The KUAS wrapped up the 2023 regular season Saturday at Naugle Speedway, joining the Three Rivers Clone Clash event in the hills of Western PA.
The event ran one round of heats and and then feature. Heat winner: 26 Troy Giberson After a couple of start attempts, the feature was rolling right along. There was a strong battle up front with Troy Giberson and Kyle Pease as they ripped around the high banked oval, with Rick Giberson right there in 3rd. Pease had to pull off with an exhaust pipe issue and that left the son- father duo to battle out the second half of the race. When the dust settled, Troy Giberson was able to hold off Rick for the win, Josh Bergfelt came across 3rd for his best KUAS finish of the season- just ahead of his dad Mark Bergfelt in the B-99. Rick Beery rounded out the finishers running a solid 5th place. Beery also was the recipient of the "Underdog" Small Open Engine Bonus presented by TRAK Promotions with his AIXRO XR50 wankel. Looking at the season overview, congratualtions to Kyle Pease who was able to secure the KUAS by a slim 2 points over Mark Bergfelt. Top 5 Points:
Thank you once again to everyone who has come out in support of not only the KUAS, but all muscle kart racing across the country. Thanks TRAK Promotions for sponsoring the "Underdog" small open bonus again this year. Also thank you goes out to all the tracks, fans, families, and friends of the KUAS that make this a very special group to be a part of. There are some things in the works all ready to spice up the KUAS, more information as details get sorted out and fall into place. Next stops- UAS Grand Nationals September at Huntertown Speedway, Gettysburg, PA and The Northeast Divisional at Race-1 Motor Speedway, Dubois, PA in October. Have fun no matter where you race! Until next time! Steve T
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The KUAS made the second trip to Flat Run Speedway, this time it was for the second national 1/4 point race of the season and The Charlie Perrin Memorial race to raise money for the Four Diamonds Fund. Final tally shows over $3,500 was raised at the event to help children battling cancer get the life sustaining treatments they need.
Seven muscle karts made it to this event, looking to get an event in for the Grand National and Northeast Divisional rankings or improve from previous events. In the heat race, Kyle Pease raced his way from the tail starting spot to get the win and pole position for the feature. For the feature, just before the green flag, John Garde threw a chain on the backstretch prematurely ending his bid for back to back season wins at Flat Run. When the green flew, Pease took the lead and never looked back. Mark Bergfelt put the B99 in the second spot and had a great, clean race with Austin Suain (who was on his backup ride for the feature) through most of the feature. Suain’s header came loose but was still in place enough for him to finish it out. At one point with only a couple laps left to go, Bergfelt spun in the middle of turns 1 and 2 – Suain was in the right spot beside Bergfelt and righted Bergfelt’s kart who was able to keep rolling and hold onto second. Feature Results:
Next stop for the KUAS is the final event of the season, August 26 at Naugle Speedway in an event with the Steel City Clone Clash and Keystone Outlaw Wing Karts. ** Rick Beery was the “Underdog” Bonus Award winner this week presented by TRAK Promotions with his AIXRO XR50. Steve T The KUAS made their first of 2 stops this season at Flat Run Speedway Saturday. Eleven muscle karts signed up to take on Allport Oval.
John Garde was able to hold off Rick Giberson to pick up the heat race win. As for the feature, there were great pockets of racing as the field sorted themselves out. Garde and Kyle Pease were right together for nearly all 20 laps, Rick and Troy Giberson battled for the 3rd spot respectively, and the group of Josh Bergfelt, Rick Beery, and Mike Clark also gave the crowd a lot to watch. When the checkered flew, Garde was able to hold off Pease for his first win at Flat Run. Finish Order:
** Kyle Pease was the ‘Underdog” Bonus Award winner presented by TRAK Promotions on a BRC 150. Steve T The Keystone UAS rolled into Blairsville Speedway for the first 1/4 pt race of the season. Mother Nature tried to put a stop to the event with near 90 degree temps, 2 showers, and a nasty looking thunderstorm that went right around the track just before the feature. A HUGE shoutout to Pete and the Blairsville track prep crew who did a PHENOMINAL job on the track!! The red clay stayed butter smooth and was getting faster by feature time.
Twelve muscle karts took to the track. A couple new drivers to a Keystone event and a couple familiar faces that we haven't seen in a couple years. With the heat and the threats of weather, the series was slated 1 heat and a 25 lap feature. Heat A Results:
Feature Results:
Thanks again to Pete and the Blairsville Speedway staff! It's always a pleasure racing there. Thank you to all the drivers, families, and friends that came out as well! Without y'all there's no KUAS. Next stop is Flat Run Speedway in Allport, PA - July 8th. Steve T Mother Nature claims the season opener at Naugles. KUAS will be back in action at Blairsville Speedway on June 3rd for the first 1/4pt race of the year.
As many of you know, I am a little long winded and this post will be a bit of the same. There is a lot to cover from last night’s event, the Children’s Hospital Benefit 1/4pt race at Flat Run Speedway.
First off, I need to thank several people for last night. Scott and Christine Fox for having us participate in their special event, and their daughter Lyndsay for being, by far, the toughest, kind hearted, and most positive little girl that I know for just being the brave trooper she is. Miranda, Beth, and the rest of the Flat Run crew for being so welcoming every time the UAS is there, even when we kept with tradition and brought rain when there was no chance of it all day. The drivers, crews, and families that traveled in all were super supportive, courteous, and generous in support of this event. Without all of you, we could not have done what we did yesterday or any other day for that matter. As for results, the first one I have is how generous the UAS was in donations to Children’s Hospital and the overall for the event. Let me say this blew me away and made me even more proud to be a part of this family of racers than I normally am. I was able to present to Lyndsay an envelope of $785.00 on behalf of the Unlimited All Stars!! The overall money raised from the raffles, donations, etc for the night was $2,253.00 - which I believe is the most raised overall for this event! They are planning on presenting this to the hospital at Lyndsay’s next visit in early August. Race results: We had 10 muscle karts come out for the night of racing. Kyle Pease, joined by Brian Lunn, came out of retirement for the event and the Lunn/Pease Motorsports combo looked like they had been running it all season long. Kyle claimed heats 1 and 2. Feature time and Pease, starting from the pole, jumped to a quick 5 kart length lead and stayed that way for most of the race. John Garde was closing in towards the end of the race but there was not enough time to challenge for the lead. Rich Jordal was right there within striking distance in the third spot. When the dust settled, Kyle Pease claimed the win, the Bergfelt Racing Enterprises LLC & American Muscle Kart winners payout along with TRAK Promotions “Underdog” bonus for being the highest finishing smaller displacement open with his BRC 150 - just ahead of Garde who was running a 135 Sudam. Finishing Order:
As the final season points race of 2022, we were able to get in 3 of the 5 events scheduled. The point title goes again to Steve Windle Jr! Season top 5:
Thanks again to everyone involved this season as it could not be done without all of you!!! Be sure to hit the Western NY and Central NY events leading up to the Northeast Divisional at Naugles this fall! Steve T Mother Nature wins at Hunterstown this week. Next event is the Children's Hospital Benefit race at Flat Run Speedway, July 23, 2022.
The KUAS rolled into "The Bullring", Naugle Speedway for the season's first 1/4 points race of the year at the home of the 2022 Northeast Divisional. Eight muscle karts took to the track for action that day.
When the dust settled, it was Troy Giberson's #26 pulling away from the field and grabbing the win. Finishing Order:
Thanks Ed and crew for all the hard work on the track and support this year! Next event is at Hunterstown Speedway on July 9th - the home of the 2023 Grand National. Steve T Due to scheduling conflicts, we will be cancelling the Penns Creek event slated for June 4, 2022. The next race will be 1/4Pt race #1 at Naugle Speedway June 18th.
The Keystone UAS opened the 2022 campaign at Blairsville Speedway. This week saw 2 new drivers take to the track, Jesse Short hopping into a kart he ran at Hunterstown last season and Andy Lazeration, builder of Magnum Racing Chassis, driving Joel Dell’s Honda powered MRC ride.
Six muscle karts took to the track. Picking up from 2021, Steve Windle Jr claimed heat 1 and went on to take the checkers in the feature - while collecting the Bergfelt Racing Enterprises, LLC and American Muscle Kart $100 pay day. Ernie Confer and Andy Lazeration were in a close battle for the 2nd and 3rd spot until Confer’s throttle stuck causing him to go off in turn 4. Confer was able to re group and hold onto the 3rd spot. Results:
Next up is Penns Creek on June 4th. Steve T |
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