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Cooper Van Horne

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Grand Nationals X ✅ What a weekend. Off track and on track the vibes and atmosphere were incredible. First and foremost thank you @cognaccadillac who was my mechanic, mentor, hauler, and of course karting uncle all at once this weekend. Thank you for all you do for me, all the opportunities you provide and doors you open. Additionally thank you’s go out to @stehlemotorsports for welcoming me into the tent, and making my experience that much better. @s_y_n_racing for the top power. @henry_wheeler_racing for working with me in the warmups helping me click together the driving aspect. Dale and @iaquinny for working with me on video & data, and @m.stehle for running this unit of success. Thursday & Friday I wasn’t super comfortable on the track, the aggressive environment and nature of how you drive in such a large pack made it difficult for me to focus on driving and learning how to drive the track, which snowballed and manifested in a 39th in happy hour and 42/54 in Qualifying. Nevertheless had 3 heats to recover. The first heat I was involved in a first lap incident where a cone got stuck under my kart and I had to stop to remove it. I eventually recovered to 41st. Saturday started out great in warmup going out with Henry, @alexzzzakusilo and @owenmahle really made it all click for me with the driving, at one point all of us were in the top 10 before passing on the fast lap led me to finish 18th. Heat 2 brought more of letting myself get bullied, being pushed off track twice and being too nice, resulting in me going backwards and finish 47th. Heat 3, turn 2 lap 1 I was spun round and in the barriers, eventually I recovered to 44th. I showed up Sunday determined to gain as many places as I could. The final I started P47 with nothing to lose, after a red flag and a long race I ended in 27th, capping off a successful first outing at the grands. Again massive thank you’s to everyone, both at the track and supporting me at home, you guys all mean the world to me and this wouldn’t be possible without everyone in my circle. Got a few more club races to close out the year, but i’m excited for what next year has in store 👀 #karting #kartinglife #motorsports taken in New Castle Motorsports Park by @cwvh2004
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5 days ago
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🧹🧹🥇 CKC Rounds 7&8 in the books, this weekend served as a test for a new platform and proving concept for the future, safe to say it worked out. The @cognaccadillac spec’d Birel was bad fast all weekend, thank you for providing these opportunities to me and putting your trust in me. Proud of all the @phoenixracingteam collectively the team had a great weekend!! Bringing home hardware in every class we entered. We’ll continue to push, next up for me is CKNA Grand Nationals X. Saturday: Qualifying: P1 Heat 1: P1 Heat 2: P1 Final: P1 Sunday Qualifying: P2 Pre-final: P1 Final: P1 #karting #birelart #kartinglife #unitedkartingbwi #phoenixracingteam @capitalkarting @phoenixracingteam @unitedkarting 📸 @shurv_mp by @cwvh2004
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a month ago
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🥈 CKNA NJMP 🥉 Solid weekend, sealing up P2 in the championship, my most competitive and highest finishing championship season yet of CKNA, taking home at least 1 trophy every weekend was a milestone achievement for me, especially with heavy’s recent appreciation and increasing entry counts. Spent a good part of the weekend struggling to fine tune the kart, combine that with some driving errors and another untimely penalty and the best I could walk away with was a P3 and a P2 on the weekend. Still pleased with maximizing the weekend as the championship was all but entirely out of my reach coming in to the weekend (@bradyatwood6 was impervious this season), I am happy with the results. Special shoutout as well to @chloe81.29 for staying committed and determined this weekend, finding speed and putting a committed pass on me on the final lap, unfortunate to have it taken away, but you did phenomenal. Thank you to all the parents who trusted me juggling racing and coaching with @turn13performance this weekend. Our collaboration is instrumental to keeping me on track. Thank you’s go out to @cognaccadillac for believing in me as always and continuing to put this project on the map, this weekend was extremely successful for the team. @pipercrawford6 for being the best in the whole world, helping out cheering me on and saying the right things when needed. My parents for making the hike to support and help out again, you guys rock. @s_y_n_racing for the strong power, and @phoenixracingteam for making memories to last a lifetime. Eyes forward and ever focused for the next one. Recap: Sat Happy Hour: P1 Qualifying: P2 Heat 1: P3 Heat 2: P3 Final: P3 Sun Happy Hour: P3 Qualifying: P2 Pre Final: P2-P4 (2 position pen) Final: P2 (post penalties, P3 on track) 📸 @eddie27fernandez / @pipercrawford6 #karting #birelart #phoenixracingteam #kartinglife motorsport taken in New Jersey Motorsports Park by @cwvh2004
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2 months ago
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🥉 CKNA East Rounds 3&4 🥉 What a weekend filled with speed and super tight racing! My @phoenixracingteam @birel_art AM29 was on fire all weekend, @cognaccadillac was a wizard on wrenches and kept me locked in this weekend, he was a massive factor as always. Friday was extremely humid and really pushed myself and the kart’s limits. During the day we showed great pace with a little bit of teething troubles, my primary @manningmotorsports engine had an issue which would’ve been difficult to repair at the track, luckily @s_y_n_racing came in clutch with some solid backup power. Saturday was an off and on rain day, overhauling the setup numerous times to match the conditions given to us. The day started off great going p2 in warmup and p4 in qualifying, in the first heat I got a finish behind penalty which felt a little harsh, but left work to be done in the remaining races of the day. By the end of it, with a near 2 hour weather delay and a shortened final we wound up on the podium with pace to win, still felt great to bring home another CKNA trophy!! Sunday was a beautiful day, some overnight adjustments for a fully dry day had the kart on rails in warmup and qualifying, the prefinal was relatively uneventful, utilizing the advantage of an inside start to get up to second on lap 1 and hanging on for the rest of the laps. Come the final a predictive call with the gear ended up being the wrong direction leading me to bring it home in p4. It was still an amazing weekend, with tons of positives.. Traveling to different tracks will never get old, and I wouldn’t be able do it all the support of everyone around me. Again endless thanks to @phoenixracingteam @cognaccadillac @travismanning028 my family for all the love guidance and support. Cannot thank them enough. With more racing on the horizon as always we’ll keep looking forward to what’s next!! TLDR: Saturday Warmup: P2 Qualifying: P4 Heat 1: P4-P2-P10 (Penalty) Heat 2: P10-P7 Feature: P7-P3 Sunday Warmup: P7 Qualifying: P3 Pre Final: P2 Final: P4 📸 @rivers_addison @addison_rivers_photos // @cbp.pro.media (slide 4) #karting #birel #phoenixracingteam #motorsport #f1 taken in LaFayette Motorsports Park by @cwvh2004
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3 months ago
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🥈 CKNA East Rounds 1&2 🥈 Insane weekend. My @birel_art AM29 was incredibly fast. My @manningmotorsports engine was ripping. This was by far and away my best CKNA race yet. The 2 day format was tricky to adapt to, the cadence on Saturday was relentless and left little time to digest what was actually happening on the race track. After a dominant first heat in a sudden downpour I was looking to carry the momentum, Won the second heat as well, much closer this time.. These were the first times I’ve won any race at a CKNA event. The feature ended under unfortunate circumstances with me finishing last on track. Sunday was the planned bounce back, Qualified second, finished the pre-final in 3rd, unfortunately in the final the leader broke too far away and I couldn’t find the pace to make up the gap, leading me to take second in the final. Nevertheless I carry a decent points haul into the next round, with my eyes on taking a victory soon. Nothing would be possible without the support of @cognaccadillac and the greater @phoenixracingteam as well as the man behind the dyno sheets @travismanning028 The love and support is unmatched and everyone’s hard work is paying off, thank you. A special shout out to my family for making the trip out as well, the company was great, and the food runs were clutch!! Other special thanks go out to my friends who leant my their neck braces when mine disappeared Saturday morning. @alexzzzakusilo @pucksweeny37 @alex.jellinek As well as @blyda91 for the new livery, looks absolutely stunning!!! All in all it was a fantastic weekend, filled with memories, good vibes and speed. Locked in as ever for the next adventure. TLDR Sat Qual: P3 Heat 1: P1 (-4.172) Heat 2: P1 (-.175) Feature: P4 Sun Qual: P2 Prefinal: P3 Final: P2 📸 @addison_rivers_photos @rivers_addison #karting #motorsport #phoenixracingteam #kartinglife #racebriggs taken in Quaker City Motorsports Park by @cwvh2004
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4 months ago
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Life lately 📆 3/28 - UKKC 🥇 4/25 - UKKC 🥇 5/23 - CKC 🥇 5/24 - CKC 🥈 5/30 - UKKC 🥇 5/31 - SHS🥈 Massive thank you’s to @phoenixracingteam & @manningmotorsports for the support, good times, and power. Couldn’t do it without them <3 CKNA at Quaker City this weekend. Let’s get after it. 📸 @andrewdavis35racing // @shurv_mp #karting #motorsports #birelart #birel #phoenixracingteam by @cwvh2004
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5 months ago
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First National ✅ Not the result I was hoping for at CKNA Spring Nationals, but overall it was still a really valuable weekend. I was about six tenths off some of the best drivers in the country, and with how incredibly tight the field was, that made a big difference in the standings. I struggled adapting to the track, which highlighted some areas where I know I can improve as a driver. It’s all part of the process, and weekends like this show you exactly what you need to work on to keep getting better. The positives are definitely there though, we finished every session with no damage and kept the kart (mostly) clean all weekend, which is always something to be proud of at an event like this. I also learned a lot that I can take with me going forward. Massive thank you’s to @cognaccadillac for spinning wrenches and providing a fast kart, @phoenixracingteam , @travismanning028 , @cognaccadillac for the unwavering support, @s_y_n_racing and @hudsonbrown021 for working with me & providing quality coaching this weekend. Had a super fun time regardless of the results. Now it’s back to work, focusing on improving my driving, finding those last few tenths, and hopefully coming back stronger next time. Qualifying: P34 Heat 1: P32 Heat 2: P32 Feature: P30 📸 @rb23_photos #karting #phoenixracingteam #motorsport #racing #ckna taken in Charlotte Motor Speedway by @cwvh2004
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7 months ago
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🏁 Super fun weekend at Trackhouse 🏁 This weekend was about getting ready for Charolette, and coaching none other then the man JD Snyder. Shaking down and getting a taste of the level of competition to come. Myself and my @phoenixracingteam @birel_art machine powered by @manningmotorsports we set off to do just that, finding some pretty solid pace amongst some of briggs heavy’s best. JS showed fantastic perseverance and mental fortitude, with some nerves coming into the weekend JD tackled a long term goal of racing at track house, doing so with class, bringing home a P14 finish. This race marked the largest field i’ve competed in (26) with a even bigger one on the horizon in 2 weeks (33) and I stacked up pretty decently. Finishing warmup in 13th in the wet, Qualified 18th, Finishing the Wet to Dry transition Pre Final in 10th dropping places to 14th on the opening lap of the Feature, working myself back up to running 11th on lap 3, with a drafting partner behind making ground on the pack ahead, when a kart drives off the track brings mud and water onto the tarmac, bringing he, myself and 4 fellow drivers behind me all careening off the circuit. After stalling the motor, nearly digging myself into the mud, came back onto the track in 24th, finishing the race in 20th, unfortunate end but we proved we had a solid peice for the next one. Special thanks to @cognaccadillac for spinning wrenches this weekend so I can focus on the driving and coaching, as well as lugging me and the kart out here. Thanks to @travismanning028 for the unwavering support and power and @trackhousemotorplex for hosting a smooth top class event, as well as having delicious Pizza. With around 10 days until the next one im locked in as ever, ready for the biggest challenge yet. Let’s get after it. 📸 @rb23_photos #karting #gokarting #birelart #motorsport #racing taken in Trackhouse Motorplex by @cwvh2004
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8 months ago
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Real fast and real left ⭕️ 2026 Kicked off with a hike down to hampton to compete in the HRKC Winter series at langley speedway and do some coaching with one of my students John David Snyder, he and I got to share the track in a race setting for the first time and it was great! My @phoenixracingteam @birel_art piece was on rails right off the trailer. The @manningmotorsports power plants were the best at the track without a question. I started out close in pace to the fast local guys from practice with some laps under my belt I eventually ended up as one of if not the fastest kart in the feature (timing was down) despite racing at 385# in a 365 class. Qualifying was determined by pill draws which lead me to be situated in p13/15 for the heat race. I drove up to 3rd in 5 the laps, leading me to start p3 for the feature. I was up to second by the end up lap one closing on the leader when I had contact from behind relegating me to 6th. By the end of the 12 laps I ended 3rd closing up to 2nd. Stings a little but that’s racing. Massive thanks to the whole Snyder family and HRKC/ Langley for the hospitality, it was a great day and trip. Thanks also go out to my Dad for getting me out here, @cognaccadillac @phoenixracingteam @travismanning028 for the unwavering support and effort. Where to next 🤷‍♂️ 📸 @rivers_addison #karting #birel #racing #motorsport taken in Langley Speedway by @cwvh2004
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9 months ago
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🥇🥈 UKKC #10 & Nicholson 🦃 Race Been a wild 2 weeks of not letting 2 year old me down. On and off the track a ton of effort, energy, and time has gone into these races. I want to start first and foremost with massive thank you’s to @cognaccadillac @travismanning028 and my family. I would not be able to continue living my childhood dream without you guys. The amount of work, effort - blood sweat and tears you pour into me means the entire world. The @birel_art Kart and @manningmotorsports power-plant have been on an absolute roll lately and I owe it all to @phoenixracingteam . UK went perfectly with a grand slam in Heavy and a hard fought battle with @alex.jellinek for the overall win, him capitalizing on a mistake I made battling on the final lap to take it. Nicholson I tried something new. I ran in both Senior 390# and Senior 375# (a little overweight for the 2nd😭) let me tell you I have a new found respect for those who run multiple classes. We rolled the Karts off the truck with some tuning to do, but the brains of Brandon and Travis made it easy to find the speed and I had lead pace by end of the day, leading a substantial portion of the heavy final. The racing was super close and fun all day, a great time. Medium was up and down with a DQ for not having a neck brace on in heat 1 so that put me on the back foot for sure. Heavy everyone was super close all day, was able to edge out that little bit more (and with the help of some big sends) to run at the point. Nicholson ran a great event and welcomed everyone from UK with open arms, it was a great place to spend my day and I thoroughly enjoyed the track and racing. Nonetheless it’s been a great 2 weeks, I think i’m done for the year, but who knows when the next adventure will be. Thank you everyone involved, who I’ve met and known throughout the year. You make every cent spent worth it. UK Qual: P1 PreFinal: P1 Final: P1 (-8.299) Nicholson Heavy (12 Starters) Qual: P4 Heat 1: P4 Heat 2: P4 Final: P2 Medium (16 Starters) Qual: P7 Heat 1: DQ (Neckbrace) Heat 2: P11 Final: P9? (Results Buggy, word of mouth) 📸 @ntrolo.mb @tims.motorsports.media @rhoderunnr51 taken in Nicholson Speedway Inc by @cwvh2004
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a year ago
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🥈🥈 BWI Double Header in the books… Bagging a pair of P2’s doesn’t quite tell the whole story of this weekend.. My @phoenixracingteam @manningmotorsports powered @birel_art was an absolute rocket ship all weekend, and was the class of the field on Sunday. Saturday we showed very strong pace right in the mix at the front nose to tail with the leader the whole race keeping the pressure up all day, just didn’t quite have enough in the tank to make an overtake happen. Sunday came off the back of some minor adjustments Saturday evening and they paid major dividends, P1 in practice; put 3 tenths on the field in Qualifying. Unfortunately I didn’t get the best start in the pre-final and lost the lead into turn 1. Knowing my pace the leader began defending very early in the race which lead to some great wheel to wheel battles, unfortunately ending with me in a barrier coming to the white flag. Both @travismanning028 and my father put forth an incredible effort to get my entirely totaled front end repaired for the final, unfortunately for me in the final by the time I was headed to the lead pack, they had checked out, leaving me to finish 2nd in class 1.2s behind after starting last. Cannot emphasize how fast my Kart was all weekend on this track record shattering weekend. I couldn’t have done it without the support of @phoenixracingteam , @travismanning028 , my family and friends. One more race coming in November, let’s see what we can make happen. Saturday - Qual: P2 PreFinal: P2 Final: P2 Sunday - Qual: P1 -.306 PreFinal: DNF Final: P2 📸 @k.r.usz.o.n & @ntrolo.mb taken in United Karting - BWI by @cwvh2004
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a year ago
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🥇🥈 Super fun weekend hitting both United Karting and Summit Point Raceway. The @birel_art Chassis was absolutely hooked up, @manningmotorsports power had me ripping all weekend, and @phoenixracingteam kept me sharp and dialed in. Couldn’t ask for a better team to have around me. Special thank you’s go out to my dad for hanging out with me all weekend, my family and friends for the love and support, and Uncle B for the idea to go out to summit point. Great weekend filled with speed and fun. Saturday @ UK Practice: P3 Qualifying: P2 Pre-Final: P1 Final: P1 🥇 Sunday @ SP Practice 1: P1 Practice 2: P2 Qualifying: P3 Pre-Final: P2 Final: P2 🥈 📸 @leen.manning_ @k.r.usz.o.n @itsthesouplife taken in Summit Point Motorsports Park by @cwvh2004
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a year ago
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