Isaak takes his first Micromax run

The training has officially begun.

Isaak spent all day Saturday at Andersen Race Park in Palmetto learning how to drive his new Tony Kart. Let’s just say he loved it.

After a delayed start — the team learned quite a bit of the technical side as the kart wouldn’t start — Isaak was off and racing. With each 15-minute session on the 0.55-mile road course, he consistently brought down his lap times as he negotiated the curves and turns, learning where to brake and when to push it.

After three rounds, Lyra told Isaak he’d do one more and we’d call it a day. “I don’t want to do one more round,” Isaak said. He smiled broadly. “I want to do two.”

By the end of the 7-hour day, Isaak was speeding around the track nearly 7 seconds faster than when he started, and 20 seconds faster than when he last drove at the track in a rental kart.

“I had so much fun karting,” he said Sunday morning. “Can we go back next weekend?”

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