GSQMRC holds Trophy Races for Senior and Heavy Honda Divisions

The perfect summer Sunday at the Shore was the backdrop for racing at Lil’ Wall for the Garden State Quarter Midget Racing Club on June 26, 2011.  The skies were just a bit overcast through the morning but the sun was shining brightly as the A-mains took to the 1/20^th of a mile track in the mid-afternoon.

Trophy races were in order for both the Senior and Heavy Honda divisions for the day.  Brandon Grosso would set fast time for the Senior division, giving him the 5^th starting position when the top 5 times were inverted to start the feature race.  Young Kyle Mulholland would race his way to the A-main by winning the D-main and then staying in the top 5 for each of the C and B-mains in some hard fought battles.  Grosso would move up to win the A-main; his first of three wins on the day, the others coming in the Light 160 and World Formula divisions.

Louie Keraitis set fast time in the Heavy Honda Division.   Travis Schwarz led the race to the green flag and Keraitis moved to the lead within the first 5 laps.  Keraitis seemed to have the win wrapped up when, with 7 laps to go, a spin at the back of the field bunched the cars on the re-start.  Ryan Gerber would make a move to pass the leader and go on to take the checkered flag.

Other winners on the day were Teddy Cranmer in Junior Novice, Dylan Mulholland with his second A-main win in Junior Honda, and Jack Ely in the Heavy 160 divison.

The Garden State Quarter Midget Racing Club is a non-profit for children organization.  Children from the ages of 5-17 are eligible to drive.  Please see the club website at www.gardenstateqmrc.com for further information.

Next Sunday will see the racers in action for the Annual Red, White and Blue race for the Fourth of July weekend.  The racing will be a Monza style race and the drivers will be split into teams.  Come and see what it is all about this coming week.  Admission is always free and refreshments are available at the track.