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.
Micro Max
Heat 3
In Micro Max it was a three kart battle for first throughout the heat and the first time that Thomas Nepveu (SH Racing/FA Kart) would be challenged thus far this weekend. He was hounded all race long by Gianluca Savaglio (Intrepid) and Justin Arseneau (PSL Karting/CRG). Even though Savaglio and Arseneau were right behind the SH racing driver they were not able to pass him for the lead as they stayed in the same positions throughout the heat. Patrick Woods-Toth (PSL Montreal/CRG) finished the heat in fourth ahead of Liam Rhodes (REM/Birel) who completed the top five.
Unofficial Final Starting Grid:
| 1. Thomas Nepveu |
2. Justin Arseneau |
| 3. Gianluca Savaglio |
4. Patrick Woods Toth |
| 5. Jeremy Tallon |
6. Liam Rhodes |
| 7. William Michaud |
8. Dale Curran |
| 9. Louis Charles Gelinas |
10. Jason Leung |
| 11. Brandon Itzcovitch |
12. Georgie Zouein |
| 13. Adam Moor |
14. Simone Masini |
Mini Max
Heat 3
Michael d’Orlando (Koene/TonyKart) finally found the pace he needed to compete with Alexandre Legare (PSL/CRG) in heat three as he was able to pass the PSL based driver at the start and hold the position for the rest of the heat. Nicholas d’Orlando (Koene/TonyKart) had another top-three finish in the heat following his older brother and Legare for most of the race but not having the pace to get past. Stefano Lucente (Karts & Parts/LH Kart) finished the race in fourth ahead of Xavier Harris (Goodwood/Intrepid) who rebounded well from a poor finish in heat two.
Unofficial Final Starting Grid:
| 1. Alexandre Legare |
2. Michael d’Orlando |
| 3. Nicholas d’Orlando |
4. Stefano Lucente |
| 5. William Chayer |
6. Xavier Harris |
| 7. Carson Vogel |
8. Ryan MacDermid |
| 9. Christopher Chanko |
10. Marc Antoine Poirier |
| 11. Lucio Masini |
12. Zachary Vanier |
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