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Cambrian Go-Karts Masters Max
Sunday Report
Needing every point possible to get back into the title
hunt, John Crow (Birel) secured the pole position once
again with another late-session run. Three-time winner
Paul Bonilla (Tony Kart) set the pace early on, until Scott
Falcone (Kosmic) made a charge for the pole. After pit
stops, Crow’s pace improved as it did in yesterday’s timed
session. On his 10th circuit, Crow posted a 47.685-sec-
ond lap to land on the pole. This eclipsed Falcone’s time
by nine thousandths, while Bonilla was off by only 57
thousandths. US Rotax Grand Nationals champion Ken
Maxfield (Arrow) was fourth, with Chad Wallace (Kos-
mic) improving to make it into the fast five.
Crow and Bonilla went lap for lap, matching each oth-
ers pace throughout the 17-lap Prefinal with Crow earn-
ing the win. Bonilla took over the top spot on lap two as
the duo pulled away from the field, leaving Falcone and
Maxfield running alone on the track. The gap between
the two leaders grew and shrunk a number of times, be-
fore Crow took over the point with two laps remaining. A
pass at turn 11 stuck, with Bonilla not forcing the issue.
Crow held it to the checkered flag to finish ahead of Bo-
nilla, Falcone, Maxfield with Wallace holding fifth.
The day ended with a perfect score for Crow, who went
wire-to-wire in the 25-lap main event, scoring the fast lap
honor as well to put himself in contention for the champi-
onship. Bonilla challenged Crow early, but was unable to
make any moves. The margin was just one second, with
the fast lap of the race separated by eight thousandths.
Falcone earned his second straight podium finish, with
Maxfield in fourth and Canadian Christopher Patterson
(Tony Kart) climbing to fifth.
Paul Bonilla
Scott Falcone
John Crow
Masters