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Jacob’s
IKF
season
got
off
to a
good
start
this
past
weekend
at
the
kart
track
at
California
Speedway.
IKF
chose
to
run
CalSpeed
track
#3,
Grande
which
is 15
turns
and
0.75
miles
in
length. |
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Jr 1
Comer
–
2006
KRT
chassis,
Pitts
Performance
Motor |
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HPV-1
–
2006
KRT
chassis,
Pitts
Performance
Motor |
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Rookie
Sportsman
–
2007
Shockwave
chassis,
Pitts
Performance
Motor
(chassis
arrived
on
Monday
before
the
race,
first
time
on
track
was
Friday’s
(2/2)
practice,
immediately
in
the
top 5
in
lap
times.
We do
not
intend
to
run
this
chassis
in
IKF
this
year
once
our
new
chassis’
have
arrived. |
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Friday
Feb.
2,
2007
Practice: |
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Practice
went
well
in
all
classes.
Jacob
was
immediately
among
the
top
five
in
lap
times
in
all
three
classes. |
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Jr 1
Comer
–
uneventful
practice
sessions.
All
went
as
planned. |
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HPV-1
–
Session
3 -
left
rear
hub
broke
off
exiting
turning
15 at
speed.
Caused
kart
to
snap-spin
and
back
into
the
truck
tire
wall
very
hard.
Jacob
was
checked
out
by
the
EMT’s
and
released
with
a
bruised
hip.
Kart
didn’t
fare
as
well
–
bumper
was
badly
bent,
brake
rotor
bent,
rear
wheel
bent,
sprocket
and
sprocket
carrier
bent,
axle
bent.
All
rear
components
were
replaced
and
Jacob
was
back
on
the
track
with
this
kart
for
session
6.
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|
Rookie
Sportsman
–
appeared
we
had
the
chassis
dialed
in.
Practice
times
were
consistently
in
the
top
5.
Spun
and
broke
the
rear
bumper
mounts
exiting
the
grid
during
the
last
session.
(Cold,
sunset.) |
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Saturday,
Feb
3,
2007: |
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Jr 1
Comer
– 41
entries: |
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FINAL
PRACTICE
–
fastest
by
0.038
seconds
over
Raquel
Martinez.
|
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QUALIFIED
- P4
0.172
seconds
off
pole. |
|
HEAT
RACE
– 3rd
0.255
seconds
behind
1st.
Highest
2nd,
lowest
3rd.
|
|
FINAL
RACE
– 3rd
0.640
seconds
behind
1st.
Highest
1st
(Laps
1>4)
Lowest
3rd. |
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Rookie
Sportsman
– 14
entries: |
|
FINAL
PRACTICE
– 5th
fastest
0.548
behind
fastest
|
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QUALIFIED
–
POLE!
0.079
seconds
ahead
of P2 |
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HEAT
RACE
– 4th
1.732
seconds
behind
1st.
Highest
–
3rd,
lowest
4TH |
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FINAL
RACE
– 7th
5.633
seconds
behind
1st.
Highest
–
3rd,
lowest
7th |
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“This
new
chassis
was
different
then
our
KRT
chassis.
We
simply
missed
the
setup
and
the
kart
became
too
tight
to
race
competitively
about
five
laps
into
the
race.
We’ll
be
better
next
time.
It’s
obvious
from
our
Pole
run
that
we
have
the
Pitts
power
with
our
motor
to
win
with.
We
simply
have
to
get
the
chassis
setup
right.” |
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Sunday,
Feb
4,
2007: |
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HPV-1
– 40
entries: |
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FINAL
PRACTICE
– 2nd
fastest
0.139
seconds
off
1st |
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QUALIFIED
– P2
0.026
seconds
off
pole. |
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HEAT
RACE
– 2nd
0.043
seconds
behind
1st.
Highest
1st
laps
1>5,
lowest
2nd. |
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FINAL
RACE
–
EXCITING
FINISH
– 2nd
0.006
seconds
behind
1st.
Highest
1st
(Lap15)
Lowest
2nd. |
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“The
kart
was
set
up
perfectly,
the
Pitts
power
was
awesome.
I
waited
in
2nd
place
in a
five
kart
draft
until
two
laps
to
go.
I was
able
to
make
the
pass
into
the
lead
going
into
turn
one.
The
third
place
kart
(Connor
Ford)
went
with
me
and
drafted
cleanly
past
me
going
into
turn
one
on
the
last
lap.
I
made
my
final
move
coming
out
of
the
turn
15
hairpin
onto
the
front
straight.
I
missed
the
win
by
less
than
a
foot
as we
raced
to
the
start-finish
line.
It
was a
great
race
that
I
should
have
won.
I
waited
too
long
to
take
the
lead.
I
won’t
make
that
mistake
again.
Congratulations
to
Connor
Ford
on
his
first
IKF
win!”
Team
JWR –
Our
KRT
chassis
have
proven
to be
fast
under
virtually
all
race
conditions.
We
see
no
value
in
changing
chassis
in
the
midst
of
our
last
year
in
the
cadet
classes.
JWR
will
continue
to
run
KRT
chassis
for
the
balance
of
the
2007
season
in
IKF.
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