Go-Kart Race for the Cure 2026
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The 2nd Annual Men Wear Pink Grand Prix brought together 21 race teams, 71 registered racers and 80 total check-ins. With the guests and children who came to cheer, more than 130 people joined us at T4 KartPlex Raceway.
We started on time, finished before 5:00 PM and were completely cleaned up and out the door by 5:00. That happened because our racers, volunteers, sponsors, vendors and guests showed up ready to help. None of this happens because of one person or one company. It happens when an entire community decides to show up.
The podium
| Pos | Team | Gap | Best lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prestige Auto Experience | Winner | 1:00.757 |
| 2 | E&E Warehousing | +2 laps | 1:00.817 |
| 3 | Sunshine Movers | +2 laps | 59.882 |
| 4 | Pillar To Post | +2 laps | 1:03.159 |
| 5 | Stockton and Sons | +2 laps | 59.355 |
| 6 | Jesse's Garage | +3 laps | 1:00.314 |
| 7 | Next Level IT Pros Team 2 | +3 laps | 59.731 |
| 8 | Skyway Motorspace | +3 laps | 59.468 |
| 9 | 1st Response Mortgage | +3 laps | 59.898 |
| 10 | Full Throttle Services | +4 laps | 1:01.235 |
| 11 | Pro Level Services | +4 laps | 1:02.041 |
| 12 | Brown and Sons | +4 laps | 1:01.373 |
| 13 | Go Blue Racing | +5 laps | 1:03.901 |
| 14 | Next Level IT Pros Team 1 | +6 laps | 1:04.438 |
| 15 | Stark Cooling Solutions Team 2 | +6 laps | 1:01.838 |
| 16 | Bloom Mortgage Solutions | +6 laps | 1:03.518 |
| 17 | Total Document Solutions | +6 laps | 1:03.145 |
| 18 | Sage Auto Studios Team 1 | +6 laps | 1:04.515 |
| 19 | Stark Cooling Solutions Team 1 | +7 laps | 1:07.033 |
| 20 | Novus Home Mortgage | +9 laps | 1:04.326 |
| 21 | Sage Auto Studios Team 2 | +12 laps | 1:07.513 |
Special awards
Not every trophy goes to the fastest kart.
How the day ran
Setup and sponsor arrival
Sponsors, vendors and volunteers arrived. Prestige Auto Experience rolled in a Lotus and a Ferrari under their tent, and Skyway Motorspace brought a Porsche.
Registration and check-in
Teams and spectators signed in, signed waivers and picked up race shirts.
The VIP room opens
Raffle baskets, the 50/50 and the silent auction, with drinks from Rachel and Catch A Buzz and Joey D on the music.
Welcome and driver meeting
Sponsor recognition, the driver meeting and the T4 safety briefing.
Practice and qualifying
Every driver got a 10-minute practice session. T4 telemetry timed every lap and set the starting grid.
Raffles, bids and race prep
Raffle tickets, silent-auction bidding and final strategy talks before the green flag.
Lights out
The Go-Kart Race for the Cure began: a 21-team relay with controlled driver changes and full telemetry.
The relay
About four 12-minute stints per team. Prestige Auto Experience led home 44 laps.
Scoring and the final raffle call
Telemetry verified, raffle winners drawn.
Podium and awards
Trophies, special awards, raffle winners, silent-auction results and thank-yous.
Checkered flag on the day
Done on time and the building cleaned up by 5:00.
The people who made it happen
A special thank-you to Sage Auto Studios, our Team Principal and Title Sponsor, and Prestige Auto Experience, our Lights Out Sponsor.
Event sponsors
Next Level IT ProsPaddock Club Sponsor
1st Response Mortgage at Mpire FinancialRace Control Sponsor
The Logo EffectOfficial T-Shirt Sponsor
The Wave Estates GroupPit Lane SponsorEvent partners
CG MediaOfficial Real Estate Photography Partner
Joey D EntertainmentOfficial DJ and Entertainment
Catch A Buzz Mobile BartenderRachel and the crew ran the bar
T4 KartPlex RacewayOfficial Host VenueSupporters and donors
Raffle and auction donations
Our volunteers
Everyone on this list was at the track at 11:00 and stayed until the last box was packed.
All 21 teams
Our team may have spent a little more time exploring the grass than originally planned, but we had an incredible time.Manatee Children's Services, racing for Sage Auto Studios
Every photo from race day
The best 151 shots from race day, by Big W Media. Tap any photo to open it full screen. Looking for yourself? All 238 photos are in the full gallery.
See you on the grid in 2027
Teams are already asking about next year. Get on the list and you will hear first when the 2027 grid opens.
The Go-Kart Race for the Cure (Men Wear Pink Grand Prix) is a Tony Fitzgerald-led fundraising event supporting his American Cancer Society Men Wear Pink Sarasota Manatee campaign. It is independently organized by Tony Fitzgerald and is not produced, operated, or sanctioned by the American Cancer Society. Donations made through the campaign page go directly to the American Cancer Society. Fundraising total is the campaign total reported by the American Cancer Society and may change as gifts are processed. Race results are from T4 KartPlex telemetry. Photos by Big W Media. Sponsor and partner logos are the property of their respective owners and are used with permission. This event is separate from Tony's work as a mortgage broker; nothing on this page is mortgage advertising. Tony Fitzgerald, NMLS #1284924, 1st Response Mortgage at Mpire Financial, Mpire Financial Group LLC, NMLS #2108504, Florida License #MLD2467, Equal Housing Lender.
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