2022 KALMORA Main Series season

 

The 2022 KALMORA Main Series season was the 50th edition of the main series of KALMORA, a lawn mower racing competition held in Kalșeri, and the first to be held under the Main Series name. The season was contested over sixteen Ryes held throughout the country from March to September, with a break in August. All races were broadcast live on KBC Sports, while the practice and qualifying sessionswere aired on KBC Sports Plus.

Harts driver Aaron Mellinger was the defending Drivers' Champion, and Scorpion Bay was the defending Teams' Champion. Scorpion Bay defended its Teams title, and Jeffrey Curry won the Drivers' Champioship.

The first season of the KALMORA Development Series also took place; its races were held on Thursdays of the same week as the Main Series events.

Entries

Thirty-three drivers have been contracted to compete in this season, five of which independent drivers.

Team	Base of operations	Joined	Engine	Chassis	Tires	Team principal	No.	Drivers
Bitfinex Elektrem Racing	Lennoxton, TK	2022	Ford	Dallara KLM-22	Firestone	Don O'Reilly	21	Phil Taylor
							30	Jerry Briggs
Bluegolds of Cowhill Expedia LMC	Cowhill, TG	1973	Wilheimer			Mark Wilson	8	Steven Nance
							20	Ralph Torridge
Harts Booking.com Ericsson LMC	Hartleyville, LN	1973	Wilheimer			Will Brixton	1	Aaron Mellinger
							72	Jenny Ewing
Janvalian MasterCard Avis LMC	Cape Spurry, JV	2006	Wilheimer			Gordon O'Neal	14	Josh Anselmi
							36	Chris Anselmi
Kaluonian National Dell LMC	Rosby, KL	2020	Toyota			Terry Lewandowski	4	Kyle Olsson
							46	Jean-François Preud'homme
Lág Sports Club	Branbury, LG	1973	Ford			Chris Gallina	42	Vic Martin
							88	David Olayinka
Las Encinas findseri LMC	Las Encinas, SR	2005	Ford			Bryan Gallego	17	Tom Wilkins
							22	Zack Jovanovich
Pan-Evalrian GloTek Bitpanda LMC	Sappejahamick, EV	2013	Toyota			Dan Witke	16	Paul Stetson
							29	Ashley Wilson
Racing Club de Sainte-Marguerite Banque Ilienne	Sainte-Marguerite, CI	1981	Toyota			Valéry Martino	15	Arthur Lémieux
							27	Julien Moret
RBJ Pringles KALMORA Team	Finisterra, TG	2018	Wilheimer			Johnny Blanchard	2	Jimmy Reed
							9	Diana Gainsborough
Scorpion Bay UPS LMC	Cape Scorpion, TG	1978	Toyota			Richie Williams	5	Ray Jarver
							10	Jeffrey Curry
Storm LMC	Concord, NH Cowhill, TG	2022	Ford			Alwin Coxbourne	24	Fritz Langston
							51	Lyndon Hess
Sullivan Tropicana Racing Team	Carnafarry, NK	1991	Ford			Doug Heller	3	Harvey Keane
							34	Steve O'Donovan
Takkie Hertz Racing Team	Folkestone, TK	2022	Wilheimer			Steve Karatarakis	11	Dylan Moore
							23	Wendell Zhou
Independent drivers		2022	Ford			Dan Folger	18	Fred Mazzacorta
		2018					43	Tom VanHuizen
							71	Toby Osborne
		2019	Wilheimer			Kyle Chiesa	6	Bobby Blanchard III
		2017	Toyota			Jim O'Reilly	52	Burhan al-Ghazzawi

Team changes

Leo Briggs acquired the Spearwind team and rebranded it Elektrem Racing, with Bitfinex as its name sponsor. Independent driver Don O'Reilly was hired as its principal. Ford became the power unit supplier of the team, replacing Toyota.

Following Steve Wehnberg's retirement from the sport, Wehnberg LMC changed name to Janvalian LMC, and switched engines from Ford to Wilheimer. Avis Car Rental and MasterCard were elevated to name sponsors to complement the new red-white livery.

GloTek LMC and Phoenix Racing Team revived the Pan-Evalrian and Kaluonian National brands from the past, respectively. Kaluonian National also switched from a Wilheimer engine to a Toyota engine.

Two teams debuted this season: Storm LMC, based in Concord, New Hampshire and Cowhill, and Takkie Racing Team, the first crowdfunded team to join KALMORA. Alwin Coxbourne and Steve Karatarakis were hired to be the team principals of Storm and Takkie, respectively. Storm chose a Ford power unit, whereas Takkie entered a three-year deal with Wilheimer.

Spearwind team principal Mark Wilson was hired by Bluegolds. Alan Mewes, the outgoing Bluegolds team principal, was hired to manage the Bluegolds Academy team, which competes in the Development Series.

Sullivan chose a Ford power unit for the 2022 season.

Driver changes

Outgoing driver	Team	Incoming driver	Reason
none	Takkie Racing	Wendell Zhou	Team establishment
none	Takkie Racing	Dylan Moore	Team establishment
Fred Mazzacorta	Spearwind/Elektrem	Jerry Briggs	Consensual termination of contract
Dave Yken	Lág	David Olayinka	Driver retirement
David Olayinka	Phoenix/Kaluonian National	Jean-François Preud'homme	Driver transfer
Rick Heller	Phoenix/Kaluonian National	Kyle Olsson	Driver retirement
Jean-François Preud'homme	Racing Club de Sainte-Marguerite	Arthur Lémieux	Driver transfer
Brian Johnson	GloTek/Pan-Evalrian	Ashley Wilson	Driver retirement
none	Storm	Fritz Langston	Team establishment
none	Storm	Lyndon Hess	Team establishment

Independent driver Wendell Zhou was hired by Takkie Racing Team. His teammate is rookie Dylan Moore.

Jerry Briggs, son of Leo Briggs, replaced Fred Mazzacorta as Phil Taylor's teammate. Mazzacorta subsequently became an independent driver.

Jean-François Preud'homme left Racing Club de Sainte-Marguerite and joined Kaluonian National, replacing David Olayinka, who went to Lág to replace the retiring Dave Yken. Rookie Arthur Lémieux was hired to replace Preud'homme.

Ashley Wilson was hired by Pan-Evalrian GloTek to replace the retiring Brian Johnson.

Bobby Blanchard III, son of Bobby Blanchard Jr., joined KALMORA as an independent driver.

Independent driver Fritz Langston and rookie Lyndon Hess were hired by Storm LMC.

Rookie Kyle Olsson was hired by Kaluonian National to replace the retiring Rick Heller.

Calendar

Round	Event name	Venue	Location	Date
1	Lágan Rye	Branbury National Circuit	Branbury, Lág	March 13
2	Urgelian Rye	Pan-Urgelian National Speedway	O'Malley, Urgel	March 20
3	San Rafael Rye	Jardines Parish Autodrome (Mixed Course)	Jardines, San Rafael	April 3
4	Cartierese Rye (Grand Prix d'Île-de-Cartier)	Tatinbourg Circuit	Tatinbourg, Cartier Island	April 16
5	New Kerry Rye	New Kerry Autodrome	Carrivan, New Kerry	April 24
6	Lagoceanian Rye	Takalim Atlantic Raceway	Johnstown, Takalim	May 8
7	Takalese Rye	Mid-Kalșeri National Autodrome	Albertson, Takalim	May 15
8	Evalrian Rye	Raceway of The Belt	Westphalia, Lág	May 29
9	Eastern Kalúen Rye	Edo County Raceway	Monroe, Kalúen	June 5
10	New Lothian Rye	Marshalltown Speedway	Marshalltown, New Lothian	June 19
11	Quincollian Rye	Quincollia Raceway	Henderson, Quincollia	July 3
12	Western Kalúen Rye	Rimini Speedway	Rimini, Kalúen	July 17
13	Finisterra Rye	Finisterra Autodrome	Finisterra, Tigupoke	July 24
14	Hundred Hills Rye	Silas Municipal Speedway	Silas, Janval	September 4
15	Janvalian Rye	Hutchinson National Speedway	Hutchinson, Janval	September 11
16	Tigupokian Rye	Tigupoke National Speedway (Mixed Course)	Forsyth County, Tigupoke	September 25

Results and standings

Ryes

Round	Rye	Pole position	Fastest driver	Winner
1	Lág	Aaron Mellinger	Jeffrey Curry	Aaron Mellinger
2	Urgel	Steven Nance	Steven Nance	Steven Nance
3	San Rafael	Aaron Mellinger	Steven Nance	Jeffrey Curry
4	Cartier Island	Ray Jarver	Aaron Mellinger	Ray Jarver
5	New Kerry	Aaron Mellinger	Jeffrey Curry	Jimmy Reed
6	Lagoceania	Aaron Mellinger	Aaron Mellinger	Aaron Mellinger
7	Takalim	Ray Jarver	Ray Jarver	Ray Jarver
8	Evalria	Aaron Mellinger	Jeffrey Curry	Jeffrey Curry
9	Eastern Kalúen	Jeffrey Curry	Aaron Mellinger	Aaron Mellinger
10	New Lothian	Jimmy Reed	Jimmy Reed	Jimmy Reed
11	Quincollia	Jeffrey Curry	Jeffrey Curry	Jeffrey Curry
12	Western Kalúen	Aaron Mellinger	Jeffrey Curry	Jeffrey Curry
13	Finisterra	Jimmy Reed	Aaron Mellinger	Aaron Mellinger
14	Hundred Hills	Aaron Mellinger	Aaron Mellinger	Steven Nance
15	Janval	Ray Jarver	Ray Jarver	Ray Jarver
16	Tigupoke	Jeffrey Curry	Jeffrey Curry	Jeffrey Curry

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top twelve classified drivers, and a bonus point is given to the driver who sets the fastest lap in the race. Five points are deducted from the tally for every instance of unsportsmanlike conduct.

The leaderboard for the Teams' Trophy is determined by adding up the points given to each driver.

Scoring system, since 2013

1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th and lower	Fastest lap	UC penalty
30	25	21	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	0	1	5 points from the leaderboard

Driver leaderboard

Pos.	Driver	Lág	URG	SRA	ICA	NKE	LGC	TKL	EVL	EKL	NLT	QNC	WKL	FIN	HND	JNV	TGP	Total
1	Jeffrey Curry	4	2	1	5	2	5	2	1	2	3	1	1	4	5	3	1	379
2	Aaron Mellinger	1	4	4	2	3	1	3	2	1	9	4	DNF	1	2	7	4	330
3	Ray Jarver	2	5	2	1	13	2	1	8	6	2	5	3	DNF	3	1	7	294
4	Jimmy Reed	3	6	5	4	1	4	7	DNF	4	1	2	2	6	6	4	11	265
5	Steven Nance	5	1	3	3	9	3	4	5	7	4	10	15	3	1	5	2	272
6	Ralph Torridge	8	3	6	7	DNF	7	6	3	5	5	7	5	7	7	2	6	206
7	Diana Gainsborough	7	8	11	6	4	6	5	4	3	8	9	6	12	8	6	3	184
8	Jenny Ewing	6	7	9	DNF	7	DNF	8	6	8	7	3	4	2	4	9	5	179
9	Bobby Blanchard III	10	13	DNF	17	19	13	9	DNQ	12	6	16	14	5	19	8	9	52
10	Chris Anselmi	DNQ	9	7	DNF	6	12	14	DNF	21	DNF	8	10	8	DNQ	13	11	51
11	Zack Jovanovich	20	19	8	9	10	8	10	17	15	12	DNF	8	DNF	14	15	14	39
11	Wendell Zhou	13	10	10	DNF	8	9	11	10	20	11	15	11	DNF	15	19	10	39
13	Josh Anselmi	9	DNF	16	13	15	22	DSQ-5	18	9	22	6	7	9	18	17	15	35
14	Dylan Moore	19	12	12	8	14	11	13	9	10	10	17	12	10	13	16	12	34
15	Julien Moret	11	11	DNF	14	5	10	16	DNF	24	DNQ	20	9	13	16	14	13	29
16	Burhan al-Ghazzawi	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	7	16	15	DNF	DNQ	15	10	DNF	DNQ	14
17	Tom Wilkins	16	18	15	10	18	14	20	11	11	13	11	13	11	17	18	16	12
18	Ashley Wilson	12	DNF	19	16	17	DNQ	15	19	18	18	13	DNQ	DNF	24	11	8	11
19	Harvey Keane	17	16	DNQ	11	DNF	DNF	20	DNQ	22	14	12	DNQ	14	9	DNF	17	9
20	Steve O'Donovan	22	15	DNF	20	11	20	21	DNQ	DNQ	17	14	DNF	DNQ	20	10	18	6
21	Kyle Olsson	21	20	DNQ	DNQ	12	DNQ	19	12	DNQ	DNQ	19	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	2
21	Vic Martin	15	DNQ	18	15	20	16	12	20	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNF	DNQ	22	12	21	2
21	Toby Osborne	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	21	DNQ	DNF	17	11	20	DNQ	2
24	Phil Taylor	18	DNQ	14	12	16	17	18	DNQ	19	DNF	DNQ	16	19	21	DNQ	19	1
24	Arthur Lémieux	24	14	DNQ	19	21	19	22	DNF	13	20	18	DNQ	DNF	12	DNF	20	1
–	Jean-François Preud'homme	14	DNF	13	18	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	13	23	19	DNF	DNQ	18	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0
–	Tom VanHuizen	DNQ	17	20	DNQ	22	20	DNQ	16	14	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	23	DNQ	22	0
–	Paul Stetson	DNQ	DNF	17	21	DNQ	15	DNQ	14	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	23	0
–	Fred Mazzacorta	23	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	21	DNQ	15	DNQ	DNQ	DNF	18	DNQ	DNQ	DNF	24	0
–	Jerry Briggs	DNQ	DNQ	DNF	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	17	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0
–	David Olayinka	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	23	DNQ	17	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	16	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0
–	Fritz Langston	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	16	DNQ	20	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0
–	Lyndon Hess	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	18	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	19	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0

Bold denotes that the driver set the fastest time in the race.
Italics denotes that the driver started in pole position.

Team leaderboard

Pos.	Team	Points
1	Scorpion Bay	673
2	Harts	509
3	Bluegolds of Cowhill	478
3	RBJ Motorsports	449
5	Janvalian	86
6	Takkie Racing	73
7	Bobby Blanchard III	52
8	Las Encinas	51
9	Racing Club de Sainte-Marguerite	30
10	Sullivan	15
11	Burhan al-Ghazzawi	0
12	Pan-Evalrian GloTek	11
13	Kaluonian National	2
13	Toby Osborne	2
13	Lág	2
16	Elektrem	1
–	Fred Mazzacorta	0
–	Tom VanHuizen	0
–	Storm	0

See also

• 2022 KALMORA Development Series season