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title hopeful Nick Descamps and newcomer Emerson Thieman getting to the front, and working out to a healthy margin. But the Sprint Series is where many cut their teeth and hone their skills, so we also see mistakes. Unfortunately, a mistake from Thieman would see Descamps into the barrier and a penalty for Thieman, so this turned the fight for third between Ernesto Sanchez, David Mock, Gregory Csik, and Paul Wagner, into the fight for the win. It would go right down to the final corner with Ernesto leading, but after defending to much and pulling wide while trying to stave off an attack from Mock, it was Wagner doing the over-under to go from third to first in the final corner and steal away the B-main win...
Already with a full day of great racing and fresh faces at the sharp end, the first Sprint Series A-Main of the year took the green flag with Jeremy Aldridge leading the way, followed by a line of about 5 or so drivers in tow. And while he would lead at the line for the first 7 laps, those laps were almost always contested, namely by fellow heat race winner Frank Hsu. Veterans may link up and work together, but as we often see in the first rung of the karting gladder, everyone wants to lead. This kept the rest of the pack close, and when it came down to the final few laps, the battle royal began. With three laps to go, Hsu finally was able to make the move stick and hold on to lead at the line, but he had Aldridge, and Ivan Martinez right in tow, with Joey Andrews and the overall pole sitter Adrian Comstock not too far behind. When Aldridge fired back to lead on the penultimate lap it was a five horse race, one that saw things go three wide at times, with Hsu carrying the outside on Aldridge on Sportivo, before getting a shove passed by Andrews. Hsu would go defensive into Monaco, but Andrews went lower, carrying enough to come out with the lead, and with the drivers fighting immediately behind, was able to hold on for his first career win in the Sprint Series...