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Elliott
Olp shares his father’s
love for motor sports
GREENLEAF — Imagine
being 9 years old and
asking your dad if you
can take the car for a
spin.
And he says “sure.”
That’s how it is for
Elliott Olp these days.
The fourth-grader who
attends St. John Ev.
Lutheran School in
Wrightstown turns into a
race car driver in the
summer. He races in the
Briggs & Stratton Junior
1 Division at Meadowview
Kartway, about halfway
between Hilbert and
Chilton.
When he was 6,
Elliott got started by
driving a yard cart. “I
liked the speed and
sliding around in the
yard,” Elliott said.
Last year, he started
practicing at Meadowview
and then raced in the
final six races of the
season and learned one
big lesson.
“Try not to cause any
crashes,” Elliott said.
“Just be careful.”
This year, he is
racing the entire season
on the one-fifth mile
dirt oval.
more
Great
weekend at
Road America
for
inaugural
Briggs &
Stratton
Motorplex
Oval
Championships
participants
By Bob
Vehring
ELKHART
LAKE, WI -
You couldn't
have asked
for more,
the brand
new Briggs
racing
facility,
oval track,
sprint
track, and
1/8-mile
drag strip,
surrounded
by the
4-mile Indy
car track,
with SCCA
cars doing
150+ mph.
The rain
stayed away
and the
temperature
cooled down
some for the
weekend.
With the
park-like
setting of
the pits and
camping area
there isn't
a better
place for
kart racing.
The first
class to
take to the
track was
the 4-Cycle
Jr. III
class. This
quickly
turned into
a battle
between two
of the
fastest
racers in
the two
different
Burris
series, Adam
Carlson of
the Burris
Circle Tour
and Chris
Yelk from
Meadowview
Kartway.
Adam grabbed
the lead
from the
green with
Chris right
behind him
followed by
Tanner
Bollton,
Jimmy Sivia
and Bryce
Dunn. Bryce
is a
multi-time
Badger Kart
Club sprint
season
Champion and
this was his
first time
on an oval.
Late race
lapped
traffic
forced the
front
runners to
split with
Adam going
high and
Chris diving
under. Chris
came out
slightly
ahead but on
the last lap
Adam grabbed
back the
lead and
took the
checkered
flag
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