Roger Miller, IKF President

Overcast skies and moderate temperatures greeted over 150 entries, teams, crew members, families, and friends to the International Kart Federation 60th anniversary running of the 2 Cycle and 4 Cycle Sprint Grand Nationals for 2017.  This event included classes for the popular racing packages of IAME and Briggs & Stratton engines.

Senior LO206 and X30 Junior were the largest classes on each day, and all classes enjoyed great racing.  The parity of the engine packages was highlighted in all classes by the close racing groups on the track and many lead changes, and position changes in both the Prefinals and the Finals.  It was impressive the amount of clean driving, safe passes, and, minimum of bumping and pushing as had been highlighted in our driver’s meetings.  This year Kid Kart Honda showed up with an increase in the number of entries, looks like this package is gaining momentum.

The Engine Builder Award for the event went to Jesus Vasquez of P1 Engines for having the best performance for engines throughout the event.

The Lake Speed Award for overall contribution and achievement in support of karting was awarded to Ron Perry and his family.  The Perry family has shown their devotion to our sport over the years and currently with their efforts with Central California Kart Racing Association (CCKRA) in Fresno, CA.

IKF thanks the sponsors, volunteers, staff and all event participants for supporting this great event.  In particular, Evinco for sponsoring several classes, and Briggs & Stratton for supporting classes and entry fee rebates and RLV for their support.  As well as the teams and shops, Nash Motorsports, Phil Giebler Racing, PKS, Cambrian Go Karts, Formula K, and Mike Manning.  And anyone I may have missed – you have my thanks for your support.

Full results are posted HERE and also available through the Central California Kart Racing Association listings. Below are the top-five finishers:

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