Posts Tagged ‘South Park’
‘He was with me’: Scott’s pass on backstretch leads to victory in race honoring his late grandfather
QUINCY — This one’s for Grandpa. On the final lap of Sunday’s Bob Scott Memorial Pro Briggs championship race at the Quincy Grand Prix of Karting, Riley Scott found himself in the middle of a six-kart battle for the win. “I was ready to go, but something was telling me I needed to be patient,”…
Read MoreSmith’s decision to race looks wise after winning Pro Open Shifter championship
QUINCY — Phillip Smith had to scratch the itch. In doing so, he showed he still has the chops to win. Smith, a Quincy native who works at Smith Brothers Powersports, woke up Saturday morning with no intentions of racing in the Quincy Grand Prix of Karting. “I had kind of wanted to, but it…
Read MoreScott finally finds way to victory lane by winning Briggs Legends title at Quincy Grand Prix
QUINCY — The stars aligned for Jeff Scott at this weekend’s Quincy Grand Prix of Karting. Scott won Saturday’s Briggs Masters feature and the Briggs Legends championship on Sunday, his first two career victories at the event for which he is now the organizer. “I’ve turned hundreds of laps here,” Scott said. “I raced back…
Read MoreFortunate chain of events leads to Engle winning first Quincy Grand Prix championship race
QUINCY — Skylar Engle thought his race had ended before it even began. While racing in the Briggs Medium championship at the Quincy Grand Prix of Karting on Sunday, the chain on his kart broke, rendering him unable to continue. “I was losing my mind,” Engle said. “I thought I was done for.” Making matters…
Read MorePhoto gallery: Rain interrupts Quincy Grand Prix, but cannot dampen enthusiasm for karting
Click here to purchase digital copies of Muddy River Sports photos QUINCY — The rain didn’t stay away. Although it delayed championship Sunday at the Quincy Grand Prix of Karting for nearly four hours, it didn’t stall the excitement for too long. Organizers were able to run every championship race, even with darkness looming, and…
Read MorePhoto gallery: Quincy Grand Prix of Karting gets off to roaring start at South Park
Click here to purchase digital images of Muddy River Sports photos QUINCY — The action matched the day’s temperature. Saturday’s sun-baked afternoon resulted in 94-degree weather, while the Quincy Grand Prix of Karting brought thousands of visitors to South Park. They were treated to incredible action on the race course, a spirited cornhole tournament and…
Read MoreEvans brings history of success to Grand Prix of Karting, now serving as Neilson’s crew chief
QUINCY — For Scott Evans, the Grand Prix of Karting at South Park is more like a family reunion than any sort of national-caliber karting competition. Even though he’s been retired as a driver for a number of years, Evans, a longtime competitor at Quincy, has remained active in the sport. Evans serves as crew…
Read MoreScott’s redemption, last-lap passes highlight final day at Quincy Grand Prix
QUINCY — A frustrating weekend turned into pure joy for Riley Scott on Sunday. After four second-place finishes over the first day and a half of racing at the Grand Prix of Karting in South Park, the fortunes finally turned for Scott in the Pro FK 100 championship race. Scott overtook Pete Vetter halfway through…
Read MoreWith preparations complete, green flag ready to drop on Quincy Grand Prix
QUINCY — It’s almost time to drop the green flag. On Friday, Quincy Grand Prix promoter Jeff Scott and his crew put the finishing touches on the 1.1 mile course in South Park that will host this weekend’s karting event. “It’s a big deal,” Scott said. “It’s great for Quincy. It’s really good for the…
Read MoreFinal kick carries QND’s Genenbacher top regional cross country championship
QUINCY — A little dose of “secret sauce” was all Abigail Genenbacher needed. The Quincy Notre Dame senior used a burst to catch and pass frontrunners Chloe Kelly of Monmouth-Roseville and Emma Whitaker of Illini West over the final 50 meters Saturday morning to win the girls individual title in the Class 1A cross country…
Read MorePhoto gallery: Schuering, Blue Devils run to titles at Running Raider Classic
QUINCY — Olivia Schuering set the pace and her teammates followed suit. The Quincy High School senior cross country runner won the individual title Tuesday at the Running Raider Classic at South Park, posting a time of 19 minutes, 55 seconds to catapult the Blue Devils to the team title with 30 points. Quincy Notre…
Read MoreSchuckman: Memories of wiffle ball battles help keep game prevalent for generations
QUINCY — Has wiffle ball become the forgotten game? Quiet fields and empty side streets suggest so. Temperatures pushed toward 90 degrees Wednesday afternoon when three kids and two adults cast their lines into the ponds near R.J. Peters Drive running through South Park. Although they hadn’t caught any fish, they had been there for…
Read MoreWash it all away: Scott’s victory in Pro Briggs class salvages day at Grand Prix of Karting
QUINCY — The final memory was made possible on the final lap of the final race. Sunday had been an excruciating day, in terms of both frustration and pain, for the Scott family. Riley Scott helped wash away all — or at least most — of that with a late charge to the front to…
Read MoreKarting notebook: Avery Scott returns after accident, Kellys keep racing in family
QUINCY — Avery Scott may have been the biggest winner at the Grand Prix of Karting. And it had nothing to do with winning a race. The 20-year-old Quincyan survived a tumultuous crash early Sunday at South Park, an accident that red-flagged the event for a considerable period of time. Scott returned to race later…
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