CalSpeed in Fontana, CA is easily among the top facilities for karting in the country, but like most outdoor tracks, has never been known for arrive and drive indoor style racing. That was until Brad Packard got the idea to bring his wealth of knowledge to the Auto Club Speedway based facility and start the brand new SuperSeries.
Each event would consist of 2 entirely separate races. The first would be a typical indoor style Grand Prix format. 5 lap qualifying, two 10 lap heats, and a 15 lap final. Over 40 minutes of racing in over 100 degree weather made for a very physical event for all of the drivers, with stamina playing a huge role. Britain got off to a quick start and qualified P2 in the 36 kart field and would take the green flag from the front due to the field being split into two for the heats. The first heat saw Britain get a decent kart but was no match for the rocket kart at the quick hands of Sam Brumley. Britain and Jon Kimbrell had an intense battle for 2nd that saw them trade the position multiple times per lap. Britain would take 3rd in his first heat, barely coming across the line in front of a hard charging Steve Hansen. For the second heat the field was inverted from qualifying meaning that Britain would start shotgun on the field. Britain had a remarkable drive and ripped through the 18 kart race making it to the lead by lap 3, he never looked back and took an easy win. This would put Britain on pole for the day's A main. Britain got the unlucky kart draw in the main and fought kart for a 9th place finish, and just like heat 1, barely held off Hansen.
The second part of the day saw a 45 minute ironman event that had to include 1 pitstop. First, was a 15 minute knockout qualifying session. Britain and Miles Calvin teamed up to put on a Talladega style bump drafting show that saw the drivers pick up over a half second than running alone. They would line up P2 and P3 with Britain being followed by Calvin. Britain easily had the best qualifying average of the day. The race got underway and immediately Britain, Calvin, Kimbrell, Aaron Downs and Diego Morales showed that they were the guys to beat. Meanwhile, as the top 5 were battling, Sam Brumley, Taylor Hays and Sergio Bravo had pit on lap 1 and got into clean track. A few laps later Britain made the call to Calvin to pit together to maintain a draft, but it was too late. Brumley and Hays had made up too much time while the others were battling and would go on to an easy 1-2 with Hays taking the win. Aaron Downs took a controversial 3rd, some spectators claimed he had sped dramatically down pit road but was never caught. He would not be protested and held onto his podium spot. Britain came home P6 and took 5th overall in combined points. A solid start to the 8 race season with plenty to build on.
