IUPUI is Indiana's premier urban research university. The campus enrolls more than 30,000 students in 21 schools and academic units.
Justin Penix drove an IUPUI Motorsports program go-kart machine to his second consecutive Purdue Grand Prix championship Sunday in the rain-delayed 2011 event. The victory was Motorsports' third in the past four years.
Apr 17, 2011 — photo credit: Brian Drumm
Justin Penix (4) drives through one of the turns on Purdue's Grand Prix course.
Eric Ginder (35), another IUPUI driver, flies down one of the straights.
Penix rolls through a corner as he leads another lap.
Ginder leads a pack during wheel-to-wheel action in the latter stages of the race.
With the Grand Prix trophies in the foreground, Penix heads toward the finish line.
Penix streaks across the start-finish line to claim another crown.
The champion circles the track, bearing the checkered flag.
Penix shares the moment with his teammates in Victory Lane.
The victor gets a fatherly hug for his successful title defense.
Terri Talbert-Hatch of the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology welcomes Penix to another victory.
Every race champion has post-race interviews to do.
One last winning smile.
Penix got a huge boost from team members in car preparation and in the pits during the race.
IUPUI is Indiana's premier urban research university. The campus enrolls more than 30,000 students in 21 schools and academic units.