IKWC 2010 | July 27 - Aug 01 | Phoenix - Arizona - USA

IKWC 2010 - Belgium Wins Nations Cup!
July 27, 2010

 

 

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July 27, 2010 (Phoenix) - The 2010 edition of the Indoor Kart World Championship officially got underway on Tuesday night (July 27), with the traditional 3hr Nations Cup endurance race taking place on the Full GP track layout at the F1 Race Factory facility in Phoenix, Arizona.

As expected, the battle for top honors in the opening race of the IKWC featured plenty of side-by-side racing. With many of the top indoor karters from around the world joining forces via the 11 teams entered, it was anyone's guess who would emerge with top honors when the checkered flag waved.

 

The race could not feature the traditional LeMans style start due to the seat belts used at the Phoenix track which can be quite tricky to latch when put in a hurry. An F1 style standing start was used as an alternative. The driver switch was also changed this year, with the replacement driver waiting to go off in a new kart, ensuring each team would drive at least 4 different karts during the race.

Team Belgium Bluestar, consisting of 2008 World Champion Gregory Laporte, Kenny Geldhof, Mats de Jong and Robin Borremans, in the end scored the win, completing a total of 450 laps. Team USA/Colombia SoCal (Dave Messimer, Diego Morales, Logan Calvin and Miles Calvin) however kept the pressure up all the way to the checkered flag, eventually taking home second place, only a few kart lengths behind the winners. Giving the host country some momentum heading into the individual IKWC races, Team USA NorCal Umigo Indoor Karting (Jerot King, Jon Kimbrell, T.A La and Zach Becker) joined in the podium celebrations, finishing third, one lap back. Completing the top-five in 2010 Nations Cup were Team USA DeCuzzi Tires/Finishline (Aaron Downs, Jeff Saiani, Tony Rolfson and Truman Godfrey), who set the fastest race lap (23.220), and Team Great Britain/Colombia (Andres Prieto, Bradley Philpot, Juan Monroy and Michael Johnson).

The 2010 Indoor Kart World Championship continues on Wednesday (July 28), with races one and two at F1 Race Factory in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Indoor Kart World Championship
Nations Cup - Race Results
July 27, 2010
F1 Race Factory - Phoenix, Arizona - USA.

 

Pos.           Team                                        Laps                        Fast lap          Avg. Lap

1  -   Team Belgium CORTEX Bluestar        450 laps                   23.288           23.952

Gregory Laporte (BEL), Kenny Geldhof (BEL), Mats de Jong (BEL), Robin Borremans (BEL)

 

2  -  Team USA So.Cal / Colombia              450                          23.306           23.978

Dave Messimer (USA), Diego Morales (COL), Logan Calvin (USA), Miles Calvin (USA)

 

3  -  Team USA Nor.Cal Umigo Karting        449                         23.262           24.041

Jerrott King (USA), John Kimbrell (USA), T.A. La (USA), Zach Becker (USA)

 

4  -  Team USA DeCuzzi / FinishLine           447                         23.220           24.123

Truman Godfrey (USA), Aaron Downs (USA), Tony Rolfson (USA), Jeff Saiani (USA)

 

5  -  Team Great Britain / Colombia             447                        23.234           24.121

Bradley Philpot (GBR), Andres Prieto (COL), Juan Monroy (COL), Michael Johnson (USA)

 

6  -  Team Brazil Oceanica                           445                        23.512           24.235

Carlos Nadaes (BRA), Felipe Assumpcao (BRA), Otacilio Oliveira (BRA), Slow Assis (BRA)

 

7  -  Team Brazil Larimax / Techno Fit          445                        23.329           24.220

Francisco Jansley (BRA), Maxwell Jansley (BRA), Ed Cordeiro (BRA), Andre Lima (BRA)

 

8  -  Team Austria / Benelux                        445                        23.221           24.255

Herwig Heckl (AUT), Werner Truegler (AUT), Matthias Grooten (BEL), Ruben Boutens (NED)

 

9  -  Team Netherlands                                442                        23.702          24.410

Rene Wegman (NED), Ian Pierce (JAM), Carlos Carneiro (BRA), Poul Hornemann (DEN)

 

10 - Team Germany                                     442                        23.733          24.414

Fredi Fuchs (AUT), Willi Strobl (GER), Tanja-Carina Muller (GER), Florian Holzinger (AUT)

 

11 - Team Brazil Divena / Center Bus          434                        24.341          24.826

Beto Rossi (BRA), Eugenio Baranzini (BRA), Alex Kid (BRA), Vicente Rando Neto (BRA)

 

* Team Brazil Larimax finished ahead of Team Brazil Oceanica on track, but was penalized after a last lap crash between drivers Ed Cordeiro and Otacilio Oliveira. The penalty dropped Team Brazil Larimax to 7th place, and moved Team Brazil Oceanica to 6th.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           
           
           
           
           
         

 

 

 

          
           
           
           
           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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