The 2009 Tornado Kid Kart is a new chassis design with adjustable caster and camber, a combination of steel types. It has already itself by leading Chloe St. George to 6 of 7 wins in IKF R11, a IKF R4 win, a IKF R7 win, second at Louis and third in the IKF Grand Nationals, Cruz the IKF R7 opener on the chassis' first test race in February. The biggest key is that our chassis lifts the inside rear wheel in the corners much earlier than last years model to allow the kart to run smoothly through the corner but not bog the engine. If you would like to see what customers are saying about the Tornado just ask us to send you a customer testimonial DVD. It includes lighter weight components, reduced rotational mass, chassis modifications, special wheels, a floating sprocket and floating brake hubs on the F4 and F5 models and can have a My-Chron 4 for tracking your progress. It has a cool Formula One look and full front bumper for safety and aerodynamics or you can go with the smaller bodywork for weight and to meet IKF's rules. With this hollow axle, flexible chassis and configurable front spindle adjustments you will be able to tune the kart for the most competitive races in the country. It uses a full rear bumper to protect the wheels during a race. It meets IKF, WKA and all the karting tech requirements for size. It comes in almost any choice of colors. Rollers from $1785 to $2675 plus shipping and handling. Allow up to three weeks for delivery. We have a Venezuelan or Mexican version available for an additional $200 for 25mm rear axle components. Chassis ship with everything but a chain , engine, tires and a sprocket. proven the Kid Kart Nationals in St. Fiore won

In the most competitive area of the world to race these, in Los Angeles where karting was invented, we swept the top 4 positions in a 27 kart field at the Region 7 IKF race at Grange Motor Circuit setting fast time in the heat and main in 2007. This chassis is the choice of active and current race drivers for their sons or daughters. In our customer list we have an Indy 500 champion, a Baja 1000 champion, and a Stock Car racing family that have a combined 1300 wins, several famous Sprint and Midget car drivers! People who know the value of a good chassis are turning to the Tornado to win races.

Engineered to twist better, specially selected parts are added to wind up to speed faster. The Tornado hugs the ground, sounds like a train going bye and usually scares people when they see it for the first time. The Tornado is one of the nicest looking karts on the market today. In it's first race weekend it won from the outside pole, the back row and from the pole position against a very talented set of experienced drivers in a competitive kid kart class in California. During the weekend it set an all time track record that has never been beaten. In direct comparisons with it's earlier versions it was 1.6 seconds faster a lap, on a 40 second lap time and was much smoother through the corners.

Since the additions to the kart took many years to accumulate we don't spell out the specifications here but you will receive with the kart a Chassis Setup DVD that includes tips about the frame and how to use it correctly. You can see from the pictures that the front bumper design is much safer because it covers much of the front wheels. It comes with Bridgestone YHC tires unless specified otherwise at time of order. It has a special motor mount designed to pivot with the chassis and not stress the case halves of the engine (this is a major reason why so many people lose to our chassis design - the engine can rev 400 to 700 more rpm because of the way we mount the engine to the chassis). The chassis will automatically lift the inside rear tire while sitting flat on the ground, very few kid karts are designed to do this and therefore end up dragging the inside rear around the corner and bogging the C50 engine down. Order a Tornado today and start destroying the competition like a Kansas Twister.

Some people say that our chassis is too expensive compared to other karts made in other countries. Recently a person that had purchased another kart summarized it this way: I purchased the first Italian made kart and had to replace the big brake rotor, the oversize calipers, the heavy steel axle and other parts made for an adult kart but put on mine as standard equipment. By the time I got it all done the chassis was starting to sag and bow in on the front because it was made of mild steel. I purchased some adjusters to correct it. When it was all done I was still losing to the Tornado. The Tornado comes with the lighter axles, the adjustable front, the lighter brake rotor and calipers. It also comes with floating brake hub and sprocket. Because it is chrome molly tubing it doesn't sag in five months and lose its shape. If I was to add up all those things and add it to the price of upgrading those on my original kart it would have wiped out the difference and more. Instead of buying two axles, rotors and such I should have just purchase the Tornado and saved the money and time. The Tornados come set up closely to my drivers size and fitted to his or her measurements. Once I sold the old kart I took a loss on it too. It is much better to invest in the best and only cry once up front when paying the extra few hundred dollars to get all the best components early.

I hope new parents will consider all the investments when ordering a chassis, it is actually cheaper to buy the better chassis with the correct parts first.

The F1 is our base level chassis with the same frame as our higher end models. It comes with everything you need except a set of tires, chain or sprocket. It has a grey cloth covered seat, aluminum wheels and is designed for club and regional racing where weight may not be as big of a factor. It is about four pounds heavier that the F4 but still lighter than most other kid karts. The steering wheel is a full circle covered in suede. When you upgrade to the F4 you'll get a two tone steering wheel with a flat portion and side grips for better vision and grip. $1985

is a high end competition chassis with reduced rotational mass and nicer looking components. It has a Sams seat, special aluminum wheels built just for a kid kart and is designed for national and regional racing where weight may be a big factor. The seat is mounted with a swivel mount so that the chassis flexes appropriately. The brake rotor is a special light weight thin rotor to reduce rotating mass and it is mounted on a patented floating rotor as is the sprocket. The floating components keep the chassis flex from slowing the kart in the corner by binding the calipers or the chain. Even the caliper is a lighter weight component. The main benefit of the Tornado line is how it handles in the corners. While sitting still and turning the steering wheel the inside rear wheel will lift off the ground. When going through the corners this greatly reduces the drag because the inside wheel on most kids karts acts as a brake. It comes with everything you need just add the tires that fit with your local rules, a chain and a sprocket. With our Tornado your driver will sail through the corners. $2375

Flinn Lazier wins the Kid Kart Nationals in St. Louis in August with the new 2008 Tornado Storm Edition. Braden wrapped up the championship on the 2008 F5 and ran it all season. Royal McKee won the IKF Grand Nationals in 2007 with the new 2008 Tornado F5. Owen Leatherberry won the 2008 Kid Kart Nationals on his Tornado. Chris Trickle won two IKF Grand National Screaming Eagles in 2008 on a Tornado Kart.

is our high end competition chassis with a MyChron 4 computer tracking system, reduced rotational mass, front end adjustments for caster and camber, single piece front rims and nicer looking components. We've changed the balance on the back and the way the brake mounts as well as a floating brake hub. F5 customers get access to the latest design changes on a monthly basis if they are running our engine packages exclusively. It has a Tillet seat for heavy drivers or a more flexible padded seat for light weight drivers, magnesium wheels or aluminum wheels. Look at the solid engine mount and see why our RPM's stay higher in the corners, we don't let the chassis flex transfer to the engine case halves. It butterfly mounts to the chassis for fast removal. This mount stops the chassis flex from transferring to the case halves and slowing the top end RPM's. Weighing in at around 86 lbs with an engine it is a light weight, bullet of a kart designed to win big races. Just ask RJ (pictured below with the big trophy) and Kurt Lantz, they won the biggest race of the summer at California Speedway, the King Taco Open. Investment for a F5 $2875.

The chassis of choice for real racing families. At the 2007 Kid Kart Nationals in St. Louis Chris Trickle, nephew of great Dick Trickle ran one and took the pole in 52.41 beating three other Tornados by a few tenths, not bad for a six year old. He was a second and a half quicker than other chassis in the field made in Italy. Flinn Lazier, the son of Indy 500 winner Buddy Lazier ran a Storm Edition to the win (that's him on the left above). The three Tornados in the lead lapped 17 karts in the race, more than 2/3rds of the field. The Tornado is simply the pinnacle of the Kid Kart Chassis market today. The Tornado also won the IKF Grand National in 2007 as Royal McKee became the youngest driver ever to win a IKF Sprint Grand National. It won the Central States Super Series and the IKF R7 series. So far in 2008 it holds the lead in points in IKF R7 with drops and Chloe St. George has won all of the races in IKF R11 so far this season.

Dillon Schwanbeck (#27 pictured above) has been hard to beat so far this season in his 2009 Tornado Storm. He recently went to New Castle, Indiana and ran away from the pack of regular racers on his first trip there.

The Storm Edition is the F5 Tornado with some changes to the bearings and sprocket. We have ceramic bearings in the wheels and axle as well as a floating sprocket. We add some very high end components for better roll and application of power to the wheels. We remove the My-Chron from this chassis and give you just the chassis with the higher end components. You mount your own engine, sprocket, chain and tires. $2765

<---Double Click the picture to see the paint detail. Pearls are added to the F4 and F5 chassis.

<--thumbnail pictures to see larger view of our engine mount. It is much easier to get the engine on and off and it helps hold RPM's higher because it does not stress the engine case halves.

So many great drivers from all across the country came to St. Louis to test the best. They were local champs, hot shoes that looked like they couldn't be bested but this race would but them, their equipment, their crew chief and luck to the test. It was all Chloe St. George early in the unrestricted class as she took the pole for the Tornado Factory Team. She had only had two weekends off since January often racing two days in cities separated by ten hour drives. They continually sought to toughest tracks and competitors.

Mason Mitchell took the pole for the Tornado Factory team in the restricted class, Dalton Adkins of West Virginia would assume the pole after the heat race. Mason too had raced the US from East to West already this year and was ready. Thaye, Brady, Branden... I can't name them all but they were fast and brought their A game. The heat races were exciting with no one sure whom would take the win. Trickle and Leatherberry put on the best show of the weekend in the second heat of the day. The two karts ended touching coming to the flag with Owen edging Trickle after Chris passed for the lead in the final corner.

In the other heat race Owen Leatherberry bested Chloe St. George for the pole in the final as Tornado Factory Team drivers locked up the front row but the talented Chris Trickle was in a Tornado with someone else's engine in P3 for the final.

Chris got the lead with a great set of moves early to lead the 28 talented karters across the stripe for the first time. Owen and Chloe were close behind and it didn't take long for Owen to put the move on Chris for the lead. Chloe then took over the lead a lap later as Chris' engine was ailing and he slipped back. Chloe would put a 10 kart length gap on Owen in the middle of the final but Owen wouldn't give up and he could see Chloe. Lapped traffic slowed Chloe in a couple key areas and Owen's engine came in perfectly to set the track record. He hunted Chloe down and with two turns remaining he put a clean move on her for the win. Owen came across the start finish with both fists in the air in jubilant fashion and Chloe on his back bumper.

Mason Mitchell had a pretty easy run in the restricted class as he was running Alabama, one of the fastest Kid Kart engine ever. Young mister Turpin came in second in his Tornado. Dalton Adkins looked good early as he turned the fastest time of the day while winning the heat race (see below) and was a possible winning driver but the carb clogged and he had to retire his kart.

Young Mr. Shankleton got his Tornado on Thursday and dad got it together in time for the race to come in fourth after an early morning heat win. It was only his sixth race so keep an eye on this young man! That gave us 3 of the top 4 in Restricted as well. Look at Mason's eyes when he figures out that the podium finishers get more than a participation trophy. The look is priceless.

Jaydon Biles put on a great show to finish 4th in unrestricted in his Tornado. As a six year old he'll be the force to recon with in years to come, but Owen has the right to run KKN one more time next year if he doesn't move up. There were so many talented drivers at the race. We were all impressed. As it is each year, the technical nature of keeping the little engines in their sweet spot and keeping the chassis' stuck to the pavement proved to be too much. National championships leave little room for error as many hungry competitors are ready to eat your lunch. Dillon Schwanbeck got caught up in a turn one wreck but came back to win the last chance qualifier. Eagan Shankleton made it from 20th to 9th after an air cleaner came off. He ran the 3rd fastest time in the final followed by Dillon's 4th fastest time. Tornado Kart Drivers ran top 5 of the six fastest lap times in the final!

Thank you Tornado drivers for giving us 3 of the top 4 spots in unrestricted and 2 of the top 4 in restricted. A sweep of the top podiums is more than we had expected. By luck and hard work by talented teams Tornado drivers won ever pole, heat and final with the exception of one heat - there were no Tornado Karts in that heat by the luck of the timing gods. As one parent said it "this ends the question about what kid kart chassis is the fastest in the world right now". We want to thank all the talented drivers that made the Tornado look so good. Thanks for taking us to victory lane with you.

A big thank you to Michael Thompson for helping out tuning and for bringing the special Hoosiers. Thanks to Keith Allison for coming all the way down to help tune, your eyes and ears are very tuned to karting and we couldn't do it without you. The team stuck together and worked to create a successful winning effort. Thank you to the sponsors, officials and all the workers that gave up their weekends so the kids could race the best. There were many tears during the weekend. Owen's little sister cried twice because Owen beat Chloe and the last tear shed was the entire Leatherberry family as they hugged and held each other tightly, there dreams realized. Only a week earlier their best engine's flywheel blew up destroying most of the engine. They faught back against the odds and won. They'll remember it for years!

Chloe St. George of Las Vegas called from Grange Race Circuit near Apple Valley California to let me know she completed her goal of winning each of IKF's regions. She asked me, "who's your super star"? I had to answer you are today. It was her day and she raced Chris Trickle and Jake Drew for the win, trading the lead with them five times. In the end she was first on the podium and Drew was second.

When we met Chloe in Las Vegas she was driving a beat up old Italian kart but she was solid as the older kids kept hitting her. She showed determination and we decided to invest in her because we wanted more females in the sport. She's given back more than we could have ever hoped. She won IKF R11's title, she won the only regional race she ran in IKF R4, took the pole at Kid Kart Nationals and now she adds a IKF R7 to her list of accomplishments.

Keith St. George still has hoses coming out of his back. He's been patching himself together to keep her on the track. He was upset because Chloe got 4th on Saturday. When she finished the race he saw that her accelerator cable was set wrong and she wasn't racing with full throttle. Once he got that fixed she did the rest. She was a kart length behind at the line but the Pitt's engine failed tech and was disqualified giving Chloe the win. Thank you Chloe and SGF Racing for a spectacular season.

Mason Mitchell of Palmyra Missouri won the restricted class at the Kid Kart Nationals and Ower Leatherberry won the Unristricted Class at the KKN. Both are our factory drivers and both love to win setting up for a real battle in Missouri. This weekend they did battle at the I70 speedway just outside of Kansas City for the Central States Super Series. Mason Mitchell duked it out with Owen and came up the victor.

This is the part of the season when the younger drivers start maturing and have the weight advantage over the older drivers with experience. Both the Mitchell's and the Leatherberry's are focused race teams with a depth of great equipment in their pits. We've trained both teams and it must have been a race to behold. We love all our Tornado Factory Drivers. Congratulations Mason, we can almost see that big grin from here. Thanks for taking us to victory lane in your first big regional win!

Chloe St. George wins the final at Reno Nevada. It was not easy because she did not get to practice on Friday and they drove all night long. With only a couple hours sleep and two morning practice sessions she stuck with it and worked her way to the front. Two competitors failed on a cc check showing that the most common mistake at this level can end your season. Keith St. George checked his during the day and finished at exactly 7.3cc securing the season title for Chloe and the 2009 Tornado chassis. And yes her engine is for sale right now.

Jerett Tachovsky was wrecked twice by other drivers but still put down fast time in his 2009 Tornado while trying to make it back to the front of the pack. He received second place after tech finished up. Jerett was caught off guard by the use of lights to start the race. He went from pole to last and had to work his way back up to third in the heat. In the final he was hit twice but never gave up and kept going. Jerett almost completely wraps up second place in the R11 series, a great accomplishment for someone that started the season as a five year old.

Chloe can chose to continue racing the series or drop both last races and accept the championship. She actually has enough points to suffer a DQ and still win the championship. She has not missed a race yet and has won 6 of the 7 races so far. This was the first race in her home state of Nevada but she still had a 7 hour drive to attend the race. Congratulations Chloe on becoming the most dominant Kid Kart Driver in recent history with 8 regional IKF wins in one season, a second at KKN and a 3rd at IKF Grand Nationals.

Jerett Tachovsky stunned the crowd at the first race of the IKF R11 season by taking the pole as a five year old. Now he's six and he placed third at the IKF Sprint Grand Nationals. No longer are people surprised by this young driver, they are just watching intently to see how far he will progress. Rob Tachovsky called me the other night and said, "We are going for the win in Reno". That's a big statement when you know that you'll be racing Chloe St. George his other Tornado Factory Driver and arguably the best overall kid kart racer in the country. She has won all but one race of the R11 season and that was the one where her engine failed under the heat.

Keith St. George made it up in time to race Saturday only and Chloe qualified 2 seconds off Jerett's pole time in fourth place. She will have to learn the track while racing. Keith had snuck out of the hospital bedroom and drove seven hours through the desert to make this race. "Chloe's picking up 2 seconds a session but she just hasn't figure the track out yet like Jerett has at this point. Maybe we'll be there with something for him in the final", explained Keith. Zenny St. Georges was happy to explain that Keith had an accident in the car on the way up. One of the tubes from his kidneys came undone. Oh my, I guess it could have been another kind of accident.

Wilson Skjerven has one of our engines and qualified off pole for the R11 race. Everyone will be trying to figure out how to tune at altitude. Keith St. George probably has an advantage her as he won R4a in Colorado when tuning above 5000 feet a couple months ago. Right now we are proud to have three of the top five engines in qualifying and to have the pole with the youngest driver. Keith and I agreed that Jerett has a great touch on the steering wheel and he's coming into his own right now. Congratulations Jerett Tachman Tachovsky on the pole!

Cruz Fiore, Conner Hanson and Chloe St. George hold the points leads with and without drops at the three IKF Regional race series currently as we reach the halfway point in the season. We congratulate Chloe on her four straight wins and Cruz for making it onto the podium in all but one of his races so far. Conner has a string of seconds place finishes. The kart that he had been losing to recently took a DQ for tires that had been on the kart in other races this season. We are proud to see our Tornado Drivers doing so well this season. We hope that hard work, preparation and a bit of luck will allow them to finish the season in the same positions.

Brandon Weaver sat on the front row with Chloe. He's got a new generation of engines that we have been producing and boy was it fast. He ran Chloe down in the final and lead part of the race before Chloe took it back. Brandon stayed right behind Chloe and drafted her down the straights but couldn't get by for the win. Chloe and Brandon had their work cut out for them racing against top drivers on their home track. They finished 5 seconds ahead of the nearest competitor.

Jerett Tachovsky drove excellent all weekend but was nursing Frankenstein back to health. That's the engine we put back together Thursday from all the parts left over after his flywheel exploded at the last race and ruined his engine. Jerett is testing some new engines for us and watch for him to be back strong at the next IKF race.

We are pleased to announce that Conner Spencer has joined the Tornado Factory Team of drivers. Conner is the son of famed Fast Freddie Spencer. At 21, Freddie Spencer had become the youngest World Grand Prix Champion in history. Conner is development nicely and got third this weekend at the Las Vegas Motorspeedway. Cruz Fiore won the race and Donny Williams son got second, all were racing Tornado Chassis.

Conner just took delivery of a new 2009 Tornado Kid Kart. Here is what Freddie had to say about the kart:

Connor really is liking the new chassis. He ran in qualifying 2 seconds faster then in the other kart!!! and in both the pre-main and main his lap times only varied about 3 to 4 tenths over the race distance. His improvement was in carrying more corner speed and keeping the revs up!! You could see that he was more comfortable and that he could use more of the track! Freddie Spencer - Las Vegas Nevada.

Jared Mitchell recently tested the new 2009 Tornado against the 2008 and found similar results. He reported that they gained 4 tenths on a 40 second lap time. The 2009 is easier to drive then the 2008 and a bit looser. We should see the benefits of the 2009 chassis as the summer months wear on and the tracks get sticky. Thanks for all the positive feedback Factory Drivers!

Dillon Schwanbeck swept both days of the Midwest Sprint Series at New Castle this weekend in his new 2009 Tornado Prototype Kid Kart. "It handled so well in the high speed corner, he was actually taking it faster than I thought it could be taken. While others slid out Dillon stuck the corner perfectly" said Paul Schwanbeck. "We were successful both days and won convincingly. People were looking at the chassis to see what it was."

Too bad you can't see all the changes we made to the kart for 2009. Thanks to people like Paul that stepped up early and tested the prototype they have a slight advantage. We are switching production to the new chassis this month ahead of schedule.

Jerett is only 5 years old but he thought he'd take a shot at the IKF Region 11 opening race at the Davis California Blue Max Kart Club. He was driving a new Storm Edition 2009 prototype Tornado. We loaned him a top engine along with his team mate Brandon Weaver. They both quickly learned the track and started to sling the karts around the track. In the morning Jerett was clean and we kept asking him to keep on the gas through turn 1. In the qualifying run he trusted us and kept on the gas setting fast time and taking the pole for the morning stunning the experienced local drivers that had be practicing the track. The crowd was amazed that a 5 year old that had never been to Davis took the pole.

Unfortunately the scales moved a couple pounds from morning practice and Brandon weaver was a half pound light, he'd have to start in the back at a tough to pass track. Jerett and Chloe noticed the weight difference but squeaked by.

In the heat race the experienced drives slowly moved past Jerett and Chloe moved to the front row. She had to race Jeremy Kay of Reno, Jeremy had been fast all Friday in practice. In the final it was Chloe St. George of the Tornado Factory Drivers team that jumped off to a great lead. She was caught with three corners to go by another driver that had built their own engine that would later fail tech. Michael drove a great race but was assisted in running to the front by a powerful engine that didn't meet spec. Chloe assumes the points lead for R11.

Chloe loaded up quickly for the 8 hour drive to Los Angeles and the California Speedway. She would test some things for us in the morning that did not work and had to start tenth on Sunday. She made it up to 3rd in the final to get her second podium of the month. Chloe is racing somewhere almost every weekend so her testing is done on race weekend. This makes it more difficult for her to learn the track at the limits of the chassis, but she adapts quickly and gives us good feedback. Congratulations Chloe on your first IKF regional win. Keep an eye on young Jerett Tachovsky (pronounced tahavsky) he has real talent and a great touch on the steering wheel. Thanks for taking us to victory lane with you and making our engines/chassis look so good.

Jerett Tachovsky has had his new prototype Tornado Storm Edition for only a month or so. He decided to change plans to race at Santa Maria and come take a shot at the big time regional racing of Region 11. He received his new kart and put it on the track for the first time at the R7 opener. He's one of the most gifted drivers we have seen in a long time. When he came down the sweeper at Davis and entered the hairpin in a controlled drift I was impressed. When he came around again and attempted a pass at the same time when the door opened with a mistake from the kart in front I was in awe. Most kids would lock it up and try to avoid the kart, but he steered around it and tried to stick it in for a pass.

Jarett practiced on Friday and had much of the track handled. The only thing left was the reducing radius turn one at the end of the front stretch. We explained that most kids take months to get that corner down and hold it wide open. He explained that it was a challenge he wanted to master. Before he went out I explained that the kart would handle better if he stayed full on the gas and didn't lift in the reducing radius. The kart would hold him if he drove steady. He looked at me with a long gaze deep into my eyes. Neither of us blinked and we both knew it was possible. I felt like telling him that we had a set of specially matched tires like Harry Hog did in Days of Thunder, but then I'd be telling a lie and he'd know it. Jerett decided to trust in the advice.

Jerett talked it over with his Dad before he went out for the green, white, checkered. They agreed that if it felt good to go for it on the final lap and if the kart spun then they'd accept their first lap time. Jerett did it and held it down, showing the poise of a seven year old with months of practice on the track. As I announced the race from the booth Jerett's name popped to the top of the list of qualifiers on the computer. I looked up and the checkered was flying. Jerett would hold on to the pole position in an upset of momentous proportions. My voice must have cracked with pride when I figured out that Jerett had placed his trust in the chassis to hold him and floored it through the corner.

It was a pleasure tuning for Jerett. Rob had ordered a new top end carb from us. We bolted it on and dropped two seconds a lap on Friday. Sorting of carbs does make a difference. We want to thank Rob, Tracie and the whole Tachovsky for great wine, food and hospitality. We also want to thank Dan Weaver for offering us a place to warm up and eat dinner. It was a great weekend. We are looking forward to watching The Javelin (Jerett) slice through the wind again soon.

3 Tornados on the Podium, Mitchell and Hanson Take 4th and 5th As The 2009 Prototype Tornado Wins It's First Race. Wow!!

It was the start of the most coveted series in the world for Kid Kart racers, the International Kart Federation's Region 7 Southwestern Super Series at the California Speedway in Fontana outside Los Angeles. Competitors from East to West coast were in attendance. Cruz Fiore put his trust in the Tornado engineers and took a new 2009 Tornado prototype chassis version 1.1 out for the first time in a race and had a great result. Last year we had a prototype in the field and it took 6th, the driver Braden Johnson went on to win the championship. "It was perfect", said Cruz after the race. Eddie and Anthony put the chassis together just the day before the IKF race and shook it down at Apex in the afternoon. "This was our weakest track and we are very pleased to win our first IKF R7 race here at the California Speedway". The Las Vegas native had not made the club race two weeks earlier because of the Las Vegas Kart Club banquet and had not raced this configuration in over a year. Cruz was fast all day timing in on the front row and winning the final. Chloe St. George set fast time on her Tornado in the heat and let the boys know they could not count her out this season, but got caught up in the big crash in turn two in the final. Logan Mitchell finishes 4th after starting in the back and Conner Hanson finishes 5th as the only in state local driver in the top 5, making it a three Tornado sweep of the top 5. Again, chromoly tubing chassis' dominated the top positions.

Logan Mitchell was our standout in the final. He had a crew chief that had forgotten to get painted after qualifying and had to start the heat in the back. He made it up to 10th after the DQ of the heat winner he would start the final in 9th. In the final he got the hole shot and slid through the field moving up 5 spots hitting turn two at full speed. Unfortunately a kart ahead of him slowed and he touched his bumper while trying to tuck underneath and avoid the slowing kart. In IKF racing you can't lift or you'll get hit from behind. The ensuing wreck took out several top competitors including Chloe St. George, Sebastian Elizondo and Jacob Drew. Logan steered into the slide and saved it to tuck into 6th. He then worked the pack and made it up to 4th. The 5th place finisher failed in tech and Conner Hanson then moved his Tornado into a 5th place podium finish. Conner was in third at one point of the final and drove a great race. While the tech officials reviewed the unmarked engine closely of the Florida entry that has taken technical DQ's all over the country they ended up allowing him to pass but did not cc or take the head or clutch off - many listening felt this entry was illegal by watching and listening to it.

Several drivers showed themselves to be practiced and ready including Sebastian Elizondo, RJ Stearns and Jacob Drew. Sebastian was involved in a wreck in the heat when he and Chris

Trickle got together in turn 5. Drew was driven off the track in the heat race and did not finish the final race as he was caught up in the wreck. They'll use this race as their drop and be back up front again. Stearns had issues in tech and was sent to the back of the field. Eyes were on former Tornado driver Chris Trickle as many expected a win from him after his fast times at the prior club race. Chris had full free factory support of a local kart shop and Italian kart maker. Chris' times were off three seconds a lap from the times he turned in the club race and two seconds off from the year before when he had set fast time for us on a Tornado at the season opener. Chloe's time's were off a second from the club race so the track was obviously slower. Chris was in tenth at the time of the wreck and came out 4th so it really helped him get to the podium. Why the other drivers were so much slower on IKF race weekend than at the club race is a mystery. In Chloe's case she had a brand new engine at the club race that was too tight to win, it was much looser for the IKF race and was very fast as we found something that was slowing here down ever as she set fast time. She had a real chance to win this race but in the final it didn't matter as she was driven hard into the turn 2 barriers by the wrecked karts. Cruz Fiore drove a flawless day. A test on our part probably cost him the pole but he recovered nicely in the heat and the engine was mostly back in the final. The engine named Killer Queen sounded almost back to full health in the final and bested the field.

We are so please with our Tornado drivers. With the stiff competition and the gamble on a new chassis design with almost no testing we had anticipated having only one driver on the podium. To have three drivers up there was a great victory. Congratulations to Mason Mitchell and Jerett Tachovsky as they finished mid pack, pretty good for 5 and 6 year olds in their first big IKF R7 race. We believe had Chloe made it through turn 2 she would have been right up along side the leaders racing for the podium. She was in fifth at the time of the wreck and had been .3 seconds faster than Cruz in the heat with her fast new Stealth engine. We'll see all the great drivers back in four weeks near Las Vegas for the Buffalo Bill's race where no one will have the advantage of track time and practice. Luck will play a part again, a wreck will almost for certain cripple someone's run for the championship and there will probably be a DQ for something. That's racing and if you navigate all the issues you can have a chance to be the champion. Congratulations Cruz, Eddie and Anthony... you worked hard, put your trust and faith in ComerJet and the Tornado Team and came away with the win. Thank you for taking us to victory lane with you!

We were missing a Factory Driver at the race. Click here to see the video of the race and a hint of why Tanner McKee wasn't there...

"Just wanted to call and let you know we won our first race ever in Kid Karts with your Tornado Chassis. We are thrilled, I knew it was the right investment to make. He sailed smoothly through the corners while others hopped and skidded through." East Coast

"The Tornado chassis handled perfectly, it was really smooth in the corners, I could pass anyone at will." Flinn Lazier

"My son spun out four times in his old kart at this track, in the race today with his new F5 he didn't spin out once. He is so happy with the kart. Thank you!"

"Look at him the harder he drives it the better the chassis performs, he is carries the wheel speed out of the corner and rockets past the other karts as he exits the corner"

"We ran the kart and were fast out of the box on the dirt oval. It was so wild to watch the inside front lift up in the corners like a dirt modified car. The kart just handled so smooth that no one could catch us. East Coast

"When we got the chassis we were running at 1:14, within a week or so we were down to 1:10 a lap. It is a rocket in the corners and really fast. The others were having trouble catching us. We collected two karts and the nose did its job by holding the other kart down and dissipating the energy of the crash" West Coast

"The chassis arrived late yesterday and we only had time to put a stock engine on it after testing all day with the old chassis and our blueprinted engine. The day before we were running 1.16.5 and 1.17. We dropped 4.5 seconds with your chassis and our slow stock engine. Our driver is so pleased to be running with the leader. On Sunday he qualified on .3 of a second off the pole in his first race with the Tornado F4. Thank you, this chassis is really fast! Build us a second so we have a spare ready to go in the trailer"

"Just wanted you to know we love the chassis. It was a bullet in the corners. We took second in a National race with it and were very happy with its performance." Central USA customer

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