Jason Aguilar Race Report

Oct 25, 2009

Grange Motor Circuit

Apple Valley, CA

Competition was fierce at this weekend’s SCminiGP race. Weather was perfect, but the track was still very slippery from the recent resurfacing.

On Saturday, we spent most of the time trying to get Jason’s Honda RS92 running right. We are still struggling with the carburetor setup. We were able to get the bike to run with the 150 four strokes on the straightaway, but we are still having problems with the low to mid RPM setup. The bike stalled twice coming out of slower corners, and Jason came off the track pounding his fists in frustration after most practice sessions. For the next race, we have secured a new exhaust system that should provide better power delivery, but we still need to get the carburetor settings right to give Jason a chance to be competitive. The top 4 riders in the Pro GP and Pro Extreme Class all are on 150cc four stroke machines. Experts tell us that the smaller two stroke that Jason rides can be competitive only when the bike is running perfectly and is ridden perfectly. We are still chasing that perfect running setup.

On Sunday, Jason looked good in morning practice. In the first heat race, Jason easily won the Thumpstar class. Jason came in for a quick bike change and went directly out to the next race, Pro GP. Getting his best start of he year, Jason was in 3rd place coming out of the first set of turns. The good start would not last though as one of the four stokes got past Jason, and he finished in 4th place.

Coming into the race, Jason was in 3rd place in both MiniGP and MiniGP Youth. Jason was hoping to pick up some points on the 2nd place rider to have a shot at finishing the season in 2nd place. In the MiniGP heat race, Jason got another good start and battled with Daytona Anderson for the lead. Aaron Villasenor, on his NSF, was right behind Jason, while Anthony Alonso was gaining on the lead group after a slow start. Aaron passed Jason several times on the straightaways, but Jason was able to battle back on the corners. The riders finished in the same order: Daytona, Jason, Aaron, Anthony.

MiniGP Youth was a carbon copy, with the top 4 riders finishing in the same order.

In the opening race of the finals, Jason continued his undefeated streak and secured the 2009 SCminiGP Thumpstar GP Championship. Including last year and the heat races, that makes 20 consecutive victories in Thumpstar GP.

In Pro GP, Jason was able to battle with championship points leader, Tyler Linders, for a couple of laps but was not able to match his pace for the distance and finished in 4th place matching his best class finish this season.

In MiniGP, Jason got another great start, but was not able to match his pace from the heat races. This allowed both Aaron Villasenor and Anthony Alonso to get by, dropping Jason to 4th place. Jason could not recover and finished in 4th. In MiniGP Youth, it was another carbon copy of the MiniGP class with the finishing order; Daytona Anderson, Aaron Villasenor, Anthony Alonso, and Jason Aguilar. Jason was bitterly disappointed as he lost the opportunity to move up in the championship standings. We are going to look at making changes to Jason’s diet as this makes the fourth consecutive race where Jason could not match his performances from the heat races in the afternoon finals. However the finishes secured 3rd Place in both MiniGP and MiniGP Youth 2009 Championships.

Jason decided to run the final of the Formula GP class where he would have to start from the back. Although way underpowered, racing against 65cc machines on his Honda NSR50, Jason was able to finish 4th. Although not running the first 4 races of the season, Jason is now in 5th place in the overall points for the season for the Formula GP class.

2009 SCminiGP Championship Standings

1st Thumpstar GP

3rd Mini GP

3rd Mini GP Youth

5th Pro GP

5th Formula GP

Thanks to all of Jason’s Sponsors:

Outlaw Racing

Tayomotors

Fulmer Helmets

Impact Safe-T Armor

Motorex