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Originally run as part of the World Championship (IKWC) when it was hosted in the states, the United States Indoor Karting Championship (USIKC) is now in it’s second year as a stand-alone event, and is sure to be the toughest championship to date.

Smith Racing Development (SRD) will be heading to F1 Race Factory based in Phoenix, AZ for the 2008 installment of the event, and will be bringing some of the best indoor drivers Oregon has to offer. With three teams entering the competition, a total 10+ drivers will be making their bid for the Driver’s Championship, and also the Team Championship this year. Led by consecutively #1 ranked American at the past two IKWC’s, and SRD’s founder Mike Smith, the team has been training hard for the past several months for the event, including racing in the Fall Season of the Sykart Indoor Racing Series (SIRS).

“These are some of the best drivers that Sykart has to offer,” Mike Smith explained. They aren’t just guys who said ‘hey I’ll go’; these are champions, podium finishers, and guys at the top of the time sheets week in and week out. I am really proud to be able to have these guys run under my banner for the event, and expect to see some great things this weekend.”

Drivers from the SRD squad started coming in the weekend before the event, and will continue to arrive through the middle of the week prior to, running as many practice sessions as possible. Below are the driver rosters for each of the three SRD USIKC Teams:

Team SmithRacingDevelopment.com / KartRaceArt.com
1. Mike Smith- Ranked #1 at the 2007, 2008 IKWC’s
2. Steve Pepka- 3 time champion in the P1 Class, SIRS
3. Adam Kellerman- P1 and GT1 champion, SIRS / owns 9hp track record at Sykart
4. Chris Naficy- Highest Ranking Rookie this Fall / GT2 Champion, SIRS

Team SmithRacingDevelopment.com / Sykart Indoor Racing
1. Dave Fox- 2nd in P2 and 5th in P1 Fall Season, SIRS
2. Tony Hana- 2 time P2 champion and GT3 champion, SIRS / Oregon Indoor Karting Challenge Winner
3. Jason Weddle- GT1 champion this Fall, SIRS / 2nd in Rookie standings

Team SmithRacingDevelopment.com / FCS / RacingPortland.com
1. Garron Selliken- 2nd in GT2 Class, SIRS / 5th in Rookie standings
2. Scott Gaarde- 5th in GT2 Class, SIRS / 9th in Rookie standings / owns 6.5hp record at Sykart
3. Joseph Criscione- GT1 Champion, SIRS / Former Highest Ranking Rookie / 2 time Junior Champion

Smith Racing Development would like to thank all it’s sponsors and affiliates who have helped make this event possible: KartRaceArt.com, FCS, Pacific Technical Resources, Sykart Indoor Racing, and Winslow Industries