New Kart, New Engine, Same Team Pre-season: After the 2023 season, Senna expressed that he missed racing with his friends who moved up to the 100cc class. He also wanted to go faster. The only way to do that was to get a 2-stroke engine and KA100 was the way to go. I contacted the …
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Senna Discovers He LOVES Driving In The Rain! Race Weekend Intro: The March 18th and 19th race at the McMinnville, Oregon track was the first round of the Oregon State Karting Championship Series (OSKCS) and there were a lot of changes from the previous season. Over the off-season, we decided to work with Blackstar Motorsports …
Intro: The October 23rd OSKCS race would be the final race of the 2022 season. Senna would be going into the weekend in third place but under threat from fourth, only a handful of points separated them. The forecast showed a dry Sunday but the days leading up to and following the race had us …
Intro: On the weekend of October 8th and 9th, we hit the McMinnville track in participation in the shortest track layout on the calendar. Running this track configuration is one of the more frustrating and dangerous configurations done throughout the year. With only one passing zone, we knew it would come down to drafting and …
The Hard Pill to Swallow Introduction: This race, marks the eighth round of the Oregon State Karting Championship Series. Senna was holding the 3rd overall in the championship with the difficult task trying to catch 2nd place. Luck and focus are going to be what will get him there. It’s still a chance but getting …
Senna Podiums Again But Not Without Drama Intro: We started off Sunday morning a leg behind, as we were just returning from a four-day camping trip from Camp Dakota (www.campdakota.com). We were able to take the trailer to the race track on Saturday evening and left it there to unpack upon our return in the …
Senna Was Last On Saturday But Wins On Sunday! Intro The weekend was full of tears and eventually lead to cheers and smiles. It was a pretty epic journey and a huge life lesson was learned. I started off the weekend by telling an old racing mantra: “In order to finish, first; you much first, …
On the weekend of May 20-22, Senna participated in the Padholders Cup Regional Races that had drivers from California, Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Canada. The entry list going into Senna’s Junior II races was the most we’ve ever had to race with. At 21 entries, this was going to be a very challenging weekend. Teams …
Senna Podiums in His First Outdoor Kart Race On the weekend of April 23rd and 24th, Senna participated in the second round of the OSKCS race. This would be Senna’s first race, as 2021 was still under quarantine from a majority of the races and for safety reasons we opted out of racing for that …
We all like to see our kids or our fellow new racers doing well and when it’s our child, we often get too involved with coaching. As a parent, we all want to see our children do well but sometimes we can push them too hard or push them into habits that you wouldn’t teach …
