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For the Official Discussion Thread for the EKN Awards 2007, click HERE
 | Driver of the Year - Gary Carlton
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FEBRUARY 23, 2008
Driver of the Year
As the EKN team hits the floor of the Kart Expo International in Chicago, the inaugural EKN Awards Week will wrap up the 2007 season, ending with the top honor - Driver of the Year. Names like Elliott, Martin, White, Wilson, Sciuto, and the Speed brothers have earned the award over the past eight years, all producing race wins and championships in the top karting divisions in North America. This year’s award recipient becomes the first double winner of the program’s history, as after yet another stellar championship season, we are proud to announce Gary Carlton are this year’s EKN Driver of the Year.
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 | Team of the Year - Champion Racing-Intrepid USA
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FEBRUARY 22, 2008
Team of the Year
We hope that you have all been enjoying the inaugural EKN Awards Week, in which we have already unveiled this year’s Road Racer, Young Driver and Mechanic of the Year, as well as our EKN Rising Star. We’re now getting down to crunch time with the final two awards from the 2007 season. The prestigious and hard-fought Team of the Year (ToY) honor is next up and, as always, the award is aimed at all of the team aspects of the sport. To be named as our Team of the Year requires a mix of on-track performances, team unity, and cooperation under the tent that comes with the squad conducting itself in a high level of professionalism. Making history in the EKN Awards, it is with honor that we announce that Champion Racing/Intrepid USA has become the first team to win the prestigious Team of the Year award for a second straight year.
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 | Jeff Robinson talking with Cody Robinson before hitting the track
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FEBURARY 21, 2008
Mechanic of the Year
For a driver to be successful, he or she must have one or more persons in their corner, helping to guide them in the right direction to finding the perfect set-up or the ideal line. Many of the best drivers in the sport in karting have had that one person or multitude of supporters to bounce ideas off of and the former Mechanic of the Year recipients reflect some of the best in the industry. They have all been able to provide that sounding board of support for their respective drivers. This year’s winner of the Mechanic of the Year honors is a family affair as Jeff and Rick Robinson - father and grandfather of WKA Triple Crown winner Cody Robinson - have earned this mark of distinction.
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 | Rising Star - Connor De Phillippi
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FEBURARY 20, 2008
Rising Star
For EKN Awards Week, the Rising Star category was one of the toughest in which for us to sort out all the nominees and it was even harder for the EKN staff to choose just one driver. Looking at all five nominees, each of them could have been chosen for the outstanding performances they had in 2007, but like racing, only one can win. This year, Connor De Phillippi will add his name to the other eight pilots associated with the EKN Awards Rising Star.
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 | Young Driver of the Year - Jarvis Gennari
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FEBRUARY 19, 2008
Young Driver of the Year
As EKN Awards Week continues, the next category to be unveiled is our Young Driver of the Year (YDoY). One of the original four categories, the YDoY has been awarded to a number of drivers who have found success in their early years and carried that momentum as they grew older, names such as Alex Speed, Preston Peebles, Wade Van Hooser, Alan Sciuto, Cole Whitt, Zachary Schiff, and last year’s winner Brett Smrz. After a stellar year in 2007, Jarvis Gennari has added his name to the list of Young Driver of the Year award winners.
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 | Road Racer of the Year - Jim Russell Jr.
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FEBRUARY 18, 2008
Road Racer of the Year
Created in 2001, the Road Racer of the Year (RRoY) category highlights the best of the previous season’s competition in the nation’s road racing events. The RRoY is determined using the same criteria as the Driver of the Year - taking into account each nominee’s on-track performance, off-track conduct and professionalism with success in multiple series and at major road racing events throughout the year. EKN is proud to announce the 2007 Road Racer of the Year - Jim Russell Jr.
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FEBRUARY 14, 2008
EKN Awards Nominees Announced
Following two weeks of nominations, karting’s leading website eKartingNews.com is proud to announce the 2007 EKN Awards nominations. The EKN Awards kicked off its nomination process on January 23 as EKN readers were asked to submit their nominees for each of the six categories, either on the site’s official forum thread or anonymously through private email to EKN World Headquarters. After collecting all the nomination lists, five nominees for each award have been chosen.
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JANUARY 23, 2008
Nominations Now Being Accepted
Karting’s leading website, eKartingNews.com, is proud to announce that they are now accepting nominations for the 2007 EKN Awards. This year, the program will be 100% online, from the nomination process on the EKN Forums to the official announcement of the six winners during the new EKN Awards Week.
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