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Tuesday, 31 March 2009 10:47 |
 The third round of the Superkarts! USA ProKart Challenge South was a day of firsts for many at the Grange Motor Circuit in Apple Valley, California. The March 28 event saw over 60 competitors on hand for the 8/10-mile circuit, four of which – including PKC TaG Senior newcomer Bobby Kelley – earned their first victory of the 2009 PKC South season in four classes that have seen no repeat winners. On the flip side, hotshoe Jacob Neal duplicated his performance in round two by scoring two wins once again, while Phil Conte bagged his second straight victory in his division.
As he did last month at the Willow Springs event, Neal would run double duty on the day to compete in the S1 and S3 divisions. The S1 portion of the event was perfect for Neal, as he showed the way in every on-track session from qualifying to the main event. Neal took the feature win by nearly five seconds over Peter Abba and Imran Hussain.
In S3, the day began in the right direction, with Neal securing the top qualifier position by a tenth of a second over Patrick Cushenberry and Bobby Legate, who sat second and first in the standings heading into the weekend. Although he rolled onto the track late, Neal was improperly allowed to start in pole position, and therefore continued on to take the opening heat win by over two seconds, with Cushenberry in second of round two runner-up Jimmy McNeil. To correct the heat 1 start, Neal agreed to a sixth grid position start in the second heat (with the agreement of the rest of the drivers). He was able to work back up to third – but not have enough for the lead as McNeil took the win over Cushenberry with a late race pass. Read Full Story on EKN.
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