Reviving Dirt Kart Racing in Southern California

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🏁 SCDK RACE 6 RECAP — SEPTEMBER 12, 2026 🏁

Race 6 of the 2026 SoCal Dirt Karters Championship Series brought a great mix of familiar faces, returning racers, first-time competitors, and some new classes to Perris Raceway Flat Track.

With double championship points on the line, there was plenty to race for. We also welcomed several TAG 125 racers from out of town — including competitors who made the trip all the way from Yuma, Arizona — and for the first time in SCDK history, we put a women-only Powder Puff class on the track.

RLV Sr. 4-Cycle

The Senior 4-Cycle class was made up almost entirely of SCDK Arrive & Drive rentals, with one exception: Mike Goforth.

Mike raced in the Arrive & Drive program at the previous event, enjoyed the experience enough that he went out and bought a kart of his own, and Race 6 marked his first event in his new-to-him kart.

Hendrix Owen put together a strong Main to take the victory, with Mike Goforth finishing second. Eddie Booth completed the podium in third.

Top 3:
🥇 Hendrix Owen
🥈 Mike Goforth
🥉 Eddie Booth

Interested in trying dirt kart racing for yourself? SCDK’s Arrive & Drive program is a great way to get started without owning a kart. Contact SCDK for more information on availability and how to get involved.

Powder Puff TAG 125

SCDK’s first-ever Powder Puff class was a great addition to the program, putting women behind the wheel of TAG 125 karts for a race of their own.

Rachael Weaver came away with the inaugural victory, with Jennifer Rice finishing just 2.365 seconds behind in second. Lahney Galvan rounded out the first Powder Puff podium.

Michelle Munoz was also scheduled to compete, sharing a 125 kart with her father, Scott Rogers, who was entered in the TAG 125 class. Unfortunately, an engine failure sidelined the kart and kept both of them out of their respective Mains.

Top 3:
🥇 Rachael Weaver
🥈 Jennifer Rice
🥉 Lahney Galvan

TAG 125

The TAG 125 field was one of the highlights of Race 6, with several racers traveling from outside the area — including Yuma, Arizona — to race at Perris.

Christopher Ashton took the Main victory, followed by Mike Weaver in second and Tanner Donahue in third. Donahue also turned the quickest lap among the top three at 14.379 seconds.

Scott Rogers was set to compete as well, sharing the same kart with his daughter Michelle Munoz, but the engine failure that sidelined Michelle in Powder Puff also ended Scott’s night before the TAG 125 Main.

Top 3:
🥇 Christopher Ashton
🥈 Mike Weaver
🥉 Tanner Donahue

RLV Jr. 4-Cycle

Auston Yates took the Junior 4-Cycle Main victory, with Waylon Gentry finishing second.

Race 6 also marked the SCDK debut of Conner Simon, who brought it home third in his first event with us. Zach Goforth finished fourth.

Top 3:
🥇 Auston Yates
🥈 Waylon Gentry
🥉 Conner Simon

RLV Jr. 2-Cycle

The Junior group was split into separate 4-Cycle and 2-Cycle Mains for Race 6.

In the 2-Cycle Main, Jaxon Rice took the win in a close race over Caden Rose, finishing just 0.961 seconds ahead. Kaden Gaddis was right there as well, completing the podium only 1.691 seconds behind the winner.

Top 3:
🥇 Jaxon Rice
🥈 Caden Rose
🥉 Kaden Gaddis

Burris Racing / YOA KT-100

The KT-100 Main delivered one of the best stories of the night.

Jeremy Drew drove a Gibb Karting kart to the Race 6 victory, edging Nick Argo by just 2.386 seconds. More importantly, the strong KT-100 turnout meant the class qualified for the special Golden State Plumbing $100 winner bonus, putting an extra $100 in Jeremy’s pocket courtesy of SCDK competitor and sponsor Gary Long.

There was another great story in third. Norman Cowell returned to dirt racing for the first time since the mid-1990s and wasted no time showing he still knows his way around a dirt track, driving another Gibb Karting kart to a third-place finish just 2.709 seconds behind Drew.

Jordan Hermansader also stepped into Mike Callahan’s KT-100 for the Main event and joined a strong 11-kart field.

A huge thank-you again to Gary Long and Golden State Plumbing for putting the $100 bonus on the line and supporting SCDK racers.

Top 3:
🥇 Jeremy Drew
🥈 Nick Argo
🥉 Norman Cowell

Electro Tech / San Diego Small Engine Small Bore Open

Rodney Argo and Kevin Martin went head-to-head in the Small Bore Open Main. Argo took the victory and also recorded a 13.891-second best lap, with Martin finishing just 1.982 seconds behind.

Top Finishers:
🥇 Rodney Argo
🥈 Kevin Martin

Race 6 gave us a little bit of everything — double points, travelers joining us from outside the area, a first-time racer, a racer returning to dirt after roughly 30 years, our first Powder Puff class, and a $100 sponsor bonus going home with the KT-100 winner.

Thank you to everyone who raced, traveled, volunteered, sponsored, worked the event, and helped make another SCDK race possible.

🏁 Full Speedhive results are available at:
https://socaldirtkarters.com/race-results

We’ll see everyone at the next one! 🏁

Remembering Mike Burris

SoCal Dirt Karters offers its sincerest condolences to the family of Mike Burris, who passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2026.

The Burris family has been a staple in the karting industry and community for many decades, and Mike’s contributions to the sport were recognized with his induction into the Karting Hall of Fame in 2024.

Burris Racing has been involved in many forms of karting, but in dirt karting especially, the Burris name has been a giant. Their support has reached racers, tracks, clubs, and series across the country, helping keep grassroots karting alive and strong.

SoCal Dirt Karters is especially grateful for Mike’s support of our club. Without that support, SCDK may not have existed. We also recognize and appreciate the Burris family’s long connection to our predecessor club, SoCal Oval Karters, where they were not only sponsors, but active participants in the community.

Mike’s legacy will live on through the racers, families, clubs, and events that continue because of the foundation he helped build.

On behalf of everyone at SoCal Dirt Karters, we send our deepest condolences to the Burris family, the Burris Racing team, and all who knew and loved Mike.

Thank you, Mike, for everything you gave to karting.

 Please make sure you have clean tanks, and are using the spec fuel for KT100 which is from either the Chevron station right off the 15 and 74 or 215 and 74. Utilizing Burris Castor or Blend 16:1 ratio. If you are running box stock open, please no exotic nitro etc, we will be checking. We handed out rule books last race they also will be available at the track, or online. Make sure all lead weights are painted white and have your kart number on them. For KT100 engines need to be painted by tech before heat races, you must bring your engine to tech to replace any painted items. Those items will be held thru post tech inspections. 1 driver 1 pit mechanic in post tech. Any questions please bring up in the club meeting. 

So Cal Dirt Karters is implementing a pre-race safety tech on all karts, starting this Saturday, 3/29.  Once you get unloaded, roll your kart(s), along with safety equipment down through the grid area and our resident safety monitor, Gary Long will check for the basics.

Karts that don’t pass safety tech due to slight infractions will get a “fix it” ticket for our next race.

Egregious safety issues (no chain guards, lead weight held by zip-ties), will need to be an immediate fix.

You can refer to the checklist below for an idea of what will be looked over.

It’s important that everyone complies to safety measures in order to keep racers and fans safe so we can continue growing events at Perris Flat Track

SO-CAL DIRT KARTERS CLASSES AND LOCAL OPTIONS

Flat Kart Classes

Jr – Jr Class

Jr. Clone/Predator/KT-100 Can class 

SR. Clone/Predator OHV Class 

Small Bore Open

KT-100

Open Class (RWYB)

F200 4 cycle

100cc stock 2 cycle sprint combined

Tag sprint 

Caged Classes

 250cc Winged Outlaw Kart

Open Winged Outlaw Kart