When it comes to karting competitions, the true champion is the individual that can display the greatest endurance while keeping fast laps times.  The LVGP Summer Iron Man Series is a great test to that skill.  An hour and half race was held in each of the 3 Summer months.  The overall champion would be crowned based upon overall points over the 3 Races.

The tough aspect of racing is that you can never predict what can happen during a race.  In the final race of the series Jason Frankenfield aka Bone had kart issues in the beginning of the race with a broken throttle cable.  This enabled Ben Lindsay and Jonathan Updegrove to have a 2 man race.  The two drivers raced nose to tail for the final 25 minutes of the race finishing with a difference of .205!!!  Bone finished 3rd but had won the previous 2 races to claim the overall victory!

It was an excited Series this Summer as we got to see a lot of new faces get into the competition program.  All of the drivers showed great class and sportsmanship.

Next upcoming Competition Events:  Adult Leagues 10/3, Junior Leagues 10/6

Final Points Standings

1.  Jason Frankenfield 2,801 pts,

2.  Ben Lindsay 1,879 pts

3.  Fernando Oliveira 1,458 pts

4.  Nicholas Takacs 1,431 pts

5.  Brandon Gehris 1,142 pts

6.  Dave Kraige & Jonathan Updegrove 843 pts

7.  Ross Stuart & Nunzio Craccholio 649 pts

8.  Jason Squitiere, Dan Krantz & Michael Todos 587 pts

9.  Dylan Castro 536 pts

10.  Matt Winker & Rodrigo Da Silva 493 pts

11.  Hunter Stewart, Kris Dumschat & Carlos Dos Reis 456 pts

12.  Adriano Oliveria & Marty Depano 423 pts

13.  Jake Krantz & Gabrielle Larrimore 371 pts

The Jr Leagues at Lehigh Valley Grand Prix have become a showcase for some of the best Jr drivers in indoor karting.  Each week it is truly amazing to watch these kids race in 20 minute, wheel to wheel racing, features!  The program attracts kids from all different racing experience levels and provides a great racing experience for everyone!

“We have kids that race sling shots, quarter midgets and outdoor go karts that use the league as a way to keep their skills sharp in the off-season.  We also have participants that have never raced or driven a vehicle in their life!  It is exciting to watch them all improve over the 8 week program,” said Kyle Lick, assistant competition director.

The winter league had 3 classes for the competition.  The league started in mid January and ran until March 3rd.  Each week for 8 weeks the participants would race in a 5 minute qualifier followed by a 20 minute feature.  The fastest qualifier would start on the pole position for the feature race.  The Spring League will begin on April 14th and run for 8 consecutive weeks.  The cost is $175.

We would like to give a big congratulations to all of the Winter League participants and parents and we hope to see you in the Spring league!!  Here are the final results from the Winter League.

Class A

1. Zack Dunn “Z Racer” 5909 pts, 2.  Joey Brey “JoetheTraitor” 5609 pts, 3.  Kalynn Strobel “KalynnTheMadness” 5206, 4.  Noah Kreitzer “Sanitator” 4768 pts,  5.  Hunter Stewart “Flaming Bull” 4631 pts, 6.  Jase Smith “JPSRacer24″ 4528 pts, 7. John Coranati “Vito” 4217 pts.

Class B

1.  Brycen Jasionowski “BMAN” 5916 pts, 2.  Kiel Cochran 5785 pts, 3.  Josh Patterson “Bullet Bill” 5354 pts, 4.  Brandon Gehris “I Like Chicken” 5302 pts, 5.  Spencer Patterson “Spencer” 5080pts,  6.  Kimberlee Taylor “Kimbo” 3687 pts.

Class C

1.  Christian Eckes “Christian” & Alex McCollum “WildChild” 6252 pts, 3.  David Rush ”David” 5194 pts, 4.  Chandler Gavin “Chandler” 5171 pts, , 5.  Nicholas Winton “Terminator” 4518 pts, 6.  Alex Roan “Alex” 4080 pts.