by Ched Follis Sunny blue skies and warm summer weather heralded our arrival at SIMA Raceway for round 3 of SIMA’s summer series. We were treated to the fleeting and roaring jets overflying Sumas from the Abbotsford International Airshow just north of the border. ![]() FKR was very excited for this event as we decided to consolidate our resources (thanks for the advice Michael V.) and join our friends from B.C., Richard Basford and Teddy Sin, racing under our banner along with young racer Austin Tadlock from Kirkland, WA in Jake Mann’s OTK kart. Teddy raced his 2016 CRG kart and Richard raced an Italkart leased for the event from Italian Motors USA. ![]() With Jake Mann in our Italkart Rapido VI chassis, all four drivers would be competing in the LO206 light class. Our intent was to also have Jake debut our Arrow/ROTAX kart in the highly competitive TaG senior class (more on that later). Joining the field today would be several drivers from Italkart’s Bermuda team. The day started out well with Michael Valiante delivering a lightly-used, nicely-prepped Italkart for Richard to race. Jake, Reno, Austin, and Monroe Jordan tested on Friday and had our equipment in good order for race day. Monroe provided driver coaching and tuning for Friday’s testing and would be a part of SIMA’s trackside crew for the Saturday event.
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Kate says…
Last weekend was a little rough. Although Ched has been feeling remarkably well (knock on wood), he’d been overdoing it, and when race time came on Sunday, he was barely upright. And that’s where teamwork kicks in. Everyone did their part and supported one another, making the time on the track the biggest focus. I only spent a few minutes at the track for a pseudo rescue mission, but I was impressed by the coordination, camaraderie, and passion for racing I saw in the pits. Our team keeps growing as we gather momentum and there’s a ton of positive energy to tap into. I knew that it was going to be a challenging day, as rain followed me all the way from Everett to Spanaway, but the mood in the pits was nothing but positive. These guys make me really proud. Picking up pit reporter duties for us is Monsieur Monroe Jordan, journaliste du jour. Over to you, Monroe… Trying on another hat By Monroe Jordan Waking up last Sunday morning full of excitement and ready for race day was no out of ordinary routine. But, on this particular morning before the PSGKA club race I walked out of the door with no helmet bag in my hand. This day differed from any past kart races I’ve experienced. I was out of the driver's seat and into the role that makes up the other half of karting - the mechanic. |
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