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| August 15, 2012 |
| Industry News: Comet Racing Engines Sweep KPV at WKA Norway Event |
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The Comet Racing Engines team made the trip to north central Illinois for the next to last round of the 2012 WKA Manufacturers Cup at Concept Haulers Speedway. The weekend started out well with Mason Chelootz continuing his assault on the KPV Senior classes with a pole in KPV Heavy. Mason would go on to sweep the day taking the win in the prefinal and checking out by 3.7 seconds in the final to score his fifth win of the years in KPV Heavy after five rounds!
Mason would repeat his performance on Sunday in the KPV Lite class scoring the pole, prefinal win and another run away win in the final with a 5.1 second advantage at the checkered!
Ashley Rogero started tenth in the final for the Komet Junior Heavy class but was making moves and passes early to put herself into the lead on lap 11. Ashley proceeded to distance herself from the field and won the final with a 2.2 second gap on second place on her Tony Kart EVRR with Comet KPV engine.
After a struggle to find pace in qualifying, Zach Holden moved up well in the Komet Sportsman prefinal which put him 6th for the start of the final. The lead group had a gap on Zach after he made his way into 4th but Zach started laying down times that were faster than the lead pack and just past halfway Zach made it to the rear bumper of second place. On the last lap the action got crazy with Zach going two wide for second then moving under the leader in the last corner and winning the drag race to the line to take his 7th win of the season in the Sportsman category on his Arrow Junior and Comet KPV engine.
Derek Dignan has made big gains this season and took the prefinal win in Komet Junior Lite on his Arrow X1-E and Comet KPV. In the final it was all Comet Racing Engines with Arrow X2 driver Kyle Kirkwood winning the final with Derek Dignan in second and Ashley Rogero on her Comet KPV in third!
Yamaha Junior Heavy was another good run for Kyle Kirkwood winning the prefinal and the final on his Arrow X1-E and Comet KT100 with Derek Dignan in 5th.
Other good runs for Comet Racing Engines customers include Sam Beasley on the new Arrow X2 taking the Pole and Prefinal win in the TaG 1 class with his Comet Leopard. Unfortunately he wouldn't finish the final. Chuck Tate finished 4th in Final 1 and 5th in Final 2 in TaG Masters on his Arrow X1-CIK and Comet Leopard. Cadet 1 Final seen Zach Holden finish 6th on his Arrow Cadet with Comet K80 after starting the final in 21st! Giovanni Bromonte had a great run Cadet 1 with a second in qualifying and the Prefinal. Unfortunately he was helped off the track in the first corner of the Final for a DNF. Cadet Final 2 seen Kaden Harter with a great run to 7th after starting the Final in 20th. Luke Fineis ended up 8th with Justin Gordon in 9th all with Comet K80's.
Yamaha Rookie 1 seen a break out performance by Mark Fineis for a 4th place finish which is his first WKA National podium! Madison Campeau was 8th in the Yamaha Rookie 2 final which is her best finish of the season at the National level with her Comet KT100. Jimmy Clark on a borrowed Comet KT100 started 19th in the Yamaha Supercan Heavy class and crossed the line in 5th. Yamaha Sportsman 1 seen Harter with a 6th place finish and Holden in 9th. Holden ended up 5th in Yamaha Sportsman 2 with Justin Gordon in 8th and Simon Sikes in 10th.
Thanks to all our customers for yet another successful race weekend! The Comet Racing Engines team will "ride again" August 31st to September 2nd at NCMP for the Great Lakes Sprint Series in preparation for the final WKA National race of the year at NCMP September 14th-16th. For more information on Comet Racing Engines visit http://www.cometkartsales.com or call us at 317-462-3413. |
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