KidzSpeed.com and Rumson School District, Racing Toward a Brighter Future A gifted and talented student whose IQ is measured at 147, Christian Rutty of Rumson is equally at home in a classroom, science or computer lab, as he is at a race track. A 5th grader at Forrestdale School, Christian enjoys 7th grade math, the periodic table of elements, chemistry and string theory physics. In 2016, Christian was chosen as a contestant on LifeTime TV’s, Child Genius, Season 2. Due to film scheduling conflicts, his family deferred. Christian Rutty is also a 10-year-old champion F1 Sprint Go Kart racer. In 2011, Christian began karting at the age of 5 1/2 after seeing the Baltimore Grand Prix Indy Race. Christian has competed in races in New York, North Carolina, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Florida and has a racing coach/ tuner who travels with him. Christian has won many regional races and is ranked Top 10 in the US amongst drivers. His two Go Karts, which are nothing like an amusement park karts, reach speeds as fast as 70 MPH. Christian says, “Few people know about karting, yet all professional racers got their start in this sport.” Each summer, Christian attends simulator training in Indianapolis, IN where the Indy 500 drivers train. Christian says, “The level of precision, focus and concentration required
in karting is incredible. The difference between winner and loser is often less than 3/10 of a second per lap. Remember, we’re only 9-, 10- and 11- year olds making split second decisions at high speeds with laser-like focus.” His syndicated website and social media page, KidzSpeed.com, features interviews with other kids, professional racers and celebrities. His most recent interviews were youngest Indy 500 racer, Sage Karam and JetManDubai.com. He is also a featured character in the Apple Store game, “Kart Stars”. Christian will continue competing in go karts until age 14, where he will likely transition into a Formula 2000 race car. He finds it ironic that by then he will have raced at speeds of over 100 MPH and he won’t attain a driver’s license for at least two more years. Christian hopes to major in Engineering at Harvard, MIT or Stanford and one day become a Formula 1, Indy or the new (electric, street class) Formula-E racer when he grows up. His idol is champion, African-British, F1 racer, Lewis Hamilton whom Christian resembles. Christian is a strong advocate for STEM education. He wanted to use his racing efforts to highlight STEM education and programs in the Rumson school district and encourage other kids to pursue their dreams.
Local in Need of Kidney Tom Nardini, who is known for his philanthropic work for Robert Wood Johnson in East Brunswick, St. Mary’s Church in Colts Neck, ALS, MS, juvenile diabetes, and the Parker Clinic in Red Bank, is in need of a kidney transplant. Tom has a rare autoimmune disease that attacks the kidneys and is looking for an immediate donor. If you are willing to be tested as a donor match, call either his son Tom at 732.567.8945 or the Kidney Institute at 212.746.3922. You may keep your donation anonymous should you choose. Nicole Stefano, Tom’s daughter, explains the surgery is no longer radical and normally is done through a non-invasive laparoscopic procedure. The family has been tested, and for various reasons, are unsuitable matches. Tom has always been a big proponent of organ donations and taught his children at young ages the importance of checking the box for donations on their licenses. The difficulty with kidney donations is that the donation must come from a living, healthy donor and there is a seven-to-ten year waiting list for a kidney.
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Tom Nardini pictured with his six granddaughters