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BSH Racing News Archive Oregon State Kart Championship Round 6, Pats Acres, Canby, Or. (19th July) Bromley gets second win in a row! Moves into first place in the championship. This was to be Steves first race without the "rookie" status. Unfortunately, he would not be able to make it this weekend, leaving Lon to run the team colors by himself. Things would start off good for Lon, capturing pole in qualifing by just under 2 tenths. In heat 1, Lon would start on pole and unlike the previous botched pole position start, this one was perfect. Getting a good jump on P2. Then with a helpful 'push" from behind, was able to hit turn 1 clean. Lon would go on to take the win. In heat 2 invert, starting from the back, Lon would end up brake checking and end up spinning the kart around. He was able to keep it running, and continue, while running 1/2 second faster than the rest of the field. But he would run out of time and settle for 5th. The final... Lon grids outside in P2. With a good start and some help (push) from his new best friend, was able to hold the outside going into turn 1. Halfway though the turn, the pole sitter would try a defensive move by cutting right in front of Lon. Lon would lift to avoid contact, then make the pass in turn 2. Out front is where he would stay and take the win. And with that, take the championship lead. Lon would like to thank Aaron N. for the set-up tips. "No one wins a race on their own". PARC Summer Outdoor League Round 1, Canby OR. (17th June) Tony Hana & Scott Santiani held up the BSH Racings team reputation for the 1st round of Pat's Acres outdoor arrive & drive league. For those not familiar with Pat's it's a top national level outdoor kart venue located in Canby Oregon. http://www.patsacres.com/ Scott finished the main in 2nd spot, overcoming a poor 4th place qualifying Scott steadily passed other Honda pilots. Culminating in a race long battle between himself & the race leader Tony finished main in a solid 3rd spot after a strong showing starting with pole. Unfortunately a mid-race spin & collision lost him a lot of time. Oregon State Kart Championship Round 5, Mcminnville (7th June) BSH Racing gets first outdoor win! It took 5 races for the indoor based team to get it's first win outdoors. The day started with a positive for Steve, qualifying on pole. This being his last race as "rookie status", he would not be able to take advantage of it and would start at the back of the pack. Lon on the other hand would be called into the pits with an malfuctioning transponder, and miss most of qualifying. The first heat, Steve would get by most of the field (and Lon) to finish second, Lon third. Lon would win the second heat. Steve had contact and ended up 4th. The final...Lon starts 2nd, Steve moves to the back. Steve would get stuck in traffic for the first lap, letting the leaders take off. He would end up 4th. Trying to find a way around a defensive line, Lon makes a pass for the win in the last 2 turns before the checkers. Oregon State Kart Championship Round 4, McMinnville (2-4 May) The first regional race for Lon and Steve. This brought teams and drivers from all states in the northwest region. 23 karts running in the world formula medium class alone. Lon had tire issues that kept him out of the morning practices. Follow that with a DQ in qualifying, which would haunt him all day. Steve on the other hand would qualify 7th. This being his second time out and first time on this track. Both drivers would end up starting 22nd and 23rd in both heat races. Steve moved to the back because of rookie status and Lon from the DQ. Both would work through the field in the 8 and 6 lap heat races. Lon finished 11th and 12th. Steve ended up 19th and 15th, with laps times the same as the top 5 drivers. The final would only be 6 laps, due to a schedule problem and running out of daylight. Lon would start 12th and end up 10th. Steve would come home in 15th. Not the best results on paper, but a good learning experience, and the team has started raising some eyebrows. Oregon State Kart Championship Round 3, Pats Acres (27th April) What a wild day! New driver (Steve), new kart, first time two BSH team members on track, karts flying through the air, and camera crews. Steve spent the first half of the day getting adapted to the kart and track. By the final race he was battling for 3rd, got spun out and ended up with 5th. On a positive note, the last two races of the day he ran 1/2 second faster than the rest of the field. Lon started out strong, qualifing 2nd, and would win the first heat race. An invert start for the second heat race would give Lon a "too darn close" view of Dave from DD Racing, flipping through the air in front of him. The video can be seen here Dave was some how unhurt, even did a cartwheel walking back to the pits. After a red flag and restart, Lon would go on to win the heat. The final saw Lon on pole. He would not get a good start and would settle for second overall. BSH Racing finish 12hr's of Dromo1 in 2nd place. (Feb 3rd 08) Deans Ultra Plugs wins with Patrick Long running the final stint. BSH Racing 2nd, with Mike Smith running final stint. Started the stint just under 2 laps behind Deans, but final kart selection had maybe 10% brakes left. Fell 2 more laps behind Patrick in the final stint. Congratulations to Deans, they ran a fantastic race. Thanks to everyone at Dromo for putting the event on, and especially Brad Packard for setting things up. Thanks also to all the competitors, it was fantastic racing with you all! Definitely will be back next year.
Dromo One Discussion Forum (Jan 30th 08) Have your say & listen in to all the teams discussions for the inaugural Dromo1 12hr Enduro. Now officially sponsored by BSH Racing. Dromo One Update (Jan 21st 08) This will be an indoor/outdoor 12 hr karting event held at Dromo one in Orange, CA. Feb 2-3. Click on the link above for all the details. |
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