I HOPE TO GET SIGNED UP FOR GO-KART RACING SOON. MY MOM AND MY DAD SAY I CAN IF I GET GOOD GRADES THIS YEAR. I WANT TO RACE AGAINST MY SISTER BRITTANY BECAUSE SHE THINKS SHE CAN BEAT ME. MY DAD SAID I CAN NOT RACE UNTIL I GO TO RACING SCHOOL AND GET MY LICENSE. IF I CAN RACE SOON I WILL BE IN THE SAME RACES AS BRITTANY.

MY DAD GOT ME A REAL GO-KART THIS SUMMER (2009). IT’S CALLED A MINI TALON 2503 BUILT BY CARTER. THIS AMATEUR FUN KART FEATURES A 3.5 HP 148CC (9.02 CU IN) 4-CYCLE, AIR COOLED, GAS POWERED TECUMSEH ENGINE THAT PROPELS MY CART UP TO 10 MPH. APPROXIMATE VEHICLE WEIGHT IS 175 LBS. DAD TRADED AWAY HIS FIRST RACE TRAILER FOR IT. WE ARE GONNA FIX IT UP SO I CAN LEARN TO DRIVE BEFORE MY RACING SCHOOL STARTS.

HERE IS A PICTURE OF ME IN THE JUSTIN SELLER’S #99 ALL AMERICAN SPORTSMEN (NASCAR) CLASS AFTER A NIGHT OF RACING AT ROCKFORD SPEEDWAY THIS YEAR (2009). THEY ARE FRIENDS OF MY DAD AND ME. YOU CAN ALWAYS MEET THE DRIVERS AFTER A NIGHT OF SHORT TRACK RACING AND MAYBE GET INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT. I DO IT ALL THE TIME.

I LIKE TO HANG OUT AT THE SHOP AND HELP OUT WITH THE TEAM. I’M TOO YOUNG TO BE IN THE PITS ON RACE NIGHTS DURING THE RACING. SO, I LEARN BY WORKING ON MY DAD’S RACE CARS. DAD GIVES ME JOBS TO DO EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. THIS IS ME GETTING A LEFT REAR TIRE READY TO MOUNT ONTO A RIM FOR DADS MINI-SPRINT.

HERE’S AN ACTION SHOT OF ME AT OUR RACE SHOP. THIS WAS ONLY THE THIRD DAY OF DRIVING MY NEW MACHINE. CHECK OUT THE FRONT TIRES. AWESOME!! I DON’T WANT THIS SUMMER TO END!! SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK I’M READY TO LEARN THE FAMILY BUSINESS. NOW IT’S TIME TO GET THOSE GRADES...