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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Peyton Phillips of Austin won the first annual K1 |
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| 6 | 7 | | Speed E-World Championship in Irvine, California, on March 23, |
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| 7 | 8 | | 2019; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Peyton's journey to becoming the inaugural K1 Speed |
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| 9 | 10 | | Indoor Go Kart Racing world champion began at the organization's |
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| 10 | 11 | | Texas competition on February 24, where he claimed the state title |
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| 11 | 12 | | and an invitation to represent the Lone Star State in the national |
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| 12 | 13 | | competition in California; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Competing against 11 drivers from across the |
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| 14 | 15 | | country, Peyton made a comeback from a slow start in the Wildcard |
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| 15 | 16 | | consolation bracket to reach the tournament's final four; he edged |
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| 16 | 17 | | into the lead in a series of head-to-head matchups, besting his |
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| 17 | 18 | | opponents by a margin of just 0.124 seconds to be crowned the United |
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| 18 | 19 | | States champion; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Peyton advanced to the international finals the |
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| 20 | 21 | | following morning, going up against drivers from Puerto Rico, |
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| 21 | 22 | | Canada, Mexico, and China to race for the ultimate prize; in the |
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| 22 | 23 | | course of the day, participants competed for the best times on three |
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| 23 | 24 | | different tracks in Ontario, Anaheim, and Irvine, with Peyton |
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| 24 | 25 | | coming out on top to capture the first-ever indoor electric karting |
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| 25 | 26 | | world championship; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Demonstrating hard work, skill, and unwavering |
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| 27 | 28 | | determination in the pursuit of his goals, Peyton Phillips has |
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| 28 | 29 | | proven himself to be a source of great pride to his family and his |
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| 29 | 30 | | community, and his impressive accomplishments are indeed deserving |
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| 30 | 31 | | of recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 32 | 33 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Peyton Phillips on winning the 2019 |
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| 33 | 34 | | K1 Speed E-World Championship and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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| 34 | 35 | | for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 36 | 37 | | prepared for Peyton as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 37 | 38 | | House of Representatives. |
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