International field to compete for more than $250,000 in scholarships

Thirty-seven drivers representing six countries and 16 States make up the final list ofentrants for the 13th Annual Skip Barber Karting Scholarship Shoot-out, released today by Skip Barber RacingSchool LLC. The Shoot-out, December 27-30 at Sebring International Raceway, will award $255,000 inscholarships in the form of prepaid seat time in Skip Barber Race Series National and Regional championships.“While the number of entrants in this year’s Shoot-out reflects the state of change in the karting industry in 2010,the level of talent in this year’s Shoot-out is unprecedented.” said Todd Snyder, Skip Barber Racing School’s V.P.of Competition. “With the addition of a second full season in the Skip Barber National scholarship from the FIAMotor Sport Safety Development Fund, we expect this year’s Shoot-out to be our most competitive to date.”The largest award is a pair of fully paid rides in the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda,valued at approximately $52,000 each, courtesy of MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development and a grant for theFIA Motor Sport Safety Development Fund.

Now in its 12th year, the 2010 BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda is a 14-race championshipthat represents the initial step in the MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development open-wheel ladder system. TheSkip Barber National is the series that launched the auto racing careers of Marco Andretti, Scott Speed, A.J.Allmendinger, Raphael Matos and Joel Miller, plus dozens of other drivers succeeding in Indycar, NASCAR,Grand-Am, American Le Mans Series, and the SCCA. Skip Barber National drivers have won at the prestigiousFormula Ford Festival and the past two Skip Barber National Champions, Conor Daly and Connor De Phillippi,have won the annual Walter Hayes Trophy.

Name Age Hometown

Abdul Ahmed 25 Andover, Kan.Neil Alberico 17 Monte Sereno, Calif.Gianni Alessandria 19 Panama City, PanamaNick Andries 19 Pinellas Park, Fla.Darrick Antell 19 Greenwich, Ct.Thomas Bonatz 21 Birmingham, Ala.Kyle Books 17 Houston, Tex.Dylan Byrnside 22 Ardley, Ala.Dore Chaponick 13 Miami, Fla.Mackenzie Clare 14 Barrie, Ont., CanadaIan Costa 20 Danville, Calif.Nicolas Costa 18 Barra da Tijuca, BrazilLuis Michael Dörrbecker 16 Queretaro, MexicoMark Draghicescu 17 Beaverton, Ore.R.C. Enerson 13 New Port Richey, Fla.Connor Ford 13 Carson City, Nev.Brady Halbasch 22 Reno, Nev.Trent Hindman 14 Wayside, N.J.Lukas Johnson 15 Farmington, Minn.Kyle Kaiser 13 Santa Clara, Calif.Kenton Koch 15 Glendora, Calif.Dillon Kranz 23 Columbus, Wis.Kyle Kuntze 20 Poway, Calif.Corey Lewis 18 Nazareth, PennCorey Neveau 15 San Clemente, Calif.Brandon Newey 17 Carmel, Ind.Tristan Nunez 14 Boca Raton, Fla.Sebastian Ordonez 15 Aventura, Fla.Spencer Pigot 16 Windermere, Fla.Jesus Rios 15 Miami Beach, Fla.Cody Robinson 17 Kettering, OhioTomas Saldana 20 Madrid, SpainFelix Serralles 17 Haines City, Fla.Mukul Sud 24 Emeryville, Calif.Colin Thompson 15 Perkasie, Penn.Dexter Tuttle 20 Charlotte, N.C.Matt Zeis 22 Colombia, Mo.