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The Mike Manning Karting 100cc Masters category would see a dominant performance from veteran karter and former SKUSA national champion Matt
Johnson, sweeping the day and bringing home the full $1200. While the P1 Pole Award and Formula Works Fast Lap Award were took down about as handedly as his pre-final win, drama would be how things started before the he even entered the track for the Final. As the field fired up on the grid and started to head out on the course, Johnson was left stationary with a loaded up IAME KA engine unwilling to clean out. Quick thinking by the crew found the issue though, and Johnson was able to join the field and line up just before the formation line out of the horseshoe corner. He wouldn’t lead the first lap, would take over on lap two, putting in quick lap after quick lap to go on and complete the sweep of the day with the win. Behind him was a battle royal for the final two podium spots, with contact removing both Brett Harrelson and Tim Meyer, promoting the rest of the field into a fight for hardware. Howard Combee would make a slick move and get 2 at once to take down 2nd, while Matt Ostiguy bounced back to snag the final podium spot in third.