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3-31-11 IKF Membership has it Rewards Kick off at 2011 IKF Region 6 Gold Cup Events IKF Members can score two ways all 2011 IKF Region 6 Gold Cup events. All regional Gold Cup Drivers will receive one complementary Blue 2011 NW Gold Cup Series T-shirt with their first Gold Cup race entry of the season. The North West Gold Cup Series shirt designed by LJ DeZigns has earned some high remarks as an “I got to have it shirt from the 2011 NW Gold Cup Season”. The Shirts will come in 3 colors Blue, Grey, and Red. Say you are not a racer but really like to get a shirt? No problem the T-shirts are available to purchase for $20.00 each. Show your IKF membership card at the time of purchase and get 20% off of the price of the T-Shirt. That’s right! Save 4 bucks just by showing your IKF Membership Card. That’s not all!!! For every t-shirt sold $2.00 will be contributed to Yearend Awards fund. This is a great way to show support of the NW Gold Cup and to give back to the racers of the region. BAM Racing the NW Gold Cup Official Registration Service will have the NW Gold Cup Series T-Shirts in stock at all of the 2011 Gold Cup Sprint events and at a limited number of the Gold Cup Road Race events. To order your shirt or to get more information about IKF Region 6 Gold Cup Series call Debbie or Bill at BAM Racing at 425-481-5278 or go to www.northwestgoldcup.com Visit www.WestCoastkarters.com for more info on Karting |
3-31-11 IKF Region 6 / NW Gold Cup Sprint Kart Series to host 8 races for 2011 The IKF Region 6/ NW Gold Cup Sprint Kart Series, one of the largest IKF Regional series programs in the North America have slated an 8 race series starting with another great season of racing in the Northwest for 2011. The nationally recognized Canadian and United States race series attracts national and internationally known racers to compete in highly contested racing action. The series boasts in cooperation with IKF, IAME Cup, and as the regional qualification series for the Rotax Max Challenge Grand National Championship. This high profile series has had strong history producing some of top ranked drivers not only in the US and Canada but the World. These drivers will be returning in 2011 and again providing some of the best top level competition in the United States and Canada.
The Northwest Gold Cup Sprint Series events are all IKF sanctioned and insured events run by a professional Race Officiating team enforcing a consistent set of IKF sanctioned rules developed and approved by the northwest regional clubs. Back by popular demand by the racers and spectators alike, Terry Bridges of Pro Sound Services, will be calling the racing action to keep families and spectators up to speed on the racing on the track. This regional sprint race series will consist of 8 race events at 7 different race facilities. The different tracks have eliminated the home track advantages that other series can’t offer. For the competitors, that means professional quality racing at many different tracks. 2011 will once again see IKF 2-4Cycle Sprint and shifter experts along with IAME Cup and Rotax Max competitors give the spectators and fellow racers professional experiences and performances for all to remember. Newer racers should not be intimidated by the series high caliber competition as the Northwest racers are excited to see and work with all of their fellow racers to be a part of the racing family. New for 2011 IKF has added Rotax Max Jr and Sr. to the National Program and drivers of those classes competing in the IKF Region 6/ NW Gold Cup will be eligible to compete at the 2011 IKF Grand Nationals in August for the coveted Duffy. The IKF Duffy is kart racings Original National Championship award and one of the most sought for awards. The IKF Region 6 / NW Gold Cup / Rotax Max Regional Series will kick off the 2011 Racing Season with the first race event hosted by the Seattle Kart Club 28 at Horn Rapids Raceway in Richland, Washington. The Horn Rapids track, home to several past Grand National events and will once again host the 2010 IKF 4-Cycle Sprint/ Shifter Grand Nationals. Member Clubs of the NW Gold Cup along with the local communities look forward to hosting a regional event each year and team up to roll out the red carpet to make each racer feel right at home as part of the regional karting community. Most of the events have special Saturday night events like Barbeques, Pot Luck Dinners, Spaghetti Feeds, or Pizza Parties for all the competitors and their crews or family. The IKF Region 6 / NW Gold Cup / Rotax Max series has become a favorite gathering of the karting families in the Northwest and Western Canada. Title sponsor Bridgestone Tires is looking forward to be a part of the popular NW Gold Cup Sprint Kart Series. A new tire compound YLC will be the spec tire for the series with tire give away at each of the series events. The YLC compound tire has been formulated by Bridgestone to give more consistent and longer wear for the racers throughout the competitive year. Shilo Inns will for the third year provide the race event participants, race crews and the racing families with large discounts on all their out of town lodging. Please contact Mike Schorn at 503-324-9072 for details. April 1-3 SKC Horn Rapids Richland, WA Seattle Kart Club May 13-15 WCKC Chilliwack, BC Canada West Coast Kart Club May 27-29 SRK Boise, ID Snake River Karters June 10-12 TCKC Horn Rapids Richland, WA Tri-Cities Kart Club July 8-10 PSGKA Spanaway, WA Puget Sound Go Kart Association August 5-7 SIMA Sumas, WA Sumas International Motorsport Academy September 2-4 PKA McMinnville, OR Portland Karting Association September 23-25 WKA Mission, BC Canada Westwood Kart Association
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3-31-11 Leading Edge Motorsports Solid Again in ProKart Challenge North
Feature wins and solid qualifying performances anchor NorCal squad’s successThe Leading Edge Motorsports team logged yet another impressive weekend of competition at the second round of the ProKart Challenge North series, celebrating a pair of wins and several fast laps at the All Star Karting track in Prairie City, CA. The supreme challenge of nasty weather was attacked head-on by the Leading Edge team, who battled through rain and wind to emerge victorious. The new season is definitely off to a great start, as the squad’s drivers are all finding their rhythm on the track. Carrying the torch for Leading Edge at Prairie City was Jared Woolf, who scored a win in the S2 main event. Woolf’s run started well with the third quickest time in qualifying, as they dialed in his Intrepid for the rain-soaked track. A tough DNF in the first heat left Woolf in need of a strong run heading into the final to repair the damage. The Intrepid pilot delivered big-time with a Heat #2 win and then laid down a dominating performance in the Final. Woolf took the checkers with a nine-second advantage on the second place driver, recording the fastest lap along the way. This was Woolf’s second straight victory in PKC action and he now has a commanding lead in the overall points race.In the TaG Junior class, Jarred Campbell made his first PKC start of the year and took his Leading Edge Intrepid to the top of the box, giving the squad its second win of the weekend. Campbell was fast straight away, taking the pole in qualifying before struggling with a DNF in the first heat and a mid-pack run in the second. Starting eighth in the Final, Campbell hammered the start and moved into the top three by the third circuit. Hard racing covered the remainder of the event, but Campbell rose to the challenge, scoring a one-second win in his PKC debut. Joining him on the podium in third was Leading Edge teammate Jack Freese, who now sits in the top-five in points thanks to the result. Class rookie Ian Fryer joined Campbell and Freese in TaG Junior, recording an eighth place finish overall to sit eighth in the current point standings. Fryer continues to gain experience and is expected to challenge for podiums as the season progresses.The podium finishes continued throughout the day, thanks to a gritty performance by Shelby Sander that saw her land a solid third place result in the TaG Senior class. It wasn’t easy getting there, however. After qualifying seventh, Sander’s luck disappeared in the heats, as she failed to finish either of the qualifying motos. Starting from the back in the main event, she pushed for the entire 20 laps and the hard work was rewarded with a move to the final step on the podium in third – her first of the season. Mike Graves was also in contention for a podium, running in third during the main event before losing a chain while attacking the lead duo. It was a disappointing end result, but his show of pace was very encouraging.Leading Edge had a strong duo in the TaG Master category, but the results were not a true indication of the potential performances. Randy Froom finished second in the opening heat race (having set the fastest time) and third in the second to start on the inside of the second row. Froom was in the position to fight for the win, but his final was cut short far too early when he was forced over the track curbing during a pass, dropping his chain in the process. Paul Holbein would finish sixth in the final tally after being unable to start the second heat race, relegating him to the tail of the grid for the start of the main.The team also has a lone representative in the TaG Cadet class in Tanner Carter, and the young pilot was on fire in the first heat race en route to a fifth place finish, turning the fastest lap. Carter would end up 10th in the final results for the day, but his speed in the wet was extremely impressive.“Overall, it was a very good weekend for the team,” said Leading Edge Team Principal Greg Bell. “Woolf and Campbell were impressive and the new members of my team are starting to get their bearings as well. The rain this weekend made things interesting for all of us, but I am very, very happy with how it all went. Our focus at Leading Edge Motorsports is always about consistently improving our program and the performances of our drivers, and this was just another step forward.”The Pro Kart Challenge North series will now take an extended break to clear the schedule for the SKUSA SpringNationals in late April, where Leading Edge will be out in full force. “We have a lot to do over the next few weeks,” added Bell. “We’re taking a full squad to Tucson for the SpringNationals and it’s a mix of youth and experience. I’m very excited about the Pro Tour and we might have a surprise in store before we head out. Stay tuned for some very exciting announcements in the near future.”Visit www.WestCoastkarters.com for more info on karting
3-29-11 Cambrian Go Karts Bronson Eggert and Tj Fisher Front Row at ProKart
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It was another wet weekend for the second round of the SKUSA! pro kart north schedule and this stop was at Prairie City. Fresh off the teams four big wins from the previous weekend confidence was high and the teams unity showed. " Its good the have confidence, and its good to use the momentum from a previous good weekend, but the reality is that at the shop somewhere around tuesday afternoon we forget about the great weekend we just had and start focusing on whats coming next. It's all too easy to let that invincible feeling get the best of you and before you know it your slipping. " Said Donald Durbin jr. Cambrians Team for the weekend consisted of a very talented group with Garret Dixon, Carter Herrera, Danny Rubino and Scott Huffaker in the stacked mini rok class, TJ Fisher and Bronson Eggert in the Tag Sr. class, Jamie Wilson heading up the S2 class and Derrick Delong in the Tag Masters. The Day started off very well, Bronson Eggert Qualified his Birel Ry30 on the pole and his teammate Tj Fisher off pole right next to him. " this was a very proud moment for me, mostly because it was a conversation that Steve ( tj's father ) and I had before the season began and while both boys have had plenty of success this year they have been on different weekends, so for both drivers to be in the front was very special." Donald commented.
the First heat was exciting, Bronson lead the field to the green flag and stood on the gas pedal and left the field behind and cruised to a win. Meanwhile Tj Fisher got turned around in turn 5 and lost his second place position and immediately found himself in 7th. This is where confidence can be your an asset....the young pilot collected himself, shook it off and used his new found rain experience to work himself past everyone but his team mate finishing second. The Second heat saw Eggert and Fisher leading the field to the green when suddenly Bronson Eggert's engine started shorting out, forcing him to pull off to the grass, " this was heartbreaking for me to watch, " explains Donald . " the poor guy is leading the race, the last this we need or want is a part failure, and it turned out to be a problem with the spark plug we had just replaced. " this allowed Tj to consistently put distance between him and the field winning the second heat. The Main was not much different, TJ Took the green and never made a wrong turn, he put seconds in between him and the stacked field of talented drivers and took his Cambrian Go Karts prepared RK ( birel ) leopard powered kart to his first Pro Kart Victory and did it in style. " Thank you so much to Cambrian Go Karts! " Said the ecstatic TJ. " They pulled out my old Leopard and completely went through it and this thing is amazing! I cant say enough about them, thanks for the perfect weekend guys. "
The Mini Rok class was just as exciting as we saw our very own Scott Huffaker qualify in the rain on the front row with his team mates Rubino, Dixon and Herrera in tow ready for battle. Scott got out to an early lead as Danny Rubino carved his way from last to inside the top 5 carefully positioning himself for the main event. the Second heat showed Scott get hit from behind and loose his second place position but Carter Herrera and Danny Rubino moved up through the field once again.
In the Main event Danny Rubino Jumped into second place and put a big gap between him and the rest of the field bringing home another solid finish for Cambrian Go Karts, Scott Huffaker carved his way through the class and finished with an impressive fifth place finish as he powered past Davey Manti for the last spot on the podium. " I'm very proud once again with these young drivers, they are patient and trusting. Danny was so frustrated after qualifying when it didn't go very well and he found himself in the back, and he should be frustrated...he is a great driver but his consistent effort throughout the day and never give up attitude helped him finish second and looks like he is now the points leader in the class. Great driving Danny, we are all very proud of you.Look for Cambrian Go Karts Sat and Sunday at Kinsmen Kart Club for the Xover this weekend.
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3-29-11 Fischer Earns First Prokart Challenge North Victory at Prairie City
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TaG Senior driver bags first main event triumph while Woolf takes second straight S2 feature winNearly every category at the second round of the Superkarts! USA ProKart Challenge North program - contested at the All Star Karting facility in Prairie City, CA - saw a new winner. The competitors in the seven divisions battled wet conditions throughout the race day, providing an added challenge to the technical 3/4-mile ‘Grand Prix’ circuit – with all drivers in attendance earning a 100-point ‘rain’ bonus toward the season ending championship. Leading the way for those first-time winners on March 26 was TaG Senior driver TJ Fischer, who earned his first series victory. The lone exception was S2 Semi-Pro Stock Moto driver Jared Woolf, earning his second straight feature win in the category.
Bronson Eggert led the way during the Peterson Wealth Management-sponsored TaG Senior qualifying session, posting a 50.207-lap to earn the pole position for heat one. Fischer was just a bit off, as both posted faster times than round one winner Austin Elliott. Eggert led all 12 laps of heat one, while Fischer fell to fourth early but regained the spots he lost to Elliott and Jess Peterson. Fischer inherited the top spot when both Eggert and Peterson were unable to start the second heat with mechanical issues, running to the win with Elliott in tow. Fischer continued on through the main event, going wire to wire from the pole position to outrun Elliott for his first series victory. Shelby Sander completed her series debut with a third place finish and the second straight event with a female driver on the podium for the class.2010 S5 Junior Stock Moto SKUSA Pro Tour champion Daniel Langon was the driver to beat following qualifying in the Sunshine Daydream-sponsored S2 Semi-Pro Stock Moto category, putting down a hot lap of 49.918. A poor start to begin heat one put him behind early, but not for long as he recovered back to the top spot by lap three, going on to take the win. Langon put down a better opening lap for heat two and led the way – until a charging Woolf began to pressure. After retiring on the opening lap of heat one, Woolf drove up from the tail of the grid to Langon’s bumper, taking over the lead as they took the white flag. Woolf scored the win with Langon in second. At the start of the feature, Langon fell behind once again with two competitors from other categories sliding in between him and Woolf. That was until lap six when Woolf went off course and lost positions, including the lead to Langon. On lap 10, Langon returned the favor as he too went off course. Woolf retook the lead, with Jamie Wilson holding second over Langon. In the end, Woolf took the victory over Langon with Wilson retiring on lap 17, giving Chris Ouimet the third step of the podium.
Jarred Campbell marked his PKC North 2011 debut with a victory in the Bordogna Racing-sponsored TaG Junior division. Campbell was quickest in qualifying (51.031) of the 12 drivers, clearing the field by six-tenths. The start of heat one did not go his way as he spun in the opening lap to record a DNF. Reigning SKUSA Pro Tour champion Luis Tyrrell went on to take the win over “Nitro Nick” Sommers. At the start of heat two, Sommers got the jump on Tyrrell to go wire-to-wire for the win – with Tyrrell finishing second over point leader Blaine Rocha. Sommers held on to the top spot through the opening laps of the feature, but quickly became under fire by Campbell. Starting eighth, Campbell was into the top-three by lap two and began running down Sommers. The two put on a great show for the remainder of the 20-lap main event, with Campbell escaping to a one-second victory over Sommers. Jack Freese completed the podium over Tyrrell and round one winner Austin Dement to mix up the championship chase heading into round three.Reigning SKUSA Pro Tour champion Ethan Wilson returned to his winning ways at Prairie City, sweeping the day in the Cambrian Go-Karts-sponsored TaG Master division. Wilson posted a 51.349-lap in qualifying to earn the pole position. From there, Wilson went on to lead all 12 laps of heat one and heat two, in addition to the green-to-checkered victory in the main event. Round one winner Glenn McKinnon finished second with PKC newcomer Corey Mitchell placing third.
The Cambrian Go-Karts-sponsored TaG Cadet class was hotly contested from the opening practice to the final lap of the feature. Scott Huffaker was the quickest in qualifying (54.348), with Hunter Kelly and Hunter Corbitt within six-hundredths of his time. The start to heat one shuffled up the field, with Huffaker and round one sweeper Davey Manthei Jr. able to break away. Huffaker led until the final lap when Manthei took the spot and the win. Manthei went flag-to-flag in heat two all alone after Huffaker was shuffled back early on, leaving Kelly in the second spot. Kelly grabbed the lead as the green flag waved to start the feature, while Manthei dropped down the order after some early race shuffling. Kelly would go unchallenged to score his first series victory, with Danny Rubino and Corbitt completing the podium. Huffaker and Manthei would finish fifth and sixth, respectively, behind Cole Davis.
Chris Yettito completed an event sweep in the S3 Novice Stock Moto category, outrunning round one winner Ryan Rasberry, which is setting up to be a season long battle for the series championship. Jim Kidd took home his first victory in the Fastech Racing-sponsored S4 Master Stock Moto division. Nick Galante was quickest in qualifying and the opening heat, but Kidd took home the win in heat two. Galante led the first half of the feature, before Kidd took over the spot and was able to hold him off to the checkered.The SKUSA ProKart Challenge North program will take the month of April off to allow racers a full month to prepare for the upcoming SKUSA Pro Tour SpringNationals at Musselman Honda Circuit (formerly P1 Kart Circuit) in Tucson, AZ on April 29-May 1. The series will return on May 27-28 for round three – traveling for the first time in its history outside the state of California – to the Desert Park Raceway in Reno, Nevada. The SKUSA crew will be back trackside prior to the SKUSA Pro Tour 2011 opener for round three of the PKC South program on April 8-9 at the Buttonwillow Raceway Park kart track in Buttonwillow. This will be a good time to get in one last SKUSA race prior to the Pro Tour SpringNationals.Visit www.WestCoastKarters.com for more info on Karting
3-29-11 Ashley Rogero Claims Championship at Florida Winter Tour
Looking to have a breakout rookie season in the junior ranks, karting standout Ashley Rogero started off her 2011 racing season in fine form. After a dominating program in 2010 that saw Rogero claim multiple championships in the Sportsman ranks, the Floridian female moved to the tougher junior categories and did not miss a beat as she claimed the Florida Winter Tour Formula Leopard Junior championship. "Winning a championship in my rookie season as a junior is something that I didn't know I could do," expressed Rogero. "I was going to take this season as a learning year but after the first event I knew that I could fight for race wins and championships. This is a great way to start off the season and it will provide a lot of momentum as we move forward."Heading to the final round two weeks ago at the Ocala Gran Prix facility in Ocala, Florida, Rogero was sitting second in the points battle with an outside shot at winning the title. Needing to score near perfect race results, Rogero did just that as she claimed a solid fourth place finish on Saturday and a second place finish on Sunday. Couple those results with a pair of heat race wins that reward with bonus points, Rogero managed to take the Formula Leopard Junior title by forty markers when the final points were tallied.Rogero continued, "Though the kart count in the Leopard Junior class was lower than expected, the competition was second to none as top drivers from across the United States were here to compete. I am thankful to have the support from Tony Kart, Ocala Gran Prix, Comet Kart Sales as well as my friends and family."The young female was a model of consistency throughout the Florida Winter Tour as she claimed six top five results is six events. The up and coming driver was a threat each and every race weekend as was shown by her outright speed and determination to run at the front of the field. With six top five results including one main event win and two heat race victories as well as countless pole positions, Rogero proved that she will be a threat in each and every race in 2011.Ashley would like to thank all of her sponsors for all their hard work and continued support: the entire crew at Ocala Gran Prix, Tony Kart and Comet Kart Sales.For more information on Ashley Rogero, please contact Jim Rogero at 239.877.4302. For press release and media information, please contact Race Tech Development at 317.270.8723
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3-29-11 Ocala Gran Prix Scores Three Victories at Florida Winter Tour
With the final round of the Florida Winter Tour taking place at Ocala Gran Prix (OGP), team drivers would look to utilize track knowledge and experience to take home race wins. Leading the way was multi-time champion Nick Neri who scored the Rotax Senior race win on Sunday as well as Rotax Junior competitor Oliver Askew who claimed a pair of dominating wins.
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3-25-11 TAG Racing International Announces Posting of 2011 Technical Rules
TAG Racing International today announced the posting of the 2011 technical rules to the www.tagracing.net website and the updated list of participating 2011 TAG Regional series track programs.We are proud to welcome “Mid state Kart Club” “Indy Karting Series” “I-5 Corridor Series” and The “Oregon State Karting Championship Series” as Regional series.In addition we would like acknowledge and provide web links to the series listed below as returning series with additional series yet to be announced before the season begins.Badger Kart Club www.badgerkartclub.com
Great Lakes Pro Series www.glproseries.com
Heartland Sprint Series www.bpmotorsportsgroup.com
Indy Karting Series www.indykartingseries.com
I-5 Corridor series www.I5Corridorseries.com
Kart Racers of America www.newcastleraceway.com
Mid state Kart Club www.midstateskartclub.com
Midwest sprint Series www.midwestsprint.com
Oregon State Karting Championship www.patscres.com
Pikes Peak Kart Racing Series www.ppkrc.com
Rock Island Grand Prix www.rockislandgrandprix.com
Skusa Central States Challenge www.centralstateschallenge.com
Championship Enduro Series www.championshipenduro.com
IMI Motorsports Complex www.imimotorsports.comDave Larson, President of the sanctioning body said:
"We are proud to have the addition of new regional series and welcome back the returning series”The 7th TAG World Championships at New Castle Motorsports Park in Indianapolis August 19, 20 and 21st, 2011 will be open to all TAG Racing International and TAG USA members. Karters wishing to join TAG Racing International / TAG USA may go to www.tagracing.net to register online. The Top Ten TAG Members of a qualifying series will receive a reduced entry fee for the TAG Worlds. Racers should keep watching the TAG website as it will provide updated information as the race date moves closerVisit www.WestCoastKarters.com for more info on Karting