STEAD, NV (Aug. 29) — Despite the haze the Northern Nevada Kart Club ran round 7 of its point’s series Sunday. With only one more round to go, drivers were either clinching championships or working on improving their points position.
After qualifying and two heat races it was time for the main events. On this day there were a pair of “Race of the Day,” and the closest finish came from the Junior 2 Class.
As soon as the green flag waved it was apparent the battle would be between Brooks Anderline and Giovanni L. Medina. Lap after lap they tore around the track only inches apart.
Some times it was closer than that but Anderline always managed to hold the lead. On the final lap Medina appeared to get almost beside Anderline but couldn’t finish the pass.
At the checkered flag Anderline won with Medina only 0.083 seconds behind him. So the winning margin was just over 8 one hundredths of a second.
After the post race weigh-in Anderline was greeted by some of his younger fans. Then he took a breath and said, “Got out front in the beginning and he just couldn’t find away to get around me. Ran some good lap times and it definitely a tough race.”
Then he thanked is friends, parents, Jeff Nelson his motor builder and Cole Nelson his driving coach.
Super Stock has the other “Race of the Day.” When the green waved Justin Heath jumped into the lead only to spin out and hand the position to Edward Atkins.
Soon Atkins had his hands full holding off Kory Williams and Alec Beaudoin. A few laps later Williams used the draft to help him take the lead at the end of the straight.
From then on it was the Williams/Atkins show with Beaudoin running solo in third. Lap after lap the two leaders were either nose-to-tail or separated by a kart length.
At the finish Williams crossed the line just 0.232 seconds ahead of Atkins. So the difference was just over two tenths of a second between the top two.
After the race Williams said, “Guess I passed him going into 1 and knew he was close. Was trying to be smooth and not make any mistakes because if you make mistakes you get passed. I try not to look behind me at all. Stayed focused and tried to count down the laps as I was getting tired.”
Then he thanked his family, wife and son as they too race karts so its a good family time. He also appreciates the support from his stepfather, father and mother, who cooks for them. Having to take care of three karts makes for a long day.
As usual the racing day begins with the Kid Kart Class. These youngest drivers are earning their racing spurs before moving up to Junior 1.
When the green waved Jameson Judd was on point with Dave Jorgenson second. Behind them Cash Prater was third and Drake Kephart wasn’t far behind. Soon Prater would take over the lead while Kephart moved into second.
In the end Prater was the first to reach the checkered flag with Kephart being the second one. There are two motors used and Prater led the Honda ones while Kephart was the first Comer powered kart to reach the finish.
In Junior 1 Jeremy Heath was first on point with Kayden Williams close behind him. Further back Jeremiah Nobles was in third.
Williams began to distance himself from the pack while Heath and Nobles staged an almost race long duel to see who would end up second. In the end Williams scored the victory while Heath was second just a tenth of a second ahead of third place Nobles.
Once again the KA100 and Tag Masters classes run a duel race. The TAG’s start first then a few seconds later the KA100 drivers are flagged off.
Up front Adrik Owen was on point followed by William Owen. Behind them Nat Sombatsiri too the the KA100 lead with Mike McMullen giving chase.
Sadly the KA100 race was over early when McMullen’s kart suffered mechanical problems and put him out of the race at the top of Turn 4. In the TAG group it was a battle between William Owen and Adrik Owen.
Eventually after several laps William Owen would make the winning pass and score the victory followed by Adrik Owen and third place Eric Drummond.
After the race WilliamOwen said, “I didn’t think I was going to get past him. I found him on Turn 5 just before the chicane so I got a little ballsie and gave him no choice.”
Then he thanked Victory Glass Racing, his parents and God.
In KA100 Sombatsiri won with Gerry Altamira just over a second behind at the finish while Russell Rosario ended up third although mechanical problems put him out after eight laps.
Sombatsiri said, “Mike, something wrong with his engine and Russell was out so it was me and Gerry. It is hot but everything’s good.”
The start of a shifter main is critical as many times that determines just who the winner will be. Then time, when the green lights went on, Zake Corson got the jump and took off while behind him contact put Cody McKinney on the infield and out of the race.
Up front Corson was chased by Jeff Wamre and Dean Andrews. Corson keps extending his lead every lap while the duel for second continued behind him.
In the end Corson won while Andrews took second ahead of Wamre, who slipped back to third. There was one F80 shifter in the race and that was driven by Jesse Goodrum.
After the race Corson said, “The start was crucial obviously with Jeff next to me. I knew if I didn’tget a good start it would have beenover right there. Luckily I got a good start. The track packed up pretty good and we found some grip.”
Then he thanked everybody that he gets along with as well as Jeff Culmer, Jeff Wamre, Rodney Rivera, his daughter Sklyler, Nate, Adam Auerback and Mitch.
At first the Senior LO102 race looked like it was going to be a battle, especially when Steve Dow took the lead going into the final corners. Unfortunately later he clipped a curb in the Turn 5 area and his chain came off.
After that is was a run away as Deeahme Malone scored the victory finishing over nine seconds ahead of runner up Stevie-Ray Rosario. Finishing third was Heavyn Hill and Kyle Harlan was fourth.
As usual the largest class was Heavy LO206 as a dozen driver took the green and stormed into the first turn. Up front it was Brandon Walsh, Rachel Williams and Joe Senna; round and round they went leaving the pack in their wake.
Walsh won by over a second at the finish while Senna ended up second as Williams had slipped back to third. Their main ended the racing day.
After the dust settled Walsh said, “It was fun, pretty cool having 12 guys in the class. There are a couple of guys that run the same lap times but I think I got early.”
Then he thanked Cole Nelson Racing, Invader Racing Engines and Jeff Nelson. He also expressed his appreciation to his wife, “She let me race while she stayed home with our five-month old.”
SPECIAL NOTE: Earlier in the season NNKC canceled Round 5 due to heavy smoke. Now they are going to make up that race next Sunday, September 5. So that will be the championship round for this season. For further information please check the club’s website at, www.nnkcreno.com.
The KPX race has been moved over to Prairie City to escape the smoke we’ve been plagued with this summer.
OTHER RACING NEWS:
• Tuesday from 4 until 8 p.m. the South Steak ‘N Shake has its weekly cruise in. These will go through the month of September.
• Wednesday starting around 5 p.m. is when the Sparks A&W has its cruise in. It is located across the street from Reed High School.
• Teresa’s Garage Radio Show is on the air from 2 until 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. In Northwest Nevada it can be heard over the air on 1060 AM.
There is also a Podcast at amm.streamon.fm and the show can be seen live on Face Book. The show is focused on all things automotive like trends, new developments and trivia.
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RESULTS:
Northern Nevada Kart Club – Round 7
Desert Park Raceway – Aug. 29
Kid Kart:
+ Overall: 1. Cash Prater, 2. Drake Kephart, 3. Jameson Judd, Davey Jorgenson, 5. Hunter Nelson.
+ (Honda): 1. Cash Prater, 2. Davey Jorgenson, 3. Hunter Nelson.
+ (Comer): 1. Drake Kephart, 2.Jameson Judd.
Junior 1:
+ 1. Kayden Williams, 2.Jeremy Heath, 3. Jeremiah Nobles, 4. Skylar Gagnon, 5. Noah Nobles, 6. George Hitti, 7. Samantha Jallo.
KA100/TAG:
+ (Overall): 1. William Owen, 2. Adrik Owen, 3. Eric Drummond, 4. Nat Sombatsiri, 5. Gerry Altamira, 6.Russell Rosario, 7. Mike McMullen.
+ (TAG): 1. William Owen, 2. Adrik Owne, 3. Eric Drummond.
+ (KA100): 1. Nat Sombatsiri, 2. Gerry Altamira, 3. Russell Rosario, 4. Mike McMullen.
Shifter:
+ (125): 1. Zeke Corson, 2. Dean Andrews, 3. Jeff Wamre, 4. Adam Auerbach, 5. Turbo Sombatsiri, 6. Ben Fisher.
+ (F80): Jesse Goodrum.
Super Stock:
+ 1. Kory Williams, 2. Edward Aktins, 3. Brud Beaudoin, 4. Justin Heath, 5. Alec Beaudoin.
Senior LO206:
+ 1. Deeahme Malone, 2. Stevie-Ray Rosario, 3. Heavyn Hill, 4. Kyle Harlan, 5. Ethan Senna, 6. Sassy McCormik, 7. Steve Dow.
Junior 2:
+ 1. Brooks Anderline, 2. Giovanni L. Medina, 3. Isaiah Nobles, 4. Nathan Heath, 5. Andrew Hitchock, 6. Joseph Hitti, 7. Carter Chaffey, 8. Will Oehlert.
Heavy LO206:
+ 1. Brandon Walsh, 2. Joe Senna, 3. Rachel Williams, 4. Jeff Wamre, 5. Jake Burchette, 6. Josh Prater, 7. Derek Anderline, 8. Ron Duminie, 9. Jerry Clark, 10. Jeff Jallo, 11. Jessica Mansfield, 12. Eric Kuzemchak.
