K1 Speed Irvine Wrapped up its Challenge GP Season
The dust has settled and the results are in, K1 Speed in Irvine California wrapped up its Challenge GP race series for 2010 this past Sunday. If you weren’t in attendance you missed out, this was the race event of the season, with the overall points championship being determined at this final race. The top 5 drivers all had a battle on their hands to hold onto their position in the points standings and it was close.
Qualifying remained relatively straight forward and without incident, as drivers had 2 rounds of qualifying to take that top qualifying spot and earn the two bonus points that have been helping drivers get that slight edge over the rest of the competition. John Tanaka would be the top qualifier with a fast lap of 42.221 seconds, giving him an open race track for the start of the A Main.
C-main race action would kick off the main event rounds for the night. Sergei Maffei was on pole for the rolling start, to set the pace for the race. Just before the green flag dropped Niki Luna jumped the gun slightly, nearly spinning himself out taking him out of contention for a podium finish, but he was able to recover and finish 6th for the night. Sergei would keep his pace from the drop of the green flag earning himself the top spot on the podium. Tommy Kistler would take second place, followed by Rob Drew to round out the top 3. Sergei, Tommy, and Rob have all worked over this past season to grab podium finishes and this was a well deserved finish for the top three.
The B-main would be next on the Super-Track layout and it would be a bit of a battle as the drivers all worked to find that fast line around the track. At the half way mark, Kirk Meese would let the pack go by him, as the racing got to be a bit rough and he didn’t want to be part of the bumper car game that was going on behind him. Toby Rodriguez would end up taking the win followed by John Perry taking second just 0.9 tenths of a second behind Toby. Connor O’Brien was sitting in third and it wasn’t an easy task with the hard charging Bill Kreig sticking to Connor’s back bumper waiting for him to make an error and slip past him. Connor didn’t give up his position and Bill would have to settle for 4th and Connor would round out the top three podium finishers for the B Main.
The final main event for the night were the A-main qualifiers with TQ driver John Tanaka on pole. John would go completely unchallenged as he practically ran away from the pack on the first lap and going wire to wire taking the overall win for the night. Michael Tekstra who qualified second tried to keep pace with Tanaka but was unsuccessful, and had to settle for finishing the same way he started in the second finishing spot. New comer William Cruz seemed to come out of no where taking the third podium spot. William will definitely be one to watch in 2011 as he showed that he has the ability to give some of the other veteran drivers a good run for their money.
With the main events finished up for the night it was time to crown the overall points champion. John Tanaka would take the overall points championship for the second half of the Challenge GP Race Series at Irvine just keeping ahead of Toby Rodriguez thanks to some better qualifying rounds over Toby. Toby respectfully finished out the season in second place. Out of no where Jonathan Wright would end up taking the third overall finishing spot in the points championship passing Bill Kreig who was in third. Bills finish in the B-main helped Jonathan as well, as he finished in the A-main for this final event.
This was a great season for all that were involved, and we are looking forward to a new series in 2011. There are still a few final rounds to go at various K1 Locations around Southern California. If you want to be part of the best in indoor kart racing, check out the schedule for the remainder of the 2010 year and come in and participate.
K1 Speed Irvine Challenge GP FINAL this Sunday!
It all comes down to this, K1 Speed in Irvine, California in the heart of the OC will be wrapping up its 2010 Challenge GP race series this Sunday December 5th! The overall points chase for the top 5 drivers will come down to this final event. Come out and join in on the best indoor kart racing competition in Southern California – sign ups start at 630PM and racing will start at 7PM. $50 gets you 2 qualifying rounds and qualified into the final rounds of the night. Don’t miss it!
K1 Speed Ontario Challenge GP Results
K1 Speed in San Bernardino county held its fifth Challenge GP in its six race series this past Sunday. The drivers all had one goal in mind, out qualify the other and grab the bonus points to stay ahead of one another in the overall points chase.
After two rounds of qualifying, Tyler Pope was the man of the evening, taking the overall pole with a fast lap of 54.644 seconds on the Super Track configuration which combines both technical layouts at the Ontario facility creating a challenging, but fast course for the drivers to compete on.
The main event would start off clean with all drivers in a single file order for the green flag rolling start and it would be a seven lap battle for the drivers all chasing after Tyler to knock him from his position. Tyler was unstoppable as he would go wire to wire to take the main event win for the night. John Perry was sitting in second, followed by Nicholas Sima in third. With two laps to go Nicholas got his nose just to the inside of John as he tried to get underneath him entering a corner and John would end up with the short end of the deal and get spun around unintentionally. Nicholas would slip by John taking second for the night. Before John could get the kart collected and pointed in the right direction he was passed by Tyler Deal, to round out the top three finishers of the night.
The points battle is going to come down to the final race of the year with the top 5 drivers all remaining close in points to each other.
Don’t miss the season finale December 12th. Come out and watch or come out and participate in the best indoor kart racing series in the Inland Empire at K1 Speed in Ontario, California.
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K1 Speed Irvine Challenge GP Results
November kicks off Round 5 for the K1 Speed Challenge GP Race Series, and our Irvine location was the first to hold their event. The overall points battle is still a back and forth contest between drivers as they are all looking to take the overall top position for the race series at our OC location.
Qualifying remained as straight forward as possible, with drivers spacing themselves apart on our Super Track layout to give themselves some room with our electric race karts to lay down a fast lap without getting held up by other racers. Khalifa Alasiri was in his usual form taking the overall pole position from the other drivers running faster laps and a faster average than any of the other drivers participating that night.
C Main racers would start of the main events for the evening and this was a tight one with returning racer Rob Drew driving like a man on a mission not allowing anyone to challenge him for the number one spot on the podium. He would go wire to wire taking a well deserved win after many months of competing in our Challenge GP events. Steve Frame would take second place followed closely by Brandon Hayes who took third. The rest of the drivers would run closely behind them having their own battles back and forth vying for the next best position over the driver in front of them.
The B Main drivers were a mix of returning competitors mixed in with some new faces creating some exciting moments between the drivers as they battled for the top spot on the podium. Jason Foreman would take the win followed closely by well known GP participant Paul Ciralli. Alton Arnold who hasn’t been to a Challenge GP race in a few months made an appearance tonight and would round out the top three for the B Main
Closing out the racing for the night was the A Main drivers with the usual faces sitting up front for the drop of the green flag. This would be a great race to finish out the night as the middle of the pack would swap positions with some very clean and fast racing between Kirk Messe, Sergei Maffel, and Michael Tekstra. They were no match for the overall winner of the night Khalifa Alasiri who seemed to run away from everyone in his usual form. Toby Rodriguez held on to second place when the checkered flag was waived and John Tanaka would round out the top 3 on the podium for the night.
This was a great race for all and there is just one round of racing left for the K1 Speed Irvine location. The points battle is going to come down to the final race for the top 5 drivers and is going to be a night you won’t want to miss.
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K1 Speed Torrance Challenge GP Result
K1 Speed in Torrance California held its fourth round of its Challenge GP race series this past Sunday with a mixed group of drivers all looking for that top spot on the podium. Qualifying was quick and straight forward with Matthew Widner taking the overall pole position for the night. Alton Arnold III would qualify just behind him in second and Derek Esquibel would hold down the third qualifying position after the second qualifying round.
Main event action for the night would be a back and forth battle between the entire field as drivers all worked to put down fast laps and try to out do one another and make thee way up to first place by the time the checkered flag had dropped. Pole sitter Matthew Widner would give up his position to Alton Arnold III by mid race and Alton never looked back taking the win for the night. Matthew would remain in second for the remainder of the race. Derek Esquibel was unable to hold his qualifying position for long as John Tanaka would ass him to round out the top three. Derek’s night would get worse as he later spun out dropping back to sixth position to finish out his night.
The Challenge GP race series is winding down and there are just two races left at our unique concrete surfaced facility in Carson California. Drivers are quickly learning what it takes to tame the technical race course and the overall points battle may just come down to the final race to determine who the overall points series winner will be for our Los Angeles location.
Don’t miss out on the last two races of the 2010 season for K1 Speed Torrance, offering the best in indoor kart racing in LA this is one place that is worth giving a try if you have not already.
K1 Speed Torrance Challenge GP this Sunday!
Attention all K1 Speed race fans coming this Sunday to Los Angeles – Round IV of the Challenge GP Race series will be at K1 Speed in Torrance California. The points battles are still close with 3 races left in 2010, the top spot is still up for grabs as the countdown for the overall champion at each location heats up. Sign-ups will begin at 630pm and racing will start at 7pm. Pricing is just $50 per person for 2 rounds of qualifying and a final main event round.
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K1 Speed Carlsbad Challenge GP Result
Round four is in the books for K1 Speed Carlsbad as drivers took to San Diego’s top indoor kart racing facility looking to conquer the colder track conditions that have given new challenges to drivers over the past couple of weeks. Qualifying rounds remained smooth as drivers looked for the proper line. Right off the bat Jordan Robertson would lay down the fast lap of the night in the first qualifying session with a 28.352 second lap time to take the over all pole position. The other drivers were astounded as this young driver showed the crowd that there is still some speed to be found in these karts when the proper line is driven. Matt Merrill seemed to find a fast line as well but it wasn’t until the second qualifying session when he posted a 28.673 second lap time. Local resident Jon Simms, who has been working for the past three weeks to find the best way around the track posted a 28.779 second lap time to round out the top three overall qualifiers for the night.
B Main racing action would start out the main events for the evening, with a mixed group of returning racers along with some new faces to the Challenge GP series. Kirk Messe was on pole for the rolling green flag start followed by Johnny Miller with Stephen Robertson qualified in third. Kirk and Johnny would run away from the pack after three laps and they had their own battle back and forth. Kirk would lead for most of the race with Johnny sitting right on his back bumper. Kirk would get slightly sideways coming out of the hair-pin corner with 2 laps to go and Johnny would slip underneath, but his lead wouldn’t last long. Kirk found a hole and made a over-under move sticking the nose of his kart to the inside of Johnny, putting himself back in the lead with just one lap to go. Kirk held on to take first and Johnny would end up in second literally right on Kirks back bumper. The second battle going on was for third, as Stephen was going back and fourth with fifth and sixth place qualifiers Jared Thomas and Waylen Quarles. As this was going on seventh place qualifier Ricardo Macedo had a front row seat for all the action and half way through the race would begin making his move around the other drivers to the front. By the time the checkered flag dropped he had worked his way up to third, dropping Stephen down to fourth, with Jared and Waylen freight training behind Stephen as they all crossed the finish line together.
The A main would close out the night with a tight group of drivers freight training themselves down the front straight on the green flag rolling start. Pole sitter Jordan Robertson would have his work cut out for him with Matt Merrill and Jon Simms sitting off Jordan’s back bumper for a majority of the race. The group stayed in their qualifying order with just a few laps left when Matt would get by Jordan on the front straight. Jon Simms would follow Matt’s lead but he wouldn’t remain in second for long as he went too wide with just 2 laps to go and got sideways collecting Chip Graham and Connor Booth, allowing Jordan to to pull away with Justin Tolman and Ivan Maric in tow. Justin would catch and pass Jordan with one lap to go and all Jordan had to do was run a tight protective line to remain in third. With one corner to go Ivan, dove to the inside of Jordan as he came off a bit too wide, giving Ivan just enough room to slip by on the front straight with a crowd of on lookers cheering at the pass that awarded Ivan a third place finish, as he came from the back of the pack where he started in seventh at the start of the race.
This was a great night for all that attended, and with just a couple of races left to go in the season for the North San Diego location, the overall points leaders for the season is going to come down to the last couple of events. With the best indoor kart racing competition offered in San Diego, K1 Speed Carlsbad is the place to go to get your high speed racing fix.
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K1 Speed Carlsbad Challenge GP this Sunday!
Attention all K1 Speed race fans coming this Sunday to San Diego – Round IV of the Challenge GP Race series will be at K1 Speed in Carlsbad California. The points battles are still close with 3 races left in 2010, the top spot is still up for grabs as the countdown for the overall champion at each location heats up. Sign-ups will begin at 630pm and racing will start at 7pm. Pricing is just $50 per person for 2 rounds of qualifying and a final main event round.
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K1 Speed Ontario Challenge GP Result
K1 Speed in San Bernardino held the fourth round of its Challenge GP race series this past Sunday with a few new faces in attendance to mix things up a bit in the point chase for the season. Qualifying was a straight forward on the Super-Track configuration with Tyler Pope taking the pole position for the main with a 54.581 second lap time. He was followed by Matt Shane who ran a 55.365 second lap, and rounding out the top three qualifying positions was John Perry who was able to qualify within 5 tenths of a second from Matt running a 55.811 second lap time.
The single main event session of the night would be a full one, with Tyler bringing the pack around for the green flag rolling start. He would go wire to wire taking the checkered flag and posting fast lap times consistently enough to not worry about the other drivers making repeated efforts to catch him. Second place qualifier Matt Shane would fall back to third as he was passed by Nicholas Sima who made an early move on Matt to take second. Third place qualifier John Perry would fall back a position as well finishing out the night in fourth.
With round four in the books, the points chase is going to come down to the last couple of rounds giving an equal opportunity to the top 5 drivers in points contention to take the top overall spot at the end of the series in December. Don’t miss out on all the race action with the best indoor kart racing facility in the Inland Empire at K1 SPeed Ontario.
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K1 Speed Ontario and Seattle Challenge GP this Sunday!
Attention all K1 Speed race fans coming this Sunday to the Inland Empire AND Redmond Washington – Round IV of the Challenge GP Race series will be at K1 Speed in Ontario and K1 Speed in Seattle. The points battles are still close with 3 races left in 2010, the top spot is still up for grabs as the countdown for the overall champion at each location heats up. Sign-ups at either location will begin at 630pm and racing will start at 7pm. Pricing is just $50 per person for 2 rounds of qualifying and a final main event round.
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