The memorial planned in Oregon for boys killed Go-Kart Crash

The 12-year-old boy from Portland, dreamed, a Formula One driver memorialized Friday at a youth camp on the slopes of Mount Hood Oregon’s. His dream ended last Friday at his Go-Kart expired on Tri-City Club karting track in the Horn Rapids and pulled by a cable fence and killed him.

KJ parents of the commemoration held at Camp What would Arrah, Ore., Because it was one of her favorite places, said his grandfather, William Shanor Ashland.

“(It is), a youth outdoors, he visited the school April 2007 (where) he had wonderful memories,” said the family in an e-mail sent Monday announced to friends and family.

Shanor said KJ was interested in racing cars and sport in an early age. “He came in the time he was 5 or 6,” said Shanor and explains why his Go-Kart No. 56.

KJ was a real Go-Getter. He was a student of law and participated in school and combat football, despite its small size and because he “Clark Kent glasses,” said his grandfather.

KJ also big brother was a sister of 6 years, Sierra loved, KJ, baby-you stand and said Shanor.

The only son of Ken “KC” and Jacqueline McKinster had recently strengthened in the kart race on the class of adolescence. Only a few weeks he won in a national competition.

KJ was eager to push its way into the big race boys sport, “said Shanor.

“People were worried about the race (last weekend in the race’s Gold Cup has been cancelled because the fatal fall). He offered to all nationals and she knew he was ready,” said Shanor.

McKinster the family decided to put the tragedy of positive changes with regard to the level of security for the racing kart, Shanor said.

On Saturday, the day after KJ is memorialized, members of the Tri-City Kart Club, a working day in the runway at the beginning of the installation of more security barriers and make other improvements, “said Corey Poynor, Club President.

“We will continue our circuit is a model for all to come and see how we certainly a possibility, as you can maybe,” said Poynor.

Within three days after the accident, the club directors agreed to a chain of 875 meters of fencing and barriers on the square bales of straw and not less than 300 car tires storage donated to monitor various locations a half-mile course.

Poynor, said the general manager of an agreement to postpone the running club this weekend in honour of KJ and his family, and thus to improve security and to bring you the runway ready to level.

Poynor, “said Tri-City Kart Club track already more than any safety requirement to punish cartels of the race, but the theatre directors, as the track gauge the safest can be proven.

Most club members-130 perform the work, Poynor said, recalling that all new obstacles and improve fencing must be installed and ready for the range practice of course, within two weeks.

Shanor, he said the boy and father, Ken McKinster support the range of improvements and will work to improve other karting tracks the USA “We want to arrive at tracks everywhere,” said Shanor.

A runway KJ McKinster Safety Memorial Fund was launched to this effect Poynor said. Make a donation to the Fund may, in each branch of the Bank of America to the nation. The account number 485003568067, “he said.

Shanor said he is willing to accept the risks that the Go-Kart-course, includes both risks on the runway. But Off-Track security issues are also driving checkpoints.

“Once the child to leave the runway, the responsibility is that the sanction of the organization and association,” he said.

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