In preparation for the second round of the WSK World Series event at New Jersey Motorsports Park, CKI held the third round of the WSK North America series the weekend before.  Raquel Martinez and the team were on hand for both weekends looking to make it a successful two weeks in Jersey.

The CKI WSK North America series event was a big success for the team.  Raquel once again dominated the KF3 category aboard her Top Kart winning both prefinals and finals taking home maximum points and extended her points lead.  In Leopard Jr., Raquel once again was very close to taking home her first win of the season in the category.  With a second and a third in the two finals Raquel ended the weekend third overall moving her up to third in the points standings.

“I really can’t say enough about how hard Corey and Chris have been working this season,” stated Martinez.  “Our goal is to win both Championships this season.  It will be very difficult, but we have everything in place to do so.”

With two successful races under her belt in Europe, the 14 year-old standout was looking forward to having her best result yet on home soil.  Qualifying was a little disappointing with nineteenth position, but she quickly responded in the heat races consistently moving up each heat race giving her a fifteenth starting position for the prefinal.  Continuing on the same theme Raquel got off to a great start and worked her way up to ninth position and turning her fastest lap of the week.  Unfortunately as quick as the final started it ended for Raquel when she was hit from behind ending her chance at a top five.

“We never gave up this weekend and it showed.  Corey, Antonio, and IAME never gave up and we moved forward every time out,” commented Raquel.  “It’s disappointing that I didn’t get a chance in the final because I believe we were moving in the right direction and had a serious shot at challenging for the podium.”

For more information please visit www.raquelmartinez.com.  Next up for the team is the fourth round of the WKA Manufacturer’s Cup Championship at New Castle Motorsports Park August 7th.