May 14th, 2005 - "Pistol" Pete Johnston Smokes the Competition

Mr. Locked & Loaded "Pistol" Pete Johnston was on fire as he took it to the competition in his Factory SKE Open Outlaw Kart powered by a Becker Honda power plant.  Pete was hot right from the start and the excitement was filling the air as the stage had been set  in the last couple weeks. "Pistol" has obviously been ready to unload and wanting to show the quickness of his new ride coupled with his explosive talent.

Pete set 2nd fast time while having to pass other drivers in his qualifying effort otherwise he would have very well had a sweep on the night.  Coming from last in the Trophy Dash, Pete charged by the competition to take an impressive win and set the stage for the show that was about to come.

Pete starting 3rd row inside wasted no time in showing his hand in the main event.  "Pistol" unloaded his wrath in the opening first turn.  Making a inside move he picked off most of the leaders in turn one and by turn 3 he had taken the lead.  Pete went on to Smoke the rest of the field as he impressively pulled away.  "Pistol" knows only one speed, and it is FULL TILT all the time!  Coming up on lappers, Pete stayed hammered down and was blasting by the tail end of the field.  As Pete came upon a gaggle of karts he stayed committed to blasting by them. While making a move around the top, a lapper slid up to the top cutting Pete off and sending him flipping. "Pistol" hit the ground running on all fours an never let the motor die.  Still running he kept his lead position as they reset the field.  Pete went on to still take the win pulling away at the checker.

If you have any questions about how tough an SKE Kart is.., then the questions have been answered as SKE has the driver that can dish out and put any Kart to the ultimate test. It's Pete Proof!

Tyler Reddick, made it 3 wins out of the last 4 Box Stock races by winning at Cycleland Speedway and Southern Oregon Speedway back to back.  Tyler also won the trophy dash at Cycleland as he walked away from the competition sporting his new Predator Motor's power plant.  Thanks Clarence Marshall!

In the Main event, Tyler started on the 3rd row inside and took little time to take the lead and start pulling away from the competition.  Tyler using his ultra smooth driving style makes the Kart look like it's always on a rail. 

Congratulations to both "Pistol" Pete Johnston and Tyler Reddick on their impressive victories!

Apr. 22, 2005 - Lakeport California

Team SKE  #11- Tyler Reddick, sets fast time in Box Stock Division and "Pistol" Pete Johnston was the Fastest Open in Qualifying.  All races were rained out!  But looks like SKE is on the move to make some waves in Outlaw Sprint Karting.

#98- "Pistol" Pete Johnston in his SKE FACTORY KART rocketing on to the fastest lap set by an 500cc Open Friday Apr. 22, 2005 in Lakeport California. Kart features a BECKER Motor with a Benke pipe and a Custom Graphic's job done by MOP HEAD CUSTOM GRAPHICS.

This is the Kart that will be featured in Circle Track's article.  It was being built and assemble at the time the article was being written.  Article should be out in the next months issue.  Karts are available from Kyle Beattie at SKE FACTORY.  Call (704)490-0825 to have your kart built to fit your racing needs.

#11 - Tyler Reddick setting 2nd fast time in the 125/250cc Division Friday Apr. 22, 2005 in Lakeport California.

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