Welcome to The Track at Centennial
Centennial, CO – (January 18, 2012) Upon the release of our 2012 schedule, we received several calls about national race date conflicts, so to support our local racers in their national racing endeavors, we have made the following changes to our Racing the Rockies, six race-one drop schedule:
Race Schedule
Race Weekend 1 April 28-29
Race Weekend 2 May 19-20
Race Weekend 3 June 23-24
Race Weekend 4 July 7-8
Race Weekend 5 August 25-26
Race Weekend 6 September 8-9
Champions & Celebrations!
Centennial, CO – (December 21, 2011) Season’s Greetings! The Track at Centennial announces its banquet while congratulating its champions!
Come Join the Celebration!
Join us on January 21, 2012 for The Track at Centennial Awards & 2012 Season Kick-off Celebration! This will be a party for racers, their families, and The Track’s supporting sponsors.
The dinner will be held at 5:30 in the Dry Dock Brewery Barrel Room with fresh brewed root beer and cream soda for the kids and award winning beer for the adults. The menu will have Texas Beef Brisket, Georgia Chopped Pork & BBQ Pulled Chicken! To reserve your spot now, go to www.thetrack.us and complete the reservation form!
2011 Class Champions
Racing the Rockies
Kid Karts Jocelyn DesLauriers #100
Pomeroy CARSTAR Micro Max Cody Dempster #22
Billet Performance Mini Max Lindsey Freier #18
WS Gear Junior Max Jake Eidson #24
KRT Senior Max Ben Schermerhorn #255
KRT Rotax Masters Scott Falcone #99
Hanley Motorsports DD2 Mitch Carey #760
One Racegear DD2 Masters David Zarlengo #13
The Woodstone Group Spec 125 Novice Travis Leavitt #360
The Woodstone Group Spec 125 Tyler Hinton #88
The Woodstone Group Spec 125 Heavy David Conyers #3
Mile High Challenge
Kid Karts Joe Innes #79
Pomeroy CARSTAR Micro Max Fowler Keesling #58
Billet Performance Mini Max Lindsey Freier #18
WS Gear Junior Max Grant Copple #326
KRT Senior Max Mitch Carey #620
KRT Rotax Masters Lorie Hinton #31
Hanley Motorsports DD2 Tim Otto #44
One Racegear DD2 Masters David Zarlengo #13
The Woodstone Group Spec 125 Novice Ryan Rudolph #11
The Woodstone Group Spec 125 Tyler Hinton #88
The Woodstone Group Spec 125 Heavy Charles Gordon #9
We want to thank all our loyal customers and sponsors for their continued support as we move into 2012 with an attitude of gratitude and anticipation for a great year! Stay tuned for our 2012 Racing Schedule!
Under the Lights
Mile High Challenge 5 Post-Race Press Release
Centennial, CO (September 13, 2011) – It was a balmy Saturday afternoon with a slight breeze, just enough to take the edge off the summer heat, as drivers started filling up the bleachers for the MHC Race #5, Race after Dark, driver meeting. The race started with qualifying in the sunlight, pre-finals with the sun setting, and finals under the lights with a full moon in the night sky! Qualifying was smooth sailing, with the pre-final and final races bringing on a bit more excitement trackside. The night was filled with great racing in every class with fun to be had by all, but the Pomeroy CARSTAR Micro Max and KRT Rotax Senior classes put on the best shows of the night!
With the sun setting, shadows on the track, and kids blowing bubbles around the paddock, Pomeroy CARSTAR Micro Max put on a great show for their pre-final and 15 lap main event. Cody Dempster (22), Hannah Greenemeier (8) and Fowler Keesling (58) had the top 3 positions for the main where they, along with Brody Shucard (33), battled it out hard, a battle they had been fighting all season long. Drivers were bumper to nose, putting pressure on each other along the Continental Divide through the Bus Stop, with the intensity climbing when Cody and David Rafailov (459) took a downhill slide and were black flagged, which changed the dynamics on the track significantly! Hannah moved up to first and Fowler kept trying to close the door on her, but in the end, our 7-10 year olds finished with Hannah in 1st, Fowler in 2nd and Brody in 3rd.
KRT Rotax Senior has offered some of the best racing of the season, and the most exciting race of this night, with Ben Schermerhorn (105), Connor Thomas (131) and Will Owen (123) racing in the pre-final with just one, one-thousandth of a second separating them when Schermerhorn and Thomas drove side by side into the Bus Stop, neither backing off, and drama ensued with a crash, ending that race for them both, giving way for Tyler Edwards (145), Mitch Carey (620) and Tim Otto (44) to move into the top 3 positions. Journey was blaring over the radio with “Don’t Stop Believing”, as the 20 lap main event got underway with Schermerhorn, Thomas and Owen hoping to fight their way back to their well fought for positions. Schermerhorn closed in fast and made his move to cut into 3rd and then fought his way to 2nd where an intense bumper to bumper race ensued with Edwards. Edwards hung on tightly and did not give up and maintained his lead to take 1st place, Schermerhorn in a hot 2nd and Thomas, who fought his way back to the top, took 3rd for the final! Awesome finish in Senior!
One Racegear DD2 Masters and Hanley Motorsports DD2 was another battle, as the racers paired off two by two and the main fight was for first and second with Brian Robson (16) and Jack Warrington (27) alternating, edging each other out throughout the race for an exciting finish with Warrington taking 1st, Robson in 2nd, and Zarlengo in 3rd!
KRT Rotax Masters got underway with Jack Warrington (711), Scott Falcone (99) and Russ Johnson (26) in the top 3 positions for their 20 lap main. Falcone got the punch and for the first half of the race he and Warrington were clearly ahead of the other racers and competing for that first place position, when Warrington peeled off the track, giving Falcone an easy race to finish 1st , Warrington into 2nd and Lorie Hinton (31) in 3rd.
WS Gear Rotax Junior racers offered an exciting race with spin-outs and bumper to bumper racing as Jake Eidson (24), Jason Dempster (88) and Lindsay Brewer (21) rounded out the top three, in that order!
The Woodstone Group Spec 125 Shifter and Open Class closed out the “Race after Dark” with their engines revved, a standing start and the loudest race of the night! Ben Schermerhorn ruled the race with the best speed and Jack Bradley (38), AJ Noud (62x) and Tyler Hinton (88) took the top three podium positions for the Spec 125 Shifters!
As racers packed away their gear and got ready for the podium presentations, it was not hard to reflect on a great night of racing with some emotion as our American and Colorado flags were flying high, under a full moon, on the eve of the 10 year anniversary of 9.11. Gratitude goes out to all those who sacrificed and continue to sacrifice their lives everyday so that we are able to have the freedoms we have grown to cherish in this country.
Thanks to all the racers and their friends and family who made this a night to remember!
See you at Mile Challenge Race #6 on October 2nd!
Time to Shine
Centennial, CO – (August 28, 2011) It was a weekend of great racing across Colorado and The Track at Centennial was hopping with new and tenured racers! The grid was hot with standouts in each class and we’d like to recognize the top three racers in each class and thank all our friends, racers, and sponsors who helped to make Sunday a day to remember.
Top Threesomes:
Pomeroy CARSTAR Micro Max - Fowler Keesling, Cody Dempster, and Brody Shucard
One Racegear DD2 Masters – David Zarlengo, Jim Haubenschild, and Rick Langille
WS Gear Junior Max – Grant Copple, Jason Dempster, and Tyler Cantrell
KRT Senior Max – Thomas Rau, Saeed Altaee, and Jared Reiff
KRT Rotax Masters – Lorin Cantrell, David Innes, and Lorie Hinton
Open – Luis Ramirez, Rafael Luckie, and Angel Ramirez
Kid Karts – Joe Innes and Meadow Delturco
An added bonus to the day was to have our fearless leader, Jim Keesling, back on the track!
There are only two races left in this six race, one drop series, so be at The Track when the green flag flies on September 10th (we have a surprise announcement for this race) and October 2nd.
It’s time to shine Colorado! Let’s put the pedal to the metal and burn some rubber!!
For more information please visit our website at www.thetrack.us!
As Grand Nationals Wrap Up, The Track Gears Up!!
Centennial CO - (July 25, 2011) The Track at Centennial welcomes back 16 of its drivers from the Rotax Grand Nationals! A big CONGRATULATIONS goes out to Cody Dempster, Derek DesLauriers, Hannah Greenemeier, David Rafailov, Brody Shucard & Corbin Emery from Micro Max; Lindsey Freier & Corrie Hiatt from Mini Max; Mitch Carey from DD2; Scott Falcone, who took the 2nd spot on the podium (great job!) from Masters Max; Lindsay Brewer and Grant Copple from Junior Max and Connor Thomas (6th out of 33, awesome job!), Ben Schermerhorn, Tyler Edwards and Will Owen from Senior Max. Nice showing!
As the 2011 Rotax Grand Nationals wrap up, The Track is getting ready for its Racing the Rockies Season Finale this weekend at The Pepsi Center, where racers compete (with double points) for the series win! As it stands now, here are the top 5 in each class: Kid Karts – Tristin MacLeod, Jocelyn DesLauriers, Patrick Dawson, & Zander Seigel; Pomeroy CARSTAR Micro Max - Fowler Keesling, Cody Dempster Hannah Greenemeier, Derek DesLauriers & Antonio Dawson; Billet Performance Mini Max - Lindsey Freier, Lucas Hannabass & Trevor Aweida; WS Gear Junior Max - Jake Eidson, Jason Dempster, Grant Copple, Lindsay Brewer & Breanna McCrackin; Khaos Racing Senior Max - Ben Schermerhorn, Connor Thomas, Mitch Carey, Will Owen & Tyler Edwards; Khaos Racing Masters - Scott Falcone, Lorie Hinton, Jack Warrington, Scott Berryman & Dave Innes; One Racegear DD2 Masters - Dave Zarlengo, Jim Haubenschild, Mike Urban, Jack Warrington & Brian Robson; Hanley Motorsports DD2 - Mitch Carey, Tim Otto, Brian Wilzoch & Sydney Edwards; The Woodstone Group Spec 125 - Tyler Hinton, Brady Balderston, Ellie Nash, Cory Milne & Pat Rosse; Spec 125 Heavy - Perry Herrmann, David Conyers, Charles Gordon, David Watkins & David Mirk; Spec 125 Novice - Travis Leavitt, Austin Schimmel & Ryan Rudolph.
Chris Egger is back as the Race Director and Rick Miller will be sharing the Tech Tent with Steve Graves. The weekend starts on Friday, July 29th with move-in, controlled practice at 8:00 a.m. Saturday, July 30th , and race activity at 8:45am on Sunday, July 31st.
Please visit our website for more information regarding race registration and schedule details at www.thetrack.us!
Hot off The Track – 2012 Announcements
Centennial, CO – (January 11, 2012) Welcome to 2012! As many Colorado racers prepare for the first Gatorz Challenge of the Americas event in Tucson and racers are gearing up for the season, The Track at Centennial is excited to announce their 2012 Racing Schedule. This year features a Racing the Rockies series only - six races, one drop. Each race will count toward the required punches for the Grand Nationals (4 punches) and the Pan American Challenge (6 punches).
Race Schedule
Race Weekend 1 April 21-22
Race Weekend 2 May 19-20
Race Weekend 3 June 23-24
Race Weekend 4 July 21-22
Race Weekend 5 August 25-26
Race Weekend 6 September 8-9
Class Structure
Kid Karts
Micro Max
Mini Max
Junior Max
Senior Max
Rotax Masters
DD2, DD2 Masters
Spec 125 Novice, Spec 125, Spec 125 Heavy
The Track continues to be proud of being the 3rd largest Rotax Max Challenge program in the country, and is excited to keep building the program in 2012. The Track’s belief in the Rotax class structure and strength going into this year is evident as we look back on 2011. Starting this week, EKN is featuring the USRMC National Point Standings for all seven Rotax Classes for the 2011 season, beginning with Micro Max. Three RTR racers are in the top 20 (out of 79 licensed drivers) with Fowler Keesling coming in at the top in the #1 position, Cody Dempster in the 4th spot and Hannah Greenemeier in the 15th spot!
We’ve already heard from many of you about the banquet and it’s looking to be a strong turnout! If you haven’t already, please get your RSVP to shelley@thetrack.us or fax to 720.524.9516 by January 14th.
Stay tuned for more news as The Track continues to plan & attract exciting events in 2012!
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