The Skip Barber Racing "star search" system that over the past seven years has unearthed and then rewarded such talents as Ryan Hunter-Reay, Michael Valiante and A.J. Allmendinger gets under way again this week source: cart.com The Barber-Champ Car Karting Scholarship Runoff -- the annual judged competition that rewards the most young talented karters with more than $130,000 in racing cash -- will be held this Sunday and Monday, January 4 and 5, at Sebring International Raceway. This year, 35 of the best young karters from the United States and Canada will each spend the bulk of two days in a Formula Dodge R/T 2000, in both test and "race" conditions, in hopes of making an impression on a panel of judges in order to earn one of six scholarships to compete in the 2004 Formula Dodge National Championship Presented by RACER, the Official National Amateur Championship of Champ Car. The majority of the drivers in the Barber-Champ Car Karting Scholarship Runoff come from the ranks of the World Karting Association (WKA) and the Champ Car Stars of Tomorrow series. One karter will be awarded a full season of FDNC -- $38,150 -- while five more will each earn 50 percent ($19,075) of the entry fee. "We truly feel there is no better opportunity for the serious young karter than the Skip Barber system, if the desire is to get into open-wheel racing's topmost ranks," says FDNC Managing Director Divina Galica.
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