Welding and Performance Inc

06/03/2026

Nice little cheat sheet for the Hermie Sadler Karting Premier Army!

05/31/2026

Congrats to Alex Nutting on his win this weekend aswell! Went 1-2-3 with our red plat flat kiddos. Congrats Cole Pike Racing #5 and Van Iderstine Racing for thier strong runs. Hermie Sadler Karting V3’s are on point!

Crazy day at capital city VA for the vdka series race. The word of the day was draft. Drafting is an element that we don’t deal with much in the north so it’s something we continue to work on. Ended up leaving with a pair of wins. Can’t thank everyone enough that helps make this happen. Really leaned on Uncle Darin this weekend so we could work on racing technique and strategies. Our Hermie Sadler Karting V3’s were strong as ever.

Welding and Performance Inc
Mellott Performance
P & P Speed Shop
Get Hooked by 193
Adirondack Nationals Car Show
Wagon Train BBQ
Bubba’s Karting Concepts
Seven7 Plates, LLC
Parsons Lures
Nitro Manufacturing
Chavis Motorsports

05/24/2026

Couldn’t have said it any better. Team WAP was on a whole different level this weekend. 7 feature wins at 2 local tracks. Good work by all of our teams. We appreciate all of you!

Well this says it all.
Great day for our team.
Cole got a new seat & new pedal set up, yesterday was a day of test & tune started 3rd in his heat worked his way to 1st & didn't look back, started 1st in his feature , after the 4th lap had a pretty good lead & didn't look back. Finished just in time before the rain!
Harper also raced today, finished in 4th, she was so close to a 3rd place finish, but she had a blast!
Hermie Sadler Karting V3's were rolling today!
Get Hooked by 193
Welding and Performance Inc
(For the help at the track getting seat in just in time for practice)

Big shout out to dad Russell Pike for getting the kart back together in under 12 hrs

P1 finish for Cole Pike Racing #5
P1 finish for Joey Williams Racing
P1 finish for Stratton Racing

05/23/2026

Had a blast hanging out and bolting the right tires on all night. A few more wipes on those juice box tires and we woulda really woke it up! Great job Team!

05/19/2026

Had speed all day with all of our karts. Blessed to be a part of this, blessed to have so many great customers. Thank you all for believing in us. And special thanks to my main man and great friend Darin Mellott.

Made the trip to Attack of the clones at Selinsgrove speedway. Won the heat with the buggy. Timed second in the Flat kart for the pro race. Won the pro buggy and lead till the third turn on the last lap in the pro flat race. Ended up with a DNF. Good racing all day, nice to have such a huge event that close to home. Thank you to Tony and Missy for the great event.

And thank you to our sponsors!

(I don’t have a victory lane picture yet, sorry yall)

Welding and Performance Inc
Mellott Performance
Parsons Lures
Hermie Sadler Karting
Nitro Manufacturing
P & P Speed Shop
Get Hooked by 193
Adirondack Nationals Car Show
Bubba’s Karting Concepts
Chavis Motorsports
Seven7 Plates, LLC
Wagon Train BBQ

05/17/2026

Great work kid!

THIRD WIN for Parker Welch Racing!! 🏁🏆🔥

What a day for P24! We drew the pole coming into the track today, finished the heat in P2, and rolled off P2 for the feature. After 12 hard-fought laps, we brought home ANOTHER WIN! 🏁💪🔥

Today was all about adapting—learning a new track surface with the heat and sun changing conditions throughout the day, and we stayed locked in every lap. No excuses, just focus and determination.

Racing isn’t just about speed—it’s about adjusting, staying patient, and digging deep when conditions change.

Huge thank you to all of our sponsors, this sport truly takes a village, and we’re so grateful for ours. 🏁

Mom & Dad
Welding and Performance Inc
Jason Greco
Fossil Stone Farms (Kelly @ Mike Spiak)
Dana Palombo
Happy Husky House
Don Champion
Grandma Laurie & Grandma Kelly
and to Rick, we appreciate you!

05/15/2026

Great job kid. We love working with Cole, we tolerate his father :) keep up the good work Pike family.

05/14/2026

Ready.

05/04/2026

Finally getting my mind straight after a blur of a week. We made it to Seven stars for the Wka series race. The team had speed right out of the box putting most of our karts in the top 5 in time trials. Ended up the day with 4 wins, and a bunch of top 3’s.

Congrats to Joey Williams Racing , Cole Pike Racing #5 and Nutting Racing for their wins. Also John Diotte had a strong run in 375 pro just coming up short in second. Also Stratton Racing on their top 3 finish.

I’m beyond proud of what we are doing here. Between building and unloading a brand new buggy and getting a new customer roller in 360 and getting all of our local stuff figured out it was a hell of a week.

Special thanks to Hermie Sadler Karting for the great karts and Get Hooked by 193 for the great clutches.

Thank you to our partners that help us get up and down the road.

Five Three Titanium
Mellott Performance
P & P Speed Shop
Chavis Motorsports

Interested in getting your program sorted out? Tire rentals, tire help or purchasing a Premier racing chassis please contact us!

Thank you to everyone who trusts Darin Mellott and I to help make your days at the track more productive. It means the world to us.