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2010 Road Race Regional Bonus Points now posted
08.30.2010 – The 2010 Road Race Regional Bonus Points spreadsheet is now posted. It reflects event credits for all regional events completed as of the first of August. Competitors listed are those who have competed in at least three nationals as of the Putnam Park national.
The August event at Roebling Road will be updated upon receipt of the paperwork as well as the Southern Kart Club season finale, which is the upcoming October event at Roebling Road.
To view the Regional Bonus Points spreadsheet, visit ROAD RACE. Please review for errors and/or omissions and contact Sissy Mendenhall at 704-455-1606 ext. 13 or sissy@worldkarting.com with questions.
Northeast racers shine at Putnam Park Road Racing national
08.26.2010 – The Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda invaded the Putnam Park Road Course last weekend for the annual Dart Kart Club-hosted Road Race Nationals at the west-central Indiana venue.
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Paulie Harraka to make first Nationwide start Saturday at Montreal
08.26.2010 – WKA Triple Crown winner and multi-time national champion Paulie Harraka’s fast rise up the racing ladder takes him to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, this weekend where he’ll make his first NASCAR Nationwide Series start at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve road course. The 20-year-old Harraka will drive a car for Joe Nemecheck in a one-race deal that has potential to become a multi-race schedule.
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Climo breaks through with a pair of wins, Ciotti scores first Cadet victory at BeaveRun
08.26.2010 (Wampum, Pa.) – The BeaveRun “Doubles” have provided great racing in 2010 as well as some breakthrough performances and the latest round did not disappoint as Reston, Virginia’s Ayrton Climo picked up his first two wins in the Cook Racing Engines Yamaha Junior Can class.
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P. Robertson, McGough have big weekends
at New Castle Pavement national
08.24.2010 – The WKA Vega Speedway Pavement Series’ Rage / X-Caliber Nationals graced the quarter-mile oval at New Castle (Ind.) Motorsports Park Saturday and Sunday for the series’ fourth stop on the 2010 tour.
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Farmer, Robinson go unbeaten at New Castle Gold Cup national
08.24.2010 – Brett Farmer and Skylar Robinson won every race they entered over the weekend at the Russell Karting Gold Cup Series’ Coyote Motorsports Nationals at the popular New Castle Motorsports Park in Indiana.
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Pre-registration forms now available for remaining 2010 nationals
08.19.2010 – After this weekend’s national events in Indiana, five nationals will remain on the 2010 WKA schedule. Pre-registration forms are now available for all of these events.
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Road Racing Series heads to Putnam Park
08.17.2010 – The WKA Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda is deep into the second half of its 2010 season with the tour’s seventh round approaching this weekend. Many of the top road racers throughout the eastern half of the country will head to the Hoosier State for high-speed kart racing at the Putnam Park Road Course, a 1.78-mile course located in the rural land of Mt. Meridian, Ind.
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Second annual Gold Cup, Pavement New Castle
doubleheader is this weekend
08.17.2010 – The WKA Russell Karting Gold Cup and Vega Speedway Pavement series will each run their second-to-last races of the 2010 season this weekend at the popular New Castle Motorsports Park in New Castle, Indiana. This weekend’s event marks the second year in a row these 4-cycle series have hosted a twin bill at New Castle in August.
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WKA sends thoughts to Steve Huffman family
08.17.2010 – Indiana’s Steve Huffman, former WKA member and owner of leading fiberglass kart bodywork outfit Stallion Racing Products, has passed away after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 55.
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Report on WKA and Ex-Trustee Hearing
08.12.2010 – On August 10, a hearing was held in the Cabarrus County, North Carolina Courthouse on a motion for preliminary injunction by the plaintiffs in the Harper, et al versus WKA civil suit. In their motion, the plaintiffs were asking the court to temporarily reinstate them as WKA Master Members and as Trustees until the civil suit is resolved. The hearing was held in the courtroom of District Judge Mark McGee.
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Opportunities available to support New Castle Gold Cup Money Race
08.11.2010 – Next weekend’s Coyote Motorsports Nationals for the WKA Russell Karting Gold Cup Series marks the third national of the season for the 4-cycle sprint series. The event kicks off with a full day of Friday practice on Aug. 20, which ends with the popular Briggs Animal Heavy Money Race, a 30-lap affair that features 75 percent payback and product awards from several companies in the karting industry.
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Beasley takes three; Jones, Robinson net a pair at New Castle Man Cup
08.11.2010 – Nearly 500 entries made the WKA George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda’s Show Hauler Trucks Nationals at New Castle (Ind.) Motorsports Park one of the best national events of the season to date. The strong amount of entries produced full fields in most divisions and tight, wheel-to-wheel racing throughout the three-day event.
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Ocala Gran Prix is victorious in WKA Manufacturer’s Cup
08.11.2010 (OCALA, Fla.) – The Ocala Gran Prix (OGP) race team had another successful weekend at the fourth round of the World Karting Association (WKA) Manufacturer’s Cup program this past weekend. Taking place at the ultra-fast New Castle Motorsports Park facility, the three OGP drivers managed to garner four pole positions, five podium results and two main event victories.
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Last week to pre-enter for New Castle Gold Cup,
Speedway Pavement nationals
08.04.2010 – Pre-registration for the WKA Vega Speedway Pavement Series and Russell Karting Gold Cup Series twin bill Aug. 21-23 at New Castle (Ind.) Motorsports Park is open for approximately one more week. The deadline for pre-entry of these nationals is Wednesday, Aug. 11.
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Manufacturer’s Cup set for Show Hauler Trucks
Nationals this weekend at New Castle
08.04.2010 – The WKA George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda opens a busy month of August for WKA this weekend at Indiana’s New Castle Motorsports Park. The month features four national events – three at New Castle and all four in Indiana. The WKA Gold Cup and Speedway Pavement series also visit New Castle for an Aug. 21-23 doubleheader.
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Rain slows Saturday VIR action; full Sunday program gets in
08.03.2010 – The WKA Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda made Virginia Int’l Raceway its home last weekend for the sixth stop on the eight-race 2010 tour.
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Several multi winners at Palmetto Speed Shop Grand Nationals
08.03.2010 – Six racers drove to at least two wins at the Palmetto Speed Shop Grand Nationals Saturday at the Georgia Karting Komplex. Each winner earned bonus points toward the 2010 WKA Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series national standings and the prestigious Grand National Eagle trophies, a longtime special award given to each WKA national series’ annual Grand National feature winners.
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iRacing introduces night racing, spectator mode and other upgrades
08.03.2010 (BEDFORD, Mass.) – For the more than 20,000 race gamers and other racing enthusiast members of iRacing.com, the online racing experience just keeps getting better. The latest quarterly update to the iRacing.com service, released earlier this week, introduces new and enhanced features that will make the racing more fun, more convenient, and more realistic than ever.
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Vega MBS Yellow, MBH Red both legal this Saturday at Carnesville
07.28.2010 – Beginning with the Palmetto Speed Shop Grand Nationals WKA Speedway Dirt event this weekend at the Georgia Karting Komplex in Carnesville, Ga., both compounds of Vega 6” tires are legal for competition.
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VIR marks sixth stop on 2010 WKA Road Racing circuit
07.27.2010 – The WKA Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda visits the popular VIRginia Int’l Raceway this weekend for the sixth of eight races on the 2010 tour. This is the eighth time the Road Racing Series has run at VIR, and the northern Virginia-based Woodbridge Kart Club has hosted the event each year.
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WKA Speedway Dirt returns to Carnesville this weekend
07.27.2010 – The WKA Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series returns to the Georgia Karting Komplex this weekend for the fourth stop on the 2010 schedule. The Palmetto Speed Shop Grand Nationals goes off Saturday as a one-day show. Dirt Series racers will be vying for prestigious Eagle trophies and bonus points as part of the Grand National event.
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CKI announces Manufacturer's Championship for WSK North America Series
07.27.2010 – In an effort to reward the manufacturers that continue to support CKI, a championship has been established. The CKI Manufacturer's Champion will be crowned at the end of the season. The Championship will be based on the most wins over the entire season. A plaque will be presented at each race for the chassis that has the most victories at each event.
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WKA agrees to temporarily reinstate six memberships
pending further court proceedings
07.22.2010 – Tony Granata, Don Guilbeault, Robby Harper, Steve Jacobson, Bobby Moore and Steve Rumsey have been temporarily reinstated as WKA Master Members, but not as Trustees, until further notice.
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WKA extends sympathies to Mike Traylor family
07.21.2010 – The WKA staff extends its thoughts and prayers to WKA Creative Director Mike Traylor and his family. Traylor, a full-time employee at WKA for nearly a decade, lost his father, Wilbur Traylor, on Saturday after a several-month-long illness.
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WKA extends sympathies to Jay Hillmer family
07.21.2010 – Jay Hillmer, a longtime WKA and Woodbridge Kart Club enduro racer and supporter, lost his wife, Sue, this week. WKA extends its thoughts and prayers to Jay and his family.
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Lovejoy posts three wins at Chapel Hill Pavement national
07.20.2010 – Kennebunk, Maine’s Cameron Lovejoy has been a top competitor on the WKA Vega Speedway Pavement tour since last season, and the young 10-year-old talent put together his best event as a national competitor at last weekend's Chapel Hill (N.Y.) Raceway’s Soraghan Woodworking Nationals.
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WKA Web site updates
07.20.2010 – While normally fairly prompt in Web site updates after race weekends, a few different factors have delayed several updates from recent national events, including unofficial results and point standings.
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WKA rules on Impact Racing Products
07.19.2010 – On an April 22, 2010 Web site post, WKA announced that SFI had decertified selected Impact Racing Products fire resistant suits and restraint systems. According to SFI representatives, certain flame resistant driving suits and restraint systems manufactured up to January 1, 2009 do not comply with the SFI ratings required by WKA in its Champ Kart classes.
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Atkinson, Gafrarar, Myers race to 3 wins at Road America
07.15.2010 – National series regulars Courtney Atkinson, Chuck Gafrarar and Adam Myers led all WKA Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda drivers at Road America last weekend with three wins each at the highly anticipated Zoom Zoom Nationals.
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Beasley leads six multi winners at Road America Man Cup
07.14.2010 – For the second year in succession, Ohio’s Sam Beasley was the big winner at the Road America Zoom Zoom Grand Nationals for the WKA George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda. Beasley was the only driver to win three features at Road America’s Briggs & Stratton Motorplex, leading five other racers who garnered a pair of victories. Last year, Beasley was the only driver to win two finals in the Man Cup Series’ first-ever visit to Road America.
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Speedway Pavement Round 3 this weekend in New York
07.14.2010 – The WKA Vega Speedway Pavement Series heads to Chapel Hill Raceway in the rural land of southwest New York this weekend for the third round of the five-race 2010 tour. The Soraghan Woodworking Nationals goes off Saturday and Sunday with a full slate of asphalt-oval kart racing.
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Road Racing Road America recap, Putnam Park entry blank now available
07.14.2010 – A recap story of last weekend’s Zoom Zoom Nationals WKA Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda race at Road America will be sent out via WKA’s Pit Board and posted on WorldKarting.com Thursday. WKA apologizes for the delay in coverage of the event.
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WKA Trustee Responsibilities and Guidelines posted
07.13.2010 – In recent Board of Trustees meeting minutes, Pit Board announcements, and Web site posts the WKA Trustee Responsibilities and Guidelines document has been referred to. WKA has posted the Trustee Responsibilities and Guidelines on the WKA web site to help provide a more thorough understanding of and context to recent circumstances and actions. To put these guidelines in perspective, it is helpful to also know how the state laws under which the WKA is governed work and how the Responsibilities re late to state law and WKA’s other governing regulations.
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Donald, Farmer win nearly half the features at BeaveRun Gold Cup
07.07.2010 – The WKA Russell Karting Gold Cup Series visited the BeaveRun Motorsports Complex last weekend for the Jammer Clutches Nationals, where two drivers each took four feature victories to win eight of the 18 national classes offered at the western Pennsylvania venue.
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Pre-registration open for upcoming WKA nationals
07.07.2010 – Entry blanks are available for a number of upcoming WKA nationals. Entry blanks will soon be available for all WKA nationals through the duration of the 2010 season, which ends with the Russell Karting Gold Cup Series’ GT Machine Grand Nationals Oct. 1-3 at G&J (Ohio) Kartway.
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Zoom Zoom Nationals takes center stage at Road America this weekend
07.05.2010 – The highly anticipated Zoom Zoom Nationals highlights a summer of competitive national go-kart racing this weekend at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin’s famed Road America road course. Teams from the WKA Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series and WKA George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series, both driven by Mazda, will haul from all over the country to the scenic, agrestic land of eastern Wisconsin for one of the most hyped races of the season for both sprint and enduro-style kart racing.
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Road America Road Racing schedule change, Open Sprint note
07.05.2010 – There is a minor schedule change for the Zoom Zoom Nationals Road Racing program this weekend at Road America.
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Manufacturer’s Cup tire rule updates for Road America
07.05.2010 – The following is an overview of Manufacturer’s Cup tire rules that will be in affect at Road America for this weekend’s Zoom Zoom Grand Nationals. The following information is taken from the Manufacturer’s Cup Supplemental Rules that will be included with this weekend’s at-track handouts at registration.
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WKA Board of Trustee update - 06.30.2010
The events of these last 30 days have been among the most tumultuous during WKA’s history and certainly during my tenure. Along with the Executive Committee and current Trustees, I am anxious to share with you a sequence of events and facts of what has occurred over the past year and even beyond.
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Board meeting minutes now posted
06.30.2010 – Minutes from the May 27, 2010, and June 28, 2010, Board of Trustee conference calls are now posted. Click here for a direct link to the PDF of the minutes.
Gold Cup heads to BeaveRun this weekend
06.30.2010 – The WKA Russell Karting Gold Cup Series renews its annual Fourth of July tradition this weekend with the Jammer Clutches Nationals at Wampum, Pennsylvania’s BeaveRun Motorsports Complex. The race is the second of the 2010 Gold Cup season following March’s opener at Carolina (S.C.) Motorsports Park.
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Streeter Super Stands remains open for business
06.30.2010 (OAK CREEK, Wis.) – After the recent passing of Streeter Super Stands founder Larry Streeter, Streeter Super Stands remains open for business.
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Six drive to multiple wins at Kershaw Pavement national
06.29.2010 – Extremely hot temperatures greeted the Vega Speedway Pavement Series to Carolina Motorsports Park last weekend for the inaugural running of the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Nationals at Carolina’s new asphalt tri-oval.
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Wednesday is cutoff for Road America pre-registration
06.29.2010 – Wednesday is the last day to pre-register for the upcoming Zoom Zoom Nationals Road Racing, Manufacturer’s Cup doubleheader at Road America.
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Congratulation s and welcome back Sissy!
06.29.2010 – The WKA Office team, officers and trustees extend a huge congratulations to longtime employee and current WKA Director of Finance Sissy Mendenhall and her husband, Matt, on the birth of their twins.
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Speedway Pavement Series visits new venue this weekend in CMP
06.24.2010 – The Vega Speedway Pavement Series is in action this weekend with the running of the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Nationals at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, S.C.
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Five multiple winners at Margarettsville
06.24.2010 – The third race of the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series season went off last weekend at North Carolina’s Margarettsville Speedway, a longstanding venue on the Speedway Dirt tour.
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More outstanding product available at July 4 BeaveRun Gold Cup national
06.24.2010 – After a long break the WKA Russell Karting Gold Cup Series will resume its 2010 season with the running of the Jammer Clutches Nationals July 2-4 at western Pennsylvania’s BeaveRun Motorsports Complex.
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New brake rule for the Road Race Series
06.24.2010 – WKA announces a new brake rule that will require a secondary linkage between the brake pedal and the master cylinders. This rule will be effective November 1, 2010. However, competitors are encouraged to install a system as soon as possible and take it through pre-race tech inspection at the next NRRS event. Here is the rule:
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Six WKA trustees are suspended
06.23.2010 – WKA President Rick Dresang, acting under the authority granted him in the Association’s Code of Regulations, has suspended six members of the WKA Board of Trustees. These trustees are Tony Granata, Don Guilbeault, Robby Harper, Steve Jacobsen, Bobby Moore, and Steve Rumsey. Dresang has taken this action in response to a recent effort of these trustees to remove a fellow trustee from office. These suspensions are supported by the remaining Trustees, the WKA Officers, and the Personnel Committee.
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Johnny Jacumin has passed away (updated)
06.18.2010 – WKA would like to send its thoughts and prayers to the family of karting ambassador Johnny Jacumin, who passed away Thursday morning at the age of 71.
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Clark, Gafrarar take three wins each at Mid-Ohio Grand Nationals
06.17.2010 – The WKA Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda, the series Johnny Jacumin was so passionate about, ran its annual Grand Nationals event last weekend at the acclaimed Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.
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Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic Sprint in action this weekend
06.17.2010 – Two WKA divisional series are running midseason events this weekend, and both are sprint series providing racers an opportunity at bonus points toward the WKA Manufacturer’s Cup and Gold Cup national programs.
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itsTV.tv Dirt Nationals at Margarettsville on tap this Saturday
06.15.2010 – The WKA Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series returns to action this Saturday with the itvTV.tv Nationals at Margarettsville Speedway in North Carolina. This weekend’s event is the third national on the 2010 slate, and it marks the midpoint of the five-race national tour.
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PEC sponsors Dirt Series, too
06.15.2010 – Last week’s Pit Board release detailing sponsorship support on the WKA Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series missed a longtime series sponsor. Performance Engine & Chassis, based in Sylvester, Ga., sponsors the Briggs Jr Heavy division and has been a Dirt Series sponsor and WKA supporter for a number of years.
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Larry Streeter visitation information
06.15.2010 – Visitation information to pay respect to Larry Streeter is as follows.
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Jorge Arellano to step down as FKCS president at end of 2010 season
06.15.2010 (OCALA, Fla.) – Hot on the heels of the fourth largest round of Florida Karting Championship Series (FKCS) history, current President Jorge Arellano made it official that he will step down as president for the program at the end of the racing season and will not run for re-election for the 2011 program. Citing business opportunities and possible conflicts of interest in the future, Arellano will shift the majority of his focus to his Ocala Gran Prix (OGP) facility, the OGP race team, Tony Kart and the newly formed company of Ocala Grand Prix International Imports (OGPII).
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Karting loses key figure in Larry Streeter
06.14.2010 – Larry Streeter, owner and founder of the nationally known kart-stand business Streeter Super Stands, passed away Saturday while working in his Oak Creek, Wisconsin, shop. He was 63.
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Speedway Dirt gaining momentum in
sponsorship, product awards departments
06.10.2010 – The WKA Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series season will resume next weekend with the itsTV.tv Nationals at Margarettsville (N.C.) Speedway. The event marks the series’ return to awards in place of cash payouts, and it’s also the debut of the series’ new one-day Saturday show.
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Past WKA racers roll at Martinsville
06.10.2010 – A few WKA racers had terrific weekends at Martinsville Speedway last Sunday when the NASCAR Whelen modifieds and K&N Pro Series stock cars rolled into the scenic hills of southern Virginia.
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Cost-effective sponsorship opportunities available in Road Racing Series
06.09.2010 – The creation of the District Championship Series on the WKA Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda has led to a very cost-effective sponsorship opportunity.
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CMP (Kershaw) hosting oval-track open practice Saturday
06.09.2010 – In anticipation of the June 25-27 1-800-Got-Junk? Nationals for the WKA Vega Speedway Pavement Series, Carolina Motorsports Park is hosting an open practice at the Kershaw, South Carolina, facility’s new tri-oval on Saturday, June 12. This will be the only open practice before the Speedway Pavement national.
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Road Race Grand Nationals this weekend at Mid-Ohio
06.08.2010 – One of the most anticipated WKA races of the season goes off this weekend when the WKA Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda makes its annual stop at the famed Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The event is the Road Racing Series’ Grand National, which marks the first Grand National of the 2010 season for any WKA national series. Prestigious Grand National Eagle trophies will be up for grabs in each of the 41 national divisions, along with valuable bonus points toward national standings.
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Mid-Ohio opens Road Racing Midwest, Central District Championship Series
06.08.2010 – This weekend’s Road Race Grand Nationals for the WKA Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda is the first of three Midwest and Central District Championship Series events in 2010.
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Questionnaire coming for WKA Manufacturer’s Cup racers
06.08.2010 – WKA will soon be mailing a questionnaire to George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup driven by Mazda and WKA divisional series sprint racers. The survey is focused on the potential use of spec tires in upcoming race seasons.
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June 4, 5 Board of Trustees meeting postponed
06.02.2010 – The WKA Board of Trustees has voted to postpone the upcoming June 4, 5 meeting until a later date. The new date will be announced via the WKA Pit Board.
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Margarettsville Dirt fast approaching, pre-registration open one more week
06.02.2010 – Pre-registration for the WKA Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series’ June 18-19 itsTV.tv Nationals at Margarettsville (N.C.) Speedway will close Wednesday, June 9. The closing date gives dirt racers one week to get their pre-entry forms faxed or mailed to WKA.
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WKA divisionals up and down the east coast this weekend
06.02.2010 – Six WKA divisional series are in action this weekend, comprising pavement oval, dirt oval and sprint road course racing.
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Last week to pre-register for Mid-Ohio Grand National
05.27.2010 – Pre-registration for the annual Road Racing Grand National at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is open for approximately one more week. Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda racers should get their pre-entries to the Dart Kart Club by Friday, June 4.
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Road America entry blanks now available
05.27.2010 – Entry blanks for the WKA Manufacturer’s Cup Zoom Zoom Grand Nationals and WKA Road Racing Series’ Zoom Zoom Nationals are now available for download at WorldKarting.com.
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E-mail troubles
05.27.2010 – WKA is having issues in sending and receiving e-mails to hotmail.com, live.com, msn.com and possibly other MSN-related e-mail addresses. We are working on the problem and hope to have it resolved very soon.
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Clarification on Unlimited 2-Cycle Dirt specs
05.25.2010 – As competitors prepare for the upcoming itsTV.tv Nationals June 19 at Margarettsville Speedway in Margarettsville, N.C., WKA officials want to clarify one of the specs for the Unlimited 2-Cycle class. Despite a listing for gas in previous specs, this class is alcohol, and will continue to run as an alcohol class for the balance of the year and beyond.
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Sato preps for Indy 500 with iRacing.com
05.25.2010 (BEDFORD, Mass.) – International racing star Takuma Sato impressed everyone in the IZOD IndyCar Series paddock at Kansas Speedway earlier this month with a strong race performance in the Road Runner Turbo 300, running in the top five in his first-ever oval-track race before getting taken out by another driver’s miscue. In September Sato will be racing in the Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi. But next on his calendar there’s the matter of another race in the American Midwest, where Sato and his #5 Lotus-KVRT Dallara-Honda are preparing for Saturday’s pole qualifying and the 94th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 30.
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CKI sponsors eight drivers from Round 2 of WSK North American Series
05.25.2010 (TEMPE, Ariz.) – Continuing its support of karting at all levels, Championship Karting International this week honored eight drivers with free entry into the series of their choice, as a result of their participation in the WSK North American Series by CKI, Round 2 at Phoenix. The first-of-its-kind program offered drivers participating with CKI for the first time, the opportunity to receive free entry in their regular series once they travel back home.
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Roebling Road national delivers great racing, a strong entry count
05.20.2010 – The Southern Kart Club and WKA put on a terrific third round of the 2010 WKA Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda last weekend at Bloomingdale, Georgia’s Roebling Road Raceway. The event featured top-shelf racing flaked by a multitude of off-track activities, including a Saturday night cookout with good food, friends and award giveaways.
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Second Briggs Limited Mod Heavy and
DKC Team Race added to Mid-Ohio card
05.20.2010 – A rising interest and fairly strong entry counts in the Briggs Limited Mod Heavy division at early-season WKA Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda nationals has led the Dart Kart Club and WKA to add a second Limited Mod Heavy class to the schedule for the June 11-13 Grand Nationals at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
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Former WKA Triple Crown champion
picks up sponsor for Charlotte Nationwide race
05.20.2010 (Irmo, S.C.) – Danny Efland announced today that C3i Sports will again be the primary sponsor for the No. 07 Chevy in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race May 29, 2010 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. C3i Sports, a Columbia, South Carolina, company, sponsored the Danny Efland Racing Impala at Darlington, where Danny brought the car home in a respectable 26th place.
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Speedway Pavement weekend format revised, practice fees waived
05.18.2010 – While the country continues to attempt a recovery from the worst economic time in decades, WKA officials continue to work to do their part to help maintain the integrity of their five national racing series. With lost jobs and income accounting for lower kart counts as a result of adjusted family budgets and lifestyles, it’s obvious in an effort to maintain a solid program, given the current numbers, certain modifications need to be made.
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Correction on Monday Speedway Dirt Series Pit Board
05.18.2010 – On the heels of the Monday announcement with regards to the change on the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series format, there was one discrepancy. While the announced fees were listed at $50 pre-entry, $55 at track, the actual new cost will be $55 pre-entry, $60 at track. Also, the local option fees are $45 / $50, as originally listed on the entry blank that coincided with the Pit Board. The press release did not list the proper adjustments.
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Phil De La O is victorious at WSK North American Series
05.18.2010 (PHOENIX) – Team Top Kart USA / De La O Miinch Motorsports driver Phil De La O continues to add to his already impressive resume as he scored the victory in Sunday's KF2 class in the second round of the WSK North American Series by CKI. Taking place at the PKRA facility in Phoenix, De La O stole the show in Sunday's main event as he drove his TM-powered Top Kart to an unchallenged victory.
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Speedway Dirt Series reverts to one-day event, lower entry fees, awards
05.17.2010 – After exhausting every possible avenue, WKA officials have elected to host the remainder of their Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series events as one-day shows, beginning with the itsTV.tv Nationals at Margarettsville (N.C.) Speedway June 19.
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Round 3 of WKA Road Racing Series set to go this weekend at Roebling Road
05.11.2010 – The WKA Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda renews its 2010 season this weekend at Roebling Road Raceway near Savannah, Georgia. The annual Roebling national marks the third of eight stops on this year’s tour, and it will be the final Road Racing national in the Southeast until August when the series visits VIRginia Int’l Raceway.
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Advertising opportunities available for 2010 Champions Year in Review
05.06.2010 – WKA’s Karting Scene is gearing up for production of the 1st Annual Champions Year in Review. Formally known as the Champions Edition, this year this special publication will feature an all-new layout.
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Plenty of WKA divisional series events on tap in coming weeks
05.06.2010 – While the WKA national circuit slows down a bit for the rest of May, the divisional schedule is heating up with 10 events between this weekend and May 23.
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Motor rentals available for WSK North American Series Phoenix event
05.06.2010 (Tempe, Ariz.) – Looking to help all of the competitors of the WSK North American Series by CKI, the staff of Championship Karting International program has arranged a motor rental program through a host of the sport's top engine builders and suppliers. Looking to make it easier for competitors to attend a series event and receive the support they need, multiple motor builders will be offering trackside service and support at the May 14-16 event at the PKRA event in Phoenix, Ariz.
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Neri, Rogero only dual winners in MRP Man Cup action
05.04.2010 – The WKA George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda returned to action over the weekend with the highly anticipated MKP Nationals at the popular Michiana Raceway Park near South Bend, Ind. Rain was present in northern Indiana throughout the weekend, but ultimately the wet weather kept at bay for most of Saturday and Sunday afternoons with most feature events run in the dry.
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CKI organizes transportation services
for upcoming Phoenix WSK North American Series event
05.04.2010 (TEMPE, Ariz.) – In these tough economic times, CKI officials have put a program in place to help competitors transport their equipment across the country for the upcoming Phoenix WSK North American Series Event. Working with the karting teams, CKI has contacted a host of series teams to organize transportation services to help lower the travel costs the sport of karting. With the next event May 14-16 at the PKRA facility in Phoenix, Ariz., a list of teams offering these services can be found below.
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Ocala Gran Prix shows strength at MRP
05.04.2010 (SOUTH BEND, Ind.) – The Ocala Gran Prix / Tony Kart race team showed their strength this past weekend at the second round of the World Karting Association Manufacturer's Cup event held at the Michiana Raceway Park in South Bend, Indiana. Coming to the WKA program for the first time as a big operation, the Ocala Grand Prix (OGP) along with their dealer, Indiana Racing Services walked away with five wins and nine podiums when the weekend was complete.
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WKA sponsors, advertisers welcomed to send news
05.04.2010 – If you or your business is a WKA sponsor or advertiser, WKA is always looking for press releases to use for weekly Pit Board announcements. Whether it’s a release recapping an engine builder’s or chassis manufacturer’s success at a recent WKA event, an announcement of a new product or a preview of an upcoming event, WKA media will always make an effort to include it in a Pit Board.
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WKA officials determining best options for 2011 Road Racing schedule
04.29.2010 – This week’s announcement that Daytona Int’l Speedway will be repaved has obviously affected the WKA Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda in that the series has lost its 2011 opener at the high banks of Daytona. Besides the 2007 season when the Road Racing Series did not race at Daytona in Dec. 2006, the tour has begun its new season at Daytona every year since the mid-1970s.
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Pre-registration open for national events through July 4
04.29.2010 – Pre-registration forms are available for WKA national events through July 4 weekend, when the Russell Karting Gold Cup Series visits BeaveRun (Pa.) Motorsports Complex for the Firecracker Nationals.
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Driver and Team Incentive Program continues
at WSK North American Series
04.29.2010 (TEMPE, Ariz.) – In preparation for the second round of the WSK North American Series by CKI, series officials have announced the continuation of an exciting new program that will benefit drivers and teams alike. In a continuous effort to give back to the sport of karting, CKI will continue its first time entrant and team incentive program at PKRA event in Phoenix May 14-16.
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CKI adds KPV 1 class to Phoenix WSK North American Series event
04.29.2010 (Tempe, Ariz.) – Championship Karting International is pleased to announce that the KPV 1 division will be a local-option class at the next round of the WSK North American Series by CKI. Being run at the fantastic PKRA facility in Phoenix, Ariz., sportsman competitors competing in the KPV 1 class will be racing in the same event as their karting idols and the stars of our sport.
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Haws, Pappa and Schilling race to 2 wins in Pavement Series opener
04.27.2010 – The WKA Vega Speedway Pavement Series opened its 2010 season last weekend with the Spring Nationals at North Carolina’s OCR Action Sports Park. The event attracted racers from all over the east coast to the 0.700-mile OCR oval, a popular asphalt venue located about 15 miles north of Durham in Rougemont, N.C.
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WKA Manufacturer’s Cup Round 2 this weekend at MRP
04.27.2010 – The WKA George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda returns to the track this weekend for the highly anticipated MKP Nationals at Michiana Raceway Park in North Liberty, Ind. The weekend marks the first Manufacturer’s Cup event since Daytona KartWeek in the final days of 2009. WKA’s 2-cycle sprint racers, many who have been busy competing in winter tours and the opening rounds of 2010 WKA divisional series, will be eager to get back to national competition at the demanding 11-turn course in northern Indiana.
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Ocala Gran Prix squad ready for MRP WKA Manufacturer’s Cup
04.27.2010 – The Ocala Gran Prix / Tony Kart race team will make their first trek out of the state of Florida in 2010 as the team will travel to the second round of the World Karting Association (WKA) Manufacturer’s Cup program in northern Indiana. Competing at the MRP of South Bend facility in South Bend, Indiana, OGP will enter five pilots in an array of different divisions as well as be teamed with Indianapolis-based Tony Kart dealer Indiana Racing Services.
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Repaving project means Daytona KartWeek 2010
will only feature WKA dirt and sprint events
04.26.2010 – Daytona International Speedway announced Saturday that the famed 2.5-mile facility will be repaved after the Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event in July. Since the conclusion of the 52nd annual Daytona 500 in February, International Speedway Corporation’s team of engineers and asphalt specialists have conducted a thorough evaluation of the entire track, and upon completion of that analysis, the results were delivered to the ISC Board of Directors where the decision was made to repave the race track.
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SFI press release regarding Impact products
04.22.2010 – SFI has issued the following press release regarding the company’s decertification of selected Impact Racing products. WKA uses SFI specifications for the legality of safety gear.
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Impact issues statement regarding SFI decertification
04.22.2010 – Impact strongly disagrees with SFI’s decertification of its products manufactured in the years 2005-2008. Impact is working diligently to resolve this issue with SFI. Impact decided to stop the internal SFI appeal process because it became obvious that Impact could not get a fair hearing.
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Changes to ROK TT engine for MRP Man Cup event
04.22.2010 – Citing a noticeable difference in the performance of the ROK TT engine in comparison to many other engines offered in the TaG class on the George Kugler / Bridgetone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda, WKA officials have elected to make some adjustments in time for the upcoming MKP Nationals at Michiana Raceway Park in South Bend, Indiana, April 30-May 2.
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Bumper, nose cone situation to be monitored at MRP
04.22.2010 – Following the December Margay Sprint Championships at Daytona International Speedway, WKA officials recognized a few disparities with regards to certain bumpers and nose cones on karts in competition.
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WKA Vega Speedway Pavement opens season this weekend
04.20.2010 – The WKA Vega Speedway Pavement Series ushers in a new season this weekend with the Spring Nationals at OCR Action Sports Park in Rougemont, N.C. The OCR opener marks the beginning of a five-race tour for WKA’s only national asphalt-oval series and the only national this year at the popular OCR speedway, which is located just north of Durham.
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WKA pit pass gets you into PASS South race for free
04.20.2010 – If you’re going to be in attendance this weekend at the Spring Nationals for the WKA Vega Speedway Pavement Series at OCR Action Sports Park, your WKA wristband will get you in to more than just the karting event.
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Temporary membership notice and information
04.20.2010 – There has been some confusion regarding WKA temporary memberships, which can be purchased for $20at any WKA national event. The following release is meant to clarify a temporary membership’s purpose and value.
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Local option classes do not receive year-end awards
04.20.2010 – With a few local-option classes running full schedules in some WKA national series, it should be understood that participants in local-option classes do not receive year-end awards. No points are accrued for local-option classes, thus no official championship standings for the classes and no year-end awards.
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Karting pioneer Sam Triplett passes away from cancer
04.19.2010 – Well known to karters and racers from over his three decades involved in karting, Sam Triplett passed away on Sunday after a long battle with cancer.
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‘Racing Dreams’ film to open in several cities May 21
04.16.2010 – “Racing Dreams,” the award-winning documentary that follows the lives of three young WKA Speedway Pavement Series racers, will open Friday, May 21, in Atlanta; Birmingham; Charlotte; Dallas / Ft. Worth; Fort Smith, Ark.; Greenville, S.C.; Houston; Nashville; Orlando; Raleigh and Tampa. These openings will precede June 4 openings in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
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Unfounded rumors regarding sale of WKA
04.15.2010 – For the past two days the World Karting Association officers and staff have received numerous calls regarding a rumor that the Association is being sold. To set the record straight, WKA is a member-owned, non-stock, not-for-profit corporation. WKA is owned by its members and cannot be sold.
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Box Stock Money Class added to OCR Pavement weekend
04.15.2010 – WKA officials have announced the addition of a Box Stock (Clone) local option class for the upcoming Spring Nationals for the Vega Speedway Pavement Series April 23-25 at OCR Action Sports Park in Rougemont, North Carolina.
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Tires announced for remainder of Speedway Dirt season
04.15.2010 – With the bulk of the season still to come for competitors on the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series, WKA officials have formally announced the tire selection for the balance of the 2010 season.
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One triple, 7 double winners at Hurricane Bordeaux Dyno Cams Nationals
04.13.2010 – The WKA Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series was back in action over the weekend after over three months off since the 2010 opener at Daytona International Speedway. The Bordeaux Dyno Cams Nationals at Alma, Georgia’s Hurricane Raceway marked round No. 2 of the 2010 season, and over 200 entries made the event another positive step in the rebuilding process of the Dirt Series. The entry count doubled that of the 2009 Hurricane Dirt national.
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2011 TaG engine and engine parts approval process
04.13.2010 – In 2007 WKA joined with other major sanctioning bodies to approve TaG engines for the 2008 to 2010 competition years. The objectives were to bring stability to a popular and rapidly growing class and to maintain parity among the diverse group of TaG engines. Although this has been a challenging task, the success of the TaG classes has shown the approval and handicapping process to be effective.
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Last days to get pre-entries in for upcoming nationals
04.13.2010 – Pre-registration for upcoming WKA nationals will be closing in the coming days. Pre-registration for the Vega Speedway Pavement Series’ Spring Nationals at OCR Action Sports Park will close Wednesday, April 14. The Pavement Series opener goes off April 23-25 at the popular North Carolina oval. Click here for the Spring Nationals entry blank and weekend schedule.
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WKA sends thoughts and prayers to Turner family
04.08.2010 – Dave Turner of the Ohio-based Turner Racing Engines passed away Wednesday from injuries suffered in a car accident. He was 68.
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Error in March 30 release; no tire test Friday at OCR
04.07.2010 – A March 30 WKA release announcing tire restrictions lifted for Friday practice at the Vega Speedway Pavement Series opener at OCR (N.C.) Action Sports Park had an error in the first paragraph. The typo noted a Friday, April 9, date as Friday practice, leading some Pavement teams to believe there was a special tire test this Friday at OCR.
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Speedway Dirt back in action this weekend at Hurricane
04.07.2010 – After over three months since the 2010 Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series opener at Daytona International Speedway, the series will resume its five-race tour this weekend with a stop at Alma, Georgia’s Hurricane Raceway.
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SFI, Impact release joint press release
04.07.2010 – The following is a joint press release Impact Racing and SFI released Thursday, April 1, regarding SFI’s current certification status of Impact Racing products. The release came following an April 1 court hearing in Indianapolis.
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NHKA hosts a jam-packed day of road racing
at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
04.07.2010 - With the winter’s snow but a memory, the NHKA Racing Series kicks off the karting season in New England with a doubleheader day of road racing on the NHMS long track on April 17th.
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Past, current WKA racers making headlines
04.01.2010 – A number of racers who cut their teeth racing karts with the World Karting Association have been making good in other forms of motorsports throughout the early part of the 2010 season.
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CKI offers discounted registration for teams at WSK North American Series
04.01.2010 (TEMPE, Ariz.) – In today’s tough economic times, the staff at CKI is looking to give back to the teams that compete in their WSK North American Series. Understanding that event travel across the United States is tough, series officials are offering discounted registration to teams that bring multiple drivers to each event. The program will begin with all pre-entries for the first event taking place April 9 -11 at the New Castle Motorsports Park in New Castle, Indiana.
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Champ Heavy Money Race joins Speedway Pavement
schedule for 2010; Bonsignore Kart Shoppe steps up
03.30.2010 – Having seen the success a non- points money race has brought to the Russell Karting Gold Cup and Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt series last season, WKA officials are set to branch out to the Vega Speedway Pavement Series in 2010.
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Reminder to Manufacturer’s Cup racers: KPV / Komet clutch
mandatory, 2010 tire rules and procedures
03.30.2010 – The KPV / Komet clutch, manufactured by IAME, is mandatory in the five Komet divisions in the George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda beginning with the April 30-May 2 MKP Nationals at Michiana (Ind.) Raceway Park. No Horstman clutches are allowed.
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Speedway Pavement tire rules to follow 2009 policies and procedures,
Vega 8.00 thin tire not allowed
03.30.2010 – While the efforts to curb tire prepping continue to be an issue in all forms of motorsports, World Karting officials, encouraged by what they saw in 2009, will continue with the same policies and procedures for the 2010 season on the Vega Speedway Pavement Series, beginning with the Spring Nationals April 23-25 at OCR Action Sports Park in Rougemont, North Carolina.
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Tire restrictions lifted for OCR Friday practice
03.30.2010 – In an effort to give competitors time to get acclimated to the new Vega MBS tire, WKA officials have elected to open the Friday practice up for the Spring Nationals at OCR Action Sports Park April 23 for the Vega Speedway Pavement Series.
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Notice of decertification; notice to cease and desist and
termination of all contracts of participation issued to Impact Racing
03.26.2010 (POWAY, Calif.) – SFI Foundation, Inc., has issued a Notice of Decertification; Notice of Cease and Desist, and a notice terminating all Contracts of Participation to Impact Racing. Effective April 27, 2010, all products manufactured and/or distributed by Impact Racing pursuant to SFI Specification Programs 3.2A, 3.3, 16.1, and 16.5 are decertified.
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Less than a week left to pre-enter for Hurricane Dirt national
03.25.2010 – There is less than a week left to get your pre-entries in for the upcoming Bordeaux Dyno Cams Nationals at Alma Georgia’s Hurricane Raceway for the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series. Pre-registration will close Wednesday, March 31 for the April 9-11 national at Hurricane.
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South Carolina Dirt in action this Saturday
03.25.2010 – After a successful opener Feb. 27 at Cross Anchor Raceway, the WKA South Carolina Dirt Divisional Series will resume its 2010 season this Saturday at I-20 Kartway in Batesburg, S.C.
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Only one WKA national series yet to begin 2010 season
03.23.2010 – With the running of the Michigan Kart Supply Nationals for the Russell Karting Gold Cup Series March 12-14 at Carolina Motorsports Park, only one WKA national series is yet to throw the green flag on its 2010 season. That will be the case until April 23-25, when the Vega Speedway Pavement Series heads to North Carolina’s OCR Action Sports Park for the Spring Nationals. Pre-registration is open until April 14.
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WKC opens new season this weekend at New Jersey
03.23.2010 – One of the country’s oldest kart clubs will kick off another new season this weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park’s popular Thunderbolt Course. The Woodbridge Kart Club will hold a two-day (March 27, 28) event at the track to begin its six-race 2010 slate. WKC will also hold their 2009 awards banquet on Saturday night at a NJMP banquet hall.
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‘Racing Dreams’ movie trailer available on WorldKarting.com
03.23.2010 – The movie trailer for “Racing Dreams,” the documentary film that follows the lives and racing of three former WKA Vega Speedway Pavement Series racers, is now available and can be viewed on WorldKarting.com. The recently released trailer marks another step toward the release of the film, which has won numerous awards at film festivals around the country.
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Ovals on tap for WKA national circuit
03.18.2010 – Recently removed from a weekend of Russell Karting Gold Cup and Dunlop Tire Road Racing driven by Mazda racing at the road courses of Carolina Motorsports Park, the WKA national schedule shifts to the ovals in the month of April for the Vega Speedway Pavement Series 2010 opener and the second stop on the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt tour.
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OCR Pavement national offers big promotion
03.18.2010 – Drivers and fans have the opportunity to get more than their fill of motorsports activity April 23-25 during the Spring Nationals for the Vega Speedway Pavement Series at OCR Action Sports Park in Rougemont, North Carolina.
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Registration still open for upcoming Speedway Dirt Hurricane national
03.17.2010 – After the successful and popular return of the WKA Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series to Daytona KartWeek by Cometic Gasket in December, the series now approaches the 2010 season’s second stop. The Bordeaux Dyno Cams Nationals will roll off April 9-11 at Alma, Georgia’s Hurricane Raceway, marking the unofficial start to the Dirt Series’ regular season, if you will.
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Action plentiful in 2010 Gold Cup opener
03.16.2010 – Mother Nature threw an array of weather at the Carolina Motorsports Park over the weekend, where the Russell Karting Gold Cup Series was in town for the Michigan Kart Supply Nationals. Everything from fairly warm, sunny conditions to chilly, windy weather to thunderstorms and heavy rain hit the Kershaw, S.C., area from Friday to Sunday. Fortunately, most of the rain came after sundown allowing each of the 23 divisions to get their program completed in the dry after mornings of practice on a wet CMP sprint course.
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Road Racing Series resumes season at Kershaw
03.16.10 – The WKA Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda resumed its season over the weekend at Carolina Motorsports Park for the second of eight 2010 rounds. Heavy rain every night of the weekend forced the postponement of morning practice each day due to the wet track. Personal vehicles took to the track each day to help dry the surface, while officials, led by popular Race Director Brandon Taylor, shortened laydown races to from 45 to 35 minutes while sprint-enduros ran 25-minute features instead of 30.
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“Chew Bob” Fletcher on the mend
03.16.10 – A brand new state of the art sprint track for the Russell Karting Gold Cup Series could not hide the obvious absence of one of World Karting’s longtime officials. While competitors and fans marveled at the Carolina Motorsports Park layout for the season opening Michigan Kart Supply Nationals, a familiar face was missing, one that many drivers see quite often throughout the Gold Cup weekends.
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March 2010 WKA Board Meeting agenda
03.11.2010 – The following is the agenda for the WKA Board of Trustees Meeting scheduled for Friday, March 19, and Saturday, March 20, at the WKA Office in Concord, North Carolina.
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Kershaw Gold Cup preview
03.09.2010 – The Russell Karting Gold Cup Series will become the fourth WKA national series to begin its 2010 season this weekend at the Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, S.C., a new venue for the 4-cycle sprint series. Located an hour and a half south of Charlotte, Kershaw, as the track’s popularly referred, built the new 17-turn, 0.700-mile sprint course last year. The Gold Cup’s Michigan Kart Supply Nationals will mark the first national event at the new sprint course.
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Kershaw Road Racing preview
03.09.2010 – The Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda will hit the track this weekend at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, S.C., for their second event of the 2010 season. Many of the country’s best road racers will look to tame the challenging 2.3-mile course, a venue the Road Racing Series has held a spring national every year since 2000.
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Road Racing Drivers Club to present second RRDC
/ FIA Young Drivers Symposium in Long Beach
03.09.2010 (HILLIARD, Ohio) – Following the success of its first seminar held at the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show in December, the Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC) will present its second RRDC/FIA Young Drivers Symposium, during the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, on Saturday, April 17.
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CKI offers new incentives for Round 3 of
CKI Florida Cup, presented by DFR and Supertune USA
03.05.2010 (PHOENIX) – Adding even more value to a prize package already worth over $130,000 in cash and prizes, to include a 2010 Mazda 3. CKI has added an exciting new element. For first-time CKI Florida Cup Entrants that are WKA and FKCS Members, Championship Karting International will pay the entrant for one entry fee and one pit pass for the remaining races in both the Florida Championship Kart Series and the WKA Manufacturer's Cup for the 2010 season.
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Road Racing tech updates for Kershaw
03.04.2010 – The following includes important tech updates and information of which road racers should be aware heading into next weekend’s national event at Carolina Motorsports Park.
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WKA announces Road Racing District Championship Series
03.04.2010 – The host clubs of the WKA Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda have worked together to make the series more rewarding for racers who need to carefully choose the events they attend during these economic times. Thus, WKA is announcing a District Championship Series program to aid the growing number of road racers who only attend three or four nationals per season.
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Product awards piling up for Kershaw Gold Cup Money Race
03.04.2010 – One of the highlights of the 2009 Russell Karting Gold Cup Series was the addition of a Money Race on Friday nights after practice. The popular event, which is for senior racers and runs Briggs Animal Heavy rules, is back on the Gold Cup schedule in 2010 with the year’s first version slated to go off Friday evening, March 12, at the Michigan Kart Supply Nationals at the new Carolina Motorsports Park sprint track.
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Reminder to Gold Cup senior racers: no rim width rule
03.04.2010 – With the season opener for the Russell Karting Gold Cup Series just days away at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina, World Karting officials need to remind all senior class competitors of one of the many rules changes for the new year.
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Vega Tire introduces the MBS 6” oval tire for 2010
03.03.2010 - The MBS tire is the successor to the popular MAS Yellow label oval tire. The Vega MAS compound is one of the most successful oval tires on the market. Popular with dirt oval karters, it has become the tire of choice when a maximum grip tire is required. The Vega tire has been the dominate quarter midget tire in QMA, winning every title at the asphalt Grands for the last three years.
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Class sponsorships still available in 4 WKA national series
03.02.2010 – As the 2010 racing season rapidly approaches, class sponsorships are still available in all WKA national series except Manufacturer’s Cup. Ten national classes are open in Russell Karting Gold Cup; 12 in Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt; 17 in Vega Speedway Pavement and 22, or about half of the Dunlop Tire Road Racing driven by Mazda classes.
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2010 WKA national calendar now complete
03.02.2010 – With last week’s announcement of the Georgia Karting Komplex as the fourth 2010 Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series venue, WKA’s five 2010 national series schedules are now complete. Including Daytona, a total of 27 events at 18 venues in 12 states highlight this year’s national calendar.
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Carnesville added as 4th Speedway Dirt venue
02.26.2010 – WKA officials are proud to announce the addition of the Georgia Karting Complex in Carnesville, Georgia, as the fourth venue for the 2010 Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series July 30 - Aug. 1. Well known for its convenience right off of 1-85, not to mention stellar local competition, the addition of the Carnesville facility completes what appears to be one of the best Speedway Dirt series schedules venue-wise in quite some time.
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Options abundant for Gold Cup racers in 2010
02.26.2010 – As the Russell Karting Gold Cup Series wheels its way into Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina, March 12-14 for the Michigan Kart Supply Nationals, competitors, fans and the like will feast their eyes on a plethora of classes that will fill the pits.
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Gold Cup racer Ben Wagenhals looking for donations to a good cause
02.26.2010 – WKA Russell Karting Gold Cup Series veteran Ben Wagenhals is participating in a charity event for the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Jerry’s Kids and is asking for donations. The event will see Wagenhals locked up in a makeshift jail at a Rochester, New York-area restaurant on March 25. The money Wagenhals raises between now and March 25 is considered bail money for his release and will be donated to the MDA. His bail is set at $1600.
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Marshall Martin joins SSC East as sales manager
02.26.2010 (BRAINTREE, Mass.) – In a move that strengthens its position as the leading importer and distributor of karts, engines and equipment, SSC East announces that Marshall Martin has joined the team as Sales Manager, Mid-West Region. Martin brings a wealth of experience not only in karting, but also in sales and marketing to an already powerful SSC East operation. He will also be representing SSC East’s sister company, KISS Barriers, a leading manufacturer of safety barriers for kart and automobile tracks, as well as highway, military and aviation applications.
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Road Racing Series ready to invade Kershaw
02.24.2010 – The second of eight 2010 Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda events will go off March 12-14 at the progressive Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, S.C., which joins New Castle, Ind., as tracks hosting three WKA national series events this season. For the first time in 11 trips to Kershaw, the Russell Karting Gold Cup Series will join the popular Road Racing Series at the South Carolina venue. The pairing makes the event the first WKA doubleheader at CMP and the first featuring the Road Racing and Gold Cup series on the same weekend card.
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Familiar faces officiating Kershaw Road Racing / Gold Cup doubleheader
02.24.2010 – In any phase of life, consistency is the key. In the sports world, it’s a must! On the heels of the announcement of the retirement of longtime promoter Johnny Jacumin, WKA officials immediately addressed the desire to maintain the consistency and integrity of the Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda event at Carolina Motorsports Park March 12-14 in Kershaw, South Carolina. And the best place to start was with the crew.
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Dunlop RH2 Road Racing award tires available at Kershaw
02.24.2010 – WKA and Russell Karting are pleased to announce the previously back-ordered Dunlop RH2 award tires have arrived in the U.S. These tires will be available for pick up by the award recipients March 12-14, 2010, at the Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda national at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, S.C. Specific distribution times will be posted at the event. If you will not be attending Kershaw, please see if a nearby competitor can pick these up for you or contact Sissy Mendenhall for other options at 704-455-1606 x13 or
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Inaugural Gold Cup opener at Kershaw only 3 weeks away
02.18.2010 – There will be plenty of “firsts” when the stars of the Russell Karting Gold Cup Series hit the track for the Michigan Kart Supply Nationals March 12-14 at Carolina Motorsports Park, and that’s not referring to the 18 national class first-place trophies that will be up for grabs.
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2-, 4-cycle Certification class available in Northeast and Midwest
02.18.2010 – A WKA / SFI Tech Seminar will be held this Sunday at Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey. The class offers two-year WKA / SFI certification for 2-cycle and 4-cycle tech inspectors. The seminar at Englishtown will be held in the Raceway Park tower and begin at 10 a.m. and conclude around 2 p.m. Cost of the seminar and certification examination is $125. The class will culminate in an open-book exam with the 2010 WKA Tech Manual, and attendees must be WKA members in good standing.
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Sponsors stepping up for Gold Cup Money Race
02.18.2010 – With many competitors in the Midwest and Northeast still digging out from the biggest winter blast in decades, the date on the calendar for the season opener for the Russell Karting Gold Cup Series looms larger every day. In just three weeks, the birth of a new racing season will grace the all-new sprint track at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina, for the Michigan Kart Supply Nationals March 12-14.
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WKA 4-cycle Tech Committee announces tech updates
02.18.2010 – The WKA 4-cycle Technical Committee met on January 31 and made several decisions regarding the International Class engines and the new Animal RT-1 cylinder head.
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A host of past, current WKA racers joins McMurray in success at Daytona
02.16.2010 – While WKA member Jamie McMurray captured the most prestigious trophy of Daytona Speedweeks with his triumph in Sunday’s Daytona 500, the Joplin, Mo., native wasn’t the only current or former WKA karter to experience success at Daytona over the past couple weeks.
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March WKA Board Meeting rescheduled
02.16.2010 – The March WKA Board Meeting has been rescheduled. Originally slated for Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27, the meeting will now be held one week earlier on Friday, March 19 and Saturday, March 20. The date change was made due to the NHRA Nationals at Charlotte Motor Speedway’s zMax Dragway March 25-28.
Incentives, promotions make Briggs & Stratton
LO 206 remarkably cost-effective
02.16.2010 – WKA recently announced that two local-option classes for the new Briggs LO 206 engine would be part of the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt and Vega Speedway Pavement series. Now, with a new promotion from Briggs & Stratton and a special voucher program from WKA, the affordability of the LO 206 is striking.
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Congratulations to WKA member
Jamie McMurray for his Daytona 500 win
02.15.2010 – In late December Jamie McMurray was one of about 500 kart racers competing at WKA’s Daytona KartWeek at Daytona International Speedway. Racing in the TaG divisions, McMurray drove to a pair of top-10 finishes in the Margay Sprint Championships for the Manufacturer’s Cup Series.
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Legendary flagman Buddy Burkett passes away
02.12.2010 – The karting world suffered a major blow today as longtime World Karting flagman Buddy Burkett has passed away. Burkett, 56, from Amelia, Virginia, died of a massive heart attack while being treated for a blood infection.
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Karting Scene digital magazine now available
02.11.2010 – The Dec. 2009 issue of WKA’s Karting Scene is now available for viewing on WorldKarting.com. The new digital magazine can be viewed by clicking the magazine cover link at the top-right corner on the WorldKarting.com home page. The link will take you to an interactive online version of the Dec. 2009 issue.
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Manufacturer’s Cup TaG Heavy / TaG Masters
to run separate; race order updated
02.11.2010 – World Karting officials have announced a modification to the race lineup for the George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda. Beginning with the MKP Nationals April 30 - May 2 at Michiana Raceway Park in South Bend, Indiana, competitors in the Orlando Kart Center TaG Heavy and TonyKart TaG Masters classes will run at separate times instead of being integrated as one race.
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National point standings to be updated shortly
02.11.2010 – National point standings for the three WKA series that ran at Daytona KartWeek by Cometic Gasket in late December will be updated on WorldKarting.com in the coming days. Points for the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt, Dunlop Tire Road Racing and George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup, both driven by Mazda, will be available for viewing by early next week.
WKA inks Vega as new Speedway
Pavement Series title sponsor
02.09.2010 – WKA is pleased to announce Vega Tires as the new title sponsor of the Speedway Pavement Series. The five-race tour will now be tagged the Vega Speedway Pavement Series, beginning with the Spring Nationals season opener April 23-25 at North Carolina’s OCR Action Sports Park.
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AKS RaceFab to give away body at each Dirt National
02.09.2010 – Keeping the momentum rolling on the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series following a most successful Dirt World Championships at Daytona, World Karting officials are proud to announce that south-central Pennsylvania-based AKS RaceFab, returning in its fourth year as a Dirt Series sponsor, will add to the fortunes of one lucky competitor at each of the remaining four Speedway Dirt events in 2010.
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2-, 4-cycle tech seminar available at Kart Expo International 2010
02.09.2010 – The WKA / SFI Tech Seminar will be held in conjunction with the Kart Expo International 2010 show Saturday, Feb. 27, at the DuPage Expo Center in Saint Charles, Illinois. The seminar will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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Five new entry blanks now available
02.09.2010 – Entry blanks and weekend schedules for five spring WKA nationals are now available on WorldKarting.com. Entry blanks for the highly touted March 12-14 doubleheader at Kershaw, South Carolina’s Carolina Motorsports Park, featuring the Russell Karting Gold Cup Series and Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda, can now be found on the home page of WorldKarting.com. The Gold Cup opener is once again sponsored by Michigan Kart Supply and tagged the Michigan Kart Supply Nationals.
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PDKS banquet rescheduled due to weather
02.04.2010 – This weekend's PDKS awards banquet has been rescheduled for Saturday, March 27, due to the impending snowstorm forecasted for the south-central Pennsylvania area. PDKS feels that for the safety of all its racers and their families, this is the safest decision series officials could make given the circumstances.
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Russell Karting is the new Gold Cup Series sponsor
02.04.2010 – Raymore, Missouri-based Russell Karting Specialties, Inc. is the new title sponsor for the 2010 WKA Gold Cup Series. The news was announced Saturday night at the combined banquet for the Gold Cup and Speedway Pavement Series after Bully Clutches notified WKA it would not be returning as the Gold Cup Series sponsor. WKA’s only 4-cycle national sprint tour will now be titled the Russell Karting Gold Cup Series.
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Spec Oil, Fuel Program to continue in Road Racing, Manufacturer’s Cup
02.04.2010 – In 2009 WKA expanded its 2-cycle Spec Oil and Fuel Program to include both the Road Racing and Manufacturer’s Cup Series. With its success, WKA will continue this program in the 2010 competition season.
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Former WKA Manufacturer’s Cup champion makes NASCAR headlines
02.04.2010 – Sergio Pena, who competed in the George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda as recently as 2006, made national racing headlines Saturday in Irwindale, Calif., when he finished second to Joey Logano in the Toyota All-Star Showdown in front of a sold-out crowd at Toyota Speedway.
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KartFest trade show and awards banquets recap
02.02.2010 – KartFest 2010 is in the books and despite adverse weekend weather throughout much of the Carolinas, all but a couple of pre-registered exhibitors still made it to the exhibit hall to be a part of the show. Approximately 50 exhibitors filled the Carolina First Center as KartFest was held at the Greenville, S.C., location for the first time ever. Steady crowds filled the center throughout Friday and Saturday.
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WKA national racers shine in Atlantic City
02.02.2010 – Two Rage Karts Speedway Pavement racers not present for the series’ banquet Saturday night at KartFest were 2009 Briggs Champ Heavy national champion A.J. Roderick and Long Island’s Justin Bonsignore, who finished third in the standings in Champ Lite and Heavy in 2009.
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Custom Trophy’s Theresa Mertle’s mother passes away
02.02.2010 – A member of the extended WKA family has passed away. WKA would like to send its condolences to Theresa Mertle, her family and the people at Custom Trophy. Mertle’s mother passed away last night in Kentucky after an illness.
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KartFest 2010 is this Friday and Saturday in Greenville, S.C.
01.26.2010 – You’ve heard the hype, now it’s finally here. WKA’s annual consumer trade show, KartFest 2010, will go off this Friday and Saturday at the Carolina First Center in Greenville, South Carolina. Trade show hours for both Friday and Saturday are 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Friday night Money Race returns to 2010 Gold Cup schedule
01.26.2010 – With the score knotted at two apiece, overtime is coming to the WKA Gold Cup Series in 2010 with the continuation of the Animal Heavy Money Race. Beginning with the season opener March 12-14 at the all-new sprint track at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina, every competitor will be on the same page, heavily relying on the full day of practice on Friday, in an effort to find the right combination.
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Racers, family keeping Shane Byers memory alive
01.26.2010 – The Jan. 10 tragic loss of Shane Byers, a 13-year-old dirt-kart racer from Johnsonville, South Carolina, has sparked many in the karting industry to work to keep the young racer’s memory alive.
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Comments option once again available
01.26.2010 – Underneath each news story on WorldKarting.com there is an option that reads, “Comments / Feedback?” This option is for readers who would like to comment, question or provide feedback on the content included in a particular article or announcement.
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WKA’s Karting Scene enters a new era
01.22.2010 – After more than 37 years of printing a magazine, WKA’s Karting Scene is entering a new era in 2010. With the improvements in today's technology and the increase in printing costs, after careful deliberation the Officers and Trustees agreed it was time for us to follow suit of many publishers and take our magazine online. This new method of delivering the Association’s magazine to its membership and others will bring with it many enhancements that were never possible by way of traditional printing methods.
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New advertising rates offer tremendous
exposure in a new cutting edge format
01.22.2010 – WKA’s Karting Scene’s (WKS) new interactive digital magazine format offers exciting options to promote your brand, create more & better sales leads, and engage customers on a deeper level. WKS now offers both print and digital editions of its publication. By expanding to digital delivery for most of the overall circulation, we can now increase our reach and capture a wider audience in a more environmentally friendly manner, serve readers in exciting new ways here and abroad, and offer advertisers more value and several new cost-effective marketing solutions.
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KartFest 2010 is Jan. 29, 30 in Greenville, S.C.
01.19.2010 – WKA’s annual consumer trade show, KartFest 2010, is now only days away. The event will go off next weekend, Jan. 29 and 30, at the Carolina First Center in Greenville, South Carolina. This will mark the first time KartFest has been held at the state-of-the-art Carolina First Center after years of being held in Hickory, N.C.
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Unlimited 2-Cycles to run as national points class on Speedway Dirt
01.19.2010 – Following a most successful return to Daytona KartWeek as part of the famed Dirt World Championships, World Karting officials are proud to announce the transition of the Unlimited 2-Cycles from a local option class to a national points class for the balance of the 2010 racing season on the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series, beginning with the Bordeaux Dyno Cams Nationals April 9-11 at Hurricane Raceway in Alma, Georgia.
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LO 206 classes added to Gold Cup race order in 2010
01.19.2010 – On the heels of the recent announcement of the addition of four Clone Classes to the Gold Cup Series, World Karting officials have announced a further addition of the LO 206 class as a local option class, beginning with the series season opener March 12-14 at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina.
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Industry educational seminars build depth into PKE2010
01.19.2010 (LAS VEGAS) – PKE2010 February 5-7, 2010 is adding a number of important seminars and industry discussions to the schedule for the weekend.
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WKA awarded FIA / ACCUS Grant to develop
Race Official Training and Certification program
01.14.2010 – The Automobile Competition Committee for the United States (ACCUS) has just notified World Karting Association President Rick Dresang that the WKA has been awarded a matching financial grant. The purpose of this grant is to develop and deliver a comprehensive training and certification program for WKA members involved in track, event, and series management. The grant will come from the FIA Motor Safety Development Fund. The focus areas of the FIA Fund are Officials Safety Training, Young Driver Safety, and Facility Improvement.
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WKA to promote inaugural Kershaw Road Race / Gold Cup twin bill
01.14.2010 – With the Daytona trifecta now in the books, the 2010 racing season is officially under way. Continuing with the multi-event theme, World Karting officials are proud to announce the latest doubleheader at the Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina March 12-14. Recognized for many years as a solo date for the Dunlop Tire National Road Racing Series driven by Mazda, the high-speed warriors will have a drafting partner, as the Bully Clutches Gold Cup Series will christen the new 0.987-mile sprint track on the same weekend.
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WKA junior dirt racer tragically loses life
01.12.2010 – Thirteen-year-old dirt-kart racer Shane Byers lost his life Sunday in a tragic ATV accident. WKA’s thoughts and prayers go out to Shane’s family and friends and everyone at Dale Johnson Motorsports.
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2010 Gold Cup class drops, additions
01.08.2010 – Changes have been made to the Bully Clutches Gold Cup Series class schedule in 2010. The Gold Cup Committee submitted a proposal featuring these changes to the WKA Board of Trustees, and the proposal was approved by a unanimous vote at a special board meeting held Wednesday night.
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Carol Gettys is doing well, set to return home
01.08.2010 – Carol Gettys is anticipating a return to her North Carolina home Saturday, Jan. 9, after sustaining an injury Dec. 27 at Daytona International Speedway. Carol fell in the registration booth at the Manufacturer’s Cup sprint track while helping other WKA officials with pre-race registrations. The fall broke Ms. Carol’s hip, and she underwent hip-replacement surgery at Halifax County Hospital in Daytona Beach only hours after sustaining the injury.
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WKA Daytona KartWeek available on-demand on SpeedcastTV.com
Twenty-one Manufacturer’s Cup and Dirt races are now available.
01.08.2010 (LANSING, Mich.) – SpeedcastTV has released on-demand videos of Tuesday’s Manufacturer’s Cup and Wednesday’s Dirt races from Daytona KartWeek. Manufacturer’s Cup videos include LCQs (where applicable), prefinals, and finals from each of Tuesday’s classes. Dirt videos include finals from each of Wednesday’s classes. SpeedcastTV Gold and Silver members will have exclusive access to video of each race, while audio versions are available for free.
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Town Hall meetings to resume at KartFest 2010
01.07.2010 – World Karting officials have announced they will continue with the second edition of Town Hall meetings at KartFest 2010 on Saturday, Jan. 30 at the Carolinas First Center in Greenville, South Carolina. Following three very successful meetings last year in Hickory, North Carolina, it was agreed that the chance to assemble and discuss issues pertaining to the three major 4-cycle series of karting was indeed profitable for all.
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WKA / SFI 4-cycle Tech Seminar at KartFest 2010 time change
01.07.2010 – Hours for the WKA / SFI 4-cycle Tech Seminar which will take place in conjunction with KartFest 2010 have changed. The seminar, which includes the SFI exam and potential two-year certification, will now take place from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30 at the Carolina First Center in Greenville, S.C. This has been altered from the original noon to 6 p.m. time because of request from attendees.
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Steve Jacobsen appointed as District 1 trustee
01.07.2010 – During a special Board of Trustees meeting held this week, two candidates were nominated for the vacated District 1 trustee position. Dale Coffey of Joplin, Missouri, and Steve Jacobsen of Bellevue, Iowa, were nominated. After discussion, Jacobsen was unanimously appointed by a nine-to-zero vote to represent District 1 for the remainder of the two-year term that was open.
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Make your plans today for KartFest 2010
01.05.2010 – With the conclusion of Daytona KartWeek by Cometic Gasket last Wednesday, WKA now turns its attention to its biggest off-track event of the year, KartFest 2010, which will go off Friday, Jan. 29 and Saturday, Jan. 30.
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WKA thanks all for a fine KartWeek
01.05.2010 – WKA would like to take a final opportunity to thank all racers, fans, officials, sponsors and everyone who made Daytona KartWeek by Cometic Gasket a part of their 2009 holiday season. The event, which saw three WKA national series compete at one central location for the first time ever, was not only a rousing success, but filled with building blocks of potential for future Daytona events.
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Another successful and safe KartWeek is complete
12.30.2009 – At about 7:20 p.m., the final checkered flag waved under the lights at the Dirt World Championships, officially ending 2009’s version of Daytona KartWeek by Cometic Gasket.
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Koyen, Osborne, Karam each net 2 wins in Tuesday Manuf. Cup action
12.30.2009 – T.J. Koyen won the first and last finals of the day Tuesday at the Margay Sprint Championships, and Sage Karam and Austin Osborne each took two wins in between to make it three double winners on the first race day of the Manufacturer’s Cup side of Daytona KartWeek by Cometic Gasket.
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A strong showing for Road Racing Series at Daytona
12.30.2009 – In a time when America is still struggling through difficult economic times, the racers of the Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda continue to flock to Daytona Int’l Speedway in the midst of the holiday season. Daytona KartWeek by Cometic Gasket has so far been another good one. Speedway Dirt entry counts are fairly strong considering the tough season the Southeast touring season just went through, and Manufacturer’s Cup’s Margay Sprint Championships again have over 500 entries and a number of classes that saw more than 35 racers attempt to make the final field.
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Dirt Series photos from Daytona KartWeek by Cometic Gasket
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The tradition continues for Road Racing Series at Daytona
12.28.2009 – Tracks on the Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda schedule tend to change from year to year. Facilities like New Hampshire, Summit Point and Charlotte were once staple events on the Road Racing tour, only to be replaced by new or revamped tracks such as Kershaw, VIR and New Jersey. However, Daytona Int’l Speedway – with exception to Indianapolis the most famous track in America – continues as the host of Race No. 1 for each new Road Racing season. Daytona has been hosting the Daytona Championships for the National Road Racing Series for over 30 years, and each year road racers from all over the eastern half of the country and even some from the West Coast head to the Sunshine State for another running of this esteemed event. While leaving family and home for nearly a week around the holidays may sound crazy to some, many kart racers admit they’d have no idea what to do with themselves if it wasn’t for Daytona KartWeek by Cometic Gasket.
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WKA hoping new Daytona track
marks new beginning for Speedway Dirt Series
12.28.2009 – It’s no secret that the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series has struggled as of late to gain entry counts and racer support in the series that once was the strongest of all five WKA national tours. But back in the late summer / early fall months of 2009, a renewed sense of enthusiasm spread throughout the world of oval-track dirt-kart racing when Daytona Int’l Speedway announced its plans to build a brand-new, state-of-the-art quarter-mile dirt oval on the grounds of the World Center of Racing.
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Manufacturer’s Cup set to kick off another season
12.28.2009 – Less than two months removed from the closing of the 2009 season, the George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda begins its five-race 2010 campaign this week at Daytona International Speedway. The annual Margay Sprint Championships will again take center stage at Daytona’s seven-tenths-mile infield kart course, located inside turns 3 and 4 of the 2.5-mile superspeedway.
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World Karting Association graces the World Center of Racing
12.28.2009 – After a cool and cloudy parking and registration day Sunday, karters woke to a clear and sunny Monday morning in Daytona Beach, Fla. As temperatures rise throughout the morning, the weather is nearly perfect for the second day of Daytona KartWeek by Cometic Gasket, and the first day karts in the three WKA national series in attendance hit the track.
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WKA wishes all supporters happy holidays
12.23.2009 – With the holidays now upon us, the World Karting Association would like to wish all of its racers, members, officials, sponsors, advertisers and fans a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We hope everyone’s holidays are joyful and filled with memorable times with family and friends.
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Impact Race Products releases its 2010 catalog
12.23.2009 (BROWNSBURG, Ind.) – The new 2010 Impact catalog is here and is full of motorsports safety gear for all forms of motorsports: karting, open-wheel, _ mile, stock car, off road and quarter midget… you name it, we’ve got you covered. Bill Simpson has been helping make racing safer for drivers for over 50 years and each year he and the staff at Impact come up with newer and better products for racers and crewmembers alike.
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Daytona coverage available throughout KartWeek on WorldKarting.com
12.21.2009 – For the second straight year, WKA will be providing daily coverage of the events at Daytona KartWeek by Cometic Gasket via its Web site, WorldKarting.com. The coverage will include the racing at each of the three series in action at Daytona Int’l Speedway – Dunlop Tire Road Racing, George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup, both driven by Mazda, and the renewed Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt’s World Championships at DIS’s new quarter-mile dirt track.
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WKA announces 2010 SFI / WKA Certified Technical Inspector Program
12.21.2009 – WKA announces the 2010 SFI / WKA Certified Technical Inspector Program. For the fifth year this program will be providing trained and certified technical inspectors for WKA national and divisional racing series events and master tracks. The program is designed to ensure consistency in technical inspection and to recognize our technical inspectors for their proficiency and experience.
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Exhibit space still available for KartFest 2010
12.21.2009 – Now on the cusp of WKA’s biggest race event of the year, Daytona KartWeek by Cometic Gasket Dec. 27-30 at Daytona Int’l Speedway, after the first of the year karting racers, enthusiasts, promoters, fans and businesses around the country will shift their focus to WKA’s biggest non-racing event of the season, KartFest 2010.
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Tires for the 2009 Daytona Dirt World Championships
12.17.2009 – The WKA spec tire program for the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series has a significant change from 2009. Effective at the season’s opening event at the new Daytona dirt track, drivers in all classes including the junior, sportsman, Unlimited and local-option divisions may select tires from any of the following brands:
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Paschal represents Speedway Dirt with Triple Crown Championship
12.17.2009 – Four of the five Triple Crown champions in 2009 came from the sprint ranks of the WKA – three from Gold Cup and one from Manufacturer’s Cup. Of the three remaining WKA national series – Speedway Pavement, Speedway Dirt and Road Racing – only one driver, Hawkinsville, Georgia’s Dee Paschal, was triumphant enough to earn a renowned Triple Crown Championship.
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Road America, Kershaw, Dumplin Valley,
Hurricane highlight national schedule additions
12.17.2009 – World Karting officials are proud to announce several new additions to the 2010 national touring schedule, as well as continued alliances with newly created tracks from 2009.
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KOMET clutch retrofit kit now available
12.17.2009 (OOLTEWAH, Tenn.) – The new 2010 clutch retrofit kit for the KOMET piston valve engine is now available.
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Dunlop RH2 award tires not available for Daytona, limited supply available
12.16.2009 – Due to unforeseen circumstances with the vendor’s supply, the Dunlop RH2 award tires for top 2009 Road Racing Series points finishers originally scheduled to be awarded at Daytona will not be available. Please plan accordingly for your tire needs.
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Last-minute details to prepare for your arrival at Daytona KartWeek
12.16.2009 - As Daytona KartWeek 2009 fast approaches, WKA felt it important to cover a few last-minute details to help make your arrival that much easier.
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Three titles in ultra-competitive Manuf. Cup
classes propel Beasley to Triple Crown
12.16.2009 – Competing regularly in no fewer than three sprint-karting touring series, Sam Beasley racked up the race weekends in 2009, and in the George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda, he racked up the championships.
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WKA Daytona KartWeek to be live on SpeedcastTV.com
12.15.2009 (LANSING, Mich.) – The world's leading online motorsports channel announced today that it would carry live video coverage of WKA Daytona KartWeek by Cometic Gasket. The live telecast will start with a full day of Manufacturer's Cup action on Tuesday, Dec. 29, followed by a full day and night at the Daytona Dirt World Championships on Wednesday, Dec. 30. Highlight coverage of the Road Racing Series’ Daytona Championships on the 3.5-mile superspeedway road course will also be included throughout Tuesday and Wednesday. Coverage will include four manned cameras, speed shots, post-race interviews, and more. EKN's Rob Howden will call the action alongside color commentators Buddy Long, David Cole, Keith Shampine and Brandon Taylor.
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Farmer has career year on way to 2009 Triple Crown
12.15.2009 – Today we’ll continue the week of recognizing WKA’s 2009 Triple Crown champions with a look back at the outstanding season for Bully Clutches Gold Cup veteran Brett Farmer, who joined Dakota Bell and Gary Lawson as the series’ three Triple Crown winners.
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SSC East/CRG dominates 4th Annual
PRI / CKI Karting All-Stars Classic at PRI Show
12.15.2009 (BRAINTREE, Mass.) – Team SSC East / CRG earned a year’s worth of bragging rights as it ruled the day at the 4th annual PRI / CKI Karting All-Stars Classic at the PRI Show in Orlando, crowning both the overall (All-Star Division) Champion and the Karter Division Champ. IZOD Indy Car’s Jan Heylen, driving for the SSC East/CRG team, held off a field comprised of 18 of the best Motorsports stars from around the world in a thrilling main event to claim the Overall Crown. SSC East / CRG’s Gary Carlton became a two-time Kart Division Champion with another of his trademark dominant performances against a one of the most talented international fields ever assembled for an open kart competition.
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WKA adopts new divisional transfer program
12.10.2009 – Following many years and multiple versions of divisional transfer concepts, World Karting officials have incorporated a new divisional transfer program that will streamline the major national series of WKA.
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Box Stock Project to give away 2 Clone engines at Dirt World Championships
12.14.2009 – International Stock drivers participating in the newest version of the Daytona Dirt World Championships Dec. 28-30 at the new dirt track at Daytona International Speedway will not only be two of the 24 classes vying for the cash payout, but will now have a chance to leave the World Center of Racing with a new Clone engine.
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Gold Cup’s Bell, Lawson are back-to-back Triple Crown champions
12.14.2009 – Two Ohio natives – Bowling Green’s Dakota Bell and Mentor’s Gary Lawson – drove to multi-championship seasons on the WKA Bully Clutches Gold Cup Series in 2009 to earn WKA’s most prestigious driver award for the second straight year: the Triple Crown Championship.
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New promotions make Briggs LO 206 cost-effective racing at its best
12.10.2009 – WKA announced on Nov. 24 that two local-option classes for the new Briggs LO 206 engine would be part of the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series’ Dirt World Championships Dec. 28-30 at Daytona Int’l Speedway. Now, with a new promotion from Briggs & Stratton and a special voucher program from WKA, the affordability of the LO 206 is striking.
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Daytona pre-registration open until Friday
12.08.2009 – Pre-registration for Daytona KartWeek by Cometic Gasket is open until the end of the week. Each of the three series’ entry counts has gained momentum over the past weeks as the completed entry blanks continue to file in. Now, we are down to the final days of pre-registering for this celebrated annual event.
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Summit Point owner Bill Scott passes away,
calling hours Wednesday evening
12.08.2009 –Summit Point Motorsports Park has been a fixture on the WKA Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda for many years, and the man who worked for nearly 30 years to bring the West Virginia road racing facility back to prominence has died.
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Unlimited 2-cycle class rules for Daytona Dirt announced
12.07.2009 – As previously announced, the Unlimited 2-cycles will return to the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt program at the new Daytona dirt track. The rules will be similar to those in place when these karts last raced with the WKA. They have been adjusted slightly to respond to karter requests for higher weights and to allow for engines that have slightly exceeded the previous maximum displacement.
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Mr. Daytona Scott Russell set to race Daytona Manuf. Cup
12.07.2009 – Scott Russell, whose five wins in AMA’s Daytona 200 earned him the nickname “Mr. Daytona,” will race a go-kart on a national level for the first time in this month’s Margay Sprint Championships for the George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda at Daytona Int’l Speedway.
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Carolina Motorsports Park December practice dates
12.07.2009 (KERSHAW, S.C.) – Carolina Motorsports Park is excited about being the latest addition to the WKA Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series calendar for 2010. The track will be hosting an oval practice date on Saturday, December 19.
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Longtime WKA enduro racer Kenny Deutsch passes away
12.04.2009 – Kenneth Deutsch, better known as “Kenny” or “Maximus,” was found dead this week in his Miami, Florida-area garage. It is believed Deutsch suffered a massive heart attack while working on his 250cc-powered enduro go-kart in anticipation of this month’s KartWeek at Daytona International Speedway. He was 59.
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TaG Masters / Heavy class part of new Manuf. Cup class order
12.04.2009 – WKA officials have announced a modification to the current structure of the TaG class for 2010 on the George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda.
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Tagliani confirmed for PRI/CKI All-Star Classic with Pserra Racing Birel
12.04.2009 (PHOENIX) – The Championship Karting International Series and Pserra Racing-Birel are pleased to announce their driver lineup for the fourth annual PRI/CKI Karting All-star Classic. Competing with the Stouffville, Ontario based organization will be IndyCar driver Alex Tagliani along side karting standout and 2008 Stars of Karting National Champion Michael Vincec. This will mark the first visit to the PRI/CKI Karting All-star Classic for Pserra Racing-Birel, Canada’s leading Birel dealer.
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2010 VKA schedule
12.04.2009 (EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) – The Vintage Karting Association has released its 2010 Vintage Karting Tour Event Calendar.
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Photo release: Construction continues
on dirt track at Daytona International Speedway
12.02.2009 (DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.) – The new quarter-mile dirt track at Daytona International Speedway is beginning to take shape.
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Rotax engines stolen from Advanced Karting
12.02.2009 – Riviera Beach, Florida-based Advanced Karting has had a number of Rotax engines stolen. WKA is asking members to be aware of these stolen engines, especially at the upcoming KartWeek by Cometic Gasket, Dec. 28-30 at Daytona International Speedway.
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2010 New Jersey Motorsports Park schedule
among the most diverse in road racing
12.02.2009 (Millville, N.J.) – New Jersey Motorsports Park today announced one of the deepest and most versatile road racing schedules in North America, with 17 events encompassing three individual circuits at the South Jersey location. From thundering stock cars to the country's top motorcycle racers, future open-wheel stars to sports car legends and world-championship kart racers, the third season of racing solidifies New Jersey Motorsports Park among the world's premier new facilities.
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Dec. 27 event staging procedures for Daytona KartWeek
11.30.2009 – On Sunday, Dec. 27, WKA Speedway Dirt, Road Racing and Manufacturer’s Cup teams will be able to enter the gates at Daytona International Speedway to park and unload their haulers in anticipation of KartWeek 2010 by Cometic Gasket.
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Revised Road Racing Daytona schedule
11.30.2009 – The revised Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda schedule and entry blank for Daytona KartWeek by Cometic Gasket is now available on www.WorldKarting.com. This entry blank includes some important revisions of which all Road Racing competitors should take note to see if it affects your class(es).
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WKA announces class structure changes to Daytona Road Race event
11.25.2009 – WKA wishes to update the class structure for the “Controlled” classes for Daytona and 2010.
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LO206 added to Road Race lineup
11.25.2009 – WKA is pleased to announce the addition of the Briggs LO206 class to its current Daytona lineup as a local option class.
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LO 206 Class makes WKA Dirt debut at Daytona
11.24.2009 – World Karting officials have announced the addition of the Briggs LO 206 Class, adding to an already spectacular Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt class lineup for the newest version of Daytona KartWeek, Dec 28-30 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Manuf. Cup tire rules announced for Daytona
11.24.2009 – Following a most successful procedure at the season-ending event in Charlotte, WKA officials have announced the continuation of the tire rule for the George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda Margay Sprint Championships Dec 28-30 at Daytona International Speedway in Florida.
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Economic Impact Study by ACCUS
(From L.E.K. Consulting)
11.24.2009 (LOS ANGELES) – We need your help to make our organization better.
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MOTUL awarded official oil of PRI / CKI Karting All-Star Classic
11.24.2009 (PHOENIX) – The Championship Karting International Series is pleased to announce that MOTUL will be the official oil of the fourth annual PRI/CKI Karting All-Star Classic. With the event taking place on the grounds of the Orlando Convention Center during the famed Performance Racing Industry show, all competitors in both the divisions will utilize MOTUL oil products.
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International Stock classes added to Dirt World Championships
11.23.2009 – A new venue to start the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt season off will be greeted with at least two new classes to the latest edition of the Daytona Dirt World Championships Dec. 28-30 at Daytona International Speedway in Florida.
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Speedway Dirt money purse released for 2010 national classes
11.23.2009 – World Karting officials have announced a purse structure for all national classes for the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series, beginning with the latest edition of Daytona KartWeek Dec. 28-30 at Daytona International Speedway in Florida.
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2009 WKA banquet announcements
11.19.2009 – WKA’s five national series will all be having their annual awards banquets in the coming months. The banquet schedule is much like last year’s with one major change in that the Bully Clutches Gold Cup and Rage Karts Speedway Pavement banquets will be combined.
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Photos from Daytona
11.19.2009 – Daytona International Speedway sent us some photos of the new dirt track construction. Of course we had to share them.
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Hannen Motorsports acquires Oakland Valley
11.19.2009 (CUDDEBACKVILLE, N.Y.) – Hannen Motorsports is pleased to announce the acquisition of Oakland Valley Race Park on Friday, Nov.13. "We have put together a fantastic team for this venture including MRP / Birel America, Jay de Marcken and of course my parents, Peter and Colleen Hannen. Our focus is on developing a safe, friendly, and competitive environment for current and future racers", says Managing Owner Tim Hannen, a lifelong educator dedicated to youth development through racing.
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Daytona dirt track taking shape
11.17.2009 – With the newest version of Daytona KartWeek just weeks away, World Karting officials are proud to announce the newly constructed Dirt Track at Daytona International Speedway is progressing at a rapid pace.
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New Animal cylinder head legal for Daytona Dirt World Championships
11.17.2009 – Among the many announcements surrounding the beginning of the 2010 racing season is the inclusion of the new Animal cylinder head, beginning at the Dirt World Championships at the newly constructed Daytona International Speedway Dec. 28-30 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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Open tire program for junior dirt racers
11.17.2009 – WKA officials have announced that the tire program for junior drivers on the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series will open up in 2010, beginning at the Dirt World Championships at Daytona International Speedway Dec. 28-30.
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WKA at Parts Peddler Trade Show this weekend
11.17.2009 – As was announced via Pit Board and the World Karting Web site a few weeks ago, the WKA will be exhibiting this weekend for the first time at the 30th Annual National Parts Peddler Trade Show at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse.
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WKA announces changes for the Road Racing 2010 season
11.16.2009 - Following their November 13-14, 2009, meeting, the WKA Board of Trustees voted and passed the following rule changes for the 2010 WKA / Dunlop Tire National Road Racing Series driven by Mazda effective at the December 28-30, 2009, Daytona event.
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Road Racing Series adds Briggs Limited Modified Heavy local option
11.16.2009 - Through the efforts of the folks at Blue Ribbon Racing, WKA is pleased to announce the addition of a Briggs Limited Modified Heavy local option class to run the 2010 season.
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September dates change for 3 series,
BeaveRun joins Pavement schedule
11.13.2009 – As the chess game continues in an effort to set a proper schedule for all five national touring series, WKA officials have announced a change to three events in the month of September.
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WKA membership meeting Saturday
11.12.2009 – The annual WKA Membership Meeting is this Saturday at the WKA offices in Concord, N.C. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday and all current WKA members are invited to join.
A wide array of topics will be discussed. Members are always encouraged to attend and ask questions, voice opinions or express concerns to the WKA Board of Trustees and staff. This is the only time each year that a member meeting such as this is held.
For more information, contact the WKA office at 704-455-1606.
Exhibit space still available for KartFest 2010
11.12.2009 – Now that the WKA’s 2009 season is officially in the books for all five national series, the coming weeks will be spent preparing for two of the organization’s biggest annual events – Daytona KartWeek presented by Cometic Gasket and KartFest 2010 Jan. 29 and 30.
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2010 Tech Manual to be mailed shortly
11.12.2009 – The 2010 version of WKA’s always anticipated Technical Manual is complete and at the printer. Barring an unforeseen delay, the manual will be mailed to current members and WKA’s Karting Scene subscribers in the next two weeks.
Manuf. Cup season comes to competitive close at Lowe’s
11.11.2009 – WKA closed its 2009 season over the weekend with a fine event for the George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The SSC East / CRG Grand Nationals were run under sunny skies and warm North Carolina temperatures at one of the most famous speedways in the country – one that will shortly be changing its title from Lowe’s back to Charlotte Motor Speedway. It should be noted that WKA’s Manuf. Cup season closer was the final event at the track under the Lowe’s Motor Speedway tag.
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BRM Manufacture signs agreement
to sponsor PRI / CKI Karting All-Stars Classic
11.10.2009 (PHOENIX) – Championship Karting International is pleased to announce that luxury watch maker BRM Manufacture has become an associate sponsor for the upcoming PRI/CKI Karting All-Stars Classic. As part of the sponsorship, BRM will provide custom watches to the winning driver and the winning team principal of the Karting All-Stars Classic All-Star Finale.
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Slate of speakers for RRDC / FIA Young Drivers Symposium announced
11.10.2009 (HILLARD, Ohio) – The Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC) announced today its slate of industry experts who will speak at the RRDC/FIA Young Drivers Symposium at the 22nd annual Performance Racing Industry Trade Show in Orlando, Fla., on December 11.
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WKA Code of Regulations vote update
11.10.2009 – On October 16 WKA announced that the ballots for proposed Code of Regulations changes would be included in the next issue of WKA’s Karting Scene magazine. The ballots were to be completed and returned to WKA’s CPA firm, Russell & Byrd, by November 13.
Due to a production delay in the magazine, the due date for the ballots has been extended to December 4, 2009. Members attending the WKA Annual Membership Meeting this weekend at the Association’s headquarters in Concord, North Carolina can still return their ballots at the meeting. You may also download the proposed changes and ballot by clicking here.
New Jersey Motorsports Park
still accepting enrollments for karting seminars
11.05.2009 (Millville, N.J.) - New Jersey Motorsports Park has announced two adjustments to the instructing team for the NJMP University karting seminars, the half-day seminars on November 14 and 15.
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Road Atlanta Road Race Season Finale recap
11.03.2009 – Mother Nature was the only multi-winner at the Road Race Season Finale at Road Atlanta over the weekend. Rain washed out most of Friday practice and all of Saturday’s racing before skies cleared for a complete program Sunday.
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SSC East / CRG Grand Nationals this weekend at Lowe’s
11.03.2009 – A season which began over 10 months ago will come to its culmination this weekend at Lowe’s Motor Speedway where George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda racers will lay it all on the line for a prestigious SSE East / CRG Grand National victory and for some, a 2009 national championship.
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CKI unveils class structures for WSK North American Florida Cup Series
11.03.2009 (PHOENIX) – Championship Karting International (CKI) is pleased to announce the class structures for the 2010 WSK North American Series Florida Cup, featuring 7 classes for the 3 event winter program. The Florida Cup series marks the launch of CKI’s partnership with the European-based WSK Promotions, the leading international kart competition series. WSK North American Series Florida Cup is sanctioned by the World Karting Association, under the WSK banner.
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WKA announces several 2010 venues, date changes
10.30.2009 – With the final few events still to be run for 2009, World Karting officials have been working diligently to secure dates and venues for the fast approaching 2010 racing season.
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New Castle renews partnership with Bridgestone for 2010
10.30.2009 (ST. LOUIS) – The nations leading karting facility, New Castle Motorsports Park, has confirmed that they will continue their longstanding relationship with Bridgestone and Bridgestone distributor Margay Racing LLC into the 2010 season and specify the Bridgestone YKC tire for all KRA race events.
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WKA revises Man Cup tire rule in response to driver input
10.29.2009 – Based on feedback from our Manufacturer’s Cup drivers, WKA has revised the procedures for Tire control at the November 6 to 8 Manufacturer’s Cup event at Lowes. Several competitors had unused but mounted slick tires left over when the last Mid-West Sprint Series event was run in the rain. Others had already removed the wrapping from their new tires when the requirement for tires in the wrapper was announced. And finally, the Sportsman class drivers let it be known that they had planned to run their used tires at this last event.
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Attention all Manufacturer’s Cup competitors
10.27.2009 – In an effort to police the ongoing issues with regard to tire cutting / prep, all competitors at the upcoming SSC East / CRG Grand Nationals WKA Manufacturer’s Cup race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway will be required to present unmounted tires in the factory wrapper for inspection and branding.
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KartFest 2010 exhibitor packets in mail this week
10.27.2009 – Informational packets for KartFest 2010 exhibitors will be out in the mail by midweek. These packets include nearly everything exhibitors need to know regarding next year’s version of WKA’s annual consumer trade show, slated to go off Jan. 29 and 30 at a brand-new location at the Carolina First Center in Greenville, S.C.
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New Jersey Motorsports Park unveils two NJMP University karting seminars
10.27.2009 (Millville, N.J.) - A competitive edge in motorsports is difficult to achieve, especially at a reasonable price point. With that in mind, New Jersey Motorsports Park is unveiling NJMP University, a series of seminars to help racers get that edge throughout the cold winter months while their competitors have their equipment locked away in a garage.
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Road Racing championships to be decided Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 at Road Atlanta
10.22.2009 – Only two events remain on WKA’s 2009 national schedule, and one will go off next weekend as the Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda heads to Road Atlanta for the ninth and final round of the popular tour. The series’ 39 national classes plus a host of local-option races will take the green flag for the last time this season and only less than two months before the 2010 campaign kicks off at the annual Daytona KartWeek by Cometic Gasket.
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WKA to exhibit at Parts Peddler Trade Show Nov. 20-22
10.22.2009 – WKA will utilize a rare open spot in its schedule between the end of the 2009 season and beginning of 2010 to attend the 30th Annual National Parts Peddler Trade Show Nov. 20, 21 and 22 at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, N.Y. WKA will have a booth at the show, which will include a brand-new kart, WKA’s Karting Scene magazines, membership applications, signage, literature and more.
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CKI brings international competition to America in WSK America Series
10.22.2009 (PHOENIX) – Championship Karting International (CKI), America’s premier national karting series, will be taking the sport to the next level in 2010 as part of an exciting new association with the European-based WSK Promotion. The CKI braintrust will be bringing the emerging program to America next season, beginning a relationship that will be further strengthened heading into the future. In an unprecedented decision to take a hands-on role in helping to develop the sport through a global initiative, CKI’s leadership is continuing its forward-thinking support of US karting by elevating the national karting scene to a level never before witnessed on American soil. In 2010, the WSK North American Series will make its debut.
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Construction on dirt track at Daytona International Speedway under way
10.20.2009 (DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.) – As motorcycles buzzed around Daytona International Speedway’s road course during last weekend’s Fall Cycle Scene races, bulldozers were making noise outside Turns 1 and 2 in the West Lot as construction continued on the quarter-mile dirt track.
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WKA Membership Meeting, Code of Regulations vote, and Trustee elections
10.20.2009 – As the 2009 competition year draws to a close, it’s time to tend to WKA business. On Saturday, November 14, WKA will hold its Annual Membership Meeting at the WKA Headquarters in Concord, North Carolina. Although members are welcome to attend any regular meeting of the WKA Board of Trustee Meeting, this particular meeting gives WKA members in attendance the opportunity to hear a presentation on the state of the Association by WKA President Rick Dresang. WKA’s fiscal year does not end until November 30, however, a copy of the 6-month financial report will be available. After Dresang’s presentation, the officers, trustees and staff are available to answer questions and get member feedback.
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Attention Manufacturer’s Cup racers heading to Lowe’s season closer
10.20.2009 – Due to a request for an increased number of tech personnel and corner workers, the WKA Manufacturer’s Cup committee agreed to a $5 increase per class to cover the added personnel expenses. Classes are now $75 each, which is reflected on the updated entry blank for the SSC East / CRG Grand Nationals Nov. 6-8 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
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New location has WKA excited for KartFest 2010
10.15.2009 – Details on next year’s version of WKA’s annual consumer trade show, KartFest 2010, have been ironed out over the past few weeks and can now be viewed here.
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Ground broken on new Daytona dirt track
10.15.2009 – The much-anticipated start date for construction of the new Dirt Track at Daytona International Speedway has officially been reached. As of Oct. 9, crews were busy setting up the silt fence to prevent erosion, as well as moving in equipment to begin the rebirth process of the nation’s most popular and coveted dirt karting national event, The Dirt World Championship.
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Unlimited 2-cycles make return to Daytona Dirt World Championship
10.15.2009 – Keeping with the theme of a return to Daytona dirt, WKA officials are proud to announce the return of the Unlimited 2-cycle class to the newest edition of the Dirt World Championship at Daytona International Speedway December 28-30 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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Team SSC East / CRG / Maxter victorious at CKI Grand Championship
10.15.2009 (BRAINTREE, Mass.) – The CKI Grand Championship took place this past weekend at the Oklahoma Motorsports Complex, and the SSC East/CRG/Maxter team delivered another big weekend of great racing – highlighted by Arie Ouimet winning the CKI Series National Championship in KF2. By the time the last checkered flag flew, the SSC East/CRG/Maxter team had netted a total of 15 top 5 finishes; and 14 of the 16 races the team entered landed top 10 results.
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Hayden, McGough end Pavement season with 3 wins at Riverhead
10.13.2009 – Junior drivers James Hayden and Brandon McGough led all Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series racers with fine triple-win performances over the weekend at the inaugural Bonsignore Kart Shoppe Nationals at Riverhead Raceway on Long Island. Well over 200 entries made the event a positive one for WKA and Riverhead Raceway. Competitive racing and strong entry counts in most classes gave Speedway Pavement racers, officials and fans something to be pleased about heading into the offseason.
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Michiana Raceway Park to hold 3rd Annual “Trackside Expo” Oct. 17
10.13.2009 (NORTH LIBERTY, Ind.) – Saturday, October 17 marks the return of the annual Michiana Raceway Park “Trackside Expo” from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. The event, now celebrating its 3rd year, is an open invitation to anyone interested in getting involved in karting and those looking for great deals on used karts being liquidated by the MRP Speed School and “Arrive & Drive” fleet as well as select MRP Club members. In addition, there are many specials available, from free MRP Championship Series memberships to season pass or apparel discounts.
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Gary Schneider, 1939 - 2009
10.12.2009 (Updated) – It is with great sadness that I inform you of the passing of a great ambassador and icon to the sport of karting and the World Karting Association, Gary Schneider. Gary fought a courageous battle against an illness until October 7, 2009.
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Pavement Series heads to the Island this weekend
09.07.2009 – The Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series will conclude its 2009 season this weekend with a new event at a foreign track for many. The tour will head to the eastern end of Long Island for the Bonsignore Kart Shoppe Nationals at Riverhead Raceway, where national championships will be decided for WKA’s only asphalt oval-track series.
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CKI partners with Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving
10.07.2009 (PHOENIX) – CKI’s season finale, the CKI Grand Championship on October 9 – 11, keeps getting better and better. The latest news is that CKI has reached a deal with the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving to award the 2009 CKI KF2 Class national champion with a complete race weekend in the Bob Bondurant Champion Race Series, a package worth over $3,500. Bondurant will also provide a Formula Mazda Pace Car at the CKI Grand Championship.
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Six racers leave GT Machine Grand Nationals with at least 2 victories
10.06.2009 – It was a weekend of double and quadruple winners at the GT Machine Grand Nationals Bully Clutches Gold Cup season closer at the BeaveRun Motorsports Complex. Two drivers left western Pennsylvania with an unprecedented four victories while four junior racers drove to a pair of wins at the challenging .820-mile course.
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‘Racing Dreams’ film showing on Long Island Thursday, Friday night
10.06.2009 – Timing couldn’t be much better for the Hamptons International Film Festival later this week, Oct. 8-12, at the United Artist Theater in East Hampton, N.Y. This is because the festival will be showing the well-reviewed “Racing Dreams,” a 96-minute racing documentary starring former Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series racers Annabeth Barnes, Josh Hobson and Brandon Warren less than an hour from Riverhead Raceway. Fittingly, the Pavement Series is ending its 2009 campaign this weekend at Riverhead with the running of the Bonsignore Kart Shoppe Nationals.
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IAME press release:
HPV engine renamed KOMET Piston Valve
10.06.2009 (ZINGONIA, Italy) – Effective immediately, due to a recent change in our distribution arrangements, the 100cc IAME Piston Valve engine formerly known as HPV will be renamed KOMET Piston Valve.
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SCCA Pro Racing Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup becomes presenting sponsor for North America’s largest karting exposition
10.06.2009 (LAS VEGAS) – Organizers for the SCCA Pro Racing Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup series have determined that one of the best places to find qualified candidates for their program will be at the largest exposition dedicated to all things karting, PKE2010.
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Haddock Limited Inc. is now sole importer of HPV engines
10.01.2009 – Today IAME Spa announced the appointment of Haddock Limited, Inc. as the sole importer of the HPV engine program to the United States. This change was implemented in response to recent issues concerning product availability, pricing, and the relationship between IAME and US kart racing organizations.
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Bonus points, Grand National Eagles, point championships
on the line this weekend at BeaveRun Gold Cup
09.30.2009 – WKA will continue its string of races in the Northeast this weekend when the Bully Clutches Gold Cup Series heads to the BeaveRun Motorsports Complex in western Pennsylvania for the GT Machine Grand Nationals. The event marks the fourth and final 2009 stop for WKA’s only 4-cycle sprint series. Bonus points and celebrated Grand National awards will be on the line, including the prestigious Grand National Eagle trophies that every WKA karter longs to include in their room of racing awards.
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New fuel procedures in place for Riverhead Pavement finale
09.30.2009 – As competitors on the Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series hit the homestretch for their racing season October 9-11 in the Bonsignore Kart Shoppe Nationals at Riverhead Raceway in New York, they will be greeted with a new fuel procedure, new to the series, but not to WKA.
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Rain halts otherwise successful weekend at New Jersey
09.29.2009 – The Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda made its debut in the state of New Jersey over the weekend with the first ever national race at New Jersey Motorsports Park’s Thunderbolt Raceway.
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Intercomp RFX™ PC and PDA Wireless scales
09.29.2009 (MINNEAPOLIS) – Intercomp’s extensive line of RFX™ Wireless Billet Scale Systems now includes the SW787™, SW888™, SW8.8K™ PC and PDA Models! Intercomp’s wireless weighing technology dominates the Cup garages and the Past 9 Cup Championship Winners use Intercomp Wireless PDA Scale Systems.
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SSC East launches online shopping for karts, kart parts and accessories
09.29.2009 (BRAINTREE, Mass.) – SSC East, a leading U.S. importer of the world’s leading karts, karts parts and products, announces the launch of a new on-line shopping service on the SSC East website (www.ssceast.com) for it’s complete inventory of karts and kart parts. This secure and easy to use e-commerce site offers over 5,000 items including karts, parts and accessories for top brands such as CRG, Maxter, Rotax and Zanardi. Organize by category, for an easy shopping experience, the SSC East online store includes a comprehensive array kart parts – bumper to bumper – everything a karter needs. Check out the SSC East home page for Top Selling Items and Special Deals.
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Camp Motorsport launches teen leadership development program
09.29.2009 (DANVILLE, Va.) – Camp Motorsport, a racing sports specialty summer camp, announces the addition of the Crew-In-Training program to its various offerings for the summer of 2010. The Crew-In-Training program is a leadership development program, targeted to returning campers ages 15-17, who are interested in preparing for future positions as Car Crew, Assistant Driving Instructors, or Camp Counselors.
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CKRA Animal is a local option at BeaveRun Gold Cup
09.25.2009 – The GT Machine Grand Nationals – the fourth and final round of the 2009 Bully Clutches Gold Cup Series – is slated to go off Oct. 2-4 at BeaveRun Motorsports Complex in Wampum, Pennsylvania. Racers from the Championship Kart Racing Association at Thompson (Ohio) Kart Raceway now will have the chance to compete at a WKA grand national event fairly close to home with the addition of the CKRA Animal class.
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WKA’s Pit Board experiencing distributing issues
09.25.2009 – Lately, WKA’s Pit Board has been experiencing e-mail delivery problems. These issues are causing the Pit Boards to be delivered to e-mail addresses much later than the initial distribution. For example, the Pit Boards are generally sent out around 5 p.m. ET and in some cases not delivered until the next morning. WKA apologizes for any inconvenience and is working toward a solution to these issues.
BeaveRun Gold Cup Money Race promises to be big
09.24.2009 – No fewer than nine well-respected outfits in the 4-cycle karting industry have stepped up to offer awards to racers in the final Bully Clutches Gold Cup Money Race slated to go off Friday, Oct. 2 at the GT Machine Grand Nationals at BeaveRun (Pa.) Motorsports Park.
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Riverhead Speedway Pavement final
to include special benefit for Charlie Hodge
09.24.2009 – An off-track hit at Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series races in 2009 has been the 100/100 raffle that Ginny Pappa organizes. The raffle, which began at the July Chapel Hill national, is titled 100/100 because all the money and prizes raised go straight back to the racers. Half the money is drawn for and awarded to the holder of the winning ticket while the rest of the cash is used to purchase product and gift certificates from at-track vendors.
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Divisional transfers beginning to affect points
09.24.2009 – With Thursday’s posting of the updated Rage Karts Speedway Pavement national point standings, divisional transfers are now beginning to be included in the point tallies. The updated Speedway Pavement points include the New York Asphalt Championship Series at Chapel Hill Raceway. Speedway Pavement is the first series this season to have a divisional transfers included in the points.
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K&N Filters $40K scholarship expanded and deadline extended
09.24.2009 (RIVERSIDE, Calif.) – K&N Filters recently announced the expansion of their sponsorship program to provide a young upcoming race driver with a funded 10 race season and one year driver development program.
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This weekend’s South Carolina Dirt Divisional cancelled
09.24.2009 – This weekend’s South Carolina Dirt Divisional Series race at the Georgia Karting Komplex has been cancelled. The series has been granted approval from WKA to count the best four of five races and to base year-end points on this race count revision. The race has been cancelled due to extreme weather conditions. Contact Jayson Brown 864.304.4589 or e-mail.
Eighteen leave BeaveRun with Pro Kart Nationals wins
09.22.2009 – Only one round remains on the 2009 WKA Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series with the conclusion of last weekend’s Pro Kart Racing Karts Nationals at Wampum, Pennsylvania’s BeaveRun Motorsports Complex. Terrific weather and top-notch competition highlighted the Pavement Series’ return to the western Pa. facility. Over 200 entries made up the 23 feature events, which was a steady increase from last year’s official BeaveRun entry count of 196.
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Three local-option classes will run at Riverhead
09.22.2009 – The inaugural WKA national for the Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series at Riverhead Raceway will feature three local-option classes. Saturday will see Jr Sportsman 1 Raptor Champ Flathead and Jr Sportsman 2 Raptor Champ Flathead run. Sunday will feature Sr Champ Raptor Over 35 Flathead. The minimum weight will be 425 pounds.
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2010 Manufacturer’s Cup schedule date change
09.22.2009 – A date on the tentative 2010 George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda schedule has been changed. The fourth race on the tour, originally scheduled for Aug. 27-29, is now slated for Aug. 6-8.
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High speed karting, car shows on tap for
this weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park
09.22.2009 (Millville, N.J.) – This weekend will mark one of the most unique racing weekends at New Jersey Motorsports Park, when the World Karting Association Dunlop Tire National Road Racing Series driven by Mazda visits Thunderbolt Raceway, September 25-27.
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Road Racing Series back in action Sept. 25-27 at New Jersey
09.17.2009 – The Dunlop Tire National Road Racing Series driven by Mazda will hit the track for the first time in over a month next weekend, Sept. 25-27, at the New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) in Millville. The Road Race Nationals, hosted by the Woodbridge Kart Club (WKC), is the eighth stop on the nine-race tour and marks the only time this season the series will visit the Northeast region.
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2010 Road Racing safety requirement announcement
09.17.2009 – Summer is complete but there are still two big WKA Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda events left on the 2009 schedule. But that doesn’t mean road racers shouldn’t be thinking about the 2010 campaign, which will kick off at Daytona International Speedway Dec. 28-30, less than two months after this season’s conclusion at Road Atlanta Oct. 30-Nov. 1.
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Closeout sale for 2009 WKA Tech Manual
09.17.2009 – WKA is announcing an “end-of-season closeout sale” for the 2009 Technical Manual. The manual will now be offered at reduced pricing: $15 plus $5 shipping. North Carolina sales tax will apply for orders originating in N.C. This is a $10 reduction to the regular $25 price.
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K&N, Sunoco increase free spots to 6 in driver talent search;
one spot exclusively for WKA kart racer
09.17.2009 (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – K&N Filters and Sunoco Racing Fuels have increased their sponsorship to award six free spots in the 2009 Talent Search Shoot-Out conducted by Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle (RSWC).
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Speedway Dirt season wraps up at Hurricane
09.15.2009 – The Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series completed its 2009 campaign on a hot weekend in Alma, Georgia, at the tight 0.200-mile Hurricane Raceway. The Shadow Racing Chassis Nationals marked the first WKA national ever held at Hurricane and the second Dirt national in the state of Georgia this season.
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Speedway Pavement set for Round 4 this weekend at BeaveRun
09.15.2009 – The BeaveRun Motorsports Complex in Wampum, Pa., will host the fourth of five 2009 WKA Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series rounds this weekend. The event, tagged the Pro Kart Racing Karts Nationals, will mark the fourth consecutive year the Pavement Series has traveled to BeaveRun for a national race weekend.
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Limited Medium to run Sunday at Hurricane
09.10.2009 – World Karting officials have announced a change to the race order for this weekend’s Shadow Racing Chassis Nationals for the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series at Hurricane Raceway in Alma, Georgia.
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Marinucci recovering from auto accident
09.10.2009 – The World Karting family would like to extend its best wishes to Bully Clutches Gold Cup Series competitor Russ Marinucci as he recovers from multiple injuries stemming from an automobile accident.
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CKI Adds Stock Moto class to Oct. 9-11 Grand Championships
09.10.2009 (PHOENIX) – Adding momentum to the excitement building around the CKI season finale, Championship Karting International is pleased to announce the addition of a new class – CKI Stock Moto – at the CKI Grand Championships at Oklahoma Motorsports Complex, Norman, Okla., on Oct. 9-11. The Stock Moto class, which will be run under WKA Tech rules, features a $3,000 purse and a reduced entry fee.
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K&N Filters to award $40,000 NASCAR sponsorship,
driver development scholarship to young racer
09.10.2009 (RIVERSIDE, Calif.) – K&N Filters announces a sponsorship program to provide a young, upcoming race driver with a funded 10-race season in the 2010 NASCAR Grand American Modified Series, plus a one year driver development program. Long known for the company's ongoing support of grassroots racing across America, K&N Filter's heritage of motorsports involvement ranges from lawn mower racing to the top tiers of NASCAR.
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WKA launches new logo on 09.09.09
09.09.2009 – Over the past few months, you may have noticed an ad running in WKA’s Karting Scene magazine and on WorldKarting.com reading, “09.09.09.” With the date here, the World Karting Association is proud to introduce a new look of WKA in the form of a newly designed logo.
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WKA / WKC Road Race National at
New Jersey Motorsports Park special announcements
09.09.2009 – In preparation for the upcoming WKA Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda National at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP), Sept. 25 – 27, WKA and Woodbridge Kart Club officials would like to pass on the following information and reminders (as reported on the Woodbridge Kart Club Web site).
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Team Valhalla 360 Plus Device upgrades now available
09.09.2009 – Team Valhalla Racing recently announced that it would be providing a product upgrade for its innovative 360 Plus Device at no charge to its customers. The upgrade is now available and will be required on all 360 Plus Devices worn at WKA-sanctioned events effective Oct. 1.
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New Briggs & Stratton Animal cylinder head not yet approved
09.09.2009 – Briggs & Stratton has begun shipping a new Animal cylinder head with date code 09-26. This head also has been installed on the latest Animal engines being shipped from Briggs.
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Daytona Dirt Track progressing
09.08.2009 - Officials at Daytona International Speedway have announced they are in the final design stages in preparation for construction of a new dirt track at the “World Center of Racing.” The newly designed track will be constructed at the base of Turns 1 and 2 just outside the 2.5-mile Superspeedway, and will play host to the return of the WKA Dirt World Championship during Daytona KartWeek By Cometic Gasket, the largest dirt karting event in the country.
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2010 National dates released
09.03.2009 - With 7 National events still to be run in 2009, World Karting Officials have released their tentative dates for the 2010 season for 4 of their 5 major racing series.
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New Castle Manufacturer’s Cup penalties being reviewed
09.02.2009 – Before the dust had settled on the Show Hauler Trucks Nationals at New Castle Motorsports Park for the George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda, World Karting officials were already reviewing the penalties assessed over the weekend.
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Speedway Dirt to close season Sept. 11-13 at Hurricane
09.02.2009 – With Labor Day weekend off for all WKA national series, the next event on the schedule is the Shadow Racing Chassis Nationals for the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series Sept. 11-13 at Alma, Georgia’s Hurricane Raceway.
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Foley and Beasley win twice, McMurray
victorious in TaG Final 2 on weekend off
09.01.2009 – With no nationals scheduled for Labor Day weekend, last weekend’s Show Hauler Trucks Nationals for the George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda at Indiana’s New Castle Motorsports Park marked the unofficial end of summer racing for WKA’s five national series. And if the summer has to end, what better place to close it than at New Castle, a fabulous facility just east of Indianapolis where three of WKA’s five premier series held events over the past two weekends.
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“Karting News Live” tonight at 9 p.m. ET on RaceFanRadio.com
09.01.2009 (Indianapolis) – Karting expert Greg Wright and multi-series “chief starter” Matt Long bring you up to speed with the latest in the world of karting.
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End of summer means end of Thursday Gold, Manufacturer’s Cup practice
08.27.2009 – This weekend’s Show Hauler Trucks Nationals for the George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda will mark the final 2009 WKA event featuring Thursday afternoon practice.
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Local-option classes announced for
Speedway Dirt season closer at Hurricane
08.27.2009 – Four local-option classes will run at the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series Shadow Racing Chassis Nationals Sept. 11-13 at Hurricane Raceway in Alma, Ga.
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Spot to be awarded to WKA racer in driver talent search
08.27.2009 (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – The national talent search for the driver development program conducted by Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle launches today. Supporting sponsors, K&N Filters and Sunoco Racing Fuels will be awarding four free spots in the 2009 Talent Search Shoot-Out to young, talented drivers from various forms of motorsports, with several going to Kart racers.
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Show Hauler Trucks Nationals to cap WKA’s
busy month in Indiana this weekend at New Castle
08.26.2009 – Many close point battles will resume this weekend when the George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda holds its fourth of five 2009 rounds at the popular New Castle Motorsports Park in New Castle, Ind. The Show Hauler Trucks Nationals will feature the Manufacturer’s Cup Series’ 18 national classes, Shock Wave Karting kid karts and two local-option divisions on Friday night.
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Bell, Farmer, Heavlow and Phillips
big winners in New Castle Gold Cup action
08.25.2009 – Ten Bully Clutches Gold Cup racers left New Castle Motorsports Park with at least one Coyote Motorsports Nationals victory on a weekend filled with stiff competition and diverse weather conditions.
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Rain plagues Saturday Pavement races, Wetzel and
Patrick Robertson drive to dual victories Sunday at New Castle
08.25.2009 – The constant advantage road racing has over oval-track racing is that the road courses allow the option to race in the rain. That’s just what the Bully Clutches Gold Cup Series did Saturday amid wet weather in central Indiana. Unfortunately, the Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series was forced to sit the day out after qualifying rounds were completed, waiting for clear skies over the New Castle Motorsports Park facility that never came.
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Five Pavement racers leave New Castle with terrific Briggs product
08.25.2009 – As the generous folks at Briggs & Stratton Racing have been doing all season, the Wisconsin-based outfit and WKA offered some fine product to five lucky Rage Karts Speedway Pavement racers over the weekend at the Jammer Clutches Grand Nationals at New Castle (Ind.) Motorsports Park. The product came in the form of four Brute by Briggs 2500-psi pressure washers and one 5,550-watt, 10-horsepower portable generator. Each prize was randomly drawn for at the Saturday morning Speedway Pavement drivers meeting.
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Speedway Pavement enters second half
of season this weekend at New Castle
08.20.2009 – While the four other WKA national touring series are already into the second half of their respected 2009 campaigns, the Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series only has two of five National events in the record books as we enter the latter stages of the summer. Round 3 will be this weekend at the state-of-the-art New Castle Motorsports Park, the first ever Pavement Series race at the central Indiana facility’s asphalt oval.
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Tech updates for New Castle Manuf. Cup Show Hauler Truck Nationals
08.20.2009 – WKA has received several inquiries regarding technical specifications for the TaG classes at New Castle. Here are the answers to the most frequently asked questions:
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Local option classes announced for New Castle Manuf. Cup event
08.18.2009 – WKA officials have announced two more classes that will join the weekend’s festivities for the George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda August 28-30 at New Castle Motorsports Park in Indiana.
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Hanging Rock Speedway Dirt recap
08.18.2009 – Blake Cannon, Brett Miller and Dee Paschal, among others, were the big winners at Round 4 of the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series over the weekend at Kershaw, South Carolina’s Hanging Rock Kartway. Cannon took feature wins in three classes – Briggs Sportsman 1 Lite, Sportsman 1 Heavy and Sportsman 1 Champ Final 2. Miller drove to victory in the Saturday night Animal Heavy Money Race and Briggs Heavy, while Paschal continued his strong ’09 season with wins in Briggs Lite, Medium and Raptor Heavy.
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Putnam Park Road Racing recap
08.18.2009 – Entries for Round 7 of the Dunlop Tire National Road Racing Series driven by Mazda at the Putnam Park Road Course in Mt. Meridian, Ind., were approximately equal to 2008’s total at the Indiana course, and nearly as high as the total at VIR earlier this month. The total number, not official as of yet, was around the 335 mark.
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National Kart News magazine to attend both WKA weekends at New Castle
08.18.2009 – National Kart News magazine will be attending both upcoming WKA weekends at New Castle (Ind.) Motorsports Park in full force, covering all three events. NKN's hospitality trailer will be set up near the road course scales and all are welcome to stop in, pick up a recent copy of NKN, and give NKN your ideas for future stories. NKN publisher Curt Paluzzi and editor Mike Burrell will be at both weekend's events to cover all the on-track action!
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Gold Cup Money Race one of the highlights of
big doubleheader at New Castle Aug. 20-23
08.13.2009 – The Coyote Motorsports Nationals – Round 3 of the 2009 Bully Clutches Gold Cup Series – will go off next weekend, Aug. 20-23, as one half of a doubleheader with the Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series at the popular New Castle Motorsports Park in New Castle, Ind. The Coyote Motorsports Nationals and Speedway Pavement’s Jammer Clutches Grand Nationals mark the third doubleheader of the 2009 WKA season and first for these two series. The Dunlop Tire Road Racing and George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup series, both driven by Mazda, shared facilities in December at Daytona and in July at Road America. Both events were considered successful with solid entry counts and competitive racing at the two world-class motorsports facilities.
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Daytona Dirt World Championships progressing
08.13.2009 – Following up on a story that was posted by a Daytona-area newspaper two weeks ago, plans for a new dirt track at Daytona International Speedway are moving forward. A new synthetic turf currently being installed at Daytona Municipal Stadium prompted speedway officials to look at other options for the future, including WKA KartWeek, as well as a very lucrative Bike Week in March.
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Carolina Motorsports Park becomes
Birel and Rotax dealer and service center
KERSHAW, S.C. (08.13.2009) — After their recent announcement of adding a state-of-the-art kart track to their racing facility, Carolina Motorsports Park has teamed up with MRP Motorsport, importer for Birel Racing Karts and Rotax Kart Engines, to become a Birel and Rotax dealer and service center.
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Championship Karting International unveils 2010 schedule on live video
PHOENIX (08.13.2009) – In yet another ground-breaking move in the karting community, Sunday at the CKI Grand Prix of California, Championship Karting International officially unveiled its 2010 schedule, live on-air as part of the SpeedCastTV video race coverage – a first of it’s kind live announcement. The 2010 line-up features a new CKI format highlighted by East and West Divisional contests, plus national shootouts that showcase the racing skills and talent from both divisions for North American bragging rights. Six events in all, the slate features some of the country’s hottest tracks, and best locations – making the 2010 CKI season a world class experience.
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New Maxxis tire not allowed for remaining ’09 Dirt Nationals
08.11.2009 – As competitors on the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series prepare for this weekend’s Briggs & Stratton Dirt Nationals at Hanging Rock Kartway in Kershaw, South Carolina, WKA officials have announced that the most recent edition of the Maxxis HT-3 tire will NOT be allowed. The same will apply for the Shadow Racing Chassis Nationals September 11-13 at Hurricane Raceway in Alma, Georgia.
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Rescheduled Hanging Rock Speedway Dirt race to go off this weekend
08.11.2009 – The Briggs & Stratton Dirt Nationals at Hanging Rock Kartway in Kershaw, S.C., an event originally planned to run this past spring, will run this weekend as Round 4 of the five-race 2009 Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series. The stars of the Dirt Series will travel to the Palmetto State for the first and only time this season, only a few weeks removed from the last Dirt race July 24-26 at North Carolina’s Liberty Raceway Park.
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WKA action in Hoosier State kicks off
this weekend with Road Racing at Putnam Park
08.11.2009 – After only two weeks off, the Dunlop Tire National Road Racing Series driven by Mazda will hit the track this weekend at the Putnam Park Road Course in Mt. Meridian, Ind. The National event – Round 7 of the nine-race tour – is hosted by the Ohio-based Dart Kart Club and comes on the heels of a safe and successful event less than two weeks ago at VIRginia International Raceway.
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CKI California recap
PHOENIX (08.11.2009) – The Championship Karting International national kart racing series did their west coast swing this weekend for the CKI Grand Prix of California, putting on another top-notch weekend of hot competition and big prize packages. Just like CKI’s first two events – New Castle and New Jersey – all the action was on display, via live video/audio coverage. A race fan’s delight, the Grand Prix of California was another big hit, showcasing dominant performances, on-track drama and thrilling checkered flag action. Some of the biggest moments came from new faces including a double Sunday sweep by Gustavo Menezes (Tony Kart) in the KF3 and IAME Jr. classes and Gary Carlton’s (CRG) third straight CKI event victory in KZ2.
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WKA racing in Indiana 3 straight weekends this August
08.06.2009 – After the month of August, the World Karting Association may want to think about opening an office in Indiana. That’s because four of the five WKA national touring series will be in action in the Hoosier State between Aug. 14 and Aug. 30, beginning Aug. 14-16 with Round 7 of the Dunlop Tire National Road Racing Series driven by Mazda at the Putnam Park Road Course in Mt. Meridian, Ind.
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4-cycle tech updates, information
08.06.2009 – WKA’s 4-cycle Tech Committee met recently and three items came out of the meeting of which 4-cycle racers should be aware moving forward. They are the following:
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Carolina Motorsports Park breaks ground on kart track
KERSHAW, S.C. (08.06.2009) Keeping true to their promise of extensive track expansions and renovations, Carolina Motorsports Park has unveiled plans for a state-of-the-art kart track.
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Speedway hopes new track will hit pay dirt
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (08.04.2009) – A quarter-mile dirt track for motorcycle and go-kart racing will find a temporary home beside Daytona International Speedway, according to plans released Thursday.
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Championship Karting International selected to run Performance Racing Industry’s 2009 PRI / CKI Karting All-Star Classic on Dec. 10
PHOENIX (08.04.2009) – With its reputation as the nation’s premier national karting series getting stronger with every event, Championship Karting International (CKI) is pleased to announce the sanctioning and organizing of the 4th Annual PRI All Star Karting Classic at the annual PRI Trade Show, in Orlando, Fla., on the evening of December 10, 2009.
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Hanging Rock Dirt Series announcements
07.30.2009 – The Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series will return to action Aug. 14-16 for the Briggs & Stratton Dirt Nationals at Hanging Rock Kartway in Kershaw, South Carolina. The event will be the fourth of five on the 2009 Speedway Dirt tour. The following are important announcements regarding the mid-August Dirt National at Hanging Rock.
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WKA Midwest Sprint Series
Round 3 recap from Badger Raceway
07.30.2009 (Sun Prairie, Wis.) – The Midwest Sprint Series (MWSS) spent this past weekend buzzing around the friendly confines of the 5/8 mile Badger Raceway, located in Dousman, Wisconsin. Over 170 entries were on hand for the third event in the five-race Russell Karting – MWSS 2009 schedule.
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Cannon, Miller, many others leave Liberty Speedway
Dirt Summer Nationals with cash prizes, awards
07.28.2009 – The third round of the 2009 WKA Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series at North Carolina’s Liberty Raceway Park is now history. The Summer Nationals, run July 24-26, saw the best turnout of the season for the Speedway Dirt Series and a number of racers enjoyed the cash prizes and awards offered by WKA and its fine sponsors.
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Road racers return to VIR this weekend
07.28.2009 – One of the most storied road course facilities in America, VIRginia International Raceway – popularly referred to as VIR – is back on the Dunlop Tire National Road Racing Series driven by Mazda schedule in 2009. The road racers of WKA and the Woodbridge Kart Club will return to the Danville, Va., track this weekend, July 31-Aug. 2, for the Road Race Summer Nationals.
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Championship Karting International expands
partnership with World Karting Association
PHOENIX (07.28.2009) – Championship Karting International (CKI) is pleased to announce it has extended its partnership with the United States sanctioning body World Karting Association (WKA) for the 2010 season and beyond. CKI obtained WKA sanctioning for its highly successful inaugural season in 2009 and has worked to continue strengthening the partnership throughout the course of the season.
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Breithoff leads strong group of Pavement racers at Chapel Hill
07.23.2009 – The WKA Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series returned to action last weekend, July 17-19, when the tour made its second 2009 stop at Humphrey, New York’s Chapel Hill Raceway. The 1-800-GOT-JUNK Nationals marked the first race in over three months for WKA’s only pavement-oval national series, and 257 race entries were received for the traditional WKA event in upstate New York’s scenic Southern Tier region.
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Road Racing competitor survey on WKA Web site, to be distributed at VIR
07.23.2009 – The WKA Dunlop Tire National Road Racing Series driven by Mazda Technical Committee has developed a competitor survey, which asks for feedback and poses a number of questions regarding the current status of the nine-race touring series.
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Championship Karting International adds
Rotax classes to Aug. 6-8 Grand Prix of California
PHOENIX (July 23, 2009) – Championship Karting International (CKI) has expanded race options for competitors at the CKI Grand Prix of California (Aug. 6-8), with Rotax Masters and Senior class events. Run under RMAX Challenge rules and regulations, both classes will offer a $1,500 cash purse with the winner pocketing $500; 2nd place $400; 3rd place $300; 4th $200 and 5th $100.
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Margay wins 5 in WKA Manufacturer’s Cup weekend
ST. LOUIS – (July 23, 2009) – Margay claimed five important wins at the WKA Manufacturer’s Cup Series Zoom Zoom Nationals at Road America, proving once again that the chassis made in America for American drivers is worth its weight in gold.
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Last full weekend of July features
inaugural Speedway Dirt National at Liberty
07.21.2009 – The WKA Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series will return to North Carolina this weekend for the third stop on the 2009 tour. The Summer Nationals, held at Liberty Raceway Park in Staley, N.C., marks the first ever event for the Speedway Dirt tour at Liberty. The National is expected to be a great one and WKA is anticipating the highest entry counts of the season for the Speedway Dirt Series.
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WKA to accommodate New Castle Gold Cup, Pavement racers
07.21.2009 – Since the release of the announcement late last year regarding the first ever Bully Clutches Gold Cup / Rage Karts Speedway Pavement doubleheader in August at New Castle Motorsports Park in Indiana, many drivers have questioned the possibility of running both events. With no lights on the New Castle property, this has made the challenge even greater.
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Tim Fishel Motorsports joins Speedway Dirt
Money Race sponsors at Liberty
07.16.2009 – The Summer Nationals at Liberty (N.C.) Raceway Park for the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series is fast approaching. The third round of the five-race 2009 tour, slated to go off July 24-26, will again include the special Saturday night Money Race for Briggs Animal Heavy racers. The winner’s share of the Money Race purse at Liberty will remain a generous $1,700 now that Tim Fishel Motorsports has joined Briggs & Stratton Racing, Firestone and Ultramax Racing Chassis as a sponsor for the big event.
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C. William Grant arrangements announcement
07.15.2009 – Arrangements for Charles “Bill” Grant, the road racer we lost Sunday morning at Road America, have been announced. Friends may pay their final respects to Bill at the A. Ripepi & Sons Funeral Home, 18149 Bagley Rd., Middleburg Heights, Ohio, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m.
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After 2 big weekends of road racing, oval-track events on tap
07.15.2009 – The Bully Clutches Gold Cup Series Spallco R.V. Sales Nationals and Zoom Zoom Nationals for the George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series and Dunlop Tire National Road Racing Series, both driven by Mazda, are now history. But WKA’s summer is just heating up, and two straight weekends of oval-track racing are now on the horizon.
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Local option changes announced for Speedway Dirt national at Liberty
07.15.2009 – The Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series will head to Liberty (N.C.) Raceway Park for the first time July 24-26, marking the third stop on the five-race 2009 tour.
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“Racing Dreams” film to be screened July 24 in Indianapolis
07.15. 2009 – “Racing Dreams,” an Academy Award Nominated Director Marshall Curry film that documents the racing lives of three WKA Rage Karts Speedway Pavement racers, will be screened at the Indianapolis Film Festival Friday, July 24 during NASCAR’s Brickyard 400 weekend. The screening begins at 7 p.m.
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Zoom Zoom Nationals features beautiful weather, superb competition
07.14.2009 – The first ever Zoom Zoom Nationals at Road America is now in the books. Following a Sunday which again saw sunny skies and pleasant temperatures, racers left the world-class Wisconsin facility with another weekend of hard national competition behind them – some satisfied, others pondering what could have been done better to improve performance and results.
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Zoom Zoom Nationals Manufacturer’s Cup weekend recap
07.14.2009 - The action was fast and furious all weekend at the George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda Zoom Zoom Nationals. The 1.2-mile Briggs & Stratton Motorplex played host, and America’s best sprint kart drivers left nothing on the table in attempting to garner an elusive Zoom Zoom Nationals Final victory.
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Saturday Zoom Zoom Nationals Road Racing
results, Sunday entry counts
07.12.2009 – ELKHART LAKE, Wis. – Saturday’s Zoom Zoom Nationals results are in from Road America. All seven class groups plus a local option Team Race for Briggs, Can and TaG karts comprised an action-packed day at the famous Road America four-mile road course.
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Zoom Zoom Nationals Road Racing: TaG Pro,
Briggs Charity results, today’s entry counts
07.11.2009 – ELKHART LAKE, Wis. – Road Racing karts hit the track Saturday at exactly 8 a.m. CDT under clear, blue skies with a pleasant morning breeze and slight chill in the air. Rain moved through the eastern parts of Wisconsin last night, but it has since cleared and according to the local weather, these parts of the upper Midwest will see beautiful weather until at least late Sunday night – always great news for kart racers on a WKA national weekend.
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Zoom Zoom Nationals Manufacturer’s Cup Saturday entry counts
07.11.2009 – ELKHART LAKE, Wis. – Following two consecutive days of practice at the Briggs & Stratton Motorplex, one might assume that the WKA George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup driven by Mazda competitors are ready to race.
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Chuck G Fabrication TaG Pro Race highlights
Friday Road Racing action at Zoom Zoom Nationals
07.10.2009 – ELKHART LAKE, Wis. – Chuck Gafrarar of Chuck G Fabrication and WKA are working to build a TaG Pro Race on the WKA Dunlop Tire National Road Racing Series driven by Mazda, beginning this weekend at Road America’s Zoom Zoom Nationals. The TaG Pro race, which has been held annually at the Badger Kart Club-sanctioned Road Racing / enduro events in years past, is a new additional to a WKA national event, but Gafrarar says he hopes it won’t be “new” for long.
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Sprint racers eager to get Manufacturer’s Cup
national event under belts at Briggs & Stratton Motorplex
07.10.2009 – ELKART LAKE, Wis. – The inaugural Zoom Zoom Nationals at Road America is quite a unique event for a number of reasons. For the first time ever, the George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda will compete at the challenging Briggs & Stratton Motorplex, which is located inside the four-mile course the Dunlop Tire National Road Racing Series driven by Mazda racers will compete on for the first time in approximately 20 years. (Note, the annual enduro races at Road America have been a Badger Kart Club event in years past.)
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Road Race, Manufacturer’s Cup karts
on track for practice at Road America
07.10.2009 – ELKHART LAKE, Wis. – After weeks of anticipation, the Zoom Zoom Nationals at Road America has officially begun. Around 9 a.m. CST, George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup and Dunlop Tire National Road Racing karts hit the track to begin an important day of practice before this weekend’s big races.
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Log on to worldkarting.com this weekend
for regular updates from Road America
07.09.2009 – If you can’t make it to the Zoom Zoom Nationals at Road America this weekend, you’ll still be able to keep up with all the action via the Internet, specifically www.worldkarting.com.
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RaceFanRadio will not make trip to Road America
07.09. 2009 – Due to an eleventh hour loss of a primary sponsor, RaceFanRadio and SpeedcastTV.com will not be able to make the trip to Road America for this weekend’s Zoom Zoom Nationals, meaning there will be no live video or audio webcast of the event.
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Bully Clutches Gold Cup points and results
now updated on worldkarting.com
07.09. 2009 – The Bully Clutches Gold Cup national point standings are now updated on WKA’s Web site, including the Round 2 event, which took place last weekend at G & J Kartway in Camden, Ohio. Race results from G & J have also been posted as official on the WKA site.
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Championship Karting International Exchange Program sends 6 racers
to compete in Formula Kart Stars event at UK PF International Circuit
07.09. 2009 (Phoenix) – In May at Championship Karting International’s Grand Prix of New Castle, six drivers from one of Europe’s premier karting series, Formula Kart Stars UK, “crossed the pond” and competed in the event.
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Farmer wins exciting Gold Cup Money Race, five others leave with fine Briggs prizes at Spallco R.V. Sales Nationals
07.07.2009 –G & J Kartway played host to the WKA Bully Clutches Gold Cup Series Spallco R.V. Sales Nationals last weekend, and a number of racers left the Camden, Ohio, facility very happy.
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Update on Cameron Vargo
07.07.2009 – As Bully Clutches Gold Cup Series competitors departed the Spallco RV Sales Nationals Sunday, July 5, at G & J Kartway in Camden, Ohio, many thoughts were on young Cameron Vargo. The Spencerport, New York, racer, who competes in the Sportsman 1 Heavy class, was involved in an initial lap incident with Chase Hawkins. The contact between the two drivers sent both off the track, crashing hard into the caution light pole.
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Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series back in action July 17-19
07.07.2009 – The WKA Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series will head north July 17-19 for the 1-800-GOT-JUNK Nationals at western New York’s Chapel Hill Raceway. The event at Chapel Hill – the second on the 2009 Speedway Pavement tour – marks the first time the series has been in action since early April at Rougemont, North Carolina’s OCR Action Sports Park.
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As road racers make final preparations for Zoom Zoom Nationals,
WKC announces new conveniences for VIR pre-entries
07.07.2009 – Road racers have the opportunity to race nearly every weekend of July if they choose, and the tracks hosting the events are some of the best in the country. For the first time, the Woodbridge Kart Club (WKC) is offering online pre-registration for their two events later this month.
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Important announcement for all Manufacturer’s Cup competitors
07.02.2009 – The Zoom Zoom Nationals for the WKA George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series is now one week away. The following announcement should be read and observed by all Manufacturer’s Cup teams and racers planning on competing at the inaugural Zoom Zoom Nationals at Road America July 10-12.
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Attention WKA Manufacturer’s Cup junior, senior racers,
Zoom Zoom Nationals Tire Exchange Program announcement
07.02.2009 – Junior and senior racers competing in the upcoming WKA George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Zoom Zoom Nationals at Road America on July 10-12 will be competing YKC compound Bridgestone tire. Bridgestone is offering an onsite exchange program for those competitors who wish to exchange their YHC tires for the new YKC compound. There is no cost to the competitor for this exchange.
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Five lucky racers receive terrific prizes at
Dexter Speedway Dirt Grand Nationals
07.02.2009 – Briggs & Stratton has “stepped up to the plate” with generosity and support numerous times over the years at WKA events. The 2009 season certainly is no different, and it showed once again last weekend at the Jimmy Rivers Performance Works Grand Nationals for the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series at Dexter (Ga.) Raceway.
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Numerous Big Winners At Dexter Briggs & Stratton
Speedway Dirt Grand Nationals
06.30.2009 – Sixteen WKA Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt racers left the Jimmy Rivers Performance Works Grand Nationals at Georgia’s Dexter Raceway with at least one victory. One driver, Evans, Georgia’s Blake Cannon, had arguably the best weekend of all the dirt racers with three victories and a second-place finish over the course of the hot early summer weekend.
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Five Straight Weeks of WKA National Racing On Tap
06.30.2009 – While the latter weekends of May and the month of June saw a bit of a lull period for WKA with only two national races over a seven-week stretch, the remainder of the summer is going to be just the opposite, starting with an upcoming five-week stretch of national races every weekend.
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Championship Karting International Shines in New Jersey
06.30.2009 (Phoenix) – The Championship Karting International national kart racing series stormed into South Jersey for the CKI Grand Prix of New Jersey and delivered another thrilling weekend of hot competition and big prize packages, with the action captured by live video coverage. Similar to CKI’s inaugural event last month in New Castle, the Grand Prix of New Jersey was a big success, with something for every race fan: dominant performances, razor sharp competition and heart-stopping finishes. Chasing a $25,000 purse, the pilots put on a show – highlights included a thrilling come-from-behind victory by Andre Nicastro (ItalKart) in IAME Sr. and clean sweeps by Taylor Miinch (Top Kart) in IAME Jr., Gary Carlton (CRG) in KZ2 and Arie Ouimet (CRG) in KF2.
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Awesome Giveaways, Prizes Courtesy Of Briggs & Stratton And Many Others At Upcoming Spallco R.V. Sales Gold Cup Nationals At G & J
06.26.2009 – Longtime WKA supporter Briggs & Stratton and many other allegiant karting industry outfits have “stepped up to the plate” to offer Bully Clutches Gold Cup Series competitors a number of opportunities to leave the July 3-5 Spallco R.V. Sales Nationals at G & J Kartway with some terrific prizes and product.
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Get Your Pre-Entry In For
Zoom Zoom Nationals By July 1
06.26.2009 – Pre-registration for the Zoom Zoom Nationals at Road America closes Wednesday, July 1. The July 1 cutoff date is for both the George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series and Dunlop Tire National Road Racing Series, both driven by Mazda.
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Rule Reminders For Road America
Zoom Zoom Road Race Nationals
06.26.2009 – As the last days of June march by, the much-anticipated Zoom Zoom Road Race Nationals at the internationally famous Road America continue to draw closer. The WKA Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda competitors have eagerly awaited WKA’s return to Road America for many years and it is with great expectations that WKA will host one of the biggest and best road racing events of 2009!
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WKA’s Karting Scene Correction –
Team Valhalla Racing 360 Plus Device
06.26.2009 – The current issue of WKA’s Karting Scene magazine includes a reference to Team Valhalla’s program to provide a field replacement part for its 360 Plus Device. There is misinformation in this reference to the 360 Plus Device. WKA’s Karting Scene staff was provided with incorrect information and it was published; the magazine staff apologizes for the errors.
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Attention Midwest Sprint Series Participants
06.24.2009 – Racers competing in the upcoming Midwest Sprint Series (MWSS) event at Road America on June 27-28 have the option of competing on the YHC or YKC compound Bridgestone tire. Bridgestone is offering an on-site exchange program for those competitors who wish to switch over to the new YKC compound. There is no cost to the competitor for this exchange.
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Big Money And Prizes Up For Grabs
This Weekend At Dexter Dirt Grand Nationals
06.23.2009 – The Jimmy Rivers Performance Works Grand Nationals for the WKA Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series is slated to go off this weekend at Dexter Raceway in Georgia. The event marks the most prestigious race on the 2009 Speedway Dirt tour, and teams attending will be vying for some terrific prizes.
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RaceFanRadio And SpeedcastTV Return
For Live Webcast Of CKI Round 2 At N.J.
06.23.2009 (Indianapolis) – President and CEO Charlie Brown confirmed that the Indianapolis-based RaceFanRadio will partner with SpeedcastTV.com for a live video webcast of the second Championship Karting International (CKI) event at New Jersey Motorsports Park this weekend.
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BBC Worldwide Casting For New Television Karting Series
06.22.2009 – BBC Worldwide and the World Karting Association are casting for a 10-part documentary series set in the world of teen karting. We are looking for dedicated racing families with racing children between the ages of 8 to 15. If racing is a family passion and you’ve arranged your life around it, we’d like to speak with you about possibly being involved in our series.
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Midwest Sprint Series Heads To Road America
06.19.2009 (Huntersville, N.C.) – Event No. 2 of the 2009 Russell Karting Specialties Midwest Sprint Series (MWSS) is rapidly approaching. The MWSS will be taking to the Briggs & Stratton Motorplex at Road America, beginning with Friday practice on June 26 and two days of racing on Saturday and Sunday.
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WKA Announces Spallco R.V. Sales Nationals at G and J Kartway
06.18.2009 – Spallco R.V. Sales, located in Newark, Delaware, now is the official sponsor of the Bully Clutches Gold Cup Series Nationals at G and J Kartway in Camden, Ohio, July 3-5. The event, now tagged the Spallco R.V. Sales Nationals, is the second of four 2009 events on the Gold Cup schedule.
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Time Schedule Change For Gold Cup Series
06.18.2009 – As a result of recent meetings held between officials of the Manufacturer’s Cup and Gold Cup series, as well as members of the Gold Cup Competition Committee, WKA officials have elected to modify the weekend time schedule for the Bully Clutches Gold Cup Series. This new schedule will begin with the next event on the ’09 national calendar, the Spallco R.V. Sales Nationals at Camden, Ohio’s G and J Kartway July 3-5.
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Dexter Dirt Nationals Fast Approaching
06.18.2009 – Now that the Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series Grand National at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is in the books, only one national event remains on WKA’s June calendar. The event is the Jimmy Rivers Performance Works Grand Nationals for the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series at Georgia’s Dexter Raceway, set to go off next weekend, June 26-28.
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Mid-Ohio Road Race Grand National
Provides Large Fields, Stout Competition
06.16.2009 – The annual Dunlop Tire National Road Racing Series driven by Mazda Grand National at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course over the weekend saw the best field of road racers since the 2009 season opener at Daytona. The solid fields and tough competition were flanked by safe racing, close finishes in many classes and an amicable Mother Nature, who was kind enough to allow every class group to complete its entire, originally scheduled distance of either 30 or 45 minutes.
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Holiday Inn Official Race Headquarters
For July Road America Doubleheader
06.16.2009 – With the first edition of the Zoom Zoom Nationals Mid Summer Classic quickly approaching at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, WKA officials are proud to announce the Holiday Inn of Manitowoc, Wis., as the official race headquarters for the July 10-12 events featuring the George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series and Dunlop Tire National Road Race Series, both driven by Mazda.
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CKI Adds Rotax Master to Grand Prix Of New Jersey
Plus Local Option Master Class, $1,500 Cash Prizes
And Reduced Entry Fee
06.16.2009 (PHOENIX) – Championship Karting International is expanding race options for competitors at the CKI Grand Prix of New Jersey on June 26-28 by adding a Rotax Masters class to the event. Run under RMAX Challenge rules and regulations, the Rotax Masters class features a $1,500 cash purse with the winner pocketing $500; 2nd place delivers $400 and 3rd place $300; 4th $200 and 5th $100.
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Gold Cup Money Race Sponsors Lining Up For G & J Event
06.11.2009 – As the second 2009 race of the 2009 Bully Clutches Gold Cup Series nears at G & J Kartway in Camden, Ohio, July 3-5, interest continues to increase with regard to the second Money Race of the season. Following a successful Round 1 in March at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, competitors and sponsors are lining up for what should be another explosive event.
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Attention Teenage Karters: BBC Worldwide
Casting For New Television Karting Series
06.11.2009 – BBC Worldwide and the World Karting Association are casting for a 10-part documentary series set in the world of teen karting. We are looking for dedicated racing families with racing children between the ages of 8 to 15. If racing is a family passion and you’ve arranged your life around it, we’d like to speak with you about possibly being involved in our series.
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CKI Series Sets ’09 Schedule, Makes Other Announcements
06.11.2009 (Phoenix) – Following the successful debutant event for the Championship Karting International in May at New Castle Motorsports Park in Indiana, the remainder of the series’ 2009 has now become official.
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Briggs Local Option Classes Added
To Road America Weekend Doubleheader
06.10.2009 – Excitement continues to build as the first ever Mid Summer Classic for the George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series and Dunlop Tire National Road Race Series, both driven by Mazda, gains momentum heading to historic Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, for the first edition of the Zoom Zoom Nationals July 10-12.
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Important News, Attention All Team Valhalla 360 Plus Device Owners
06.10.2009 – Team Valhalla has notified WKA that there is a problem with the Team Valhalla 360 Plus Device – the innovative neck collar that debuted at KartFest 2009 – of which all owners of the product need to be aware.
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From Team Valhalla: Free Upgrade For Owners Of A 360 Plus Device
06.10.2009 (Stryker, Ohio) – A few months ago, we had a couple customers call to let us know that a Velcro piece, which helps hold the front opening of the 360 Plus Device together, had come off. We sent them both new sets of chin foam pieces and asked they return the original parts for evaluation.
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South-Central Pennsylvania Racer’s Champ Kart Stolen
06.10.2009 – WKA has been informed that a Fayetteville, Pennsylvania racer’s champ kart was stolen between the hours of 8 p.m. Monday and 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. The burglar broke into the race trailer which stored Kade Burk’s Rage champ kart and other items, including two generators, an HJC black helmet, a set of arm restraints, neck brace, Longacre digital air gauge, Longacre camber gauge, Accutoe laser front alignment tool, Bully clutch box with spare drivers and a Snap On cordless screwdriver.
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Local Option Classes Now Set For Dexter Dirt Grand National
06.09.2009 – As national competitors on the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series prepare for the second race of the five-race national program, local racers can also join in on a full weekend of action June 26-28 at Dexter Raceway in Georgia as part of the Jimmy Rivers Performance Works Grand Nationals.
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Man Cup Zoom Zoom Nationals To Feature
Live Video Webcast At Road America
06.09.2009 (Indianapolis) – RaceFanRadio president and CEO Charlie Brown has confirmed the Internet media outlet will continue an ongoing collaboration with SpeedcastTV.com for a live video webcast of the WKA George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Zoom Zoom Nationals at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., the weekend of July 10-12, 2009.
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Divisional Racing Heating Up As WKA
Holds Its First National Race In Over A Month
06.09.2009 – WKA will hold its first national race in over a month this weekend when the Dunlop Tire National Road Racing Series hits the track at the famed Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The Mid-Ohio Grand National event marks the first of two national events in June – the second being stop three on the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series June 26-28 at Georgia’s Dexter Raceway.
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New Jersey Sprint Series (NJSS)
And Championship Karting International (CKI)
06.05.2009 (New Jersey) - With round two of the New Jersey Sprint Series scheduled for June 12-14th at New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, New Jersey, the New Jersey Sprint Series along with Championship Karting International is pleased to announce that two lucky drivers, one junior and one senior driver will be awarded a free entry to the next CKI event held at NJMP on June 26-28th.
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Vega Adds Contingency $$$ To
Speedway Dirt Money Race/National Classes
06.04.2009 - On the heels of the recent announcement of Shadow Karts coming on board to help sponsor the Briggs Animal Heavy Money Race as part of the Jimmy Rivers Performance Works Nationals weekend at Dexter Raceway June 26-28, Vega Tires has sweetened the pot. While drivers will already be running for a $1700 payday, if the winning driver is on Vega Tires, they will receive a $500 bonus, making for a potential $2,200 to win night.
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Inaugural Event a Huge Success
For Championship Karting International
06.03.2009 (Phoenix, Ariz.) – The Championship Karting International national series went live this weekend, arriving on the national kart racing scene with a resounding victory. With high expectations and buzz throughout the karting community setting the tone, the CKI Grand Prix of New Castle presented by Bridgestone delivered an extremely competitive, highly entertaining weekend of racing. Both dominating performances and heart-stopping finishes ruled the day, highlighted by Gary Carlton’s (CRG) clean sweep in the KZ2 class, Mason Marotta’s (Intrepid) checkered flag thriller in IAME Seniors and PCR factory driver Simo Puhakka’s war of attrition to take home the winner’s $3,500 check in the KF2 final.
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Mid-Ohio Road Race Grand Nationals Fast Approaching
06.02.2009 – One of the greatest benefits to racing on the Dunlop Tire National Road Racing Series driven by Mazda is the opportunity to compete at some of America’s best and most historic road courses. An event at one of those famous courses is now just around the corner: the Road Race Grand Nationals June 12-14 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.
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Shadow Karts Adds Name To Dexter Speedway Dirt Money Race
06.02.2009 – Following a very successful first round of action at Margarettsville Speedway in April, the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series sets its sights on the coveted Grand National event June 26-28 at Dexter Raceway in Georgia for the Jimmy Rivers Performance Works Nationals.
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NHKA June 6, 7 Race Cancelled
06.02.2009 (Loudon, N.H.) – Due to track construction and wet weather in New England, the New Hampshire Karting Association’s (NHKA) second scheduled event of 2009 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway has been cancelled. The event was originally scheduled for this weekend, June 6 and 7.
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Former Triple Crown Champion Becomes
Youngest Driver Ever To Win NASCAR Race
06.02.2009 – Iowa’s Brett Moffitt broke Joey Logano’s record as the youngest driver to ever win a NASCAR Camping World Series East race on Saturday night at Virginia’s South Boston Speedway. Moffitt, who will turn 17 on Aug. 7, drove an Andy Santerre-owned No. 44 to a convincing victory in only his fourth CW East start.
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Another Former WKA Champion
Gets Big Win Saturday In ASA Southeast
06.02.2009 – Justin Larson drove his Ware Oil / Victory Marketing Team Chevrolet to his first ASA Southeast win of 2009 Saturday night at Georgia’s New Senoia Speedway. Larson, a 20-year-old driver from Clearwater, Florida, started on the outside pole and led wire-to-wire in the 100-lap race.
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Thursday Practice Added To Gold Cup Summer Schedule
05.29.2009 – As Bully Clutches Gold Cup Series competitors prepare for the summer portion of their racing schedule, many will have the opportunity to tack on a couple of added on-track days. Beginning with the Summer Nationals July 2-5 at G & J Kartway in Camden, Ohio, Thursday practice will be made available to the national series competitors, allowing an extra day of preparation for the second race of the 2009 season.
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Championship Karting International Signs Class Sponsors
For Inaugural Race At New Castle On May 29 - 31
05.29.2009 – The karting community is showing strong support for the hot, new CKI series. In the latest development, Championship Karting International (CKI), a WKA-sanctioned national race kart series, is pleased to introduce its class sponsors for the first race, the CKI Grand Prix of New Castle presented by Bridgestone, May 29 - 31.
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WKA Adds New Conveniences To Pre-Registering
For Road America Zoom Zoom Nationals
05.27.2009 – Entry forms for the Zoom Zoom Nationals at Road America have been posted on the WKA Web site. The George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda is open now for pre-entry and the Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda pre-registration opens on Wednesday, June 3.
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RaceFanRadio Partners With SpeedcastTV For Ground Breaking Webcast Of The Inaugural CKI Event This Weekend
05.27.2009 – RaceFanRadio President and CEO Charlie Brown announced last week that the 3-year-old Internet media outlet will partner with SpeedcastTV.com for a live video webcast of the inaugural Championship Karting International event this weekend at the New Castle Motorsports Park.
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Karting Champions Making Good Elsewhere In The Sport:
Former WKA Man Cup Champion Christian PaHud
Making Headlines In North Carolina Late Models
05.27.2009 – When Christian PaHud was winning WKA Bridgestone / George Kugler Manufacturer’s Cup driven by Mazda races and championships, he hadn’t yet reached teenage years and was still living in Dayton, Ohio. Now 16 and residing in Harrisburg, N.C., PaHud is still winning races and contending for championships, but he’s doing it the limited late model division at western North Carolina’s Tri-County Motor Speedway.
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WKA Man Cup Racer Chris Wehrheim
Makes SST Modified Tour Debut In New York
05.27.2009 – Fresh off a double podium weekend at the second round of the WKA Manufacturer’s Cup championship, Chris Wehrheim traveled to Spencer Speedway in Williamson, N.Y., to make his debut on the SST Modified tour. The 23-year-old driver from Atlanta is making the move from road racing to oval racing and seeing success straight out of the box.
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WKA Road America Entry Forms Released
05.22.2009 – Following months of planning, the World Karting Association, Road America and Badger Kart Club officials are please to announce the release of the Zoom Zoom Nationals at Road America event forms. This years event, the Zoom Zoom Nationals, scheduled for July 10-12, will feature the Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series and George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series, both driven by Mazda.
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Holiday Inn Official Race Headquarters
For July Road America Doubleheader
05.22.2009 – With the first edition of the Zoom Zoom Nationals Mid Summer Classic quickly approaching at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, WKA officials are proud to announce the Holiday Inn of Manitowoc, Wis., as the official race headquarters for the July 10-12 events featuring the George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series and Dunlop Tire National Road Race Series, both driven by Mazda.
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Mid-Ohio Road Race And Dexter Dirt
Grand Nationals Highlight WKA’s Month of June
05.20.2009 – July through early October is mostly jam-packed for WKA with national events scheduled nearly every weekend throughout four-month stretch. Only two events are scheduled for the upcoming month of June, but they are both big ones.
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Pre-registration Now Open For Mid-Ohio Road Race Grand National
05.20.2009 – The fourth stop on the 2009 Dunlop Tire National Road Racing Series driven by Mazda is quickly approaching.
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Championship Karting International Assembles Veteran Staff
For Series Launch Race & Operations Team in Place for 1st Race,
May 29-31 At New Castle
05.20.2009 (PHOENIX) – Building on the momentum created by the launch of this new series last week, Championship Karting International (www.championshipkartracing.com) is pleased to announce the hiring of a race and operations staff loaded with some of the best names in the karting business. Gearing up for the first race – the Championship Karting International Grand Prix of New Castle presented by Bridgestone (May 29-31), boasting a $27,000 purse, – CKI now has appointed their Competition and Operations Director, Race Director, two Assistant Race Directors, Technical Director, Chief Flagger and Chief Score Keeper.
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New Castle CKI Event Format Announced
05.20.2009 (PHOENIX) – In addition to the staff announcements, CKI also has unveiled the event format that the first series event May 29-31 at New Castle and all other series events will follow.
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Manufacturer’s Cup, Gold Cup Spec Tire Change Announced
05.19.2009 – Bridgestone / Firestone has informed the WKA that the Bridgestone YHC tire is no longer available in sufficient quantity to support the spec tire requirements in the George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda and the Bully Clutches Gold Cup Series.
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WKA Road America Event Planning And Entry Forms Taking Shape
05.18.2009 - In an effort to provide the most accurate and detailed event information with the initial release of the entry forms, WKA officials will meet with the Road America staff on Tuesday, May 19, to finalize event planning and logistics for the ZoomZoom Nationals on July 10-12, featuring the Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series and George Kugler / Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series, both driven by Mazda.
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Terrific Weather, 10 Double Winners And
A Birthday Win Highlight Road Race Action At Roebling Road
05.14.2009 - The WKA Dunlop Tire Road Race Series driven by Mazda hit the track last weekend at Savannah, Georgia’s Roebling Road Raceway for their third of nine 2009 events. With the beautiful southern weather ever present, road racers enjoyed terrific racing conditions at the 2.02-mile road course with almost every race being completed at its originally scheduled, full distance
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WKA To Be Part Of All Star, Coca-Cola 600
NASCAR Activities At Charlotte
05.14.2009 - In many ways, NASCAR and WKA are very much alike. The traditional two-week stint at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina for NASCAR competitors serves as a reprieve before a monster stretch run on the road. For WKA, it serves in the same capacity. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, and points beyond, the karting schedule is hectic to say the very least.
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Former Road Racer, Current WKA’s Karting Scene Writer
Keith Shampine Joins WKA Office Team
05.14.2009 - If you call the WKA Office and an unfamiliar voice greets you, chances are its Keith Shampine.
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KF Engines Sourced By Championship Karting International
To Help First-Time KF2 And KF3 Racers
05.14.2009 (Phoenix, Ariz.) – In an effort to aid racers interested in competing in the Championship Karting International’s KF2 and KF3 classes at New Castle Motorsports Park on May 29-31, the series has taken the steps of contacting the importers of the engine packages in North America and located motors for sale at the locations listed below.
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Championship Karting International To Award $27,000 In Cash & Prizes At First Race The ‘CKI Grand Prix Of New Castle Presented By Bridgestone May 29 – 31
05.14.2009 (Phoenix, Ariz.) – Championship Karting International (CKI), the seven-class WKA-sanctioned national race kart series, is kicking off the 2009 season with a cash and prize package worth $27,000 at the Championship Karting International Grand Prix of New Castle presented by Bridgestone, May 29–31.
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VP Mechanical To Sponsor First Place
Cups On Speedway Pavement Series
05.07.2009 - With the second race of the season for the Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series still over 2 months away, World Karting Officials are proud to announce the addition of VP Mechanical as the newest sponsor on the tour.
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DiLeo Scores Double Dip In TaG Finals At MRP
05.05.2009 - While it may have been 4 solid months since Daytona KartWeek, the site of the first national event of the new season for the George Kugler Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda, certain patterns seem to be developing despite the long layoff, mainly in Tag competition. This past weekend, over 500 participants converged on Michiana Raceway Park in South Bend, Indiana for the series second stop of the 5 race run, for the MRP Speed School Nationals.
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Dan Sox Big Winner At Margarettsville Speedway
04.29.2009 – With the first event for the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series rescheduled due to rain, the dirt competitors finally kicked off the 2009 season at Margarettsville Speedway this past weekend. There were a few well-know names that came back to the series for the Bordeaux Dyno Cams Nationals. Dan Sox, Dee Paschal and Stevie Stephenson all had a successful comeback. But, Dan Sox was the big winner of the weekend taking the $1,700 in the Money race, as well as the $500 bonus from Firestone for being the highest finishing driver on firestone tires.
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Spring Has Sprung For The Road Racing Series
04.23.2009 - With spring upon us, come join the Southern Kart Club and WKA series regulars for a weekend of fun in the sun and awesome racing on the high-speed circuit that is Roebling Road Raceway. Competitors in the 2009 Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda are gearing up for their third stop on the nine race schedule the weekend of May 8 - 10, 2009, in Savannah, GA. WKA and club officials are expecting a great turnout at the event and encourage folks to take advantage of reduced fees by pre-registering. (Pre-registration close Friday, May 1st.) Click here for the entry form.
Long Awaited First Dirt National This Weekend At Margarettsville
04.22.2009 - It’s been a long time since September of 2008, the last dirt national for the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series. But following a long winter, as well as a rainout in March in South Carolina for the season opener, the Briggs and Stratton Speedway Dirt Series comes to life this weekend at the Margarettsville Speedway in North Carolina for the Bordeaux Dyno Cams Nationals. And in a big way.
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MRP Race Lineup Revised For Manufacturer’s Cup Series Event
04.21.2009 - Upon review of the revised race order in lieu of the addition of the Yamaha Sportsman Heavy class to the George Kugler Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda, WKA Officials have elected to place the Mike Doty Racing Yamaha Pipe class back into the Saturday race order for the upcoming MRP Speed School Nationals May 1-3 at Michiana Raceway Park in South Bend, Indiana.
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Manufacturer's Cup Series Spec Oils Update
04.21.2009 – Motul has joined the lineup and spec oils for 2009 George Kugler/Bridgestone Manufacturer's Cup Series driven by Mazda. As previously announced, all approved oils are mandatory for use in all classes and shall be mixed with 1 gallon of Sunoco 110 Leaded Race Fuel available for purchase at each event.
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7 National Classes To Receive Money At Margarettsville
04.16.2009 - Despite the early season washout of race #1 for the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series at Hanging Rock Kartway in March, the game plan remains the same for 7 national points classes April 24-26 at Margarettsville Speedway in North Carolina for the Bordeaux Dyno Cams Nationals.
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Local Option Classes Added For Margarettsville Dirt National
04.15.2009 - With the first event for the 2009 Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series season just a few weeks away, officials at Margarettsville Speedway, along with WKA, have elected to add the Briggs Medium and Briggs Heavy Flathead classes as Local Option classes for the upcoming Bordeaux Dyno Cams Nationals April 24-26 in Margarettsville, North Carolina.
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New 4-cycle Tech Committee Chairman
04.13.2009 – WKA is pleased to announce that Bobby Gettys has accepted the position of Chairman of the 4-cycle Technical Committee. This responsibility is in addition to his current positions as WKA District 3 Trustee and Head of Tech. Bobby is a long time committee member and has demonstrated his knowledge, experience and leadership as the committee has addressed several recent challenges and opportunities. Please join the WKA Trustees and Officers in congratulating Bobby on his new position and thanking him for his service. He has their full appreciation and support.
Latest Tech Updates Posted
04.13.2009 – The latest Tech Updates are now posted. They include the new Briggs Local Option 206 rules and technical inspection procedures. Click here for the WKA Tech Updates.
Speedway Dirt Money Class Purse Receives Huge Increase
04.09.2009 - As many Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series competitors are forced to wait for the first official race of the season, due to the March washout at Hanging Rock Kartway, the wait will be worthwhile. With just 2 and a half weeks left till the Bordeaux Dyno Cams Nationals at Margarettsville Speedway April 24-26 in North Carolina, the pot just got sweeter for participants in the Briggs Animal Heavy Money Class.
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Racing Dreams Documentary Getting More And More Attention
04.09.2009 – The World Karting Association has long been known as “The Foundation of Motorsports” with many NASCAR drivers, such as Brian Vickers, Jamie McMurray and AJ Allmendinger, beginning their racing career with WKA. Now we can add three more notables to the list in Joshua Hobson, Annabeth Barnes and Brandon Warren as they get ready to take their next steps in their racing career.
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WKA Announces Updates for the George Kugler/Bridgestone
Manufacturer's Cup Series driven by Mazda
04.08.2009 – The second event in the 2009 Manufacturer’s Cup series, the MRP Speed School Nationals, will be held May 1 - 3, 2009 at the Michiana Raceway Park, South Bend, Indiana. At that event competitors will have the choice of several new spec oils. In addition two new kart specifications will be in force, a new class will begin competing, and WKA will be reevaluating engine performance in the TAG classes. This Pit Board and web post summarizes all of the latest information.
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Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series Has Successful Season Opener
04.08.2009 – After a soggy start to the Hodge Racing Supply Nationals held at the OCR Action Sports Park in Rougemont, NC, the sun came out and filled the weekend with an exciting start to the Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series. With over 250 entries, everyone seemed to be pleased with the outcome of the weekend.
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Mid-Atlantic Sprint Divisional Series Adds Class To Schedule
04.08.2009 - As a result of several requests, the Mid-Atlantic Sprint Divisional will be adding the Yamaha Sportsman Heavy to their Sunday line-up of classes. Yamaha Sportsman Lite will remain on Saturday schedule. Their first event is the weekend of April 18-19. For more information, contact Dave Koehler by calling 410.882.2375.
New Jersey Sprint Series Schedule Change For Season Opener
04.07.2009 – Due to unforeseen circumstances, the WKA New Jersey Sprint Series had no choice but to change their season opener to the weekend of May 8 – 10, 2009. The series wishes to apologize for the change. If you would like more information on this series, please contact John Ferris at 908.876.9023 or click here to visit thier website. For the full 2009 WKA Divisional schedule, click here.
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Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series
Heads To OCR For Season Opener
03.30.2009 – OCR Action Sports Park will host the Hodge Racing Supply Nationals in Rougemont, NC this weekend, April 3 – 5, 2009. The Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series will kick off the first of five events in North Carolina before heading north for the remaining events in the five-race season.
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Clarification On Briggs & Stratton Raffle
03.30.2009 – WKA and Briggs & Stratton would like to clear up some confusion on a recent pitboard announcing a “raffle” by Briggs & Stratton for the remainder of the season. The previous statement of, “…to be raffled off to race participants throughout the remaining Bully Clutches Gold Cup, Rage Karts Speedway Pavement, and Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series events,” seemed to give the impression that you may have to pay for a ticket. To clarify, this is a FREE raffle to those competitors that are entered at each event. Click here for the full Pit Board from 03.24.2009.
Road Racers Conquer CMP
03.26.2009 - Following a two-month break after Daytona, WKA Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda participants resumed their championship quest as they eagerly awaited the 5pm opening of the gates at Kershaw, SC’s Carolina Motorsports Park on Thursday, March 19th in hopes of conquering its twists and turns and taking home a First Place trophy.
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WKA Trustee Election Results
03.26.2009 – WKA’s Trustee election in Districts 1, 4, 7 and 10 has ended and the Association’s CPA firm, Russell & Byrd, has counted the ballots and reported the results. In District 4 WKA members have elected Bobby Moore as their Trustee; two experienced volunteers will assist Bobby. His 4-cycle Representative will be past District 4 Trustee Jimmy Rivers. National Road Race Committee member, Jim Fry, will serve as his 2-cycle Rep.
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Hanging Rock Dirt Opener Postponed; Rescheduled For August
03.25.2009 - With a forecast of rain predicted for the next few days, World Karting Association and Hanging Rock Officials have mutually elected to postpone the season opener for the Briggs and Stratton Speedway Dirt Series at Hanging Rock Kartway in Kershaw, South Carolina this weekend.
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2009 Briggs & Stratton Racer Rewards Program
03.24.2009 - In a year of change, Briggs & Stratton has revamped its support program for WKA racers. During the 2009 season, Briggs & Stratton will be supporting select pro races and will be supplying Briggs & Stratton powered products, like generators and power washers, to be raffled off to race participants throughout the remaining Bully Clutches Gold Cup, Rage Karts Speedway Pavement, and Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series events.
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Bully Clutches Gold Cup Series Kicks Off The 2009 Season
At Lowe’s Motor Speedway
03.24.2009 – The WKA Gold Cup Series welcomed a new sponsor for the 2009 season, Bully Clutches. The series, along with their new sponsor, held their first event of the year, the Michigan Kart Supply Nationals, this past weekend at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, NC.
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Change To Briggs Animal Valve Rule For All Series
03.23.2009 – In a majority vote, the WKA trustees have decided to amend the Briggs Animal Valve rules. This will go into effect for all series starting March 25 2009. This change has been implemented to allow all racers to be able to compete across the U.S.A. with one set of rules. The amended rules will allow anyone with an engine built to 2008/2009 rules to be legal.
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Tribeca Film Festival To Debut Karting Documentary
Following Three Of WKA’s Speedway Pavement Drivers
03.18.2009 – One of film’s most prestigious festivals will be debuting a karting documentary titled, Racing Dreams, during the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival in New York the week of April 22 – May 3, 2009. This is a film by Academy Award Nominee, Marshall Curry, that focuses on Joshua Hobson, Annabeth Barnes, and Brandon Warren; all competitors of the World Karting Association’s Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series. The film transmits through these three personal stories the wonderful spirit of the championship, the intensity and hard work of the kids, the dedication of their families, and more.
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Thursday Practice Added To Michiana Man Cup Series Event
03.17.2009 - As the George Kugler/Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda makes its way to Michiana Raceway Park in South Bend, Indiana May 1-3 for the MRP Speed School Nationals, competitors will have the opportunity to gain some added track time on Thursday prior to the weekends event.
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Kid Kart Format Announced For LMS Gold Cup Event
03.13.2009 - As the Performance North Kid Karts take to the track for a new racing season on the Bully Clutches Gold Cup Series March 20-22 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway for the Michigan Kart Supply Nationals, they will view the green flag from a different perspective.
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Hanging Rock Dirt National To Host Friday Night Lights;
Local Option Classes Adjusted
03.12.2009 - World Karting officials are proud to announce 3 major sponsors have stepped up to the plate to create a Friday Night Pro Money Class for the Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series program, beginning with the series first event at Hanging Rock Kartway in Kershaw, South Carolina March 27-29.
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WKA Announces New Animal Connecting Rod Rule
03.11.2009 – Effective immediately aftermarket billet aluminum rods are approved for all Briggs & Stratton Animal classes. Following is the rule that will appear in the next Tech Update.
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2009 Season Road Race Spec Oils Announced
03.05.2009 (Updated 03.11.2009) – Following weeks of testing, the WKA has announced the approved spec oils for The Dunlop Tire National Road Racing Series driven by Mazda 2009-season. All approved oils are mandatory for use in all 2-Cycle Sprint classes except CIK & WKA 125 Sprint Shifters and shall be mixed with 1 gallon of Sunoco 110 Leaded Race Fuel available for purchase at each event.
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Gold Cup Money Race At LMS Shaping Up Nicely
03.10.2009 - With just a little over a week till the first national event of the year for the Bully Clutches Gold Cup Series at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, the highly anticipated $$Money Race$$ is taking great shape. Once Friday’s practice for the Michigan Kart Supply Nationals is concluded March 20, the very best in 4 Cycle Sprint racing will take to the challenging 15 turn Lowe’s Motor Speedway Sprint Track.
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Briggs & Stratton Local Option 206 Engine Technical Specifications
03.10.2009 - Since announcement of the Briggs & Stratton Local Option 206 engine in October, 2008, WKA, IKF and Briggs & Stratton Motorsports have been working together on the technical specifications and inspection procedures for this new engine. Those specifications and procedures have now been announced and are available for use at the local tracks and divisional series where this new engine is being used.
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Briggs & Stratton Racing Unveils A New
Crate Engine And Track Program For 2009
03.10.2009 - The New Local Option 206 engine from Briggs & Stratton is a crate engine designed to help control the cost of racing, simplify the tech process, and provide a level playing field for competitors.
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Race Awards Available at Kershaw
03.05.2009 – Any WKA Dunlop Tire National Road Racing Series driven by Mazda 2008-season competitor who missed the banquet and/or picking up their award as well as anyone who missed picking up their Daytona race award in December may do so at the upcoming national at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, SC.
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Trustee Election Reminder For Districts 4 And 7
03.03.2009 – Trustee elections for WKA District 4 (Georgia & South Carolina) and District 7 (Illinois, Indiana & Wisconsin) are currently in full swing. If you have not received your ballot for this years’ Trustee Elections and wish to vote, please contact Marie Borsuk for a replacement ballot. All ballots must be sent to the accounting firm, Russell & Byrd, per the instructions included on your ballot. All ballots must be postmarked by March 9th and received by March 16th. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Marie at the WKA Office at 704.455.1606 ext. 11 or marie@worldkarting.com.
Rotax MiniMax And Rotax Junior Local Option Classes
Added For Michiana Manufacturer’s Cup Event
03.03.2009 - Weekends for 2 Cycle racing just got a little busier, especially on the George Kugler Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda. As the series swings to Michiana Raceway Park in South Bend, Indiana May 1-3 for the MRP Speed School Nationals, the front end of the racing weekend will be enhanced by the addition of two Local Option classes.
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