STEAD, NV (July 7) — Desert Park Raceway echoed with the sound of racing Sunday. The occasion was round six of the 2022 season for the Northern Nevada Kart Club.
As usual the youngsters in the Kid Kart Class raced in the first main of the day. This time there were three of them and when the green lights came on Jameson Judd and Davey Jorgenson took off while Hunter Nelson, who is very fast, was held to give them a head start.
After the first lap both Jorgenson and Judd were pretty close while Nelson was catching them. Unfortunately Nelson had mechanical problems and was unable to finish all six laps.
By then Jorgenson had gotten around Judd and would reach the finish first. Judd was the second to compete all six laps. In the Kid Kart class they aren’t listed in the usual finishing position but if they complete all the laps.
Next up was the Superstock/Tillotson main. All the rest of the mains were 12-laps. When the race started Alec Beaudoin took off with Brud Beaudoin and Edward Atkins giving chase.
After several laps of running close Atkins took the point. After that he and Alec Beaudoin would swap the lead a few times. Their duel ended with the closest race of the day as Atkins reached the checkered flag with a margin of 0.089 seconds ahead of runner up Beaudoin.
After the post-race weigh in Atkins said, “It was a good race, Alec was kind enough to slow down as he had such a huge lead. On the first lap I took out my teammate, never any good and I apologize for that. But Alec brought it back to us and we had a race after that.”
Then he thanked Cole Nelson Racing and his wife Kelly, who takes care of the scales.
Next up were the Junior II racers. These are the young drivers that will eventually go into one of the adult classes within a few years.
On the green Brooks Anderline was on point with Cooper Perez and Andrew Hitchock giving chase. Soon Carter Knight made it a four-way duel for the lead. Eventually Hitchock was able to get second and the chase was on.
For the rest of the race Anderline and Hitchock were little more than a foot or two apart. Hitchock did try a challenge but Anderline was able to hold on to the lead. In the end they posted the second closest finish of the day with Anderline crossing the finish just 0.285 seconds ahead of Hitchcock.
After the race Anderline said, “ Got out there with a little bit of lead, starting making little mistakes but other than that pretty smooth race. Got out front, led the whole thing.”
Then he thanked Cashed Out Racing, C&R, Invader Engines and his parents.
The KA100/TAG mains combine two groups of karts. The TAG group gets the green flag first then about 30 or seconds later the KA100 takes the green.
Up front Steve Ryckebosch was on point while his brother Mike held down second. It would be a family affair as they left everyone in their wake, finished in that order about a second and a half apart.
Behind them it was a different story in the KA100 ranks. Stevie-Ray Rosario led that group while Nat Sombatsiri and Deeahme Malone were chasing him.
Eventually Malone was able to get by and take the lead of that group with Rosario behind him and Sombatsiri in third. They would finish in that order.
After the race Steve Ryckebosch said, “It was really good, my tires started going away about mid-way and my wife was going like this (clapping hands) which means Michael was on my butt. So I kept going and stayed ahead of him.”
Then he thanked his wife Lynn and both of his dogs, Enzo and Catty.
Then it was time to talk with the KA100 winner Malone.
“I won again, this one was a really amazing race, probably better than the other races. I thought it was amazing. Had a fast kart thanks to my mechanic dad. A great race, thinking I want to do that again,” he said.
Next the field switched to the younger drivers in Junior 1. This is the next step after Kid Kart and gives the drivers experience with a more powerful kart.
On the green four spun in Turn 1 but they all were able to get going again. Up front the trio of Kayden Williams, Skylar Gagnon and Jeremiah Nobels started a three-way duel for the lead.
Eventually the duo of Williams and Gagnon pulled away and were having their own private duel for the lead. Nobles as solo in third but not that far behind the leaders.
In the final laps Gagnon was on point with Williams right behind him. Going into Tic-Tac-Toe, the final left-right-left complex leading onto the front straight they had contact and both spun. Behind them Nobles whizzed past as did Jeremy Heath so they finished one-two. Gagnon got going and ended up third while Williams also got going and finished fourth.
After the race Nobels almost didn’t know what to say. He didn’t know what to say about when he saw what happened but said it felt “Good,” after he won. Then he thanked his grandparents, brothers that help him and the Invader team.
When the green waved to start the LO206 Senior main Giovanni L. Medina was on point with Issac Bourque close behind him. Soon Bourque, in his Purple People Eater kart took over the lead and left everyone in his wake.
For Bourque these races are test runs for something he’s planning on doing later. He explained this after winning while Medina ended up second ahead of third place Nathan Heath.
Further down the finishers there was a family duel. In the end Heavyn Hill ended up fourth with her grandfather Steve Dow close behind in fifth.
“It was very fun, testing for a Washington race,” Bourque said. “We’re just changing different set ups, dropping axel, and seeing what works best with the kart right now. Just all these set ups for the next race in Washington in two weeks.”
Next up was the LO206 Heavy, which usually is the largest class. On this day 13 racers took the green and stormed into Turn 1.
Up front it became a two-driver duel for the lead. Brandon Arace was on point with Rachael Williams close behind him. Eventually there was some space between them but in the final laps Williams closed in.
Unfortunately about two or three laps from the end she had a slide going through Tic-Tac-Toe. While she caught it the incident dropped her about five seconds back. While she made up some of the time Arace ended up almost three and a half seconds ahead of her at the checkered flag.
After the race Arace said, “So fun. I looked back at one point and she came up on my tail pretty good. But we locked it in, kept running my line and finish it off.
“I want to thank Team Invader, Cole Nelson for building a beautiful kart, Jeff Nelson for the Mona Lisa engine,my dad for wrenching on the kart and buddy Walter for practicing with me.”
Finally the day ended with the fastest class, the shifters. They use a standing start and when the lights turn green Zeke Corson took off with Todd Thompson giving chase.
Corson then proceeded to extend his lead while behind him it became a four-way duel for second. Despite the challenges Thompson hung on to second lap after lap.
In the end he finished second followed by Adam Auerbach, Mitch Kennedy and Jeff Wamre. The spread from second to fifth was just under a second.
After the post-race weigh in Corson said, “That was actually good. We had some excellent changes done to the track, smoothing it out in the last couple of weeks had some grinding done and it created a little bit of slickness so it just made it more challenging.
“You had to tip toe through some things and keep your head about you. I just kind of found my happy place, my comfort zone and just stayed there and tried not to push too hard and drive over my head.”
Then he thanked Rodney, Mitch, Adam, Cody and other that have been helping him.
Next up for the NNKC is the annual night race on August 27. It’s the Rick Jerome Memorial named after one of the club’s founders. That’s when many put extra lights on their karts.
NOTICE: Full results are at the end of this article.
• While the Hot August Nights parade was bringing an end to the 10-day long festival of older cars there was another car meet just a few miles away. Reno Cars & Coffee had its first of the month meet by the Keitzke Starbucks.
There were plenty of cars of all types, some trucks, a huge 4X4 camper as well as the usually group of Corvettes and other exotic cars.
While Hot August Nights is an annual event, with a few special things added during the year, the Cars & Coffee clubs are part of the car culture out region enjoys through the entire year.
OTHER RACING NEWS:
• Gardnerville brother and sister racers spent last week out at the Loretta Lynn Amateur Nationals. They raced against the best and had some good results as well. This despite the heat all the riders had to face.
Lachlan or “La La,” as she is known was 20th in one group but in the other group won one of the three motos and ended up second overall.
Her brother Lux was racing in two big bike classes and got a top 10 overall in each group. He was 9th in the 250B Class and finished 7th in the Schoolboy B/C group.
• This week the motocross track at Fernley 95A Motorsports Complex will have practice Thursday frm 4 until dark. Then from 8 until 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. They’ll have this schedule through the remainder of August.
• Teresa’s Garage Radio Show is on the air from 2 until 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. In northwest Nevada, it can be heard over the air at 1060 AM.
There is also a Podcast at amm.streamon.fm or it can be seen live on Face Book. The show is focused on all things automotive, trends, new developments and trivia.
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RESULTS:
Northern Nevada Kart Club
– Round 6Desert Park Raceway – August 7
+ Kid Kart Main (6-Laps) — Davey Jorgenson, Jameson Judd, Hunter Nelson.·
Kid Kart races usually don’t list places but show they youngest drivers that they were out on the track.
+ Superstock/Tillotson:
– Main (12-Laps): 1 Edward Atkins, Super Stock, 2. Alec Beaudoin (Tillotson), 3. Brud Beaudoin, 4. Chris Echard, 5. Jeremy Clark, 6. Nathan Heath.
+ Junior II:
– Main (12-Laps): 1. Brooks Anderline, 2. Andrew Hitchock, 3. Cooper Perez, 4. Carter Knight, 5. Isaiah Nobles, 6. Carter Chaffey, 7. Bryce Benton, 8. Will Oehiert, 9. Penny King, 10. Lucca Sweetland.
+ KA100/TAG:– KA100/Tag
-Overall: 1. Steve Ryckebosch, TAG, 2. Mike Ryckebosch, 3. William Owen, 4. Adrik Owen, 5. Bobby Judd, 6. Deeahme Malone, KA100, 7. Stevie-Ray Rosario, 8. Nat Sombatsiri, 9. Caleb Mayer, 10. Gerry Altamira,11. Michael McMullen, 12.Eric Kuzemchak.
– KA100 Main (12-Laps): 1. Deeahme Malone, 2. Stevie-Ray Rosario, 3. Nat Sombatsiri, 4. Caleb Mayer, 5. Gerry Atlamira, 6. Michael McMullen, 7. Eric Kuzemchak.
– TAG Main (12-Laps): 1. Steve Ryckebosch, 2. Mike Ryckebosch, 3. William Owen, 4. Adrik Owen, 5. Bobby Judd.
+ Junior 1:
– Main (12-Laps): 1. Jeremiah Nobles, 2. Jeremy Heath, 3. Skylar Gagnon, 4. Kayden Williams, 5.Noah Nobles, 6. Kipton Bocchi, 7. Jameson Morrisey, 8. Cash Prater, 9. Owen Hanson.
+ LO206 Senior:
– Main (12-Laps): 1. Issac Bourque, 2. Giovanni L. Medina, 3. Nathan Heath, 4. Heavyn Hill, 5. Steve Dow, 6. Noah Kitchingman, 7. Austin Hawkins, 8. Sassy McCormick, 9. William Amster, 10. Robert Amster.
+ LO206 Heavy:
– Main (12-Laps): 1. Brandon Arace, 2. Rachael Williams, 3. Walter Forbes, 4. Derek Anderline, 5.Gil Atkinson, 6. Gage Griego, 7. Curtis Waggoner, 8. Jessica Mansfield, 9. Jazz Manning, 10. Trevor Smith, 11. Jerry Stark III, 12. Ron Duminie, 13. Josh Prater.
+ Shifter:
– Main (12-Laps): 1. Zeke Corson, 2. Todd Thompson, 3. Adam Auerbach, 4. Mitch Kennedy, 5. Jeff Wamre, 6. Mike Faker, 7. Gerry Williams, 8. Eric Drummond, 9. Ben Fisher, 10. Chris Bender.
