WKA Manufacturer's Cup Report - Pittsburgh International Race Complex

The WKA Mazda / Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series converged at Pittsburgh International Race Complex in western Pennsylvania August 16-18 for round five of the six-race national 2-cycle sprint tour.

Over 120 drivers making up approximately 330 entrants met at Pittsburgh for the Zero Error Racing / Checkered Motorsports Nationals, where 15 drivers raced to final wins, including five double winners and one triple winner.

Twin brothers Garrett and Jake Johnston continued their terrific rookie campaign in the senior TaG divisions. The brothers finished first and second in Saturday's TSRacing.com TaG Senior 1 and Grand Products / Top Kart Parilla Senior 1 contests with Garrett taking the victory in both contests. FA Kart driver Mark Dismore Jr. was third in Parilla Senior 1 with Derek Dignan and Top Kart racer Mason Chelootz completing the top five.

TSRacing.com TaG Senior 1saw Garrett and Jake beat out iKart pilot Jesus Rios Jr., Dignan and Mark Boos.

Sunday's TaG competition saw Michigan's Derek Dignan race his sleek FA Kart to victory in OTK Kart USA TaG Senior 2. Dignan won over Rios and Jake Johnston for his first Man Cup win since Kershaw, S.C., in April. Roger Ralston Jr. and Kotyk finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

Rios gave the new American-made iKart chassis another Man Cup win in Franklinkart.com Parilla Senior 2. The Miami Beach racer scored the win over Garrett Johnston and Dismore. Oliver Scigliano posted his best Man Cup finish of the season in fourth. Horn continued her strong showing since advancing to the Senior ranks at MRP in June. She took home her second fifth-place finish of the weekend.