Little 99, Stockton, June 13, 2015

Jun 132015
 

The Little 99 Kart Track in Stockton is putting on some combined Kart / Moto race events this year, which will give Evan a place to race! The season opener was a doosey for Evan. He got to come out on Friday before the race to get some practice in, and the morning went great, but the bike started dying part way through the sessions in the afternoon. Miles took the head off to take a look and cleaned the carburetor that evening, hoping for the best.

Unfortunately, things weren’t any better in the morning and Evan could only get a few laps of practice in before the bike dyed. Miles was trying frantically to troubleshoot and get the bike fixed, but things were only getting worse. Evan did everything he could during his heat races to keep the bike running, blipping the throttle mid corner just to keep the revs up, but to no avail. Evan DNFed both of his heats and was gridded at the back of the pack. Just before Evan’s main, it was discovered that the whole problem was from a blocked fuel line. Miles cleared it and got the bike back together just in the nick of time, bolting Evan’s bodywork on as he sat in the hot pits.

Evan charged from the back of the grid, picking his competitors off one by one. By the time the race was half over, Evan was in the lead and creating a gap. He took the checkered flag after one of the most trying race weekends of his life!

AFM 2015 Round 3, Thunderhill

May 312015
 

Miles had an unbelievable weekend at Thunderhill. He got 9th in Formula 4, finished just off the box in 650 Production, but took 3rd in 650 Twins, which was the lunchtime podium for the weekend! That gave Miles the chance to actually do a proper podium ceremony and give his thanks to all his sponsors and family. What an opportunity, and what a great weekend! The icing on the cake: a new personal best at Thunderhill.

AFM 2015 Round 2, Sonoma

May 032015
 

Miles had another great weekend with AFM at Sonoma. He was disappointed to be off the box, but did manage to set a new personal best lap time. The changing weather conditions and high winds made the track pretty challenging, and Sonoma is already a track Miles struggles with. Even so, he was able to come away with a 5th in 650 Production, a 6th in 650 Twins and 11th in Formula 4. Looking forward to Thunderhill at the end of the month!

AFM 2015 Round 1, Buttonwillow

Mar 222015
 

It had been a long off-season, but somehow it was still a scramble to get everything ready (as usual!) Saturday morning started out a little rocky since Miles had to get some details ironed out with his license, and there was a LONG line at registration. Then he had to get his new tires mounted, so missed the first practice session. However, it was worth the wait! The Dunlop slicks he could now use due to a production class rule change were awesome! It took a day to get used to, but Miles was holding much more lean angle confidently by the end of the day.

Miles was amped for his Sunday races, and his first race of the season went well with a new personal best laptime at Buttonwillow and a 5th place finish in 650 Twins. He had another great race in Formula 4, setting a new personal best laptime of 2:00.970 and eeking out a 7th place finish. In his final race of the day, 650 Production, Miles got a great start and led the race for half a lap, but gave up a few positions by the end of lap 1. He stayed strong and was able to finish on the box in 3rd place and shave yet a few more tenths off his personal best at Buttonwillow. 2015 is off to a great start!

Minimoto USA 2014 Round 9, Buttonwillow

Oct 262014
 

It was the final Minimoto USA event of the season. Evan had locked up the Minimoto Junior and Junior Overall championships at the previous round. That took a little pressure off of him for the weekend, but Evan had a new goal now: to finish with a podium in every one of his races this season. He just had two more to go.

It had been a while since Evan had been to Butonwillow, but he picked up the pace quickly on Friday. Unfortunately, Miles got sick, which prevented him from coaching Evan on Saturday morning before his first race. Evan didn’t get a great start and was shuffled back to 4th place. His all podium season goal was in jeopardy! He waited for the right moment to get around Emi (#16), and finally got the opportunity as they approached lapped traffic late in the race. He was able to finish on the podium in 3rd place, keeping his goal in play.

In his race on Sunday, Evan got a better start and settled into second place, pushing to make up ground on Errol (#39). Evan had been having trouble in the tight right hand turn after the chicane, and Troy (#29), capitalized on it by making an inside pass, taking 2nd place from Evan. Evan stayed on Troy, looking for an opportunity to take back the position, but wasn’t able to make it happen. Evan finished 3rd, making it official that he finished on the podium in every single one of his races in 2014. Not only that, but he was the Minimoto Junior and overall Junior champion! What a season!

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