2019CalSpeedMagazineJan

Pole - Adam Nagao T he 2019 Super Series season would open to a packed house, as CalSpeed Karting saw its marquee arrive and drive championship take to the Classico Counter Clockwise layout this past Saturday. While reconfigured in the off season and in place since opening with the new year, several drivers entered had yet to take to the new twists and turns of the Fontana, CA facility, making for some very interesting opening laps. At the end of the day, the new configuration changes proved to host some tough challenges, as well as excellent racing to kick off the 10th Super Series season… The green/white/checkered qualifying for the opening round also meant that history would be made, as it would be the first Super Series pole position on the new Classico CCW layout, an honor that will be echoed with every first race on each layout. Unsurprisingly, the drivers dominating the top of the charts were those that had been on the course prior, with Adam Nagao bringing home the first pole position of the year. Scoring the second fastest lap was reigning Super Series champ Alyssa Yauney, while former Masters champ Jose da Silva scored the final bonus point for his third-quick time. As we saw over the course of last season, the 10 driver invert for the second set of heat races makes things not only very interesting but also makes earning a pair of heat wins quite the achievement. For round #1, no driver would be able to score the heat race sweep, with six different drivers earning a heat race victory, including Adam Nagao, Jon Kimbrell, Charles Eichlin, Alyssa Yauney, Bill Kreig, and Matt Hart. Once the results were tallied, it would be Kimbrell scoring the pole position for the A-Main, pairing a third place with his heat win, while Paulo Franca would line up alongside with the second-best point total via a 2nd and 3rd place finish in his heats. The first main of the day would of course be the C-Main, and like we see many times in the preliminary Mains, when a driver has a rough set of heats that usually fairs a bit better, it can be a blowout. That was the case with 206 hot shoe Sean Bradley, who found himself in the C-Main after a tough day, and subsequently walked away with the victory. His 15+ second victory was helped out considerably by the infighting that took place behind him however, as the battle that raged on from 3rd on back was intense. Still it was Bradley out front, and unchallenged for the C-Main win and transfer into the B-Main. Unlike the previous Main, the B-Main was an awesome fight for the top spot, with Alexander Bermudez leading the field away, but 2018 newcomer Ayrton Demoss staying right on him. Things would stay unchanged for the first half of the race, but once into the waning laps, the battle was on at the front. Demoss made his move for the front, and the duo would A Main Podium B-Main Winner Henry Morse C-Main Winner Sean Bradley Round 1 Jan 19