Scott Barnes added another jewel in his crown after achieving an impressive milestone at the Xtreme Rock Island Grand Prix in Illinois at the weekend.

The Bermuda Karting Club president secured a pair of titles in the Margay Ignite Senior 2 and the Open Shifter Masters classes to take his place among the top ten drivers with the most wins at the annual event.

“It [victories] moved me into the top ten all-time for most wins at that race, so I joined some pretty good company,” an elated Barnes told The Royal Gazette.

Barnes also finished third in the Margay Ignite Senior 1 and the Briggs 206 Heavy 2 classes to go along with his pair of titles achieved when taking on some of the best drivers in the United States.

Despite not having competed since May, the 37-year-old showed no signs of ring rust as he recorded two wins and as many seconds and thirds during the preliminary heats on Saturday.

“We set ourselves up good to start Sunday’s finals all within the top four,” he added.

Barnes was unfortunate not have come away with more victories as a final-lap collision in the Ignite Masters Shootout when he was leading the field took him out of the race.

“I was leading on the last lap and the guy in second made a move on me going into turn two and kind of pushed me into the barriers and ended my race there,” Barnes said.

The mishap set the tone for the remainder of racing on Sunday.

“It kind of went downhill from there and I finished third in the next one,” Barnes said. “I Had some bad luck in the third race while running in third when first place got turned around, collecting second and myself. Turned me over and l flipped me on my head, so it ended that race. Just bad luck being in the wrong spot a the wrong times.”

Barnes led a bunch of laps in the final two races but was unable to make further inroads towards another title which would have completed a remarkable hat-trick.

“ I Had some bad luck and kept pushing but was not able to win the last two races of the day,” he added.

“Overall, Sunday finals I had two thirds and two wins so I am happy with that. The job was he go there and get more multiple wins so we got that job done. Obviously we wanted more and had a legit shot at all eight races.

“But overall we proved that we were one of the fastest drivers there all weekend across all the classes. We were top three speed in every class we raced so overall I am happy with that.”

Success did not come without a cost for the experienced driver as the challenging racetrack took its toll on his body.

“I laid down over 250 laps in two days in four classes on a very rough street race,” Barnes said. “It was Definitely bumpier than last year and my body is still hurting. My ribs are beat up.”