Sunday, April 15, 2012

Campbell Dominates in Fontana!!

At the final Challenge of the America's race in Fontana, CA Scott made the trip to try out the new CRG after changing teams over the winter to CRG West. Arriving on Wednesday they put the kart together and got it ready for Thursday and Friday practice. Everything went pretty good after they went through some minor problems.

Saturday was race day and Scott qualified on pole in Masters but was DQ'd because of a fuel problem. Between then and the prefinal Campbell got the fuel problem resolved and then was ready for the race. Right off the start Campbell made the move to the front in Masters and 3rd overall. After some tough battling he would win the Masters class and finish 3rd overall. In the final Scott again would battle hard and after a long race and being not in top form yet Campbell fell into the grips of Daniel Burkett at the end of the race and would finish 1st in Masters but 4th overall.

Wanting an improvement for Sunday they made a couple changes to the kart as the track was changing and was much warmer than Saturday. In qualifying Scott would post the 3rd fastest time overall and was 6 tenths faster than the next Masters driver John Crow. In the prefinal Scott would get the jump and move up to the second spot but would get passed but Burkett on the straight. Campbell battled right back and there was some contact. This left Burkett out of the race and Scott would retire 6 laps later still holding the second fasted lap of the race. Starting the final from the back of the pack Scott would quickly make up time and move through the pack and would eventually get to the second spot but by that time Fritz Leesmann was already well spread away from the pack. Campbell would also pull away from the pack and also was posting fast laps back and forth with Leesmann. At the end Scott would finish 2nd overall and 1st in Masters.

It was a great weekend to learn the new kart and get back in the driver seat before the Western Canadian Championships starts in May in Chilliwack.

Scott would like to thank his sponsors Karting Canada, CRG West, PSL Karting and K1 Racegear for the continued support.

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