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HUNTER PICKETT Cameron Karting Rok Shifter Sunday Report Leading Edge Motorsports’ Danny Formal (Formula K) drew first blood in the Cameron Karting Senior Shifter Rok class, qualifying on the pole ahead of Zach Pettinicchi (Formula K) and Hunter Pickett (GFC). Point leader Ron White (CRG) timed in fourth quick, and then advanced to sec- ond in the Prefinal, which was won by Pickett. The category was stacked with all the top NorCal gearbox talent, and the main event served up a solid dose of excitement. White went quickly to the front, getting by Pickett to take a lead that he would not relinquish, winning the Challenge of the Americas title in the process. The 41-year-old put together an impressive record of performances throughout their year’s Challenge circuit, and fully leveraged his home track knowledge in Sonoma to capitalize on the op- portunity. The veteran will now represent the series at this fall’s Rok Cup International Final in South Garda, Italy. Pickett was not challenged for second, as Formal retired with a broken shifter linkages, opening the door for Kol Bailey (GFC) to step up to the final position on the podium. Enzo Prevost, Callum Smith and Pettinicchi to battle it out for the remainder of the top-five, with Prevost and Smith earning the results. Smith started ninth and advanced to a strong fifth. Pickett finished second in the championship, and received an entry into the ROK the Rio event in November. Pettinicchi was third overall and was awarded an entry into this summer’s ROK California series. ENZO PREVOST