Date of Birth: March 5, 1986

Birthplace: Roseville, California
Residence: Marysville, California
Height: 5’ 10”
Weight: 145
Parents: George and Shelley Carlton
Years Racing: 14

2009 Racing Divisions: KZ1, KZ2, Tag Senior, Senior National

2009 Racing Series: Championship Karting International

CIK-FIA European Championship and World Cup, Superkarts! USA SuperNationals,

Chassis: CRG

Favorite Part of Racing: Overtaking

Racing Goals: Become one of the best drivers in the European karting scene

and then possibly become a paid driver in a race car.
Personal Goals: Be the best driver I possibly can be and give 100% all the time.

Favorite Vehicle: To many to choose from. It is always good to have more that one sitting in the shop right?

Favorite Drivers: Drivers that would do anything to race and make it their life to keep on racing no matter what they have.

Biggest Rival: Anyone who is in front of me.

Race you would like to win the most: The CIK-FIA KZ1 World Cup

Hobbies: Mechanic and driver coaching.

Awards: 2006 & 2007 ICC Snap-on Stars of Karting Champion,

2006 SKUSA Super Nationals winner, 2007 & 2008 eKartingNews.com Driver of the Year, 2007 PRI Karting Classic Winner,

2008 Realkarting.com North American Driver of the Year.

Future Goals: Be the best I possibly can. Push myself to be better and don’t stop until I have reached the top.

Most memorable moment: The day after my old boss and friend Fausto Vitello had died from a heart attack. It was the second round of the Stars of Karting Series in the 2006 season. We had heard news of his passing late Saturday night before our race on Sunday. It was a huge blow to myself and our team. Fausto was way more to me than a boss. He had given me a chance to race when no other team would. He had taught me great lessons in life and was a great friend. Racing for his team was much more than any other team. We had to develop our own chassis from scratch being an American manufacturer while all the other teams would just import all the European chassis over and race. It was my long time friend and my current mechanic Diego Valverde, new team driver Andrew Alfonso, his girlfriend Kristin and myself at this race. We were running a small one kart team out of a 20 foot trailer with an EZ-Up. We were the underdogs but we knew we stood a good chance of winning. Come the day after Fausto’s death we arrived at the track with only one option. We had to win. That day was one of the toughest in my life. We were perfect as a team the whole day and we took home the victory. This is my most memorable moment in life.