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Monday, January 11th, 2010
A racer slides our electric kart through a corner in our Challenge GP kart league at K1 Speed Irvine!
The first race of the new 2010
Challenge GP season took place at
K1 Speed Irvine this past weekend, and the new format seemed to be well-received by the participants! Perhaps the biggest change to our kart league, besides the fact that the race was run in the reverse direction on our Super Track, was the new rolling start. In the past, the racers have lined up on our grid for a Formula One style standing start, but we decided to add one more new element to keep the series interesting and challenging for our regular participants. The rolling start allows the pole sitter to set the pace and potentially jump away from the pack at the drop of the green flag; however, it also gives those in the back of the pack an opportunity to try and build momentum to make a carefully timed pass just as the green flag is waved! Needless to say, we expect to see some dramatic starts as the season goes on.
A competitor heads backwards on the starting grid in our reverse layout!
The A Main race saw regular drivers Toby Rodriguez, David Messimer and David Kelmenson (who competes in our Torrance series on a frequent basis) claim the top spots on the podium. As the flag was waved and the race got underway, Toby put in some amazing laps and ran consistently fast. This performance on track allowed him to build a comfortable lead and take home the 1st place finish in our first race of the new year. Though David Messimer and David Kelmenson did everything that they could to challenge for the lead, on this day Toby was simply unbeatable! We expect to see Toby fighting for the top spot all season long, and we hope to see David Kelmenson put in a full season effort at our Irvine indoor karting track, as we think he has a chance for the championship as well.
Challenge GP A Main Podium: 1st Toby Rodriguez | 2nd David Messimer | 3rd David Kelmenson
In the B Main race, recent
Red Bull contest winner Khalifa Alasiri was able to take home the win. No stranger to our A Main races, Khalifa was able to set a good pace during the final, and his experience allowed him to finish ahead of the field. Finishing in 2nd place was Jason Foreman, who was able to defend his position against a hard-charging Brad Drew, who claimed the final spot on the podium. Overall, it was a great B Main race with some superb drives. With his win though, we expect that Khalifa will be eager to fight amongst our A Main competitors next month!
Challenge GP B Main Podium: 1st Khalifa Alasiri | 2nd Jason Foreman | 3rd Brad Drew
We would like to thank everyone for joining us for the first round of our new 2010 Challenge GP go kart league! We truly appreciate the support of our fans, and we look forward to hosting them once again next month for Round 2! If you would like to compete against the best indoor karters in Southern California or the Pacific Northwest, feel free to join our Challenge GP kart racing series! We hold races at several of our indoor go kart tracks throughout Southern California and Seattle, Washington, and it is a great way to experience the thrill of racing in a safe and affordable environment!
Tackling our Super Track in the opposite direction requires participants to learn a whole new layout!
Tags: Challenge GP, go kart league, indoor go kart racing, indoor go kart track, indoor kart racing, indoor kart racing center, indoor karting, indoor karting center, irvine, k1 speed, kart league, kart series, orange county, southern california
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Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
Our Top 50 ProScore holders at K1 Speed Irvine - Jan. 3, 2010
This weekend, we held a party at
K1 Speed Irvine for our Top 50 ProScore holders to thank them for their support and congratulate them on their accomplishment! It was great having some of our most loyal customers from throughout Southern California
and Washington State descend on our Orange County indoor karting center for a night of free food and free racing. Everyone had a great time and we were able to reward trophies to our top racers as well as announce who would take part in the
PKE2010 arena kart race in Las Vegas next month. Everyone at K1 Speed would like to thank those who attended for their continued support; we considered it a night amongst friends and we hope that the attendees enjoyed it as much as we did!
Some of the fastest indoor karters in the country gather at K1 Speed Irvine for our Top 50 VIP party
The Top 50 racers at K1 Speed wait to compete on the Super Track at our Irvine indoor karting center
It is no small feat to get into the Top 50 of our
ProScore system; there are nearly 750,000 people in our database and new racers join our ranks every day. To achieve a ProScore of over 200 points requires skill and dedication, and we wanted to reward those individuals who have put in the time and effort to be among the best indoor racers in the country! With 2010 now on us, we have reset our ProScore system so that everyone is once again on a level playing field, but if you want to make it into the Top 50, we recommend that you start now, as many of our top racers are already on their way to the magical 200 mark and beyond!
Some of our top racers stand atop the podium to celebrate their 2009 ProScore standings
Javier Cantu-Lucero and Randy Olivarez - regular competitors in our K1 Speed Seattle Challenge GP kart league - visit our Top 50 ProScore party in Orange County, California!
Tags: go kart racing, indoor go kart racing, indoor go kart track, indoor karting, indoor karting center, irvine, k1 speed, kart racing, karting, orange county, proscore, southern california, washington state
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Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
K1 Speed is pleased to support the 2009 Red Bull: New Year. No Limits bash!
To support our friend Travis Pastrana and the
Red Bull: New Year. No Limits year-end celebration in Long Beach, we recently held a contest to see who could set the single fastest lap time of the month at our
K1 Speed Irvine and
K1 Speed Torrance indoor karting centers. The contest took place between December 1st and 24th, and individuals had the chance to compete for the fastest lap time on Track 1 at our Irvine location or at our newest indoor go kart track in Los Angeles for a unique and exciting prize. The two individuals who set the fastest times would each receive a pair of free VIP tickets to the Red Bull tent on New Year’s Eve to watch Travis Pastrana’s daring jump over Long Beach harbor onto a floating barge some 200ft away! The turnout and enthusiasm for the event was great and it was fantastic watching people try for that perfect lap.
Now that the contest has ended, we are pleased to announce the winners and their superb lap times! The top time of the month for Track 1 at K1 Speed Irvine was 21.38 seconds, set by Khalifa Alasiri. The time was nearly broken by Toby Rodriguez, who managed to set a lap time of 21.40 seconds, but in the end, Khalifa’s record ended up being fast enough to claim victory! In Torrance, Challenge GP competitor and regular K1 racer David Kelmenson was able to set a lap time of 26.61 seconds, which was fast enough to earn him 2 free VIP tickets to the Red Bull: New Year. No Limits event on December 31st! We would like to congratulate both of our winners for superb performances and thank them for their support, and we hope that they enjoy the festivities on New Year’s Eve!
*In the event a winner is unable to claim the prize, it will be awarded to the runner-up.
Tags: indoor go kart racing, indoor go kart track, indoor kart racing, indoor kart racing center, indoor karting, indoor karting center, irvine, k1 speed, los angeles, orange county, red bull, red bull new year no limits, torrance, travis pastrana
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009
Members of the California Indoor Racing Kart League host the 2009 season finale at K1 Speed Irvine!
The
California Indoor Racing Kart League held its 2009 season finale at our
K1 Speed Irvine indoor go kart track in Orange County, California recently and many of our top customers were in attendance! Some of the best indoor karters in Southern California participate in the CIRKL – including Ed Bergenholtz from the famous
Bergenholtz Racing Team and Challenge GP champions John Tanaka and Toby Rodriguez – and we greatly appreciate the fact that they choose K1 Speed to host their races! We look forward to the 2010 season of the CIRKL and expect to see many of the league members at our
VIP Top 50 ProScore party on January 3rd! Thank you to everyone at the CIRKL for their continued support!
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
K1 Speed is pleased to support this year's Red Bull: New Year. No Limits!
We are pleased to announce that
K1 Speed is supporting our good friend Travis Pastrana and this year’s
Red Bull: Near Year. No Limits celebration in Long Beach, California! Over the last couple of years, Red Bull has brought in the New Year with a bang, and this year will be no different. On New Year’s Eve, accomplished motocross rider, rally driver and action sports icon Travis Pastrana will try to set the world record for the longest distance jump in a rally car, and to make the feat even more daring, Travis will be launching from the pier in Long Beach onto a floating barge some 200ft. away! In the tradition of Robbie Maddison’s epic football field jump in 2007 and Paris Hotel step-up in Vegas last year, Travis is looking to do something that has never been done and we can’t wait to see it unfold on New Year’s Eve. As part of our collaboration, we are offering our customers a chance to win 2 VIP tickets to the event!
Travis Pastrana practices for his Red Bull: New Year. No Limits. world-record attempt in his Red Bull Subaru rally car.
If you would like 2 VIP tickets to what is sure to be the biggest New Year’s bash on the west coast, head down to K1 Speed and try to set your fastest lap! The individuals who set the single fastest lap time between December 1st and December 24th at
K1 Speed Torrance and
K1 Speed Irvine (track 1) will each receive a pair of VIP tickets, so get your racing gloves and helmet on and head out to K1 Speed in Orange County and Los Angeles! Whether you’re fastest when you are chasing people down or you like a nice, clean open track, we invite you to come in to our Torrance or Irvine indoor karting centers between now and Christmas Eve for what is sure to be a fantastic contest. And don’t forget to check our
Online Scoring System to see the latest time to beat!
Travis Pastrana will attempt to set the world record for distance jumped in a rally car on December 31, 2009 in Long Beach, California.
Tags: indoor karting, irvine, k1 speed, red bull new year no limits, torrance, travis pastrana
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Monday, December 7th, 2009
Competitors in our Challenge GP indoor karting league navigate our Super Track at K1 Speed Irvine
The final round of the Jul-Dec 2009
K1 Speed Irvine Challenge GP karting league took place this weekend and a new champion was crowned! There was a full grid for the race, and we were pleased to see that some new faces showed up to compete as well, including
K1 Speed-sponsored driver Gustavo Menezes who recently earned two podium finishes at the SKUSA SuperNationals XIII event in Las Vegas, Nevada. With the caliber of drivers out on track, we expected an exciting race and the competitors did not disappoint!
Two racers in our Challenge GP indoor kart league fight for position at K1 Speed Irvine
After qualifying, Toby Rodriguez, Taylor Hays and Khalifa Alasiri led the front of the pack in the A Main race, with regular racer and defending champion John Tanaka starting back in seventh place. Gustavo Menezes was able to qualify in sixth in his first ever Challenge GP race and was able to compete head-to-head with some of our veteran racers! Clearly, Gustavo’s skills in TaG 125cc karting helped him adapt to our high performance electric karts and our indoor go kart tracks quite quickly, as he was a rocket out on track!
Challenge GP A Main Podium - 1st Toby Rodriguez | 2nd Taylor Hays | 3rd Khalifa Alasiri
At the drop of the green flag, Toby, Taylor and Khalifa quickly distanced themselves from the rest of the field after running consistently fast lap times. Back in the middle of the pack, Gustavo Menezes was on a mission to make up positions and he went to work quickly to gain ground. Gustavo’s first pass was on Ahmed Alasiri; going into a hairpin corner, Gustavo slightly tapped the back of Ahmed’s kart with a late braking maneuver which allowed both John Tanaka and him to take the inside line and make the pass. The next person in Gustavo’s sights was Bill Kreig, who is a very fast and very consistent driver. Heading into a slow speed corner, Gustavo once again late braked and this time was able to pull off a clean pass free of contact. Unfortunately for John, he was not able to follow this time and would tail Bill for the remainder of the race. Toby Rodriguez ended up winning the last round of the season, ahead of Taylor Hays who finished in second place and Khalifa Alasiri who finished third. Defending champion John Tanaka could do no better than sixth and Gustavo Menezes was able to make his way up to fourth in his first ever event!
Challenge GP B Main Podium - 1st Michael Arnold | 2nd Justin Davenport | 3rd Michael Tekstra (not present)
In the B Main race, Michael Arnold was able to climb to the top step of the podium ahead of second place Justin Davenport and third place Michael Tekstra. The B Main event was another exciting race, with veteran Michael Arnold once again proving his worth out on track. This sixth and final round of the season also produced some series champions though! The overall champion for our K1 Speed Irvine Jul-Dec 2009 Challenge GP season is Toby Rodriguez, who accumulated a total of 172 points over six races! Second place overall went to defending champion John Tanaka with 162 points and Bill Kreig claimed third place with 141 points. An honorable mention must also be given to Alton Arnold III who finished tenth in the A Main race but fourth place overall in the season with 138 points, just 2 points shy of Bill Kreig!
Jul-Dec 2009 Challenge GP Series Champions - 1st Toby Rodriguez | 2nd John Tanaka | 3rd Bill Kreig
We would like to congratulate all of our winners – both our series champions and our individual race winnrers! Though we should probably be used to it by now, we are constantly impressed with how exciting our Challenge GP events are! We would like to thank all of our fans, supporters and competitors for a great race and a fantastic season, and we hope to see you again next year! Be on the lookout for our 2010 Challenge GP kart league schedule soon – our tracks will be run in the opposite direction next season so veterans and new racers alike will be on a level playing field!
Tags: Challenge GP, go kart league, go kart series, indoor go kart racing, indoor karting, indoor karting center, irvine, k1 speed, karting league, orange county, racing series
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Monday, November 2nd, 2009
The attendance for the penultimate round of our July-December 2009 K1 Speed Irvine Challenge GP season was fantastic, with 26 competitors from throughout Orange County and Southern California showing up to compete at our indoor karting center. Considering that many of us have had to be a bit more careful with expenses this year, we have been continually blown away by the enthusiasm and support that people have shown for our Challenge GP kart racing series. At our Irvine location alone, we have had nearly a hundred different individuals come out to participate in our racing series; we cannot thank our customers enough for their dedication! The round this weekend was another great event that produced close racing and good conversation, and it should go without saying that we are very much looking forward to seeing how the season will come to a close in the final round next month!
Race fans from throughout Orange County and Southern California compete in our Challenge GP kart racing series at K1 Speed Irvine.
Overall point leaders Toby Rodriguez and John Tanaka were both very fast in qualifying and started in the A-Main race at the front of the pack. As both are fighting for the championship, we weren’t surprised to see each give it his all on track and both men ran near flawless races. Despite his best efforts though, John was unable to best Toby Rodriguez, who took his fourth win of the season. With only one round remaining in the series, Toby has a good chance of taking the Challenge GP championship away from John. Khalifa Alasiri, who has been performing well all season long, fell in behind John to take the final spot on the podium.
Challenge GP A-Main Winners: 1st Toby Rodriguez | 2nd John Tanaka | 3rd Khalifa Alasiri
In the B-Main race, Alfredo Anguiano held off a hard-charging Bill Kreig to take the win, though there were several moments where it looked as if Bill was going to make the pass. As the spectators can attest, Alfredo earned his win this Sunday, because Bill did not make it easy on him! Though Alfredo and Bill didn’t get to compete in the A-Main this weekend, they can comfort themselves knowing that they delivered a fantastic performance for the crowd! Following closely behind the back-and-forth battle between Bill and Alfredo was regular Jonathan Wright, who ended up finishing the race in 3rd place.
Challenge GP B-Main Winners: 1st Alfredo Anguiano | 2nd Bill Kreig | 3rd Jonathan Wright
If there was one race that perhaps didn’t go as smoothly as it could have, it was the C-Main! As the karts got funneled into the first series of turns, Rob Drew unfortunately was spun out and lost several positions. Despite falling victim to the mayhem of the first several laps and ending up in last place, Rob was determined out on track and was able to make his way back up to 6th position by the end of the race. Though Rob was unable to earn a podium finish, he definitely earned the respect of his competitors! The race winner was Joe Erwin, who finished ahead of 2nd place finisher Steve Wetterau. The final spot on the podium was taken by Formula Drift driver Justin Pawlak, who campaigns the Mazda RX-8 drift car for the Bergenholtz Racing team. Justin was able to quickly adapt his drifting skills to our karts, as he performed very well against some veteran K1 racers.
Challenge GP C-Main Winners: 1st Joe Erwin | 2nd Steve Wetterau | 3rd Justin Pawlak
Join us at K1 Speed Irvine on December 6th for the final round of our Challenge GP indoor karting series. The championship will be on the line, and the racing is sure to be exciting!
Tags: Challenge GP, go kart racing, indoor go kart racing, indoor go kart track, indoor kart racing, indoor karting, indoor karting center, irvine, justin pawlak, k1 speed, karting, orange county, southern california
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Monday, November 2nd, 2009
We had a great turnout on Halloween this year and saw some fantastic costumes, but our favorite outfits had to be those of Mario, Luigi and the Princess from the popular video game series Mario Kart! We thought the outfits were very clever (and only appropriate considering we operate indoor karting centers) and the spectators seemed to approve as well! Everyone is a fan of the Super Mario Bros. so when Mario, his brother Luigi and Princess Peach hit the circuit in our high-performance electric karts to run their own Mario Kart 125 GP, all eyes were on track! The three had a hard-fought battle for the top position and were undoubtedly wishing that they had a couple of green shells and bananas to throw at the competition, but in the end, Luigi crossed over the finish line first! It was a great race and everyone on the sidelines seemed to thoroughly enjoy watching their favorite video game unfold in real life!
Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach visit our K1 Speed Irvine indoor karting center on Halloween!
We would like to thank everyone who paid a visit to K1 Speed on Halloween this year! The costumes were great and made for a unique and exciting atmosphere all night long. Of course with Halloween now over, it means that we’re heading into the holiday season. If you know someone who loves the excitement of indoor go kart racing, our K1 Speed gift cards make great holiday gifts and are a great value as well. Whether you want to purchase gift cards for a loved one or want to get in a few more races before the year is over, we hope to see you soon!
Tags: go kart racing, halloween, indoor go kart racing, indoor go kart track, indoor kart racing, indoor karting center, irvine, k1 speed, karting, orange county
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
Stunt riders Jason Britton and Tony Carbajal visit K1 Speed Irvine!
Professional stunt riders Jason Britton and Tony Carbajal paid a visit to our
K1 Speed Irvine indoor karting center this weekend for our first annual Bike Expo! Sponsored by Kawasaki, the event was a huge success, drawing hundreds of spectators and a wide range of vendors. Attendees not only got to see the latest hardware from Kawasaki and top aftermarket manufacturers, but also got to experience the thrill of indoor karting with our high performance
electric karts! Needless to say, we couldn’t be happier with how everything turned out.
Individuals walk amongst the vendor booths at our first annual Bike Expo.
After individuals had a chance to walk amongst the vendor booths, meet famous stunt rider Jason Britton from the hit television show
Super Bikes! and experience the thrill of wheel-to-wheel racing on our indoor go kart track, top professional stunt rider Tony Carbajal put on a fantastic show for the fans who had gathered. A whole host of adjectives could be used to describe Tony’s performance, but in a word, it was amazing! Performing stunts that appeared to be equal parts brilliant and equal parts insane, Tony clearly demonstrated why he is a professional stunt rider, and the crowd absolutely loved it! It was a perfect way to cap off what had already been a fantastic day, and we would like to thank Tony and Jason for coming out!
Stunt rider Tony Carbajal performs a Stoppie at our K1 Speed Irvine indoor kart racing center in Orange County, California.
Stunt rider Tony Carbajal displays his amazing riding abilities for the crowd at our first annual Bike Expo!
We believe that our K1 Speed indoor kart racing centers are ideal venues for events such as this one because they allow individuals to actually participate. Nothing provides an authentic racing atmosphere for a car show or motorsport expo like an actual race track that spectators can compete on, and we believe that this is what sets K1 Speed apart from other venues. It was a pleasure working with Kawasaki, Jason Britton and Tony Carbajal for our first annual Bike Expo, and we look forward to working with other car clubs, manufacturers and aftermarket suppliers in the future!
Stunt riders Tony Carbajal and Jason Britton with our manager Matt and the crew from K1 Speed Irvine.
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Friday, October 23rd, 2009
This Halloween, come in to K1 Speed wearing your scariest and most outrageous costumes and enjoy the excitement of indoor go kart racing! All 6 of our indoor kart racing centers – Carlsbad, Irvine, Anaheim, Torrance, Ontario and Seattle – will be open until 11PM on Saturday, October 31st and will be offering our Buy 2 Races, Get 1 Race Free special all day long! This special represents a 33 percent savings over the standard price and is a fantastic deal. Whether you’re planning on going door-to-door for candy or will be attending a Halloween party later in the evening, kick off the most thrilling night of the year with genuine thrills at K1 Speed!
Start off your Halloween celebrations this year indoor go kart racing at your nearest K1 Speed karting center!
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