COMPKART wins at CANADA OPEN

July 24, 2024

The Canadian Open event kicked July 22  at ICAR in Mirabel Quebec Canada.  The ICAR facility offered a completely unique challenge with a temporary style circuit based on an airport location.  The event hosted all the normal Rotax categories including DD2 MAX with RMC Grand Final tickets awarded to all categories.

COMPKART entered the following drivers in its official team:

Oliver Hodgson – Sr MAX
Chris Harrower – Sr MAX
Theo Kekati – Sr MAX

Conner Lypka – Mini MAX

Cooper O’Clair – DD2 MAX

The event started well with Wednesday through Friday being open to customary open testing which provided strong local Canadian competition in every category.  New was DD2 MAX category for Cooper O’Clair who used the even to acclimate for later in the year when he heads to the RMC Grand Finals to compete in DD2.  The young immediately showed his talent by edging the top five in times just a mere 1-2 tenths off the more experienced pilots.

“The event was a really motivating one for us, going across the boarder in to Canada always elevates the competitiveness.  We took the win in Sr MAX with a brilliant drive by Oliver as we were able to show case our materials in the one that mattered.  Also noted are the great drivers by all the drivers, so proud to young Conner Lypka and Chris Harrower who had great finals.  O’Clair has some bad luck in the final as did Theo however that doesn’t lessen their efforts and professionalism.     ” — Team Management

Final Results

Conner Lypka – Mini MAX        P11

Chris Harrower  – Sr MAX           P15
Oliver Hodgson – Sr MAX            P1
Theo Kekati – Sr MAX                   P13

Cooper O’Clair – DD2 MAX        P19 DNF

COMPKART  is an American designed global racing kart brand that focuses on Competition and Global Distribution. With a tenure being recognized as a world leader in the development race team and product development, COMPKART is open to new distribution/dealer inquires as well as drivers looking to level up their race program.  Inquires please contact: justin@j3competition.com | +1 (814) 864-1846

Competitive COMPKART at US Trophy East RD1

June 24, 2024

The US Trophy East series kicked off in June at Motorsports Country Club (MCC), a beautiful complex facility that provides both slow and fast range corners creating a challenging condition for drivers and mechanics alike.  The event hosted all the normal Rotax categories with RMC Grand Final tickets award to the series champions in Mini MAX, Sr MAX and Masters MAX.

COMPKART entered the following drivers in its official team:

Oliver Hodgson – Sr MAX
Cooper O’Clair – Sr MAX
Theo Kekati – Sr MAX

Conner Lypka – Mini MAX

Derek Wargo – Jr MAX

The event started well with Thursday and Friday being open to customary open testing with the team slotting in nicely with all drivers as the build up to the racing weekend encroached. “The circuit here is a relative challenge with such slow corners mixed with a very long straight the management of engine is something that takes more attention to detail than most circuits.  At the end of the event we had a very good solution for our drivers which enabled them all to battle at the front of  the field with O’Clair winning in Sr while Hodgson has some bad luck was still able to recover with a good result and the fastest lap and even in Mini or Conner Lypka displayed front running pace the entire event.” — Team Management

Final Results

Conner Lypka – Mini MAX        P9

Cooper O’Clair – Sr MAX           P2
Oliver Hodgson – Sr MAX         P3
Theo Kekati – Sr MAX               P6

Derek Wargo – Jr MAX           P11

About COMPKART:

COMPKART  is an American designed global racing kart brand that focuses on Competition and Global Distribution. With a tenure being recognized as a world leader in the development race team and product development, COMPKART is open to new distribution/dealer inquires as well as drivers looking to level up their race program.  Inquires please contact: justin@j3competition.com | +1 (814) 864-1846

COMPKART sets the score at Rotax US Trophy West series

May 23, 2024

The US Trophy West series concluded this past weekend with a doubleheader event at the beautiful Grand Junction Motorspeedway facility in Grand Junction, Colorado.  The COMPKART team fielded three drivers in Senior MAX; Theo Kekati, Cooper O’Clair and Gio Santora and alongside the three drivers was Micro MAX driver Conner Lypka.

After the two days of practice, it was Santora who set the benchmark by qualifying pole with is two teammates hot on his tale.  As the day progressed on Saturday (two heats and a final) the final came down to last lap excitement as O’Clair was able to best Kekati for the win  and a cool $2,500 prize while Santora battled hard to finish eight after a PBB penalty took him just off the podium.  In Micro MAX Lypka was able to battle consistently in the lead pack throughout the day, but the action yielded the young driver some unfavorable positioning and he ended the day in a solid fourth place finish.

Sunday’s final day of action proved to be nothing short of action packed as the Senior MAX trio was able to take the top three spots again this time with O’Clair taking first, Santora second and Kekati third.  The heats were exciting as they lead into a last lap battle in the final again between Kekati and O’Clair with Kekati getting the win this time as O’Clair crossed the line in second and Santora took home a well-deserved fifth place.  In Micro MAX Lypka improved on Sunday with taking second overall after heat race classifications, thus setting up an exciting final run where he was able to finish on the box in third place.

 

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