2023 KALMORA Main Series season

 

The 2023 KALMORA Main Series season was the 51st edition of the main series of KALMORA, a lawn mower racing competition held in Kalșeri, and the second to be held under the Main Series name. The season was contested over seventeen 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.

Scorpion Bay driver Jeffrey Curry was the defending Drivers' Champion, and Scorpion Bay was the defending Teams' Champion. Bluegolds driver Jimmy Reed won his first Drivers' Championship and, together with teammate Steven Nance, helped the Bluegolds win their first Teams' Championship in twelve years.

Entries

Twenty-four drivers were contracted to compete in this season. For the first time since 2015, no independent drivers appeared on the roster.

Team	Engine	Base of operations	Joined	Chassis	Tires	Team principal	No.	Drivers
Bluegolds of Cowhill LMC	Wilheimer	Cowhill, TG	1973	Dallara KLM-23	Firestone	Mark Wilson	2	Jimmy Reed
							8	Steven Nance
Harts LMC	Wilheimer	Hartleyville, LN	1973		Firestone	Will Brixton	1	Aaron Mellinger
							72	Jenny Ewing
Janvalian LMC	Wilheimer	Cape Spurry, JV	2006		Michelin	Gordon O'Neal	27	Julien Moret
							36	Chris Anselmi
Kaluonian National LMC	Toyota	Rosby, KL	2020		Firestone	Terry Lewandowski	42	Vic Martin
							66	Jianhong Xu
Las Encinas LMC	Ford	Las Encinas, SR	2005		Michelin	Bryan Gallego	17	Tom Wilkins
							22	Zack Jovanovich
Pan-Evalrian GloTek LMC	Porsche	Sappejahamick, EV	2013		Goodyear	Dan Witke	29	Ashley Wilson
							52	Burhan al-Ghazzawi
Racing Club de Sainte-Marguerite	Porsche	Sainte-Marguerite, CI	1981		Michelin	Valéry Martino	3	Patrick Allard
							15	Arthur Lémieux
RBJ Motorsports	Wilheimer	Finisterra, TG	2018		Goodyear	Johnny Blanchard	9	Diana Gainsborough
							12	Russell Bakatin
Scorpion Bay LMC	Toyota	Cape Scorpion, TG	1978		Goodyear	Richie Williams	10	Jeffrey Curry
							33	Roberto de Amicis
Red Bull LMC	Porsche	New Naas, NK	2023		Firestone	Don O'Reilly	4	Kyle Olsson
							6	Bobby Blanchard III
Takkie Racing Team	Wilheimer	Folkestone, TK	2022		Michelin	Steve Karatarakis	11	Dylan Moore
							23	Wendell Zhou
Urgelian LMC	Ford	Ipswich, UR	2023		Goodyear	Ellis Janhunen	20	Ralph Torridge
							77	Héctor Ariza

Team changes

After Elektrem Racing owner Leo Briggs was found dead, KALMORA President Garrett Heuser took over as caretaker team principal for the remainder of the 2022 season. Elektrem Racing was later acquired by a group of Urgelian investors and rebranded as Urgelian LMC.

Lág Sports Club retired its KALMORA team at the end of 2022, citing environmental concerns and disappointing results on the track.

Sullivan LMC was acquired by Austrian energy drink company Red Bull and rebranded as such. Sullivan's former drivers, Harvey Keane and Steve O'Donovan, began competing in the Development Series.

Storm LMC stopped operations in the Main Series and switched to the Development Series.

Driver changes

Outgoing driver	Team	Incoming driver	Reason
Phil Taylor	Elektrem/Urgelian	Ralph Torridge	Driver retirement
Jerry Briggs	Elektrem/Urgelian	Héctor Ariza	Termination of contract
Ralph Torridge	Bluegolds	Jimmy Reed	Filling of empty seat
Jimmy Reed	RBJ Motorsports	Russell Bakatin	Filling of empty seat
Harvey Keane	Sullivan/Red Bull	Kyle Olsson	Termination of contract
Steve O'Donovan	Sullivan/Red Bull	Bobby Blanchard III	Termination of contract
Kyle Olsson	Kaluonian National	Vic Martin	Filling of empty seat
Jean-François Preud'homme	Kaluonian National	Xu Jianhong	Driver retirement
Paul Stetson	Pan-Evalrian	Burhan al-Ghazzawi	Termination of contract
Josh Anselmi	Janvalian	Julien Moret	Termination of contract
Julien Moret	Racing Club de Sainte-Marguerite	Patrick Allard	Filling of empty seat
Ray Jarver	Scorpion Bay	Roberto de Amicis	Driver retirement

Calendar

Round	Event name	Venue	Location	Date
1	Lágan Rye	Branbury National Circuit	Branbury, Lág	March 5
2	Urgelian Rye	Pan-Urgelian National Speedway	O'Malley, Urgel	March 12
3	San Rafael Rye	San Rafael Speedway (Mixed Course)	Ușinhal, San Rafael	March 26
4	Cartierese Rye (Grand Prix d'Île-de-Cartier)	Tatinbourg Circuit	Tatinbourg, Cartier Island	April 9
5	New Kerry Rye	New Kerry Autodrome	Carrivan, New Kerry	April 16
6	Lagoceanian Rye	Takalim Atlantic Raceway	Johnstown, Takalim	April 30
7	Takalese Rye	Mid-Kalșeri National Autodrome	Albertson, Takalim	May 14
8	Evalrian Rye	Raceway of The Belt	Westphalia, Lág	May 28
9	United States Rye	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	Loudon, New Hampshire	June 11
10	Eastern Kalúen Rye	Goldshore City Circuit	Goldshore, Kalúen	June 25
11	New Lothian Rye	Marshalltown Speedway	Marshalltown, New Lothian	July 9
12	Quincollian Rye	Quincollia Raceway	Henderson, Quincollia	July 16
13	Western Kalúen Rye	Rimini Speedway	Rimini, Kalúen	July 23
14	Finisterra Rye	Finisterra Autodrome	Finisterra, Tigupoke	July 30
15	Janvalian Rye	Hutchinson National Speedway	Hutchinson, Janval	September 10
16	Hundred Hills Rye	Silas Municipal Speedway	Silas, Janval	September 17
17	Tigupokian Rye	Tigupoke National Speedway (Mixed Course)	Forsyth County, Tigupoke	September 24

Results and standings

Ryes

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

Scoring system

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

The leaderboard for the Teams' Trophy was 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	USA	EKL	NLT	QNC	WKL	FIN	JNV	HND	TGP	Total
1	Jimmy Reed	1	2	5	1	4	2	3	1	7	DNF	1	5	4	2	11	4	1	349
2	Jeffrey Curry	3	1	2	5	8	1	1	4	9	3	2	6	1	10	2	6	5	332
3	Steven Nance	2	6	3	3	1	4	6	8	5	2	7	4	11	1	DNF	3	2	294
4	Aaron Mellinger	6	3	1	DNF	5	8	2	2	3	1	5	1	DNF	4	8	5	10	272
5	Roberto de Amicis	7	4	11	6	2	7	4	DNF	4	4	DNF	3	2	8	1	7	3	247
6	Bobby Blanchard III	4	5	DNF	2	11	14	9	7	8	DNF	6	7	5	9	4	2	9	176
7	Jenny Ewing	10	DNF	16	4	9	3	7	DNF	DNF	11	8	2	3	5	3	8	6	169
8	Diana Gainsborough	9	13	DNF	8	3	11	10	16	18	5	11	8	DNF	3	5	1	4	144
9	Burhan al-Ghazzawi	5	12	15	9	10	13	8	5	11	8	3	15	DNF	12	6	9	7	109
10	Russell Bakatin	11	14	14	7	12	6	11	3	1	DNF	10	12	7	15	10	11	12	100
11	Kyle Olsson	21	DNF	18	17	15	9	16	14	2	16	DNF	19	9	7	7	10	11	63
12	Wendell Zhou	13	10	12	10	6	10	DNF	12	14	13	9	13	16	6	9	15	8	57
13	Ralph Torridge	16	9	6	11	18	16	5	14	6	15	15	22	10	16	17	16	16	49
14	Chris Anselmi	17	7	4	DNF	DNF	18	DNF	17	20	6	16	14	17	22	20	19	18	40
15	Arthur Lémieux	14	15	DNF	12	7	12	13	6	10	7	13	20	14	18	14	21	15	38
16	Jianhong Xu	23	20	9	DNF	17	21	20	10	21	12	4	11	20	20	13	DNF	13	31
17	Patrick Allard	18	8	13	14	DNF	5	14	13	13	14	12	21	13	14	15	18	14	24
18	Ashley Wilson	20	18	7	16	16	DNF	22	11	19	DNF	17	9	DNF	17	12	12	DNF	20
19	Zack Jovanovich	19	16	17	15	19	17	21	19	12	19	18	10	6	11	19	20	DNF	18
20	Héctor Ariza	24	DNF	8	20	14	22	17	DNF	23	9	DNF	16	12	21	DNF	11	19	17
21	Dylan Moore	15	11	10	13	20	15	12	9	15	18	14	DNF	15	13	16	13	17	13
22	Tom Wilkins	12	DNF	19	21	13	23	15	DNF	17	DNF	19	18	8	19	21	DNF	20	9
23	Julien Moret	18	17	20	18	DNF	19	18	18	16	10	21	17	18	23	18	14	DNF	4
24	Vic Martin	22	19	DNF	19	DNF	20	19	DNF	22	17	20	23	19	DNF	DNF	17	21	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	Bluegolds of Cowhill	643
2	Scorpion Bay	579
3	Harts	441
4	RBJ Motorsports	244
5	Red Bull	239
6	Pan-Evalrian	129
7	Takkie Racing	70
8	Urgelian	66
9	Racing Club de Sainte-Marguerite	62
10	Janvalian	44
11	Kaluonian National	31
12	Las Encinas	27

See also

• 2023 KALMORA Development Series season