Clark Sanchez-Figueras came out of a long layoff from driving to register pole position, win the heat and then go on to win what could arguably be considered the best race of the weekend. The Rotax International final had spectators at the fence, cheering and yelling at every pass and re-pass attempt. Clark sported his new supporting sponsors’ products, an HJC HX-10 carbon fiber helmet with Axcel Fast Graphics color scheme.

 

After setting pole time and convincingly winning the pre-main heat, things looked to be on easy street for the 2003 CART Stars of Tomorrow National Champion. However once the Kart Mini-Figueras duo took to the track for the warm up lap, all was not well. Clark reported after the race that the motor “would not clean up and loaded up at mid-range as well as coming out of three corners”. Inspection after the race showed the power valve diaphragm cap had come adrift and vibrated itself out a significant amount.