Friday July 18

OMC temperatures over the weekend hovered just over the triple digit mark with a steady wind making the air a little more bearable.  Altimeters were showing air density at the 4500 foot level.  Despite the heat, 205 entries made one of the finest family-oriented national kart races in America.

KART uses a pea-pick system to determine the starting positions of the first race.  The second race is an inverted starting order of the first race, and points awarded for the finish in each race determine the final grid order.  All three 8-lap heats count in points towards the KART National Sprint Championship.

The "Triad"

Racing was excellent in several classes, even those with small entries as the karts were very evenly matched.   Everyone came for their chance for the coveted "Triad". Linda Baldus, co-founder of the KART organization, identified the key of this organization as family oriented racing.  Indeed, the KART Sprint Nationals certainly lived up to that intent.  Good clean racing, good clean fun. Top 10 entertaining races were; Yamaha Heavy Jr 1 2-Cycle Light Rotax International Jr 1 2-Cycle Heavy Sr Sportsman Yamaha Light Jr Sportsman Super Rotax Max Jr Jr 2 Heavy 4-Cycle Jr 2 Super Briggs Unlimited These race videos will coming to the subscribers theater soon.

Friday Classes

 

Kid Karts raced all 3 days with 6 entrants.  The 5-8 year old drivers of Kid Karts are all winners in the KART series, and were each given a commemorative trophy. The names of the drivers were not provided in the scoring sheet, but as far as we can tell, the following drivers were there; Evan Brown (in picture) Brayden Mathis TJ Michaels Natalie Fenarilo If your driver is missing, please email us the name.

 

80/85cc Sr Gearbox began with 4 entries but faded to 3 by the second race.  Finishing order was: Michael Brooks Johnny Johnson Adam Johnson Josh Oaks

Jr. 1 Light 4 cycle brought out the sweet aroma of methanol for the first time of the weekend with 4 entries.  This was a close race and came down to making no mistakes.  Finishing order was:

1. Crispin Beaver
2. Cody Winkle
3. Pierce Baldus
4. Zachary Sanders

Stock Medium drew 3 entries of the Briggs powered karts having a finishing order of;

1. Johnny Johnson
2. Jason Jons
3. Tom Phillips

Jr. 2 Light 4 cycle was another example of how a small number of juniors can really put on a good show.  The finishing order was;

1. Skyler James
2. Brandon Durrel
3. Josh Phillips
4. AJ Vasquez
5. James Cypert

Yamaha Heavy put on the best show of the day, almost the best of the weekend.   Eighteen entries in the Yamaha Pipe classes are rare to see making this race a real treat to watch. The winner of Yamaha Heavy tends to go on to win some other large National Championship in the same year, can this year's winner do the same?  Mark Beville, a previous multiple KART champion who showed up only about a 1/2 hour before the last race came up just to try out the challenging OMC track.  Mark stayed out of the way of others.....   The finishing order;

1. Johnny Johnson
2. Adam Johnson
3. Ross Smith
4. Justin Melton
5. Lucas Townsend
6.  Matt Ohair
7. Kristi Thompson
8. Michael Pattison
9. Wade Reser
10. Amber Engstrom
11. Jeremy Wellborn
12. Chris Woolridge
13.  Don Garwood
14. Justin Shoemaker
15. Nathaniel Mauel
16. Chris Hinrichs
17. Chris Heegen
18. Mark Beville

80/85cc Jr Gearbox had a good turnout including 2 out the top-five SKUSA Pro-Moto points holders in this prestigious series.  The finishing order;

1. Jon Beason
2. Garret Napier
3. Jon Boldt
4. Josh Klapperick
5. Chad Bryant
6. Quentin Templeton

Formula 125 Stock Light brought Forrest Sutherland back, one of the few shifter kart drivers to successfully campaign a Kawasaki motor.  One of the great things about KART rules with 125's is they had the foresight to add ICC motors to dice with the 125 Moto based power.  Once again, they proved these two to be very equal.  The finishing order;

1. Cody Hadley
2. Reed Froelich
3. Forest Sutherland
4. Jonathan Koorsen
5. Taylor Huddleston
6.  Jeff Carter

Saturday Classes

Rotax Max Junior brought out a group of anxious Rotax Grand National qualifiers, putting on an exciting show among the top 5.  In the end it was;

1. Jon Beason
2. David Holland
3. Ansel Gaddy
4. Justin Melton
5. Shane Terrel
6. Chance Terrel

Jr.1 Heavy 4 cycle was a repeat of the Jr.1 Light 4 cycle class with 20 lbs added.  The final order was:

1. Cody Winkle
2. Zachary Sanders
3. Pierce Baldus
4. Crispin Beaver

Sr. Sportsman put together a field of sixteen closely matched drivers for the Sr race of the day.  Lots of bump & grind, but in a gentle way, so no black flags were needed.  In the end;

1. Adam Johnson
2. Johnny Johnson
3. Justin Melton
4. Michael Pattison
5. Dennis Garwood
6. Ross Smith
7. Jereme Wellborn
8. Wade Reser
9. Chris Woolridge
10. Chris Heegen
11. Chris Hinrichs
12. Don Garwood
13. Brain Robben
14. Cory Mudd
15. Amber Engstrom
16. Justin Shoemaker

Jr. 2 Heavy 4 cycle finishing order;

1. Josh Phillips
2. Jon Boldt
3. Skylar James
4. AJ Vasquez
5. Brandon Durrell

Jr 1 Light 2 cycle brought together nineteen mighty-mites to stage probably the best race of the weekend.  Who needs NASCAR when you have racing like this to watch!  Racing was tight and clean throughout the pack.  The order at the end was;

1. Crispin Beaver
2. Gabriel Bargas
3. Nigel Saurino
4. Tyler Campbell
5. Devin Mauk
6. Michael Pedersen
7. Connor Islei
8. Michelle Melton
9. Clay Settles
10. Cody Humphreys
11. Reed Brooks
12.  Pierce Baldus
13.  Hans Saurino
14. Cody Winkle
15. Mano Nigro
16. Jake Mitchel
17. Cody Metscher
18. Andrew Roberts
19.  Dalron Terrel

Stock Heavy was good racing until the Briggs motors started to break.  The finish was;

1.  Jason Jons
2. Scott Sonius
3. Cory Mudd
4. Tom Phillips
5. Adam Johnson

Super Stock Light is like the earlier models air cooled ICA motors.  The finish was;

1. Steve Murray
2.  Ryan Hatcher
3. Brian Robben

Jr. Sportsman is another close action class worth seeing.  The finish;

1. Austin Gaddy
2. Jon Beason
3. Ansel Gaddy
4. Sean Owens
5. Garret Napier
6. Brennen Wears
7. Skylar James
8. Tommy Nigro
9. Doug Woolridge
10. Josh Shoemaker
11. James Cypert

TAG Master finishing order;

1. Michael Brooks
2.  Ken Johnson
3. Rusty Mitchell
4. Heinze Meyer
5. Ron Brown
6. Alan Fudge

Pro 125 finishing order;

1. Jeff Carter
2. Jonathan Koorsen
3. Taylor Huddleston
4. Forrest Sutherland

Sunday Classes

Jr. 1 Super Briggs

1. Crispin Beaver
2. Cody Winkle
3. Zachary Sanders

Jr. 2 Super Briggs  Unlimited

1. Skyler James
2. Brandon Durrell
3.  Jon Boldt
4. AJ Vasquez
5.  Josh Phillips
6. Andrew Mannion

Rotax Max Masters

1. Alan Fudge
2. DJ Ortiz
3. Heinz Meyer
4. Ron Brown

Unlimited

1. Cody Hadley
2. Nathan Mauel
3. Rusty Mitchell
4. Jason Stanley
5. Steve Murray
6.  Bill Loghry

Jr.1 Heavy 2 cycle once again put on a terrific show.  In the second race a 5 car tangle took out 4 on the first turn.

1. Andrew Roberts
2. Crispin Beaver
3. Nigel Saurino
4. Mario Nigro
5. Gabriel Bargas
6. Hans Saurino
7. Tyler Campbell
8. Clay Settles
9. Devin Mauk
10. Conner Iseli
11. Cody Humphries
12. Cody Winkle
13. Jake Mitchell
14. Pierce Baldus
15. Michelle Melton

Jr Sportsman Super

1. Jon Beason
2. Tommy Nigro
3. Garret Napier
4. Ansel Gaddy
5. Austin Gaddy
6. Doug Woodridge
7. Colin Snyder
8. Skyler James
9. Sean Owens
10. Josh Banzhaf
11.  Brennen Wears
12. AJ Vasquez

Super Stock Heavy

1. Adam Johnson
2. Steve Murray
3.  Bill Loghry

Formula 125 Stock Heavy

1. Reed Froelich
2. Jeff Carter
3. Taylor Hudleston

Yamaha Light also put on some awesome racing, but in the second race resulted in the second red flag of the weekend.  On the last lap at the last turn, the two fastest young ladies in the show were dicing for 5th place when they tangled wheels and launching Amber Martinez in the air.  Amber was ejected while her kart flipped wildly end-over-end several times.  Amber was OK other then a badly bruised elbow.

1. Johnny Johnson
2. Adam Johnson
3. Lucas Townsend
4.  Matt O'Hair
5. Jeremy Wellborn
6.  Michael Pattison
7. Justin Melton
8. Wade Reser
9. Kyle Bussard
10. Justin Shoemaker
11. Mike Beville
12.  Kristi Thompson
13. Amber Engstrom