Justin Hoekman WINS the IKF in Reno, NV....

Here are some pictures of Justin racing at the track! It was a crazy day for him. First he ran quite well in practice. Then Dad apparently "tweaked" something and he didn't do so well the next time out. Then Dad tried something different, and he was slow again, qualifying 4th out of 5. (Now in Dad's defense, this is only the 2nd time Justin has been out with this new motor, and with having the new motor they aren't sure how to adjust it when things aren't running well. Dad is doing GREAT!)


Here they are coming around the "S" turn. There are 4 karts out there at this time, Justin was 4th out of 5th.


Justin's not-so-great luck continued into the first heat, when he and 2 others "tussled" in turns 1 and 2 and his nose cone came off (his front bumper). That is an automatic DQ and he has to leave the track. Luckily the first heat doesn't count. It's the MAIN heat that is a "Winner Takes All".

Jacob is actually at the fence line here, while we are watching Justin lose his nose cone. It was his little nap (the only nap) he got yesterday, but he sure had a good time! He loves to watch the karts go around in front of him. I think it's the combination of the noise, color, and speed!

After his nap Jacob decided to "eat his dashboard", so I padded it the best I could for him!

This is the winning race. Justin started last due to being DQ'd from the first race due to his nose cone coming off. (Dad even drilled holes in it this time and zip tied it so it wouldn't come off! LOL). He started 5th, ended up passing his way up to 3rd pretty quick. The top two racers, Luis and Trevor ended up "getting into it" in turns 1 and 2 and spun each other out. Justin was right behind them and just squeezed on through the middle of them both! Trevor and Alexander got themselves straightened out and back on track, and put up a good fight, but Justin never let go of his lead! In fact, he had some time to slow down and chill, but of course he didn't take it! He raced and raced till the end! Trevor and Alexander ended up getting into it again, spraying rock all over the track, so Justin did slow down for that....LOL

Here is the winner, rolling into the scales after his win! This was a nail biting moment for Dad. Did he gauge the gas good enough???? The class has to come in at a minimum weight of 235 (driver and kart) and of course you don't want to go much over; the lighter the better. Justin came in at 236!!!

Here he is, with the 2nd and 3rd place winners, getting his trophy.

Here is Justin and his award winning Pit Crew!!!