10 year old racer, Corbin Seay captured the biggest triumph of his young career during the Winter Months while racing with the Red Bluff Outlaws outlaw kart series. Corbin put together a phenomenal season and earned himself his first Championship at the famous indoor facility. Corbin is the first Nevada born driver to earn a Championship with the Red Bluff Outlaws in their 30+ year history.
The season was full of highlights for Corbin as he was one of just a few drivers to qualify for every Main Event he attempted. Not only did he qualify for each of those Main Events, but he finished in the Top 10 in all but one start, and in the Top 5 in all but two starts. Corbin picked up 4 Main Event Wins during the 12 race Championship Season including wins in two of the most prestigious races of the season, the Gary Jacob Memorial & The Vern Wheeler Sr. Memorial.
Corbin and his parents; Troy & Shelbe along with his little sister, would make the trek over the mountains each and every race weekend. Often, they would encounter bad weather but never let it deter them. The family race team fought hard through the season to earn the Championship. Late in the season the Championship battle heated up between Corbin and a young driver from Bakersfield, CA named Kinser Bell. The two drivers would have some great races on the track as they tried to determine who was going to be the Champion. On Championship Night, Corbin needed just to finish 15th or better in the Main Event to wrap up the Championship. He would do much better than just that as he brought home a 4th place finish to secure his first Red Bluff Outlaws Championship.
The season finished up this past weekend with the 17thAnnual West Coast Nationals, a three-day event that drew more entries than any race has ever had for the Red Bluff Outlaws. A record setting 264 total entries showed up to compete in various different classes throughout the weekend. In Corbin’s class there were 39 entries. Corbin was 10th fastest in the Timed Tiebreakerto start the Weekend. He would pick up the victory in his first Heat Race of the weekend and finished 3rd in his second round of Heat Races. That was enough to secure him a spot in one of the Qualifiers where he would earn a second-place finish which locked him into the A-Main Event that would take place on Sunday Afternoon. The Main Event did not go exactly how Corbin had envisioned, but he was able to end the season with a 9th place effort, nonetheless.
As the team moves forward, Corbin will be making some significant changes for the Spring/Summer Series. The Box Stock kart has been sold, and Corbin will be moving on to the bigger and faster 250 Intermediate Class. It will be a vast change of pace for he and the team, but they are looking forward to the challenge and are excited to be moving up through the ranks.
The success that the team attained during the Winter months was thanks in large part to the core group of sponsors that have helped out in many different ways. These sponsors include; Carson City Motorsports, Sheldon’s Pest Control, Fallon Glass & Signs, Alan from Matco Tools, Silver State Tile & Stone, PSI Motorsports, Old Iron Powder Coating, FixxedAutomotive, Hollyhock LLC, Grandpa Terry & Grandma Sheri, Casey McClain Racing, Brandit Designs, Kelly & Neil Kelly, Michelle & Randy Scott, The Reinolds Family, Jimmy Elledge& Factory QRC, Artistic Fence, Morgan Construction & Concrete, and last but certainly not least, the guys at Track Side Engines for providing excellent engine support on and off of the racetrack all season long.
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