Bobby Wilson lock up ICC in dominationg wins at Stars of Tomorrow karting event SHERIDAN, IL - Shifter kart star Bobby Wilson made a shambles of the tough ICC (125cc Shifter) division August 3rd and 4th at Trane Motor Speedway in dominating both Saturday and Sunday main events in the Snap-on Grand Prix in the Champ Car Stars of Tomorrow presented by RACER national karting series. Wilson, who won in Road America on June 24 and the all-star (non-points) race in Windsor, Ontario June 29, is close to securing the Eastern Division ICC point championship with his two feature victories. The Dousman, Wis., youngster defeated Brian Jacobsen and Jamie Sieracki by 6.8 seconds Saturday and won by over seven seconds Sunday over Michael Marjaba and Jacobson. Pre-race contenders Remy Maltais, winner at the BeaveRun, Pa., and Graham Rahal, a Road America victor, struggled throughout the weekend in ICC. "The kart ran well this weekend," said Wilson, 21. "I had a clean start in the Saturday final, got into a good rhythm and kept the kart on the track." In Sunday's ICC final, Wilson, driving a First Kart chassis with Pavesi power and Vega tires, did experience some excitement as he took the white flag for the final lap and he missed a shift. "It startled me at first," said Wilson, who now has four straight ICC feature wins. "It felt like it went in gear and kind of rolled out when I got on the power. It's just a simple adjustment we need to make. Even if it did (the gear) go, I think we could have finished in fourth or fifth gear and still have been all right. That's the benefit of a large lead." Wilson has started to look to the championship race at California Speedway on November 1-2 as part of the Champ Car finale, where he will go against the best racers in the Western Division for the title of the nation's top ICC driver. "I'm definitely looking forward to Fontana," Wilson said. "I know I need a bunch of consistent finishes until the end of the season and that will make my life a lot easier when we get to California Speedway." In the ICA (100cc direct drive) division, pre-event favorite Robbie Pecorari of Aston, Pa., continued his form that can be only described as dominating on Saturday. Pecorari, 16, took the pole, pre-main and what ended up being an easy victory over J&J teammate Josh Hunt with Michael Giessen third in a bizarre and exciting last few corners. Australia's Hunt didnšt appear to have a chance for second on the final lap but he dove inside Giessen and Giessen had no choice but to give the position. Giessen laid a heavy bumper on Hunt in the banked left-hander. Hunt, out of shape by the help by Giessen, tried to protect his position against the driver from Deer Park, New York. The two made more contact, both sliding off the surface in the last corner. In a scene reminiscent of the 1976 Daytona 500, where Richard Petty and David Pearson desperately coaxed their machines through the grass towards the finish line, Hunt was able to scoot through the infield ahead of Giessen for the second podium step. In Sunday's ICA feature, Hunt and Giessen continued their battle by thrilling the crowd with a race-long wheel-to-wheel battle. Capitalizing off Robbie Pecorari's engine seizure in the pre-final, ICA direct drive racers Hunt and Giessen exchanged the lead four times over the 28-lap final at the eight-tenths mile sprint kart circuit. Hunt, racing under the J&J Racing/Biesse Kart banner, won the pre-final and led Giessen into the first turn. A few corners later, Hunt made a mistake and Giessen pounced. The Deer Park, NY, driver led through the halfway mark until Hunt dove in on Giessen after the banked "Monza" turn - the same location Hunt passed Giessen for second place on the last lap in the previous day's race. Giessen would not be denied and patiently worked Hunt until he was able to find a spot and pass the Australian. Although the 16-year-old Giessen showed great heart in clawing back to retake the lead, Hunt used Saturday's familiar passing move to take Michael near the end of the race and held on for a victory measured in just over one tenth of a second. Meanwhile, Pecorari, who had started eighteenth in the 19-kart field, rapidly picked off positions to work his way up through the field to finish third. Pecorari has finished on the podium every race this season, including four wins. With Pecorari's four wins and Hunt's two victories, J&J Racing team has won every 2003 Stars ICA national race in the Eastern Division. In other weekend action, Joey King and Chris Keller, who holds the Eastern Division point lead, won the Junior Superbox main events with Robert Thorne and Evan Kalogiannis capturing the two Grand Products Cadet class features over challenging youngsters Thomas Silva, Crispin Beaver, and Carlos Munoz. In the exciting 80cc Junior shifter competition, Richard Philippe from Valence, France held points leader Kyle Rahal off for the Sunday's 80 Junior shifter win. On Saturday, Kevin LaCroix scored his first Stars win in 80 Junior shifter, keeping his Eastern Division title hopes alive against Rahal, who finished second. Rahal had a terrible qualifying session and started near the back in the pre-main but took half the field there and all but one of the rest in the final. Patrick Winninger, fast qualifier on Saturday, finished third on both Saturday and Sunday. Susie McIlroy won her fourth and fifth Rotax races of the year. The Snap-on Champ Car Stars of Tomorrow presented by RACER takes a few weeks off and then concludes both Western and Eastern divisions with a race in Chilliwack, British Columbia September 12-14 and then Jacksonville, Florida a week later. Season champions will be decided November 1-2 at the California Speedway in a single, double points event for east and west competitors. The Champ Car 'Stars of Tomorrow' presented by RACER karting series is the official first level in CART's driver development system and an officially sanctioned series of WKA/SCCA Pro Racing. Founded by racing star Bryan Herta and now owned in conjunction with a group of racing veterans, including three-time CART champion and Indy 500 winner Bobby Rahal, the Stars of Tomorrow serves as the first step for the CART driver development ladder. Stars focuses on recognizing the skills of the drivers rather than the technology development within the machines, using FIA/CIK International standards. 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