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Lemans Karting offers Nor Cal Rotax racers the lowest cost indoor kart seat time in the bay area - $10 arrive and drive.
Lemans Karting, located in Fremont California is once again the official indoor karting facility of the Jim Russell Northern California Rotax Challenge. As part of developing a strong partnership between indoor and outdoor karting, Lemans Karting will offer track time for only $10 for 10 minutes of practice to all Northern California Rotax members - All Season. This special deal makes Lemans Karting even more affordable in 2009. Every Nor Cal Rotax racer can print a certificate from lemans/norcalrotax certificate, take it to Lemans Karting and go driving for only $10 per practice session. What a deal!"I wanted to support the fastest growing race series in Nor Cal and reinforce the connection between indoor and outdoor karting." said Rick Gaan, owner of Lemans Karting, "We have several regulars who gain valuable seat time at LeMans on a regular basis and also participate in the Jim Russell Northern California Rotax Challenge. With two regular race league nights run every Sunday and Tuesday (see http://www.lemanskarting.com/racing/league.php), Rotax racers can be better prepared to hone their race craft inexpensively. "
"This is a great deal from Lemans Karting. You can't beat this deal for wheel-to-wheel seat time." commented Adrian Szwarcburg, Northern California Rotax Challenge organizer. "Lemans Karting has new karts with speeds up to 40mph and up to 12 drivers on the track at one time. They are a blast to drive. It's a great place to take the family and race one another. It is a perfect way for Rotax racers to get additional seat time any day or night of the week."
In order to take advantage of this great deal you must print a certificate from the Nor Cal Rotax website (http://www.norcalrotax.com/files/LeMans_Rotax09_10for10.pdf) and bring it with you when you go to Lemans karting. The is valid all year.
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( 2.8 / 412 )October 12 2008 - Two for Two!
Once again Andy Chittum's Mad Man Motorsports scores a second-step podium finish equaling his best result, and cementing his position as a top finisher in the USTCC. The weekend saw the most exciting race of the season with the two top finishers less than two seconds apart at the finish line.
As the car rolled out of the trailer Saturday morning for practice, the other competitors were surprised to see the BTM Motorwerks modified car sporting a new aero package. The car looked great, with components from APR, Bimmerworld and Omnifab but would it improve the laptimes on Buttonwillows fast, twisty, and altogether bumpy surface? Saturday practice saw Chittum put the car on pace with the leaders, and nearly 7 seconds a lap faster than the previous trip to Buttonwillow in 2007. But NASA SoCal kept the competitors on their toes by reversing the track for Sunday's event, a configuration even the some local drivers hadn't done in years.
Sunday qualifying saw Chittum first on the grid, and within three laps, he'd put down a time of 2:02.3 in the challenging reverse direction, good for 2nd on the grid ahead of the defending 2007 USTCC Champion Kurt Simmons, but the previous round's winner Andrie Hartanto had lowered his best time to a 2:00.6 in the sesson throwing down the gauntlet.
The race started with Chittum's BTM Motorwerks powered BMW launching ahead of the front-wheel drive cars and leading the first two laps. Hartanto and Simmons pressured Chittum constantly. Just at the end of the next lap, however, Chittum slid slightly wide in Buttonwillow's off-ramp corner and the Hartanto-Simmons Express Train came shooting by. For many laps, the three cars put in fast laps, and Chittum recovered, waited, then when he judged Simmon's SRT-4 to be hot, he attacked. It was to be short battle though, for Simmon's SRT-4 lost power on the straight between Sweeper and Lost Hill, and Chittum moved into second. For many laps Chittum battled to make progress on the few seconds that Hartanto had built up, and finally, as he began to close, Hartanto make a mistake and locked his brakes going into sweeper, going off into the dirt. Chittum put his pedal down and motored back into the lead. However Hartanto was determined to not give up, and the battled resumed, this time Chittum leading. Finally, after a few inopportune moments with backmarkers, Hartanto was able to catch Chittum once again. Choosing a perfect time to pass coming out of Lost Hill, the two cars went side by side into Riverside, Buttonwillow's huge sweeping bend. But it was Hartanto that had better position at the exit, and Chittum had to cede position or face a trip into the dirt himself. Next lap, the competitors were shown a white flag, and Chittum attacked like a Madman putting in his best lap time of the race on the very last lap.
"We came very close today to the top step of the podium" Chittum said. "Conditions were very difficult with the bumpy track, there were a lot of offs and lots of dirt out there to contend with. We've shown we can match Hartanto's pace, with just a little more consistancy, we have our first victory in sight."
Join Andy's team with BTM Motorwerks at Infineon Raceway on November 8th and 9th for the final USTCC race of the season where the underdog team gives its all to grab its elusive first top-podium spot. Contact MMM Crew Chief Jennifer Grossman at jenn.grossmann@gmail.com for details, or to volunteer for crew duty.
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