NEXT EVENT: May 9–11, 2008
Summit Point Raceway
Summit Point, WV
  Updated 04.16.200




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  HEADLINES
WKA Road Racers Return to Summit Point
05.06.2008 – Following a two-year hiatus, WKA road racers will make their way to Summit Point Raceway in Summit Point, WV this weekend for stop number three of the eight-race WKA / Dunlop Tire National Road Racing Series driven by Mazda.
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Congratulations Danica!
04.22.2008 - The World Karting Association would like to congratulate former WKA champion Danica Patrick on her first IRL win and history making finish. Danica made history this past weekend by being the first woman to win an IRL event. Sunday, she drove to her first place finish in Japan. She is now third place in points for the season just two points behind IRL driver Scott Dixon. WKA would like to wish you the best of luck for the remainder of the 2008 racing season.

Paulie Harraka Wins NASCAR Late Model
Season Opener For Toyota TRD
04.17.2008 - In what was to be a day of many firsts for Paulie Harraka, the teenage driver opened the NASCAR Whelen All American Late Model season with a hard fought and well deserved Victory at All American Speedway in Roseville, Ca.. The 18 year old Harraka, who is originally from New Jersey but is now residing in North Carolina, commutes cross-country to Sacramento, Ca. from North Carolina to drive for premier NASCAR team owner Bill McAnally.
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Phil Reuter To Take Lead On NJMP
04.17.2008 - The Woodbridge Kart (WKC) is pleased to announce that Phil Reuter has stepped up to take the lead in our inaugural event at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) September 5-7, 2008 to ensure its success. Phil's home location in New Jersey makes him a perfect candidate for this endeavor. Karen McCollum is stepping in as Vice President for the remainder of the 2008 race season. Karen has been instrumental in organizing our events for the last few years and is extremely familiar with the role of Vice President.

Chris Keller Doubles in Season Opener
04.17.2008 - Green Brook, New Jersey (March 13, 2008) – 19 year-old, Chris Keller, a former National Karting Champion just begun his 2008 National Formula Ford campaign at Thunderhill Raceway in Willows, CA. The Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle development driver is in his second year with the program. Last season, Chris competed in a limited schedule with two third place finishes; one being in a Formula Ford and the other in a Formula Renault 1600.
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UMW Motorwerks Finalizes 2008 Race Schedule
04.17.2008 - UMW Motorwerks has finalized its 2008 race schedule for the team’s newly-acquired Mazda MX-5 Cup car. Highlighting the 2008 schedule will be two trips to Road America, first for the June Sprints, and second for round four of the Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup Series. The four-mile course serves as the home track for UMW and driver Steve Welk.
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In Memory of Shane Hammond
04.14.2008 - It is with heavy hearts that we write this. We are all struggling to make sense out of the tragedy we experienced with Shane's passing. He will never be forgotten and will always live in all our hearts - he touched many of our lives.

In lieu of flowers, Shane's family has asked that contributions be made in Shane's name c/o NEMA. All contributions can be sent to NEMA at 266 Kelly Rd, Middlebury CT 06762.

Speedway Pavement Divisional Racers
04.04.2008 - Within the last few days, WKA released a statement indicating a change in the national schedule for the Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series by virtue of a loss of a venue in Indiana for 2008. Those changes have affected the schedules for two divisional programs, the Northeast Speedway Pavement Series and the Maryland Speedway Pavement Series.
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New Castle Pavement Event Cancelled, 5 Race Schedule Revised
04.02.2008 - Due to unforeseen circumstances, the scheduled July debut of the New Castle Motorsports Park event for the Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series has unfortunately been cancelled for 2008. However the 5 race schedule for speedway pavement series competitors will remain intact with some revisions.
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WKA Trustee Election Results
04.01.2008 - The ballots of the WKA Trustee Elections in Districts 2, 5 and 8 have been tabulated and the results reported by WKA’s accounting firm, Russell & Byrd. Here are the results:
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National Road Racing Series Committee
Revises Rear Bumper Proposals
04.01.2008 - In December 2007, The NRRS Committee announced that it planned to propose “full width” rear bumpers in its Laydown and Sit-up Sprint classes. The new bumpers would be required by mid-2008 and would have been similar to the bumpers already required in karts running CIK style bodywork.
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  STANDINGS

Briggs&Stratton
Speedway Dirt Series
Updated: 05.08.2008 [view]

Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series
Updated: 04.24.2008 [view]

Horstman Gold Cup Series
Updated: 04.04.2008 [view]

George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer's Cup Series driven by Mazda
Updated: 04.24.2008 [view]

Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda
Updated: 03.20.2008 [view]
  

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Updated: 05.02.2008
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  RESULTS

Briggs & Stratton
Speedway Dirt Series
Low Country Kartway
Updated: 04.23.2008
[official]

Horstman Gold Cup Series
103rd Street Sports Complex
Updated: 03.31.2008
[official]

Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series
OCR Action Sports P ark
Updated: 03.18.2008
[official]

Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda
Carolina Motorsports Park
Updated: 03.18.2008
[official]

George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer's Cup Series driven by Mazda
Lowe's Motor Speedway
Updated: 03.03.2008
[official]
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