Saturday concluded the heat racing portion of the 2014 ASN Canada FIA Canadian Karting Championships as all classes returned to the track for their third and final heat race, with points tallied to set the grids for Sunday’s National Championship Finals.
It was a relaxed day at the Jim Russell Karting Academy in Mont-Tremblant held under sunny skies as the anticipation built for Sunday.
The day was completed by the Team Cup rental kart race where each team nominated two “non-drivers” to compete in a 10-lap dash. With the crowd on their feet, Team KMS came away with the victory over Team Energy Kart Canada and Team PSL Karting. It was a great way to cap off the day.
Briggs & Stratton Junior
Heat 3
Roman DeAngelis (Birel) made it three for three in Junior Briggs but not without a challenge. After getting the initial lead, Tyler McCullough (Intrepid) overtook DeAngelias with Austin Bisschop (REM/Birel) following through and then making his own move for the lead. Bisschop’s lead would be short lived though as he would be freight-trained by McCullough, DeAngelis and Joshua Conquer (DMR/TonyKart).
McCullough led from there until the last lap board came out and when DeAngelis dove to the inside in corner one. Conquer tried to follow through but he hit the curb and made contact with McCullough, taking the Intrepid driver out of the race. Alex Murphy (CRG) capitalized to finish third in the heat ahead of Jeff Fulham (K & K Kart), Conquer and William Gosselin (FA Kart). Conquer received a penalty for the contact with McCullough putting him in 11th.
Unofficial Final Starting Grid:
| 1. Roman DeAngelis |
2. Austin Bisschop |
| 3. William Gosselin |
4. Jeff Fulham |
| 5. Joshua Conquer |
6. Alexander Murphy |
| 7. Nicholas Hornbostel |
8. Xavier Dorsnie |
| 9. Tyler McCullough |
10. Gavin Sanders |
| 11. Zachary Vanier |
12. Kelsey Hann |
| 13. Andre Fiorini |
14. Justin Beers |
| 15. Braxton Terry |
16. Graci Young |
| 17. Dylan Brady |
18. Fraser Murray |
| 19. Ben Mundle |
20. Stephen Oliver |
| 21. Victoria Stutsky |
22. Paul Hoffman |
| 23. Lucas Janson |
24. Samuel Gerlof |
| 25. Carson Whitford |
26. Brady Dow |
Briggs & Stratton Masters
Heat 3
Dave Anderson (Intrepid) scored his second heat win in Briggs & Stratton Masters as he was able to go from flag to flag over Steve MacVoy (K&K Kart). The two formed a three kart breakaway with Guy Savard (SH Racing/FA Kart) at the start and broke away early.
While the three might have been clear at the front for a good portion of race but they were caught by the second group of four with three laps two go.
On the final lap Blake Choquer (BBR/Birel) led the second group past Savard in the hairpin bringing Corey Walsh (CRG) with him.
At the finish it was Anderson with the win ahead of Macvoy, Choquer, Walsh and Savard. However MacVoy was disqualified for a missing exhaust silencer.
Unofficial Final Starting Grid:
| 1. David Anderson |
2. David Patrick |
| 3. Blake Choquer |
4. Guy Savard |
| 5. Corey Walsh |
6. Mario Martin |
| 7. Eric Beltrami |
8. Gerard Daniel |
| 9. Kyle Aulenback |
10. Steven Macvoy |
| 11. Keith Barrick |
12. Sylvain Coursol |
| 13. Mathieu Boudreau |
14. Michel Forget |
| 15. Scott Jeffries |
16. James Dunn |
| 17. Ronald Henrie |
18. Steve Attard |
| 19. Erik Gerlof |
20. Darren Mallettte |
| 21. Jim Williamson |
22. David Goddard |
| 23. Martin Coursol |
24. Philip Schumacher |
| 25. Shane Findlay |
26. Crawford Kilpatrick |
| 27. Jean Beltrami |
28. Wayne Shimoon |
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