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Platinum sponsor for Colorado Kart Racing Race Report: Colorado Sprint Championships Rounds 3 and 4Friday, July 25, 2008 Schermerhorn Shines! Ben Schermerhorn continued his outstanding 2008 season in the Colorado Sprint Championships by dominating the 125 shifter class both days - and taking a TaG win on Saturday for extra credit. Along the way, he set a new track record for IMI - 49.963 - the only driver ever to break the 50 second barrier. The Billet Performance Karting 125 Shifter Class started off on Saturday with Critical Zone's Schermerhorn (CRG/Maxter) taking P1 with a 50.716, just a few hundredths in front of Billet's own Marc Elliott (Arrow/TM). The two stayed close together at the start of the heat race until Schermerhorn created a gap to claim pole for main. But it was Elliot with the faster launch later in the afternoon, and he lead the field through the first lap until Schermerhorn moved past coming down the hill after the hairpin. Elliot kept even closer this time, keeping Schermerhon's margin of victory to only a few seconds. Kody Adcock (CRG/Honda) With all of Saturday's rubber on the track, and some even hotter temperatures, Schermerhorn started Sunday by smashing the track record in qualifying. This time it was Adcock joining him on the front row. Elliott got an excellent start and slotted into 2nd in the heat, again finishing behind Schermerhorn and just in front of a determined Adcock. The main was much the same, as Schermerhorn and Elliott took over in front ahead of first Snider then Adcock. Adcock made a bid for 2nd just before the half, but another problem - his helmet restricting his breathing (in the 100+ degree heat) - caused him to pull off. Deshon and Billet team mate Mike Petrie (Arrow/TM) then fought over third, with Petrie taking it. In Reaction Karting's TaG Senior class the most notable change from rounds 2 and 3 was the unfortunate absence of most of the Utah-based sponsor's team. Still, the field was highly charged with talent, and Shockwave's Greg Welch (Shockwave/Rotax) opened the weekend by taking qualifying with a 52.812 - a shocking .44 over the rest of the field. But round 1 winner Ben Schermerhorn (CRG/Leopard) got the better start in the heat race, leading about half of it until Pat Rosse (Arrow/Rotax) took over the rest of the way, finishing with Schermerhorn, Welch, and David Zippie (Birel/Leopard) on his bumper. Welch got a much better start in the main, getting out in front early and creating a gap, but by lap 7 he was out. This left Schermerhorn and Zippie in front and they kept the stands well entertained swapping positions, before Schermerhorn settled in for the win. Joey Allen (RBI/Leopard) took a hard-earned 3rd. It was Pat Rosse's turn to impress the competition on Sunday with a pole-winning time of 52.520 - .2 over Welch, and .6 over Schermerhorn. He then proceeded to dominate the heat race, finishing in front of Zippie. But at the start of the main, Rosse's Rotax balked, and Zippie took over the lead until Welch's kart sorted its way to the front. Welch then proceeded to pull away with each lap. Behind, Zippie looked comfortable until Rosse and Schermerhorn bridged up to him creating a 3 way dogfight late in the race. Instigator Rosse lost out when his clutch gave up, and Zippie crossed the line 4 seconds behind Welch for 2nd, and Schermerhorn 3rd. Sterling Service's 125 Spec Shifter had yet another new leader in qualifying on Saturday - Rocky Mountain Kartworks' Cory Milne (GP) with a 51.406. But Scotty Muffler's Jake Snider (CRG) got the better start and took the main ahead of Milne and Shockwave's Jeff Welch (Shockwave). Snider was slow off the line in the main, but Milne wasn't and took over point until lap 7 when Welch moved in front - for good, taking his first CSC win of the year. Snider recovered to take 2nd, and Milne took 3rd just ahead of Doghouse Racing's Jack Bradley (Birel). Welch resumed leadership in Sunday qualifying, just in front of Kartworks' Jeff Field, who was driving AJ Noud's Grand Junction winning chassis. Welch traded the pole in for a heat race win in front of Milne and Snider, then proceeded to take off in the main. Field, who DNF'd in the heat, was making his way back through the pack methodically, and at the ¾ mark was in second and closing on Welch. Contact with a lapper lost Welch several kart lengths, and a lap later Field moved through to take the lead with 2 to go for his first CSC win, followed closely by Welch and Snider. Other Winners for the weekend:
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