Dave,
When I click on the link above to the EKN EVENT PAGE, it brings me back to the same thread.

No time for Alan?? Any idea what happened?

Unreal. I hope he puts on a passing clinic.

Thursday’s events are now underway.  The morning warm-ups are completed and we’re into the first round of heats races.

Junior Max – Heat 1 – A vs B
16. Ryan Norberg (+9.763)
19. Austin Versteeg (+11.130)
22. Austin Garrison (+12.141)

Junior Max – Heat 1 – C vs D
12. Sting Ray Robb (+12.022)
14. Christian Brooks (+12.909)

Senior Max – Heat 1 – A vs B
7. Oliver Askew (+1.465)
28. Jake Craig (+14.930)
34. Mason Marotta – 0 laps

Senior Max – Heat 1 – C vs D
4. Phillip Arscott (+1.981)
17. Dan Roeper (+14.056)
33. Ashley Rogero (+4 laps)

DD2 Master – Heat 1 – A vs B
34. Erik Jackson (+8 laps)

DD2 Master – Heat 1 – C vs D
10. Derek Wang (+3.727)
17. Mike Jones (+9.837)
22. Alan Rudolph (+12.664)
26. Ken Maxfield (+17.521)
33. Bobby Greene (+50.540)

DD2– – Heat 1 – A vs B
13. Nick Neri (+6.735)
14. Gavin Reichelt (+6.974)
18. Jonathan Kotyk (+8.966)
20. Michael Ilavia (+12.527)

Junior Max – Heat 2 – A vs C
10. Sting Ray Robb (+6.920)

Junior Max – Heat 2 – B vs D
13. Christian Brooks (+10.184)
16. Austin Versteeg (+11.052)
20. Austin Garrison (+12.471)
31. Ryan Norberg (+21.464)

Senior Max – Heat 2 – A vs C
10. Mason Marotta (+6.821)
27. Dan Roeper (+18.134)
36. Phillip Arscott (+8 laps)

Senior Max – Heat 2 – B vs D
1. Oliver Askew
17. Jake Craig (+14.831)
34. Ashley Rogero (+7 laps)

DD2 Master – Heat 2 – A vs C
17. Alan Rudolph (+12.450)
20. Mike Jones (+13.269)
27. Bobby Greene (+19.624)
30. Erik Jackson (+31.253)

DD2 Master – Heat 2 – B vs D
26. Derek Wang (+18.407)
32. Ken Maxfield (+28.854)

DD2 – Heat 2 – A vs C
9. Michael Ilavia (+4.880)
15. Nick Neri (+6.218)
17. Gavin Reichelt (+7.356)

DD2– Heat 2 – B vs D
34. Jonathan Kotyk (+7 laps)

That wraps up the on-track action from Valencia, as the first two rounds of the heats were completed in dry conditions. The Team USA drivers logged very different results, although they were only able to post a total of six top-10 finishes. We’ll have our daily report posted later today.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Friday, November 28, 2014 – Heat #3 / Second Chance Qualifiers

It’s going to be a very important day for the Team USA drivers in Spain, as the results have not been exactly what we’re all be looking for. The second corner of the circuit has been rough, and we’ve had to deal with more than our share of DNFs. It’s expected that we’ll have a number of drivers in the LCQs, but our girls and guys should be ready to attack to secure the final positions in Saturday morning’s Prefinals. It is dry right now, although the threat of rain remains.

Junior Max – Heat 3 – A vs D
21. Christian Brooks (+16.707)

Junior Max – Heat 3 – B vs C
8. Sting Ray Robb (+4.489)
12. Ryan Norberg (+6.804)
24. Austin Garrison (+15.599)
27. Austin Versteeg (+16.391)

Senior Max – Heat 3 – A vs D
15. Ashley Rogero (+9.935)
35. Mason Marotta (+2 laps)

Senior Max – Heat 3 – B vs C
2. Oliver Askew (+0.046)
7. Phillip Arscott (+6.385)
15. Dan Roeper (+12.203)
17. Jake Craig (+12.489)

DD2 Master – Heat 3 – A vs D
26. Erik Jackson (+25.370)
27. Ken Maxfield (+25.799)
33. Derek Wang (+32.546)

DD2 Master – Heat 3 – B vs C
32. Mike Jones (+6 laps)
35. Bobby Greene (+8 laps)
DNS. Alan Rudolph (+8 laps)

DD2 – Heat 3 – A vs D
10. Michael Ilavia (+12.328)
15. Gavin Reichelt (+16.233)
31. Nick Neri (+7 laps)

DD2 – Heat 3 – B vs C
28. Jonathan Kotyk (+14.919)

The final round of heats is now complete. Once again, assorted results for Team USA, but they will certainly have a large number of drivers in the LCQs. We’ll provide the heat race point tallies as they are made available to us. The LCQs are schedule to begin at 2:50 pm in Spain, which is 8:50 am Eastern.

Junior Max – Heat Race Points – Final Positions:

12. Sting Ray Robb
22. Christian Brooks
38. Ryan Norberg – will run LCQ
43. Austin Garrison – will run LCQ
57. Austin Versteeg – will run LCQ

Senior Max – Heat Race Points – Final Positions:

16. Oliver Askew
28. Phillp Arscott
36 – Jake Craig – will run LCQ
38 -Dan Roeper – will run LCQ
60 – Mason Marotta – will run LCQ
64 – Ashley Rogero – eliminated from competition

Saturday, November 29, 2014 – Championship Saturday

Good morning, race fans and karting enthusiasts –

The excitement has been building all week for today’s main events, and Team USA will put their collective support behind nine Americans who have qualified to run in the Prefinals and Finals. Sting Ray Robb and Christian Brooks will aim for glory in Junior Max, while Oliver Askew, Phillip Arscott and Jake Craig will be part of the Senior Max fight. Michael Ilavia, Gavin Reichelt, and Nick Neri will participate in DD2 and Alan Rudolph, coming off a brilliant run from 25th to sixth in the LCQ, will carry the flag in DD2 Masters.

With the rain having arrived yesterday, and having continued through the evening, today’s morning warm-up became extra important. All of the drivers who qualified directly into the finals will get their first chance to sample the track in the wet, so post-session debriefing will be crucial.

We’ll be following the races closely and will be posting the Team USA results immediately to Facebook and Twitter, and to this official forum thread as well.

If you’re up early, or staying up late, to cheer on Team USA, enjoy the day…it’s going to be exciting, for certain.

Heavy rain at the circuit put things on hold, and even after trying to get the Junior Max Prefinal underway, the standing water was just too much, and the race was red-flagged before the end of the first lap. The event remains on hold.

The torrential rain this morning has wreaked havoc on the race schedule, and Rotax officials have elected to scuttle the Prefinals and go straight to the Finals. This is definitely a disappointing decision for the three Team USA drivers who qualified through the LCQ, and were hoping to use the Prefinal to move up the order ahead of the Finals.

Junior Max – Final
27. Sting Ray Robb (+25.995)
29. Christian Brooks (+29.252)

Senior Max – Final
6. Oliver Askew (+5.270)
22. Phillip Arscott (+25.105)
30. Jake Craig (+18 laps)

DD2 Master – Final
7. Alan Rudolph (+18.973)
Fastest lap on the last lap – 32nd to 7th!

DD2 – Final
10. Nick Neri (+17.507)
26. Gavin Reichelt (+40.300)
27. Michael Ilavia (+43.872)

This 2014 Rotax Grand Finals from Valencia is now complete. Team USA came away qualifying nine drivers in the main events, and then scoring three top-10 finishes thanks to Oliver Askew (6th), Alan Rudolph (7th) and Nick Neri (10th). Alan and Nick were remarkable, coming from last on the grid. Really great stuff.

We’ll have our final report on the site soon, but until then, congrats to all of the drivers on Team USA! It was a tough weekend, for sure.

Any idea how the nations standings turned out?