2007 ProKart Challenge G2 Championship – 5th place overall
11th      Moran Raceway Backwards, Beaumont, CA
5th        Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow, CA
7th        CalSpeed, Fontana, CA
6th        Grange Motor Circuit, Applevalley, CA
5th        Willow Springs Raceway, Rosamond, CA
3rd        CalSpeed, Fontana, CA
8th        Santa Maria Kart Track, Santa Maria, CA
10th      Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
3rd        Moran Raceway, Beaumont, CA

Height:  6'0"
Weight:  180 lbs.
Hometown:  San Francisco, California

Classes of Racing Entered:
SuperKarts USA, ProKart Challenge Spec 4

Race Vehicle:
#10 FX Racing Makita Team
Trackmagic Hornet/Envista Honda – 125 Shifter Kart

Noted Accomplishments:
2007 – G2 Frontrunner, 5th in champion, 3 Podium Finishes
2001 - 3rd, F2 Championship, KRC Cup
1998 - Champion, So Cal Karters – Super Box
1997 - Super Box Race Winner
           
Racing History:
Jim Barnes has a long history of racing.  Competing professionally as a California bicycle racer, Barnes made the switch to 4 wheels and an engine in 1997.  Racing karts on and off since 1997, Barnes has competed in various series including Superkarts to box stock.  After getting back in the seat for a one off event in 2006, Barnes made the commitment with FX Racing in 2007 and has been continually known as the fast driver in the western regional karting scene.

A graduate of Purdue University in Indiana, Jim Barnes has put his engineering and logistics talents to task founding EnVista (www.envistacorp.com), a supply chain management and consulting firm.  Barnes resides in San Francisco with wife Julie.