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The win at the Thompson World Series was Cabral fourth of the season and his club-record ninth at Thompson.
The Northeastern Midget Association (NEMA) concluded their 2010 season at Thompson International Speedway in Connecticut. For team owner Tim Bertrand the season couldn't have ended on a sweeter note, as his two drivers, Randy Cabral and Cole Carter, finished first and second in an epic battle.
On the second green, realizing how fast everybody was going, Cabral moved to the outside and went for it, holding onto the lead all the way to his convincing victory.
Cabral of Plymouth, Massachusetts, grabbed the early lead but soon found that his K&N Engineering teammate Cole Carter had put together a strong run, passing point leader Russ Stoeher, with his sights clearly set on Cabral. For the final 15 laps Carter dogged his teammate every inch of the way, but on the final run to the checkers, Cabral managed to stretch his advantage and notched the very popular victory. It was Cabral's fourth win of the season and his club-record ninth at Thompson.
Bertrand Motors' Chris deRitis (75) night ended early after an unfortunate lap-one altercation.
How did Tim Bertrand feel about the win at the Thompson World Series? "Excellent! We really felt in the last three races of the season that we were back to our old form of 2008. We were leading by a half lap at Waterford, and broke a rocker arm. We were coming to the front quickly at Seekonk, and got in a tangle - and then 'redeemed' ourselves at Thompson with a convincing win."
Cabral was eager "to redeem himself" after over-aggression proved costly at Seekonk's DAV. He was cautious on the initial start at Thompson, determined to let things settle out. Then the second green, realizing how fast everybody was going, he moved to the outside and went for it.
"He felt bad about the tangle at Seekonk," said Bertrand. "He said that it was his in-patience that caused the wreck. At Thompson, he laid back for about a lap - but saw the other cars getting away from him, and then just went for it. He had the lead in fewer than three laps."
"When Carter got under him in his team car he was completely surprised. Carter was running an Esslinger 'spec' engine - Cabral never thought he would be able to keep up."
Carter even appeared to grab the lead momentarily coming out of turn two, but Cabral beat him into three. It was really the only time Cabral actually saw his teammate, although the one-time USAC driver did make two other determined moves out of two, before settling into a run on the leader's tail. Cabral said he was surprised it was Cole, expecting somebody else like Russ. Still, he felt "if I didn't screw up I was going to be OK. We wanted to win the race that was our only objective."
"This was one of our best seasons ever," remarked Bertrand. "We were on the podium nine out of 13 races. The other team that won the championship suffered the loss of their car owner early in the year (Gene Angelillo) - who was one of the most successful car owners ever. It is hard to beat 'divine intervention'!"
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The 2010 SEMA Show was very impressive when you compare it to previous years. A plethora of personalized and performance modified vehicles filled the Las Vegas Convention Center. Hundreds of custom cars and trucks overflowed into the parking lots outside; polished and ready for the show.
Jeff Maldonado's custom 2006 Scion tC
Jeff Maldonado, president of the new generation Scion car club called Revoluscion CC, found his way back to SEMA this year with his modified 2006 Scion tC. "Last year I went as a Smartwax feature vehicle," Maldonado explained. "This year, the tC was featured by Tokico."
Maldonado tells us that Revoluscion CC is going to, "set a higher standard outside the ordinary." The Revoluscion car club has set a momentum that continues to push toward success.
Revoluscion Car Club's 2006 Scion tC
"A lot of us have already accomplished Magazine features, Awards and SEMA features in less than 2 years," Maldonado expresses. "Our ultimate goal is to build a family out of the team and support our community while wow'ing everyone at the shows."
Many of Maldonado's impressive accomplishments have been circulating around the press. Automundo, a popular Spanish automotive magazine, did a 4 page feature, L.A. Times did a piece and there was a feature in the 2009 & 2010 SEMA Show Magazine. Some of the awards presented to Maldonado thus far include the Finest Driven & Finest Custom Scion at Remix, Best of Show at Scion's Unlock the tC, First place at Scion Nationals and second place at T.O.R.C.
After his 2009 SEMA feature, Maldonado's fellow Revoluscion CC members were inspired to build cars of their own that could be shown at SEMA. "The reason for my return [to SEMA] was more to support and represent Revoluscion Car Club," Maldonado mentioned, "and to support all of our sponsors like K&N Filters."
Sometimes Maldonado reflects on his many achievements and competitive aspiration. "Having a show vehicle had been my dream since I was a little boy; back when Hondas had the scene controlled," he shared. "Being part of the scion culture, I was influenced to do to my vehicle, what I had once dreamed about." Maldonado began to attend car shows and meets and developed a hunger for being the best. "I started getting more and more competitive," he adds. "I've been in the scene since 2006 and
I've been going strong ever since."
The 2006 Scion tC was Maldonado's first vehicle built exclusively for show. "I had a Toyota Tacoma which I did some minor upgrades," said Maldonado. "As for a full show build, this is my first." For performance, Maldonado's Scion tC is equipped with a K&N air intake system and K&N premium oil filter. "Performance and durability," is Maldonado's reason for choosing K&N products, "and the K&N intake matched the look of my tC."
Getting to SEMA is an achievement all in itself. Maldonado explains it as, "A stepping stone for many things to follow. " Maldonado warns, "If you are not mentally, physically and financially ready for the commitment, think twice before going through with it."
This year SEMA was a big success from a business perspective. "From a personal stand point, I enjoyed it a lot more this year," Maldonado expressed. "I felt this time, I was ready. With the help of our sponsors, the 2010 build was much easier than the last year."
When asked about what the tC does when it's not at a show, Maldonado says jokingly, "It's daily driven yo!," then continues. "nah, I think this year, since I got a daily, I will probably use the tC just for the weekends."
Jeff Maldonado and the Revoluscion Car Club would like to be back to SEMA next year to show off their innovative and attractive automotive builds and strengthen their relationships with sponsors that help them achieve, what some would call, automotive excellence. "I don't know what 2011 holds for me and my club," Maldonado concludes. "We'll shoot for a few magazines, help other members reach the SEMA goal and make our club even stronger. All I can say for sure is that we will be behind K&N 100%."
K&N sponsored Madrid drove her hot pink FV1 to her fourth consecutive championship this year.
Founded in 1973, VARA, the Vintage Auto Racing Association, is by far the largest vintage and historic auto racing and motorsports organization in the United States. On their website it states, "The primary objective of the sport of vintage and historic automobile racing is to promote the preservation of these cars in a racing format that emphasizes safety." Classic sports cars, sport racers, formula cars dating back to post WWII through the 1960's, and a sprinkling of cars from the 1970's and later, are all welcome.
Madrid's daughter Dana and future Formula Vee racing star, son Chris, give the thumbs-up for mom's latest championship win.
You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone more fervent about VARA, or a more skilled racer than K&N sponsored Kim Madrid. The Rancho Cucamonga, California resident recently drove her hot pink Formula Vee car to a fourth consecutive FV1 championship. We caught up with Madrid and got her take on how 2010 went.
Madrid says this was the most hotly contested season for her so far, winning the title by a mere three points.
Talk a bit about how the season went for you - what was the highlight, and what would you rather forget?
"This season was the closest I have been challenged in points in many years. I did win the championship by three points, but it was tough. Bob Hatle, who normally drives a club Ford formula car (a newer version of a Formula Ford), bought a 1972 Caldwell D-13 Formula Vee, just to race against me in all the VARA races. We were an equal match, being that I have the same exact car. Most of our races had finishes were he won by .004 of a second, or vice versa, with me winning by the same amount of time."
"The highlight of this season was the Victory Lane Formula Vee Challenge Race at VARA's Oktoberfest event. We had a total of 18 Vees for that race. (One broke in practice though making it 17). The racing was very aggressive. There were drivers from the San Francisco SCCA region that came for this event. We had four different classes of Vees running. We even invited the modern Vees to join us. We did have one, and of course he did win the event overall."
"I finish third overall behind Bob, but it was a great race, with positions changing almost every lap. The moment I would like to forget would probably have to be the last race of the season at Willowsprings International Raceway, when I had absolutely nothing to challenge Bob at that race. He totally dominates at that track. My goals are to do many test sessions next season there to get faster."
Tell us about your plans for hosting the 2011 Formula Vee Challenge?
"Well, I have already started promoting this event for next year. My goal is to have at least 25 to 30 Vees running. I have been promoting even to the east coast to try and get the drivers that race in the SCCA run offs. I would like to get the big name sponsors such as K&N (again) to participate.
This will be the third annual special race, and I am going to win this race! The first year I was faced with an electrical issue, and this past year I was just out driven."
What's up with the "special" motor and transmission you're working on?
"2012 is the huge 50th reunion for Formula Vee. My engine builder, Dietmar Bauerle, from Quixote Racing in San Diego has decided to have me drive for him at Roebling Road race track in Georgia. We are going to be building a special motor that may not last a whole season, but it will be really fast for the one race weekend."
"We will have to get a long box transmission, being that that track is not as technical as tracks here on the west coast. That will give me a higher range before I run out of rpm's. Right now I have a short box transmission and that gives me more torque out of the corners, but I run out of rpm's in the straights. We are going to be lightening the car and motor parts, since the car is coming in at a heavy 890 pounds (car only), when we are required to weigh 825 pounds. We have a year and a half to get ready, but we have a lot of work ahead of us."
Are there any other projects that you'd care to talk about?
"The biggest project is that my 19-year-old son, Chris, is also racing this season in a formula Vee, and he totally has my race blood. And we have some work to do to get his car ready. He did have his first three races last season, and although he has a way to go before he catches me, he's not that far off the pace. We are going to make a good team as long as he stays behind me. LOL."
"The best thing is that we are in different classes. His car is a newer model, so that will put him in FV2, while I am in FV1. We kind of dominate with my husband running in the FV class also. The best thing is that we can all three come home winners in a weekend."
The 2011 VARA season resumes January 15 and 16 at Buttonwillow Raceway Park in Buttonwillow, California.
Saturday December 4, 2010 the AFMXA (American freestyle motocross association) held their second annual FMX Nationals at Pala Raceway. Both Pala and the AFMXA have been working for some time now to make the freestyle side of motocross both safer and more assessable to the everyday rider.
Robert Haslam and his 2007 Yamaha YZ250
The Pala's facility includes multiple ramps, a foam pit and ample safety and medical staff. This is why in collaboration with the AFMXA they have been able to set up such an event. This is really the only event of its kind and it attracted riders and spectators from all over the US and even from overseas.
Freestyle Motocross involves jumping over 30 feet in the air with a competition motocross bike while hanging off the bike in different ways to impress. In the last 10 years the sport has grown to include flipping and flip combination with the bike. Since freestyle motocross is not a race judges are required to score riders based on style difficulty of tricks and overall flow. The riders went in set of twos and had 8 jumps per run allowing them to show case their best tricks before being judged.
Robert Haslam at FMX Nationals at Pala raceway
After last years success, the AFMXA was able to expand its event to contain several different brackets of riders. It was formatted more like a motocross race with different qualifiers and main events for riders of different skill levels. There was Novice, intermediate and expert/professional. The separation of skill level made the event safer, more fair and enjoyable to watch. The Novice riders were able to jump a ramp with a gap distance of 55ft as opposed to the other classes that were jumping the standard 75 ft gap. Overall the event was very well organized and went off without any hitches. There was only one bad crash of the day when a rider did not complete the rotation of a flip and went face first into the dirt. Because time had been taken to produce a safe landing ramp and medical staff were on site in a matter of seconds this rider actually ended up walking off the track.
While we were there we were able to catch up with one of K&N's sponsored riders Robert Haslam who rode in the expert/pro class. Robert, like many other riders, has been riding from a very young age, four years old to be exact. He got into doing FMX seriously about two years ago. Since then he has teamed up with the Metal Mulisha's Justin Homan and has being doing FMX demonstrations all over the North West. Robert rides a 2007 Yamaha YZ250 and uses a K&N air filter YA-2506XD. Robert has used the K&N filter since he started riding FMX and enjoys its different look and the stronger top-end it gives the bike for launching off ramps.
Robert is different than most riders because instead of relying on the flip to impress crowds and judges he has taking “right-side up” tricks to a whole new level. One trick Robert mentioned he liked is called the "highlighter." With this trick a rider sticks his legs through the bars and lays down while his head pivots back towards the bars making him look like he is doing a reverse handstand in the air. Robert does this trick with relative ease and then manages to throw in a little extra flair by tweaking his legs in a hyper-extension like manner. Even though everyone in Robert's class was not only flipping but doing flip combinations he was still able to beat some of them. These results although not ideal were promising for Robert in the sense that the flip is the only thing holding him back from top results in the pro-class. While Robert plans on flipping in the future he also has his mind set on doing some other mind blowing right-side up tricks. All and all he is very optimistic about his future this year and future competitions by the AFMXA.
