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Kellen Araki

2006 Atwater Champion

Classes: Cadet, Junior Sprint

Driver Age: 12

Hometown: Clovis, CA

Favorite Food:  Rice

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Favorite Track: Buttonwillow

Hobbies:  Baseball, basketball and soccer

Most Memorable Racing Moment:  2005 Junior 1 Championship at Kerman Kartways

Kolby Araki

2007 Junior Shifter IKF National Champion

2007 Junior Super Sportsman IKF Region 7 Champion

Classes: Junior Super Sportsman, HPV 1, HPV2, 85 Formula Shifter, 600cc Mini Sprint

Driver Age: 14

Hometown: Clovis, CA

Sponsors: PKS, Graphix Plus, Grand Products, Position One, King Taco, Primerica, TNA Embroidery

Hobbies: Soccer, Drawing, Racing

Favorite Food: Pizza

Favorite Driver or Athlete: Lewis Hamilton, Jeff Gordon

Favorite Race Track: Any Temporary Course

Career Goals: Professional Racing

Racing Highlights: 2007 IKF Region 7 Champion - Junior Super Sportsman, 2007 IKF Grand National Champion, 85 Formula Shifter.

Most Memorable Racing Moment: 2007 Michael Clark "three wide with my buds"

Website: www.arakiracing.com

Noah Garza

Classes: Kid Kart

Age: 7

Hometown: Coalinga, CA

Racing Divisions: Kid kart

Sponsors: PKS

Hobbies: Go kart racing, skateboarding, and riding his scooter

Favorite Food: Waffles

Favorite Driver or Athlete: Jimmie Johnson

Favorite Race Track: Buttonwillow

Career Goals: Professional Skate Boarder

Racing Highlights: Winning Club Championship at Kerman Kart Club

Most Memorable Racing Moment: Finishing 2nd at the 2007 Grand Nationals

Jason Hannegan

Classes: Junior 1, Rookie Sportsman, HPV1 Cadet

Driver Age:  12

Hometown: Porterville, CA

Sponsors: Tracksmack.com, YZX Gears, Fleming, PKS, BKS

Hobbies:  Motorcycles, Shooting, Sports

Favorite Food: Spaghetti

Favorite Driver or Athlete: Kevin Alverson

Favorite Race Track: Santa Maria

Career Goals: To win an IKF Championship

Racing Highlights: My first win at LAKC

Colton Herta

Classes: Junior 1, Rookie Sportsman, HPV1 Cadet

Driver Age: 8

Hometown: Valencia , CA

Sponsors: Topkart, MB2 Indoor Raceway, Kanaan Racing, PKS, Flemming Engines, Sparco, Upgrade Graphics, Puma

Hobbies: Football, Soccer, Racing!

Favorite Food: Chicken Noodle Soup

Favorite Driver or Athlete: Tony Kanaan

Favorite Race Track: Apex Raceway

Career Goals: To be the best driver

Racing Highlights: Winning first race at Apex

Most Memorable Racing Moment: Passing my dad

Eric Johnson

Classes: Senior

Driver Age: 16

Hometown:  Clovis, CA

Favorite Food:  Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon

Favorite Movie:  "Undecided"

Favorite Track:  Moran & Good O'l Kerman (R.I.P.)

Hobbies:  Go Karting, Biking, Snowboarding

Most Memorable Racing Moment:  When I flipped my kart in Santa Maria and had to ride to the hospital in the ambulance.

Kyle Kamimoto

Driver Age: 7

Hometown:  Clovis, CA

Racing Divisions:  Kid Kart

Sponsors:  PKS

Hobbies:   Nintendo DS, Play Station, Pokemon, Drawing, Coloring, and Board Games

Favorite Food:   Pizza, Tacos, Rice, Noodles

Favorite Movie:   Transformers

Favorite Driver or Athlete:   Jeff Gordon

Favorite Race Track:   Kerman Kartways

Career Goals:   Studying and working hard in school!

Racing Highlights:  2006 KKC Kid Kart - 4th Place overall, 2007 KKC Kid Kart - 3rd Place overall

Most Memorable Racing Moment: 2006 Central Valley Championship racing with Ryan Perry in the Atwater sweeper!

Brennen "Skizzard" Mankin

Classes: Cadet

Driver Age: 10

Hometown: Fresno, CA

Favorite Food:  Apples

Favorite Movie: Sandlot 1

Favorite Track:  Buttonwillow

Hobbies:  Skateboarding, playing drums and playing video games.

Most Memorable Racing Moment:  Talking to Kurt Busch on the phone for about five minutes.

Justin "Pete"  Mankin

Classes: Kid Kart

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Hometown: Fresno, CA

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Logan Dorsey

Driver Age: 11

Hometown: Brentwood, CA

Racing Divisions: Jr. 1 comer, HPV1

Sponsors: Mom and Dad, PKS, Position One

Hobbies: Travel, scuba diving, surfing, working on computers, movie editing, DJing, anything that has to do with electronics

Favorite Food: filet mignon; extra, extra rare!

Favorite Driver or Athlete: Dario Franchitti

Favorite Race Track: Infineon, this is the first track I learned to drive on.

Career Goals: To become the next Bill Gates, and continue to race go-karts.

Racing Highlights: 2007 Kerman Kart Club HPV1 champion, 2nd place in Jr.1, Rookie of the year.  2007 Atwater Kart Club 2nd place in HPV1, 2006 Stockton Motorplex 2nd place overall champion for Jr1.

Most Memorable Racing Moment: My first Region 7 IKF race at Buffalo Bills, racing with 38 karts in the field.

Raquel "Rocky" Martinez

2007 Cadet Shifter IKF National Champion

2007 Junior 1 IKF Region 7 Champion

2007 HPV1 IKF Region 7 Champion

2007 Cadet Shifter IKF Region 7 Champion

2006 IKF National Champion

2006 IKF Region 7 Champion

Classes: IKF Junior Sprint Karting, and Rotax Gatorz  Cup

Driver Age: 11

Hometown:  Los Angeles, CA

Sponsors: King Taco, Pepsi, PKS Kart Supplies,  Graphix Plus, MLP, Imaging, Troy Lee Designs, Position One Motorsports,  Grand Products,

Favorite Food:  Lobster

Favorite Movie: Scooby Part 2

Favorite Track: Santa Maria

Favorite Driver or Athlete: Michael Schumacher

Career Goals: Race Formula 1

Hobbies:  Reading, Traveling, riding Healeys

Website:  www.martinezracing.com

Racing Highlights: 2006 & 2007 IKF Shifter CR80 Cadet Grand National - Champion, 2006 SSW  Champion in HPV1, Rookie Sportsman (yamaha) and CR80 Cadet Shifter, 2007 SSW Champion in HPV1, Junior 1 (comer), and CR80 Cadet Shifter, 2006 WKA Manufacter's Cup West 3X Grand National Champion, 2006 WKA Manufacturers's Cup West 3X National Champion (Junior 1, Yamaha, HPV), 2006 WKA Triple Crown Achiever

Most Memorable Racing Moment: Winner 1st Grand National Title in CR85 Cadet Shifter

Matt Meisberger

Classes: Junior 2

Age: 13

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Sponsors: Topkart, PKS, Samsung, Positions One, UPS Store

Hobbies: Racing!

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Wyatt May

Classes: Junior 1, Rookie Sportsman and HPV1

Age: 9

Hometown:  Corona, Ca

Sponsors: Win-Dor Windows, PKS Kart Supplies, Graphix Plus, Bell Helmets, 3M

Favorite Food:  Bean & Cheese Burritos

Favorite Movie: Talladega Nights, The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 

Favorite Driver: Jeremy Mayfield

Favorite Track:  Cal Speed

Hobbies: Racing, Golf, Swimming & Video Games

Most Memorable Racing Moment:  Winning at the 2006 IKF Region 7 at Cal Speed

Website: www.wyattmayracing.com

Neil McCoy

2007 ICC IKF National Champion

2007 Senior 80 Shifter IKF National Champion

2007 Senior 80 Limited IKF National Champion

2007 Senior Super Sportsman IKF National Champion

Classes: Senior

Age: 19

Hometown:  Las Vegas, NV

Sponsors: Topkart, PKS, McBeath Brothers Racing, Positions One, Graphix Plus, TNA Designs

Hobbies: Football, Soccer, Racing!

Favorite Food: Steak

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Taylor Miinch

Classes: Junior 2

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Cody Moss

Driver Age:  15

Hometown: Bakersfield, CA

Racing Divisions: Junior Sportsman and Junior Super Sportsman

Sponsors: Dan Moss Construction Inc., BKS, Skyline Cabinets, Niles Street True Value, Pella, Family Foodland, PKS, my parents and grandparents

Hobbies: go-kart racing and magic

Favorite Food: burritos

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Favorite Race Track: Buttonwillow and Atwater

Career Goals: to earn a gold plate

Racing Highlights: Winning a 2nd place championship in Junior Super Sportsman and a 3rd place  championship in Junior Sportsman at the Bakersfield Kart Club my first year racing

Most Memorable Racing Moment: the first time I led a race and qualifying 2nd at my first Grand Nationals

 

Ryan Perry

2006 IKF Region 7 Champion

Classes: Cadet, Junior Sprints

Driver Age:  9

Hometown: Fresno, CA

Favorite Food:  Pizza

Favorite Movie:  Zathura (only because it's the last one he's seen)

Favorite Track:  Calspeed

Hobbies:  All sports and video games

Most Memorable Racing Moment:  Winning against Riley Reyes in Fontana

Brayden Perry

Classes: Kid Kart, Junior Sprint

Driver Age: 9

Hometown: Fresno, CA

Sponsors: Elite Racing, Primaerica

Favorite Food: Mac and Cheese
Favorite Movie: Power Rangers

Favorite Driver: Jason Meyers

Favorite Track:  Visalia Plaza Park
Favorite Race Track: Atwater
Hobbies: PS2, Football

Career Goals: To race with the outlaws
Website:
www.braydenperryracing.com

Most memorable racing moment: Winning first kart race in Atwater & winning first sprint car race in Visalia.

Zane Smith

Classes: Cadet, Trophy Karts

Age: 9

Hometown: Las Vegas, NV

Favorite Food:  Hot Dogs

Favorite Movie:  Sponge Bob

Favorite Track:  Adams

Hobbies:  Fishing, BMX

Website:  www.INSANE-ZANE.COM

Most Memorable Racing Moment:  Worlds BMX 2005 6 Open

Branden Underwood

Classes: Junior 2

Age: 15

Hometown:  Henderson, NV

Sponsors: Terrible Herbst, Position One, Prestige Plumbing, BJC Investments, PKS Kart Supplies, Graphix Plus, MLP Imaging, No Fear, Grand Products, Oakley Products, Star Nursery

Favorite Food:  Meat Loaf

Favorite Movie:  Bad News Bears 2005 Release

Favorite Track:  Buttonwillow

Hobbies: Golf, Basketball, Baseball, Playstation

Most Memorable Racing Moment:  2004 IKF Region 7 Race at Buttonwillow winning my very first race in Junior 1.

Erik Woods

Driver Age: 15 

Hometown: Merced CA.

Racing Division: SR SUPER BOX

Sponsors: PKS, Inside Lines, Graphix Plus, and Family

Favorite Food: Spaghetti

Favorite Driver: Tony Stewart

Favorite Race Track: Reno

Goals: To Graduate College and Become an Accountant

Most Memorable Race Moment: On the last lap Erik took a driver on the outside of the hairpin at Atwater for he win.

Carter Williams

2007 California State Champion - Junior 1

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Hometown:  Clovis, Ca

Racing Divisions:  Junior 1, HPV 1, Rookie Sportsman, Formula CR80 Cadet Shifter, IKF Region 7, Stars of Karting, Bakersfield Kart Club

Sponsors:  PKS Kart Supplies, Postion One Motorsports, Graphix Plus, Bell Helmets, King Taco Restaurants, Williams Fence Co. , Packaging Solution, Underwood Racing

Hobbies:  Riding BMX bike and making dirt race tracks, Drawing, Building Lego karts and tracks, Reading Guiness Book of World Records, Monopoly & Playing Poker.

Favorite Food:  Salmon.

Favorite Driver or Athlete:  Michael Schumacher and Dad

Favorite Racetrack:  Moran Raceway

Career Goals:  Formula 1 Driver

Racing Highlights: 2007 Junior 1 California State  Champion

                                  2007 HPV 1 Bakersfield Kart Club Champion

                                  2007 Rookie Sportsman IKF Grand Nationals -Qualified Outside Pole

                                  2005 Kid Kart California State Champion

                                  2005 Kid Kart Michael Clark Memorial Pro Race Winner

                                  2005 Kid Kart Kerman Kart Club Track Record Holder

                                  2005 Kid Kart WKA Grand National Pole Winner

Most Memorable Racing Moment:  Winning the 2007 Junior 1 California State Championship

Kyle Blum

Driver Age: 12

Hometown: Nipomo, ca

Racing Divisions: JR-1, Rookie Sportsman, HPV1,JR-1 Briggs Animal

Sponsors: Blum Electric, Home Motors, Par Source, JMPE, Buena Tool

Hobbies:  Basketball, Soccer, Video Games

Favorite Food: Mac & Cheese

Favorite Driver or Athlete: Jeff Gordon

Favorite Race Track: Santa Maria

Career Goals: Karting to street stock modified

Racing Highlights:  2007: club champion SMAK both JR-1 and Briggs Animal, 3rd & 4-cycle sprint grand nationals

Most Memorable Racing Moment: Almost winning 2007 4-cycle grand nationals