TONY KART AND OCALA GRAN PRIX DOMINATE FLORIDA KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (JULY 29, 2010)

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TONY KART AND OCALA GRAN PRIX DOMINATE FLORIDA KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

 "Multiple race wins and podiums in Jacksonville"

 

July 29, 2010 - The Ocala Gran Prix/Tony Kart race team made the short trek
from their facility to the 103rd Street Motorsports Complex for the fifth
round of the Florida Karting Championship Series (FKCS). Competing at the
ultra fast Jacksonville, Florida facility, the OGP race team lived up to
their expectations scoring multiple race wins and podiums throughout the
three day event.

 

A total of five main event victories and fifteen podium results were
accumulated throughout the event as junior driver Jonathon Kotyk had a
tremendous weekend. Taking advantage of certain situations, Kotyk won the
Easykart 100 and KPP Junior classes while scoring a third place podium
result in Yamaha Junior.

 

National level driver and current top five finisher at the US Rotax Grand
Nationals Ashley Rogero was back in action and could also be seen at the
front of the pack. Rogero scored four podium results including three third
place finishes in Cadet Sportsman, Rotax Mini Max and KPP Sportsman while
improving to the second step on the podium in Yamaha Sportsman.

 

"Overall, it was a good event for the team," expressed Team Manager Kyle
Kraus. "We worked hard as a group to ensure all of our drivers had the best
possible equipment and opportunity to win. We have a lot of momentum heading
into the final round of the series and should be able to score multiple
championships as a group."

 

Floridians Oliver Askew and Andrew Evans joined Kotyk and Rogero on the
podium by splitting the results in Rotax Junior and TaG Junior. Askew
claimed top honors in Rotax Junior while Evans got the better of the two in
TaG Junior. Both drivers also scored second place results when they were not
on the top step of the podium.

 

Sportsman competitor Devin Boutout was back in action in Jacksonville and
again, continues to improve with each and every outing. Following a strong
run in Ocala, Boutout scored a third place result at the 103rd Street
Motorsports Complex in Rotax Micro Max and backed it up with a solid top ten
on Sunday in Cadet Junior Sportsman.

 

Tony Kart newcomer Yamir Raj was quickly up to speed in his new green
machine scoring a second place result in Rotax Senior on Saturday. With only
one practice session on Friday, Raj quickly adapted to the kart and was up
to speed fast. Looking to improve on Sunday, Raj ran into some bad luck as
he brought his Tony Kart home in ninth in TaG Senior.

 

Looking to lock up two championships this year, senior driver Brandon Salyer
would compete in both Rotax Senior and TaG Senior this past weekend. After
qualifying near the front of the pack in Saturday's Rotax event, Salyer
injured his ribs and was unable to compete in the day's action. Relief
driving for Salyer was Ocala Gran prix mechanic Nate Grindell as he put a
clinic on the sixteen kart field. After starting in the last position for
the prefinal, Grindell stole the show claiming the heat race win and main
event victory on his way to helping Salyer compile first place points.
Salyer would be back in the kart on Sunday in the TaG division but would
suffer an engine failure in the main event and be classified 14th. 

 

Sebastian Sierra was one of the quickest Rotax Mini Max drivers of the
weekend as he took the pole position and heat race win on Saturday. Looking
for the perfect day, Sierra missed the win by one position but managed to
score OGP another podium result.

 

Jackson McKeague was back in Sportsman action as he competed in both the
Yamaha and KPP divisions. Looking for experience and seat time, McKeague
raced with fellow Sportsman drivers as he looks to gain as much racing
experience as possible. 

 

Young pilot Dylan Gennaro completed his last weekend in the Kid Kart
division and will look forward to the next event where he will make his
debut in the Rotax Micro Max class. 

 

For more information on Ocala Grand Prix, OGP race team opportunities and
info on how to get into karting, please visit Ocala Gran Prix online at
www.OcalaGranPrix.com <http://www.ocalagranprix.com/>  or contact Kyle Kraus
at 352.291.0600 (Kyle@OcalaGranPrix.com) or Mike Maurini at 317.270.8723
(Mike@OcalaGranPrix.com). 

 

Press release prepared by: Race Tech Development

Photo's courtesy of: Florida Karting Championship Series - FKCS

Possible photo caption 'Kotyk' - Junior driver Jonathon Kotyk claimed three
podiums over the weekend including two victories.

Possible photo caption 'Askew and Evans' - Rotax Junior driver Andrew Evans
leads teammate Oliver Askew in Saturday's action

 

Mike Maurini

Race Tech Development

  Mike@RaceTechDevelopment.com

P: 317.270.8723

 

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