Race Report: Brian Stewart Racing Karting Championship
Round #3
July 16, 2007
Brian Stewart Racing Karting Championship Series racers hit the
Kawartha Downs and Speedway jackpot July 7th and 8th as they were treated to a
great weekend of racing just outside Peterborough, Ontario. The facility
provided everything needed for a great event: a fast, challenging racetrack,
lots of paddock space, on-site camping and many great places to watch the
racing. The Speedway and its employees were excellent hosts as they worked
tirelessly to make sure the event was a success.
Not only was the Speedway host to the BSRKC,
it was also Sponsor for Round #3 and awarded race winner hats, trophies,
t-shirts and tickets for the upcoming NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES 250 race on
September 23. On Friday night during their race program they had a
Demonstration Race for both the Junior and Senior Honda racers as all
participants enjoyed the chance to race on the full oval. Jamie Riberdy and
Corey Jones took home top honours. Track Manager Derek Lynch had the following
to say about the event, “Going in we were green and didn’t know what to expect,
but it turned out to be absolutely fabulous, the turn out was great, and in
every way it was better than we ever expected.”
Of course, not only did everyone have a great
time, but there was also great racing taking place on the track. For the first
time two 4 cycle races, Junior Medium and Senior Medium, were added to the
Saturday lineup. In Junior Medium it was Jamie Riberdy first to the checkered
flag with Julius Makos and Adam Racine not
far behind in second and third respectively. In the Senior Medium Class it was
Tyler Hendricks finishing first ahead of Jacob Ford in second and Wesley
Schindel in third.
In the 2 cycle races held on Saturday, Juliana
Chiovitti was the winner after Ryan Horses failed to clear tech, with Josh
Adams taking second and Kenny Reidmann finishing third in the ICC Class. In
Junior Rotax Jesse Ward posted his first race win of the year with a last lap
pass followed by Zac Mahoney and Jonathon Treadwell. The largest field of the
day was Senior Rotax with Michael Mora the winner, Kurtis St. Clair second and
James Larmour third.
Sunday featured a full slate of exciting 4
cycle racing. In Cadet Devlin De Francesco got by the Pole Winner Matteus Makos on lap 1 to make
it 2 wins in a row for Devlin. Second place went to Madysen Wright who was
joined on the podium by third place finisher Austin Bisschop. The Junior Lite
competitors staged a great race that featured lots of passing throughout the
field. Max Preston was the Fastest Qualifier, Adam Racine made up the most
spots in finishing third, but Nico Fattore wasted no time getting to the front
when he claimed to the lead on lap 2 and held on for the win with Julius Makos the second
place finisher never far behind.
In the Masters Class it was Jake Collison who
led from start to finish, with Fred Jordan finishing second. Scott Brooks was
the third place finisher. In the Novice Class the race order never changed in
the first three positions as Scott Nagel led the field to the green flag and
was the first kart to take the checkered flag. Grant Quinlan finished second
and it was Trevor Rancier who finished third.
The Senior Lite Class put on a great show. A
first lap shunt saw Kelly Wood drop from her fourth-place starting position to
13th. Lap by lap she made her way up through the field to finish fourth. Pearce
Herder was the race winner, Darryl Timmers was second and Steve Lyons finished
in third. In Senior Heavy, first place finisher Corey Jones and second place
finisher Bryan Sudsbury had exactly the same fastest lap time of 43.185 seconds
as they utilized the draft to get away from Jake Collison in third. Junior
Heavy had four lead changes over the 15 lap final before Reid Arnold took the
win on the last lap followed by Jonathon and Justine Treadwell.
The whole weekend is summed up best with the
following quote from Mr. Lynch: “It was a great event and we look forward to
doing it again next year and to making this race a permanent special event in
the Brian Stewart Racing Karting Championship Series for many years to come.”
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