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Sunday Report
Tyler Brooks (Tony Kart) ended the perfect
weekend for point leader Donald Durbin (Birel),
securing the pole position. After engine trouble
all day that slowed his pace, the 2013 double
race-winner picked up speed Sunday morning.
His 52.425-second lap was over two tenths fast-
er, stealing five points from the championship
contenders. Stephan Gaudreau moved up to
third late aboard his Aluminos entry, dropping
title chasers KenMaxfield (Arrow) and Brian Phil-
lipsen (Tony Kart) to fourth and fifth.
The Prefinal was set up to be a good battle,
putting Durbin against Brooks. They went back
and forth until lap 10 when Brooks got side-
ways through the tic-tac-toe section. The mishap
dropped him back to fourth, and put Durbin out
front. His pace however was not the same, as
Gaudreau and Maxfield closed in and kept on
the pressure. Gaudreau, a winner at last week-
end’s RLOKC event, went back and forthwith the
point leader. Durbinmade a last lap pass in turn
six to secure the win over Gaudreau. Maxfield
was a close third with Brooks in fourth and John
Breidinger (FAKart) up to fourthafter aDNF from
Phillipsen.
Four drivers started out the 25-lap battle, gun-
ning for thefinal victoryof theChallenge. Durbin,
Maxfield, Gaudreau, and Brooks filled out the
lead group, and began shuffling for position ear-
ly. Maxfield took his turn at the point, and led
for five laps until Durbin regained the spot. One
circuit later, Maxfield and Gaudreau made their
way past Durbin for position, with Gaudreau
moving into the lead for the first time. Maxfield
eventually dropped back and lost the group. The
shuffling continued on with Brooks into the top
spot with Durbin trailing. The three-time leader
could not findaway around, andBrooks heldon
for the victory. Durbin, placing second, locked up
the series championship for his second straight.
Gaudreau was third, but was removed from the
results for an airbox issue. Maxfield was across
the line fourth until amodifiedairboxwas discov-
ered in the tech barn. Phillipsen advanced to the
third step of the podium, earning the #GoRotax
Hard Charger Award, and second in the stand-
ings with Maxfield third. Fisher was classified
fourth in the race, with Peck fifth.
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