Win in NASA-AZ League Race #3 goes to Josh Lambeth

2011 NASA-AZ League at F1 Race Factory sells out with 28 racers, Josh Lambeth Wins Far and Away!

Congratulations to Josh Lambeth for the “A” Main win this Month. 2nd Place to Austin Newmark and 3rd went to Chris Wynne. Unintentional contact between George Sklyarevesky and Paul Miller in the “A” Main sent both back thru the field. George got to conference with Mr Black Flag and Paul set sail to try to recover late in the race. I hear Sklyarevesky offered up a large piece of his humble pie to Miller. Miller ate it up, heartily.

Congratulations to “B” Main Winner John Via, first time NASA league racer, who moved into the “A” Main and practically passed out after 8 laps. 2nd & 3rd Place went to Wayne Porter & LeRoy Moore.

Welcome to Ulrik Szirka & Austin Dayton. They proved to be more than capable indoor kart racers. Once they are use to the added weight they will be a sure fire threat to the front runners. They were both careful not to beat their main sponsors who just happen to be their dads, Anthony Szika & Eric Dayton. I’m sure this will change soon enough and the win will only strengthen the sponsorship cash flow.

1st Group out Qualifier saw NASA-AZ Pres. Tage Evanson take the pole for that Heat with a time of 30.193. Right on his tail was League Series leader Austin Newmark with a 30.195. That’s a separation by a mere 2-1000’s of a second! Tage managed to hold on until the pressure of Austin was too much to bare and Austin got by with George S following suit.

Group 1 Heat Top 5 Finish Order:
Austin Newmark…George Sklyarevesky…Tage Evanson…Dave Schutt…Eric Kennel.

Group 2 will have times dipping into the 29’s with Josh Lambeth taking the pole for the Group 2 Heat with a time of 29.571. Paul Miller lays down a 29.684 to take the 2nd spot. Chris Wynne will start from the 3rd spot. Top 5 in this Heat play follow the leader and finish where they started. Leland Forbes comes from 10th and finishes 6th. Wayne Porter unfortunately see’s 6th place starting spot slip away and he ends up 9th, just ahead of LeRoy Moore.

Group 2 Heat Top 5 Finish Order:
Josh Lambeth…Paul Miller…Chris Wynne…Andrew Moore…Stenos Wijaya.

The 3rd NASA-AZ League race was a sell out with 28 racers signing up to compete. Many new faces joined the Aug 28th event not knowing what to expect but came away vowing to be back for the next race on Sunday Sept. 25th. Is there a better way to spend a blistering hot summer day than indoors racing karts with family and friends? Sept should cool off to low 100’s so don’t forget your sweatshirts and other insulated garb!
We are plan to race on Track 2 c/c/w or backwards which we only allow during league racing. It’s a whole new Track for some.
Don’t be Late, You may have to Spectate!

Finish Order for the Mains: “A” & “B”
Josh Lambeth…Austin Newmark…Chris Wynne…Tage Evanson…Dave Schutt…Andrew Moore…Eric Kennel…Kent Porter…Kent Buckley…Paul Miller…George Sklyareveasky…Stenos Wijaya…Eric Jacobsen…Leland Forbes…John Via…Wayne Porter…LeRoy Moore…Eric Dayton…Devin Barras…Paul Kuzma…Aaron Hiar…Craig Moore…Davis Baum…Anthony Szirka…Stephen Busler…Ilrik Szirka…Stephen Marlow…Austin Dayton.

Keeping the Rubberside Down,

Steve Lattanzi "Kandyman"
Team Titanium of F1 Race Factory
steve@f1rf.com
Specialty Events, F1 Race Factory
317 S. 48th Street . Phoenix, AZ 85034
(d) 602-427-4416 / 602-302-7223 (t) 602-321-2035(m)
Visit us online @ www.f1racefactory.com

F1 Race Factory - Your Phoenix Destination For Adrenaline-Packed Outings
Arizona's Premier Indoor Karting & Entertainment Venue
Seasonal Leagues, High Level Competition Events, Public Racing 363 Days A Year
Two Indoor Tracks, 45+MPH Karts, Billiards, Trackside Bar & Grill.

Chaz Baca Jr Crowned "Champion" of the 2011 F1 Race Factory Summer League

Another Win by Chaz Baca Jr Captures the 2011 F1 Race Factory Summer League Championship and Adds to his Trophy Collection
On Sunday August 21st the 2011 F1 Race Factory Summer Leagues wrapped up the Series and crowned Chaz Baca Jr “The Champion”.
2nd Place overall went to Jason Burstein and 3rd Place went to Mike Davila who seemed surprised by his overall 3rd Place finish.
The “Kandyman Award” went to, never gave up Greg Gillum. A most prestigious award given to the racer who does the most races, but scores the least points. Greg won it hands down. Congratulations Mr. GG.
Congratulations to Chaz, Jason ,and Mike for a job well done. Roger Penske and Joe Gibbs Racing called to see if they had signed any racing contracts yet.
The series was for the most part a race to see who would take 2nd overall. Chaz had stats that most of us dream of. This was an eight race series and he won 7 Mains out of the eight. Week 1 he finished 4th due to some late race contact. Add winning 5 of the 8 heats to his points total and you have the recipe for a successful goal of winning the league championship. Since we also drop 1 race, his lowest score of 54 out of a possible 57 was dropped. The only week he was not in 1st place was week one. He never gave up 1st position in overall points from that point on.

F1 Race Factory on a Tuesday night was the place to be for the Best Indoor Kart Racing in the Valley of the Sun. Averaging 24 racers week to week just goes to show you there are more than a few who want to see how they stack up against the best indoor kart racing has to offer.

We will all assemble again to compete in the 2011 Fall League Series starting Tuesday Sept 27th at 6:30pm. Clean slate for everyone and with some hard work by track staff, some new and different track layouts. (Randy?)
Maybe a figure 8 with some ramped jumps thru rings of fire and racing into tunnels of darkness with alligator moats on either side. Better call AFLAC to see if your life insurance is up to date!

Not to overlook the 7th race on Aug. 16th but the results were as follows:
“A” Main Top 10: Chaz Baca Jr…Jason Burstein…Mike Davila…Keith Sears…Kyler Repella…Josh Lambeth…Ian Pierce…Eric Dickinson…Kyle Tatman…Logan Swane.
Eric Dickinson won the “B” Main and moved into the “A” Main. Went from 14th to 8th by race end. That’s a lot of laps back to back but Eric was up to the task. Adrenaline pump working overtime!

Last race of the Summer Series saw 23 drivers looking to make the most of their overall points tally. The surprise of the day was Chaz Baca Jr qualifying 7th. Really? 7th? Wow! Did they mistakenly give him a kid kart?
On pole for the Heat was Austin Kipp who showed that he hadn’t lost his talent behind the wheel from lack of practice. Kipp shows up, suits up and is usually found at the front more often than not. Today he proved once again he is a force to be reckoned with. The other semi retired kart racer, due to work responsibilities, is Tony Rolfson who came to this race wincing from a toothache that had him searching for the gallon sized Ambesol to alleviate the stabbing pain in his molar. Fire up a kart and let’s get some string, we’ll have that baby out in no time. Tony would chose to go with a dental appointment the next day.( Dr. E.X. Traction) Nothing would keep him from competing this night and with a 4th Place Qualifier he was within striking distance of the win in the Heat if he could somehow get by Eric Dickinson (3rd) and Jason Burstein (2nd). Keith Sears rounded out the top 5 with a ….you guessed it 5th.

The 10 lap Heat goes green and as we are racing there seems to be some confusion at the Pit rig scoring station. We soon find out that a computer entry problem has scrambled the field and the Heat print out sheets have nothing to do with reality. After some discussion it has been decided to rerun the Heat which will now give us 10 more laps to practice our passing or getting passed skills. We race the second Heat drama free and this one is a keeper.

Top 5 has Toothache Tony Rolfson finishing in the top spot followed by Austin Kipp Van Winkle, Keith Sears & Roebuck, Jason “Weight Vest Unabomber” Burstein, and Eric “Screaming Yellow Helmet” Dickinson.
We take a small break to congratulate or console each others’ Heat finish and anticipate a better one in the 20 lap Main. New kart draw and into our “Chariots of Speed” we go.

Twenty laps on the ½ mile GP Track is hardly enough time to get into a racing rhythm and then bam it’s over. Bam was the sound you heard as Steve Lattanzi & Bobby Neumann attempt to cross the finish line side by side with Lattanzi taking the inside line where little existed and had Bobby taking a wider line than he wanted and found himself sliding into and stuck on the outside wall with the other racers heading toward his rear bumper. One by one they stacked up in this blind corner and then scrambled to cross the finish line ahead of the hotshoes they passed earlier. And at the top of the charts you ask? We once again find a familiar face by the name of Chaz Baca Jr. After starting from P6, Baca slowly but Shirley, you remember Shirley from school, worked his magic and came thru the field to take another 1st in a Main. A rousing finish in the Main compared to an unusual start/finish in the Qualifier/Heat for Baca. All is well and the world has been set right. Papparrazzi pictures taken, $millions$ in prizes handed out, solid Gold trophys awarded and another F1 Race Factory league series is in the books.

Main Final on the GP Track:
Chaz Baca Jr…Austin Kipp…Keith Sears…Eric Dickinson…Tony Rolfson…Jason Burstein…Mike Davila…Kyler Repella…Steve Lattanzi…Bobby Neumann…Scott Lodding…Cody Gutierrez…Paul Miller…Chris Wynne…Josh Lambeth…Kyle Tatman…James Romero…Phillip Schroeder…Keaton Swane…Charles Crowe..Logan Swane…Craig Moore…Greg Gillum.

I would like to Thank each and every one of you for taking the time and resources to do this. Also want to provide a big THANK YOU to all the F1 Race Factory staff that help to make this a racin’ fun place to be on a Tuesday night. Without you none of this happens. A few speed bumps along the way but nothing a few aspirin or a cold beer wouldn’t fix. Had fun racing with the best indoor kart racers in the USA and at F1 Race Factory the Best Indoor Kart Racing Facility in the USA.
Keeping the Rubberside Down,

Steve Lattanzi "Kandyman"
Team Titanium of F1 Race Factory
steve@f1rf.com
Specialty Events, F1 Race Factory
317 S. 48th Street . Phoenix, AZ 85034
(d) 602-427-4416 / 602-302-7223 (t) 602-321-2035(m)
Visit us online @ www.f1racefactory.com

F1 Race Factory - Your Phoenix Destination For Adrenaline-Packed Outings
Arizona's Premier Indoor Karting & Entertainment Venue
Seasonal Leagues, High Level Competition Events, Public Racing 363 Days A Year
Two Indoor Tracks, 45+MPH Karts, Billiards, Trackside Bar & Grill.