07.13.2016 - Entry Blank for Kart City Performance Nationals to go out next week

CONCORD, NC - Competitors on the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series that are patiently awaiting the entry blank for the third race of the season, the Kart City Performance Nationals at New Castle Motorsports Park in Indiana August 5-7, will be able to view the information early next week, as the finishing touches are being placed on the 3^rd race of the 4 race national program.

In the meantime, anyone wishing to reserve parking for the event can contact the track by calling (765) 987-8090.

Special thanks to Rob Smith of Kart City Performance for sponsorship of the event. Also special thanks to the following sponsors.

RLV Tuned Exhaust Products

GT Machine

Briggs & Stratton

Noram Clutches

Mikim Motorsports

Coyote Motorsports

MattMillerRacing.com

Boon and Sons

Water Medic

Bordeaux Dyno Cams

L & A South Tire

Brads Heating and Cooling

Jim’s Marine

Spooner General Contractor

Inferno Clutches

Trackside Kart Supply

07.12.2016 - Bridgestone Mfg Cup Series prepares for summer stretch at NCMP

CONCORD, NC - The 3-month hiatus for the WKA Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series will come to a conclusion in a big way this weekend, as over 140 pre entries will jam the pits of the famed New Castle Motorsports Park in Indiana for the McLaughlin Motorsports Nationals, stop #3 for the popular 2 Cycle Sprint Series.

Following traditional stints in December at Daytona, followed by an early Spring national 4 months later in April at GoPro Motorplex, the series competitors will now be put to the test with 3 national events in 3 months, with an August run in Pittsburgh, followed by the season finale and Grand National event back at New Castle in September.

This weekends event comes 1 week prior to the Summer Nats, also at the Indiana speed plant, with many drivers taking advantage of the Mfg Cup weekend to gain added track time for the latest event for Super Karts USA, hoping to have back to back weekends of on track success.

Amidst the many entries are several in the Water for a Cause Kid Kart class. Coming off an impressive weekend back in April at GoPro in which he scored his first Kid Kart win on Day 2 of the event, Groveport, Ohio driver Preveil Perkins brings not only momentum from the win, but more importantly a 15 point lead over Terre Haute, Indiana competitor Austin Olds, while Indy Ragan, Tristan Young, and Dusty Larson are a few more of the many who will compete for the weekend title.

Due to recent birthdays, combined with WKA’s rule with regards to a driver running his/her attained age, a pair of young aces have elected to graduate up to the CRPRACING.COM Mini Swift class for this event. Grove City, Ohio’s Ayrton Grimm, along with Pataskala, Ohio young gun Ava Dutton will take on the likes of the very best in the Mini Swift class, including Mooresville, North Carolina points leader Eli Trull, along with fellow North Carolina stalwart Caleb Gafrarar from Midland, NC. Stevensville, Maryland driver Benjamin Maier will also be in the mix for the title hunt this weekend, as well as Sebastian NG, Jeremy Fletcher, Danny Dyszelski, not to mention western drivers Jace Denmark-Gessell from Phoenix, Arizona, and Piers Aspiras from California, as well as a trio of drivers from Miami including Elio Giovane, Santiago Trisini, and Sebastian Montoya.

The Allison Racing Engines Yamaha Sportsman class is busting at the seams as well, led by Duncannon, Pennsylvania points leader Robert Noaker III, a photo finish winner at GoPro in April, edging Gibsonia, Pennsylvania driver Madison Campeau, who will also be on hand, looking to reverse the finish this time around. Brownsburg, Indiana hot shoe Kaden Wharff will also be on hand this weekend, as well as New Jersey’s Connor Ferris, Illinois’s Lucas Smalec and Nick Terlecki, Wisconsin competitors Taylor Maas and Kyle Thome, Greenfield Indiana products Garrett and Logan Adams, Ohio’s Thomas Schrage, and a host of others.

The Franklinkart.com Yamaha Junior class is also loaded for bear with Go Pro winner and points leader Pauly Massimino from Waxhaw, North Carolina leading the charge. Also in the field will be another GoPro winner in the form of Westlake, Ohio’s John Paul Southern Jr, as well as St Louis competitor Spike Kohlbecker, Mason, Ohio’s Marina Walters, New Jersey’s Tyler Ferris, North Carolina drivers Emory Lyda and Arie Venberg,, as well as Ian Hornish, Connor Cass, Matt Miller, Sam Paley, Chandler Moran, and many more.

The IAME USA East Pro Swift Sportsman class, not to be outdone, brings a wealth of talent to the game this weekend, led by Hackettstown, New Jersey competitor Connor Ferris, the current points leader. Kaden Wharff is also entered this weekend, as well as #3 points driver Zane Maloney, Luca Mars, Robert Noaker III, Nick Terlecki, Thomas Schrage, Owen Mahle, Madison Campeau, Camrin Cass, Rylee Engel, and many more.   

The Woltjer Racing Engines Pro IAME Junior class will be led by Pauly Massimino, looking to maintain his points lead in a second class this weekend. Some of Massimino’s toughest competitor is expected to come from Spike Kohlbecker, Connor Cass, Tyler Ferris, Myles Rowe, Ariana Gnad, Sam Paley, Jack Gerzabeck, and many others entered.

On the Senior side, The Kartsport North America Pro IAME Senior will again be running for a top overall weekend prize of $1,000, with $500 to second, and a set of Bridgestone Tires for third. Leading the charge is Oviedo, Florida’s Jonathan Kotyk, leading Eagle, Wisconsin driver Brandon Lemke by a mere 10 points in the battle for the title. Shillington, Pennsylvania driver Brandon Jarsocrak will also be on hand, along with Gahanna, Ohio driver Braden Eves, Jacob Donald from Jeannette, Pennsylvania, Pine Springs, Minnesota campaigner Alexander Kardashian, Old Bridge, New Jersey competitor Nick Landi, as well as Mick Gabriel, Austin Schulz, not to mention a trio of talented female drivers including Julia Boos, Abby McLaughlin, and Olivia Horn.

Nick Landi comes into the Fullerton Karts USA Yamaha Senior class with a scant 20-point edge over Brandon Lemke, with both on hand to continue the battle this weekend. Braden Eves has also entered this class as well, along with long time veteran and champion Dakota Pesek from Centerville, Ohio, Alexander Kardashian, Illinois’s Brad Brittin, Charlotte’s Jake Venberg, Ohio’s Derek Hughes, Indiana’s Tony Peterson, and many more.

The battle for Chassis supremacy will continue this weekend as well with Tony Kart holding a 3-win edge over both Merlin and Top Kart, while Praga sits 4 wins out of the top spot. Here’s a look at the current chassis standings;

Tony Kart: 8

Merlin: 5

Top Kart: 5

Praga: 4

Margay: 2

Fullerton, Birel, Parolin, Benik, FA, Comp Kart, Emmick, and Energy all have 1 win to date.

In addition to the Pro IAME Senior class honoring their overall top 3 for the weekend with a payout, the IMAE USA East Pro Swift Sportsman and Woltjer Racing Engines Pro IAME Junior classes will also we honoring their overall winner with a $500 payday, with $250 going to second, and a set of Bridgestone Tires for third respectively.

Additionally, start times have changed as well, with the official start time for Friday practice beginning at 8:30am, and each race day mornings activities on Saturday and Sunday getting underway at 7:30am.  1 round of practice, followed by qualifying, 2 rounds of Heat Races, culminating with a final and podium presentations each day will highlight the weekends activities. Be sure and pick up the weekends timelines, as well as all the pertinent info regarding qualifying and tire rules at the tracks official WKA Registration location, which will be conveniently located in the tracks Pro Shop next to Pit Pass Sales.

Since the last visit to New Castle for the Mfg Cup Series, a Sunoco Fuel Pump has also been added, allowing competitors the opportunity to purchase their official Sunoco Race Fuel at anytime, another added convenience to the New Castle event.

Fast Time Awards for the weekend will again be sponsored by Comet Kart Sales, as the run for the Pole will take place each race day. The weekends overall winners in each class will also receive an additional award, sponsored by Checkered Motorsports, while Tillotson will again be providing a generator that will go to 1 lucky winner in either the Pro IAME Senior or Junior classes, though a drawing at the podium at the end of the weekend.  

Be sure and check out the 2015 National Champions Flags displayed at the track, honoring the best of last year in their respective classes, sponsored by New Jersey Sprint Series.

To view the weekends activities at New Castle, click here.

07.11.2016 - Dominion Road Race National Cancelled. Replacement Date and Venue Being Finalized

CONCORD, NC - World Karting Association, Woodbridge Kart Club, and Dominion Raceway Officials regret to inform national karting competitors of the cancellation of the scheduled July national road race event for the Dunlop/Xeramic National Road Race Series presented by Russell Karting.

The cancellation of the Dominion event continues the unfortunate theme of the Road Race season, as this venue was set to take the place of the traditional July event originally set for Virginia International Raceway. Unfortunately, when VIR Officials informed WKC of their plans to shut down during the month of July for a complete repaving job, after the date and venue had been set for weeks on the national calendar, the wheels were set in motion to expedite the ability to put the newest venue in Virginia into play.

An immediate visit by WKA the week of the VIR announcement set plans into place, with the intent of the Road Course being ready for organized racing as early as April. Several ensuing visits by both WKA and the WKC, working with Dominion officials in a consulting capacity, kept the hope of a July national intact. However, the winter months of heavy snow, joined by 18 days of rain in a 22-day period in May helped further delay the efforts by the Dominion staff to get the necessary work done, delaying a test by many karting competitors until July 7.

The end result of the test indicated a need for a few areas of continued upgrades from a safety and comfort standpoint for competitors. Given the remaining amount of work that would need to be done in a short period of time, it was mutually decided by both WKA and WKC to cancel the event for this year, with the hope of returning back to the facility later this year for another test session to determine if this could be a potential national venue for 2017.

In the meantime, WKA is working on finalizing a venue and date for the 5 race national series, which should be announced shortly. At present, the next scheduled event for the series would be the series Grand National event Sept 16-18 at Atlanta Motorsports Park in Dawsonville, Georgia. Entry Blank information will be available shortly.

World Karting and Woodbridge Kart Club did not take this decision lightly. Several days and hours of discussions following the test led both groups to this most painful decision. While it is completely understood of the enormous inconvenience and potential cost this has created for competitors, engine builders, sponsors, vendors, and many more, it was a very easy decision to make when it came to the safety of the competitors, not wanting to take a series to a track that is on the cusp of completing its course, thus looking out for the future best interests of the facility, and the wellbeing of the drivers. While it is not expected to soak in immediately, it is hoped everyone will eventually understand, that by taking a mutual stand here, the payoff will be much greater for Dominion Raceway, WKA, WKC, and all of their members whose best interests always come first, thus paving the way for a much brighter schedule for 2017.

Our sincerest and deepest apologies to all involved.

Respectfully,

The staff of WKA

6.28.2016 - Pre Entry Deadline for McLaughlin Motorsports Nationals July 5

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CONCORD, NC - The roar of 2 cycle engines on the Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series are about to come to life as the summer months of racing are upon us. For competitors intending to compete at the McLaughlin Motorsports Nationals July 15-17 at New Castle Motorsports Park in Indiana, the pre entry deadline is fast approaching, with the final day of pre entry scheduled for Tuesday July 5.With the holiday weekend fast approaching, Officials with WKA wanted to be sure they caught customers before it was too late, thus giving them a chance to take advantage of the pre entry price, by either entering online, or by mail, still a week in advance of the deadline date. The New Castle event serves as the first WKA National event in which the new online entry system has gone into effect, with very positive results to date. As mentioned earlier, competitors can enter either way, by going to the WKA site, clicking Racing Series, then going to the Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series and either choosing “Register Online” or “Entry Blank” and enter electronically, or by mail.

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The New Castle event kicks off 2 fantastic weeks of racing at New Castle, with the Super Karts USA program coming in on the heels of the Mfg Cup event the following weekend. WKA Pre Entry registration is also open to SKUSA competitors in the Mini Swift and Pro Swift Sportsman classes, as well as the Pro IAME Senior and Junior classes, allowing many Super Karts USA competitors to gain a week’s advantage of track time prior to their event the following week.

For those that miss the pre entry deadline, the WKA staff will be at New Castle Thursday July 14 at noon to accept entries.

To view the entry blank for the McLaughlin Motorsports Nationals, click here!!!

06.27.2016 - Boon, Gafrarar, Smith Highlight Weekend of Career Firsts at Kershaw Gold Cup

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CONCORD, NC - Kershaw, South Carolina in June can only mean 1 thing, HEAT!!!!!!! And there was plenty of it this past weekend at Carolina Motorsports Park for the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup competitors for their second stop of the 4 race national season. However, with heat index numbers, and sometimes daily temperatures, reaching into the triple digits, the level of competition was extraordinary. A great mix of multiple, repeat, and first time career winners greeted the podium each day, led by the respective 4 and 5 win performances of David Kalb Jr and Jacob Heavlow, the driving forces in the Arrow chassis camp, thus moving Arrow back on top in the overall chassis standings, following the second event of the season.

The weekend also found 1st time career Gold Cup winners in Blake Boon, Caleb Gafrarar, and Rob Smith in their respective classes. Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup regular Danny Dyszelski also showed up on the Gold Cup side for the weekend, taking down 2 national wins, as well as the Friday night Sportsman Pro Gas Shootout, while other wins went to Corey Towles, Hunter Fox, Elmer Edmonson, Sean Meier, and Jimmy Cole Jackson, making for a great mix of national event winners for the weekend.

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Activities started off Saturday in the Coyote Motorsports Senior Pro Gas Medium class where Heavlow began his weekend points assault, topping brother Jimmy Heavlow, Jim Lipari, Mike Greiner, and Zach Linsell. Jacob would return on Sunday to take down the class again, this time sponsored by Jim’s Marine. However, the day and sponsor were the only differences, as the top 5 changed very little, with Lipari, Jim Heavlow, and Mike Greiner the top 4, while Jacob Connors improved 1 spot from his 6th place Saturday run to claim a top 5. Jacob Heavlow and Jim Lipari were the Mikim Motorsports Fast Time Award winners.

Heavlow also excelled in the Bordeaux Dyno Cams and Trackside Kart Supply Senior Pro Gas Heavy class for the weekend, topping Jimmy Heavlow, Matthew Lewis, Chris Osgood, and Jacob Connors on Day 1, with brother Jimmy, as well as Connors chasing Jake across the stripe on Day 2. Heavlow again claimed the Mikim Motorsports Fast Time awards for both days.

Heavlow accounted for 4 national wins for the weekend, as well as the Friday night Senior Pro Gas Money race, in which he restarted the second half of the race in 6th, yet still found his way to the front to garner yet another checker for the weekend. Mike Greiner came home 2nd on Friday, with Zach Linsell, Patrick O’Neal, and Jimmy Heavlow completing the top 5.

For Ohioan David Kalb Jr, he returned to the scene of his most successful stop from 1 year ago, when he claimed 3 of the 4 class wins in Junior competition. Kalb swept the Junior Pro Gas Lite classes both days, besting Matt Miller, Austin Williamson, Talia Moffett, and Alex Vrabel on Day 1, while Jimmy Cole Jackson chased Kalb to the stripe on Sunday, followed by Vrabel, Williamson, and Moffett. Kalb also swept the Mikim Motorsports Fast Time Awards.

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What worked well in Lite for Kalb was equally successful in the Briggs & Stratton Racing Junior Pro Gas Heavy class as well, with Kalb topping Miller, Vrabel, Williamson, and Brian Van Cleve on Saturday, with the Sunday top 5 a carbon copy of Day 1. Kalb took the Mikim Motorsports Fast Time effort on Saturday, while Vrabel, inching so much closer to that first national win of the year, was the top qualifier on Sunday. While it wasn’t a national event win in the traditional points sense, Vrabel still turned back all the heavyweights in the Friday Night Junior Pro Gas Shootout sponsored by Brads Heating and Cooling , taking the $200 top prize, with Matt Miller coming home second, grabbing $100, and Austin Williamson, another steadily improving Junior driver, taking the $50 third place prize.

A regular in the Mini Swift and Yamaha Sportsman classes on the Bridgestone Manufacturers Series for WKA, area driver Danny Dyszelski has now showed his prowess in both 2 and 4 Cycle action, taking down 3 wins for the weekend on the 4 Cycle side, starting with the Brads Heating and Cooling Sportsman Pro Gas Shootout Friday night, topping Landen Lewis and Elmer Edmonson for the top $200 prize. Dyszelski then proceeded to take down the MattMillerRacing.com Sportsman Gas Lite class Saturday, edging out Blake Boon, Elmer Edmonson, Landen Lewis, and Hunter Burns, then returning Sunday in the same class, sponsored by Spooner General Contractors, claiming his 3rd win of the weekend. Boon and Edmonson were again second and third, with Burns and Lewis the top 5. Dyszelski and Lewis shared the Mikim Motorsports Fast Time honors.

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Corey Towles continued his strong season in the Briggs & Stratton Racing Senior LO206 class, taking the Saturday win in the sweltering heat over Sean Meier, Jacob Heavlow, Patrick O’Neal, and Michael Clark. On Sunday, Towles found himself chasing both Jacob Heavlow and Sean Meier, with Meier winning a great battle for the weekend finale. Towles came home second, as Heavlow unfortunately lost a weight on the track, leaving him light at the scales. Michael Clark came home third on the final day with local products JT Swygert and Jeremy Ghent completing the top 5. Towles was the Mikim Motorsports Fast Time winner both days.

Maintaining the theme of the Senior LO206 Class, the Water Medic Junior LO Class also found 2 different winners in victory lane on the weekend, with Hunter Fox taking the checkers on Saturday, topping Jimmy Cole Jackson and Talia Moffett in a tremendous 3-way battle to the stripe, with Matt Miller and Brian Collins completing the top 5. Jackson improved 1 step on the podium Sunday, taking down the win, with Miller, Fox, Brian Van Cleve, and Moffett completing the top 5. Miller and Jackson were the Mikim Motorsports Fast Time winners.

While much celebrating had already taken place on the podiums to this point in the weekend, for some, the best had yet to come, as Blake Boon notched his first career WKA Gold Cup victory, taking the L&A South Tire and Auto Sportsman LO206 win, edging Danny Dyszelski, Kevin Lanyi, Elmer Edmonson, and Caleb Gafrarar. Day #2 saw yet another first time Gold Cup National winner in this class, as Gafrarar laid claim to his first win, topping Dyszelski, Lanyi, Edmonson, and Boon. Gafrarar also claimed the Mikim Motorsports Fast Time wins both days.

The firsts continued in the Masters Senior LO206 Class where long time, and well respected engine builder Rob Smith, took back to the wheel and claimed a popular win in the class, his first career with WKA, topping another well known chassis builder, who ALSO took to the wheel, that being Paul Rice, who finished 2nd. Tim Stiefel and Brad Farmer has a great battle for third, with Stiefel claiming the spot, while Shane Burkett rounded out the top 5. Day 2 found Smith back on top again, with Stiefel and Farmer the top 3, followed by Dirt Series standout Jamie Knopf, and Burkett once again in fifth. Smith took the Mikim Motorsports Fast Time honors both days.

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And the finale both days was proof positive that it only takes 2 karts to make a show. Elmer Edmonson and Landen Lewis battled the entire distance, practically side by side in the Brad’s Heating and Cooling Sportsman Pro Gas Heavy class, with Edmonson taking the win both days. Both drivers shared the Mikim Motorsports Fast Time honors.

As mentioned earlier, the national points wins by both Heavlow and Kalb, 8 totaled, moves Arrow Chassis to the top of the board with a total of 12 wins for the year. Coyotes success over the weekend, notching 6 wins, places them right on the heels of Arrow with 8 wins, while Razor, aided by the Jimmy Cole Jacksons win, is also at 8 wins for the season. Here’s a look at the current Chassis Standings.

Arrow: 12

Coyote: 8

Razor: 8

Ionic Edge: 6

Bandit: 5

Comet Eagle: 2

The next event for the series returns them back to the Midwest, at Mark Dismore’s New Castle Motorsports Park in Indiana August 5-7 for the Kart City Performance Nationals. Entry info regarding the event will be available shortly.

On behalf of the World Karting Association, our sincerest thanks to all families, competitors, sponsors, track staff, and spectators, for enduring a very hot weekend. Congratulations out to all the first time winners, as well as all winners from the national event weekend.

06.16.2016 - Gold Cuppers Prepping for Summer Heat at Kershaw

CONCORD, NC - If the calendar says June, and it’s Kershaw, South Carolina, then the heat is on!!!!! That’s what many 4 cycle competitors on the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series are preparing for next weekend, as the series takes to the Palmetto State Track for stop #2 on the series. Looking to maintain a hot streak started back in April at 103^rd Street Sports Complex in Jacksonville, Florida is Aiden Baker Crouse. The young North Carolina talent scorched the field in April, sweeping the classes he entered, all 6 of them, as well as the Sportsman Pro Gas Shootout on Friday.  Crouse’s wins came in the MattMillerRacing.com Sportsman Pro Gas Lite, LA South Tire Sportsman LO206, and Brads Heating and Cooling Sportsman Pro Gas Heavy classes, thus taking home some serious cash in the Shootout and Pro Classes. Challenging Crouse next weekend are Cale Hall, Elmer Edmonson, Blake Boon, Caleb Gafrarar, to name a few of the heavyweights.

In Junior competition, Matt Miller will be also looking to repeat some of his early season success, following wins in the Junior Pro Gas Lite class both days in Jacksonville, as well as a sweep in the Water Medic Junior LO206 Class. On the Briggs & Stratton Racing Junior Pro Gas Heavy side, Cody Hall was the top dog, taking both days of competition, as well as the Friday Night Shootout event. The duo will be challenged heavily by the likes of Jimmy Cole Jackson, Brian Van Cleve, Riley Kelley, Alex Vrabel, Talia Moffett, Austin Williamson, and many more.

The Senior class will be working hard to figure out the Galina, Maryland One Two punch known as Jacob and Jimmy Heavlow. After sweeping the top spots in the Coyote Motorsports and Jims Marine Senior Pro Gas Medium and Bordeaux Dyno Cams and Trackside Kart Supply Senior Pro Gas Heavy classes, as well as success in the Friday Night Money race, the duo is primed and ready for round #2, with the likes of Sean Meier, Mike Greiner, Josh Stiefel, Paul Headley, Jacob Connors, and others ready for the challenge.

Michael Clark leads the charge to Kershaw in the Briggs & Stratton Racing and Inferno Racing Clutches Senior LO206 class, looking to unseat Florida winner Corey Towles. Clark was a close second in the season opener to both Towles and Sunday winner Jason Yarbrough.

The debut of the Masters Senior class was a huge hit, with 9 drivers joining the new class, including inaugural winners Joey Miller and Brad Farmer. The class also witnessed some of the tightest battle throughout the days of racing, as well as some clean racing, and close finishes.

These classes, as well as the Boon and Sons Kid Kart competitors will be in action for a full 2 days of racing, beginning with the traditional Friday Practice Day, followed by the Sportsman and Junior Pro Gas Shootouts, each 10 lap races paying $200 to win, $100 for 2^nd, and $50 for third, sponsored by Brads Heating and Cooling.  The Senior Pro Gas class will again have their traditional Friday Night race as well, with a 75% payback going to the top 5, based on the kart count for the event.

Saturday and Sunday will feature 6 classes running for an overall weekend top prize of $500, with $250 going to second, and $150 to third. Those classes include:

Sportsman Pro Gas Heavy

Junior Pro Gas Lite

Junior Pro Gas Heavy

Senior Pro Gas Medium

Senior Pro Gas Heavy

Senior LO206 Heavy

Special thanks to the following sponsors:

RLV Tuned Exhaust Products

Briggs & Stratton Racing

Coyote Motorsports

MattMillerRacing.com

Boon and Sons

Water Medic

Bordeaux Dyno Cams

LA South Tire

Brads Heating and Cooling

Jims Marine

Spooner General Contractor

Inferno Racing Clutches

Trackside Kart Supply

Mikim Motorsports

Noram Clutches

Miller Welders

Intercomp

To view the weekends activities for the Carolina Summer Nationals, click here.

06.16.2016 - Missouri Karting Pioneer Gus Traeder Passes

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CONCORD, NC - The karting family is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of TNT Kartways owner and Wisconsin native Gus Traeder. Born on a farm in Rome, Wisconsin, Traeder began his working career at the age of 24 as manager of a Montgomery Wards store in Quincy, Missouri. In just 2 short years, the business was recognized as the #1 farm store in the nation.

In the late 50’s, Gus was introduced to go karting though a store promotion. Not long after, Traeder built TNT Kartways in West Quincy, Missouri. Just 6 years later, kart racing was introduced to the world, as ABC’s Wide World of Sports televised the National Championships, appropriately named The Grand Prix of Karting. The event would run for the next 30 years. In the early seventies, Gus created the now famous Miller Gran Prix Carting Classic in Quincy’s South Park.

In addition to his major karting contributions, Traeder was also a loyal supporter of the Quincy Blue Devil Basketball Program for over 30 years, eventually donating the scoreboard which hangs in the gym to this very day. The Blue Devil Basketball program was but 1 of many various groups that Gus supported for many years.

Traeder is a member of the Talladega Hall of Fame in Alabama, is the inaugural member of the Vintage Racing Hall of Fame, a member of the Quincy High Sports Hall of Fame, and was inducted into the Quincy Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame in 2013.

While Gus would have been 91 August 9th, he truly left his mark on the karting and sports world for the better part of his ninety years on this earth.

Visitation will take place Thursday June 16 at Luther Memorial Church in Quincy, Illinois from 4-7, with the funeral set for Friday at 11am at the same location. Donations of flowers can be sent to:

Luther Memorial Church

12th and Jersey

Quincy, Illinois, 62301

c/o Gus Traeder

The World Karting Association extends its deepest sympathies to the family of a true karting legend and humanitarian.

06.15.2016 - Clark Family Enjoys Success at Summit Point

CONCORD, NC - The history and tradition of Summit Point Motorsports Park extends well beyond that of motorsports. The surrounding area, which can place a person in West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland in a matter of a few minutes in any direction, is also abundant in historical landmarks, including that of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. And while thoughts of Harpers Ferry typically create memories of water falls, rolling rapids, railroads, and historical buildings, it’s also rich in racing tradition with the likes of Scott and Zack Clark. The father/son combination rolled the karts out of their Harpers Ferry shop, promptly parking them in victory lane Four TImes during the Summit Point Nationals for the Dunlop/Xeramic National Road Race Series Presented by Russell Karting.

The duo, led by Scott, provided the first One/Two punch with the winning efforts in the CKI Yamaha Sportsman Medium Final on Saturday, besting Matt Michel, Tim Linthicum, and Scott Stauffer. The dup returned on Sunday for the same class and same effort, topping Michel once again, with Simon Whitnell and Joe Kennedy rounding out the top 5. The duo were almost letter perfect in their respective classes all weekend with Scott and Zack serving up another top 2 finish in the Yamaha Sportsman Heavy class on Saturday, with Scott taking the 4 race sweep on Sunday, while Zack finished 6^th in the final race. Michel, Bill Holder, and Joe Dempsey were the top 5 Saturday in the first final, with Michel finally able to get to second in the Heavy Finale, while Linthicum, Holder, and Whitnell completed the top 5.

AJ Ellis from Ellicott City, Maryland was also another big winner over the weekend at Summit, taking wins in Leopard and WKA Sprint. Ellis’s first win in the WKA Sprint class on Saturday came over John Jezierski, Louie Magiera, James Leins, and JC Sanders. On Sunday, Ellis came back for the win in the WT Racing Leopard Sprint class, taking down Joseph Barron, Robert Wimmer, Scott Taylor, and Travis Waddell.

Robert Garland made the haul from Darlington, South Carolina memorable by taking down 3 wins over the weekend, including a sweep of the Clone LO206 Heavy class, while also scoring a win in the Animal Heavy class on Sunday, topping William Lewis, Rob Garland, Steve Johnson, and Ethan Beasom.

Rob Hindery from Port Orange, Florida, a runner-up to Garland in the Clone Heavy class, found his way to victory lane as well, taking the Clone LO206 Lite class on Saturday, then taking top honors in the Hoosier Racing Tire Animal Lite class on Sunday, topping Leon Austin Hodges and David Clevenger.

Other multiple winners included Taylor Farr of Roseville, Michigan with a sweep of the Junior Enduro Finals both days. And Travis Miller of Virginia Beach, Virginia scored duel wins in the Formula 100 Finals sponsored by KALL Racing and Millers Dynotime Racing. The always steady Louie Magiera took twins in the Yamaha Sprint category, while Donald Santini swept the 125 Shifter class, and Gary Sircy took both TaG Heavy finals.

Here is a look at some of the other national event winners from the weekend.

Saturday Winners:

Animal Heavy: Andrew Boyer, Port Royal, Pennsylvania

Cadet Sportsman LO206: Mason Bean, Dickerson Maryland

WT Racing Leopard Sprint: Robert Wimmer, Gaithersburg, Maryland

Junior Animal Lite: Cole Peschang, South Beloit, Illinois

Fisher Racing Engines Stock Honda: Byron Rothenhoefer, Leesburg, Virginia

Hoosier Racing Tires Animal Lite: David Clevenger, Massanutten, Virginia

Animal Medium: Tripp Ritter, Winchester, Virginia

Yamaha Sportsman Sprint: Dan Febbroiello

Yamaha Sprint: Louie Magiera: Clayville, Rhode Island

Tag Heavy: Gary Sircy, Nashville, Tennessee

125 Sprint Shifter: Donald Santini

B Stock: Jim Farr Jr, Sterling Heights, Michigan

Matthai Material Handling 100cc Piston Port: Glenn Kahler, Millersville, Maryland

Yamaha Medium: Oscar Hilliard, Charlestown, West Virginia

100cc Controlled: Ian Morgan, Williamsport, Pennsylvania

The Agile Group Unlimited: Andy Kiker, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

Formula 125: JC Sanders

WKC Vintage Limited, Local Option: Arthur McKenny: Bumpass, Virginia

WKC Vintage USA, Local Option: Jake Brown, Boyds, Maryland

Sunday Winners:

Kion/Linde Forklifts Yamaha Heavy: Steve Gore, Hanover Maryland

The Agile Group Unlimited: John Ziermann, East Northport, New York

Cadet Sportsman LO206: Miles Murray

Junior Animal Heavy: Croix Beasom, Mifflintown, Pennsylvania

Fisher Racing Engines Stock Honda: Chris Hines, Norwell, Massachussetts

Yamaha Sportsman Sprint: Dawn Magiera, Clayville, Rhode Island

Animal Medium: Leon Austin Hodges, Elkridge, Maryland

WKA Sprint: John Jezierski, Westminster, Maryland

Yamaha Sprint: Louie Magiera, Clayville, Rhode Island

TaG Heavy: Gary Sircy, Nashville, Tennessee

125 Sprint Shifter: Donald Santini

WKC Vintage Euro, Local Option: Duane Eberhart, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

The series will make its next stop at the all new Dominion Raceway in Thornburg, Virginia for the 4^th national event of the season July 29-31. Entry info will be available for the race shortly.

06.10.2016 - WKA Releases 2017 Manufacturers Cup and Winter Cup Schedules along with Start of the Gold Cup Schedule.

CONCORD, NC - WKA Officials are pleased to announce the dates and venues for the 2017 national schedule for both the Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup, WKA Winter Cup Series and the start of the RLV Tuned Exhaust Gold Cup Series, allowing competitors and their families a wealth of advanced time to lay out their 2017 plans. Leading the charge as always on the Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series is the December visit to Daytona International Speedway for the latest edition of KartWeek Dec 27-30. From there, the schedule takes competitors to Pittsburgh International Race Complex in Wampum, Pennsylvania May 19-21, a change from the August date the facility has hosted the last few years. From there it’s a return to Mark Dinmore’s New Castle Motorsports Park in Indiana July 14-16 for a mid-summer classis. Following a 1year hiatus, the series returns back to Briggs & Stratton Raceway Park in Dousman, Wisconsin August 25-27, with the finale for the series this year at GoPro Motorplex October 13-15 for the series Grand National event.

The schedule allows fans and competitors to once again enjoy the beaches of Daytona, a little cooler weather in Pittsburgh in May, a possible monster summer clash prior to the SKUSA Summer Nat’s at New Castle in July, a dip into the late summer Wisconsin weather at Badger, and the chance to hoist a Grand National Eagle in the shadows of the NASCAR Hall of Fame and Race Shops at GoPro Motorplex.

While the Manufacturers Cup Series has enjoyed success for quite some time, the all new WKA Winter Cup Series enjoyed a strong response and great attendance for all 3 of their inaugural events immediately. The series will shift gears somewhat in 2017, entertaining 2 new venues to their schedule, and also starting at a later date than last season. The series will kick off its season opener at Ocala Gran Prix in Ocala, Florida February 3-5. From there, the series will head to the NOLA Motorsports Complex in Louisiana for the series first ever run in the Bayou State March 3-5, with the season finale once again wrapping up at GoPro Motorplex in Mooresville, North Carolina.

Discussions are also underway with various facilities for the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series but we can confirm working with the great people at North Florida Kart Club and President Brad Farmer a return to Jacksonville for Round 1 of the 2017 Gold Cup March 24-26, and we will be finalizing the balance of the Gold Cup schedule, as well as the Dunlop/Xeramic National Road Race Series presented by Russell Karting shortly.

Additionally, the respective Competition and Tech Committees are holding meetings to discuss class structure and rules for the upcoming season, in preparation for the upcoming Tech Manual Meeting with the WKA Board of Trustees, being held 1 month earlier this year, following the July Manufacturers Cup event at New Castle Motorsports Park.

Here’s a breakdown of the 2017 National Schedule for Manufacturers Cup, Winter Cup and the 1^st of the Gold Cup Events.

2017 Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series:

Dec 27-30: Daytona International Speedway, Florida

May 19-21: Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Pennsylvania

July 14-16: New Castle Motorsports Park, Indiana

Aug 25-27: Briggs & Stratton Raceway Park, Wisconsin

Oct 13-15: GoPro Motorplex, North Carolina, Grand National

2017 WKA Winter Cup Series:

Feb 3-5: Ocala Gran Prix, Florida

March 3-5: Nola Motorsports Complex, Louisiana

April 7-9: GoPro Motorplex, North Carolina

2017 RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series:

March 24-26 Jacksonville, Florida

06.08.2016 - Tier 2 Deadline for Kershaw Gold Cup June 15

CONCORD, NC - As competitors continue to gear up for the Carolina Summer Nationals for the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series June 24-26 at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina, it is important to note that the Tier 2 deadline for drivers who have not yet entered is closing in fast, with a deadline of Wednesday June 15 fast approaching. The Kershaw event will mark the second of 4 events for the prestigious 4 Cycle program, coming off a successful season opener in Jacksonville, Florida where 6 drivers walked away with a $500 payday, 6 more took home $250, and another 6 netted $150 by virtue of the new purse structure implemented this year in several classes.

Some drivers added to those winnings by taking part in the Shootout races Friday night, sponsored by Brads Heating and Cooling, with winners getting $200, second paying $100, and the third place finishers coming away with $50, as well as awards for the top 3. Additionally, money was won in the Senior Pro Gas Money race as well, giving the large percentage in attendance many opportunities to take home some purse money.

That same theme will continue at Kershaw in a few weeks, as the best in 4 Cycle Sprint racing tackle the Palmetto State complex.

Activities get underway Friday morning with a full day of practice, beginning at 8:30am, and running till 4:30pm. At 4:45, the Sportsman and Junior Pro Gas drivers will take to the track for qualifying, followed by their 10 lap Shootout events paying $200 to win. The Senior Pro Gas Money Race will wrap the Friday festivities up with a full day of 11 national classes Saturday and Sunday kicking each day off at 8:30am, with practice, qualifying, a heat race, followed by their respective main events, with additional laps added to the respective mains in Sportsman, Junior, and Senior classes, giving competitors more track time for the second national event of the season.

Special thanks to the following sponsors.

RLV Tuned Exhaust Products

Kart City Performance

GT Machine

Brads Heating and Cooling

Mikim Motorsports

Noram Clutches

Coyote Motorsports

MattMillerRacing.com

Briggs & Stratton Racing

Boon and Sons

Water Medic

Bordeaux Dyno Cams

LA South Tire

Jim’s Marine

Spooner General Contractor

Inferno Racing Clutches

Trackside Kart Supply

To view the weekend schedule, or enter for the Carolina Summer Nationals, click here.

06.03.2016 - New Jersey Sprint Series is proud to present the first event of the Orgain Kart Race of Champions (K.R.O.C.)

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CONCORD, NC - New Jersey Sprint Series is proud to present the first event of the Orgain Kart Race of Champions (K.R.O.C.) Join us on Friday, June 10th thru Sunday, June 12th as we invade the 18 turn, 1 mile Tempest track at New Jersey Motorsports Park of Millville, New Jersey.  Friday will be a practice day for all to find their kart set-up in order to triumph over the full days of racing on Saturday and Sunday.  The class structure includes eight trophy classes and three Pro classes (Pro TAG Cadet, Pro TAG Junior, and Pro TAG Senior.)  Pro classes will be competing for a prize $$ purse.  Additionally, an entry into the Atlantic IAME Challenge courtesy of IAME USA East will be awarded to the overall event winner of each Pro class who is racing with an IAME engine.  As sponsors continue to come on board for this event, New Jersey Sprint Series would like to thank Briggs & Stratton for their support of the LO206 classes, IAME USA East, RLV, PRD-USA, FASTECH Racing, Grand Products, Bridgestone, and Fast Kart Supply.  Racers may find pre-registration forms, event information, and race schedules on the website www.NJSprintSeries.com and/or contact us via email:   info@NJSprintSeries.com.   For most up to date information be sure to like/follow us on Facebook as New Jersey Sprint Series.

06.02.2016 - Summit Point Nationals this weekend!!!!!!!

The Laydown and Shifter gang will be back at it again this weekend, as the third stop for the Dunlop/Xeramic National Road Race Series presented by Russell Karting hits Summit Point Motorsports Park in West Virginia. Presented by the Woodbridge Kart Club, the third WKA National Road Race event will serve as the first of 2 events run by WKC, the second event being in July at the all new Dominion Raceway in Thornburg, Virginia.

Activities for the Summit Point Nationals get underway Saturday morning with practice at 8:30, followed by a full slate of national races beginning at 11am, going till 6pm.

In addition to the national classes offered, WKC is offering a number of Local Option classes, including;

Open Sprint

WKC Junior CIK Lite and Heavy

Vintage USA

Vintage Euro

Vintage Limited

Animal Limited Modified

WKA also offers a TaG Junior Local Option class, running both days as well.

Special thanks to the following Road Race Sponsors for 2016

Dunlop/Xeramic

Russell Karting Specialties

CKI

WT Racing

Hoosier Racing Tires

Foster 4J Ranch

Fisher Racing Engines

West Texas Outlaws

Matthai Material Handling

KALL Racing

The Agile Group

Miller Dynotime Racing

To view the weekend schedule of events, and get more information on entering a class for this weekends action, click here.

06.02.2016 - Tier 1 Deadline for Carolina Nationals June 8

CONCORD, NC - The brief pause of the WKA National event season has just about come to an end, as the month of June presents 2 National Events, one of those being the Carolina Summer Nationals at Carolina Motorsports Park June 24-26 for the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series. Competitors running the event later this month are reminded that the initial Tier deadline for entries is Tuesday June 8. Entries have been rolling in at a steady pace as competitors who ran the series first event back in April in Jacksonville, Florida have embraced the new fee and purse structure, affording many competitors to recoup the bulk, if not all of their entry money back, provided they are the in the top 3 as far as overall results for the weekend per class, netting the overall winner $500, 2^nd place $250, with $150 going to 3^rd.

Extended track time will also be a part of the series second event, with laps being increased in the mains for the Sportsman, Junior, and Senior classes, giving competitors the additional track time they are seeking.

6 of the 11 classes that took part in the new program will again be in the spotlight in June. Those classes include”

Senior Pro Gas Medium, sponsored by Coyote Motorsports and Jim’s Marine

Senior Pro Gas Heavy, sponsored by Bordeaux Dyno Cams and Trackside Kart Supply

Sportsman Pro Gas Heavy, sponsored by Brads Heating and Cooling

Junior Pro Gas Lite

Junior Pro Gas Heavy, sponsored by Briggs & Stratton Racing

Senior LO206, sponsored by Briggs & Stratton Racing and Inferno Racing Clutches

Other classes in action will include the Sportsman Pro Gas Lite class, sponsored by MattMillerRacing.com and Spooner General Contractor, LO206 Kid Karts, sponsored by Boon and Sons, Junior LO206, sponsored by Water Medic, Sportsman LO206, sponsored by LA South Tire, and the all new Masters Senior LO206, sponsored by Briggs & Stratton Racing

Additionally, the heat will get turned up even more Friday evening, as the Sportsman and Junior Pro Gas classes will run their 10 lap Shootout Races, sponsored by Brad’s Heating and Cooling, with $200 going to the winner, $100 for 2^nd, and $50 for 3^rd, with the top 3 receiving awards as well.

The Senior Pro Gas veterans will then take to the track for their Money Race, always a crowd pleaser, setting the stage for a spectacular weekend of racing!!!!!!

Parking reservations are currently being accepted. Competitors can contact Buddy Long at (704) 455-1606, ext 112, or buddy@worldkarting.com.

To view the weekend schedule and entry information for the Carolina Summer Nationals, click here.

06.01.2016 - Dominion Raceway Progressing Nicely

CONCORD, NC - When the Dunlop/Xeramic National Road Race Series presented by Russell Karting enters the all new Dominion Raceway in Thornburg, Virginia for their national event July 29-31, competitors will be witness to the culmination of years of planning, and months of construction. On several different occasions since January, WKA and WKC Officials have visited the multipurpose facility, which currently features a .4 mile paved NASCAR oval, most recently host to a most successful NASCAR K and N Pro Series East race Memorial Day weekend, as well as a 2 mile, 12 turn Road Course, featuring 70 feet of elevation changes and a 2700 foot fronstretch. Since the May 6 visit, the track has been hammered by 18 days of wet weather. However, upon return to the facility May 27, an immense amount of work had been done, despite the ominous weather. Complete since the last visit is a fully paved paddock and pit road area, complete with a number of power sources for customers. The 2 major areas that are currently being worked on include moving the fronstretch wall into its permanent position, thus separating the straightaway from the eighth mile drag strip that is also currently under construction.

Guardrail is also being installed in a key area of the track, protecting competitors from the drop-off created by a permanent drainage ditch. The guardrail will be installed, with the bottom wall of protection sitting on the ground, preventing competitors from driving under it. Other protective barriers will be placed in front of the guardrail as well, providing for an even safer experience in the turn 7 section of the 12 turn course.

An illustrious 3 story tower has also been constructed, providing a bird’s eye view for timing and scoring, as well as Race Control, giving officials a complete view of the 2-mile course.

The next couple weeks will see a huge impact on the above mentioned areas, as well as the finishing touches on other parts of the course.

Information regarding the karting event will be online shortly, with the finishing touches being put on the entry blank for the July event.

For more information on the Dominion Raceway Course, visit www.dominionraceway.com.

06.01.2016 - Online Registration Now Available for July NCMP Mfg Cup. Tiered Fee System Modified

CONCORD, NC - The much anticipated online registration process for WKA National events has taken its first step,  beginning with the McLaughlin Motorsports Nationals July 15-17 at New Castle Motorsports Park in Indiana for the Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series. Customers can now log onto the WKA site and register online for their respective classes by clicking Racing Series, then choosing the “Register Online” option under the Manufacturers Cup Series column. From there, customers can easily follow the steps to lock in their entries for the upcoming event. One of the many perks to the online entry process includes an Event Tee from the event for each driver, free of charge. Competitors wishing to get additional Event Tees will still be able to purchase them at the WKA Souviner Trailer at the event for $15.95 per shirt.

For those who choose the traditional method of mailing their entry in, that option is also still available by clicking the “Paper Entry Blank” option, also under the categories of the Manufacturers Cup Series.

Additionally, the Tiered Fee System which has been in place the last few years, will also be modified, in an attempt to better serve the customer. Instead of a 2 Tier System for pre entries, there will be 1 set fee customers will pay, from the time the respective entry blank goes online, through the Tuesday of the week prior to the national event in question. For example, with the entry blank for New Castle now available, customers will pay the posted price for their respective classes until July 5, which is the Tuesday of the week prior to the national event. All other entries will be taken care of at the track, with customers paying the” At Track Price” listed for the respective classes, which includes;

Trophy Classes

Pro IAME Junior and Pro Swift Sportsman

Pro IAME Senior

Be sure and check the entry blank for the prices specific to your class/classes.

The Online Registration process, as well as the Tiered Fee System, will also carry over into the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series, beginning with the August 5-7 Kart City Performance Nationals, also at New Castle Motorsports Park.

For now, customers on the Gold Cup Series will continue with the same Tiered Fee System and Registration Process for the upcoming Carolina Summer Nationals June 24-26 at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina, which is currently available to view under the Gold Cup Series category online.

The online option, as well as the modification of the fee system, will clearly make life much more simple for customers who are now spared the worry of early deadline fees, or the stress of getting the entry in the mail on time. The process should be much more streamlined, making for a less stressful and more expeditious experience.

To view the link to the Online Entry Process for the July McLaughlin Motorsports Nationals, click here.

05.31.2016 - Racing World Mourns the loss of Marc Chimento

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CONCORD, NC The Dirt Karting World, and racing in general, lost a huge asset to the sport this past week with the passing of Marc Chimento. Well known as the owner and operator of Amelia Motor Raceway in Virginia, Chimento passed away just after midnight of Memorial Day. His charismatic smile and high energy level, always elevated his workers and competitors at the track to the highest level possible.

In addition to running a most successful dirt track for years, which also included host to many WKA Speedway Dirt Series Nationals, as well as Virginia Dirt Karting Association, VDKA events, Marc also operated a highly successful company in the Richmond area known as Hy-Tech Property Services Inc. Chimento’s success in the business world led to having over 200 employees on staff at Hy-Tech.

Marc was also the proud creator of The Christmas Train, a charitable organization that collected and assembled hundreds of bicycles donated to the Amelia County Christmas Mother each year. His extraordinary flare for the dramatic never went unnoticed, as Chimento provided helicopter rides to fans at one of the WKA National events many years ago.

Marc also served as Co-Race Director of one of the largest Daytona Dirt World Championship events several years ago at the old Daytona Municipal Stadium, back in the day of the 2,000 + entries at the track for the 4-day event. His selflessness and contributions to the sport, his business, as well as everyday life, served as a magnet, with many names passing through the Amelia gates, including the late Buddy Burkett, one of the greatest dirt series flagmen of all time, not to mention Morgan Whitaker, for decades one of the most respected national tech men in karting. His announcing booth provided 2 very distinctive voices to this day, that of Buddy Long, one of the many voices for the Motor Racing Network, and local product Russ Wiles, who now serves as the voice of the Richmond International Raceway.

Many were drawn to Marc, creating a very strong racing family.

His extraordinary spirit, selflessness, and love for his many families, as well as life itself, will be remembered Wednesday June 1 with a Visitation at the Church of the Epiphany, 11000 Smoketree Drive, North Chesterfield, Virginia, 23236 beginning at 5pm, concluding with a vigil service at 7pm.

The Funeral Mass will be held Thursday June 2 at 11am at the same location.

In memory of Marc, donations can be made to:

Cullather Brain Tumor Quality of Life Center

5875 Bremo Road

Suite 108

Richmond, Virginia 23226

Or

Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center-Angels Among Us

DUMC 3624

05.26.2016 - Remembering What is Most Important This Weekend

CONCORD, NC - For many, this weekend is circled on the calendar every year as the greatest weekend in motorsports, a long 3-day weekend, a weekend of picnics, parties, concerts, and celebrations. As we celebrate some, or all of those events, while you’re sitting at the race track, or at the picnic table, take a moment to reflect on the many people who fought, bled, perished, and are still fighting for the freedom you have to enjoy your family and friends, the events you have the great luxury to attend, the freedom to get in your car and go where you want, do what you want, and hang out with who you want.

We have true heroes in our military who are fighting to make sure you have that luxury, one that all too often is taken for granted, not purposely. But because we are so caught up in our own lives that truly pale in comparison to what our brothers and sisters in the military are going through each day.

When you sit at the track, consider the seat you are in. Your military isn’t fighting to join you in the seat next to you. They are fighting first and foremost to make sure you will always have the freedom to have the seat you are in, to continue to enjoy what you love the most in life, while hoping one day, they may have the same luxury, but only after they are comfortable in the fact that you are well protected.

And when the weekend concludes, and you head to your next weekend, albeit not as special as this past weekend, remember your service men and women, who are fighting to continue to provide you that same freedom, no matter how special or dull your weekends are. For them, there IS no dull weekend.

Forget the animosity, the complaining of long lines in airports and on the road, or at the grocery store, and remember the people who fight for you to have the freedoms we take for granted each day.

On this weekend, and each day, WE REMEMBER OUR MILITARY. God Bless you all, and God Bless America!!!!!

05.26.2016 - Parking Reservations Now Open for Carolina Summer Nationals at Kershaw

CONCORD, NC - As entries begin to make their way into the WKA Office for the Carolina Nationals, the second event for the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series June 24-26 at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina, competitors wishing to reserve parking can now finalize their reservations for the summer event. Parking for the Carolina Nationals will begin Thursday June 23 for sponsors at 11am, with competitor parking following at noon. Cost for reserved parking is $50. Pre Entry Pickup will take place later in the day from 3-6pm.

On Friday, the track will entertain a full day of practice, beginning at 8:30am, running till 4:30pm. At 4:45, the Sportsman and Junior Pro Gas competitors will begin their qualifying runs for their respective 10 lap Shootout Races, sponsored by Brads Heating and Cooling. The winner of the 10 lap Shootouts will receive $200, with $100 going to second, and the third place finisher getting $50. Trophies will also be awarded to the top 3. Following the Shootout events, the Senior Pro Gas competitors will take to the track for their Money race, with drivers drawing for their initial starting positions. At the halfway mark, the leader will draw a pill to determine how many in the field fill be inverted. At Jacksonville, Jake Heavlow drew the #1 pill, maintaining his spot, and cruising on to the win. The event carries a $50 entry fee with 75% payback to the top 5, based on entry count.

Saturday and Sunday events will feature 11 classes both days, 6 of those classes running for an overall purse of $500 to the weekends overall best finisher, with $250 to second, and $150 to third. Those classes include the Brads Heating and Cooling Sportsman Pro Gas Heavy Class, Junior Pro Gas Lite, the Briggs & Stratton Racing Junior Pro Gas Heavy Class, Senior Pro Gas Medium, sponsored by Coyote Motorsports and Jims Marine, Senior Pro Gas Heavy, sponsored by Bordeaux Dyno Cams and Trackside Kart Supply, and Senior LO206, sponsored by Briggs & Stratton Racing and Inferno Racing Clutches.

Adding to the purses for the Kershaw event will be added laps for competitors as well. Drivers in the Sportsman, Junior, and Senior classes will run the same amount of laps in their heats as in the past, which has been 8, with the Sportsman and Junior drivers having their laps in the final extended from 12 to 15 laps, while the seniors will run 20 lap main events, up from 12 laps as well.

Recouping a large part of your entry money and additional track time, two of the major items competitors are looking for, are both on the menu at Kershaw.

Be sure and lock in your parking reservations today. Contact Buddy Long at the WKA Office at (704) 455-1606, ext. 112, or buddy@worldkarting.com.

To view the weekend schedule of events and finalize your details for the Carolina Summer Nationals, click here.

05.19.2016 - Summit Point Nationals Just 2 Weeks Away

CONCORD, NC - The brief pause of the WKA Karting season will culminate in a little over 2 weeks when the  Dunlop/Xeramic National Road Race Series presented by Russell Karting kicks off the stretch of national karting events for 2016. With the March event in Savannah, Georgia serving as the most recent stop for the series, competitors in both Sprint and Laydown categories will be challenged by the series third stop for the season at the historic Summit Point Motorsports Park in West Virginia for the Summit Point Nationals June 4 and 5.

Run by the Woodbridge Kart Club, the Summit Point event will kick off the 1^st of 3 Road Race events over the next 4 months, with the remaining 2 events at new venues to WKA, the first being the inaugural run at Dominion Raceway in Thornburg, Virginia July 29-31, followed by the series first venture to Atlanta Motorsports Park in Georgia for the series Grand National event September 16-18.

In addition to the WKA national classes being offered at Summit Point, WKC will also be offering Local Option Classes, including Junior CIK Lite and Heavy, Open Sprint, Vintage USA, Vintage Limited, Vintage Euro, and Animal Limited Modified. The TaG Junior class, new for 2016, will also be offered as a Local Option Class.

Online Registration is available now by going to WoodbridgeKartClub.com. Make check payable to:

Woodbridge Kart Club

462 Earle Road

Charles Town, West Virginia 25414

To view the weekend schedule and register for the weekends action at Summit Point, click here.

05.17.2016 - Tech Update

CONCORD, NC - Just as a point of clarification regarding the LO206 exhaust systems -- per 708.2.1 -- only the RLV # 5506 and RLV #5507 are legal -- the pipes are to be run as manufactured with absolutely no alterations or modifications. This means no bending, no twisting, etc. -- This rule is valid for all classes / all divisions running the LO206 engine