{"id":5658,"date":"2022-02-08T05:35:02","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T05:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fdmkarting.com\/?p=5658"},"modified":"2022-02-08T05:44:37","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T05:44:37","slug":"challenge-of-the-americas-2022-rounds-1-2-race-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fdmkarting.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/08\/challenge-of-the-americas-2022-rounds-1-2-race-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Challenge of the America&#8217;s 2022 Rounds 1 &#038; 2 Race Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5658\" class=\"elementor elementor-5658\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1b6fbc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1b6fbc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd85cc1\" data-id=\"fd85cc1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf7c48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cf7c48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Double race wins highlight FDM's results at the opening race weekend of 2022<\/h2>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d3f473 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d3f473\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c374a94\" data-id=\"c374a94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cbe8bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cbe8bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first race of 2022 proved a promising start for Forward Direction Motorsports and the new 2022 Compkart Covert 3.0 chassis.\u00a0 The COTA series kicked off in Tucson, Arizona at Musselman Honda Circuit where cool temperatures tested drivers and mechanics alike.\u00a0 With double race wins and a 1-2 finish, plus strong pace in multiple categories, FDM was able to dig deep and score a good result to start the 2022 race season.\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-809cbbf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"809cbbf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79d9f9c\" data-id=\"79d9f9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-067e45f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"067e45f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Koentges is a double winner in Masters 100cc.<\/h2>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-354c7eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"354c7eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb81a39\" data-id=\"cb81a39\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Ian Koentges opened his season with a near perfect weekend only missing the Sunday pole position in what otherwise would have been a clean sweep of the weekend&#8217;s racing.\u00a0 On Saturday, utilizing a KA100 engine, Ian secured the pole, pre-final win, and final win.\u00a0 After switching to a VLR100 engine for Sunday and missing the pole position to teammate Preston Newberry, Koentges was able to come back and win both the pre-final and the final to leave Tucson as the series points leader.\u00a0 After having strong pace all weekend, Mike Weatherman added to the podium on Sunday finishing in second place making it an FDM 1-2.\u00a0 \u00a0Preston Newberry had a great weekend with a pole position and two top 5 finishes.\u00a0 Preston will dig deep to get on the podium in Phoenix.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e95dd6e\" data-id=\"e95dd6e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1169e2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"1169e2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5658 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"1169e2e\" 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data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-afb8719\" data-id=\"afb8719\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-013aaa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"013aaa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">In 100cc SR, presented by Forward Direction Motorsports, the competition was stacked as we have come to expect from Challenge of the Americas.\u00a0 Travis Varney, the SR rookie with FDM, was able to show strong pace all weekend.\u00a0 Travis 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Alex showed why he saw success in the JR ranks by working hard; learning starts, shifting, front brakes, and what it truly takes to drive a shifter all in one weekend.&nbsp; With pace within a half second and top 15 finishes, Alex shows a lot of promise for the shifter class going forward.<\/p>\n<p>Spencer Smith made his FDM and COTA debut in 100cc JR.&nbsp; Spencer&#8217;s first time aboard the Compkart chassis proved to be one of promise, with his speed improving through the week.&nbsp; By Sunday Spencer finished 14th in the staked 28 kart field, less than two tenths off the leader&#8217;s pace.&nbsp; We look forward to seeing what Spencer and new teammate Archer Eversman can do together in Phoenix.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-12924ae\" data-id=\"12924ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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