Reid Eck in kart #221 leading a pack of Mini karts at K1 Circuit Winchester, Champions of the Future America Round 8
221
🏁 Rookie Season · Est. 2026

I’m 10.
I’ll pass you anyway.

I brake late, I turn fast & the only thing I eat is apexes. 💨
🏁 #221IAME Mini Swift · 60ccMiniSouthern CaliforniaTeam HRT🥉 Podium!
I’m 10 ●I’ll pass you anyway ●Brake late ●Turn fast ●Eat apexes ●See you at the finish line ●I’m 10 ●I’ll pass you anyway ●Brake late ●Turn fast ●Eat apexes ●See you at the finish line ●
Helmet on, game onReid Eck in his Reid Eck Racing helmet, visor down, before a race
Hi, I’m Reid!

Nicest kid ever —
until the helmet goes on.

True story. I’ve got the best smile on the track and I’m one of the nicest 10-year-olds ever made. My big sister Charlie? The bees knees. 🐝 But the second my helmet clicks on… I’m an animal. 😈

My favorite thing is passing people. 🏁

I race a 60cc Mini Swift with my team HRT all over Southern California — and now I’ve raced a national series too. Oh, and I’ve got a PODIUM out here now too. 🥉 See you at the finish line!

By the numbers

The stat sheet.

10
Years old
60cc
IAME Mini Swift
Mini
Race class
#221
Latest race number
SoCal
Home turf
HRT
Hayner Racing Team
The machine

What he’s strapped into.

(Not literally — no seatbelt on this beauty.)

ChassisKosmic Rookie EVM
EngineIAME Mini Swift 60cc
DataAiM MyChron 6
ClassMini · TaG Mini
TeamHayner Racing (HRT)
SeriesTri-C · California Nights · Champions of the Future America

There’s a camera on my kart so you can watch me send it! 📸👇

Stuff about me

Important facts. 🤓

😈
Helmet status

OFF: nicest kid ever. ON: total animal.

😎
Favorite move

Passing you on the outside. Bye!

🐝
Hype crew

Mom, Dad & my big sister Charlie.

🍪
Race fuel

A snack. Maybe two. Don’t tell Mom.

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Top speed goal

Faster than last time. Always.

😁
Best on track

My smile — and my late braking.

My races

My races so far.

11
Apr
2026

High Desert Championship

Tri-C Karters · two big days of racing · Apr 11–12

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06
Jun
2026

California Nights · Round 2

Apex Racing Center — Perris, CA · Tri-C Karters · under the lights

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01
Aug
2026

California Nights · Round 3

Apex Motorsports Park · Tri-C Karters · under the lights · racing as #172. My pre-main ended early, but I bounced back and finished P5 in the Main with my fastest lap of the whole day. 🏁

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28
Aug
2026

Champions of the Future America · Round 8

K1 Circuit — Winchester, CA · Aug 28–30 · my first NATIONAL race, as #221. 25 karts in Mini — the biggest field I’ve ever seen! I qualified 22nd, then passed SIX karts in the Super Heat to finish 15th 😤, and brought it home P19 in the Final with my fastest lap only 1.3 seconds off the winner. Oh — and Dad got a PODIUM in his race the same weekend. 🥉 Family trip = success.

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25
Sep
2026

Champions of the Future America · Round 9

K1 Circuit — Winchester, CA · Sep 25–27 · Pro layout this time (no D’s!) · #221 · 19 karts in Mini. Started the Final 15th, passed three karts and finished 12th — and my best lap was only ONE second off the winner (last month it was 1.3 — the gap is shrinking 📉). I could have raced the under-10s and finished 5th, but I wanted the big kids. 😤 Oh, and Dad got ANOTHER podium. 🥉🥉 Two in a row, Dad!

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10
Oct
2026

Fat Kart at Adams 🥉

Adams Motorsports Park — Riverside, CA · My first PODIUM in a real race kart! 🏆 (I’ve got a pile of K1 Speed trophies, but this one’s OUTSIDE.) First time ever at Adams, first time ever racing Fat Kart, and I came home P3. 🥉 I had a TON of fun and made a bunch of new friends in the paddock. Can’t wait to go back to Adams — and can’t wait to race Fat Kart again. 😤

🥉

🏁 One outdoor podium down. I’ll add every race right here as I go — watch this space!

Watch

My race weekend. 🎬

COTF Rd 8 · Winchester · #221

Every time the livestream cameras found me at Champions of the Future — all in one place. 25 karts. Big passes. 🎥

Ride along. 🎥

Onboard · K1 Circuit Pro layout

This is what it looks like from MY seat — full Pro track at K1, one week before Round 9. Buckle up! (Actually not — no seatbelt in these rocket ships.)

16 reps. One hairpin.

Late-braking drill · Apex

Same corner, sixteen times, braking later every lap. This is how you get fast. (Also: don’t tell Dad but it’s kind of fun.) 🛑➡️💨

My sponsors

Thank you
Mom & Dad. ❤️

You drive me everywhere, you fix my kart when I break it, and you never EVER miss a race. You’re the best sponsors a 10-year-old could ask for. 🏁

  • Mom — head cheerleader & snack supplier
  • Dad — my right-hand man 🙌 (he races too — TWO podiums out here. I’ve got one — plus a stack from K1 Speed. Catching up!)
  • Charlie — best big sister (the bees knees 🐝)
  • Sage — right there on my helmet

Wanna sponsor me too? →

On the helmet
Sage Healthspan

Want your logo next to Mom and Dad? There’s space on my helmet — but it goes fast (kind of my whole thing 😎). My Dad does the boring grown-up emails.