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Jake Perkins started his driving career in January
of 2005. Jake first attended a go kart race at Fruitland
park in late 2004 at which time he said he wanted
to do go racing, of course his parents initially
refused...
Jake pressed on with his racing requests and in
January 2005 Jake rode in a friends kart for the
first time. Jake proclaimed that it was the best
day of his life. He only drove the kart in the large
circular driveway, but he loved it.
Dad, now on board with the racing idea, purchased
Jake a used Prowler racing chassis and added Radical
racing engine and it all began from there.
Racers Ken Kirkpatrick, Brian Schroeder and Pat
Smith all became friends of Jake and his family,
giving him support and advice at the track. All
three guys have sons who race weekly and it was
Ken who gave Jake the nickname "No Brake" Jake.
The first Saturday in February 2005 was Jake's first
race and he finished 4th out of ten. Two weeks later
Jake won his first race in the novice class at Fruitland
Park, Florida and from there, Jake hasn't looked
back going on to win most of the races in the novice
class that season and finished it off by winning
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Jake was born on Oct. 15, 1996 in Ocala, Fl. He
is a straight A student and participates in many
after school activities. He has a sister, Sarah
who also is involved with Jake's racing efforts.

Sarah is a huge help to Jake's racing efforts, lending
a hand at home prepping the chassis, preparing the
support trailer to being a big part of the team
at the track as well.
Without Sarah's help, Jake couldn't possibly be
as successful as he has been!
Jake enjoys playing soccer, tennis (is coached by
coach John at the Country Club of Ocala for years),
basketball, and piano.

Jake has been playing the piano for the many years.
He also plays clarinet in the school band, of course
he also likes his I-Racing online!
Jake also has a strong
family supporting his racing efforts, his Mother
Cindy & Father Carter, do much more than offer
support and financial assistance each week.
Dad has become quite the "wrench" over
the last couple years and with his easy going style,
he's able to let Jake perform at the top levels,
while still having fun racing each week.
Mom, does a little of everything, like most racing
moms, scoring, feeding the family and helping to
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Jake quickly picked up on the need to be able to
do race interviews, news stories and dealing with
motorsports press.
Jake has the ability to make precise comments on
his performance, he can represent any sponsor with
a professional attitude and demeanor -something
many "Big time" racers of today struggle
with.
Today sponsors look for more than just driving skills
and natural talent, they also look for communication
skills, personality and the way a driver carries
him or herself. At a young age those skill were
evident in Jake. Many race fans who've met Jake
at the track come away impressed with this fine
young man.
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Jake is an avid Nextel cup fan and has met Jimmy
Johnson, Casey Mears, Tony Stewart, and Jeremy Mayfield.
Jeff Gordon is his main driver he "roots"
for each week. Jake loves going to Daytona for the
Pepsi 400 and the Daytona 500. Jake can recite statistics
on every driver. He loves watching races and one
day hopes to be a Nextel Cup driver.
Jake early on in his career understood the importance
of representing sponsors as well as himself in the
most professional manner.
During his karting days, he was often called upon
to use those communication skills by sponsors as
well as the World Karting Association.
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