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Qualifying Rules: Kart determined by Bingo Roller, Lineup determined by random kart position in pit lane, grid release on track backstretch, driver must go as soon as released for equal spacing between drivers.

Of course, the 27 with the proper air out qualified me in the next race. Made moves early from P10. Doors were open and chances must be taken. Dirt Racer in the 26 struggles to pass the youth driver in a good kart 4. His pit in is slow as a result of late entry. I covered to find the same clear track. Pit in/out lap was 1.2s faster than the 26. A successful over-cut. Back marker held us up for a moment, but thanked for the yield.

Starting off with the pit stop. I've lost 2 spots already. You see that everyone is evaluating the rule for being in the box. I should be penalized as the tire is over the line. No flag from the stand, keep pushing. Time loss continues, you can see the mechanic debating what's occurring, the risk of break an axel is high. One of our youth league graduates puts the pressure on and makes a successful pass. No giving up, last lap lunge puts this driver in the pocket of our track transition wall which was out of place. One thing every driver needs to learn is how to pass and how to get passed. All kinds of frustration with the handling, wall contact, and air travel. Everyone lived!!! The driver had the space to yield. (NOTE: RED FLAGGED Post race because the mechanic called me over for air in the left front causing oversteer and discovered both tires in the rear were overfilled causing the tight conditions.)

Clear track ahead, no excuses but to close the gap to the next racer yet to pit. Marking them as they pass in opposite directions after the transition between halves of the track. Wall TAPS COSTING TIME but the grip level is high so tight conditions prevail. The gap closes hover, and the under-cut of the 4 prevails. Frustration from tapping the wall and hopping continues, opening the corners to assist with this issue. +3 spots finished P7

Qualifying Rules: Kart determined by Bingo Roller, Lineup determined by random kart position in pit lane, grid release on track backstretch, driver must go as soon as released for equal spacing between drivers.

Qualified P10 which was much further forward than this kart belonged. Early laps proved the kart would oversteer on right-handers and understeer on the left handers. All around, the incessant hoping required much slower entry to corners as the rubber got laid down and the grip level increased. It was a tricky little devil. Most of the competitors behind me pit out to jump me with strategy. Part 2 gets more exciting as I do my best to hold onto this kart and keep as many spots as I could. (NOTE: RED FLAGGED Post race because the mechanic called me over for air in the left front causing oversteer and discovered both tires in the rear were overfilled causing the tight conditions.)

The Racer in #15 and I were about even on average lap time with my average only 0.001 faster. My pit stop was 0.2 faster which brings us closer together in the final laps. We definitely were both making to many mistakes overall but I ran out of time to capitalize.

Ah, that's better. Kart 25 puts me closer to the front. Focusing on my weak starting laps. Better, this time, but still have work to do. Fifth place began defensive work and allowed the top 4 to break away. The leader begins to ask away. Working on minimizing the mistakes and gap the rest of the race.

Qualifying Rules: Kart determined by Bingo Roller, Lineup determined by random kart position in pit lane, grid release on track backstretch, driver must go as soon as released for equal spacing between drivers.

Focusing on clean passing and accurate laps after the mistake in the pits. An out of place "Stop Blocking" sign, not sure where that came from. Back markers and blue flags pave the way to make the net gain/loss of positions to +/- 0. A win considering the error of pitting behind another racer.

Tough start to the season. Kart 21 handled well but is very slow. Eager new entrants in the Pro Class in better Karts causing trouble forcing my early stop. Unfortunately, I found the rear end of another kart in my lane. This race is immediately up for being 1 of our two allotted season drops. No Giving Up. Focused on putting the kart in the right place for the rest of the race.

Qualifying Rules: Kart determined by Bingo Roller, Lineup determined by random kart position in pit lane, grid release on track backstretch, driver must go as soon as released for equal spacing between drivers.

Last bit of my portion of the opening stint recorded. Traffic caused the young driver to lose the draft so I set sail.

The stint comes to an end after finding another driver to continue the draft. Time for the bad kart for the 02 to be swapped. The young driver behind needs to learn the rhythm. Hand signals for everyone.

Traffic becomes an issue, and it's important to make the passes quickly to mitigate the time lost. We're approaching the window to get rid of the slower kart so testing those waters. Maintaining the draft was pivotal for the end of the race.

Celebrating the success of the strategy, we find the rhythm together.

Looking for clear track, we decide to pit. Forcing the strategy of the leader. We are successful at jumping the leader. Time to draft away after finding clean track.

Catching up and beginning drafting. Working on the rhythm and where bumping is helping & hurting. Found it pretty quickly despite a few mistakes. Running the competition down after the poor start.

Driving with Despiche Motorsports 1.0 (Kart 02) & 2.0 (Kart 911) - Someone tripped! After Qualifying 4th for 2.0 despite extra weight in the weight box, the Le Mans start wasn't my best. But it worked out in our favor. Putting the better kart for our 2 teams in the back to push the slower one. Too bad it took more than 12 mins to catch up to 1.0.

Me and a few of the Team USA Drivers and Friends out playing games with a very old batch of karts. Check out that instant replay! Ha!

Post pit stop. Doing my best to stay in touch with the effective P8 & P9. Their battle brings me into their race for position. See who is able to succeed in P8.

After a solid P10 qualifying. Putting a race together on the cold track in the first session of the day will be critical. Dodging the calamity on the double file starts and bulldozing by competitors.

Kart 3 was the best in the field. Put a great lap together and out qualified some of the best talent in the world. A little bit of a tow from the kart in front helped. YouTube coverage indicated that some drivers slid on the final corner robbing them of the top times.

1 Hot Lap determines the starting position for Round 6 Race 1 at Victory Lane Indoor Karting Adult League's Summer Season.

Lets see where I end up, as the leaders close in to my position having only utilized this weeks Joker Lap at this point, it's time to pit. Have I made up enough ground to jump any of my competitors? Has everyone used their joker? Find out who is the top driver of the night.