by Ched Follis
FKR is in high gear with five races at five different tracks in just over two weeks. From the scenic Shasta Kart Racing facility in Redding, CA to the ultra-fast GoPro Motorsports complex in Mooresville, NC which was hosting the first Gearup F-Series races of the season, to PSGKA in Spanaway, WA, then onto the season opener at SIMA (our home track) on April 1, and finishing up at PGP Motorsports Park’s Ronnie Baker Memorial Race – a money race presented by FKR. SIMA got a reprieve for their opener after cancelling the previous two races due to snow. Weather was dry and the racing was epic. This would be the first race at SIMA for our new TaG with Scott Hargrove behind the wheel. Scott was in a zone of his own, setting fast time, placing first in the pre-final and final. Remo Ruscitti was 2nd, Adan Isman 3rd, and FKR’s Monroe Jordan finished 6th. Monroe also finished in 5th place in the shifter final on Saturday at SIMA. The 4-cycle race had three FKR Briggs 206 Italkarts in the final, with Kevin Janders, Jeff Janders, and Leonardo Borrego. Kevin finished in first, Ken Porter in 2nd, and Jeff Janders in third. Leo came in 4th. The Janders’ crew had a full weekend with testing at SIMA on Friday, racing there on Saturday, then turning around returning home late Saturday and showing up bright and early at PGP on Sunday for the Ronnie Baker Memorial. We entered this race with mixed feelings, as the last time we raced at PGP was when Ronnie fell ill. Ronnie’s father, Gene Baker, was in attendance and donated four $50 Kart-o-Rama gift certificates to karters finishing in the back half of the field. Thank you, Gene!
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by Ched Follis
FKR’s two-stroke division made the big trek to GoPro Motorsports Complex in Mooresville, NC for round 1 of the Gearup F-Series race. Everybody was super excited to race at the fantastic facility in close proximity to so many iconic racing team garages. Monroe was competing in the KZ shifter class and formula TaG with his father Jon tuning. Kevin would drive in the stock Honda shifter class and the debut race for FKR’s TaG kart in the formula TaG class. Kevin is splitting driving duties with Scott Hargrove in the Italkart Rapido V1 with the strong X-125T package. Scott will be behind the wheel the next race weekend for SIMA’s season opener. |
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