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| January 12, 2011 News |
| 2010 Champions: US Rotax Max Challenge National Points Standings - Mini Max |
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In cooperation with the US Rotax Max Challenge, eKartingNews.com is proud to present the champions and top-10 of the seven Rotax categories that make up the National Points Standings. Over the next six weeks, we will examine one class per week to highlight those who were able to score highest in the points standings in 2010. The USRMC National Points Standings ranks drivers from 30 local and regional Rotax Max Challenge Series across the country using a weighted points system. The system uses only registered drivers to compute each participant’s points in the series they are competing, awarding bonus points when the number of participants reaches a minimum level. This system is not to be confused with the USRMC Grand Nationals, where the top drivers in the United States come together to crown the US Rotax Champions. The USRMC National Points system recognizes and awards all drivers who compete in the series at all levels. Many of these drivers are very talented and for various reasons will never have the opportunity to compete on the national scene, but remain the backbone of the US Rotax Max Challenge. For complete standings and an explanation of the points system go to http://www.usrmaxnrd.com
Mini Max
The second class for the top-10 presentations is Mini Max. Reserved for drivers in the 9-12 year old range, the Mini Max class was the former entry level category prior to the introduction of the Micro Max engine package. The Mini Max division has a strong contingent across the country, including the national level but more-so at the club and regional level. That equated to Indiana driver Ryan Bjerke earning the 2010 National Points Championship. Seven of the top-10 in Mini Max were not regular competitors in the Rotax Pan American Challenge and come from six different regional programs - MRP, Northwest Gold Cup, Southwest Regional Cup, Northern California, South Florida and Racing the Rockies. The top national competitor in this year’s top-10 is last year’s Micro Max champion Logan Sargeant.
 | | Ryan Bjerke |
1. Ryan Bjerke
Hometown: Warsaw, Indiana
Home Series: MRP Rotax Max Challenge
Points: 1216
Born: 12/23/1998
Sponsors: N/A
Years Karting: 4
Favorite Track: USA International Raceway - Shawano, WI
Favorite Professional Driver: Juan Pablo Montoya
2010 Accomplishments:
11 Mini Max victories
Rotax National Points Champion
2011 Goals:
Moving to Junior Rotax and competing in more WKA nationals and Pan Am Series races. Qualify for the Rotax Grand Finals championship
 | | William Wolfrom |
2. William Wolfrom
Hometown: Granger, Indiana
Home Series: MRP Rotax Max Challenge
Points: 1183
Born: 9/19/2000
Sponsors: WMW Racing
Favorite Track: MRP @Palm Beach International Raceway
Favorite Professional Driver: Michael Schumacher
2010 Accomplishments:
Rotax Pan American Challenge at NCMP - 10th and 12th place finish Rotax Mini Max; USRMC Grand Nationals at NCMP - 1st turn incident resulted in last place finish Rotax Mini Max
WKA at MRP - 22nd place finish Cadet 1, 20th place finish Cadet 2, 24th place finish Yamaha Sportsman Lite, 15th place finish Yamaha Sportsman Heavy
Great Lakes Sprint Series at MRP - 6th place finish Cadet 1, 9th place finish Cadet 2, 12th place finish Yamaha Sportsman Lite, 12th place finish Yamaha Sportsman Heavy
2nd place MRP Championship Series - Rotax Mini Max; 2nd place MRP Championship Series - Yamaha Jr. Sportsman
2011 Goals:
Compete in Florida Winter Tour at PBIR, Pan American Challenge at Homestead, MRP and hopefully NCMP
Compete and improve on finishing positions at WKA and GLSS at MRP
Set several track records at MRP in Rotax Mini Max and Yamaha Jr. Sportsman and win both championships
 | | Kyle Wick |
3. Kyle Wick
Hometown: Auburn, Washington
Home Series: Northwest Gold Cup Rotax Max Challenge
Points: 1122
Age: 11
Sponsors: Wicked Fabrication, Ault Electric, Byers Custom and Restoration, Collins Racing Engines
Years Karting: 5
Favorite Track: N/A
Favorite Professional Driver: Kasey Kahne
2010 Accomplishments:
USRMC National Points Third Place
Mini Max Champion - Northwest Gold Cup Region 6
2011 Goals:
His most exciting race of the year was at Greg Moore Raceway, Chilliwack Canada. Jake Preston and Kyle Wick were evenly matched and changed positions lap after lap. Wick and Preston finished wheel to wheel with Preston taking the win. His worst finish of the year was after his side pod fell off on warm up lap before the main event causing him to start a straight away behind the field. He improved his passing skills as he moved from 13th position to 5th before taking the checkered flag. Kyle’s hobbies include riding bicycles, driving R/C cars, working in the shop with his dad and playing racing video games. He also enjoys reading Percy Jackson books. His favorite motorsport is NASCAR, with his driver idol being Kasey Kahne who he met in Elma, Washington. Kyle dreams of racing NASCAR. Special thanks for the help of Mike Collins (CRE), Mike Rolison (RPG), Eric Armstrong, Johnny Blair, David Odenthal, his Dad and all of our racing friends.
 | | Jesse Woodyard |
4. Jesse Woodyard
Hometown: Newalla, Oklahoma
Home Series: Southwest Regional Cup
Points: 1113
Born: 1/26/98
Sponsors: Harrah Plumbing, Dad
Years Karting: 4
Favorite Track: Abu Dhabi
Favorite Professional Driver: Lewis Hamilton
2010 Accomplishments:
2010 Southwest Regional Cup Mini Max Champion
Competed at 2010 USRMC Grand Nationals
Oklahoma Motorsports Complex Club Champion - TaG Jr.
2011 Goals:
BeNeLux Championship Rotax Challenge (Europe) and compete at the Southwest Regional Cup, OMC club races, SKUSA SuperNationals, and the Rotax Grand Finals
 | | Michael Avansino |
5. Michael Avansino
Hometown: Pleasant Hill, California
Home Series: Northern California Rotax Max Challenge
Points: 1102
Born: 6/14/1998
Sponsors: Parents
Years Karting: 4
Favorite Track: Jim Russell International Karting Center
Favorite Professional Driver: Lewis Hamilton
2010 Accomplishments:
5 Poles, 4 first place, 3 track records, NCRMC (Northern California Rotax Max Challenge) Champion and Red Line Oil Karting Championship Junior Rotax Driver of the Year
2011 Goals:
My goal is to do well at the Gatorz Challenge of the Americas, the Pan American races and experience the Rotax Grand Nationals
 | | Logan Sargeant |
6. Logan Sargeant
Hometown: Deerfield Beach, Florida
Home Series: South Florida Rotax Max Challenge
Points: 1099
Born: 12/31/2000
Sponsors: RDD Motorsports
Years Karting: 4
Favorite Track: N/A
Favorite Professional Driver: Jeff Gordon
2010 Accomplishments:
2010 Mini Max Pan American Champion
2011 Goals:
Keep winning races.
 | | Derek Scott Jr. |
7. Derek Scott Jr.
Hometown: Franklin, Texas
Home Series: Southwest Regional Cup
Points: 1090
Born: N/A
Sponsors: N/A
Years Karting: N/A
Favorite Track: N/A
Favorite Professional Driver: N/A
2010 Accomplishments:
N/A
2011 Goals:
N/A
Derek Scott Jr. is 11 years of age and has been racing for the past 3 years. He has won the Championship in Tag Cadet in Gulf Coast Karters and Southwest Regional Cup in 2009. In the same year he won the Championship in Mini Max at Gulf Coast Karters and 3rd place in Southwest Regional Cup. Derek has also raced the Pan American Tour, Florida Winter Tour, and raced the Rotax Nationals the last 2 years. Derek’s racing has given him the opportunity to meet people from all over the world.
 | | Nathan Adds |
8. Nathan Adds
Hometown: Rowlett, Texas
Home Series: Southwest Regional Cup
Points: 1088
Born: 7/18/1998
Sponsors: Dallas Karting Complex, The Kart Shop
Years Karting: 3
Favorite Track: Oakhill
Favorite Professional Driver: Jeff Gordon
2010 Accomplishments:
Second Place Southwest Regions Cup Mini Max
2011 Goals:
Win SWRC and podium at Rotax Grand Nationals
Start preparations for the 2012 season in Rotax Junior and S5 Shifter
 | | Jason Dempster |
9. Jason Dempster
Hometown: Highland Ranch, Colorado
Home Series: Racing the Rockies
Points: 1021
Age: 13
Sponsors: All Temperatures Controlled Inc., MCR Engine Development, Mom and Dad
Years Karting: 1
Favorite Track: The Track at Centennial - Centennial, Colorado
Favorite Professional Driver: Jeff Gordon
2010 Accomplishments:
Jason has won the Championship in The Mile High Challenge Series with 5 wins and 1 second, also the Championship in the Racing the Rockies series with 1 win and 3 second. Note this is only Jason first full season of racing.
2011 Goals:
Jason moves into the junior ranks and his goals for this season is keep improving as a driver and try to match what he accomplished in 2010
 | | Michael Michoff |
10. Michael Michoff
Hometown: Roseville, California
Home Series: Northern California Rotax Max Challenge
Points: 1020
Born: 1/13/2000
Sponsors: B & M Trucking, Cambrian Go-Karts, Big Print
Years Karting: 3 1/2
Favorite Track: Kinsman (Dixon, CA)
Favorite Professional Driver: AJ Allmendinger
2010 Accomplishments:
1st Place Championship at Blue Max Kart Club for HPV1 series
2nd Place Championship at NorCal Rotax for Mini Max series
Rookie of the Year for Mini Max - NorCal Rotax
2011 Goals:
To win some of the Gatorz races, and to win or finish top 10 in Nationals |
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