News and Events
Sebastian finished the Championship Enduro Season with two championships in TAG Jr #1 and #2. He also won both championships in the River Valley Kart Club. The four championships this year bring his total of season championships to five in three years of karting.
Tristan won one TAG-60 championship in the Championship Enduro Series, and finished second in the other. He also finished second in both River Valley Kart Club championships. He has one championship and three seconds in only one full year of karting.
Next Event
We don't know! We're waiting on schedules and funding to see how 2009 is going to begin.
Latest Results, News, and Information
August 30-31: Rock Island Grand Prix in Rock Island, IL. We had an up-and-down weekend at the Rock, spent some money on repairs, and eventually ended up finishing fifth.
August 9-10: SKUSA Central States Challenge at 61 Kartway in Delmar, Iowa. Tristan finished 3rd; he qualified 3rd in the rain (his first time in the rain) but started the pre-final toward the back due to "Superpole" qualifying. He started the final 8th but worked his way to 3rd on a track that is supposed to be impossible to pass on. Sebastian qualified on pole in the rain, 3 seconds clear, but ended up 2nd with "Superpole" qualifying. He won the pre-final and was several seconds clear of the field in the final when his Leopard ring gear disintegrated.
August 2-3: Championship Enduro Series at Blackhawk Farms Raceway in South Beloit, IL. Sebastian won both days and Tristan finished 2nd both days.
July 11-13: Championship Enduro Series at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. This was the 33rd annual running of the Road American Super Nationals, one of the world's largest karting events that typically attracts over 700 entries. Tristan's motor broke in the Saturday race and he finished 6th on Sunday with an uncompetitive backup motor. Sebastian won handily on Saturday but had his hands full on Sunday with some kind of motor issue that dropped us several seconds a lap after losing over 1,000 rpm from where we were on Saturday. He ran 2nd most of the race then made a last second pass at the start/finish line to take the win by 0.138 seconds. While Tristan struggled, Wyatt took the bull by the horns and won both races, one by 0.036 and the other by 0.014 to become a two-time Super Nationals champion. Click here for the race report.
June 28-29: SKUSA's Central States Challenge at 61 Kartway in Delmar, Iowa. Sebastian lost a nose in the TAG Jr. prefinal putting him in the back for the final, in which he finished 8th. He finished on the podium in 3rd in his Yamaha. Tristan had an axle come loose in the prefinal, putting him in the back for his final, too. He and another kart got together in their final and neither were able to finish the race.
June 21-22: Route 66 Series at 61 Kartway in Delmar, Iowa. Tristan finished 3rd and set fast lap in both the pre-final and final, ultimately setting a new track record. He was jostled around a little bit at the start of the final or things may have been different. Sebastian finished 2nd in TAG Jr. and finished 11th in a crowd of 19 Yamaha Jr. Supercans. He actually ran well; qualified 7th and set 4th fastest time in the pre-final, but he also went off at the start of the pre-final, dropping him to the back. He started the final 17th. Alas, we somehow lost 8 pounds in the final and were underweight resulting in our first ever DQ. Click here for the race report.
June 13-15: Championship Enduro Series at Grattan Raceway in Belding, Michigan. Sebastian and Tristan both won on Saturday and Sunday as Morgan-Peters Racing went 4 for 4 for the weekend.
May 24-25: TaG Shootout at 61 Kartway in Delmar, Iowa. Sebastian qualified 2nd, several tenths under the track record and .094 behind pole, and ultimately finished on the podium in 3rd after fighting a severely tight kart in the final. Tristan qualified 3rd in TAG-60 and kept getting faster throughout the day, taking 5th in the pre-final after an off-track excursion but rebounding to take the 2nd spot in the final. For their efforts, Sebastian won a Nintendo DS and Tristan an iPod Nano. Click here for the eKartingNews race report.
Rock Island Grand Prix!! Sebastian has been selected to compete in the Rock Island Grand Prix Labor Day Weekend. This has been a goal of ours since first watching the Grand Prix two years ago, and this is the first year Sebastian is eligible. The RIGP is an outstanding event, and is recognized as the world's largest karting street race. We should see strong competition and a fun environment.
May 9-11: Championship Enduro Series at GingerMan Raceway in South Haven, Michigan. Tristan finished fourth Saturday after an off-track excursion; Sebastian won again in TaG Jr. Both races were rained out Sunday.
May 3: Club Race at 61 Kartway, Delmar, Iowa. Sebastian ran strong with a field very familiar with the track, finishing 2nd. Tristan's beginning to get more comfortable sprint racing.
April 26: Our 2008 Schedule has been updated.
April 11-13: Championship Enduro Series at Gateway International Raceway. Tristan won a close race in TAG Cadet #1 and Sebastian won in TAG Jr. Click here for an article on eKartingNews.com and here for more information on morganpetersracing.com.
March, 2008: CES Awards Banquet
Congratulations to Sebastian, the 2007 Championship Enduro Series TAG-60 Sunday Champion and Saturday Runner-Up!!
