I don't really know what to say about this race other than Ron looks forward to it every year. I guess it is like my Chili Bowl, for you that don't know it is my favorite race of the year in Tulsa in January :) It is like the Indy 500 of karting so it is a pretty big event!
Ron and Colton teamed up again this year, last year they finished 7th and started 48th. If you read my post from last year Ron wished for a Top 5. This year things were a little different. Colton qualified the kart 6th on Saturday and was fast all day. When Ron got home that night was was very excited, he knew they had a chance to win. There are many top notch drivers that run this race every year. Dan Wheldon, Ed Carpetner, Jay Howard, and many racers from all over the world.
Colton started the race and had a tough battle 2nd and 3rd for the first 54 for laps. He came in to pit and they switched drivers and Ron went out in the kart. After the pit stop things got spread out a bit and Ron was in 4th. He came in at lap 101 and pitted again and Colton took over and stayed in 2nd place for a long time. They needed to come in one more time and at lap 150 and Ron was planning on finishing up the race. After just a few laps of Ron taking over something happened to the kart, he dropped a good 4 seconds off the pace. By this point in time I am sure we were all pacing wondering what in the heck was wrong with the kart. Ron had to come in to pit at lap 171 because the front tires were worn out. Colton took over but they had dropped back to 5th. The new tires fixed the issues for a bit and Colton was able to get back up to 3rd. But with 7 lap to go he couldn't hold off 4th place position because the kart was handling so bad. So, Ron got his wish of a top 5 finish and I have to say we were all very proud of all of them! Ed Carpenter and his teammate ended up winning by 2 laps. After the race they noticed the chassis of the kart broke and that what had caused the kart to slow down and handle so bad. It was a great weekend and for Ron the race season is over. Tony has one more race next weekend and then we are done for the year. I can't believe this season has gone by so fast, it seems like just yesterday that I was a nervous wreak because Tony was racing in first "big" kart race. Where does the time go??
Check out Ron and Colton:
http://www.ekartingnews.com/news_info.php?n=13504&sid=4d25c56978dc3d082ec64575319b07b1
Colton started the race and had a tough battle 2nd and 3rd for the first 54 for laps. He came in to pit and they switched drivers and Ron went out in the kart. After the pit stop things got spread out a bit and Ron was in 4th. He came in at lap 101 and pitted again and Colton took over and stayed in 2nd place for a long time. They needed to come in one more time and at lap 150 and Ron was planning on finishing up the race. After just a few laps of Ron taking over something happened to the kart, he dropped a good 4 seconds off the pace. By this point in time I am sure we were all pacing wondering what in the heck was wrong with the kart. Ron had to come in to pit at lap 171 because the front tires were worn out. Colton took over but they had dropped back to 5th. The new tires fixed the issues for a bit and Colton was able to get back up to 3rd. But with 7 lap to go he couldn't hold off 4th place position because the kart was handling so bad. So, Ron got his wish of a top 5 finish and I have to say we were all very proud of all of them! Ed Carpenter and his teammate ended up winning by 2 laps. After the race they noticed the chassis of the kart broke and that what had caused the kart to slow down and handle so bad. It was a great weekend and for Ron the race season is over. Tony has one more race next weekend and then we are done for the year. I can't believe this season has gone by so fast, it seems like just yesterday that I was a nervous wreak because Tony was racing in first "big" kart race. Where does the time go??
Check out Ron and Colton:
http://www.ekartingnews.com/news_info.php?n=13504&sid=4d25c56978dc3d082ec64575319b07b1
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