Last year, thirty-six drivers gathered to compete at Sebring International Raceway in the 13th Annual Skip Barber Karting Shootout. Florida teens Spencer Pigot and Felix Serralles went home with the biggest prizes of the event, both winning scholarships to compete for the entire 2010 season of the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda. These Scholarships are provided on behalf of MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development and the FIA Motor Sport Safety Development Fund.  Other winners included Nicholas Costa with a half-season in the Skip Barber National, and Mukul Sud and Sebastian Ordonez with full seasons in the Skip Barber Regional Race Series.

This December, almost forty—and still counting—young aspiring race car drivers will meet at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca to compete forthe same scholarships. During the four day competition, drivers will not only be evaluated on their on-track performance but also how the present themselves and effectively listen to and apply feedback.

Last year’s Shoot-Out winner Spencer Pigot went on to win the Skip Barber National Rookie of the Year title, Skip Barber National Championship and one of two Team USA Scholarships to compete at the Formula Ford Festival and Walter Hayes Trophy event. The winnerof the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda championship is awarded a scholarship for the next highest level in a Mazda or Mazda powered support series.

Now in its 13th year, the 2010 BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda is a 14-race championship that represents theinitial step in the MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development openwheel ladder system. The Skip Barber National is the series thatlaunched the auto racing careers of Marco Andretti, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Scott Speed, A.J. Allmendinger and Raphael Matos, plus dozens ofother drivers succeeding in IndyCar, NASCAR, Grand-Am, American Le Mans Series, and the SCCA.

Confirmed Entries for the 2010-2011 Skip Barber Karting Scholarship Shoot-Out

Name, Age, Hometown, Most Recent Karting

Neil Alberico, 18, Monte Sereno, CA, CKI National Championship SeriesFranco Aragones, 14, Cancun, Rotax Southeast SeriesNick Arrotta, 25, Greenacres, WA, National Karting AllianceCourtney Atkinson, 17, Franklin, WI, World Karting AssociationSam Beasley, 16, Painesville, OH, Florida Winter Tour, World Karting AssociationNova Brown, 15, Venura, CA, Los Angeles Kart ClubSabre Cook, 16, Grand Junction, CO, CKI National Championship SeriesIan Costa, 21, Pleasanton, CA, Kinsmen Kart ClubLogan Downing, 18, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Western RotaxJake Eidson, 15, Littleton, CO, SKUSADanilo Estrela, 15, Long Branch, NJGregory Evans, 20, Walnut Creek, CA, Jim RussellPatrick Gallagher, 18, Thornville, OH, World Karting AssociationMichael Grijalva, 19, Rough and Ready, CA, International Kart Federation, Northern CaliforniaKartersScott Hargrove, 15, Surrey, British ColumbiaTrent Hindman, 15, Wayside, NJ, Florida Winter TourAndrew Hobbs, 16, Glendale, WI, TAG World ChampionshipsDevin Jones, 15, Mooresville, NC, International Kart Federation, World Karting AssociationKyle Kaiser, 14, Santa Clara, CA, International Kart FederationDalton Kellett, 17, Stousfville, Ontario, ASN Canada FIA Canadian National KartingChampionshipKenton Koch, 16, Glendora, CA, International Kart Federation, So-Cal Sprinters Kart ClubDillon Kranz, 23, Columbus, WI, Badger Kart ClubKyle Kuntze, 21, Poway, CA, International Kart Federation, NCK KartingNicholas Latifi, 15, Toronto, Ontario, ASN Canada FIA Canadian National KartingChampionshipMason Marotta, 16, Carmel, CA, CKI National Championship SeriesNatalia Mayo, 16, Oceanside, NY, World Karting Association, TAGShinya Michimi, 17, Mason, OH, World Karting AssociationJack Mitchell, 14, Clarendon Hills, IL, Rotax JuniorSarah Montgomery, 16, Lafayette, LA, Firestone Tri-State SeriesGregory Muender, 23, San Diego, CA, Jim Hall Kart RacingTristan Nunez, 15, Boca Raton, Florida Winter TourRzadzinski Stefan, 17, Edmonton, Alberta, CKI National Championship SeriesAustin Self, 14, Austin, TX, KartSport, Florida Winter TourShawn Sharkey, 16, Middletown NJ, Championship Karting International

Zachary Silver, 14, Hinsdale, IL, SKUSA SuperNationalsAaron Telitz, 18, Birchwood, WI, CIK, TAGAlec Udell, 14, Hinsdale, IL, Team USA Jr. RotaxJason Wolfe, 16, Mount Vernon, OH, Midstate Ohio Kart Club

Entry list is unofficial as entries are still being confirmed and processed.