06/14/2026
🏁 MAXXIS MIDWEST SERIES-Newton Kart Klub, IA 🏁
What a fun weekend!
We rolled into Iowa on Friday with sunshine and a beautiful day for practice. Landon took a little time getting comfortable on the tiny bowl-style track again, but improved every session he went out. We also got plenty of downtime to hang out with friends before it was time to lock into race mode on Saturday. ☀️
Race Day: 16 karts in each class
Junior 1 Heavy Qualifying P9 👍
🌧 RAIN DELAY 🌧
Junior 1 Prelude Qualifying P6 💪
Junior 1 Pro Qualifying We were supposed to be the first kart on track... but Dad didn't get us to the grid in time. 😬🤦♂️ That meant starting DEAD LAST.
Lesson learned.
After that little mishap, Mom earned a promotion to Tire Gal and got to spend the rest of the day hanging out with the tire guys in the trailer while Dad handled other kart duties. We may have found the permanent solution. 😉😉😉
With more rain in the forecast, officials reversed the race order:
⚡ Junior 1 Pro Started P16 (⚡️ seemed fitting 😉)
Passing can be tough here, so Landon knew he had major work to do, without wrecking anything in the process. He was a little too patient during the opening laps but kept working forward all race long, fighting his way from 16th to 9th. 👊
⚡ Junior 1 Prelude Started P6
Halfway through Lap 1, two karts got together in front of him. Landon got trapped behind the incident and then clipped a disc while trying to sneak underneath the chaos. After some hard-fought battles throughout the race, he crossed the line in P9.
🌧 RAIN DELAY 🌧
⚡ Junior 1 Heavy Would have started P9, but Mother Nature had other plans and the weather won this round.
Not our strongest performance (some frustrations seeing all the missed opportunities in the race videos), but hey... it was still better than the last travel race! 😆
The results weren't everything we hoped for, but the memories sure were. We had an amazing weekend with our race family and are thankful for every minute of it. We were all hot, sweaty, wet, and SOO dirty throughout the weekend, showing the true commitment to this sport.
A huge thank you to Quaintance Motorsports always for the hospitality and Laukaitis Racing Inc for the tire assistance all weekend long. We couldn't do it without you!
And finally, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Brittney Quaintance! 🫶 We hope you had the best day celebrating at the track.
We can't thank those sponsors enough!
🔹 Roll With It
🔹️ Schmit Electric LLC
🔹️ Klug Family Repair LLC
🔹️ Northern Lights Band
🔹️ Heise Heating & Air Conditioning LLC
🔹️ Dialed In
🔹️ Salon Relevant
🔹️ Shark Cutz
🔹️ Joe Porter - American Family Insurance Agent - Appleton, WI
🔹️ Young Hearts Band
🔹️ Dairy Cove
🔹️ S&A Photography
🔹️ Gilbert Construction LLC
🔹️ Equipment Depot
Onward to the next one!
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