Inspired Magazine November | Page 30

SPORTS My Road to Success Devin Smith, 17 Devin Smith Racing Columbus Signature Academy Ever since I started racing in 2005 that’s all I have wanted to do just like my father and grandfather I have had the dream to be a professional race car driver and that hasn’t changed for me, working so hard to reach reach my dreams working hard in the shop in the week, at the track, around town trying to get sponsor help is how hard I work on making my dream become true! won my first state series (H.D.K.A) Hoosier dirt karting alliance followed by another in 2012! Including winning all my classes at the first annual king of the coring race in Montgomery, Indiana My first year in the senior division 2013 I won 4 races! And multiple top 10 finishes, this season I won 4 races with multiple top 3 finishes and and only 1 finish outside the top 10! Racing is my passion and it’s what I do and now I am in talks of moving up into a 1000cc mini sprint thanks to Eway racing, a great company that has sponsored me the last couple seasons! Never give up on your dreams you can do anything you put your mind too! Thanks god bless I am a 16 year old go kart driver from Columbus Indiana, born into a racing family with my dad Tony Smith who has raced gokarts since he was 14, my great uncle Jack Smith raced dirt late models. I have it in my blood and that’s what I want to do! I started racing when I was 6 years old and in my first season I won 5 races finished 2nd in the rookie OHV class and was named rookie of the year at (C.K.C) Columbus kart club. My next 2 season I won back championships at (C.K.C) Columbus kart club , in 2010 I 30 Inspired /InspiredKidsIndy /inspiredkidmag