06/29/2026
First time racing at Lamar County Speedway in Barnesville, Georgia! 🏁
Huge thanks to Jeremy Yost for inviting me to race there with you and Ryan Burkes. I had a great time!
This was also my first race weekend without my dad there, so I'm really grateful to Jeremy and Ryan for all their help! 😄
The track was a little technical but with the help of Josh Winters and his son Jace Winters, my times really picked up!
I qualified 2nd which like, HECK YEAH! 😆
I have to say that was awesome for my first time ever being there, so that was really cool✌
I won't lie, I struggled a little before qualifying without Dad there. Seniors is at 370 lbs there, and my kart has basically no room left for more weight😭 So I had to rush and drill a new hole in the bottom of my seat, but of course I think I drilled the first one a little too low, so I had to drill the other one a little higher. But when I put the kart on the ground, I think the first hole was fine😂
I ended up finishing my Heat race in 3rd, and for those who don't know, it is SO HARD to pass on this track, so you could just say I was really happy to be on the inside at the start for the final😅
The final went AWESOME! After a couple of restart attempts, they moved 1st and 2nd place behind me and 4th, which put me on the front row. I got a great start and led the race for a few laps until the original leader caught back up and passed me. After that, there was just a little gap I couldn't quite close all the way, so I ended up bringing home 2nd place! 🎉
Overall, I had an ABSOLUTE BLAST with everyone there! I'm so glad I got to meet so many amazing people, and hopefully we'll be back to race there again soon! 😄🏁
Thank you South Georgia Karting, MGM Chassis, Capps Racing Engines, Josh Winters, Jeremy Yost, and Ryan Burkes!