Kellen Araki
2006 Atwater Champion
Classes: Cadet, Junior Sprint
Driver Age: 12
Hometown: Clovis, CA
Favorite Food: Rice
Favorite Movie:
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
Hometown:
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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Favorite Race Track: Grange
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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
Driver Age: 9
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