He started at the age of five, racing go-karts, but now Mitchell DeJong has graduated to the big leagues. The 16-year-old racing prodigy tears up tracks in his Red Bull Global Rallycross Lites car.
From a family of Swedish rally drivers comes the youngest member of Hansen Motorsports, Kevin Hansen. He started karting at the age of five. Now, at 16, he's quickly earning the respect of his peers in the World RX Supercar Lites series.
Kevin Hansen and crew travel from Sweden to Los Angeles to meet Mitchell DeJong on his home turf. The two enjoy the sights at Venice Beach before racing each other at rounds 7 and 8 of the Red Bull Global Rallycross series.
Kevin and Mitchell face each other again in Red Bull Global Rallycross series round 8. They face tough competition from a lifelong friend of Kevin's, the talented Swedish driver, Kevin Ericksson.
The DeJongs give a tour of the family shop where they build Modified Karts and where Mitchell started out. Then, Mitchell takes Kevin to Glen Helen Raceway and introduces him to the world of Modified Kart racing.
Mitchell heads to Washington for round 9 of the Global Rallycross series, racing through a challenging course that goes through an abandoned building in the Dirt Fish Rally School location.
Mitchell already has the championship, but he really wants to win the final race in the Red Bull GRC series in Vegas. He struggles with mechanical problems in his quest to get to the podium.
Though continents apart, the two young riders use technology to chat. They reflect on the highlights of the season, their wins, the fun they had together, and their goals for next year.
