Rick
11-17-2006, 08:40 AM
After wrapping up the available practice sessions and official qualifying runs on Wednesday, the North American drivers at this year's Rotax Grand Finals returned to the Kartodromo Viana for the first wheel-to-wheel action of the event. Today's excitement was all about the first two rounds of heat races, and intelligent runs were desperately needed by the Team USA contingent. Unspectacular performances in the qualifying sessions on Wednesday would ensure that the team members would start deeper in the grids than they would have liked
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Acceleration Karting's Curtis Cooksey put in a strong Heat 2 performance to finish sixth
Wrap-up
Capping the day, Cooksey and Megenbier currently sit in the best positions of all the Team USA drivers, both with a pair of top 16 finishes. Gennari was also impressive on this day and he will need a big result in Friday morning's final round of heat races. The EKN staff will back at Kartodromo Viana first thing in the morning to detail our drivers' quest to make the big show here in Portugal.
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Acceleration Karting's Curtis Cooksey put in a strong Heat 2 performance to finish sixth
Wrap-up
Capping the day, Cooksey and Megenbier currently sit in the best positions of all the Team USA drivers, both with a pair of top 16 finishes. Gennari was also impressive on this day and he will need a big result in Friday morning's final round of heat races. The EKN staff will back at Kartodromo Viana first thing in the morning to detail our drivers' quest to make the big show here in Portugal.