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| Dylan Albiani |
Five-time International Kart Federation (IKF) Champion Dylan Albiani (13) will be honored by the San Francisco Bay Area based Motor Sports Press Association (MSPA) on March 8, during the organizations 43rd Green Flag and Awards Dinner at Francesco's Restaurant in Oakland.
Dylan, an honor roll student at Modesto's Big Valley Christian School will receive the MSPA's Paul Tyler Rising Star Award for 2005. The teenaged Go Kart racer will be the second recipient of this award.
Named for the late Paul Tyler, a renowned motor sports photographer, the award was created in 2004 in honor of the late Mr. Tyler's unstinting support, assistance and counsel of young racers during his lifetime. Paul Tyler was a familiar fixture trackside at Tracy's Altamont Raceway, Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway, in Monterey and Infineon Raceway in Sonoma for many years.
Young racers are nominated by members of the MSPA and voted for by the general membership. Requirements for nomination is that the boy or girl be under the age of sixteen at the start of the racing season and compete in a recognized form of motorized sport. Additionally, their performances both on and off the track must merit consideration for Paul Tyler Rising Star Award.
The inaugural Paul Tyler Rising Star Award was presented to Brentwood, California's Doff Cooksey. Cooksey raced in the Mini Cup Juniors before moving up to the high-powered Spec Modified class at Altamont Raceway in 2004.
Born on December 27, 1992, Dylan Albiani began his Go Kart racing career at the age of five. Three years later eight-year-old Dylan stunned the Southern California karting community when he finished second at the 2001 IKF Grand National event in Santa Maria California.
Dylan has been the IKF Region 11 Nor-Cal Champion the past 3 years. In 2004, he won four (4) IKF Grand National Championship titles! This accomplishment vaulted the young Modestan from a regional champion to a national champion with the designation of Professional Expert.
Young Mister Albiani is one of only two kart racers in the past four years to win this number of national events in a single year! Dylan's 2005 season netted the 2 Cycle NorCal Championship and the 4 Cycle National Karting Championship.
Dylan lists his interests as, racing anything on four wheels, Football, Basketball, and video games. His long-term goals are to become a professional race car driver in Karts, NASCAR, Formula-1, Champ cars, or Sprint cars. His favorite race drivers are NASCAR Champion Jeff Gordon and perennial Sprint Car Champion Steve Kinser.
