington6................... Eric Bridger7................... Skylar PruittBriggs Animal Heavy1................... Cameron Koopman2................... Nick Perkins3................... Ben Schaitel4................... Eric Vanderploeg5................... Erica BearDq................. Jason LindgrenBriggs & Stratton EngineWinner: Erica BearArc Storm Chassis Winner - RossYoungKARTER NEWS - November 200959

up front, but as they came out of turn two inthe final lap Pruitt ducked under Sauter for thelead and the win. Pruitt crossed the line just anose ahead of Sauter.ChampSponsored by: Rieken’s RacingFast Time Qualifier: #48 Bill Rieken. Onlytwo drivers entered competition in the ChampKart class. #48 Bill Rieken scored the fast time,and finished the race about half a track aheadof contender #5 Chris Omar.Stock MediumSponsored by: Phat MotorsportsFast Time Qualifier: #30 Jason Lindgren. Ina race very similar to the Stock Heavy contest,Jason Lindgren dominated this race tothe white flag lap, then fell prey to a pass by#18 Jordan Ashlein, who drafted by Lindgrenon the backstretch after they took the white.Early in the race #57 Eric VanderPloeg and #18Ashelin dueled for the second spot; #33 BenSchaitel was back a couple of lengths fendingoff pass attempts by #66 Michelle Hansen. Inlap six Hansen made the pass around Schaitelto score fourth. Up front Lindgren was out bya turn by lap seven. In that lap Ashelin wentaround VanderPloeg as they drove into turnthree. As laps went down Lindgren continuedto gain ground on second place Ashelin, andHansen passed VanderPloeg to score third.Two laps later it was VanderPloeg again scoringthird. Schaitel and Hansen drove side byside for more than a lap, with Schaitel outfront each time they drove into scoring. In thefinal five laps Ashelin started closing the gapon race leader Lindgren; when Lindgren gotinto lap traffic, Ashelin was able to gain someserious ground on Lindgren. Lindgren drovehard to the final flag, scoring just .007 secondsbehind Ashelin under the checkers.Junior I Briggs Animal LightSponsored by: Sugar Grove Custom CarsAfter adding two Duffies to his collection onFriday’s program, Tanner Allen again toppedboth Junior I Light and Junior I Heavy on Saturday.Since there were only four entrants inthe Saturday classes, a trophy was presentedin each class in place of a Duffy.Fast Time Qualifier: #02 Tanner Allen. Allenshot out on the start, tailed by his sister TehyaAllen in kart #2. #48 Clayton Reis and #34Lucas Jacobsen were third and fourth. As lapswent down Reis closed the gap on Teyha Allen;he tried several times to pass her on the backstretch,and finally made the pass just afterlap ten scoring. But as they went into turnone again, Tehya took the spot back from Reis.Out of lap eighteen scoring Reis again passedTehya Allen on the backstretch, but betweenwhite and checkers Tehya Allen came backunder Reis to score second behind her brotherTanner at the checkers.Briggs Animal LightSponsored by: KB Electric, Inc.Eric VanderPloeg of Altoona, IA topped theclass in Briggs Animal Light racing. Congratulationsto VanderPloeg, who announced hewas getting married the following weekend.Drivers in this race were startled when officialsthrew the checkered flag (no white flag)after seventeen laps of racing when a lightshower began; the race was slated to run thirtylaps. There was also confusion re: tech followingthe day of racing; Jason Lindgren refused tech,and Jake Tuel stated he was released from tech,then told later that he was considered DQed forrefusing tech. Michelle Hansen, who broke aftercompleting only four laps in a later race, alsobypassed tech.Fast Time Qualifier: #30 Jason Lindgren.Lindgren and #57 Eric VanderPloeg went a lapside by side before VanderPloeg pulled out tolead this race. Lindgren was second, and #18Jordon Ashelin passed #66 Michelle Hansen toscore third. #50 Jake Tuel passed to fifth in lapfour, then in lap twelve went around Hansento score fourth. When the checkers came outjust after lap seventeen scoring VanderPloeg,Lindgren, Ashelin and Tuel were all nose to tail.With the tech issues, awards were presented.Junior II Briggs Animal LightSponsored by: Briggs and StrattonWith a win to his credit on Friday, MichaelSauter came back on Saturday to top both theJunior II Light and Heavy Animal classes.Fast Time Qualifier: #5 Michael Sauter. Sauter,then #96 Skylar Pruitt led this fleet of driversinto lap one. As the group came around forscoring #16 Ross Young had passed to third. #23Mitch Weiss was fourth, then #33 Andy Schaiteland #88 Eric Bridger. Up front Pruitt doggedSauter for a couple of laps, then passed him outof turn two. Sauter came back to the front downthe backstretch and led back into scoring. Yellowcame out when Young tangled with Pruittout of turn two; Pruitt was not able to restartand Young went to the rear. Back under powerSauter held the lead, with Weiss and Schaitelnose to tail a few lengths behind. By lap eighteenYoung had passed Schaitel to score third.Sauter won by a turn ahead of Weiss.Briggs Animal MediumSponsored by: Tojo’s Bar and Grill, JamaicaEric VanderPloeg also topped the BriggsMedium class on Saturday. Five of nine entriesin this class sported Expert number plates.Fast Time Qualifier: #30 Jason Lindgren.Lindgren and #33 Ben Schaitel came fromthe inside row to lead down the first backstretch.Into lap one scoring it was Lindgrenout front, then karts three wide behind himlooking for a position. Schaitel sorted throughthe traffic to again run second, with #57 EricVanderPloeg right behind him. In three laps#18 Jordan Ashelin had passed to fourth froma starting position near the rear. Up frontVanderPloeg passed Schaitel to score second.By lap five Lindgren, VanderPloeg, Schaitel,and Ashelin were nose to tail. Into lap sixscoring Ashelin got under Schaitel to scorethird, and a lap later Koopman passed Schaitelto score fourth. Another lap put Bear infront of Schaitel. Just after lap ten, Lindgrenand VanderPloeg paired up, then a fewlengths back Ashelin and Koopman. At lapfifteen VanderPloeg tucked low, but couldn’tmake the pass on Lindgren. A lap later,VanderPloeg passed to the lead. Lindgrengot out of the groove, and Ashelin and Koopmanwent by him to score second and third.In lap eighteen Bear passed Lindgren to runfourth. Up front Ashelin dogged VanderPloegaround the track. Just after the twenty lapmark Lindgren fell out of the race. Ashelinand Koopman battled for second, with Bear60 KARTER NEWS - November 2009

ight behind them, giving VanderPloeg sometime to get away for his win.Junior I Briggs Animal HeavySponsored by: DC MufflerFast Time Qualifier: #02 Tanner Allen. Allenand #48 Clayton Reis led into first oval. #2Tehya Allen and #34 Lucas Jacobseon wereside by side for a lap before Tehya Allenscored third. As laps went down Reis stuckwith Tanner Allen. Reis looked inside a fewtimes as laps went down, but couldn’t makethe pass. Tanner Allen scored his fourth winof the weekend at the checkers.Junior II Briggs Animal HeavySponsored by: FirestoneMichael Sauter scored his third win of theweekend in Animal Heavy.Fast Time Qualifier: #16 Ross Young. Aftertwo failed attempts at a start, this class took thegreen in single file formation, led by Young. #23Mitch Weiss was second and #5 Michael Sauterthird. Into lap three scoring Sauter has passedto run right behind race leader Young, theninto lap six scoring went by Young for the lead.Weiss followed through to score second, andRoss was third. Once out front Sauter pulledout a bit. Young stuck with second place Weissfor a few laps, and at lap twelve tucked underWeiss to score second behind Sauter. A lap laterWeiss came back around to score second. Sauterstretched his lead a bit with the position changesbehind him. Just after the halfway Schaitelpassed Young to score third. Sauter scored thewin, Weiss was second, then Schaitel and Youngnearly side in the final laps.Briggs Animal HeavySponsored by: FirestoneThe race isn’t over until scales and tech, whichin the Briggs Animal Heavy class, changed raceresults for a second time on Saturday. On thetrack it was Erica Bear who squeaked by toprunners in the final turns of the race; Bear waslight at the scales, making Cameron Koopmanthe winner of Saturday’s final race.Fast Time Qualifier: #57 Eric VanderPloeg.VanderPloeg and #42 Erica Bear led lap one,with #56 Cameron Koopman pulling in to scorethird, then #30 Jason Lindgren. In lap two #33Ben Schaitel passed Lindgren to score fourth.Up front VanderPloeg-Bear-Koopman pulledout to run their own race. In lap four Lindgrenpassed back to fourth; #99 Nick Perkins wasfifth and Schaitel sixth. Out of lap five scoringKoopman passed to second behind raceleader VanderPloeg. By lap ten VanderPloegand Koopman were out a couple of lengthsin front of Bear. At lap ten scoring Koopmanpulled under VanderPloeg. Bear stuck withhim on the backstretch to score second, butinto lap eleven VanderPloeg was again secondand dogging race leader Koopman. Under thewhite it was Koopman, VanderPloeg and Bearnose to tail. Down the backstretch one last timeVanderPloeg went under Koopman, but spunin turn three. Bear went by them both leadunder the checkers, and Koopman gathered itback up to score second; after scaling, it wasKoopman who collected the Duffy.Junior I Briggs Animal Light (L to R) Tehya Allen, LoganPruitt, Tanner Allen, Spencer Wilhelm, Clayton ReisRoss Young was the winner of the drawing for an Arc Storm Chassis. Ross plans to give the frame to his younger brother.Pictured with Ross and his brother are IFK Director Jack Hoegerl and Speedway Pavement Seriers coordinator Andy Bear.Tanner Allen named his mom Junior I Light Mechanic.Presented by Andy Bear.KARTER NEWS - November 200961

Stock Heavy (L to R) Erica Bear, Jordan Ashelin,Jason Lindgren, Cameron KoopmanJunior II Heavy (L to R) Andy Schailtel, Brandon Worthington,Skylar Pruitt, Michael Sauter, Ross YoungJunior I Briggs Animal Heavy (L to R) Tehya Allen,Tanner Allen, Clayton Reis, Lucas JacobsonChamp Class 410 (L to R) Bill Rieken, Chris OmarJunior II Light (L to R) Brandon Worthington, Eric Bridger,Michael Sauter, Andy Schaitel, Ross YoungWith two Duffy wins on Friday in Junior I competition,Tanner Allen was presented his Expert plates.Stock Medium (L to R) Michelle Hansen, Ben Schaitel,Jordan Ashelin, Jason LindgrenJunior II Animal Heavy (L to R) Brandon Worthington,Andy Schaitel, Michael Sauter, Mitch Weiss, Ross YoungJunior I Heavy Winner Tanner Allen named his dad and sisterTehya as his Mechanic's Buckle recipients.Junior I Heavy (Photo Unavailible) 1st Tanner Allen,2nd Logan Pruitt, 3rd Spencer Wilhelm, 4th Clayton Reis,5th Lucas JacobsonBriggs Animal Medium (L to R) Ben Schaitel, Jordan Ashelin,Eric Vanderplog, Cameron Koopman, Erica BearBriggs Animal Heavy (L to R) Erica Bear, Ben Schaitel,Cameron Koopman, Nick Perkins, Eric Vanderplog62 KARTER NEWS - November 2009

Speedway Pavement grand NATIONAL whatcharunsFinish NAME CHASSIS MOTOR CLUTCH PIPE BRAKES WHEELS/TIRES HELMET/SUIT MOTOR BUILDER/SHOP SPONSORSJunior I Light1st Tanner Allen Phantom/Icon Briggs Raptor SMC Bullet Waller Mini Lite Douglas Q+/Firestone YKF Waller/Bell Waller, Big Dog Diggers Day Mechanical Systems, Big Dog Enterprises, PipfittersLocal #125, Team G Motor Sports2nd Spencer Wilhelm Phantom Briggs &Stratton4th Clayton Reis PhantomPhenomKARTER NEWS - November 2009Briggs &StrattonSMC Bullet RLV Firestone Zamp/Bell Waller Racing Lloyd's Speedstop, Window World, J Martin Signs, StokesElectric, Prudential-Lovejoy RealtyHole ShotRacing ClutchRLV WMS True Roll/Firestone Zamp PBR (Perkins BrothersRacing Engines)Reis Auto Parts, Collision Center, VonnahmeChiropractic Clinic5th Tehya Allen Twister Briggs Raptor Vortex SMC RLV Mini Lite Douglas Q+/Firestone YKF Waller/Zamp Waller, Big Dog Diggers Day Mechanical Systems, Big Dog Enterprises, PipfittersLocal #125, Team G Motor SportsWhatcharuns not submitted: 3rd Logan PruittStock Heavy1st Jordan Ashelin Ultramax Inferno L&J Animal Bully L&J Ultramax Tru-Roll Zamp L&J Fastenal3rd Eric Vanderploeg Avenger Briggs Bully Douglas/Firestone Bell TRR Burtec Dry Ice4th Cameron Koopman Phantom Icon Bully MCP Van K/Firestone Simpson/Simpson Chad Waller Koopman racing, Valhalla Painting, HumphriesConstruction, G-man KartworksWhatcharuns not submitted: 2nd Jason Lindgren, 5th Erica BearJunior II Light1st Michael Sauter Phantom Icon L&J BriggsFlatheadHorstman X-5 Douglas Q+/Firestone Bell Jim Jones, L&J Karting Patti Sauter5th Brandon Worthington PhantomPhenomBriggsFlatheadHole ShotClutchesFirestone/True Roll Simpson PBR Racing Engines Sign Creations, Paul Wilson Enterprises, Jack L.Anderson Auto BodyWhatcharuns not submitted: 2nd Andy Schaitel, 3rd Eric Bridger, 4th Ross Youngjunior I Heavy1st Tanner Allen Phantom/Icon Briggs Raptor SMC Bullet Waller Mini Lite Douglas Q+/Firestone YKF Waller/Bell Waller, Big Dog Diggers Day Mechanical Systems, Big Dog Enterprises, PipfittersLocal #125, Team G Motor Sports3rd Spencer Wilhelm Phantom Briggs &StrattonSMC Bullet RLV Firestone Zamp/Bell Waller Racing Lloyd's Speedstop, Window World, J Martin Signs, StokesElectric, Prudential-Lovejoy RealtyWhatcharuns not submitted: 2nd Logan Pruitt, 4th Clayton Reis, 5th Lucas JacobsonJunior II Heavy2nd Michael Sauter Phantom Icon L&J BriggsFlatheadHorstman X-5 Douglas Q+/Firestone Bell Jim Jones, L&J Karting Patti Sauter3rd Brandon Worthington PhantomPhenomBriggsFlatheadHole ShotClutchesFirestone/True Roll Simpson PBR Racing Engines Sign Creations, Paul Wilson Enterprises, Jack L.Anderson Auto BodyWhatcharuns not submitted: 1st Skylar Pruitt, 4th Ross Young, 5th Andy SchaitelChamp Class 410Whatcharuns not submitted: 1st Bill Rieken, 2nd Chris Omarstock medium1st Jordan Ashelin Ultramax Inferno L&J Stock Med Horstman L&J Ultramax Tru-Roll Zamp L&J Fastenal4th Eric Vanderploeg Avenger Briggs Bully Douglas/Firestone Bell TRR Burtec Dry IceWhatcharuns not submitted: 2nd Jason Lindgren, 3rd Ben Schaitel, 5th Michelle HansenJunior I Animal Light1st Tanner Allen Phantom/Icon Briggs Raptor SMC Bullet Waller Mini Lite Douglas Q+/Firestone YKF Waller/Bell Waller, Big Dog Diggers Day Mechanical Systems, Big Dog Enterprises, PipfittersLocal #125, Team G Motor Sports2nd Tehya Allen Twister Briggs Raptor Vortex SMC RLV Mini Lite Douglas Q+/Firestone YKF Waller/Zamp Waller, Big Dog Diggers Day Mechanical Systems, Big Dog Enterprises, PipfittersLocal #125, Team G Motor Sports3rd Clayton Reis PhantomPhenomBriggs &StrattonHole ShotRacing ClutchRLV WMS True Roll/Firestone Zamp PBR (Perkins BrothersRacing Engines)Reis Auto Parts, Collision Center, VonnahmeChiropractic Clinic4th Lucas Jacobson Predator Dover Bully Dover Firestone Dover Schukei Chevy, Becker Insurance, North WWACommunity Credit Union, Mercy City Family Credit Unionbriggs Animal Light1st Eric Vanderploeg Avenger Briggs Animal Bully Douglas/Firestone Bell TRR Burtec Dry Ice2nd Jordan Ashelin Ultramax Inferno L&J Stock Med Horstman L&J Ultramax Tru-Roll Zamp L&J FastenalWhatcharuns not submitted: 3rd Ben Schaitel, DQ Jason Lindgren, DQ Jake TuelJunior II Animal Light1st Michael Sauter Phantom Icon L&J Briggs Animal Horstman X-5 Douglas Q+/Firestone Bell Jim Jones/L&J karting Pattie Sauter2nd Mitch Weiss Icon Huse Animal Bully Douglas Q+/Firestone YKF Impact Shawn Huse Bloomer, WI Shawn Huse, Gator Signs(Brian Bernier), Snap-On ToolsWhatcharuns not submitted: 3rd Ross Young, 4th Andy Schaitel, 5th Eric BridgerBRIGGS ANIMAL MEDIUM1st Eric Vanderploeg Avenger Briggs Animal Bully Douglas/Firestone Bell TRR Burtec Dry Ice2nd Cameron Koopman Phantom Icon Bully MCP Van K/Firestone Simpson/Simpson Chad Waller Koopman racing, Valhalla Painting, HumphriesConstruction, G-man Kartworks3rd Jordan Ashelin Ultramax Inferno L&J Stock Med Horstman L&J Ultramax Tru-Roll Zamp L&J FastenalWhatcharuns not submitted: 4th Erica Bear, 5th Ben SchaitelJunior I Animal Heavy1st Tanner Allen Phantom/Icon Briggs Raptor SMC Bullet Waller Mini Lite Douglas Q+/Firestone YKF Waller/Bell Waller, Big Dog Diggers Day Mechanical Systems, Big Dog Enterprises, PipfittersLocal #125, Team G Motor Sports2nd Clayton Reis PhantomPhenomBriggs &StrattonHole ShotRacing ClutchRLV WMS True Roll/Firestone Zamp PBR (Perkins BrothersRacing Engines)Reis Auto Parts, Collision Center, VonnahmeChiropractic Clinic3rd Tehya Allen Twister Animal Vortex SMC RLV Mini Lite Douglas Q+/Firestone YKF Waller/Zamp Waller, Big Dog Diggers Day Mechanical Systems, Big Dog Enterprises, PipfittersLocal #125, Team G Motor SportsWhatcharuns not submitted: 4th Lucas JacobsonJunior II Animal Heavy1st Michael Sauter Phantom Icon L&J Briggs Horstman X-5 Douglas Q+/Firestone Bell Jim Jones/L&J karting Pattie SauterAnimal2nd Mitch Weiss PRC Icon Huse Animal Bully Douglas Q+/Firestone YKF Impact Shawn Huse Bloomer, WI Shawn Huse, Gator Signs(Brian Bernier), Snap-OnTools5th Brandon Worthington Avenger Storm Briggs Animal Hole ShotFirestone/Tru-Roll Simpson Hawk Performance Specialties Jack L. Anderson Auto Body, Sign CreationsClutchesWhatcharuns not submitted: 3rd Andy Schaitel, 4th Ross YoungBriggs Animal Heavy1st Cameron Koopman Phantom Icon Bully MCP Van K/Firestone Simpson/Simpson Chad Waller Koopman racing, Valhalla Painting, HumphriesConstruction, G-man Kartworks4th Eric Vanderploeg Avenger Briggs Animal Bully Douglas/Firestone Bell TRR Burtec Dry IceWhatcharuns not submitted: 2nd Nick Perkins, 3rd Ben Schaitel, 5th Erica Bear63

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