MAY
22/05 - NEWCASTLE WEEKEND REPORT. EASYKART 125CC STARS
OF KARTING |
The quickest laps were turned early in during Easykart
qualifying with Andre Villarreal clocking the quickest lap
of 1:05.770. Paul Harraka edged out Dominic Scheer for the
second spot and this would begin a battle between the two
OVRP-based drivers.
After several drivers ran into problems in tech, including
polesitter Villarreal, Harraka started on pole with Juliana
Chiovitti beside him. Off the green, Sean Burstyn was able
to advance quickly and take the lead with Scheer, Harraka
and Chiovitti in tow. As the race rolled on, Scheer and
Harraka took control while Villarreal was coming to the
front after being disqualified for flex length. A loose
chain guard ended his day, however, as he was presented
the meatball flag. Scheer and Harraka battled until the
end with Harraka holding onto the win.
Harraka and Scheer resumed their battle in the Final. The
duo broke away from the rest of the pack and settled in
to go after the win. Late in the race, Harraka had built
a solid lead but Scheer began chipping away as the laps
closed. Taking the white flag, Scheer was still closing
fast and he looked like he might have a shot in the final
corner as he capitalized on the draft. He would come up
just short at the line. Harraka won his first Stars E asykart
race with Scheer in second and Villarreal in third, having
recovered from all his problems to take the final podium
step.
Saturday Final
Results Easykart
Pos No. Name Laps Diff Best Lap
1. 14E Paul Harraka 16 - 1:05.792
2. 77E Dominic Scheer 16 0.131 1:05.274
3. 33E Andre Villarreal 16 9.848 1:05.998
4. 37F Juliana Chiovitti 16 16.707 1:06.552
5. 11E Lindsey Adams 16 18.781 1:06.703
6. 48E Mary Mossey 16 22.860 1:06.797
7. 52E Andrew Withers 16 32.409 1:07.215
8. 22E Giuseppe Iannucci 16 36.420 1:06.945
9. 15E Gabriel Lopera 16 38.705 1:07.290
10. 18E Pat Iannucci 16 1:00.674 1:07.638
11. 26E Sean Burstyn 13 3 Laps 1:06.978
12. 19E Ryan Fowler 9 7 Laps 1:06.482
13. 66E Guillermo Freile 3 13 Laps 1:06.372
14. 23E Jaime Zuleta 3 13 Laps 1:08.789
15. 08E Arthur Lake 3 13 Laps 1:07.734
16. 13E Carrie Farron 0 16 Laps No time |
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Saturday
Race Report Stars of Karting Newcastle
courtesy Ekartingnews.com |
Paul Harraka and Dominic Scheer continued their dice from
yesterday’s final as the grabbed the top two spots
during Easykart qualifying through the open lapping session.
The two ran nose-to-tail for much of the session with Harraka
taking the point with a 1:04.618. Scheer was second, 0.069
seconds behind. Guillermo Freile was third and Andre Villarreal
was fourth.
The Harraka-Scheer show continued into the Prefinal for
the early portions of the race but Harraka faltered and
Scheer moved to the front. Villarreal followed through to
take second and Harraka came in third. Rounding out the
top five were Freile and Juliana Chiovitti.
After a two false starts in the main, the front row was
switched and Harraka pulled out to the early lead with Scheer
right behind. No sooner had things got going when the rain
began falling at New Castle. Race Director Kevin Williams
called for a red flag and the drivers were given 30 minutes
to change to wet set-ups.
In full wet conditions, the race was restarted and Scheer
took the early lead. Harraka went by on the back section
of the track and built a comfortable lead until his tire
came off his Easykart, ending was looked to be certain victory.
With Harraka out, Scheer re-took the lead followed by Arthur
Lake. The two ran well with Scheer scoring the win, Lake
second and Andre Villarreal third. Technical DQ’s
for
missing axle collars bumped Lake and Villarreal from the
ordered, elevating Pat Iannucci and Freile to the podium.
Sunday Final Results Easykart
Pos No. Name Laps Diff Best Lap
1. 77E Dominic Scheer 16 - 1:25.150
2. 18E Pat Iannucci 16 54.398 1:27.311
3. 66E Guillermo Freile 16 1:08.649 1:25.604
4. 37F Juliana Chiovitti 16 1:08.985 1:29.079
5. 14E Paul Harraka 11 5 Laps 1:25.734
6. 23E Jaime Zuleta 7 9 Laps 1:27.498
7. 15E Gabriel Lopera 6 10 Laps 1:31.373
8. 22E Giuseppe Iannucci 5 11 Laps 1:30.285
9. 19E Ryan Fowler 2 14 Laps 1:35.524
10. 52E Andrew Withers 1 15 Laps 1:37.241
11. 13E Carrie Farron 0 16 Laps No time
12. 48E Mary Mossey 0 16 Laps No time
DQ 08E Arthur Lake 16 2.812 1:25.549
DQ 33E Andre Villarreal 16 22.673 1:25.996
DQ 11E Lindsey Adams 13 3 Laps 1:29.621
DQ 26E Sean Burstyn 7 9 Laps 1:26.845
