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Event Page: 2015 Florida Winter Tour ROK Cup Round 1 – Homestead, Florida
The hub for all of our content regarding this weekends Inaugural ROK Cup round at the Florida Winter Tour.
For the quickest updates and results from this weekends event, tune in to our event page. We will be updating it on the fly, posting the results as fast as we can type them, so check back often for the overall results and updates on drivers from Canada along with the daily reports and photo galleries from each class.
Mini ROK Final
1. Jonny Edgar
2. Nicholas d’Orlando +0.189
3. Alessandro Famularo +5.089
4. Pauly Massimino +6.310
5. Reece Gold +7.172
10. Lachlan DeFrancesco +9.368
31. Matthew Latifi +6 Laps
33. Patrick Woods Toth +9 Laps
ROK Shifter Final
1. Patrik Hajek
2. Rubens Barrichello +0.543
3. Collin Daley +7.762
4. Austin Garrison +8.885
5. Nicholas Latifi +10.043
12. Dominic Legrand +25.244
14. Zachary Claman Demelo
ROK Senior Final
1. Kyle Kirkwood
2. Christian Munoz +1.007
3. Andre Nicastro +1.651
4. Gustavo Rafols +5.516
5. Jonathan Law +7.692
ROK Masters Final
1. Eduardo Dieter
2. Raul Costa +19.439
3. Salvador Bortoni +21.697
4. Francois Brun Wibaux +30.783
5. Andre Duek +34.658
ROK Masters Shifter Final
1. Richard Heistand
2. Victor Jiminez +13.375
3. Tom Hankinson +13.963
4. Jason Alden +14.468
5. Matthew Sanford +16.556
7. Michel Legrand +21.534
8. Martin Janson +22.637
Micro ROK Final
1. Fernando Barrichello
2. James Egozi +5.5150
3. Pedro Aizza +5.947
4. Santi Trisini +6.293
5. Diego Contecha Porras +6.999
ROK Junior Final
1. Mathias Ramirez
2. Arthur Leist +0.091
3. Nick Bruckner +5.095
4. Luis Jose Forteza +7.233
5. Roman DeAngelis +7.306
6. Michael d’Orlando +7.381
17. Andres Felipe De Alba +27.829
January 18, 2015
Mini ROK Heat AvsB
1. Jonny Edgar
2. Sebastian Montoya +2.342
3. Kai Palomino +3.840
4. Derek Carmenate +3.917
5. Reece Gold +4.017
Mini Rok Heat CvsD
1. Jak Crawford
2. Nicolas d’Orlando +0.529
3. Lachlan DeFrancesco +0.748
4. Matthew Latifi +1.192
5. Alessandro Famularo +1.281
17. Patrick Woods Toth +21.659
ROK Junior Prefinal
1. Mathias Ramirez
2. Roman DeAngelis +0.373
3. Caio Collet +1.003
4. Luis Jose Forteza +1.822
5. Arthur Leist +4.441
Micro Rok Prefinal
1. Diego Contecha Porras
2. Fernando Barrichello +3.302
3. Elio Giavane +4.977
4. Pedro Aizza +5.491
5. Lucas Rodriquez +5.584
ROK Shifter Masters Prefinal
1. Richard Heistand
2. Victor Jimenez +11.570
3. Tom Hankinson +12.582
4. Matthew Sanford +14.269
5. Vicki Brian +14.788
8. Michel Legrand +19.299
9. Martin Janson +19.820
ROK Masters Prefinal
1. Eduardo Dieter
2. Raul Costa +7.583
3. Adam Petit +11.376
4. UD Ramsey +19.626
5. Andre Duek +26.428
ROK Senior Prefinal
1. Kyle Kirkwood
2. Christian Munoz +0.935
3. Gustavo Rafols +1.701
4. Andre Nicastro +3.123
5. Joao Cuhna +6.186
10. Gianfranco Mazzaferro +9.242
ROK Shifter
1. Patrick Hajek
2. Rubens Barrichello +1.403
3. Austin Garrison +4.280
4. Collin Daley +4.416
5. Nicholas Latifi +4.545
17. Dominic Legrand DNS
18. Zachary Claman Demelo DNS
Mini ROK Heat A vs C
1. Jonny Edgar
2. Nicholas d’Orlando +0.314
3. Sebastian Montoya +3.564
4. Arias Deukmedjian +4.024
5. Kai Palomino +4.301
6. Matthew Latifi +4.348
13. Patrick Woods Toth +9.872
January 18, 2015
Mini ROK Qualifying
1. Jonny Edgar 51.806
2. Reece Gold +0.086
3. Nicholas d’Orlando +0.120
4. Alessandro Famularo +0.144
5. Sebastian Montoya +0.175
11. Matthew Latifi +0.435
12. Lachlan DeFrancesco +0.450
ROK Junior Qualifying
1. David Malukas 47.538
2. Mathias Ramirez +0.002
3. Caio Collet +0.049
4. Enzo fittipaldi +0.065
5. Roman DeAngelis +0.082
25. Andres Felipe De Alba
Micro ROK Qualifying
1. Fernando Barrichello 53.621
2. Diego Contecha Porras +0.091
3. Lucas Rodriguez +0.263
4. Pedro Aizza +0.462
5. Elio Giavno +0.464
ROK Shifter Masters
1. Richard Heistand 46.526
2. Victor Jimenez +0.662
3. Michel Legrand +0.692
4, Tom Hankinson +0.701
5. Vicki Brian +0.872
9. Martin Janson
ROK Masters Qualifying
1. Eduardo Dieter 47.905
2. Raul Costa +0.345
3. Adam Petit +0.600
4. Francois Brun Wibaux +0.888
5. U.D Ramsey +0.981
ROK Senior Qualifying
1. Gustavo Rafols 46.801
2. Kyle Kirkwood +0.102
3. Ryan Norberg +0.188
4. Morgan Healey +0.199
5. Christian Munoz +0.227
8. Gianfranco Mazzaferro
ROK Shifter Qualifying
1. Rubens Barrichello 45.542
2. Patrick Hajek +0.053
3. Austin Garrison +0.101
4. Nicolas Latifi +0.140
5. Nelson Piquet +0.142
12. Dominic Legrand +0.715
18. Zachary Claman Demelo No Time
Photo Gallery: 2015 Florida Winter Tour ROK Cup – Homestead Saturday
Thrilling Saturday Action in Mini-Rok See’s d’Orlando Come Out on Top
Split into two groups for Qualifying, the UK’s Jonny Edgar (BENIK Kart) put himself on the pole-position just edging out Nicholas d’Orlando (KoeneUSA/TonyKart) and Arias Deukmedjian (Kosmic). The BENIK kart would earn three of the top-five spots with Lachlan DeFrancesco and Jak Crawford round out the top-five.
Kyle Kirkwood captures victory in ROK Senior; Eduardo Dieter Untouchable in ROK Masters
Christian Munoz (V Motorsport/TonyKart) posted a time of 46.720 to take the pole in ROK Senior Qualifying ahead of Kyle Kirkwood (OGP/TonyKart) and Gustavo Rafols (TonyKart). Andre Nicastro (Techspeed) was fourth in the session ahead of Ryan Norberg (Checkered Motorsports/PCR) who completed the top five.
Munoz lead majority of the prefinal in ROK Senior, as he was being hunted down by Kirkwood and Nicastro. On the final lap Kirkwood took the lead in the hairpin, but Munoz tried to counter in the next corner pushing both karts wide giving the lead and the race win to Nicastro. Morgan Healey (OGP/TonyKart) and Gianfranco Mazzaferro (Ferrolati Corse/Tonykart) completed the top five.
Patrick Hajek puts on a clinic in ROK Shifter; Richard Heistand sweeps ROK Masters Shifter
Florida’s Austin Garrison (OGP/TonyKart) won the pole in the Vortex ROK shifter category ahead of to former Formula 1 drivers Nelson Piquet (Piquet Sports/TonyKart) and Rubens Barrichello (OGP/TonyKart) in an excellent field of talented shifter pilots. Canadian Formula 3 driver Nicholas Latifi (Ferrolati Corse/CRG) was fourth in his return to karting ahead of factory Praga driver Patrick Hajek (Praga North America/Praga) of the Czech Republic.
January 17, 2015
Mini ROK Final
1. Nicholas d’Orlando
2. Jonny Edgar +0.393
3. Derek Carmenate +0.698
4. Sebastian Montoya +0.813
5. Jeremy Fairbairn +1.955
ROK Shifter Final
1. Patrik Hajek
2. Rubens Barrichello +0.679
3. Zachary Claman Demelo +7.127
4. Austin Garrison +7.354
5. Collin Daley +7.953
10. Dominic Legrand +22.848
15. Nicholas Latifi 4 Laps
ROK Senior Final
1. Kyle Kirkwood
2. Andre Nicastro +1.404
3. Christian Munoz +1.535
4. Gianfranco Mazzaferro +2.080
5. Morgan Healey +2.494
ROK Masters Final
1. Eduardo Dieter
2. Raul Costa_+9.644
3. Francois Brun Wibaux +23.445
4. UD Ramsey +28.476
5. Adam Petit +43.521
ROK Shifter Masters Final
1. Richard Heistand
2. Jason Alden +16.550
3. Michel Legrand +19.920
4. Tom Hankinson +22.824
5. Vicki Brian +24.562
11. Martin Janson +12 Laps
Micro ROK Final
1. Diego Contecha Porras
2. Fernando Barrichello +2.187
3. James Egozi +4.765
4. Pedro Aizza +4.867
5. Lucas Rodriguez +4.977
ROK Junior Final
1. Mathais Ramirez
2. Luiz Branquinho +0.935
3. Roman DeAngelis +1.603
4. David Malukas +3.429
5. Luis Jose Forteza +5.011
16. Andres Felipe De Alba +33.383
January 17, 2015
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January 17, 2015
Mini ROK Heat B vs D
1. Nicholas d’Orlando 2. Alessandro Famularo +0.787 3. Reece Gold +0.890 4. Derek Carmenate +1.267 5. Lachlan Defrancesco +1.607 16. Patrick Woods Toth
Mini ROK Heat A vs C
1. Jonny Edgar 2. Matthew Latifi +3.316 3. Arias Deukmedjian +3.850 4. Pauly Massimino +4.155 5. Jeremy Fairbairn +4.386
ROK Shifter Prefinal
1. Patrick Hajek 2. Ruben Barrichello +1.540 3. Nicolas Latifi +2.524 4. Zachary Claman Demelo +3.852 5. Collin Daley +5.684 10. Dominic Legrand +13.659
ROK Senior Prefinal
1. Andre Nicastro 2. Christian Munoz +1.088 3. Kyle Kirkwood +1.296 4. Morgan Healey +3.225 5. Gianfranco Mazzaferro +4.028
ROK Masters Prefinal
1. Eduardo Dieter 2. Raul Costa +2.620 3. Adam Petit +8.703 4. Francois Brun Wibaux +12.785 5. Andre Duek +17.328
ROK Shifter Masters Prefinal
1. Richard Heistand 2. Jason Alden +10.197 3. Michel Legrand +12.308 4. Vicki Brian +16.193 5. Tom Hankinson +16.346 6. Martin Janson +20.021
ROK Junior Prefinal
1. Roman DeAngelis 2. Caio Collet +0.293 3. Luis Jose Forteza +1.509 4. Mathias Ramirex +3.638 5. Enzo Fittipaldi +4.621 27. Andres De Alba +4 Laps
ROK Mini Heat C vs D
1. Sebastian Montoya 2. Derek Carmenate +0.300 3. Anthony Famularo +0.391 4. Ugo Ugochukwu +1.020 5. Lachlan DeFrancesco +1.115 12. Patrick Woods Toth +7.700 19. Matthew Latifi +25.706
ROK Mini Heat A vs. B
1. Jonny Edgar 2. Nicholas d’Orlando +1.304 3. Jeremy Fairbairn +1.446 4. Reece Gold +1.533 5. Henry Cubides +1.686
January 17, 2015
ROK Shifter Qualifying
1. Austin Garrison 45.480 2. Nelson Piquet +0.143 3. Rubens Barrichello +0.170 4. Nicholas Latifi +0.229 5. Patrik Hajek +0.262 10. Dominic Legrand +0.831 12. Zachary Claman Demelo No Time
ROK Senior Qualifying
1. Christian Munoz 46.720 2. Kyle Kirkwood +0.183 3. Gustavo Rafols +0.210 4. Andre Nicastro +0.258 5. Ryan Norberg +0.331 9. Gianfranco Mazzaferro +0.544
ROK Masters Qualifying
1. Eduardo Dieter 48.089 2. Adam Petit +0.529 3. UD Ramsey +0.854 4. Francois Brun Wibaux +0.857 5. Raul Costa +0.866
ROK Masters Shifter Qualifying
1. Richard Heistand 46.313 2. Jason Alden +0.841 3. Michel Legrand +0.962 4. Tom Hankinson +1.047 5. Matthew Sanford +1.246 8. Martin Janson +1.485
ROK Micro Qualifying
1. Jake Martin 53.397 2. Diego Contecha Porras +0.128 3. James Egozi +0.327 4. Fernando Barrichello +0.392 5. Pedro Aizza +0.409
ROK Junior Qualifying
1. Kick Brueckner 47.470 2. Roman DeAngelis +0.023 3. Caio Collet +0.036 4. Luis Jose Forteza III +0.096 5. Arthure Leist +0.128
ROK Mini Qualifying
1. Johnny Edgar 51.719 2. Nicholas d’Orlando 3. Arias Deukmedjian 4. Lachlan DeFrancesco 5. Jak Crawford 11. Matthew Latifi 34. Patrick Woods Toth
January 16, 2015
2015 Florida Winter Tour Ready to ROK and Roll – Part 2
After previewing the Senior level classes yesterday, today we break down the Junior level classes that will compete this weekend. CKN will be trackside for the entire Florida Winter Tour providing our excellent event coverage, photo galleries and much more.
Drivers are on track Friday for official practice before complete race days on Saturday and Sunday.
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January 15, 2015
2015 Florida Winter Tour Ready to ROK and Roll – Part 1
In the first of our two-part preview we take a look at the Senior level classes on track this week end. Our Junior class preview will follow on Friday morning. CKN will be trackside for the entire Florida Winter Tour providing our excellent event coverage, photo galleries and much more.