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 DJ Ortiz is coaching Cole Glasson at New Castle Motorsports Park this weekend where they are attending the opening event of the 2010 WSK North American Series by CKI.
 Live broadcast of the event starts on Saturday April 10th and can be viewed on the CKI website by clicking HERE. Archived videos of 2009 CKI Florida Cup races can also be viewed. Be sure to tune in Saturday and Sunday to watch Cole race!
We arrived at New Castle Indiana on Wednesday evening. Thursday was
a set
up day for all drivers, CKI closed the track on Thursday to prevent anyone
from gaining
an advantage immediately prior to the race. With temperatures in the
high 30's
it was miserable at times but tolerable. Friday morning began with low
temperatures as well. The track was surprisingly fast, allowing drivers
to
promptly put fast lap time on their Mychrons. Cole Glasson (KRS)
driver running under the DFR tent was mid pack during practice. After a
some
chassis and engine tuning adjustment by long time coach and tuner DJ
Ortiz,
Cole was able to climb to the top 5. During the last 2 practices Cole
was 2nd
and 5th fastest. Saturday morning began with a warmer day in the high
40's.
First and only practice on Saturday, Cole was looking pretty fast but
not
as fast as some of the other top competitors. Cole and I talked about
the
chassis, engine, and track conditions. Cole was able to give me a great
driver
debrief allowing us to communicate effectively to improve the
kart. The
debrief and the adjustments were right on the money. Cole posted the
fastest lap
on the 4th lap never able to be matched by the rest of the competition.
Congratulations to Cole for taking the pole for Saturday's
race!
On the start of the pre-final the kids were overly aggressive
having
to go around a few times. Finally they took the green. Cole lost a few
positions
by turn 4. Allowing the competitors to battle for position up in the
front.
Cole battled his way to the 3rd spot but aggressive
driving by a competitor put him into the fence on the last turn. The
competitor
was penalized and put in the back of the field behind Cole. Cole battle
his way
from the back to 3rd, taking a podium finish. Great driving Cole!
Sunday was quite a bit warmer. Chassis and engine tuning had to be
changed
almost every hour. Cole was fast during practice, and qualifying taking the 5th
spot on
the grid. Others competitors found a few more tenths allowing his
competition to
start up front. We took 5th on qualifying, pre-final and final. "It was a
great
weekend for us." says DJ Ortiz. "We were able to compete well and put down some
fast times. We will return to New Castle in June to compete in the Pan
American Challenge Series."
See you at the track.
DJ Ortiz
Kart Racing Solutions
MyLaps.com race results
Race reports can be viewed on eKartingNews -
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 Congratulations to both Patricio O'Ward and Cole Glasson on the top
ten
finishes this weekend at the FWT under the coaching and tuning of
Kart Racing Solutions owner and driver DJ Ortiz.
Patricio was
6th on Saturday and 3rd on Sunday (rain), Cole was 8th Saturday and 10th
on
Sunday (rain). Both drivers drove well in both dry and raining
conditions. This was a 42 kart field.
For complete results go to the Florida winter Tour Website .
Team KRS is looking forward to the next race in the CKI
series starting April 9th, 2010 in New Castle, IN.
See you at the track!
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Kart Racing Solutions will be coaching and tuning Rotax Mini Max drivers Patricio O' Ward and Cole Glasson in 2010.
Patricio O' Ward, a new driver for KRS, will be under DJ Ortiz's coaching and
tuning at the Florida WinterTour
in Ocala,
Fl this coming weekend next to team mate Cole Glasson. Patricio (Pato)
and
Cole will team up with DJ Ortiz-KRS (owner, coach, tuner and driver) for
the remaining of the 2010 karting season. The KRS pilots will compete
against
one of the best Minimax fields in the USA.
Please watch the live action
on your computer by visiting the Florida Winter Tour website Saturday 3/20 and
Sunday
3/21 for live streaming video and live commentary. You can interact with other race fans across the nation and cheer for Patricio and Cole using the FWT live chat and blogging feature while you watch the live action.
See you at the track!
DJ Ortiz
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Written by KRS owner and pilot DJ Ortiz - 9 time KART and IKF National Champion.
Kart Racing Solution's 2009 season was a great success on and off the
track. The pilots for KRS (see list below) won many national, regional
and local championships during the season
NTK Maxwell Paper Products Winter Series
The season began at our
local track at North Texas Karters (NTK) with the Maxwell Paper
Products (Rod Smith) Winter Series. Multiple KRS pilots scored many
wins and took some cash home.
Many raced locally at our club level.
Lance Brogdon dominated the 2009 Junior Super Sportsman class with TCRE
engine power, also competing were Bob Schabel, Reg Richardson and Lori
Richardson.
Road Racing
The SWRA racing season was an awesome venue for our drivers with most of
them contending for and wining regional and national titles.
Congratulations to Adam Kelly, Sean Kelleher, Cole Glasson and Gabe
Bargas for wining regional and national titles.
Sprint Racing
Other KRS drivers went on to race the regional and national circuits.
The sprint season at NTK and SWRC was a great venue for Sheridan Odom,
Cole Glasson, Miguel Lopez, Kinsley Cook, Kaiden Cook, Lance Brogdon, Bob Schabel, Reg Richardson, Lori Richardson, and DJ
Ortiz. The regional season began at MSR Houston, it was a very wet
weekend keeping drivers in the pits. Racing in the rain and in the dry
during the weekend. A few scoring a win and most KRS pilots scoring
podium finishes during the weekend.
The season went on to OMC the future spot for the RMax 2009 National
Championship. KRS pilots ran well during the OMC weekend. Next on our
schedule was the Rotax Summer Shootout a preview of the Rotax Max National
event. This event is used to measure pilots against some of the best
rotax drivers in the USA before the final test. Most pilots ran well
during this event, DJ Ortiz (Owner) got injured during the race. The
rib injury took him out of the seat for the rest of the 2009 season.
The sprint season ended at the US Rotax Grand National Championship for
most drivers, in which Cole Glasson, Kinsley Cook, Kaiden Cook, Lance
Brogdon, Sheridan Odom participated. Congratulations to Cole Glasson on
his top ten result. Cole also ran in the Race of America and the CKI
Grand Championship in the cadet class.
2009 Super Nationals XIII, Las Vegas, NV
The season ended at Las Vegas at the SKUSA Super Nationals XIII. Miguel
Lopez arrived at the El Rio hotel ready to attack the track on
Wednesday morning. The day began very well. Miguel was very competitive
both days during practice. With a few more changes and track analysis
by DJ Ortiz the top 20 looked possible. We ran well in
qualifying hopefully taking a spot in the top 20. During tech we were
informed that a new header ID was mandatory for the event. Ending with a
DQ for the ID on the exhaust. It was not the best news but we kept our
heads high and continued working at it for the rest of the weekend.
Miguel bent an axle during the first lap of the LCQ terminating his
chances to move on to the final event. Congratulations to Miguel and
his family for the great sportsmanship and desire to win. Miguel is
looking forward to the 2010 racing season.
The highlight of
the event for many of us was meeting all the Official Drivers for the
Tony Kart team including Michael Schumacher (7 time Formula 1
champion), Marco Ardigo (2 time World Karting Champion), Gary Catt,
Cody Hodgson, Alex Speed, Eduardo Martin, Andre Martin. Thank you to
the Tony Kart folks for the great event.
Kart racing Solutions is the a dealer for both Margay Karts (USA) and
Tony Kart (Italy). Now with TCRE on board for TAG, Yamaha, and Rotax
engine program the 2010 season looks very promising for all KRS pilots.
The 2009 season was great the 2010 is going to be absolutely awesome.
Please check out the pictures.
Kart Racing Solutions Pilots
Adam Kelly
Kinsley Cook
Cole Glasson
Dain Hutton
Jacob Symack
Hannah Williams
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Miguel Lopez
Kaiden Cook
Lance Brogdon
Sheridan Odom
Gabe Bargas
Sean Kelleher
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Bob Schabel
Reg Richardson
Lori Richardson
Heinz Meyer
DJ Ortiz
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I would like to say thanks to each and every pilot, friend,
brother, sister, mom, dad and every family member for their support in
2009. Also to Mike Beason, Jonathan Beason, Keith Freber (Margay),
Andre Martin, Eduardo Martin (Tony Kart USA), Dave Pauly (3G), Bob Schabel, Yaani-Mai Gaddy (webmaster) and
George Shear (TCRE) for their support and friendship. Could not have
done it with out you folks. I greatly appreciate all you folks have
done for me. George Shear TCRE is a Rotax Service Center in association
with DJ Ortiz and with the help and support from Garry Lobaugh (MRP
Motorsports) we will do our best to provide you with the best service
we can offer.
Best Regards and Happy holidays to all.
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2009 Super Nationals XIII
Michael Schumacher
and DJ Ortiz
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Event Calendar
SWRC Series
May 1-2 GCKI, Katy TX
June 5-6 OMC, Norman, OK
July 30-31 NTK, Denton, TX
Aug 28-29, MSR Houston, TX
Sep 25-26 NTK, Denton, TX
Oct 16-17 Rain Date
SWRA Road Racing Series
Mar 26-28 MSR Cresson
Apr 16-18 TWS
May 14-16 Oak Hill
June 18-20 Eagles Canyon
July 16-18 Hallett
Aug 6-8 TWS
Sep 17-19 Oak Hill
Oct 15-17 Oak Hill
Pan American Challenge
Apr 23-25 MSR Houston
June 11-13 New Castle Motorsports Park
Aug 20-22 Homestead Raceway
Oct 1-3 CalSpeed Raceway
WSK Nth American Series
Apr 9-11 New Castle, IN
May 14-16 PKRA Phoenix
Jul 23-25 Millville, NJ
Aug 13-15 New Castle, IN
Sep 24-26 Grand Junction
Oct 22-24 Las Vegas, NV
US Rotax Grand Nationals
July 14-17 Newcastle Motorsports Park,IN
Rock Island Grand Prix
Sep 4-5 Rock Island, IL
SKUSA Supernationals XIV
Nov 17-21 - Rio Hotel, Las Vegas
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