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CRG-USA DD2 Saturday Report
The four driver making up the DD2 field this weekend are all right
there, with a chance at the win. Qualifying proved that as the four
were within 0.162 seconds after the 15-minute session. The two win-
ners from Tucson – Sabré Cook (CRG) and Michael Ilavia (Comp-
Kart) were the provisional drivers at the top. Matt Jaskol (CRG) made
changes to his PSL West machine, and was finding pace as the check-
ered flag dawned, but was unable to eclipse the time set by Cook,
a 45.342-second lap. Jaskol finished the session in second, back by
23 thousandths. Ilavia was third with Ben Schermerhorn fourth in his
first weekend aboard the Kosmic.
Ilavia, looking to gain as many points as possible to cut the small
advantage Cook held coming into the weekend, the J3 Competition
driver secured the win in the 17-lap race. Cook led the quartet for
the early portion of the race until Ilavia picked up the pressure. The
CompKart driver tried on lap 11 for the lead but Cook fought him
off through the kink portion of the long back straight. Ilavia locked
up the position the following circuit in the same turn eight. Cook
retook the position on lap 15, and on the final lap, Ilavia regain the
lead and scored the win. Cook settled for second with Jaskol running
third, waiting for an opportunity to move forward. Schermerhorn ran
fourth, posting his quickest laps at the end of the race to remain with-
in reach of the leaders.
Cook extended her championship lead by just a few points, scor-
ing the victory in the 25-lap main event. You could throw a blanket
over the top three throughout race, as Cook and Ilavia fought for the
lead early on. Eventually, Cook established herself as the top driver
in the end, pulling away to a 1.3-second advantage at the checkered
flag. Ilavia held off the late challenge from Jaskol to land second, only
losing 15 points to Cook in the championship chase as the CRG-USA
driver posted the fast lap of the race. Schermerhorn was able to post
laps within two tenths of the leaders once again, running fourth.
Matt Jaskol
Michael Ilavia
Sabre Cook
DD2
Masters