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Calhan Colorado was the destination for Las Vegas based SGF Racing this weekend. This track is billed as the worlds highest karting track, although I think there is a higher one in Mexico that one of our drivers raced at last year... She is certainly at the top of her game having won two different IKF regions in R11 and R4A to make a total of 5 IKF regional wins more than anyone else in Kid Karting this season. Add to that the 3rd at IKF Grands, 2nd at Kid Kart Nationals and you could argue that she is one of the top drivers in the US if not the top driver.

She was running a new engine for us and had to give up about a second a lap because it was tight. "She simply out drove the competition" said a proud Keith St. George after he cleared tech. "We had to jet way leaner than we had before because we were at 6800 feet. The second place driver was really good and coming on strong, but she made the chassis work and took the win by a half second."

Thanks for breaking in that engine for us Chloe and thanks for being such a good representative for the Tornado Driver Factory Team. Chloe is a development driver for us. We wanted to sponsor some minority drivers and female drivers to help diversify the sport.

Chris Trickle came back to the Tornado team for this race and took home the first ever Screaming Eagle for the pole in Kid Karts and then did it again the next day. Just turned 6 year old Jerett Tachovsky wowed experienced racer by putting his Tornado into 3rd place, Chloe St. George did her best on little sleep and ran 5th. The next day Chloe would place third, Trickle Fourth and Branden Weaver 5th , putting three Tornado Drivers on the podium.

When we have a chance we'll add more detail. Jeremy Drew's son Jake had practiced more than any other driver for this race and was the clear winner on both days. His dad is an expert kart racers with 7 Duffy's over 25 years. Congratulations to Jake, he's got 8 more Duffys to win to pass up to his Dad. The Barracuda was showing all his teeth this week as Jake won both days. Jeremy may not be the riches team with the biggest trailer but he's rich with memories of long hard practices with his son and two long races for the win.

So the count for the two national races had the Tornado Kid Kart drivers taking home 13 of the 22 available trophies. Our goal was to put at least one driver on the podium in each race and we way over achieved that. Our talented drivers hauled in almost 2/3rds of the trophies. Thanks for taking us to victory lane with you.

Kaleb won the Route 66 again on Saturday in New Castle Indiana. He's become the dominant force in the series this season with his new Tornado Cadet and Miniswift.

Jaydon Biles continues to dominate in the Midwest on his Tornado as he won again at New Castle in the Kid Kart class. Shankleton was in second in his Tornado as they two drivers swept the competition for the Tornado Team.

Owen Leatherberry had an engine explode when the flywheel cracked but he pulled out the backup and still took the pole. Braden Johnson took the pole by 3 tenths in the Tag 60 Cadet field in Delmar Iowa's regional CSSS race. Congratulations to our two Tornado factory drivers. They race Sunday for the heat and final. The heats were postponed because the rain came in. Rain in Iowa again, wow.

Michael Schneider took the 2009 Cadet prototype out on the track in Norman Oklahoma and ran from last to second after a collision knocked him off the track. He said the kart was easier to drive and more comfortable in the corners. He finished second on the day to Alex Udell the 11 year old that is ranked second in the nation. Cole Glasson and Hannah Williams took 4th and 5th in the Tag 60 class and hold on to their points leads for the Tornado team.

Cole traveled way up North for the first National Championship of the Season. It was the KART national. Cole took the pole, heat win and Final win. He becomes one of the youngest drivers ever to win a National race.

Young Kaleb Allison took the pole in Cadet and qualified 6th in the full field of Yamaha drivers. This was a slippery track and it helped Kaleb qualify well in the full size kart. He's been supper fast in the Cadet and was the pole by almost a half second but we've been trying to find the right set up for the Tornado Hail full size chassis. In the final today Kaleb won in the Tag 60 class. He wasn't the fastest but he was consistent enough to put together a winning race. This young driver is for real and much older drivers are taking notice of the hard charging Allison.

Jaydon Biles driving a Tornado Kid Kart walked away with the race on his home track, he was followed by Owen Leatherberry in second and Dillon Swanbeck in 4th (up from 12th) and Logan Mitchell. The four Tornado karts set the pace all weekend and Egan Shankleton took the pole in his Tornado but was involved in a wreck and couldn't get back to the front in the final or we might have had a sweep of the podium.

Two competitors were sent home because of fuel issues as Dunn and Chapin ran afoul of the officials. Tech also tore down the top three engines and showed they are serious about keeping the racing fair. Everyone of the Tornados passed tech.

At only 8 years old our Tornado Factory driver is currently ranked 2nd in the nation in the Rotax ranking system. Congratulations Michael 2nd of 54 is great!

We are pleased to announce that Connor Spencer has joined the Tornado Factory Team of drivers. Connor is the son of famed Fast Freddie Spencer. At 21, Freddie Spencer had become the youngest World Grand Prix Champion in history. Connor 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.

Connor 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!

Owen Leatherberry traveled from Wisconsin to test the waters in Pevely Missouri before next months Kid Kart Nationals. It was a rough weekend as the crew chief fought chains falling off, clogged jets and other gremlins. In the end Greg got the Tornado wound up and Owen did the rest. Owen would race our other Tornado drivers in the field Logan and Mason Mitchell as well as a dozen other top regional drivers.

Owen had so many problems getting on the track that it was hurting his chances of figuring out the track. The track was being run backward so everyone was trying to figure it out. Owen was running RJ Lantz's old engine and it ran third last year at the Kid Kart Nationals. It really remembered the track and the jetting was a bit more aggressive than the Mitchell's. Logan would finish just behind Owen.

Braden Johnson was racing Cadets for the first time at the Central States Super Series. Braden is the reigning kid kart champion of IKF R7 and the CSSS. Braden took the pole in the Tag 60 class, he had a scrap for second after getting off the track and ended up third. A pretty good start to the season.

Tornado Kid Kart drivers now lead all the IKF Regional series as Cruz Fiore leads Saturdays large class of R7 points, Conner Hanson leads the Sunday Kid Kart Heavy class and Chloe St. George leads the R11 series with four straight wins. Others have won individual races but are falling to closer and closer inspection by Tech. Engine failures are also causing their toll on competitors. We have only two competitors in the field of 20 that regularly run the series and they are both in the top 5 in points. Cruz and Chloe battle for the podium with Cruz taking the spot on the last turn. Cruz was hampered by a bent axle. He had tried a replacement axle from a Kid Kart supplier back East but it was 2 seconds slower.

To win a series you have to be able to be consistently fast, you have to follow the rules and you have to have some luck. We have had the good fortune of winning the IKF series last year and having 3 of the top 5 in points. We've lead the series in points this season and others are getting more aggressive in trying to catch up.

Kaleb Allison went down to Iowa to deliver on a promise he made at the Kart Expo over the winter. They had showed off the Wii that the winner would get if he won the Tag 60 race at the Tag Shootout. Kaleb said, "I'm coming down to your race to get that Wii". As a first time Cadet racer I don't think they thought he had a chance. Little did they know he had a Chromoly chassis made in America on order.

Kaleb took the pole by seven tenths with his strong Tornado American steel chassis. He went on to win the heat over all the Italian karts and one Australian kart made of Chromoly. He finished ahead of the second place kart by five seconds and third by 45 seconds!

We want to thank Recker Racing, PG Racing and all the sponsors for supplying the nice prizes. It is almost impossible to get a Wii but it really wasn't that hard because Kaleb has one of the best support teams, pictured above. That little guy on the left can really wrench, wait till you see him drive too! Congratulation Kaleb on the win.

Our new Tornado Factory team driver from Mexico Missouri was ready to challenge any weather forecast at the Route 66 race. He took the pole easily in the Tag 60 class. He was leading in the heat race when a competitor's battery came lose and was on the track. The hard charging Kaleb hit it and was sent flying off the track on one wheel. He ended up going underneath a motor home but didn't hit it. He started the engine, drove back out and tried to get back on the track. He's one tough racer.

He had to start in the back in the final but still won the race. Congratulations to Kaleb for winning the first Regional race of the season up North. Thank you for taking us to victory lane with you and under the motor home...

Like a Norman Rockwell painting above Kaleb finish the race all by himself out front. I think the painting would be named Promising Future. As the youngest driver in the race in only his second cadet race, to win a regional race is very promising. Thanks for taking us to victory lane with you Kaleb.

"it was a great race on a 2.3 mile track. Michael ran in a tight pack for 20 minutes and with one corner left he pulled the sling shot move and passed for the win. Another win for the Tornado Cadet"

Son of Danny Edwards Jr., Donovan Edwards Wins the Opening Season E-Z Dealer Kids Kart Race at Langley Speedway
Apr 30, 2008 - updated Apr 30th, 2008 6:52pm
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Donovan Edwards posted the best time in the 10-lap qualifying heat race putting him on the pole for the start of the first race of the season for the E-Z Dealer Kids Kart Race on Sunday, April 27th.

The light went green and Donovan shot out front to take the lead. After lapping the field twice, Donovan came across Victory Lane winning this year’s first 20-lap feature race. After crossing the finish line, Donovan was presented with the checkered flag and he took his Victory Lap all the way around the entire track (just like his Daddy does).

Donovan hails from Poquoson, Virginia and has a long blood-line of racing in his family. Donovan is the son of Danny Edwards, Jr. – Four Time Langley Speedway Late Model Track Champion. At only 7 years old, Donovan has already proven his passion for racing. Not only was this the first race of the season, this was the first race Donovan has ever competed in.

Although this is just the start of Donovan’s racing career, he plans to follow in his Daddy’s footsteps for bigger things to come.

"it was a great race on a 2.3 mile track. Michael ran in a tight pack for 20 minutes and with one corner left he pulled the sling shot move and passed for the win. Another win for the Tornado Cadet" Michael Schneider

Michael has been on a tear lately with a two road race wins, a second and 4th in regional racing action and several podiums at the club level. He's only 8 years old. We are proud of our Tornado Factory driver out of Texas. He won a national race on our Tornado Kid Kart and stuck with our design as he moved up to Cadets. It's looking like a wise choice as the Cadet young guns are really doing well in their freshman year in Cadets.

Braden needed money for engines, tires, travel fees and a really cool helmet. How did they do it. First they told people about Braden's record as a West Coast IKF Regional Champion last year. Second they asked, and asked and asked. They kept asking. And people wanted to help. Farmers, local business owners, all kinds of people pitched in to help the young driver with a passion for the sport. Braden has the stuff to make it in big time racing, a straight A student, calm on the track, with a passion to win.

Now Braden's already won the first race in the older class. What did they do after that? Got the story written up and submitted to the local papers. Sports writers will often go to lunch early with buddies if a story is written for them with pictures. They have a tough job and need news to print each day. Give it to them all written up and watch how often it gets in. Be persistent, just keep writing the stories and sending the pictures.

We want to thank them for thanking us in the article. We are so happy to have Braden back as one of our factory drivers this year again.

Remember that if you get sponsors for you kart racing you can treat the racing as a business and write off the loss as a business expense. That way your personal taxes will be less. You can't show a loss every year but each time you start a business it usually loses money for the first year or two. Karting can be a big investment so make sure to check with your accountant to see if it is worthwhile to treat it as a business and get some tax money back from Uncle Sam - he likes racing too. Believe me he loves racing, look at how much tax is paid by the NASCAR drivers, owners and stadium owners.

Multiple manufacturers want one of our young Tornado Factory drivers on their team. When he won a big international race only two weeks legal to race in the series, manufacturers took notice. These manufactures have been rumored to have purchased and attempted to copy our design. The rumors are that our driver has been offered big tents and multiple free chassis and engines from at least two different European kart makers.

The problem with producing thousands of the same exact kart is that if someone in America has a better design and starts beating your much older seasoned drivers with the youngest drivers in the field... you're stuck with hundreds of thousands of dollars of inventory that is slower than the competition. Ouch,... alarms are going off in the marketing departments in Europe. This wasn't bad when the little American company didn't advertise but now they are talking and backing it up on the track. "get those drivers to switch, offer free engines and chassis whatever it takes" was probably the command.

With the price of the Euro so high you have the added problem that second place or third place chassis' gathering dust are now more expensive than the fastest chassis. What do you do if you own this mess?

You buy out the drivers winning on the other chassis and try to stop customers from finding out that your design is dated and your mild steel sags after a few races. We love our driver and his family and hope that we get to keep him as our driver but this sort of thing is part of the racing world. It's not the first or the last time our top drivers have or will be recruited.

As one Tornado Factory driver's crew chief put it, "We've had the offers too. You helped get us here and we aren't going to forget that. it is kind of silly that the kart manufacturer we just beat now wants us to trade in our fastest kart for their slower one for free. You worked hard to bring us the championship and we aren't going to forget it."

So to our European competitors we say - thanks for trying to copy our design. It tells the world that you are trying to catch up, that you didn't mind building an inferior product until someone started to advertise their record. Please give us a call and we'll give you all our top drivers names and numbers. That way you can give away twenty more chassis and engines. For the rest of the racing public we'll develop a rental program so you can rent our kart, win and then get a free European kart too. Of course maybe that won't keep going forever because those European karts are really getting pricey. Or maybe the genie is out of the bottle and all the drivers won't switch and one or two will remain. :-)

Hannah Willams ran away with the show in Texas as she started on the front row and walked away with the heat and final. She was so far ahead in the final that she had time to recover after getting caught up with a lapped kart. She ran off into the grass with one lap left, came to a halt and got the kart going again and still won it! She had an amazing day. Cole Glasson joined her on the front row for the final as the only two Tornado Cadet chassis' in the race were both on the front row. Cole would get caught on the outside in the start and hold onto the third place position through the race to give us a 1, 3 finish in the large regional field.

Michael Schneider finish second in the MiniMax race pushing the much older leader around the track. Congratulations to our three Tornado Cadet Factory drivers for making us look so good and taking us to victory lane with you.

Chloe St. George and Jerett Tachovsky traveled long distances to get to the Redding California race track in the shadows of the Shasta Mountain range. Jerent qualified 4th and Chloe took the pole by almost a full second on the short track. Chloe was running the new 2009 Tornado Prototype for the first time. "It was hooked up and so smooth" said one of the competitors after the race. She was just so smooth that she couldn't be touched all weekend. Only Jerett had anything for her. He got along side of her in the start but hit the brakes and let here go by so they wouldn't tangle. After that Chloe slowly walked away and so did Jerett. We took two drivers and got the top two podium positions. That gives as the top two positions in points now for Region11. Thanks for taking us to victory lane with you.

Ranny just finished a hard tear down in tech, all the way to the crankshaft on a sealed Rotax MiniMax. "This guy smoked everyone so much all weekend we had to tear him down" explained someone in tech. Royal called to tell me he had won again today. It was easy after we made those changes to the tires and jetting, I could stay out front and take it easy to hold on to the lead. By half way I knew I had it won. The kart handled perfect, thank you", Thank you Royal. Few would have predicted the youngest driver in the field on a new American made Chromoly chassis would sweep qualifying and all the races, but Royal did it. He is just an amazingly gifted driver and the home field advantage plus the chassis was too much for the visiting drivers.

"It was easy after we made those changes to the tires and jetting, I could stay out front and take it easy to hold on to the lead. By half way I knew I had it won. The kart handled perfect, thank you",

Thank you Royal. Few would have predicted the youngest driver in the field on a new American made Chromoly chassis would sweep qualifying and all the races, but Royal did it. He is just an amazingly gifted driver and the home field advantage plus the chassis was too much for the visiting drivers.

We struggled with jetting all day but finally got it figured out or at least close enough. Jeff in Texas helped all day again and we strategized on a three way call to make the best guess we could. What needle to run, what jet, would the air density change, how fast off the corners did we need to be... Royal ran his fastest times of the weekend on the last race with overcast skies. All weekend the chassis ran its fastest laps as it's last laps so the rumors that Chromoly tightens up did not come true with this new design. Certainly the horsepower of a 125cc Rotax Minimax put the endurance of the chassis to the test. All around we couldn't have asked for a better outcome and better shake down test of the Tornado Cadet. We've always said Royal could drive a wooden kart to the front. He's just amazing. Thanks Royal for taking us to victory lane with you again!

Royal ran down the leaders from yesterdays Gatorz Challenge of the Ameriacs race and set fast time early once he got in the clear. Once Royal took the lead in the qualifier he pulled off the track to rest his tires for the heat and final. The 2009 Tornado Cadet Prototype seems to be working very well at the Xplex today! 51.02 was fast time for Royal 51.5 was second fastest time for the points leader Mike Davis.

"I think we could have been in the 49's had we left Royal out, he was dropping 2 tenths a lap but we wanted to save the tires and not show others the best line around the track." Ranny McKee

Royal went on to win the heat and final in convincing fashion. He'll try again tomorrow. Thanks for taking us to victory lane with you. I guess the changes to the new 2009 Tornado design worked.

Royal will race the Gatorz Cup race at Xplex this weekend with his new Tornado Cadet. He won at the club race on his first time out with the new Tornado Cadet and the MiniMax, now he's got to race a tougher bunch. It's his home turf though so the boys can expect a fight from him. He's still learning to set up the MiniMax.

Royal was a second faster than anyone in the first practice on Friday! He continued to set the pace all day and was allowed to run the qualifying session for the Friday race. He was fast kart during that session. He ran down the days winner Mike Davis of the Birel team and will hopefully do equally well on Saturday as he will qualify again for the Saturday race. Ranny McKee continues to learn what the kart likes and what Royal wants with the help of the Texas Tornado Factory drivers. Thank you to Jeff Schneider and Tim Glasson for set up tips that helped Royal and Ranny dial in the 2009 Tornado chassis. It looks like the changes we made are working well.

We all have our fingers crossed for Royal as he attempts to be the highest finisher and the youngest finisher at the same time on a new Tornado prototype chassis. He's an amazing driver and we are proud to have him as part of our Factory Tornado Team.

Michael Schneider and Cole Glasson Win Road Race At Motorsport Ranch In Cresson Texas 1.3 Mile Road Course

Gazelles and MiniMax's were allowed to run the road race for the first time at the Motorsport Ranch in Texas and our two Tornado Team Factory drivers took top honors in the opening race of the season.

"The chassis was hooked up and Michael didn't have to lift anywhere around the track" explained Jeff Schneider.

Michael had the negative lead off the battery come off three times and each time he reached down and put it back on to stay in the race and win. Michael drafted with Cole Glasson for part of the race and may have helped Cole into victory lane. It was nice to see the Tornado Cadets both win in their first road racing contest. Congratulations to Michael and Cole, thanks for taking us to victory lane with you!

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.

Royal McKee Wins At Las Vegas Motor speedway In Proto Cadet with A MiniMax Engine!!!

Royal had a great first outing at IKF regional racing but it wasn't an engine his team owned or knew and it was his first weekend with the new 2009 Chromoly mix Tornado prototype. Ranny McKee called and told us they had bolted on the MiniMax sealed engine that Royal was familiar with and went to practice. "We were so fast and Royal loved the chassis, we were a second quicker in testing today" explained Ranny. We had high hopes for Royal in the Sunday race but rain was forecast. In the morning it was snowing at Royal's home but Eddie Fiorre was at the track and said it was clear so the McKee's loaded up their new Tornado and headed to the track.

Royal took to the track and quickly set the pace, taking the pole. In the heat he opened up a gap on the field of ten karts within a lap. Regular top drivers pushed very hard to stay with Royal and his Tornado, but it wasn't to be. Royal was over one second a lap faster than anyone else. Royal called us after the final and said "I won, the kart felt so good, it was so easy out there to drive really fast". At the time I was announcing the race for R11 so I couldn't talk but we were so pleased to see the changes to the cadet worked so well for Royal. Another competitor commented that Royal can drive anything and make it look fast. We agree he's one of the most gifted drivers in the country and it is great to get his feedback and see him do so well so early as other young drivers have (see story on Michael Schnieder) with our Tornado Cadet.

Royal had been recruited by another manufacturer at a recent race. They showed him a big tent and engine helpers. Royal and I made a deal that if he won the next two races we'd get a tent. If he keeps winning more and more people will leave the tent of the expensive European chassis makers for the faster Chromoly American made steel produced by the Tornado Kart Organization.

Michael Schneider bolted on his new MiniMax Rotax engine for the first time this weekend. He ran it in for an hour or so on his Tornado Cadet. The MiniMax is a very powerful 125cc engine that is restricted on the top end power. It puts out tremendous torque and our Chromoly Chassis is built to handle the power and give the driver responsive control. Michael was the youngest driver in the field and almost took the pole, missing by .1 of a second because the driver ahead of him spun and Michael had to lift. In the race Michael tucked in behind the pole sitter and pushed him the whole race. In Michael's first race with all that power he did a great job of holding the kart in a safe position and finishing in second against a field of experienced drivers. Jeff called and said "this chassis loves all this power. It handled so well and Michael loved it. Had the kart not spun ahead of us in the last lap of qualifying we would have taken the pole and probably won the race. On the podium the winner was a kid two feet taller than Michael. We are doing so well so early". We hope to have pictures and a video of the race coming soon.

Cole Glasson won the heat and the main in his Tornado Cadet at the club race with his Gazelle. Cole raced a S-1 Nevoso of a more experienced driver and won. Cole still has three four more months before he turns 8. Again we are please to see these young drivers making our chassis and engine packages look so good so quickly. It's a testament to the testing program and practice schedule of the parents and drivers. Gunnr Murphy was in second for part of the race and is improving quickly. Soon he'll have a new engine and hopefully by this summer he'll be up front challenging his teammates regularly.

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.

Cole Sets Fast Time, Takes Pole and podiums both days with two engine packages, Hannah Williams very close

A seven year old shows up to run a regional race in Texas with drivers from multiple states. He's never run a cadet on this track before. It is a small technical track with a 28 second lap time. What experienced kart racing enthusiast would give him a chance of qualifying up front or getting on the podium with a chassis made in America that few have heard of? Maybe if he had a Birel or other big name Italian kart with factory support he could get mid pack right? Maybe the guard is changing in the karting world because Cole took the pole and set fast time as the youngest driver in the field. His Tornado Factory driver team mate Hannah Williams was very close behind on lap times.

There were two races and he would run one engine package on Saturday and another on Sunday. When he put on his super fast Comer 60 they made Cole load on 25 extra pounds and he still qualified up front. On Sunday he loaded on a Tornado Engines Gazelle Tag 60 (www.tornadoengines.com) and he set fast time taking the pole and stunning onlookers. When Cole climbed on the podium both days with a second and third overall in the finals it was evident that he was almost a foot shorter than the eleven year olds he was racing against, but he's quickly becoming a big name in the sport.

Hannah got the track dialed in on the second day running within one tenth of Cole and finishing a couple spots back. They were the two youngest drivers in the race.

For those that whisper in customer's ears that Chromoly chassis' are not capable of winning or getting on the podium your credibility is slipping. We make the case that quality Chromoly tubing is faster on the majority of tracks in America that don't have tons of grip and a 500 kart count. With a simple weight shift we can deal with those tracks too.

Cole got freight trained on the start because he's new to the track and rolling starts. He came from 5th to third. He made an amazing drive for his age and it was probably helped by a stable chassis that is not sagging and changing underneath him as he learns and grows. Congratulations Cole and Hannah, thanks for making us look so good. Your hard work is paying off!

Cole Sets Fast Time, Takes Pole and podiums both days with two engine packages, Hannah Williams very close

(www.tornadoengines.com) and he set fast time taking the pole and stunning onlookers. When Cole climbed on the podium both days with a second and third overall in the finals it was evident that he was almost a foot shorter than the eleven year olds he was racing against, but he's quickly becoming a big name in the sport.

Hannah got the track dialed in on the second day running within one tenth of Cole and finishing a couple spots back. They were the two youngest drivers in the race.

Chloe St. George Gets Third At Buffalo Bills, Cruz Takes Pole, Finishes Strong Strengthen Points Lead for R7, Hanson Gets Pole, Takes 2nd on Sunday

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RJ Stearns had another strong run finishing second of Hanson's engine failed tech. Chris Trickle spun out and finished 11th after tangling with a hard charging Chloe. The second day was a much lower attendance as it is a newly added class of 160 lbs. Qualifying mistakes left our team in the back trying to get to the front. Logan Mitchell was successfully moving his Tornado up and was in 5th when Buitrago of Miami hit him. Logan recovered and kept going. Buitrago then hit him again and drove him off the track. Officials must not have seen or Buitrago should have been given a finishing order behind the driver he pushed off, because he had been warned in the morning. Sunday did not go well for Chloe as she and Cruz got together on the start and she was out. Cruz ran as fast a time as Chris Trickle but was stuck in the back in a track with few places to pass. Chris wins his first IKF race and we are so proud of him, after spending thousands of hours working with Chris and Chuck over the last two years we really were happy to see Chris win. He is simply a gifted driver that will go far.

Dillon Schwanbeck did a great job. He was breaking in a new chassis and when Paul got the settings the way Dillon wanted it then he started matching the leaders times and actually finished ahead of Cruz on Sunday. We look for good things out of Dillon this season after watching him pick up the track and stick to it. He did very well on a difficult track while trying to adjust to a new chassis.

The new advertisements highlight what few tell you about the high priced European karts. The mild steel is cheaper and the karts have been cheaper than US made karts. So why do we call them high priced? The Europeans have claimed that Chromoly can't run up front and is more expensive. Well, when you factor in a chassis change every seven months or every six races the mild steel chassis is way more of costly choice. With the Euro against the dollar changing hourly the European karts are getting to be almost twice as much as a quality American made chassis. We challenge you to ask any driver that won a big race on a mild steel chassis if he was still using that same exact kart at a big race six months or a year later.

Our Chromoly Tornado chassis proved that they can win and win decisively over the last seven years in Kid Karts and now Cadets. As soon as we get some older Cadet drivers and adult drivers running the bigger Chromoly Tornado Chassis you'll see that Chrome is the best way to get a leg up on the competition, or four legs up on them. Your chassis will lay down fast times, not just lay down and sag after a few fast races with the memory of the mild steel. Chromoly is more springy and a different kart to drive, but once you've mastered it you can spring out of the corners and onto the straights.

What do you think of the ads? Too racey, too direct, too Terminatorish with the chrome women's legs?

Royal McKee, the youngest ever IKF Grand National Champion tested the 2009 Prototype Tornado Cadet Saturday and Sunday for the first time. With help from Eddie Fiore and Neil McCoy they got the chassis put together and put it on the track at the Xplex. Royal was rivaling the best times from the last race held at Xplex on his second day on the track with the chassis. Now he'll head to Buffalo Bills to try his first Cadet race in IKF R7. Thanks for the feedback Royal and Ranny. We'll see you in four days!

Last year Royal won the Buffalo Bills race for us in the Kid Kart Class. He's one tough driver but he'll finish in the bottom third of the field if he follows other great kid karters that have gone before him into the gauntlet that is IKF R7 Cadet racing. The best racers in the country are ready with good tuners and coaches. It will likely take 18 months for this talented driver to pick up new techniques and get to the front.

1st, 2nd 1st on Saturday and 2nd, 2nd, 2nd Sunday - Starting From The Back Each Race! With No Tape On The Engine...

We put a call in to see how Owen did at Lowe's Motor Speedway. "We had a great time and made a bunch of new friends" said Greg Leatherberry. "We ended up starting Owen in the back each heat to get some practice passing karts since they didn't treat this as a real race. There was not going to be any tech but we wanted to run legal. Other drivers were taping off but the two drivers from the Midwest did not tape off and stuck to the rules. Owen got a 1st, 2nd and 1st in the first day and then all three 2nd place finishes on Sunday. He did not tape off and could have gone about 5 seconds quicker a lap had he chosen to ignore the rules. "We were really fast in the corners and jetted fatter than most because the track was so curvy". People kept coming over and asking what chassis we were running and why we were so fast in the corners. "I just sat the kart on the ground and showed them how it lifted the inside rear tire while sitting still and they could see why it worked so well when the tire doesn't act like a brake." The turnout wasn't great and was less than half of what it was at Daytona. WKA will see that without rules people don't want to show up and pay for an exhibition of illegal engines. People want a level playing field like IKF has out West where the kart count stays strong and the racing is very close.

March 1, 2008

On the midnight drive to deliver a secret 2009 Cadet chassis in the desert we received a call. "We're in Charlotte and the barometric pressure is 30.41 what's our jet?" We knew at once it was a Tornado factory driver calling because they know what to think about and look for to tune. "Wow, that's fat, fat air, what air cleaner are they running" we asked. WKA is treating Kid Karts as a preschool class with a warm milk lunch break and a knap at 2pm but many racers aren't. IKF has serious racing on the West coast for the 5 to 8 year olds and big Don St. Ours just doubled the program with a second competitive Kid Kart Class. They gave up calling them baby karts out here a long time ago. Owen is from the freezing North of Wisconsin and will do his best to make it a fun experience even if the race directors announce "no tech" before the weekend starts as they did at Daytona, turning it into a drag racing, open engine class for those Florida teams that love to bend the rules. It will be a great experience racing in the famed Lowe's Motorspeedway.

Owen and Greg toured several NASCAR Sprint Cup shops and Owen got a full collection of lug nuts to take home. Let's hope he has a great experience racing in the heart of NASCAR country, where anything goes. Maybe for fun we should show up for one of these outlaw WKA races and run faster than the Cadets to show what can be done with a C50. Our record is 58 miles per hour in Mexico with a bore and stroke rule. 6.6 horsepower was what that engine produced but it could have done 2 hp more if we had changed the crank. That will put us at about 8 and a half HP and with the weight advantage enough to challenge the Cadet times with a great driver behind the wheel. I'm sure that whomever insures the WKA events will then take notice and think twice about what is going on. Of course they won't pay out if there is an accident now because the evidence is clear that the rulebook is not being followed when everyone is told their will be no tech at a public meeting. No insurance company will pay a claim when the rules they signed off on are not being followed and drivers are going 20 to 50 percent faster than expected. We hope that the changes sweeping WKA will eventually get down to their entry level class and they will follow the successful lead of IKF. Competitive kid kart racing grows when you level the playing field on engines and include heavy tech. More racers show and it is a fair battle.

Dalton's parents met at the race track and are both racers. His Mom was still racing and won the last race before she knew she was pregnant with Dalton, so Dalton was actually winning before he was born. In case you don't believe that starting early worked for Tiger Woods or boys like Dalton get this... Dalton won his first ever sprint kart race in our kart. After we shipped the kart we got a surprise phone call while in Colorado tuning for Buddy Lazier's son, "we won this weekend" said Robert Adkins. I tried to remember whom I was talking with and thought it was a new driver from the East Coast, it was, but that's not normally the outcome of someone on the kart track for the first time. While it was Dalton's first sprint track race it wasn't his first ever time racing a vehicle.

Dalton won his first race at 3 on an ATV, he's raced on dirt ovals and asphalt ovals. You can read more about our new East coast Tornado Factory Driver on the factory driver's page. Great looking kart Dalton! Welcome to the team

For the first time we have two driver of the month award winners that are both young lady drivers. We are proud to have both as Factory Drivers for the Tornado Team. Read about their successes at the bottom of this page and watch them show the boys how it is done all this season.

The Texas race was close. Cole missed the pole by 7/100ths of a second. In the heat he took the lead and held it against an 11 year old, 4 years older and more experienced than him. In the final he again took the lead but lost it with a few laps to go. He was able to stay very close but could not get back around for the win.

Michael Schneider was close behind in third running a Mini Swift for the first time. It was getting better and better but just wasn't broke in enough to get us past the two Comer 60's" stated Jeff. "There is little doubt down here that the Tornado Cadet is doing it's job as we are breaking track records with some young drivers". Hannah had qualified 4th, the highest Gazelle qualifier, but the carb clogged and stumbled in the heat and had to start all the way at the back. For a while we were looking at taking 3 of the top 5 podium spots with Tornado Drivers. Just looking at Michael's and Cole's numbers, 1 2 and 2... how much longer before we get a 1, 2 finish out of these talented drivers. They tell me that Hannah has the fast engine and is going to catch them soon so maybe it will be ladies first and a one two three finish! Gunr's had a new engine in the super secret shop for testing for a month now.

"Things are starting to turn around here in Texas. Hannah is getting better and I think that we are finally starting to get a handle on what the chassis likes as far as weight is concerned. Hannah was the fastest qualifier with a Gazelle motor in the last race.

Everybody that beat her were running the comer or swift motors." Chris Williams said. Hannah has been working through transition from Kid Karts to cadets and Chris has focused hard on changes to the massive amount of weight needed to get the kart to the minimum.

Hannah's engine stumbled in the last race but recovered as dirt probably came through the carb. She ran strong on the engine we blueprinted for her. It bested the engine built by the engine shop that had the winning engine at the Tag USA championships. We also bested the Nevoso S1 chassis in the field. All in all we are very pleased with success of our Texas team at such an early stage of driver development and crew chief development. Changing to Cadets is a big transition for everyone. Our research phase on the engines kicks in this week and next as we test on the dyno and get ready to deliver several engines to customers across the US.

A Customer called and said we hadn't talked about the prototype much lately - was it still fast? Yes it is. Here is a peak at the testing. We tested two prototypes Tornado Kid Karts at Apex on Friday. Cruz took out number 1.1 and liked it so he ran it the next day to win the CalSpeed opener for IKF R7 (read story below). The Tachovsky's were kind enough to let us test their new prototype 2.1 on Friday. Version 3.1 is pictured below and is going to the driver that finished in the top 5 last year at the Kid Kart Nationals, he's also got one of Braden Johnson's engines and he'll be a contender for the National championships this year. I believe this version will be the fastest one.

Chloe took it out and we had a brand new set of tires on the front and a used set on the back. It took two laps to get the tires equalized a bit and then she started putting the lead to it. She started dropping a second a lap and she looked so smooth when she came through the corners at night with a cold track. It was probably only 40 degrees outside. She came in and said it was loose. That's what we wanted to hear and she went back out and continued to get faster but didn't spin out. She has developed a great touch for our karts. Keith walked away stating that they might just need to upgrade to the new prototype soon. We are now sure that the prototypes have proven themselves fast after besting the field at California Speedway and getting positive feedback from our drivers. I asked Jerett how he liked the kart and he gave me a big thumbs up. We will most likely switch production over early next month to the new design as you can't ask much more than a IKF R7 win from a new chassis. it should only get quicker as we learn to tune it.

A disclaimer: You can't always believe what you hear at the track or here. That might be a doctored photo of our kart, the RPM's may have been more like 12,250 on practice day instead of 11,600, etc... What you can believe is that Cruz did take the chassis pictured above to the winner's circle against some really good teams backed by big kart shops and manufacturers, and he did it with an engine that cost him less than $1000. When you have a good handling chassis you don't always need to bolt on your best engine. You don't always need to purchase our top of the line engines to win.

When Royal hits the tracks there is usually a celebration following and he's as amazing as a fourth of July night display. Royal McKee won the IKF Sprint Grand National last year for us. He's the youngest ever winner in IKF's history. Now he's ready to race Cadets. He's been practicing and next week we'll send him this new 2009 Prototype Cadet chassis to test. If he likes it and they can dial it in he'll run it at an upcoming IKF race. We gave Royal a special paint scheme called midnight fireworks. The chassis is black but it looks purple with a flash picture. Black in overcast skies but sparkles come out when the sun or a flash bulb hits it. this chassis is Las Vegas classy. We were in Vegas for the New Year's celebration and we wanted Royal to hit the track in style in something that looks as good as he drives.

Thanks again for all your faith and trust in us Royal, Trish, Ranny and Tanner. We'll keep working until we make you a contender again for the Duffy. The fuse has been lit, the changes made to soften the kart just right in the mid section, soon it will be time to sit back and enjoy the Royal Midnight Fireworks show.

Our first full size kart hit the scales perfectly with a left to right on the money. With a beautiful 40mm axle and all red running gear this baby is ready for Kaleb Allison and Keith to work their magic. As soon as it finishes it's fashion shoot next week it will be boxed and shipped off to Kaleb in the Midwest. This chassis will appear in the first video commercial for the new Tornado Kart line of chassis. Kaleb and most of the midwest factory drivers are at the Ekmi Karting show this weekend.

We wanted to attend and show all our new chassis but we were just too loaded down with orders after the most successful year in our history. This year we'll show that the fastest karts made in America can be improved for driver comfort. The combination of different steels and size tubing can add to the drivability of a durable chassis. Feedback has been positive across the board so far and we hope to extend our winning ways to the Cadet and full size kart this year.

The Rookie is available in Tornado F1 entry level for $2875 for a limited time and the F4 for $3375 with a 40mm axle and floating sprocket. Built of quality Chromoly Tubing this chassis will lift the inside rear and keep those RPM's up while cornering. Thank you Kaleb for being our flagship test driver. Tornado Engines is building a couple Tag 60 engines for the new Allison Cadet kart and we are looking for a really fast Yamaha for this kart right now.

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...

We don't like to look back very often but this year deserves a review as it was a year to remember for the Tornado Kid Kart drivers across the US and Mexico. We don't think we could repeat such a great season any time soon but we'll work hard to continue the edge we had on competing chassis and engine builders. There wasn't enough space to do a review of IKF R7 racing so we'll do that in a separate video soon. Congratulations to all the drivers that made this season possible. Thank you for taking us to victory lane with you.

Our Mission

To make racing in the Kid Kart and Cadet class more fun and fulfilling through education, research and persistence while keeping it honest and inside the rules.

"Thanks for all your help. You are a great engineer and driver coach. Our driver learned a bunch from you this weekend and so did I."

"When our old chassis got rubber on the tires from the track it would spin out. The new 2008 Tornado just stick to the track. The only time he ever got loose on the track was first thing in the morning with all the dust out from the night before. Even then it was a controlled drift. Thanks again we love the chassis." Won a West Coast race in only 5 time racing and only third race in a Tornado

"I think we have something here with these new engines. They just jump when they get a few feet past the exit of the corners. We hit 12,300 rpm today and the thing is only a few days old." Multiple engine client

"We went to the track today with the new Tornado, he equaled his best lap ever on the first time out. We are really happy with it thank you so much" You are welcome, have fun! Wait until he get's used to flooring it through the corners!

"Let me give you a big hug, aww take two hugs. That engine is amazing. Thank you, thank you, thank you for building that for us" One really big guy with a good grip.

"We broke the track record with the backup engine you rebuilt for us. We were one second faster. Thank you." We have been taking back several old style engines and changing them to make them faster lately.

"We got second starting from the back row. The engine ran great through the field and we passed everyone but the pole sitter." We rebuilt this engine for this client and did not review and duplicate the previous builder's design. We used our latest R&D to make it better. It was .2 hp more than when it came in on the dyno and 300 rpm more with the peak hp 600 rpm higher on the curve.

"I was not happy with the Mustang engine. It did not meet my expectations." New engines take a while to get seasoned and seated fully. Mustang engines are not selected for their heads, just built. Some are fast, others are faster. It is better to purchase a selected engine if you are hoping for peak performance. The new C51's can also eat rings and need to be worn in fully and then reringed often. One thing is certain not every engine will always be the fastest.

To give you some idea how much faster Michael and the F4 was through the turns, one of the competitor's father commented "coming off the straightaway, my son was right behind Michael. I turned to check out a competitor further back and when I looked back to find my son, Michael had put so much distance on him through the turns that I thought my boy had spun out" Absolutely no one could touch Michael and the F4 Tornado through the turns. It was awesome. Jeff Schneider - Father of KART National Champion Kid Kart Winner Michael Schneider

"Thank you so much. This engine you built us is really super fast and our first win ever tonight will always be remembered." South

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"Our Hornet engine has been winning every race on the dirt track. The only races we have taken second in is when we get taken out and have to start from the back again. One Dad keeps buying engines from other places even though I told him where I got this engine. I guess he doesn't want to make the investment in one of yours. He's spent more on those engines than if he had just purchase a ComerJet" Buy the best and only cry once

"We are the local champions at our track in LA but we went to Las Vegas this weekend and got our hat handed to us by your three Tornado chassis. Build me one just like theirs."

"We got the chassis and took 4 seconds off of our best time in a ten day period. It is super fast in the corners. Just like they said on the website, the inside rear lifts up even with the driver sitting in it on the grid. It just really corners well. You gotta get one of these if you want to be fast."

"My son came off the track and wouldn't get out of the kart. He was 5 seconds quicker the first time out. He loves it. He said thanks for getting me this kart Dad. Wow."

"The Tornado worked so good on the dirt. He was way quicker than with the old kart and we just left everyone behind. It is so smooth in the corners. We won hands down. We are so happy with the early performance of the kart right out of the box." Ohio

"We raced today at the XXXXXX Los Angeles club race at XXXX Track. That old style motor is fast. My son took second in the final. It was great. In one heat he started last (14^th) and worked his way up to 2^nd. In the next heat he was first…way out in front. I can’t tell you how fun it was for him to be so fast. He is also driving very well. The Tornado chassis is also showing its superiority. You are the Guru of Kid Karting!" Los Angeles Client

"The chassis arrived 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 to let you know that after installing the Falcon 50 you sold us, we won just about every race last year in spite of my driver being 20-30 lbs heavier than the other guys. His starts were much slower due to the weight but he could catch and pass everyone on the field." East Coast

"Wow we were testing the new chassis today and the same engine we had on the old chassis is now turning 900 more top end RPM. The motor mount and everything made a big difference in performance". Southern US The biggest difference that the client is noticing is how free the chassis is in the corners. It does not bog the little engine in the apex. Keeping one wheel up going through the corners allows the engine to start down the straight at higher RPM's therefore finishing the straight at higher RPM's allowing for the passes and much faster overall lap times.

"The chassis arrived and it's the Cadillac of Kid Karts. We have the two karts sitting next to one another and you can see the detail. Thank you, we are all so impressed" Western US

"The two chassis you sent were perfect. The custom paint was really hot and the attention to detail on all the components is second to none. Thank you for building us such beautiful karts" Eastern US

"We dropped from a 31 to a 28 second lap time with the videos and won the feature! We are thrill and can't wait for the Tornado to arrive." Michigan

"We dropped 1.5 seconds on our first time out with your videos and took a second place. We were thrilled and can't wait for our new Mustang Engine!" East Coast

"Since we purchased your videos we have won 26 of 28 weekends on our local dirt tracks. We are thrilled with the amount of information and that we win legally weekend after weekend. Thank you." Midwest customer

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"We were very pleased to move from last to first after receiving the basic tips information. We won all three races and had a 3/4 of a lap lead on the final. Thank you very much!" Midwest running a C51

"Got the DVD today. You've clearly put a lot of time into this project, and it shows. I only wish I had ordered the video earlier, to soften up the learning curve." East Coast

"This engine is really fast, he went from 9th to 2nd in his first race with it and he's only five and is still learning to drive. Are you sure this engine is legal? We are extremely pleased." - Yes it is legal, the head on that motor was a very gifted casting. Wait until the break in is complete. :-) South

"My son and I are very impressed!" South - Speaking about their new Tornado Chassis

"We took third in our first race. Only two 7 year olds beat our five year old and we are just getting started with the tips. Thank you so much for all the information it really is helping us." East Central

"We were 2 seconds faster the first time out after the videos showed up. Thank you so much, we can't wait to buy the advanced video and get an engine". West Coast

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"It's over modulated and you should have used a tripod" - He's right, we wish we had a studio and HDTV editing. Our goal was to get the information to you, not spend $100,000 and produce a movie. South

Chloe St. George is a tough young driver that has been working her way up the paddock all last year. She set fast time in the heat race at the IKF R7 opener and could have won in the final. She went on to get a 1st and 3rd in the same weekend at Apex and LAKC in February. She is a regular tester of engines and chassis. She upgrade to a new chassis soon for the IKF race and will continue to dial in top engines for us. Keith St. George is a former stock car crew member and has a keen eye for what's happening on the track. The two make a great team and we expect a big win out of Chloe very soon. She's the first of our all girl Diver of the Month award.

Hannah has been working hard over the winter to catch up to Cole Glasson and Michael Schneider. Both received their karts ahead of Hannah and were in testing a bit earlier. Last week she pushed the boys hard in her Tornado Cadet in the Texas Money race. She was the fastest Gazelle in the field with one of our Tornado Engine Gazelles. She has already podiumed in here Cadet and was really close to getting a third or forth at the last race.