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This is the page for Ridenbaugh Racing Team. Stop by to see what is new with the gang. RRT Started in 2023. We really got going in 2024.

08/15/2026

I have some old Vegas that we just broke off the rims.

Also I have a bunch of Pink/Blue Maxxis that were mounted sized and only a couple ever saw the track in 1 day.

Finally I have 2 full sets of Pink/Blues still in the box that they were delivered in last week. They have been cut by Carlson.

I bought those to go to the UAS Nationals with but we are not going so I would like to sell them

On the used tires make me a realistic offer.

We will have some older Burris available soon also

08/09/2026

Kart Fest 2026 is in the books.

We had some bumps in the road in getting the race on aand going, but overall very happy with the turnout and the nights racing.

We had 15 UAS Karts as well as a lot of other racing.

The folks at 35 Raceway Park did a great job with track prep.

For all of those who say karts can't run on a "big car" track because of how rough the track will be, well, the track crew proved you wrong.

It was as smooth as anything else we have ran on and there was plenty of bite.

As for RRT, Jason Finigan turned a tough qualifying time of 9th into a 4th place overall with some great driving.

Fast Eddie has some carb issues on his 450 so we swapped him over to the 175. He pulled a 4th place qualifying time even though we just had to guess at the gear. Unfortunately he got banged around a lot in the race before the clutch finally gave up the ghost.

Kayla Finigan had one of her best outings to date. She raced hard and came in 3rd in Clone Medium.

We would really like to thank Josh Corley for all of the work he did on our tires. I learned a lot, mostly how bad of a job I have been doing on tires. His tire work had the team locked into the track all night.

To close, once again the Champion Performance Products Performer chassis showed out with its ability to cut and turn from middle off and its adjustability to tune into the track. When a lot of the field was struggling with a push all night, we were able to dial in the chassis really well.

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07/13/2026

Happy BIrthday Scott Ramey Racing Engines!

07/04/2026

Happy 4th of July from our team!! Be safe!

06/28/2026

RRT raced at Owosso Michigan today. It wasn’t our best day but it was fun!

Fast Eddie started P7 and finished P2 out of 9 karts!! Great job Fast Eddie!! 🏁

Racin Jason had some handling issues and started P6 and finished P6

Fast Finney did not race in her feature as she was having some kart issues. Kart body was rubbing front tire pretty bad and bad bearing in the rear axel. Qualified 8th out of 10. Just not her night.

06/20/2026

Practice, Heat and Feature from Wheelersburg.

06/20/2026

So it is that time of year to buckle down. Team has had a series of graduation parties, a graduation, vacation and just needing to get in some work due to the weather.

Add in a brand new kart from Champion Performance Products fitted with it's Seay HiPerformance Codasur 175 that has not touched dirt yet.

So, we needed a night to test. The best chance was at Wheelersburg Raceway on Friday night.

Ed Vallette and Jason Finigan were not available for the night, so with their blessings I invited Dylan Wilson to step into the seat for us.

The plan was just to test. What happened?

The Champion Performance Products Seay HiPerformance 175 was a beast right off of the trailer.

The only changes we made all night was a little air pressure and prep. Went out and was the fastest kart each time it was on the track.

Unfortunately, we had first night out issues.

In the heat race, Dylan started from the pole and just drove away. We started the night on a new chain and new it would need tightened. We looked at it before the Heat. We decided it was a little loose but good. It wasn't and the chain popped while leeading.

Went out for the Main and started on the 3rd row, the tail.

By mid race, Dylan had sliced through the field and was chasing down the leader.

Then a weird one happened. We had a power switch mounted to a tab on the radiator. It controlled the water pump and fuel pump.

The little piece of aluminum snapped and the switch was on the ground. RIpped it off and that was the end of the night.

I will post videos next.

I want to say thank you to Champion Performance Products and Seay HiPerformance for all of your work, help and support both on the track and off. With these two power houses helping us along with Scott Ramey Racing Engines for our 450 power plants, we are truly blessed with suport.

Thank you to Five Three Titanium for their support as well. You need to check out all of the new stuff they have going on.

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Ridenbaugh Racing Team
Newark, OH
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