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| February 03, 2009 News |
| EKN Awards 2008 Nominees Selected |
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Nominations came from all over the karting community, all in an effort to put their driver, team, event, or mechanic on the nominee list for the 2008 eKartingNews.com Awards. This year’s awards program kicked off its nomination process on January 19 when EKN viewers were asked to submit their nominees for each of the seven categories, either on the site’s official forum thread or anonymously through private email to the EKN World Headquarters. After collecting all the nomination ballots, five nominees for each award have been determined.
The winners of this year’s EKN Awards will be announced during the ‘EKN Awards Week’, set for February 16-22, leading up to the Sodi Kart Expo. Each day, one of the seven categories will be highlighted, featuring a bio of the award winner that will include their 2008 stats.
The following distinguished members of the North American karting community are this year’s EKN Awards nominees, listed in alphabetical order. The staff here at eKartingNews.com would like to congratulate this year’s honorees.
Driver of the Year
Victor Cabrera - San Juan, Puerto Rico - J3 Competition
Gary Carlton - Marysville, CA - PCH Motorsports/SSC East/CRG
Gary Lawson - Mentor, OH - Arrow/Beasley Motorsports
Ryan Stewart - St. Charles, IL - MRP-Birel America
Mike Vincec - Stouffville, ON - Cameron Motorsports/CRG
Team of the Year
Champion Racing/Intrepid USA
J3 Competition
MRP Motorsport
PSL Karting
Team Top Kart USA
Event of the Year
PRI All-Stars Karting Classic
Rock Island Grand Prix
Rotax Max Challenge USA Grand Nationals
SKUSA SuperNationals XII
WKA Daytona KartWeek
Mechanic of the Year
Wesley Boswell - (Drivers: Taylor Miinch & Joey Wimsett)
Les Hand - (Driver: Brendan Phinny)
Chris Lobaugh - (Drivers: Ryan Stewart and others)
Caleb Loniewski - (Drivers: Victor Cabrera)
Trevor Wickens - (Driver: Mike Vincec)
Rising Star
Neil Alberico - Monte Sereno, CA - Team Top Kart USA
Phillip Arscott - Portland, OR - CMC/Swiss Hutless
Arie Ouimet - Boston, MA - SSC East/CRG
Cory Pollock - Canyon Lake, CA - DPK-Birel
Jose Zanella - Venezuela - Tony Kart Florida
Road Racer of the Year
Courtney Atkinson - WKA National Road Racing Series
Brian Fisher - WKA National Road Racing Series
Jim Fry - WKA National Road Racing Series
Scott Holmboe - IKF Road Racing Grand Nationals
Lake Speed - WKA National Road Racing Series
Young Driver of the Year
Tommy Andersen - Richmond, IL - Franklin Motorsports/Merlin USA
Phil De La O - Peoria, AZ - De La O Motorsports
Gustavo Menezes - Coto de Caza, CA - Tony Kart USA
Taylor Miinch - El Cajon, CA - Team Top Kart USA
Brendan Phinny - Carmel Valley, CA - Team Top Kart USA
To discuss the EKN Awards 2008, visit the Official Discussion Thread. For complete coverage of the EKN Awards 2008, visit the Official Page. |
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