Masters
Cambrian Go-Karts Masters Max
Saturday Report
The top spot in the opening qualifying session was sought after
by four drivers in Masters Max. Early on, championship leader
Paul Bonilla (Tony Kart) was the provisional pole driver until the
midway portion when 2014 US Rotax Grand National champ
Ken Maxfield (Arrow) took over the spot. The top four came in
for changes, including John Crow (Birel). He and his Full Throttle
Karting crew made some front end changes, and got quicker. By
his third circuit around after the pit stop, Crow took over the pole
position with a 47.518-second lap. Maxfield’s time put him off the
pole position by 16 thousandths, with Bonilla down to third and
Scott Falcone (Kosmic) a close fourth. John Breidinger (FA Kart)
made up the fast five.
It was a four driver break away from the start of the 17-lap
Prefinal with the front two rows getting away. Bonilla was slow as
the green flag waved, allowing Falcone to slip to third, but only
briefly as the point leader reclaimed the spot. On lap seven, Bonil-
la tried for the second spot on Maxfield, and the two made slight
contact, enough to slow their exit pace. That allowed Falcone to
drive around the outside of both for the second spot, and gave
Crow a big lead. The positions remained unchanged, with Crow
scoring the win as Falcone held off Bonilla for second. Maxfield
lost touch with the leaders in the closing laps, but finished fourth
ahead of Canadian Christopher Patterson (Tony Kart).
Top four away again in the 25-lap Final, with Bonilla able to
score his third straight main event victory. Crow was followed by
Bonilla at the start of the race, with Falcone dropping back to third
from outside the front row. The field was shuffled up behind them
as opening lap contact put a few drivers into the dirt, with every-
one able to rejoin the race. Maxfield joined the front three, but lost
the draft as the race went on. Falcone kept the top two close, with
Bonilla taking over the lead on lap six. From there, Crow could not
match the championship leader’s pace, with Bonilla taking home
a third straight checkered flag. Falcone rounded out the podium
with Maxfield fourth and Breidinger in the fifth spot.
Paul Bonilla
Scott Falcone
John Crow