[{"id":6947,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2023\/04\/24\/shortcourse-racers-on-the-gas-at-glen-helen\/","title":"Shortcourse Racers ON the GAS at Glen Helen","content":"Rounds 2 and 3 of Great American Shortcourse were held at Glen Helen Raceway over the weekend. Warm weekend temperatures made for some great racing and near perfect track conditions.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nThe Modified Kart race saw some great battles between the up and coming youth of the sport. Talan Martin battled with ten of his closest competitors to come out and sweep the weekend. Dane Culver took second on the podium in Saturday\u2019s round 2. Ashton Williams collected that spot in Sunday\u2019s round 3.\r\n\r\n\"\" \"\"\r\n\r\nIn Pro Buggy, Matt Brister held the top podium spot during Round 2. Zach Drapkin finished second. In Round 3, Drapkin had all the power he needed to beat Brister taking over the top podium position. Johnny Holtger found the speed he needed with a battle in Pro-Lite, bringing home a Round 2 victory. Connor Barry fell short one spot finishing second. Barry wasn\u2019t done yet, in Sunday\u2019s Round 3, he answered back with a win swapping spots with Holtger. Kyle Knott came away with a pair of third place finishes.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nThe mini stock class consists of literally stock trucks that have been gutted and caged with minimal safety requirements including a fuel cell and window nets. Robert Orr figured how to stay out front both rounds for a weekend sweep. Defending class champion Anthony Csuzi struggled throughout the weekend but came away with a pair of second place finishes. Carson Smith won the limited buggy race in Round 2 while Joe Laff took the victory in Round 3.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nGreat American Shortcourse heads to San Bernardino County Raceway in Victorville, California for rounds 4 & 5 June 10th<\/sup> and 11th<\/sup>.","excerpt":"

Rounds 2 and 3 of Great American Shortcourse were held at Glen Helen Raceway over the weekend. Warm weekend temperatures …<\/p>","date":"April 24, 2023 12:47","categories":[{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"},{"id":25047613,"title":"Short Course","slug":"shortcourse"}],"tags":[{"id":25048415,"title":"connor barry","slug":"connor-barry"},{"id":25048088,"title":"gas","slug":"gas"},{"id":25047743,"title":"glen helen","slug":"glen-helen"},{"id":25048030,"title":"great american shortcourse","slug":"great-american-shortcourse"},{"id":25049253,"title":"limited buggy","slug":"limited-buggy"},{"id":25047875,"title":"matt brister","slug":"matt-brister"},{"id":25049255,"title":"mini stock","slug":"mini-stock"},{"id":25048845,"title":"modified kart","slug":"modified-kart"},{"id":25049254,"title":"probuggy","slug":"probuggy"},{"id":25047908,"title":"prolite","slug":"prolite"},{"id":25049252,"title":"robert orr","slug":"robert-orr"},{"id":25048844,"title":"talan martin","slug":"talan-martin"},{"id":25049015,"title":"zach drapkin","slug":"zach-drapkin"}]},{"id":5917,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2022\/11\/14\/great-american-shortcourse-hosts-season-finale-at-san-bernardino-county-fairgrounds\/","title":"Great American Shortcourse Hosts Season Finale at San Bernardino County Fairgrounds","content":"The Great American Shortcourse Series hosted their final two rounds of the season at the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds in Victorville, California. It was there, season points champions were crowned. Several classes saw tight points battles coming into the weekend. Door to door racing would determine those that came out on top.\r\n\r\n\"\" \"\"\r\n\r\n\"\" \"\"\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nIn the Youth and Kart classes, Declan Shields earned a season championship in the RZR 170 class. Over in the Junior 2 Kart class, Mikey Childress stood high atop the podium excited to win his championship trophy. Luke Berry won the Junior 1 Kart championship over rival Chase Berry. Talan Martin beat out Cade Martin by five points to secure the Modified Kart Championship.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\n\"\" \"\"\r\n\r\nOne of the best battles on track this season was in the Pro Buggy class. Matt Brister and Zach Drapkin have neck and neck. Drapkin claimed his first championship in the class over Brister. Both fought hard this season for podium positions. Robby Hornsby took home final win of the season in Pro-Lite earning him the championship over Kyle Knott. The points battle was also tight in that class. In Pro-2 it was Ricky Gutierrez who the secured the top spot.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nOther championship wins went to Cody Hodgson in Production 1000 UTV and Oliver Golding in the Production Turbo UTV class. Kevin Streety secured a 1600 buggy championship with Brian Cannon winning the Mini Open class. Anthony Csuzi was crowned champion in the Min Stock category.\r\n\r\n\"\"","excerpt":"

The Great American Shortcourse Series hosted their final two rounds of the season at the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds in …<\/p>","date":"November 14, 2022 16:25","categories":[{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"},{"id":25047613,"title":"Short Course","slug":"shortcourse"}],"tags":[{"id":25048842,"title":"declan shields","slug":"declan-shields"},{"id":25048088,"title":"gas","slug":"gas"},{"id":25048030,"title":"great american shortcourse","slug":"great-american-shortcourse"},{"id":25047875,"title":"matt brister","slug":"matt-brister"},{"id":25049016,"title":"mikey childress","slug":"mikey-childress"},{"id":25047632,"title":"off-road","slug":"off-road"},{"id":25047879,"title":"pro-lite","slug":"pro-lite"},{"id":25047886,"title":"pro2","slug":"pro2"},{"id":25047856,"title":"ricky gutierrez","slug":"ricky-gutierrez"},{"id":25049017,"title":"rzr 170","slug":"rzr-170"},{"id":25047742,"title":"shortcourse","slug":"shortcourse"},{"id":25049015,"title":"zach drapkin","slug":"zach-drapkin"}]}]{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "user_comment": "This feed allows you to read the posts from this site in any feed reader that supports the JSON Feed format. To add this feed to your reader, copy the following URL -- https://dirtsportsworld.com/tag/zach-drapkin/feed/json -- and add it your reader.", "home_page_url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/tag/zach-drapkin", "feed_url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/tag/zach-drapkin/feed/json", "language": "en-US", "title": "zach drapkin Archives - DirtSportsWorld", "description": "The Voice of Off-Road Motorsports", "icon": "https://i0.wp.com/dirtsportsworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-DSW-Web-Icon.png?fit=59%2C59&ssl=1", "items": [ { "id": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/?p=6947", "url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/2023/04/24/shortcourse-racers-on-the-gas-at-glen-helen/", "title": "Shortcourse Racers ON the GAS at Glen Helen", "content_html": "

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The Great American Shortcourse Series hosted their final two rounds of the season at the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds in …

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