{"id":4882,"date":"2021-02-09T08:25:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T08:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fdmkarting.com\/?p=4882"},"modified":"2021-02-09T17:43:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T17:43:31","slug":"challenge-of-the-americas-rounds-1-2-2021-race-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fdmkarting.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/09\/challenge-of-the-americas-rounds-1-2-2021-race-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Challenge of the Americas Rounds 1 & 2, 2021 Race Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Wins and Podiums Highlight FDM and COMPKART Drivers At Challenge of the Americas Round’s 1&2 in Phoenix, Arizona.<\/h2>\n

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The 2021 Challenge of the Americas series kicked off with Round 1 & 2 January 22nd-24th in Phoenix, Arizona at PKRA.\u00a0 With direct factory support from J3 Competition, FDM’s star line up of data engineers and mechanics, and all drivers aboard the COMPKART chassis, Forward Direction Motorsports drivers were set for success.\u00a0 FDM fielded 12 drivers across 8 categories, and were able to walk away with two wins and 7 total podium positions over the two days of racing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Mossman Doubles up in Junior Rok<\/h2>\n

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Joining FDM from J3 Competition, California’s Frankie Mossman doubled up victories in Junior Rok competition.\u00a0 Saturday started with Frankie qualifying second, and advancing forward to claim the pre-final win.\u00a0 The final was all Mossman, as he lead from pole to win by just over 4 seconds.\u00a0 On Sunday, Frankie qualified pole and lead at the checkered during the prefinal but was penalized for 2-wheels out of the lane at the start, dropping him to third in the order.\u00a0 The final was all Mossman, climbing to the race lead early on and never relinquishing it.\u00a0 Mossman heads to Calspeed as the COTA Junior Rok points leader and looks to keep the momentum going.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

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Kasick Bags Double Seconds in Masters ROK<\/h2>\n

Northern Colorado driver Adam Kasick had a solid start to a championship run at PKRA scoring a pair of second place finishes.\u00a0 Saturday saw Adam miss the pole, but start on the front row for the heat race, and follow it up with a runner up finish in the pre-final.\u00a0 After a strong start pacing with eventual race-winner Derek Wang, Kasick settled for second in Saturday’s final.\u00a0 On Sunday in a mixed condition qualifying session, Kasick was able to nail the pole position with a brilliant lap on wet tires over Wang on dry tires by a mere 0.079.\u00a0 Adam jumped out to an early lead in the pre-final, and after race control missed displaying the white flag to the leaders, was overtook on the final circuit to finish second.\u00a0 In the final Adam was able to hold pace with Wang for the majority of the race but had to settle for another second place.\u00a0 Adam is well poised for a championship run, and looks to fight for race wins at Calspeed.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Whitt Shines in Mini Rok<\/h2>\n
\u00a0Gavin Whitt turned some heads in Phoenix, and is a driver to watch heading into California in February.\u00a0 Gavin started Saturday off with a 7th place qualifying effort in the stacked Mini Rok field.\u00a0 Advancing to the top 5 quickly in the pre-final, Gavin made a slick last lap move to finish second and start the main on the front row.\u00a0 Heartbreak came in Saturday’s final when an engine issue left Whitt sidelined before the race began.\u00a0 On Sunday Whitt would show that his pace on Saturday was no accident by qualifying on the front row in P2.\u00a0 \u00a0After a second in the pre-final with quick lap time, Gavin would again start on the front row for the main event.\u00a0 Gavin pushed race winner John Antonino all race and challenged him on the last couple laps but was unable to get around, finishing in second for his first COTA podium.<\/div>\n
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