05/10/2026
🏁 ROAD AMERICA WEEKEND SERIES RACE #1 RECAP 🏁
📍 Briggs & Stratton Motorplex at Road America
What a day at Road America.
The first weekend series race turned into an all-out heavyweight fight between two young drivers who refused to give each other an inch; Evan Liesch and his buddy/rival Liam Fohr put on a show all day long in both Sportsman and Mini Swift.
Every session felt like a prizefight.
Every lap mattered.
And every time one driver answered, the other came swinging back.
In Sportsman, Evan and Liam traded speed all day but Liam came out on top of the heat races
🔥 Heat 1 — P2
🔥 Heat 2 — P2
But the Feature became a battle of patience, precision, and nerve. Evan stayed glued to the fight, kept the pressure on, and when the checkered flag flew, he delivered. Clean driving. Smooth hands. Veteran-level composure from a young driver.
🏆 SPORTSMAN FEATURE WIN — P1
Then came Mini Swift, where the competition somehow got even tighter. Evan and Liam were once again right in the middle of the action, pushing each other lap after lap and forcing each other to find more speed every time they hit the track.
⚡ Heat 1 — P2
⚡ Heat 2 — P1
Intensity was at another level for the feature. Evan drove a smart, calculated race while holding off constant pressure in an absolute battle at the front. When it was over, ELR stood on top once again.
🏆 MINI SWIFT FEATURE WIN — P1
Two classes.
Two Feature wins.
One unforgettable day of racing.
And honestly, days like this are what karting is all about; two young racers pushing each other to be better every single lap. Huge respect to Liam Fohr and his team for battling hard and racing clean all day long.
The Road America crowd got a front-row seat to the future of racing today… and those kids absolutely delivered. 🏁🔥
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