About Josh
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About Josh
Josh Bergman's profound passion for cars, and motorsport started at an early age. At 6 (in 2022) he was introduced to Carlos Iaconelli and Nelson Piquet Jr of Piquet Sports. After some testing it was clear to the two former champions that Josh had the talent to succeed and he started to compete in the Micro Swift Class. Winning multiple
Josh Bergman's profound passion for cars, and motorsport started at an early age. At 6 (in 2022) he was introduced to Carlos Iaconelli and Nelson Piquet Jr of Piquet Sports. After some testing it was clear to the two former champions that Josh had the talent to succeed and he started to compete in the Micro Swift Class. Winning multiple race weekends in his first year was the spring board to increased momentum and his attendance at various circuits.
2023 saw the consecration of the partnership between Piquet Sports and Sodi Racing USA. Josh was quickly confirmed as The Factory Driver in the Micro / Mini Class with the new "Furia' chassis and joined the Pro Tour. In 2023 Josh won the Superkarts USA Pro Tour in Utah and continued his winning streak with race wins in Florida, Utah, Georgia Ohio and North Carolina. He finished the 2023 SKUSA Pro Tour in 3rd place and attained P2 at the USA's landmark event, SuperNats 26 in Las Vegas.
In February 2024 Josh signed a multi-year agreement to race for Kart Republic with 2024 plans focused on the US with Trinity Karting Group, as well as some efforts overseas.
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About Josh
Josh had much success in 2023 racing in the Micro Swift Class, winning numerous races across the US and gaining multiple podiums. He has won races at Trackhouse Motorplex, NC and at Atlanta Motorsports Park, GA (where he holds the track record), as well as at AMR Motorplex, FL.
2024 has started very well after a successful maiden pro seaso
Josh had much success in 2023 racing in the Micro Swift Class, winning numerous races across the US and gaining multiple podiums. He has won races at Trackhouse Motorplex, NC and at Atlanta Motorsports Park, GA (where he holds the track record), as well as at AMR Motorplex, FL.
2024 has started very well after a successful maiden pro season in the US during 2023. Josh has held countless pole positions , achieved wins and multiple national podiums, and continues to fight for wins as a Top ranked driver in North America.
He has attained numerous podium finishes in 2024 at major series ,including USPKS and SKUSA.
News and Sponsorship
News and Sponsorship
News and Sponsorship
Josh has been featured in the press nationally, including articles in the New York Times, EKarting News , Kart Chaser and various other publications.
Josh was recently selected as the Karting Mini driver to represent Team USA at the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games in Valencia: click on the image above or the button below for press covergae of th
Josh has been featured in the press nationally, including articles in the New York Times, EKarting News , Kart Chaser and various other publications.
Josh was recently selected as the Karting Mini driver to represent Team USA at the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games in Valencia: click on the image above or the button below for press covergae of this.
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Josh's Platinum Sponsor is Malo Automotive Group - a multinational automotive dealership group representing leading brands including Ford, Toyota, and Lincoln in Latin America and The United States. For more information visit:
Brand Sponsorship has also been secured with JSS Insurance Consulting a leading insurance agency specializing in residential, marine and automotive insurance.
We are currently working on partnerships and sponsorship with Clothing Brands and Technology Partners and would like to hear from you on how we can collaborate together with you and your brand.
An Outstanding Rookie Micro Year - 2023
2023 was an excellent Rookie Year for Josh with wins and podiums across the US in Micro Swift and he has now graduated to Mini Swift for the 2024 Season
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Dino Chiesa
Dino Chiesa is the principal and owner of Kart Republic. Mr Chiesa is one of the most respected and iconic team managers in the paddock. His career started as a driver in 1980, then quickly as a technician from 1984, where he supported the victorious karting careers of drivers like Alessandro Zanardi, Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Nyck De Vries, Lance Stroll and many others.
He has reached yet another pinnacle consistently winning with his own chassis brand Kart Republic.
Mr Chiesa is considered to be the leading figure in Karting worldwide.
Paul di Resta
Paul di Resta is a British racing driver from Scotland, competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Peugeot Sport in their LMH entry and for United Autosports in the IMSA LMP2 Championship.
He drove in Formula One for Force India from 2011 to 2013, and became a driver for the Williams F1 team in 2016 and 2017. He is also a former Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) , Formula 3 and British Karting champion. He was a reserve F1 driver for McLaren for the 2022 season, and is also a former commentator for Sky Sports' coverage of F1.
Paul manages the interests of a handful of the best young drivers in the world of motorsport who are considered to be the sport's rising stars.
Tom Blomqvist
After rising to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, he secured a drive with BMW in the DTM. At 21, he became the youngest driver to win a DTM race with BMW . At the end of the 2017 DTM season, Blomqvist began racing in a variety of series and specialties, from Formula E, to the World Endurance Championship and IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship as a member of BMW’s factory programs. Blomqvist scored his first 24 Hours of Spa victory in 2018 as well as runner up in the 12 Hours of Bathurst in 2020. Blomqvist spent 2021 racing in the WEC in LMP2. He finished second at the 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours and ended the season second in the LMP2 driver’s championship.Blomqvist joined MSR in 2022 for his first full-season IMSA effort and won the Rolex 24 Hours At Daytona. He bookended the season with a win at the Motul Petit Le Mans which yielded a championship title for the team.
In 2023, Blomqvist took on a new challenge as the top IMSA category transitioned to hybrid machines. Blomqvist won his second Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. Following this success he drove multiple IndyCar races in 2023 and signed with Meyer Shank Racing to pilot the Number 60 Indy Car entry in 2024. During 2024 Blomqvist also raced for Whelen Cadillac Racing in the IMSA Series. In 2025 Blomqvist will continue with IMSA back with Meyer Shank Racing.
Jonathan Kotyk - Driver Coach
Jonathan is an experienced, data driven Driver Coach. He has won numerous titles and coached a variety of champions across multiple Kart and vehicle classes. Jonathan's expertise and intuition has been vital in Josh's development on the Kart Republic chassis.
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JB Racing Inc.
PO Box 705, Linville, NC 28646, United States
Tel: +1 3059898949 Email: Info@JoshBergmanRacing.com
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