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Factory Team Updates Cole Glasson began his racing career in Kid Karts at the age of 5 and then was named to a Factory Team for the 2008 season. Cole raced the Tornado F4 Chassis in the Tag Cadet Gazelle class and is racing the SWRC, SWRA, and KART series in 2008. Cole has now teamed up with the KRS Factory Kart Team, owned by DJ Ortiz who is Cole's tuner and driving coach, and will be adding a second class after the KART Nationals in June. Cole will be running all the classes on a Margay Chassis (Cadet with K80 and Rookie with Mini Max). For 2009, Cole will be running the STARS of Karting Series, WKA Manufacturer's Cup, and RMAX Challenge. ABOUT COLE Cole Glasson #12 Cole is a 8 year old, second grade racer that lives in Corinth, TX and is a daredevil at heart. He enjoys being active outside and enjoys baseball, basketball, X Box 360 (all racing games) and gymnastics. His parents are Tim and Wendy Glasson and he has two sisters Courtney and Alexa. He and his father are usually at their home track, North Texas Kartway, at least once a week practicing. Cole's goal is to have a career in Motorsports and his favorite drivers are Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt, and Marco Andretti. Cole has completed his third full season of racing and became very competitive. Cole has sought after one of the best coaches and tuners in the area and is working closely with DJ Ortiz, owner of Kart Racing Solutions.
Cole's Biggest Memories He has won several regional races and placed in the top 3 in National races. He has also recently raced at Daytona International Speedway during Kart Week for the Manufacturer's Cup National for WKA and won the KART Nationals in 2008. During his visit to Daytona he was able to ride in a pace car and go 135 mph around the Speedway. Cole raced his first road race at Cresson Motorsports Ranch in March reaching speeds in excess of 70 miles per hour and winning the regional race in the Gazelle class. Cole also recently met Mike Lanigan, owner of Newmann, Haas, Lanigan Racing Team in the Indy series while at the Indy 500 race. He also had a chance to meet Arie Luyendyk Jr. Cole's Race Stats
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Cole Glasson Makes the Show |
| Cole and his team traveled to Daytona Florida to race in the WKA Manufacturer's Cup over the Christmas Holiday. In 2007, Cole did not make the finals either day as only the top 30 drivers advance. This year was no different with the competition, as the entire 50 car field was separated by only 2 seconds. The separation to make it to the finals was less than 1 second. During day 1, we were about 1.7 seconds off the lead and came out of qualifying at the 27th spot. This meant we had to move on to the last chance qualifier and compete against the remaining 25 drivers and come in the top 5 spots. We started on outside pole of the lcq and with three laps back got in a scuffle in the turn and fail to the 7th spot. Cole battled his way back up to the 4th spot to advance to the prefinals and finals. He finished day 1 off with a 23rd finish in the prefinal after starting 29th and 22nd in the final. day 2 brought us better luck and speed. Cole advanced directly into the final with his qualifying time only 6/10ths off the lead and qualified 25th! In the prefinal he moved up to 19th spot where he would start the final. The final was wheel to wheel action where he moved up to 18th and then was sent to the dirt 15 yards deep as 9 cars freight trained by him as the dust settled. He was able to keep the kart going and battled his way back up to 23rd where he finished. We came out of the weekend ranked 22nd with the next WKA race in North Carolina in May. |