Richard ‘RJ’ Valentine
CKI Co-Founder
RJ Valentine owns and operates a variety of highly successful performance kart racing enterprises. He operates two track facilities: F1 Boston, a 103,000 sq. ft. facility featuring two European-style indoor kart tracks, and F1 Outdoors, an outdoor kart racing and event complex featuring a 1.4 mile track. In 2008 Valentine opened F1 New Jersey, as part of the 700-acre New Jersey Motorsports Park racing and lifestyle complex, Valentine is also a principal of the complex. He also operates SSC East, an importer and distributor of the world’s leading kart products. Additionally, his holding company, The MBA Group, controls businesses in financial services, real estate, oil & gas production, software, and private aviation. Valentine is also a professional race car driver, currently competing in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. He has been racing sports cars for more than 25 years and in 2009 won the prestigious Grand-Am 24 Hours at Daytona.

Phil DeLaO
CKI Co-Founder
An experienced businessman and karting team owner, DeLaO is CEO of Northwest Floor and Wall, this company operates in the Southwest and has installed millions of square feet for customers ranging from restaurants to casinos and resorts. He is also the owner and CEO of Artisan Custom Homes, a premier custom home builder in Arizona. A member of the Viper Club of America, Phil has been racing since the mid ‘90’s, winning multiple Viper Series titles. He has competed on high profile tracks, such as Watkins Glen and Infineon, across the U.S. In karting, Phil is the owner and operator of DeLaO Motorsports team, he is also a board member and held the position of president at Phoenix Kart Racing Association for 3-years. In addition to CKI, Phil is involved in numerous kart series including WKA, Stars, IKF, Gatorz, Rotax, Florida Winter Tour.

Kevin Williams
CKI Competition & Operations Director
Arguably one of the best Race Directors in the country, Kevin has now re-focused his race and business talents on competition and series management. He brings to the CKI team over 30-years of karting experience, including a wealth of knowledge in event management and promotions. Kevin has also been a WKA Board Member for the past two years.