RENO, NV (July 10) — The first of two special races this season visited Desert Park Raceway this weekend. Hosting the event, KPX Karting Championship, was the Northern Nevada Kart Club as this is their home track.
Sunday is a long day with a lot of track time. Starts off with practice then a heat race. After that there is the Pre Final and the final races for each class.
In NASCAR there is the what has been called the “Room of Doom,” where any technical violations are noted. In kart racing there is the “Table of Doom,” where a driver’s kart is inspected after the mains to certify they have all the inspected areas within the rules. Once a kart is passed the driver’s finishing position stands.
As usual the youngest drivers in Kid Kart get things going and they also have the first main. Even though these youngsters only race for eight laps they gave it their all.
First on point was Floyd Frisby chased by Aidan Go and Peyton Carmichael. After taking second Carmichael and Frisby exchanged the lead a couple of times.
Her favorite place to pass was Turn 8, at the start of the three-turn complex leading onto the front straight. In the end she would take the checkered followed by Aidan Go and Frisby.
Asked about the race and her favorite place to pass she said, “It was great and it was really good.”
Then she thanked her father, mother, her dog Moose and friend Aidan Go.
Next class racing was Junior 2 and a dozen of these young racers took the green flag. Up front local Brooks Anderline was on point and soon began to distance himself from Andrew Hitchcock and William Wallis, who were chasing him.
If there was a “Run A Way,” award Anderline would have gotten it. By the end of the 20-lap race his lead was more than the front stretch. Behind him a race long duel for second ended with Hitchcock finishing second ahead of Wallis.
While it looked easy it wasn’t and Anderline admitted it had been a challenging weekend.
“I made a lot of big mistakes, especially in those closing laps . I rolled off the track a couple of times, we had our tire pressures way too high, but the time we finished that race we were on top of the track,” he said. “But holy cow, this has not been the best weekend for us started the week off by bending an axel on this curb and finally got our first regional win.”
Then he thanked his parents, Cole Nelson Racing and his fellow competitors for racing clean.
Before the Masters 206 main began one kart stalled on the warm up lap. After the start two spun and only one could continue.
Up front Tyler Hall and Jesse Gwin were having a nose-to-tail duel for the lead. A bit behind them Brian Gallagher and Brandon Arace were dueling for third.
Eventually Gwin took the lead while Gallagher was closing on the leaders. A few laps later Gallagher was on point with Gwin chasing him. At the checkered it was Gallagher, Gwin and Hall in the first three spots.
Asked about the race Gallagher said, “It was some work. I knew after turn 1 had to see where I was at and from there it was just keep it steady. The leader was actually holding up second for a bit. That allowed my kart to come in and catch them and it just worked out.”
Then he thanked Cole Nelson, Invader Racing, his wife Kat and the Northern Nevada Kart Club.
Then it was time for the Pro 100 Class to run their main. When the green flag waved Val Garbarino was on point with Issac Bourque giving chase.
Soon Bourque and Mason Mitchell were in a Nose-to-tail duel for second. Eventually Mitchell had problems, dropped back as he might have hit some of the dirt on the track.
Now Garbarino had a clear run and Bourque was solo in second. During the race the top two would close up only to spread out again.
In the end Garbarino won followed by Bourque while, after a charge from the back, Mitchell ended up third ahead of Deeahme Malone.
“It was really tricky, I kept looking back and I had somebody on my bumper and there was dirt on the track as well so that made it a little difficult,” Garbarino said. “It was pretty bad at some points thought I was going to go off the track. But I kept the kart on the road and under me so we ended up getting the win.”
Then he thanked his mother, sister and father who does the wrenching on the kart. He also expressed appreciation for sponsors Ryan Perry Motorsports, Kart Speed Motorsport and Davis Motorsport.
Only seven Junior 1 drivers took the green flag for their 20-lap feature. Kayden Williams was on point with Bryson McCormick giving chase.
Williams began to extend his lead while McCormick fell into the clutches of Zoquan Holbrook, who eventually took second.
Up front it was all Williams has he stormed to the win. Holbrook was the runner up while McCormick finished third.
Before his kart was pushed to the Table of Doom for a post race check Williams said, “ The race was good, track was just very dirty and it was kind of hard to drive with so much dirt on the track. I just want to thank Invader, all my competitors, my family and Cole Nelson Racing for helping me out.”
When the green launched the Grand Master’s 206 main Paul Booher was on point with Chris Britton and Mike Allison close behind him. However the dirt on the track was getting serious so after two drivers spun off the officials put out the red flag and stopped the race.
By then two drivers had dropped out and the officials did a long clean up. After the track was cleaned the field took off. Booher quickly put distance between himself and the pack.
Behind him there as a three-way duel for second. In the end Booher won followed by Chris Britton, Mike Allison and fourth place Michael Van Muyden.
After the post race weigh in Booher said, “It was a run away but just keeping it on the track and not driving sideway through the dirt helped a ton. Thankfully they got to it when they did.”
Then he thanked Step Up Karting, Folsom Lake Realty, Vitarelli and Unleashed Power.
The day, which was pretty hot, ended with the largest class, the Senior 206. On the green 24 drivers stormed into Turn 1. By the second lap one kart was off the track then there was a tangle with at least five karts that put two more on the sidelines.
At first Zach Rivera was on point followed by Aaron Heathman, Tyler Agan and Kade Godbehere. Soon after that there was a tangle in Turn 5 that put two karts on the sidelines.
Up front Godbehere mounted a challenge but Rivera was able to stay in the lead. Behind them five karts dueled for third.
As the race progressed Rivera used a steady drive to put distance between him and Godbehere. Further back Tyler Agan was now running solo in third.
At the end Rivera scored the clear victory and took the final checkered flag to end the day’s racing. Behind Godehere ended up second, Again was third and Dylan Albiani ended up fourth.
After receiving many congratulations Rivera said, “I love it never felt better, never loved this track better. It was pretty gnarly the first couple of laps you could tell the track was dirty. Then once the tires came in I kind of did my thing and got into my zone.
“First I thought Kade had something for me, like I said the tires kind of came in and could run better laps, more consistent. Was able to walk away like I’ve done all day.This is my first KPX win and it feels awesome so deserved.”
Then he thanked his father, Nevada Kart Sport, Trackside Engines, Variable Line Racing and his fellow competitors.
Those in the Northern Nevada Kart Club only have a week to rest. Next Sunday they’ll race in the next club race of the season. As usual things get rolling early Sunday with qualifications, then heat races and an afternoon full of main events.
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RESULTS (Unofficial):
KPX Karting Championship
– Round 5Desert Park Raceway – July 10, 2022
+ Kid Kart (8-Laps): 1. Peyton Carmichael, 2. Aidan Go, 3. Floyd Frisby, 4. Pratyush Iyer, 5. Pyush Iyer, 6. Austin Hill.
+ Junior 2: 1. Brooks Anderline, 2. Andrew Hitchcock, 3. William Wallis, 4. Jack Grote, 5. Trenten Hellie, 6. Cooper Perez, 7. Gavin McCune, 8. Manvel Avanesian, 9. Carter Knight, 10. Max Altman, 11. Mikael Avanesian, 12. Casey Moyer.
+ 206 Masters: 1.Brian Gallagher, 2. Jesse Gwin, 3.Tyler Hall, 4. Brandon Arace, 5. Rachael Williams, 6. Derek Anderline, 7. Jason Maples, 8. Mason Britton, 9. Xiang Li, 10. Jerad Simms, 11. Michael Yazbembiak.
+ Pro 100: 1. Val Garbarino, 2. Issac Bourque, 3. Mason Michell, 4. Deeahme Malone, 5. Giovanni Medina, 6. Blake Feely, 7. Trey Amezn, 8. Colby Romero, 9. Caleb Mayer, 10. Rene Bine Bine.
+ Junior 1: 1. Kayden Williams, 2. Zoquan Holbrook, 3. Bryson McCormick, 4. Erik Doan, 5. Jeremy Heath, 6. Cason Hodge, 7. Skylur Gagnon.
+ Grandmasters 206: 1. Paul Booher, 2. Chris Britton, 3. Mike Allison, 4. Michael Van Muyden, 5. Tim Brunyansky, 6. Michael Hautala, 7. Michael Sullivan, 8. Timothy McElveny, 9. Brad Huffman, 10. Thomas Agan.
+ Senior 206: 1. Zach Rivera, 2. Kade Godbehere, 3.Tyler Agan, 4. Dylan Albiani, 5. Aaron Heathman, 6. Matthew Fecko, 7. Bryce Dickman, 8. Stephen Eisert, 9. Savion Ragster, 10. Nathan Heath, 11. Jonathan Endrizzi, 12. Brinley Barnwell, 13. Colby Romero, 14. Giovanni Medina, 15. Anthony Toscano, 16. Blake Feely, 17. Alec Acevedo, 18. Cahse Dulude, 19. Payton Jackson, 20. Daytona Amzen, 21. Austin Hawkins, 22. Boden Barnwell, 23. Corey Rau, 24. Trey Amzen.
