J. Cope - 7th of 11
G. Cusato - 2nd of 11
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
Race Report: 7/11/11
Qualifying
Kart felt good, but wasn’t running into the back of the pack of karts ahead. Got into a good rhythm and focus but never felt blazing fast. Very physically comfortable. Finished fifth fastest.
Race 1
Started fifth. Kart started off with moderate grip that improved after a few laps. Lost two positions in the first 5 - 10 laps due to lack of speed. Surprisingly, after kart hit the usual performance plateau it got much better and was much faster during the second half of the race. Got two positions back and finished fifth while challenging for fourth.
Race 2
Started fifth. Took four caution laps to get everyone bunched up for the start. Traffic was very thick and aggressive. Got knocked sideways into the wall at the top of the hill but kept the throttle open and got through it as well as possible. Jose Pimentel was charging through the field and got past in the middle of the hill after the hairpin. Tried to follow him down the inside of the final corner but he got pinched into the wall and I tagged him pretty hard. Next lap Mark Keene checked Richard Serino hard into the wall at the top of the hill, allowing John Hintze and myself to go by, but the race was red-flagged. It was deemed that the flags came out before the pass was made, and after all the shuffling and a few verbal warnings I was lined up last but with two karts in the penalty box. Drove by those two at the green, then another penalized kart a few laps later, then another a few laps later. Stayed within sight of first - fourth and finished fifth.
Race 3
Started sixth. Kart had blazing fast top speed, but was in heavy traffic from lap one. First and second opened up a quick lead but third - seventh were in a train with everyone driving defensively. Tried unsuccessfully to pull a cross-over on fifth (John Hintze) two or three times but couldn’t get far enough up going across the top to have position turning left down the hill. Tried a few other times to push fifth past fourth going up the hill, but fourth was driving a great defensive line and there wasn’t much room to do anything. Was getting pushed around by seventh (Jay Dennehy) the whole race so I had to stay fairly defensive myself. Finished in sixth after 35 laps of intense concentration.
Kart felt good, but wasn’t running into the back of the pack of karts ahead. Got into a good rhythm and focus but never felt blazing fast. Very physically comfortable. Finished fifth fastest.
Race 1
Started fifth. Kart started off with moderate grip that improved after a few laps. Lost two positions in the first 5 - 10 laps due to lack of speed. Surprisingly, after kart hit the usual performance plateau it got much better and was much faster during the second half of the race. Got two positions back and finished fifth while challenging for fourth.
Race 2
Started fifth. Took four caution laps to get everyone bunched up for the start. Traffic was very thick and aggressive. Got knocked sideways into the wall at the top of the hill but kept the throttle open and got through it as well as possible. Jose Pimentel was charging through the field and got past in the middle of the hill after the hairpin. Tried to follow him down the inside of the final corner but he got pinched into the wall and I tagged him pretty hard. Next lap Mark Keene checked Richard Serino hard into the wall at the top of the hill, allowing John Hintze and myself to go by, but the race was red-flagged. It was deemed that the flags came out before the pass was made, and after all the shuffling and a few verbal warnings I was lined up last but with two karts in the penalty box. Drove by those two at the green, then another penalized kart a few laps later, then another a few laps later. Stayed within sight of first - fourth and finished fifth.
Race 3
Started sixth. Kart had blazing fast top speed, but was in heavy traffic from lap one. First and second opened up a quick lead but third - seventh were in a train with everyone driving defensively. Tried unsuccessfully to pull a cross-over on fifth (John Hintze) two or three times but couldn’t get far enough up going across the top to have position turning left down the hill. Tried a few other times to push fifth past fourth going up the hill, but fourth was driving a great defensive line and there wasn’t much room to do anything. Was getting pushed around by seventh (Jay Dennehy) the whole race so I had to stay fairly defensive myself. Finished in sixth after 35 laps of intense concentration.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Race Recap 5-23-2011
Per Greg:
OK, here is my race report. First off, 21 drivers are in the league. they split the league based on weight. the Cut off was 190lbs. I weighed in above that, and of course you will be below. After splitting the field and determining the weight loads for each driver they started a qualifying session. Interestingly enough, this is a combined league, some drivers with experience some that are rookies.(so basically an 'open' league) We raced on track 2 the country course. The qualifier was 5 minutes to pull your best lap. In the heavy weight(HW) division I pulled a 15.50 for 2nd. 1st was a 15.49 (not too bad...considering it's been a while)
Race #1 30 laps
Got into a kart sitting in 2nd...it was a dog of a kart. Pushing and chopping it's way around the track. Guy in 3rd passed me on lap 2 and was fighting with the 1st place guy. They got together and both spun...I slid through unharmed and took 1st which I held by blocking the shit out of everyone in my rear. (slow kart=defensive driving) Some of these guys are very good and if you make a mistake they will take advantage. Fortunatly I was able to hold onto 1st place and took a first race win. (felt good and was a good lift of the spirit) best lap I had was a 15.777 Average lap was 16.1.
Race #2 30 laps
Since I won the first race I was sent to the back. (reverse order) I had screaming kart. Pulled fastest lap of the race with a 15.077(pretty sure it was the 2nd or 3rd fastest lap for anyone in the night) However, I spun a guy and took a penalty. Then when I passed a guy clean...they gave me a penalty(it was an error...but damage was done) So yeah...1st to worst in the first two races. Uhgg.....but I had the fastest lap...go figure.
Race #3 40 laps
Yea that is right 40 mother fucking laps....They averaged out the starting grid for this one based on results from race 1 and 2. Well 1st + 10th = 5th place...yeah for maths skill. Got into a kart that felt very nice...tight and turned well. About 3 laps in I pushed the guy in front of me uphill and got us past 3rd place. I was then stuck behind him for another 15 laps or so. Finally I took advantage of a small error he made in the S turns. Then I hunted down 1st place. After 2 or 3 laps I was right on him. Yet, he blocked me very well. (I'll give credit when it's do) We had a great battle he knew I had a faster kart, but he kept his line. So I finished 2nd only 0.171s behind the leader. (close finish) Fast lap was a 15.247s with an ave of 21.31s (red flag was thrown in lap 14th, a guy got all into the wall.)
So what did I learn from this series so far....if you are in a slower kart fight for position but take a defensive line. Fast kart be very aggressive, don't wait for the guy in front of you...if you see a hole take it. Also, get used to the bumping....shit is outta control. Lots of bumping in the rear and sides.
All in all, 3 races 1st, 10th and 2nd. Guess I was doing something right.
OK, here is my race report. First off, 21 drivers are in the league. they split the league based on weight. the Cut off was 190lbs. I weighed in above that, and of course you will be below. After splitting the field and determining the weight loads for each driver they started a qualifying session. Interestingly enough, this is a combined league, some drivers with experience some that are rookies.(so basically an 'open' league) We raced on track 2 the country course. The qualifier was 5 minutes to pull your best lap. In the heavy weight(HW) division I pulled a 15.50 for 2nd. 1st was a 15.49 (not too bad...considering it's been a while)
Race #1 30 laps
Got into a kart sitting in 2nd...it was a dog of a kart. Pushing and chopping it's way around the track. Guy in 3rd passed me on lap 2 and was fighting with the 1st place guy. They got together and both spun...I slid through unharmed and took 1st which I held by blocking the shit out of everyone in my rear. (slow kart=defensive driving) Some of these guys are very good and if you make a mistake they will take advantage. Fortunatly I was able to hold onto 1st place and took a first race win. (felt good and was a good lift of the spirit) best lap I had was a 15.777 Average lap was 16.1.
Race #2 30 laps
Since I won the first race I was sent to the back. (reverse order) I had screaming kart. Pulled fastest lap of the race with a 15.077(pretty sure it was the 2nd or 3rd fastest lap for anyone in the night) However, I spun a guy and took a penalty. Then when I passed a guy clean...they gave me a penalty(it was an error...but damage was done) So yeah...1st to worst in the first two races. Uhgg.....but I had the fastest lap...go figure.
Race #3 40 laps
Yea that is right 40 mother fucking laps....They averaged out the starting grid for this one based on results from race 1 and 2. Well 1st + 10th = 5th place...yeah for maths skill. Got into a kart that felt very nice...tight and turned well. About 3 laps in I pushed the guy in front of me uphill and got us past 3rd place. I was then stuck behind him for another 15 laps or so. Finally I took advantage of a small error he made in the S turns. Then I hunted down 1st place. After 2 or 3 laps I was right on him. Yet, he blocked me very well. (I'll give credit when it's do) We had a great battle he knew I had a faster kart, but he kept his line. So I finished 2nd only 0.171s behind the leader. (close finish) Fast lap was a 15.247s with an ave of 21.31s (red flag was thrown in lap 14th, a guy got all into the wall.)
So what did I learn from this series so far....if you are in a slower kart fight for position but take a defensive line. Fast kart be very aggressive, don't wait for the guy in front of you...if you see a hole take it. Also, get used to the bumping....shit is outta control. Lots of bumping in the rear and sides.
All in all, 3 races 1st, 10th and 2nd. Guess I was doing something right.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
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