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Created on Wednesday, 13 August 2008 22:13
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Blair Chang ran second in G2 for Team Aluminos to record his best finish of the seasonThe Team Aluminos squad made the journey south to San Diego for round five of the SKUSA ProKart Challenge South program this past weekend (July 26), for a race held on a 1.1-mile temporary circuit in the parking lot of Qualcomm Stadium - home of the San Diego Chargers. The six drivers aboard Aluminos-prepped GP Karts put in stellar performances, highlighted by the second place finishes of Blair Chang and Nicola Galloni. The addition of former SKUSA SuperNationals winner Ron White and his brother Joe to the Aluminos program as driver coach and ICC engine tuner, respectively, has certainly paid dividends as the team’s pilots are all making huge strides in their development.
Chang competed in the G2 category, beginning the day with a fifth place run in qualifying. Picking up the pace in heat one, Chang worked his way up to second in the first of two 10-lap heat races. Starting from the front row in the second heat, Chang was able to fall in behind the leader but was unable to advance into the number one spot, finishing second to start the main event from the outside of row one. Not able to get off the line as quick as he had hoped, Chang fell back to fifth in the opening lap of the 20-lap main event. By lap 12, Chang had worked himself into second and tried to close in on the leader, however, the distance was too great and Chang had to settle for second - his best finish of the season. Aluminos teammate Kurt Brunner competed in the same class, continuing to improve his skills while learning the ins and outs from the experienced Aluminos staff. Brunner improved each session on track, running his quickest lap of the day in the main event, however, he retired on lap 10.
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