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With tickets to the biggest races in Las Vegas -the SKUSA Supernationals XXIV and ROK Cup USA’s ROK Vegas- and as much
as $1200 bucks to help you get there, the CalSpeed Summer Shootout presented by Sunrise Ford had all the makings for some great racing action this past weekend. The drivers across the four classes on offer -Tag Mini, 100cc Junior, 100cc Senior, and 100cc Senior did not disappoint...
Ruthless Karting Tag Mini would kick things off for the day with the green-white-checkered qualifying, and it was Jackson Glendenning clocking the best time for the P1 Engines Pole award, and $100. That time would actually hold up for the Formula Works Fast Lap Award as well, making it $200 total for Jackson. The Pre-Final would see Glendenning carry his speed into the 12 lap contest, but would be challenged early by John Antonino, with the two going back and forth at the end, having gained an advantage via infighting from the drivers behind. Glendenning would take down the win over Antonino, carrying pole into the 20 lap final, but right from the start the challenge came from 3rd place starter Tristan Murphy. Murphy immediately took the fight to the lead, with Glendenning and he going back and forth for the first quarter of the race, with the aforementioned Antonino getting swallowed by the pack after Luca Bruncati made the move for third. It would eventually be a three-kart race between Murphy, Glendenning, and Bruncati right at the end; both Glendenning, and then Bruncati took shots at Murphy, but the top tier Micro driver shined in his step up into Mini, fighting back and holding on to bring home the win.