Jun 17 - Last weekend Troy Castaneda competed in the third and fourth rounds of the Rotax Pan American Challenge in New Castle, Indiana. This was Troy’s first time at the New Castle Motorsports Park, but it didn’t take long for him to show that he was going to be competitive. With the weather changing almost every hour, the final practice session before Saturday’s qualifying was in rain. Troy was first on the time sheets by .5 seconds after the first two drivers had been disqualified due to running improper tires. By the time qualifying rolled around the track had dried. At the end of the 15 minutes, Troy was 7th. Having a clean start in the pre-final, Troy set his eyes towards the front. Unfortunately, he would end up battling the entire race and by the checkered flag finished 8th. Hoping for a better finish in the main, Castaneda once again had a clean start and began to work his way up the field. Unfortunately, he just didn’t have the power to get around the drivers in front. At the end of the main event, Troy finished 6th.

Apr 29 - This past weekend recent DD2 Champion of the Gatorz Challenge of the Americas and 2010 Rotax World Finals team USA member, Troy Castaneda, competed in the first weekend of the Pan American Challenge. The Pan American Rotax Max Challenge is a new addition of high performance kart racing in the United States. This series brings together the highest level of competition of Rotax drivers from around the world. The Pan Am Challenge boasts 4 weekends of racing all across the U.S. Each race weekend includes Friday practice with qualifying, 18 lap pre-final and a 27 lap final for both Saturday and Sunday.

Apr 08 - Over the final weekend of the 2010 Gatorz Challenge of the Americas Championship 2009 DD2 NorCal Rotax Champion Troy Castaneda was featured on Sacramento’s KTXL Fox 40 during the Fox 40 Live morning show. Check out the footage from all three morning segments!

Apr 05 - Troy Castaneda, 20 years old, from Sacramento, California will represent the U.S.A. for the second year in a row at the Rotax World Finals. This year the RWF will be held in Southern Italy at the La Conca circuit. This track has already been a home for the Rotax World Finals only 2 years ago.

Mar 29 - After a few short weeks, the third and final weekend of the Gatorz Challenge of the Americas commenced this past weekend in beautiful Sonoma, CA at Infineon Raceway. High expectations were placed on Troy as Infineon is his home track and he did not disappoint.

Mar 01 - After an extremely successful first round in the Gatorz Challenge of the Americas Championship, Troy Castaneda was looking for another positive weekend at the California Speedway in Fontana, CA. Heavy down pour covered all of Saturday’s racing which would make for some interesting racing. Castaneda’s morning started out the day by qualifying in second place. At the start of the pre-final, Troy slotted into second position with the rain coming down strong. The leader began to pull away in the first few laps, but Troy reeled him back in once he got into his rhythm. In an attempt to maintain the lead, the driver in first cut the track. However, Castaneda was still gaining on every lap. Troy was now within a few kart lengths and the leader cut the track again, but this time Troy was able to beat the other driver to his “re-entry” point on the track and take over the lead. On the next corner Troy lost the lead as the other driver made the pass. On the exit of the corner Castaneda got a little sideways and the leader pulled away. With only a few laps left, the order would not change.

Jan 26 - After a very short off season, Californian Troy Castaneda is back in action kicking off the 2010 season in perfect form. This past weekend, Troy competed in the first round of the Gatorz Challenge of the Americas Championship in Glendale, AZ at the PKRA race track. The COTA Championship is a 3 race weekend championship with 2 races per weekend. The Champion of the Rotax International, Junior Rotax and DD2 classes receive a qualifying spot to the Rotax World Finals.

Dec 22 - The TAC Racing team would like to wish everyone the best over the holiday season and for a prosperous new year!

Dec 18 - Twenty year old, Troy Castaneda, from Sacramento, CA recently competed in his first Rotax World Final Championship in which he qualified the highest ever out of any American to compete in the history of the event and finished a very impressive 5th place after starting stone last in 34th.

Dec 16 - While Troy was over in Egypt competing in the Rotax World Finals, he took some time to write down his thoughts…  Take a look from the inside out as to how Troy viewed his week at the “Olympics of Karting.”