Friday, January 13, 2006 A total of 59 karters from North America converged on Sebring International Raceway's two-mile ''Modified'' circuit to vie for more than $100,000 in scholarships to race in the 2006 Skip Barber National Presented by RACER and/or the Skip Barber Regional Race Series. Day one was autocross and skidpad in performance street cars, followed by each driver getting on track in the R/T 2000 for a 25-minute session.
The lens couldn't catch all 59 drivers during the first drivers' meeting -- but you get the idea...
There's no doubt everybody's trying hard to win one of the 2006 paid seats.
As you might imagine, pitlane was -- and will be -- a very busy place all three days of the Shoot-out.
There is a lot at stake. Who will win the top prize?.
Below is the complete entry list for the 2006 (ninth annual) Skip Barber Karting Scholarship Shoot-out. Drivers in bold were part of the ''Sweet 16'' pre-nominated drivers who already earned a $4,000 scholarship to get to the Shoot-out. Alex Ardoin, 16, Sunset, La. Patrick Barrett, 16, Los Osos, Calif. Jack Beasley, 21, Clarksville, Md. Kayman Benetti, 16, Green Valley, Calif. Paul Bonilla, 37, Cypress, Calif. Jessica Brannam, 15, McHenry, Ill. Andrew Carbonell, 16, Miami, Fla. Jeff Castellano, 21, Mahopac, N.Y. David Cole, 16, Lake Forest, Ill. Nick Darinzo, 15, Sherman, Conn. Matthew Davis, 17, Merced, Calif. Marco Di Leo, 19, Markham, Ont., Canada Alex Doman, 15, Conifer, Colo.
Tyler Dueck, 19, Abbotsford, B.C., Canada Tomas Duenas, 18, Sunny Isle Beach, Fla. Hayden Duerson, 13, St. Petersburg, Fla. Wyatt Ferguson, 16, Aledo, Texas Eric Freiberg, 19, Homer Glen, Ill. Guillermo Freile, Jr., 16, Aventura, Fla.
Tad Funakoshi, 18, Galt, Calif. Michel Garrido, 22, Pembroke Pines, Fla. Gabriel Garza, Jr., 20, Nueva Leon, Mexico Jonathan Goring, 16, Norfolk, Conn. Caleb Hallman, 14, Edmond, Okla. Steve Hancsarik, 15, Johnston, R.I.
Paulie Harraka, 16, Fair Lawn, N.J. Vaughn Horvath, 20, Leetonia, Ohio
Pat Iannucci, 19, Muttontown, N.Y. Zach Isaac, 16, Los Angeles, Calif. Cody Jolly, 14, Houston, Texas Matthew Jordan, 19, Punxsutawney, Pa.
Chris Keller, 17, Green Brook, N.J. Caleb Kenney, 20, Berkeley, Calif. Parker Kligerman, 15, Westport, Conn. Sundaresh Kumar, 20, Woodbridge, N.J. Julia Landauer, 14, Newton, N.J.
Justin Larson, 17, Safety Harbor, Fla. Kyle Lawrence, 21, Ft. Gratiot, Mich.
Caleb Loniewski, 19, Michigan City, Ind. Keith Lorentzen, 24, Weston, Conn.
Luis Martinez, Jr., 15, Baldwin Park, Calif.Joel Miller, 17, Hesperia, Calif. Jeremy Morales, 15, Glen Head, N.Y. Jeff Oleen, 15, Bethesda, Md. John Petrozelle, 15, Denton, N.C. Matt Pritiko, 17, London, Ont., Canada James Rolin, 17, Long Beach, Calif. Alexander Rossi, 14, Nevada City, Calif.
Dominic Scheer, 15, Miami, Fla. Kevin R Scott, 37, Ardsley, N.Y. Bryan Ortiz Soto, 16, Bayamon, Puerto Rico Jordan Taylor, 14, Altamonte Springs, Fla. Ricky Taylor, 16, Altamonte Springs, Fla. Dex Tuttle, 16, Charlotte, N.C. Justin Tuttle, 20, Charlotte, N.C.
Andre Villarreal, 18, Miami, Fla. Nolan Waak, 23, Lincoln, Neb. Yuta Wada, 25, Daytona Beach, Fla. Travis Wolcott, 16, Stuart, Fla. Rick Roso
