Bianca Bovino won the Junior 2 Briggs LO206 class at the fourth MKA event of 2015

Manitoba Karting Association – Race # 4 Report

The weather was hot and sunny for Race 4 of the Manitoba Karting Championship at Gimli Motorsport Park. The sponsor for Race 4 was Lake of the Woods Insurance. 

Highlights of Race # 4

Junior 1 Briggs was won by Ethan Clace with Josh Gill 2^nd. Junior 2 Briggs was won by Bianca Bovino with Max Jarry 2^nd and Jared Malanchuk 3rd.

The Senior Briggs class had John Buzza on pole and usually starts with a long line of karts. This time the whole class broke up into pairs and fought amongst themselves. John had Garrett Gulenchyn on his back bumper behind them Stephen Bachalo had Jeff Fulham on his tail. Further back Michael Copp and Terry Bamford were duelling back and forth. At the finish it was John 1^st, Garrett 2^nd and Stephen 3^rd.

The Senior Briggs LO206 main was won by John Buzza

Micro Max had Brad Bachalo on pole and he led flag to flag. At the finish it was Brad 1^st, Tiana Bovino 2^nd and Nicole Schellekens 3^rd.

In Mini Max Curtis Veselinovich had pole position and he led start to finish but this time Rylan Despins stayed on his bumper throughout the race and he tried to draft by on the last lap. It was close but Curtis won with Rylan 2^nd and Logan McDonald 3^rd.

Junior Rotax had Victoria on pole and she lead start to finish.  Victoria won with Jaedin Wright 2^nd and Stephen Bachalo managing to finish 3^rd with a bent axle.

Senior Rotax had Garrett Gulenchyn on pole and he led with Jeff Fulham behind battling with Morgan McDonald for 2^nd place. At the finish it was Garrett 1^st, Jeff 2^nd and Morgan 3^rd.

The DD2 Rotax class had John Buzza on pole position and John took off with Jordan Brown right behind him. The battle in the race was for the last podium spot with Gord Paetkau and Alexis Budel fighting over P3.  Alexis got by on lap 17, at the finish it was John 1^st, Jordan 2^nd and Alexis 3^rd.

Next race is Sunday July 12 at Gimli Motorsport Park. For more information on the MKA, visit http://www.manitobakarting.ca

Race # 4 Results:

Junior 1 Briggs

1^st           # 30 Ethan Clace

2^nd          # 4 Josh Gill

Junior 2 Briggs

1^st           # 20 Bianca Bovino

2^nd          # 11 Max Jarry

3^rd           # 7 Jaedin Wright            

Senior Briggs

1^st           # 715 John Buzza

2^nd          # 743 Garrett Gulenchyn

3^rd           # 67 Stephen Bachalo

Micro Max

1^st           # 87 Brad Bachalo

2^nd          # 17 Tiana Bovino

3^rd           # 41 Nicole Schellekens

Mini Max

1^st           # 99 Curtis Veselinovich

2^nd          # 181 Rylan Despins

3^rd           # 114 Logan McDonald

Junior Rotax

1^st           # 288 Victoria Stutsky

2^nd          # 7 Jaedin Wright

3^rd           # 67 Stephen Bachalo

Senior Rotax

1^st           # 343 Garrett Gulenchyn

2^nd          # 331 Jeff Fulham

3^rd           # 391 Morgan McDonald

DD2 Rotax

1^st           # 414 John Buzza

2^nd          # 25 Jordan Brown

3^rd           # 439 Alexis Budel