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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