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Originally Posted by barnhill
Two young drivers from the west coast that stand out to me are:
Kyle Hirst, who has several wins this year and deserves a solid ride whether its with wings or without.
Ryan Kaplan, a kid who I have never seen mentioned on this board, but quietly won 2) SCRA non-wing 360 races, 1)USAC Western States pavement sprint car race, 1)BCRA dirt midget race, and 1) open wheel road race at Laguna Seca this year while running a fairly limited schedule. If that doesn't open some eyes, then we are all blind.
Eric Barnhill
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Ryan Kaplan is one of those rare talents who wins in anything he seems to get in. Pavement, dirt, winged, non-wing, sprint, midget, oval, and road course. He has accomplished about all there is to accomplish on the west coast and if I get my wish we will see him in the midwest for the 2008 season. I got to spend some time with Ryan and his dad while out west a couple weeks ago and I really think as good as Ryan is on the track he is even better out of the car. Great kid and family.
Tim Clauson