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RULE UPDATES, SCHEDULES AND GRAND NATIONALS PREVIEWS
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FOR THE NATIONALS
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THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL KART FEDERATION • VOL. 49, NO. 5 • MAY 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I-20 Speedway prepares to host ’09
Grand Nationals! - page 12
Region 6 Gold Sprint Series is as good as gold.
- page 28
MEMBERSHIP NEWS & WELCOME NEW MEMBERS ........................................................................ 6
TECH AND RULE UPDATES ..................................................................................................................... 7
IAME CUP CHALLENGE ......................................................................................................................... 10
AVENGER RACING CHASSIS GIVEAWAY ...........................................................................................11
I-20 SPEEDWAY .......................................................................................................................................... 12
REGION 4B ON THE RISE ....................................................................................................................... 15
NEWTON KART KLUB HOST OF THE 2-CYCLE SPEEDWAY GRAND NATIONALS ............... 18
2-CYCLE SPRINT GRAND NATIONALS PREVIEW ........................................................................... 19
2009 PREVIEW: 4-CYCLE SPRINT/SHIFTER GRAND NATIONALS .............................................. 20
ANIMAL SHOWDOWN ........................................................................................................................... 22
ADVERTISER INDEX ................................................................................................................................ 23
RACING STRONG ON CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL COAST ............................................................. 24
ONE-ON-ONE WITH RICHARD BOYD ................................................................................................ 26
SPEEDWAY RACING SET TO BEGIN IN MIDWEST .......................................................................... 27
REGION 6 GOLD SERIES, RACE NO. 2................................................................................................. 28
BRANDON "B.J." CHILDS BACK ON TRACK ..................................................................................... 30
MIDWEST SPEEDWAY TOUR BEGINS IT'S 15TH SEASON.............................................................. 32
2-CYCLE SPRINT & 4-CYCLE SPEEDWAY GRAND NATIONAL ENTRY FORMS ...................... 33
HOT OF THE PRESS .................................................................................................................................. 35
POINT STANDINGS .................................................................................................................................. 37
IKF GRAND NATIONAL AND REGIONAL EVENTS ........................................................................ 39
IKF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Brandon Childs gets back on the track after
enduring a stroke at age 17 - page 30
NOTE TO ALL COMPETITORS:
The IKF does not endorse or determine
the competition legality of products and
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If you, as a competitor, have any questions about the legality or safety of your
kart, please ask the appropriate official at
your race. For tech or safety issues, ask the
Tech Director. For race procedures or general items, ask the Race Director.
BILL HILGER - President, 5910 Skylark Lane, Lincoln, Ne 68516 ....................................................(402) 416-1284
Fax (402) 489-7370
RICK SCRIBNER - Vice President, 5475 Laird Road, Loomis, Ca 95650..........................................(916) 652-3905
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DON HOLMBOE - Secretary, 9399 S.w. Tigard Street, Tigard, Or 97223 .........................................(503) 624-0621
JACK HOEGERL - Co-Treasurer, 3022 20th Ave., Rock Island, Il 61201 .......................................... (309) 793-0118
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ART VERLENGIERE - Co-Treasurer, 2351 Thompson Way Bldg. A, Santa Maria, CA 93455
GLENN ARAKI, 2615 Business Park Ave., Fresno, CA 93727 ...........................................................(559) 291-0570
JOHN MOTLEY, 2130 Golden Hill Road, Unit 40, Paso Robles, Ca 93446 ......................................(805) 238-7060
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GARY RICHTER, 4273 Whistlewood Court, Reno, Nv 89509 ...........................................................(775) 772-7869
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MEMBERSHIP NEWS
VOLUME 49, NO.5 • MAY 2009
Karter News is the official monthly publication of the International Kart Federation.
EDITOR
Pat Eldridge (pat@ikfkarting.com)
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Felton Stroud / Stroud Design, Inc.
INTERNATIONAL KART FEDERATION:
Advertising, Membership and Subscription information:
Office: 909/923-4999, Office Fax: 909/923-6940
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Address:
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INTERNATIONAL KART FEDERATION STAFF:
Pat Eldridge (pat@ikfkarting.com)
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Competition Regulations and Technical Manual: The International Kart Federation,
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regulation is expressly prohibited, without written permission from the International
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Federation, Inc., its officers, directors, employees and members.
The rules and/or regulations set forth herein are designed to provide for the orderly
conduct of racing events and to establish minimum acceptable requirements for
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and by participating in these events, all members are deemed to have complied
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© 2009 International Kart Federation
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PHOTOS NEEDED!
We are always on the look out for new photos for the web
site! Especially you juniors! Send in your photos with a
description of the picture and some information about your
racing. Click on this link for information on photo and text
submissions to the IKF. (click here)
Who knows? You may see yourself featured on the IKF
web site in the near future!
IKF BOARD OF DIRCTORS’ MEETING SCHEDULE
September 2009 Board Meeting - September 19-20, 2009,
Ontario, CA. More information to be announced.
2009 IKF RULEBOOK AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
The 2009 IKF Competition Regulations and Technical
Manual is available for $25.00 each. This does not include
IKF membership and voting privileges. Quantity discounts
available. Contact the IKF office at 909-923-4999 to order or
for more information.
NEW MEMBERS
MARCH 2009
Andy Mewhirter ............................................................................................ CA
Harmony Smith ................................................................................................ IA
James Peterson................................................................................................ OR
Janny Twist...................................................................................................... CA
Michael Hasart ............................................................................................... SD
Eric Hasart........................................................................................................ SD
Bryan Phillips ................................................................................................. CA
Brandon Phillips............................................................................................. CA
Brent Davis ...................................................................................................... CA
Dallas Davis .................................................................................................... CA
Cary Chmielewski............................................................................................ IL
Bashar Mardini ................................................................................................ TX
Giuseppe Fusco .............................................................................................. CA
Nic Fusco ......................................................................................................... CA
Jeffrey Smith...................................................................................................... ID
Devin Smith ...................................................................................................... ID
Jay Martin ........................................................................................................ CA
Isaac Martin .................................................................................................... CA
Matthew Martin ............................................................................................. CA
Mark Meech .................................................................................................... CA
Matt Meech ..................................................................................................... CA
James Wiswell ................................................................................................. CA
Aaron Wiswell ................................................................................................ CA
Troy Grote ....................................................................................................... CO
Makayla Grote ................................................................................................ CO
Shane Lazaroff ................................................................................................ CO
Cameron Lazaroff .......................................................................................... CO
Chris Winter .................................................................................................... CO
Michael Winter ............................................................................................... CO
Earl West .......................................................................................................... NV
Dezel West ....................................................................................................... NV
Kevin Twitty ................................................................................................... CA
Garrett Twitty ................................................................................................. CA
Jesse Correia ................................................................................................... WA
Steven Vermeer .............................................................................................. MN
Nicholas Gniadek ........................................................................................... CA
Jimmy Wise ...................................................................................................... TX
Harrison Wise .................................................................................................. TX
Lauren Wise ..................................................................................................... TX
William Serover .............................................................................................. OR
Eric Cody ......................................................................................................... CO
Alison Cody .................................................................................................... CO
Mitchel Cody .................................................................................................. CO
Doug Eberhard ............................................................................................... CO
Eric Eberhard .................................................................................................. CO
Jay Brichacek ................................................................................................... CO
Wyatt Brichacek.............................................................................................. CO
TECH & RULE BOOK UPDATES
☞ = Indicates new update for this issue. Please note that Tech & Rule
book Updates will now go into effect thirty (30) days after they are
posted on the IKF Website: (www.ikfkarting.com)
ADD:
CHANGE:
DELETE:
Rule has been added where indicated by reference number.
Rule has been modified from the original version.
Rule has been deleted from the rule book.
ADD:
101.1.5: (Add as second sentence) Appointed IKF Director in Charge is
not allowed to compete at the Grand National event.
ADD:
101.1.6: (Add as second sentence) Appointed IKF Tech Person is not
allowed to compete at the Grand National event.
CHANGE:
105.1.6.3.5 Neck Collars: (Change 2nd sentence to read) The Leatt-Brace
Moto GPX, the Leatt-Brace Adventure and the Valhalla 360 neck braces are allowed.
ADD:
105.2.1 Pre-Race Inspection - Also called Pre-Tech: (Add as new second
paragraph) Note: At Regional and Grand National Sprint and Road
Race events, the "IKF Pre-Race Technical Inspection Checklist", also
called "Self-Tech, may be used as an option to going through the
traditional Pre-Race Technical Inspection Procedure.
CHANGE:
105.6 Safety Fastening (In 4th paragraph, change all of "Exception" text to
read:) Exceptions:
1) All-metal lock nuts, or bolts drilled and safety wired, are required
to fasten brake disc to brake hub.
2) One-Use fasteners/Nylocks may not be used on previously
drilled bolts without secondary retention as described above.
3) Ballast: All bolts used to secure ballast shall be fastened to the kart
with a nut secured with a cotter pin or safety wire through a hole
drilled in the bolt. (See Section 105.2.1.21).
DELETE:
114.4.1 Verbal Warning: (Delete all)
CHANGE:
114.5.2: (Change all to read) Any driver disqualified from a main or final
shall lose any possible awards, not points, for the class from which he
was disqualifed.
CHANGE:
207 #5 Jr. Super Sportsman: (Change Engine text to read) Yamaha KT100S
/ RLV SSX-V exhaust / engine clutch per 202.5, Weight 300, Age
12-15
CHANGE:
212.4 Day 5: (Change to read:) IAME Cup @ 370
CHANGE:
213.4 Official Schedule: (Change classes on listed days to:)
Day 2: Delete Formula 80/85 Heavy Local Option @ 375
Day 2: Add Formula 80/85 Masters Local Option @ 375
Day 3: Delete Formula 80/85 Masters Local Option @ 375
Day 3: Add Formula 80/85 Heavy Local Option @ 375
(continued on page 8)
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CHANGE:
275.5 TaG Classes : (change last line to read:) Senior classes for ages 16
- up.
CHANGE:
☞275.5.1 IKF TaG Cadet Classes: (Remove:) WTP
CHANGE:
☞275.5.2 IKF TaG Junior Classes (Add:) Motori Seven Junior
CHANGE:
306.2.2 Brakes: (change last paragraph:) Remove Rotax Max from the
last paragraph.
CHANGE:
306.9.3.2 Bodywork: (change all to read:) Formula 125, Formula 125
LTD driver faring required, width 15" wide, see Diagram at Section
105.2.1.20.
ADD:
306.9.3.2.1: Superstock CR125 CIK faring required per Section
201.9.3.
CHANGE:
312 IKF RR GN Schedule 2009: (Add as 6th paragraph:) Allow a one race
exemption for the 2009 Road Race Grand National to run the TaG
Light and TaG Heavy classes with optional front brakes.
CHANGE:
312 IKF RR GN Schedule 2009: (Delete the 6th paragraph:) Allow a one race
exemption for the 2009 Road Race Grand National to run the TaG
Light and TaG Heavy classes with optional front brakes.
CHANGE:
312.1 Regional Championship classes to be run in 2009 are: (add list:)
Yamaha Sportsman Heavy
Gazelle 8-12 240#
Mini Max 9-12 255#
Super Stock CR125 Heavy - Same Rules except for weight 420#
Formula 125 LTD Hvy II
Formula 80 Sr Heavy - Same Rules except for weight 385#
Briggs & Stratton Animal - Laydown class - ages male 40+ / female
16+
100cc OpenPiston Port / HPV - Laydown class 400#
ADD:
404.3.1 Approved Local Option Classes for 2009:
Kid Kart - Demo
Junior III Sportsman - 14 Years and Up (Attained Age)
Junior II without restrictor plate - 310#
CHANGE:
405.1 Official Schedule Day 5: (change to read:) Change weight on the
Briggs Animal Heavy class to 370# and change the weight on the
Junior II Briggs Animal Heavy to 320#
CHANGE:
509.3 Plug Gauges Defined: (Change 4th sentence to read:) Plug gauges
larger than .361" are to be machined on each side to achieve a blade
thickness of .215" minimum and .250" maximum.
CHANGE:
600 Shifter Engine Specifications Reference Chart (page 99): Delete listing
of Spec Honda 125 class.
CHANGE:
601.1 Spec Fuel for 2-Cyc. Sprint, Shifter, Speedway, and Road Race: (change
all to read:) All 2-Cycle Sprint, Shifter, Speedway and Road Racing
Grand National events will run spec fuel and oil as approved by the
appropriate Technical Committee Chairman.
For 2009 VP MS98L Karting is the designated IKF fuel. All Regional
and Club events are encouraged to use this fuel.
NOTE: Some classes in Shifter, Speedway and Road Racing may
require a higher octane fuel and may request an exemption to this
requirement. A request must be made, in writing to the IKF office.
The request will be either be approved or denied by the appropriate
committee chair.
CHANGE:
CHANGE:
404 IKF Two-Cycle Speedway/Speedway Midget Grand National Schedule:
(add paragraph) A participant who resides outside the 200 miles from
any IKF sanctioned regional races and participates in the 2 IKF sanctioned races at Newton IA on August 2, 2009, will be qualified to race
the IKF 2 Cycle Speedway Grand National in Newton IA. Participants
who meet the above criteria will not have to pay a waiver. IKF
Membership required.
601.1.1 (change all to read:) Each track will provide a source of gasoline,
with VP MS98L being recommended.
CHANGE:
404.2 Official Schedule: (Change all to read:)
Day 1 August 4: Registration, Parking, Pre-Tech, Practice
Day 2 August 5: Heats, Semi-Mains, Mains
Junior II Light
Yamaha KT100S Light
Midget - Junior
100cc Super Stock Light
Midget - Super Stock
Senior Sportsman
3pm Hot Laps
Junior II Heavy
Yamaha KT100S Heavy
100cc Super Stock Heavy
200cc Stock
Super Sportsman (Super Box)
Junior I Light
3pm Hot Laps
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Kid Kart - Demo
Junior III Sportsman
Yamaha KT00S Limited
Midget - Open
Open
Junior I Heavy
3pm Hot Laps
Day 5 August 8: Rain Date
DELETE:
601.1.3 9cc Classes and Shifters (delete all)
CHANGE:
601.1.4 (change all to read:) Spec Fuel Test Procedure for use with racing
fuel (VP MS 98L Karting recommended):
CHANGE:
601.1.4 – 6.1 Color, turbidity, and odor (change all to read:) Color, turbidity
and odor will be evaluated by the Tech Inspector. Color, turbidity and
odor will be evaluated on a sample removed from the carburetor end
of the fuel line by the Tech Inspector into a suitable container provided
by the Tech Inspector. If the Tech Inspector suspects fuel to be incorrect
for any of these reasons, he will consult with the Race Director or other
qualified person. The inspection team is reminded that every consideration is to be given to the competitor prior to disqualification.
CHANGE:
601.1.2 Fuel Tests for Events not using spec racing fuel (change Note 1 to
read:) NOTE 1: IKF strongly recommends the use of the VP MS98L
Fuel program for all race events. Pump gas contains elements such as
oxidizers than make efficient fuel testing very difficult. Because of this
the possibility of non-conformance to fuel standards is much more
difficult to determine.
CHANGE:
CHANGE:
620.57 Piston: (change to read:) Piston must be IAME double ring only
and as manufactured with mold number 2802 or 1319 and name cast
inside. Maximum break on all machined edges .030” on skirt area
only. The bottom ring on the HPV must be in place and is a non tech
item. Rings to be of magnetic material.
716.5.2 Inside Diameter: (Change 1st sentence to read:) .885" must-go minimum, .905" no-go maximum.
CHANGE:
622.8 Ignition: (Add new sentence at end:) Machining the shanks of coil
hold-down screws to provide additional coil position adjustment is
not allowed.
ADD:
675.21 Rotax Max Rotax Max engines may be run with or without
RMC seal. If run without seal, they are subject to all RMC engines
rules.
ADD:
675.22 Other No additional painting, plating or ceramic coatings of
any component permitted. Some engines have been approved with
anodized components, which are acceptable.
CHANGE:
716.13 Head Gasket: (Change last sentence to read:) After (date to be determined) B&S head gasket with logo is required.
CHANGE:
716.16.3 Valve Length: (Change to read:) Minimum intake and exhaust
valve length is 3.250".
CHANGE:
716.32 Connecting Rod: (Change all to read:) Any aluminum rod allowed
with or without bearing insert. Rod may not be lighter than a known
stock Briggs rod, part number 555626. No under-sizing of rod is permitted. Rod may be clearanced providing the rod is in stock configuration with no dimpling or media blasting. Rod ends must be concentric with wrist pin and crank journal. The use of Briggs hex head bolts,
part number 555654 is allowed. There may be a minor grinding of the
cylinder for clearance of these bolts. Minimum weight is 130 grams.
ADD:
CHANGE:
☞675.3 Carburetors/Manifolds (Add to end of 1st paragraph:)
TAG Carburetor Quick Reference Specifications
717.15 Head Gasket: (Change last sentence to read:) After (date to be determined) B&S head gasket with logo is required.
ENGINE NAME
BM Jaguar Tillotson
Cheeta SQ125
Easykart
Motori Seven TAG L4
Parilla Leopard'03
PRD Fire Ball 2005
*PRD Fire Ball 2008
Rotax Max FR 125
Sonik TX125
Sonik VX125(118)
Vortex ROK TT
Carburetor
334A. AB or AA
Tillotson 334A. AB or AA
Tillotson 384B
Dell'Orto VHSH30CS
Tillotson 334A. AB or AA
Tillotson 360A
Tillotson 360A
Dell'Orto VHSB 34
Tryton VAMECM1
Tryton VAMECM1
Tillotson 360A
Venturi
0.905"
0.905"
Bore
1.010"
1.010"
1.185"
0.905"
0.950"
0.950"
1.190"
1.010"
1.065"
1.065"
0.943"
0.943"
0.950"
1.075"
1.075"
1.065"
Carburetor venturi diameter checked at narrowest point of venturi.
Easykart has a fixed high-speed jet, no polishing of carburetor
allowed. Butterfly stop in bore must be in place.
Note: No specs are currently available for the Tilloson 384B on
the Easykart.
The specs for the Dell'Orto VHSB 34 on the Rotax Max FR 125 are
per RMC rules
CHANGE:
716.9 Camshaft: (Change first sentence to read:) Maximum valve lift of
0.255" taken directly off the valve spring retainer at zero valve lash.
CHANGE:
721.2.2 (add second sentence to read:) End baffle of silencer is teched per
dimensions shown in Section 700.1. Holes are .128" No-Go.
ADD:
721.2.5: Exhaust must be wrapped from just above flange to the end,
including the welded on muffler.
CHANGE:
721.4.1 (change second sentence to read:) Unleaded 89 to 92 octane only.
CHANGE:
800.9 (change fifth sentence in 3rd paragraph to read:) Junior classes,
including local option classes, must have a minimum participation average of 3.0 (not 2.9) per regional event and jackets will be
awarded.
CHANGE:
850.1 2-Cycle Sprint Regional Classes Change weight on the Superstock
CR125 to 385#.
2009 IKF
REGIONAL
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Russell Karting Specialties
& Italian Motors
invite IKF 2009 IAME Cup
Duffy Winner to IAME
International Challenge!
Russell Karting and Italian Motors announce the Duffy
winner of the IAME Cup at the 2009 2-Cycle Sprint Grand
Nationals will again be invited to participate in the IAME
International Challenge.
Jim Russell, Jr. of Russell Karting Specialties made a proposal to the IKF Board at the January 2008 Meeting that the Grand
National winner of the IAME Cup class would be invited to
participate in the IAME International Challenge. This driver
will represent North America in direct competition on identical
equipment against drivers representing other countries running IAME single make series. He proposed to continue this
program for 5 years, this being the second year. Jim believes
that this proposal will help draw racers to IKF.
Jim Russell, Jr. thanked IKF for making the IAME Cup a
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National Class. Italian Motors and Russell Karting feel that
this should be a long standing program and continue for
many years to come. This commitment will help to ensure
the stability that the racer is looking for to make a complete
jump to race in your series. Our support would also be guaranteed for these years making the draw to your series that
much stronger.
The package, according to Jim Russell, Jr., is valued at
approximately $10,000.00. Motel, airfare, entry fees, etc are
all included in the package. There will be a few expenses
that the driver will have to pay for, such as passport and FIA
license.
The IKF wishes to thank Russell Karting and Italian Motors
for their generosity and for supporting IKF.
AVENGER RACING
CHASSIS GIVEAWAY
Jody Krug of Avenger Racing Chassis will sponsor five
Avenger Storm Racing Chassis for various series of IKF
Speedway Racing at no cost.
The first of two chassis will be given away to a participant at the first race of the IKF Midwest Speedway Tour
and will race the minimum races to qualify for the Midwest
Speedway Tour year end awards. First race will be held at
University Plains Speedway in Brookings, South Dakota
on May 2nd. The second chassis will be given away at the
IKF Midwest Speedway Tour Banquet.
The third chassis will be given away to a participant at
the first race of the Northland Dirt Tour who will race the
minimum races to qualify for the Northland Tour Dirt Series
year end awards. The first race will be held at Runestone
Go-Kart Association in Alexandria, Minnesota on May 9th.
The fourth chassis will be given away to a participant at
the first race of the Northland Pavement Series who will
race the minimum races to qualify for the Northland Pavement year end awards. The first race will be held at 61
Kartway in Delmar, Iowa on April 25th.
The fifth and final chassis will be given away to a participant of the 2009 IKF 4 Cycle Speedway Grand Nationals either on practice day or the first day of racing. The IKF
Grand Nationals will be held at I-20 Speedway in Winona,
Texas from July 6 thru July 10th.
Avenger Racing Chassis is also donating an Avenger
Fiberglass Body for each chassis as well.
In addition to the what Avenger Chassis is providing,
Uncle Frank’s will be donating four Tru-Center Wheels
for each of the five chassis.
Track-Tac has agreed to donate a tire-prep package for
each chassis worth around $150.00
Hoosier Tire has agreed to donate four tires for the
Northland Dirt Series Chassis.
Phat Motorsports who helped secure the Track-Tac
product sponsorship has agreed to provide his services to
prep the tires with the Track-Tac products that are donated.
Phat Motorsports is a dealer for Track-Tac.
Special thanks to Avenger Racing Chassis, Uncle Franks’,
Track-Tac, Hoosier Tire and Phat Motorsports for supporting IKF and giving back to the racers.
EXPERIENCE LIFE
IN THE FAST LANE
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Subscription Information:
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Ontario, CA 91761
909-923-4999
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I-20 Speedway purchased in July, of 2003 a 25 acre undeveloped, richly wooded East Texas red clay plot. The red
clay makes for a perfect racing surface with the track and pit
area surrounded by a densely forested area that serves as a
beautiful backdrop for an awesome night of racing.
I-20 Speedway is a modern track facility with a concession
stand, “The Pit Stop” serving Texas style barbecue, turkey legs
and sausage on a stick, permanent restrooms, paved and covered exit area, concrete grid tech barn and adequate lighting
to light the whole facility.
Many of the racers at I-20 say that it is a drivers track
with a hard packed 1/6th mile long race surface, 10 degree
banking and wide sweeping turns with adequate run-off for
those of you who get a little to high coming off of the turn.
With the beautiful East Texas weather I-20 Speedway races
all year round, the Thunder series starts in March and ends
in October with the Monster Mash money race serving as it’s
last points race. The spring money race, The Delores Wilder
Memorial Race is held the first Saturday of April each year
and winter racing from November through February on Sunday afternoon.
Our web site www.i-20speedway.com has been redesigned
and has many features like, the Thunder Series flyer along
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with the latest points, the Monster Mash Money Race held
each year in October this year the 24th. The Delores Wilder
Memorial held April 4th, 2009 and if you need directions to
the track you can find them on the address/map page.
We also have current track picture from each week of racing taken by our track photographer Bill Allen. There you can
find pictures of the winners from the previous week of races,
like Justin Blankenship, Zack Harville, Chase Lambright,
Christian Barletta, Harrison Wise, Jackson Davis, Trey Paroline, Greg Snyder, Alexis Burns, Clint Barnes, Colton Goodwin and the Jackson four, Quinton, Amanda, Andrew, and
Tyler. With these youngsters you will truly find bumper-tobumper racing and some of the most exciting paint swapping
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Kenneth LaRoux, Bill Hoffmeyer, Richard & Mikki Smith,
David Curtis and our friend Marvin Lusk who passed
away this past January.
Track owners David & Carrie Snyder have 15 years of
experience in promoting and racing itself, and are honored
to host this years 2009 International Kart Federation 4-Cycle
Speedway Grand Nationals. So we will be looking forward
to seeing you there!
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International Kart Federation Region 4B consists of Texas,
Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. 4B has had the pleasure
of having many great Governors and Coordinators, such as
Ken Trussell and David Hoffer. Mr. Trussell had built up
IKF in the 4B area a few years back and had grown the kart
count where the region had to be split into a northern and
southern area and the northern area had grown to around
300 racers. Things have changed since that time with the
kart count decline like in so many other parts of the country.
The past two years have been a growing process and 2009
finds new racers and a few older racers starting back up.
Kart racing is on an incline in our area and it is like a breath
of fresh air.
Not only new racers but also new tracks are joining the
series for 2009. This year we again have Maxxis as a major
sponsor and have named the series The 2009 Maxxis Dirty
Dozen. Meaning 12 races through out the year, with the first
two races being in March at Gulf Coast Speedway, Alvin, TX,
3rd and 4th race at Kam Raceway, Rhome TX, 5th and 6th
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Greg Snyder 09 Greg Tanner 22 201 Speedway
Jr. 1 Race Gulf Coast Speedwy #16 Justin Blankenship #3 Ryann Kolkmeier
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race in May at I-20 Speedway, 7th and 8th race at Gulf Coast
Speedway, Alvin, TX, 9th and 10th race at 201 Raceway in
New Boston, TX, and I35 Speedway in Waco TX hosting the
final two races and along with the Texas State Championship race. With the economy as it has been, the previous year
the powers that be decided to run a two-day race at each
track to cut back on the expense to the racer. It went over
very well so that idea was carried over this year.
Region 4B has seen many great racers in it’s time like A.J.
Foyt IV, Scott Festavan, Tuffy Hudson and David Snyder all
which are considered expert drivers and have won countless
Nationals. With the many racers in our area it is very possible
that we could see even more from the 4B region winning the
coveted Duffy award. So keep an eye on racers like Chase Roberts, Greg Snyder, Trey and Taylor Paroline, Ryan Harris, Ryan
Luza, Zack Harville, Justin Blankenship, Chase Lambright,
Kyle Towns
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Jr. II #42 Austin Bursby, 45 Tyler Grubbs, #13 Zack Kuntz
Kirk Newman
Jr. I Animal class 2008 Awards Banquet Ryann Kolkmeier, Thomas Jones
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Taylor Paroline and David Snyde
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Newton Kart Klub
Host of the 2009
2-Cycle Speedway
Grand Nationals
ewton Kart Klub is excited and honored to host
the “2009 IKF 2 Cycle Speedway Grand Nationals”
on August 4th – 7th. It will be the 9th IKF Grand
National event NKK has hosted in its 35 year existence, the
last one being in 2001. The format will be slightly different
this year with the intent of lowering some of the costs to the
racer. Pit pass prices have been lowered to $10 for the entire
season as well as the Grand Nationals. Spectator Hill will
be free. The event has been shortened from 4 competition
days to 3 days. NKK will have 2 complete IKF Punch Races
Sunday, August 2nd (IKF has agreed to lower the punch
requirement to 2 for those outside the 200 mile radius). This
will save the waiver fee for those traveling from outside the
200 mile radius. The week will kick off on Sunday with 2
IKF Punch Races (12 PM and 6 PM start times.) Monday
is an off day, Tuesday registration & practice, Wednesday
thru Friday will be competition days. Saturday is the rain
date if needed.
A lot of improvements have been made at NKK since our
last Grand Nationals in 2001. A wider racing surface and
additional banking making it a 2 groove track, elevated
flag stand and scoring building, additional Musco lighting
(both on the track and pit area,) improved PA system, new
and larger sign-in and tech buildings (both air conditioned),
pedestrian bridge across the creek and a larger pit area.
The Peterson family has invested a lot of money and time
making this one of the finest tracks in the U.S.A.
One of the most exciting changes this year is Josh Peterson taking over as Race Director and overseeing day to day
operations. Josh is the 30 year old grandson of Ed Peterson.
Ed (along with his wife Dixie) founded the NKK in 1974.
Ed passed away in 2005. Dixie (35 years later) is still very
involved. Growing up and working at the track has instilled
Ed’s values and work ethics in Josh. Please take the time to
introduce yourself and talk to him the next time you come
to NKK. You’ll quickly find out he has the best interest of
the karter and the sport in mind.
Some other things happening close by Newton that week
include: Nationwide NASCAR Race at Newton Speedway
(5 miles from the track) Sat. August 1st, Knoxville Sprint
Car Hall of Fame (25 minutes in Knoxville) and Adventure
land Amusement Park in Des Moines (25 minutes away).
Please come join us for the IKF Grand Nationals this year
– you’ll find our facility to be very family oriented.
Newton Kart Klub's website is NewtonKarting.com
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Northern Nevada
Kart Club
Host of the 2009 2-Cycle
Sprint Grand Nationals
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orthern Nevada Kart Club is proud to host the
2009 IKF 2-Cycle Sprint Grand Nationals at Desert
Park Raceway in Reno, Nevada. The event is
being
be
billed as the biggest
and
an most prolific GN ever
to date. NNKC has many
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a better idea of the crowd
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Pre-Reg, Practice and
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layout forms
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Please call Chad Kay at the number listed at the bottom
of the Pre-Reg form to check for availability of your
ch
chosen
parking spot. Hurry and reserve your spot over the
ph
phone!!
Primary Designated Hotel for the event is Grand
Sierra
Resort. Check them out on the web at www.grandSi
sierraresort.com
or call 1.800.648.5080. Secondary Dess
ignated Hotel for the event is John Ascuaga's Nugget.
Check them out on the web at www.janugget.com or
call 1.800.648.1177. Please let them know you are with
the IKF Grand Nationals. The first 20 early birds to register for HOTEL accommodations will be entered in to win
a gift basket from Bev Ban valued at over $100 and also
be entered to win a "free"
one night stay at the GSR
or Nugget courtesy of
Northern Nevada Kart
Club. Please send your
confirmation # to Bev at
mailto:speedwaynut@
msn.com so she can put
you in the drawing.
This year ’s Primary
Event Sponsor is KARTEL
motorsports. KARTEL
was founded in 2006 by
veteran pro racer Joey
Hand and pro karter Erik
Bartolero. They are an
official Top-Kart factory
race team and Northern
Californiaís exclusive TopKart Dealer. Were proud
to have KARTEL motorsports on our team for
what is going to be a fantastic event. Class sponsors to date are Scribner
Plastics, Team Race Chic,
Badd Boyz Racing, MMS
Racing Engines, TH Installation and Kinsmen Kart
Club. Product sponsors
for the event are Molecule
Labs, Kart King Creations and Zamp Helmets giving 50%
off of any helmet at suggested retail price.
NNKC's GN Committee have worked extremely hard
to make all these accommodations happen for you,
THE RACER and your family, to have the best experience possible when coming to Reno in July. We look
forward to seeing you all here racing and enjoying the
life in THE BIGGEST LITTLE CITY IN THE WORLD,
Reno, Nevada! If you'd like more information about this
event, please call Brian Rivera at 775.762.8688 or e-mail
at karter81@gmail.com
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2009 Preview:
4-Cycle Sprint / Shifter
Grand Nationals
By
By Rick
Rick Scribner
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The 4-Cycle Sprint & Shifter Grand Nationals are to be
held at Shasta Kart Klub in Redding, California on June
23-26.
I visited SKK during race #1 of the Region 11 Championship Series. I have made yearly visits to SKK, which has
always been one of my favorite facilities, but the transformation that has taken place for the upcoming Grand’s is
really special.
One of the improvements is a picnic and grandstand area
located in a stand of majestic oak trees that provides a shaded
panoramic view of the entire race course from a central loca-
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tion. New picnic tables have also been placed by the front
stretch viewing area. It was quite evident that many hours
of hard work has been put in by volunteers. Dan Pellizzari,
SKK’s President, told me “there is still more to come”.
The Shasta Kart Klub is a 7/10 mile sprint track with
a 700’+ straight away and a surface infamous for adhering rubber and grip that lends itself to plenty of side by
side action. Additionally the facility also gives host to a
Drag Strip that supplies plenty of pit area and additional
parking needed for the national IKF event. The track itself
is known for providing close racing for any type of race
kart. The combination of chassis setup, strong horsepower,
and technical driving of the track will test the competitors
on all fronts in awarding the Prestigious IKF Duffy.
SKK is located on the eastern side of the Redding Airport
just 5 miles from downtown Redding with ample hotels,
shopping and restaurants. Red Lion of Redding has a
special racer rate of $79.00 for this event.
Dan and the SKK crew have a truly exciting week
planned. Practice is available starting June 20th with official practice on June 23rd. Four action packed racing days
follow. A wine tasting trip has been planned for the 23rd at
3 different vineyards and includes an outdoor brunch for
all ages. The local Indoor Kart Racing facility has extended
an invitation for a low cost evening racing adventure.
There is almost an unlimited amount of paved pit space
available with pre-set tents if you desire. There is plenty
of RV parking on site with daily fresh water and pumping
services offered.
I am looking forward to my Grand National week in
Redding and I hope to see many of you too! More information can be obtained by calling 530-604-4057 or www.
shastakartklub.com, also at www.ikfkarting.com
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ANIMAL SHOWDOWN
By Bill Hilger
Wavelink Raceway Park in Waverly, Nebraska was host to
the Briggs Animal Showdown held in late August of 2008.
Wavelink Raceway Park has played a major role in
developing drivers that have won many IKF Regional and
National Championships for many years. The track is a
1/8 mile banked dirt oval that has been in existence since
the late 70's.
Bill Hilger approached Mike and Adina Stephens, track
owners, about hosting the Briggs Animal Showdown to
help promote the Briggs Animal Engine. The idea put
forward was that Bill Hilger would secure the sponsorship
for all the classes, help promote the race and Wavelink
would do what they do best, put on a great show.
Each class paid $500.00 based on 20 karts to win with
$300, $200, $100, and $75 for second through fifth place.
Payouts started at three entries and increased per entry so
everyone knew the guaranteed purse before arriving.
SPONSORS FOR THE ANIMAL SHOWDOWN WERE:
JUNIOR 1 ANIMAL: Heat race winners were Jeff Edwards and
Trent Roth. Trophy Dash was won by Trent Roth.
A-Feature Top Five: 1. Trent Roth, 2. Jerod Ballhagen,
3. Jeff Edwards, 4. Logan Gunderson, 5. Kale Mueller
JUNIOR 2 ANIMAL: Mike Ballhagen won both heats. Trophy
Dash was won by Anthony Roth.
A-Feature Top Five: 1. Mike Ballhagen, 2. Kyle Bohling,
3. Ryan Asay, 4. Steve Kozol, 5. David Bristow
ANIMAL MEDIUM: Heat race winners were Joe Hilger (twice),
Kiefer Kalin (twice). Trophy Dash was won by Kody
Havens.
A-Feature Top Five: 1. Kiefer Kalin, 2. Garrett Swiggart,
3. Joe Hilger, 4. Kody Havens, 5. Talia Mangiameli
ANIMAL HEAVY: Heat race winners were Crayto Jirovsky
(twice), Joe Hilger and Garrett Swiggart. Trophy Dash was
won by Kiefer Kalin.
A-Feature Top Five: 1. Garrett Swiggart, 2. Kiefer Kalin,
3. Joe Hilger, 4. Cody Olson, 5. Crayton Jirovsky
Quick Service Motorsports (Jerry Bowsman)
Phat Motorsports (Dan Fay)
Steve's Yard Care (Steve Kozol)
Northwestern Mutual Life ( Brad Swiggart)
Hilger Racing (Bill & Shirley Hilger)
Spanel Racing Engines (Chuck Spanel)
Creative Hair Design (John Mangiameli)
Briggs and Stratton Motorsports
Durst Motors (Phil Durst)
G-Man Racing Products
After the races were over, Animal Engines were given
away along with Briggs Apparel, and various products
from G-Man, Uncle Frank's and Phat Motorsports.
Special thanks to all the sponsors, racers, fans and the staff
at Wavelink Raceway Park who made the Briggs Animal
Showdown a great success.
Bill Hilger, Stevel Kozol, Wavelink flagman - Billy, Jerry Bowsman, Dan Fay, Mike Stephens track owner, Lee Miller, Brad Swiggart, Ralph Woodard. Not pictured: Chuck Spanel
Sponsors with drivers that have won IKF National Regional Championships
ANIMAL BLUE WAZOOM: Heat race winners were Tom Spanel
(twice). Trophy Dash winner was Ross Engel.
A-Feature Top Five: 1. Cody Olson, 2. Ross Engel,
3. Tom Spanel, 4. Jake Hoffman, 5. Tom Spanel
All Drivers in Attendence
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ADVERTISER
INDEX
American Power Sports ............................ 23
Azusa Engineering..................................... 23
Coyote Products ......................................... 43
Dave’s Performance Karting .................... 42
G-Man Kart Works ..................................... 43
Haddock, Ltd. ............................................. 43
Jim Hall II Racing Schools ........................ 43
K&N Air Filtration Systems ....................... 7
K&P Manufacturing .................................. 43
Kart-O-Rama ............................................... 43
Mike’s Kart Stands ..................................... 43
Mike Manning Karting.............................. 42
MMS Karting .............................................. 42
MXK Racing ................................................ 42
National Kart News ................................... 11
Penton Racing Products ............................ 43
Pitts Performance ....................................... 42
RLV Tuned Exhaust Products .................. 43
Russell Karting Specialties.......................... 2
Target Distributors ....................................... 4
TS Racing ..................................................... 42
Turk Brothers Racing ................................... 3
Woltjer Racing Engines ............................. 42
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RACING STRONG IN
“WE TOOK OUR GOOD RACETRACK AND MADE IT BETTER”
Nigel Hearne instructs grandson Max Loomis on the finer points
This future Champion gaps the field quickly
This young challenger is moving up!
A group of TAG karts line up for the start at Monterey Bay Karters 2009 Season opener
In mid March the Monterey Bay Karters opened their 2009
season with a full weekend of kart racing at their track built
on the Marina California airport. The schedule called for
two full days of track time with open practice on Saturday
and racing on Sunday. Excited kart racers from the local area
flocked on the grounds eager to test their skills on the fantastic newly revised layout of the race circuit.
The new track layout features wide open and challenging
update of the original track designed to promote safety and
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exciting close racing. “We wanted to take our good racetrack
and make it better” said Club President George Young, “The
new layout has enhanced safety, has more passing zones,
and works well running in both directions”. George and his
board members saw to the details of preparing the facility for
the opening event, while the dozens of club membership got
their racing machines ready.
On Saturday, a full day of rack time was generously allocated
between the various four cycle and two cycle adult classes and
Current Grand-Am Rolex Series driver Thomas Merrill leads a group of Animals
Conner Solis rips it up like a seasoned professional in Junior 2-Cycle
the juniors, while the kid karts got their own sessions to play.
Many seasoned veterans of the club were on hand to enjoy the
practice day, while also helping out with the host of newcomers to the sport. As the practice day progressed, the lap times
began to fall rapidly as the racers honed their skills and quickly
developed their lines on the challenging new layout.
Sunday’s races saw even more karter’s in attendance from
the surrounding areas with plenty of competitors and a large
variety of karts. There were several groups of family and
2008 IKF 4-Cycle Duffy Winner Tyler Agan hones his skills on a TAG kart
First time kart racer Kara Banks shows great form and speed on a World Formula.
friends racing together and lending help to the folks new
to kart racing, creating a very strong atmosphere of camaraderie. The day’s competitive events all ran smoothly with
perfect racing conditions.
Monterey Bay Karters is based at the Marina, California airport with a full schedule of races and practice days monthly
from March through October. Visit the club’s website at www.
montereybaykarters.com for the complete event schedule
and other important club information.
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ONE ON ONE WITH:
Richard Boyd
Name: Richard Boyd, a.k.a. Dicky Dudd
Age: 40
Hometown: Litchfield Park, Arizona
How long have you been racing? 10 years
Do you have any other family members that
also race? Yes
Do you have any pets? Four Dogs, Oso,
Bonita, Bobby, and Addie.
What do you like most about karting?
You can lose yourself and find
yourself again.
What do you think needs the most
improvement? More tracks for the
How are you involved in IKF? Driver
Besides karting, what other activities are you
involved in? Sprints and Midget racing.
What clubs do you compete with? AKA,
How long have you been an IKF member?
ASA, WKA, IKA, TKA
New
What division of karting and which region do
you compete in? Region 4 Speedway
What goals do you set for yourself in karting?
Do you have any sponsors or people you want
to thank for their support? Hellion Inc.,
If we came out to your house for the
weekend, what would we go do? Tell funny
Grouchy Graphics, Moon Power, AKA,
Father
stories about racing, have a few beers
on me! I'm Dicky Dudd, enough said.
How did you get your start in karting? Father
Who is your biggest competition? ME.
The Fans!
What is your most memorable karting
moment? 2006 Win at Fox, Arizona.
Who inspires you, or is a mentor to you?
Grandfather.
Is there anything else you would like to
tell us? "Watch out, the Dicky Dudd
Fun!
Southwest.
If you won a million dollars today, and had to
spend it in 24 hours what would you spend it
on? Karting Tracks!
If you got to have 5 minutes to talk to the
IKF Board of Directors on any subject, what
would you talk to them about? Spending
more dollars on the Southwest region's
advertising.
What is your favorite thing about karting?
Southwest Tour is coming."
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SPEEDWAY RACING SET
TO BEGIN IN MIDWEST
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he weather is starting to turn from winter to spring
and many speedway racers are getting their chassis
and engines ready for the upcoming season.
As the Speedway Coordinator, I set out to get many different articles this month on Speedway Racing by making
many phone calls to various individuals to send in their
stories and I hope you enjoy tham.
Speedway Racing is very unique as there are not two
tracks alike nor is any track the same from week to week.
The dirt, (black, clay, gumbo or combination) all require
different preparation. Banking, distance, tight corners,
sweeping corners, shade, sunlight, daytime, night time all
require different chassis and tire setups to be successful.
Most drivers are constantly changing each race to find that
perfect setup as the day moves on.
In track preparation there are tracks that do very little
prep work to the track and there are others that prep their
track all week long getting ready. Many different chemicals
are put on the track to keep dust down and help with traction. The most common chemical used is Calcium Chloride.
Smoothness is also a very important factor for racers.
Racers attending Grand Nationals, Series or big money
races want a track that is hard, fast and smooth, almost
to the point it looks like asphalt. Tracks like this usually
provide good tire adhesion with great racing, two and
sometimes three grooves. Tracks that are very well prepared have been known to have less accidents then tracks
that are dusty and one groove.
Those of you who were at the 4-Cycle Speedway Grand
Nationals in Huron, South Dakota last year witnessed
one of the best prepared tracks ever. The track preparation by Calvin and Donnie was second to none and they
worked very hard and many long hours to achieve such a
great consistent racing surface all week. Many of us today
remember that the new standard in track preparation was
set by Tony Nessa at Nessa Speedway in Webster City. I
know that he would start watering and packing the track
on Monday night and continue each night right up until
raceday. His racing surface was always top notch. You
probably did not know that Calvin, who prepped the track
at Huron, got much of his information from watching and
asking Tony Nessa questions over the years.
Today we are seeing more and more tracks work very
hard at achieving great racing surfaces. New tracks today
are built with all the amenities that racers want and desire.
Racers have many options of where they can race and will
travel far if a facility is built to high standards with a great
racing surface.
Not all tracks have the resources or funds to prepare
racing surfaces like this week in and week out. Many
local tracks have survived many years running the same
program. There are many tracks that have been able to
keep their local racers at their home track all season. The
majority of these racers do not want to race the bigger
series or money races. They have good competition and
fun just staying close to home.
Bottom line here is that we need both. If it were not
for the local tracks many of the large facilities and series
would not exist. These local tracks have produced many
local, regional and national championship drivers. It gives
the entry level driver a chance to hone his skills before
hitting the more challenging series.
On the other side many local tracks do not want the
high dollar racer to race at their track weekly because it
makes it difficult for the average racer who is on a budget
to compete.
Sometimes these high dollar racers discourage new
drivers because when they come to the track for the first or
second time and see what they may need to spend on equipment and tires to race, they quit and never come back.
I always remember what a few individuals said at one
time. If you do not go out and help those racers get fast,
you will not have anyone to race against nor will you have
a track to race at. You want to race them at their best.
OK now it is time to check the wheel bearings on the trailer,
change oil in the generator, and clean out the air conditioning coil because the first race day is rapidly approaching
and if the trailer can not get there with the equipment, you
sat in your easy chair a little too long this winter.
- Bill Hilger
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AS GOOD AS
GOLD
BY MIKE SCHORN, PHOTOS BY LISA BARTHOLOMEW
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riday April 3 we leave Portland, OR early and arrive at
Horn Rapids Race Track around 2:00pm. First thing to
do is locate the fellow World Formula racing group and
claim our pits. Second we go to the registration booth to
get signed up and start counting the World Formula Class. Looks
like about 14 so far, now I’m thinking to myself that this could
be a great racing weekend. Next I check the JR World Formula,
only a couple so far today, but that will hopefully grow larger by
the season end.
We came not planning to practice on Friday, but since the
weather was so nice we decided to pay to practice during the
last session of the day. This was a
good idea since I gave last years
Arrow kart to my son and my
kart was a used Alpha Mondial
Package that I picked up so I
would have something to run this
season. Having never turned a lap
in the kart, I could use the setup
time on the track.
We had a lot to try out with
an unknown used kart and used
engine on very old used tires. With no gauge or timer on the
kart, we had to find someone to gauge our speed against. Well
you can’t ask for a better person to follow than fellow racer, multi
IKF Grand National Champion Bryan Green. Luckily I was able
to keep pace with him, but the kart had a killer push everywhere
and was bogging down entering Turn 2. The kart’s brakes were
not what I was used to and I kept locking them up in most of the
braking turns. I was feeling pretty good that I was able to keep
at Bryan’s Pace, so I figured I wouldn’t embarrass myself to bad
this weekend. What we didn’t know was that Bryan was having
his problems and was about a second a lap off for the day. This
sort of burst our bubble and it was obvious we were going to
really have to work tonight and in the morning to pickup the
racing pace.
The first thing we found out was that the kart was 58 pounds
lighter than the required 390 pounds for the heavy class. Another
burst bubble. Fortunately, as a junior racer dad with lots of lead
weights, we had all but 10 pounds of the weight needed and we
felt with fuel it was going to be very close for race day.
Now it was time to look at the bogging problem. The engine felt
strong most of the time and that turned out to be fairly simple to fix
by adding a fuel return line from the carb and a vented fuel cap.
Next was to fix the push which
turned out to be more than one
thing. First thing was to widen
the rear track another inch to the
maximum width. Then measure
the front end castor, camber and
toe to discover that there was about
25mm of toe in. Now we knew
why the kart would not trip the
rev limiter on the straights. Before
we could start to adjust the front
end, we had to find eccentric pills for the king pin bolts. With
no Alpha kart dealer at the track, we started hunting and found
that the Ital kart eccentric washers were the same. We added
the parts, adjusted the front end with the Sniper alignment tool.
Crossed our fingers and decided it was time to call it a day.
Saturday morning engine break in went well, the bog was gone
and the engine felt strong off all of the turns. We still had the
push and I locked the brakes up again in the turn 1. After mentally noting to myself “Not so much brakes in Turn 1”, practice
went well and I could see that most of the changes had helped.
We still had the push, but not nearly as bad as the day before.
“IKF Region 6 Gold Sprint
Series Race No.2 is in
the books, and from my
perspective... it was a
very successful event.”
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I just couldn’t get trough Turn 4 like we knew we needed to be
fast. We checked the front end again then we realized that the
kart could only get 42 inched wide on the front track, which is
not nearly as wide as I am used to running. Searching in the
trailer I found some offset spindle mount wheels with a different
offset and was able to get the front wider. The practice before the
drivers meeting was much better, but the kart still had a very
small push. This was when I realized that the front tires were 3
years old and a new pair of front tires should fix it. I was feeling
pretty good on the second practice until one of the Lawrence
brothers flew by me on the front straight. This started me wondering what was going on.
At this time we were out of time and options, so new front tires
and widening the front end another spacer is the best we could do
with the chassis for the day. If we can get close with the chassis we
can then begin to tune the motor, gear and clutch later.
Qualifying 7th with 19 World Formula karts, I felt we did real
well with an untested kart within a half a second of the pole time.
It didn’t seem like anyone was really running away or gaining
on me, so I hoped for the best with this large field of World Formulas on the track.
The great thing about 4 Cycle racing in the Northwest is that
Qualifying counts as a heat and we invert the whole field from
qualifying for the first heat. So starting in 12th for the heat I had
my work cut out for me. The heat race started real clean and
everyone got thru Turn 1 with no issues and I was able get gain
5 positions to 6th place by the end of the first lap. An incident on
next lap caused a one kart to spinout and put another kart on its
side. I was able to move into 5th place and coming up to Scott
Barley on lap 4, I tried to out brake him in the downhill section
before Turn 2. I was going too fast and was unable to hold the
kart putting it into a sideways spin. Scott used his head and gave
me lots of room, then used his momentum jump ahead of me. To
add to my problems, my spin allowed three more karts to pass
me and I went from 4th to 8th. The rest of the race was uneventful, but I was able to pass one kart and ended up in 7th place.
Another great thing about the World Formula group in the Northwest is that everyone helps each other when they need help.
An example of this was before the main race when we helping
Dana MacDonald on his kart when Bryan Green noticed a bolt
was loose on the top side plate cover of my engine. Experience
with these engines told us this meant one thing “broken side
cover bolts”. We quickly pulled the motor, clutch and chain
guard. Replaced the broken bolt and then discovered another
bolt was missing out of the lower front. We replaced the bolt and
put everything back together so we could race with the rest of
the group.
I struggled about dropping a tooth on the rear sprocket, but in
the end figured I could hold off almost everybody. I would be 7th
on the grid and I wanted to get a good jump on the rear of the
field. Plus working on Dana’s motor was more important than
making these changes.
When the main started I was in 7th grid position and got great
start that put me into 6th place and ran fairly well staying in that
position until Lawrence and Miller tangled on Lap 2 at Turn 2.
With Lawrence dropping out, I was in 5th place until Brian
Marsteller makes great inside pass on me in Turn 4 on Lap 3. On
Lap 5, Dana’s son, Elliot McDonald and Joey Miller made contact
in Turn 1 which dropped Joey out of the race. On Lap 7, I was able
to out brake Bryan Green going into Turn 7 and then had to follow
Brian Marsteller and Scott Barlee for the remainder of the race
because I just could not catch them. After the race, I was told that
Haywood, Moon, and Calhoun, where hot on my tail in the closing
laps of the race. At the scales Elliot McDonald was penalized for
the contact with Joey Miller during the race and I was moved up
another place. This gave me a 4th place finish for the day.
So after a successful day of racing, I was pretty happy with
the performance of my older Alpha kart and it will make a great
package for a new or experience racer. My race weekend would
not have turned out so well without the trackside support of
CMC, Kart-O-Rama, BAM Racing, Italian Motors and vendors
who attend the races with the parts on hand at the race track to
help keep the racers running.
After the races there was a great barbeque hosted by Tri-Cities
Kart Club with awesome pulled pork and chicken sandwiches,
beans, slaw, and beverages. This was a great weekend of racing
and gets me pumped up for the next NW Gold Cup Sprint Race
at Boise, Idaho on May 22-24, 2009.
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Stroke
at Age17
Racing had
been a part of
his life until a
By Jason Kuiper, Omaha World Herald
S
ince suffering a stroke at 17, Brandon "B.J."
Childs is different in a lot of ways.
He can put together combinations of just
three or four words at a time, said his mother,
Cary Childs. He often struggles to end sentences, though he knows what he wants to
say. When he's stuck, he'll shrug to family
members. That's their cue to help him finish the thought.
Reading is harder. And he walks with a limp and wears a
brace on his right leg.B.J., now 21, has had to relearn how to
do everything. Recently, on the go-cart race track, though,
Cary Childs saw a familiar sight, one she had thought would
live only in her memories: B.J. behind the wheel, victorious
after a race.
To Cary Childs, it's a miracle her son is still alive much less
speeding around the oval track. Immediately after the stroke,
his chances of survival were slim, especially when he had to
undergo a risky brain surgery.
She still is reluctant to talk about the day in March 2004
when she found B.J. on the shower floor, awake but unresponsive. He had been getting ready to go to work at No
Frills Supermarket. His mother thought he'd been in the
shower too long and went to check on him. The stroke
killed a large portion of his brain, his mother said. On the
third day at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs,
B.J.'s brain started to swell. Barry and Cary Childs were
given 10 minutes to give consent for part of their son's skull
to be removed. Without the surgery, he would have died
that night.
The following days, weeks and months were taken hour by
hour. Doctors weren't sure what caused the stroke. Possibly a
past neck injury might have affected the carotid artery, they
said, but no one remembers any such injury. B.J. wrestled,
played football and ran track at Treynor (Iowa) High School.
He had never had a serious crash while racing. B.J. had to
start over. He spent several years rebuilding his strength and
agility. For a while, he had to wear a helmet until the piece of
his skull that was removed was replaced with acrylic.
Go-Karts have always been a big part of the family's life,
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(reprinted with permission)
and B.J. had raced from when he was 8 up until the stroke.
Nearly everyone else in the family, including B.J.'s mother,
also has raced at one time or another.
B.J.'s grandfather Jerry Bowsman, 75, owned the former
Quick Service Lawn Mower on Leavenworth Street in Omaha
and now runs a shop out of his home just east of the Bluffs.
In 1957, Bowsman started building go-karts and racing them.
He quit racing 11 years ago. B.J. and brother Cameron, 16,
have a good-natured competition over who has won more
go-kart races. This spring, B.J. started helping at Cameron's
races and soon was feeling the urge "to get in and drive." His
neurologist gave him the go-ahead.
Bowsman rigged a go-cart so that B.J. could operate the gas
pedal with the steering wheel. B.J. has limited movement on
his right side. "He hasn't lost his ability. His reaction time and
depth of perception are still intact," Cary Childs said. "It's
amazing. He got out there and proved he could drive."
B.J. wasn't satisfied with just driving. He wanted to race. To
his mother's surprise, doctors said he could. "Their theory is
to let him try everything," she said. "To let him try and have
a life. This is certainly not the norm for a stroke patient."
The other racers at Wavelink Raceway Park in Waverly,
Neb., welcomed B.J. back. One asked, "What took you so
long?" He got into his tiny black go-cart and won. On three
straight weekends. "Nobody backed off. He won legitimately,"
Cary Childs said. "Watching him out there, it was like this
never happened. He was making the moves he made before;
you couldn't even tell."
The years since B.J.'s stroke haven't been easy for his
family. His father died two years ago from a heart attack.
Cary Childs said she finds inspiration in her son. "I think he
is feeling like he belongs again," Cary said. "Plus he really
wants people to see that when something like that happens
to someone, you don't give up. B.J. has not given up. He
keeps working every day."
(Inset photo at right) Because of limited mobility on his right side from the stroke, it is a
team effort to get B.J. in and out of his kart. His mom, Cary Childs, and grandfather, Jerry
Bowsman help. B.J. resumed kart racing again this year. Says his mother, "He hasn't lost
his ability. His reaction time and depth perception are still intact. It's amazing."
Watching him out
“
there, it was like this
never happened. He
was making the moves
he made before; you
couldn't even tell.
”
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Midwest Speedway
Tour Begins
15th Season!
The IKF Region 5A Midwest Speedway Tour is entering
its 15th season of speedway racing in the upper Midwest.
Originally started in Nebraska,
the series grew into Iowa and
South Dakota. In 2009 the series
will compete at four tracks in
South Dakota.
The series consists of 10 races
over 5 weekends. To be eligible
for the banquet the competitors must compete in 8 of the 10
races throughout the summer.
In 2008 the Midwest Speedway
Tour handed out over $25,000 in
cash and prizes at the banquet.
The series was started in 1995 and was called the IKF
Nebraska Speedway Series. The series evolved into the
IKF Midwest Speedway Tour. In 2008, Doug Johnson and
Loren Zomer volunteered to take over the reigns as coordinators from previous coordinators Brad Swiggart and
Bill Hilger. Doug Norgaard is the series race director and
pre-tech inspector. His wife Betty handles all the scoring
and race line-ups along with the registration. Ron Hansen
and Tony serve as series officials and pre-tech inspectors.
Yvonne Johnson helps Betty
with the registration and
handles all the paperwork
for the series.
The MST will continue
to run Maxxis tires in 2009,
however, the Junior Gas,
Briggs Jr. 2 Animal Heavy,
Stock Medium and Local
Option 206 classes will have
their right side tires marked
at every race. The right side
tires will be marked after the
first heat race and those tires must be run the remainder of
the day.
New for 2009 will be a season ending MST Race of Champions to be held at the final race in Brookings, SD. There will
be 4 separate 15 lap races for the Junior 1’s, Junior 2’s, Stock
Medium and Briggs Animal. Each feature winner throughout
the season qualifies for the Race of Champions event.
“New for
2009 will be a
season ending
MST Race of
Champions”
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2009¬IKF 2 Cycle Sprint Grand Nationals
At Desert Park Raceway, Reno Nevada July 21 thru July 25, 2009
Drivers Information
***One driver per form, please print clearly
Drivers Name
Address
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Birth Date
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Daytime Phone
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Pit Spot & Non-Driver Fee’s
Entry fee 1st class
Each additional class
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$80
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Front pit spot
(if received before July 1, 2009) North pit spot
(if received after July 1, 2009) South pit spot
(if received after July 1, 2009) Upper pit spot
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(if received before July 1, 2009)
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OFFICIAL IKF 2 CYCLE SPRINT GRAND NATIONALS PRACTICE TUESDAY JULY 21, 2009 (gates open at 6 a.m.)
WEDNESDAY JULY 22, 2009 -- RACE DAY -- (gates open 6 a.m.)
1. KID KART
2. HPV-1 CADET
3. JR SPORTSMAN
4. SUPER SPORTSMAN
5. IKF TaG MASTERS
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THURSDAY JULY 23, 2009 -- RACE DAY -- (gates open 6 a.m.)
1. KID KART HEAVY
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3. JR SUPER SPORTSMAN HEAVY
4. SR. SPORTSMAN
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FRIDAY JULY 24, 2009 -- RACE DAY -- (gates open 6 a.m.)
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SATURDAY JULY 25, 2009 -- RACE DAY -- (gates open 6 a.m.)
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HOT OFF
THE PRESS
BRIGGS & STRATTON RACING UNVEILS A NEW
CRATE ENGINE AND TRACK PROGRAM FOR 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.
Built from the proven Animal platform,
this engine features a ground cam, factory
controlled piston pop-up, a sealed lower
unit, an onboard rewind starter and a PVL
ignition system limited to 6,100 rpm.
“The LO 206 allows a racer an out-of-thebox racing class structure with an engine
that can grow as a racer does,” stated Dave
Klaus- Briggs & Stratton.
“We looked at the state of the economy,
our sport, and other engine packages to
develop a cost-effective racing platform
which led to the LO 206 engine being born.
A hand-built racing engine with consistency from start to finish that simplifies the
process to get out on the track. An engine
that a racer can take with them to the next
level by simply swapping out the ignition
module and head gasket.”
In addition to the release of the L0 206
crate engine, Briggs & Stratton Racing has
gone a step further to support the tracks
and racers who campaign this engine package in 2009. “We also wanted to show a
commitment to the local level of our sport
by creating a promotional program valued
at over $300 to be used as awards to participating racers.” Sanctioned tracks will
need to submit five (5) LO 206 engine UPC
codes to be eligible.
Complete rules and engine details can be
found at www.Briggsracing.com
11 DRIVERS EMERGE FROM RSWC TALENT
SHOOTOUT. LATEST DRIVERS TO JOIN THE
PRESTIGIOUS DRIVER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
ARE SET TO COMPETE IN VARIETY OF RACE
SERIES IN 2009
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. (March 27, 2009)
– The renowned national talent search for the
driver development program conducted by
Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle has now concluded, as 11 new drivers have been selected
to take part in the prestigious program in
2009. With support from Lucas Oil, K & N Filters and Sunoco Race Fuels, this year’s winners include Nick Beard, Jessica Clark, Trevor
Christiani, Marten Hansen, Alex Jacobsen,
Joey Licata, Kyle Longmore, Mindy McCord,
Bobby Runyan, Keegan Walmer and Brandon
White. These talented young competitors will
race in variety of series this coming season,
following strong performances in the annual
driver shootout.
The Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle Shootout is designed to identify talented, young
up-and-coming drivers from across the
United States and Canada with the potential and commitment to achieve a driving
career in NASCAR. Following an application process in which over 751 hopefuls
submitted their racing resumes, 130 drivers
and families were interviewed, prior to 44
racers being selected to take part in the ‘08
Shootout. Conducted over two three-day
weekends in early November, in identical
race cars on an asphalt oval track in Northern California, 11 drivers were selected to
join existing RSWC drivers in the driver
development program this season.
A native of Midland, Texas, Nick Beard
joins the RSWC following a championshipwinning career in the karting ranks. The 18
year-old captured the Southwest Roadracing Association 125cc Shifter and Formula
Shifter titles last year, having previous won
the 80cc Shifter championship in 2007, and
the 2005 Road Race Grand National Championship in the 80cc Shifter class. In his first
season of car racing, Beard will get behind
the wheel of a USAC Ford Focus Midget.
One of two female drivers entering the
Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle program in
2009, Jessica Clark already has a good deal
of racing experience success on her resume
despite her young age. The 15 year-old
from Westlake Village, Calif., found initial
success in karting, before making the move
to Jr. Midgets, where she quickly made her
way to victory lane. After earning four main
event wins in 2008. Clark will race a USAC
Ford Focus Midget in 2009.
Trevor Christiani, of Ukiah, Calif., becomes
part of the RSWC driver program following
a successful past couple of years behind the
wheel. After becoming the youngest driver to
win an Open 500 Championship win at age
11, the now 14 year-old won a Modified Trophy Dash and finished among the top-five
in his inaugural Super late Model race. This
coming season, Christiani will pilot a Grand
American Modified.
Born and raised in Sweden, Marten Hansen enters the RSWC program after recently
moving to the USA to advance his racing
career. Over the course of the last five years,
the 20 year-old has raced both open-wheel
and closed wheel cars with good success,
winning the SSK/Renault Junior Cup in 2006
and the STCC/Camaro Cup Junior Championship in 2008. In his first season of North
American competition, Hansen will race a
NASCAR Grand American Modified.
A resident of San Jose, Calif., Alex Jacobsen
enters the Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle program and his first season of car competition
A total of 11 up-and-coming drivers were selected via the
annual shootout to be part of the Ron Sutton Sutton’s Winner’s Circle program in 2009. (Photo: Craig Evans)
after finding success in the karting ranks. The
highlight for the 14 year-old was winning the
Dixon/Davis/Prairie City Crossover Championship and the Dixon class championship
in only his second season of competition.
Jacobsen will pilot a USAC Junior Ford Focus
Midget on dirt in 2009.
17 year-old Joey Licata joins the Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle program following an
accomplished career in karting and a recent
move to spec truck racing. The Los Angeles, Calif., driver won a total of 17 karting
championships since first getting behind
the wheel, most recently capturing four
IKF Grand National titles in 2008. Licata
contested his first season ASA Speed Truck
competition last year and will get behind
the wheel of a NASCAR Grand American
Modified this season.
Kyle Longmore, of Camarillo, Calif.,
enters his first season of the RSWC following a stellar karting career and recent success behind the wheel of a racing truck.
The now 18 year-old won an impressive
14 national championships and four Grand
National Championships in IKF competition
before making the move to cars, where he
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promptly won races in Skip Barber competition. Longmore will race both a NASCAR
Grand American Modified and a NASCAR
Late Model in 2009, after making his West
Coast Pro Trucks debut last year.
A native of Billings, Mon., Mindy
McCord is the second female driver selected
to the RSWC via the shootout. The 15 yearold joins the program, after winning two
Quarter Midget championship titles in the
Western USA. This coming season, McCord
will pilot a USAC Ford Focus Midget.
Like many of the Ron Sutton’s Winner’s
Circle drivers, 16 year-old Bobby Runyan
joins the program following a multiple years
of racing in the karting ranks. The Denair,
Calif., driver enters his first-season of car
competition having won two IKF championship titles. In 2009, Runyan will race a Formula Ford in SCCA Regional competition.
A resident of Portland, Ore., Keegan
Walmer enters the 2009 RSWC program having already achieved a great deal behind the
wheel. The 14 year-old won nine regional
Quarter Midget titles before most recently
capturing a Winternational title. Walmer will
race a USAC Ford Focus Midget in 2009.
At just 13 years of age, Brandon White
joins the Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle program after achieving success in the dirt karting ranks. The resident of Eureka, Calif., has
scored numerous wins over the past three
years in Southern Oregon Outlaw and Red
Bluff Outlaw series competition, most recently finishing second in his rookie 250 class
campaign. In 2009, White will drive a USAC
Junior Ford Focus Midget on pavement.
Additional information on the Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle can be obtained from
the program website @ www.winners-circle-racing.com. For direct contact, please
contact Ron Sutton @ ron@winners-circleracing.com
RUNYAN WINS TWO STRAIGHT RACES IN
FORMULA FORD. RON SUTTON’S WINNER’S
CIRCLE DRIVER VISITS VICTORY LANE IN FIRSTEVER CAR RACES AT THUNDERHILL RACEWAY
AND INFINEON RACEWAY
DENAIR, CALIF. (April 2, 2009) – Ron
Sutton’s Winner’s Circle development driver
Bobby Runyan has started his inaugural car
racing campaign off in perfect fashion, winning the opening two Formula Ford races in
the San Francisco Region SCCA. Indicating
why many are already keeping an eye on
the 16 year-old Californian. Runyan scored
a dominant victory at Thunderhill Raceway
on March 15th, followed by a superb come
from behind victory on March 29th at Infineon Raceway.
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Bobby Runyan led flag-to-flag in his SCCA Club Racing
Regional Formula Ford debut
As part of the San Francisco Region
SCCA “Gathering of Champions” Double
National/Regional event, former IKF competitor, Runyan made his car racing debut
behind the wheel of a Porter Racing/Raging Bull Motorsports Swift DB6 Formula
Ford. Despite having only first driven the
car two weeks prior via private testing, the
Denair, Calif., resident immediately was
up to speed. Runyan solidified his position
as the driver to beat in qualifying, turning
a fast lap of 1:51.644, which not only gave
him the pole position for the Sunday afternoon Regional race, but also would have
placed the former karting standout P1 on
the grid in the National race.
When the race action got underway,
Runyan quickly established a multi-car
advantage on his closest pursuer. Running
fast consistent laps throughout the 16-lap
affair, the talented young driver never came
under any challenge of note. Runyan, leading from the green flag onwards, captured
the win in his first-ever SCCA Club Racing
Formula Ford race, setting the fastest lap
(1:51.938) in the process.
“I think Bobby did a great job this
weekend,” stated Team Owner Neil Porter.
“He ran times which were very good for
someone who has only been on the track
two times and only driven the car twice.
His qualifying times were good enough to
take the pole for the National on Sunday.
His next race at Infineon Raceway will be a
good test of his racing skills and his ability
to learn a new track.”
Two weeks later, Runyan was back
behind the wheel of his Porter Racing/Raging Bull Motorsports entry as part of the
“Season-Opener” Regional event. The talented young driver quickly came to grips
with the undulating road course in Northern California during testing, posting times
on pace with the pole position mark from
last year. Unfortunately come qualifying,
the team just missed the ideal setup, resulting in a ‘loose’ car. Despite the condition
and a spin due to an incident with a Formula Vee, the Californian managed to post
the third fastest lap in the session.
Runyan, returning to the cockpit of his
Swift DB6 after a short break, did not get the
start he desired when the green flag waved
for the Sunday afternoon race. Missing a shift,
he was shuffled back to fifth place before turn
one. The teenager however immediately refocused, regaining third place by the midway
point of the opening lap. Continuing his
charge to the front of the field, Runyan found
a way past his teammate, taking over second
place before the end of lap.
The Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle driver,
with the leader in sight and his teammate
right behind, continued to attack the 2.52mile road course, soon getting within striking distance for the lead. Utilizing a daring
out-braking maneuver in turn 11, Runyan
took over the P1 spot. While lapped traffic allowed his Porter Racing teammate to
repeatedly challenge for the win, Runyan
held off the challenges, turning the fastest lap of the race (1:40.706) en route to a
six-second win. With the victory, Runyan
remains undefeated in his young car racing career.
“Bobby Runyan has amazing talent,”
commented Ron Sutton. “How rare is it
for a young race driver to win his first
two car races back-to-back? Simply amazing!” Runyan continues his 2009 Formula
Ford race season on April 26th, at the
famed Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca outside of Monterey, Calif. For direct contact,
please email Bobby Runyan at bobbyboy@
fire2wire.com
About Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle:
Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle is an
established talent scout and development
program, providing long term, comprehensive racing and career development for up
and coming drivers focused on NASCAR
careers. RSWC drivers are raced, coached,
groomed, trained and molded, within a
professional racing environment, into what
top pro teams look for when hiring drivers. Drivers involved in the program race
in a variety of cars, including USAC Junior
Ford Focus Midgets, USAC Ford Focus
Midgets, USAC Sprint cars, Skip Barber
Race Series, SCCA Club Racing Formula
Ford and F2000, NASCAR Grand American Modifieds, NASCAR Late Models and
NASCAR Grand National cars.
POINT STANDINGS
REG 6 SPRINT
As of 4-08-09
Gold Cup Series/ Rotax Challenge
TaG Cadet
Jake Preston ..............................403
Marco Eakins .............................403
Andrew Evans ............................363
Conner Robustelli ......................363
Michael Evans ...........................338
Job Kandris ...............................182
Brittney Zamora .........................181
Parker Dressier ...........................172
TaG Junior
Artie Carpenter ...........................408
Parker McKean ..........................408
Nik Thomsen .............................353
Brandon Scheiber ......................348
Skylar Benoit .............................348
Paige Wallin ...............................343
Colton Schultz ...........................338
Kyle Byers .................................190
Marshall Peterson ......................180
Sam Gallo ..................................178
Joseph Schwager .......................155
TaG Masters
Tim Moss ..................................405
Shawn Kinney ...........................385
Gabriel Kajdy ..............................183
TaG Senior
Blake Romero .............................374
Alex Thomason ..........................364
Dylan Kinney .............................359
Brandon Cusack ........................339
Michael Valiente ........................209
Remo Ruscitti ............................199
Sam Gallo ..................................189
Brett Bennett .............................184
Chris Sodden .............................180
Robbie Calhoun ..........................169
Super Stock Heavy
Craig Sender .............................403
Tony Helsel ................................383
Joe Tatman ................................363
Bruce McKean ...........................348
Brad Weiss ................................207
David Barkley ............................186
Randy Small ..............................177
Brandon Brock ...........................171
Tim Davison................................167
Super Stock 125 Lt
Andrew Zimmer ..........................387
Dayna Ward ...............................204
Brad Weiss ................................203
Steve Perdue .............................184
Stepanova Nekeel .......................183
125 Shifter Modified
Michael Valiente .........................203
Remo Ruscitti ............................193
Mike McGowan...........................183
80cc Jr.
Myles Pederson ..........................201
IKF Briggs World Formula Hvy
Scott Barlee ................................386
Robbie Calhoun .........................371
Bryan Green ..............................351
Elliot McDonald ..........................324
Dana McDonald .........................313
Jeff Mullins ................................312
Joe Miller ..................................309
Tim Lawrence ............................217
Alan Cathey ...............................214
Brian Marsteller .........................207
Roger Cathey .............................204
Mike Schorn ..............................192
Cole Haywood ............................187
Brett Lucas ................................184
Austin Moon ..............................182
Gabriel Kajdy .............................167
Paul Helsel ................................164
Glenn Young ..............................159
Gabor Kajdy ...............................159
Greg Wick ..................................156
Scott Meredith ...........................153
Terry Lawrence ..........................147
Brian Bergstrom .............................0
IKF Briggs World Formula Med
Chase Meyer ..............................401
Brian Marsteller .........................361
Jeff Mullins ................................336
Scott Barlee ................................336
Tim Lawrence ............................211
Terry Lawrence ..........................201
Dana McDonald .........................200
Cole Hayward ............................186
Paul Helsel ................................185
Dan Cahill ..................................181
Elliot McDonald ..........................180
Austin Moon ..............................176
Bryan Green ..............................165
Scott Meredith ...........................160
Steve Ely ...................................156
Robbie Calhoun ..........................153
Briggs Gas Animal Hvy
Brett Lucas ................................204
Corey Poyner .............................399
Joe Miler ...................................379
Keith Land .................................359
Bryan Green ..............................185
Michael Groff ..............................180
Jr. I Briggs Gas Animal Hvy
Micheal Gutenberger ..................402
Brittney Zamora .........................402
Kellen Dean ...............................372
Bryce Peterson ..........................362
Sting Ray Robb ..........................347
Luke Selliken .............................176
Jessica Dezall.............................171
Jr. I Briggs Gas Animal Lt
Micheal Gutenberger .................402
Kellen Dean ...............................392
Luke Selliken .............................357
Bryce Peterson ..........................352
Sting Ray Robb ..........................347
Brittney Zamora .........................197
Jessica Dezall.............................182
Jr. II Briggs World Formula
Tiffany Brown .............................201
Jr. II Briggs Gas Animal Hvy
Colton Schultz ............................205
Austin Moon ..............................195
Myles Pederson .........................379
Nicole Behar ..............................384
Ryan Shank ...............................175
Logan Livesay ...........................184
Harley Price ................................179
Jr. II IKF Briggs World Formula Hvy
David Schorn ..............................405
Tiffany Brown ............................385
Austin Moon ...............................183
Jr.II IKF Briggs Animal
Colton Schultz ...........................205
Ryan Shank ...............................195
Nicole Behar ..............................390
Logan Livesay ...........................365
Myles Pederson .........................370
Harley Price ...............................180
Taylor Overhoff ..............................0
Micro Max
Seth Appel ..................................406
Mathew Morgan ........................386
Dierdra O'Neill ...........................184
Parker Portalski ..........................179
Mini Max
Matthew Moniz ...........................418
Jacob Delavergne .....................398
Jake Helsel ................................373
Tyler Brown ...............................368
Alec Bergstrom ..........................358
Kyle Wick ...................................338
Dorian Ford ................................338
Cassidy Gannon ..........................338
Bradley Dezall.............................164
Rotax Jr.
Brandon Scheiber .......................407
Kyle Byers .................................387
Parker McKean ..........................372
CJ Gannon .................................352
McKenzie Meyer ........................352
Tanner Dates .............................342
Molly Helmuth ...........................327
Artie Carpenter ..........................209
Kory Estell ..................................174
Rotax International
Joey Wimsett ..............................441
Phillip Arscott ............................401
Trevor Thompsen .......................396
Carl Skerlong .............................376
Joe McGuire ..............................376
Chris Barkley .............................366
Stepanova Nekee......................l345
Ben Naemura ...........................338
Sam Jones ...............................336
Drew Revord............................. 324
Russell Francis ..........................317
Darren Ward ............................. 316
Aaron Bizier ..............................307
Geoffrey Roberti .......................304
Deven Patrick ........................... 295
Derek Wang .............................. 179
Markus Josephson ....................167
Josh Dannerman ......................161
Leia Envolsen ........................... 161
Trevor Burnam ..........................158
Hayden Buechler ......................149
Kyle Thees ................................149
Jason Skerlong..........................137
Kurt Fisher .................................134
Rotax Masters
Clayton Hayes .......................... 407
Tim Moss ................................. 387
Kurt Fisher ............................... 184
Ron Lamoreaux ....................... 179
REG 7 SPRINT
As of 4-23-09
SATURDAY
Kid Kart
Jerett Tachovsky .........................599
Anthony Sawyer .........................599
Ethan Barrett ..............................599
Ryan Lewis .................................544
Justin Mankin .............................504
Hayden Wagner ..........................504
Nic Fusco ...................................355
Joseph Percia .............................329
Tommy Trickle ............................320
Luis Ortiz ....................................185
Dezel West..................................179
Garrett Twitty ..............................169
Spencer Sorosky.........................165
Brandon Eshom ..........................155
HPV 1 Cadet
Slater Stowell .............................600
Riley Reyes .................................567
Brenden Baker............................556
Nick Ramirez ..............................542
Jacob Drew ................................535
Chase Mc Daniel.........................526
Wyatt May ..................................506
Matthew Million ..........................498
Christian Brooks .........................498
Brennen Mankin .........................485
Carter Williams ...........................459
Jonathon Eshom .........................455
Carlee Taylor ...............................436
Justice Lepe ...............................420
Michael Davis .............................377
Zane Smith .................................371
Josh Kurtz ..................................337
Chris Trickle ................................306
Cooper Whitbread .......................300
Parker Thompson........................300
Colton Herta ...............................296
Chancellor Tiscareno ..................296
Joseph Runyan ...........................296
Michael Womack ........................193
Alec Karas ..................................156
Ryan Perry ..................................155
Willy Axton ..................................150
Cody Keller .................................147
HPV 2 Junior
Tyler Palmer ...............................645
Jared Torres ...............................565
Jake Craig ..................................524
Bryan Lemon ..............................521
Raquel Martinez..........................501
Jesse Huaman ............................471
Andrew Wiener ...........................457
Tristen Orear ...............................442
Brandon Reed .............................434
Camden Geise ............................377
Dylan Lupton ..............................357
Sean Conyers .............................334
Jacob Will ...................................330
Kiel Spaulding.............................215
Taylor Miinch ..............................212
David Vasquez ............................208
Devin Lindsey .............................202
Louie Pagano ..............................197
Kyle Park ....................................192
Emmanuel Mestre ......................183
Bryce Inn ....................................170
Jorge Cevallos ............................167
Austin Elliott ...............................164
Parker Stanway ..........................163
Justin Coplen..............................157
Elliot Skeer .................................154
Austin Dement ............................152
Bailey Murphy.............................148
Haley Jenni.................................145
Phil De Lao .................................140
Luis Tyrrell ......................................0
HPV 4
Robby Harryman .........................577
Lucas Barnett .............................577
Keith Dees ..................................532
Devin Lindsey .............................409
Bobby Runyan ............................358
Jonathan Miller...........................354
David Lowe ................................348
Sergio Pena ................................343
Kyle Shriver ................................209
Dylan Nobile ...............................184
Dean Richards ............................173
Andrick Zeen ..............................170
Dillon Felber ...............................164
Nick Martin .................................159
Kevin Callahan ................................0
Formula Y/C Heavy
Mike Mc Ginnis...........................380
Chris Riddington .........................376
Colby Wright ...............................204
Jordan Brown .............................202
Keith Lutrel .................................194
Jr. Super Sportsman
Tyler Palmer ...............................583
Jake Craig ..................................563
Bryan Lemon ..............................543
Kiel Spaulding.............................399
Jason Hannegan .........................353
Christian Rochester ....................349
Taylor Miinch ..............................210
David Vasquez ............................189
Camden Geise ............................180
Kyle Blum ...................................169
Max Zacky ..................................165
Raquel Martinez..........................159
Phil De Lao .....................................0
Sr PRD
Ty Matta .....................................569
Travis Lowe ................................569
Dylan Nobile ...............................553
Bobby Kelley ...............................546
Steven Clark ...............................516
Kyle Shriver ................................498
Jaques Lazier .............................496
Adam Verlengiere .......................483
Corey Mack ................................470
Gabriella Robles..........................467
Lyle Weber ..................................453
Derek Zimmerman ......................418
Ariel Jimenez ..............................396
Devin Lindsey .............................378
Phil Giebler .................................334
Phillip Grey .................................332
Zachary Tobin .............................317
Keith Dees ..................................316
Frank Maltagliati .........................304
Terry Nash ..................................293
Michael Olvera............................290
Paul Grey ....................................287
David Ayotte ...............................284
Brendan Phinny ..........................206
Timmy Bachman.........................198
Colin Fleming..............................195
Kolbi Araki ..................................188
Erik Jackson ...............................176
Bobby Runyan ............................175
Brandon Toy................................173
Matthew Jones ...........................162
Chris Hurst .................................159
Chelsie Jackman ........................146
Lloyd A. Mack .............................144
Donny St. Ours ...........................139
John Bush ......................................0
Rookie Sportsman
Brenden Baker............................633
Riley Reyes .................................613
Carter Williams ...........................573
Slater Stowell .............................568
Brennen Mankin .........................563
Chase Mc Daniel.........................543
Colton Herta ...............................491
Chance Skaufel ..........................464
Justice Lepe ...............................434
Zane Smith .................................372
37
Carlee Taylor ...............................357
Michael Davis .............................354
Comilo Forero .............................336
Juan Garcia ................................329
Chris Trickle ................................309
Parker Thompson........................306
Josh Kurtz ..................................292
Joseph Runyan ...........................283
Michael Womack ........................157
Jonathon Eshom .........................137
TaG
Andrick Zeen ..............................619
Kyle Shriver ................................564
Lucas Barnett .............................534
Bobby Kelley ...............................376
Dylan Nobile ...............................356
Lyle Weber ..................................341
Matthew Meech..........................333
Niel Mccoy..................................203
Luis Martinez Jr. .........................193
Neil Alberico ...............................188
Timmy Bachman.........................183
Brett Felkins ...............................173
Shawn Cricca .............................173
Sergio Pena ................................168
Brad Bowman .............................163
Ariel Jimenez ..............................163
Bill Cleavelin ...................................0
Ray Robinson..................................0
TaG Master
Steve Wiener 402
SUNDAY
Kid Karts
Jerett Tachovsky .........................617
Ethan Barrett ..............................597
Ryan Lewis .................................547
Anthony Sawyer .........................562
Hayden Wagner ..........................532
Justin Mankin .............................353
Nic Fusco ...................................344
Tommy Trickle ............................324
Dezel West..................................168
Spencer Sorosky.........................164
Garrett Twitty ..............................163
Joseph Percia .............................159
Luis Ortiz ....................................185
Brandon Eshom ..........................160
Junior 1
Carter Williams ...........................625
Riley Reyes .................................570
Chase Mc Daniel.........................540
Nick Ramirez ..............................528
Slater Stowell .............................523
Brenden Baker............................520
Chance Skaufel ..........................490
Jacob Drew ................................478
Matthew Million ..........................475
Colton Herta ...............................450
Carlee Taylor ...............................449
Joseph Runyan ...........................433
Justice Lepe ...............................415
Michael Womack ........................409
Zane Smith .................................384
Michael Davis .............................380
Juan Garcia ................................343
Josh Kurtz ..................................326
Comilo Forero .............................324
Jonathon Eshom .........................312
Chris Trickle ................................300
Parker Thompson........................175
Willy Axton ..................................166
Noah Hemansen .........................151
38
Brandon Weaver .........................148
Noah Garza .................................145
Alec Karas ..................................134
Brennen Mankin .............................0
HPV 1
Brenden Baker............................633
Brennen Mankin .........................633
Riley Reyes .................................573
Carter Williams ...........................563
Slater Stowell .............................558
Colton Herta ...............................503
Wyatt May ..................................500
Jacob Drew ................................499
Jonathon Eshom .........................468
Justice Lepe ...............................432
Zane Smith .................................370
Chase Mc Daniel.........................365
Michael Davis .............................341
Chris Trickle ................................305
Josh Kurtz ..................................303
Michael Womack ........................303
Chance Skaufel ..........................300
Parker Thompson........................296
Joseph Runyan ...........................286
Carlee Taylor ...............................203
Ryan Perry ..................................168
Noah Grey...................................159
Cody Kelleher .............................147
Willy Axton ..................................137
Alec Karas ..................................136
HPV 2 Junior
Jake Craig ..................................573
Dylan Lupton ..............................527
Bryan Lemon ..............................527
Brandon Reed .............................513
Tristen Orear ...............................461
David Vasquez ............................399
Jared Torres ...............................375
Tyler Palmer ...............................362
Kiel Spaulding.............................355
Christian Rochester ....................329
Sean Conyers .............................328
Haley Jenni.................................304
Andrew Wiener ...........................295
Taylor Miinch ..............................224
Justin Coplen..............................216
Camden Geise ............................214
Elliot Skeer .................................206
Adrian Starrantino.......................189
Kyle Park ....................................184
Bryce Inn ....................................183
Jason Hannegan .........................181
Austin Elliott ...............................169
Jacob Will ...................................168
Austin Dement ............................160
Emmanuel Mestre ......................158
Chandler Campbell .....................154
Devin Lindsey .............................151
Parker Stanway ..........................149
Raquel Martinez..........................148
Phil De Lao .....................................0
Luis Tyrell .......................................0
HPV 4
Kyle Shriver ................................548
Dylan Nobile ...............................521
Robby Harryman .........................513
Lucas Barnett .............................504
Bobby Kelley ...............................410
Devin Lindsey .............................395
David Lowe ................................350
Sergio Pena ................................347
Kyle Kuntze.................................343
Zachary Tobin .............................340
Bobby Runyan ............................330
Ty Matta .....................................299
Andrick Zeen ..............................214
Kolby Araki .................................206
Brendan Phinny ..........................204
Brandon Toy................................186
Kevin Callahan ............................181
Nick Martin .................................164
Dean Richards ............................159
Cody Moss..................................152
Wesley Boswell...........................147
Jr. Super Sportsman
Tyler Palmer ...............................608
Jake Craig ..................................558
Bryan Lemon ..............................528
Jason Hannegan .........................361
Camden Geise ............................359
Taylor Miinch ..............................207
Kiel Spaulding.............................197
Phil De Lao .................................182
Raquel Martinez..........................172
Kyle Blum ...................................167
World Formula Jr.
Matias Podboj .............................585
Tristen Orear ...............................585
Brad Hillwig ................................545
Emmanuel Mestre ......................380
John Wallace ..............................365
Alexendra Britton ........................175
World Formula
Jonathon Miller...........................600
Gabriella Robles..........................590
Terry Nash ..................................555
David Ayotte ...............................525
Kari Hillwig .................................359
Joe Grable ..................................349
Larry Fisher ................................343
Chelsea O'Rear ...........................206
Eric Nelson .................................167
TaG
Andrick Zeen ..............................579
Kyle Shriver ................................552
Lucas Barnett .............................542
Dylan Nobile ...............................532
Travis Lowe ................................372
Timmy Bachman.........................362
Luis Martinez Jr. .........................337
Neil Alberico ...............................207
Sergio Pena ................................200
Brett Felkins ...............................197
Bobby Kelley ...............................190
Donny St. Ours ...........................187
Devin Lindsey .............................185
Shawn Cricca .............................175
Chelsie Jackman ........................170
Ariel Jimenez ..............................167
Lloyd A. Mack .............................165
Steven Clark ...................................0
Niel Mccoy......................................0
Matthew Meech..............................0
Lyle Weber ......................................0
Jaques Lazier .................................0
TaG Master
Steve Wiener ..............................403
Gregg Zacky ...............................192
Spec PRD Masters
Ty Matta .....................................208
John Bush ..................................198
Jaques Lazier .............................188
Steve Weiner ..............................183
Terry Nash ..................................178
Ralph Bush .................................173
Phillip Grey .................................168
Paul Grey ....................................163
David Ayotte ...................................0
REG 11 SPRINT
As of 4-10-09
Kid Kart
Zach Corbitt ................................411
Donavan Bixler ...........................366
Jarrett Gilmer .............................361
John Paul Maxwell......................352
Courtney Batterton......................197
Kendall LaRosa ...........................187
Enrique Jaime ............................177
Junior 1 2-Cycle
Hunter Corbitt .............................415
Cole Davis ..................................410
Noah Hermansen ........................385
JR Raczko ..................................370
Drew Setzer................................360
Justin Yanez ...............................350
Alexander Perales .......................350
Jared Campbell ..........................342
Curtis Paul ..................................325
Jeremy Kay ................................313
Nitro Nick Sommers....................313
Danny Rubino .............................307
Garrett Dixon ..............................301
Christain Maxwell .......................292
Sonny Cervelli.............................283
Joseph LaRosa ...........................218
Jack Freese ................................177
Michael Valles.............................173
Blaine Rocha ..............................151
Michael Avansino ........................141
Jr. II Animal
Justin Foux .................................406
London Amlin..............................386
Zac Potts ....................................184
Dallas Davis................................179
Animal Super Sportsman
CJ Mooneyham...........................413
Keith Foux ..................................378
Tyler Agan ..................................373
Chip Mooneyham ........................373
Trevor Agan ................................343
Brent Redmond...........................343
Sean Johnston ............................182
HPV 1
JR Raczko ..................................425
Noah Hermansen ........................385
Justin Yenez ...............................375
Sonny Cervelli.............................360
Drew Setzer................................360
Curtis Paul ..................................357
Jarred Campbell .........................356
Cole Davis ..................................355
Hunter Corbitt .............................340
Danny Rubino .............................329
Nitro Nick Sommers....................329
Alexander Perales .......................319
Jeremy Kay ................................295
Christain Maxwell .......................280
Joseph LaRosa ...........................194
Blaine Rocha ..............................161
Michael Valles.............................155
Michael Avansino ........................152
Michael Michoff ..........................152
Garrett Dixon ..............................149
Jack Freese ................................146
HPV 2 Jr
Joey Teves ..................................394
Deven Sanchez ...........................344
Rachel Jean Briggs .....................344
Cody Kay ....................................206
TJ Fischer...................................198
Luis Tyrrell ..................................196
Jack Freese ................................188
Jonny Norris ...............................183
Ian Fryer .....................................181
Brenton Urban ............................178
HPV 4 Jr
Deven Sanchez ...........................389
Joey Teves ..................................384
Cody Kay ....................................369
Rachel Jean Brigg ......................349
Jonny Norris ...............................198
Ian Fryer .....................................186
Jack Freese ................................183
TJ Fischer...................................178
Luis Tyrrell ..................................171
Brenton Urban ............................168
IAME Cup
Travis Duhn ................................205
Troy Buckman.............................195
Mike Botelho Jr ..........................185
David Harwin ..............................180
Alex Shutte .................................175
Super Yamaha
Timothy Weddle ..........................381
David Bixler ................................381
Jesse Gwin .................................376
Chris Gomez ...............................336
Bryan Stephenson ......................209
Alex Shutte .................................199
Steve Slacks ...............................182
Matt Kattenak .............................179
Tom Wells ...................................172
Brian Gallagher ...........................169
Carol Brown................................167
Paul Hohlbein .............................164
TaG Jr.
Austin DeMent ............................398
Chelsi Wagner.............................368
Cody Kay ....................................203
Jonny Norris ...............................195
Christain Scholz ..........................180
TaG Sr.
Cory Gwin ...................................392
Glenn McKinnon .........................382
James Jenkins ...........................347
Mike Botelho Jr ..........................207
Troy Buckman.............................187
Taylor Young ...............................185
David Harwin ..............................182
Erik Wood ...................................180
Chris Gomez ...............................167
Formula 80 Masters
John Espinor...............................395
Cody McKinney ...........................395
Chuck Hastings...........................390
Gerry Williams ............................360
Ben Fisher ..................................350
David Mendez.............................345
Mat Kattanek ..............................325
Darrel Dean ................................322
Tony Rodriguez ...........................201
Lance Grimm ..............................171
Ed Scott ......................................164
Wayne Bundy..............................161
125 National Cup Masters
Steve Slacks ...............................402
Glenn McKinnon .........................402
David Gwin .................................357
Ron Jenkins................................342
David Harwin ..............................186
Ray Zarick ..................................186
Carol Brown................................181
Paul Holbein ...............................176
World Formula
Tom Agan ...................................406
Guy Gentry..................................376
Richard James............................183
Mike DeVera ...............................193
EVENTS
2009 GRAND
NATIONALS
ROAD RACE
June 10-13, 2009
Eagles Canyon Raceway, Slidell TX
Jim McMillan 817-296-7683
FOR ROAD RACE GRAND NATIONALS ONLY
MG Tire Classes:
1. Yamaha KT100 Ltd Light Sprint
2. Yamaha KT100 Ltd Heavy Sprint
3. TaG Junior
4. Rotax Max Junior
5. Rotax Max Light
6. Rotax Max Heavy
7. TaG Heavy
8. TaG Light
9. Formula 125
10. Formula 125 Ltd
11. Formula 125 Ltd Heavy I
12. Formula 125 Ltd Heavy II
13. Formula 125 Stock (Super Stock CR 125)
14. Formula 125 Stk Hvy (Super Stk CR 125) #420
15. Formula 80 Sr I
16. Formula 80 Sr Heavy
17. IKF Briggs World Formula Heavy (to be run
if enough pre-entered)
18. IKF Briggs World Formula Medium
Open Tire Classes:
1. Yamaha KT100 Light Laydown
2. Yamaha KT100 Heavy Laydown
3. 125 – 150cc Open / FKE II
4. Unlimited FKE III
5. Super Stock Sit – up
6. IKF Intercontinental E (ICE)
7. TaG Enduro
8. Yamaha Sportsman Heavy
9. Briggs & Stratton Animal Laydown
10. 100cc Open
11. Piston Port / HPV
12. Gazelle (have own tire rule)
13. Mini Max (have own tire rule)
4-CYCLE SPRINT
June 23-26, 2009
Shasta Kart Track, Redding CA
Shasta Kart Club, Dan Pellizzari 530-604-4057
4-CYCLE SPEEDWAY
July 6-11, 2009
I-20 Speedway, Winona, TX
David and Carrie Snyder
903-780-2998 or 903-894-3262
2-CYCLE SPRINT
July 21-25, 2009
Desert Park Raceway, Reno, NV
Northern Nevada Kart Club
Brian Rivera, NNKC President/Promoter
775-762-8688, karter81@gmail.com
2-CYCLE SPEEDWAY/
SPEEDWAY MIDGET
August 4-7, 2009
Newton Kart Track, Newton, IA
Newton Kart Klub
SPEEDWAY PAVEMENT
August 13-15, 2009
Jamaica Raceway, Jamaica, IA
Randy Perkins 641-429-3050
2009 REGIONAL
EVENTS
REGION 3
SPEEDWAY PAVEMENT
May 16, 2009
Coulee Go Kart Raceway, West Salem WI
Travis Proksch 608-386-6945 / 608-386-9476
speedwaykarter@yahoo.com
www.couleegokartraceway.com
May 17, 2009
Coulee Go Kart Raceway, West Salem WI
Travis Proksch 608-386-6945 / 608-386-9476
speedwaykarter@yahoo.com
www.couleegokartraceway.com
July 18, 2009
Jamaica Raceway, Jamaica IA
Randy Perkins 641-429-3050 / 515-490-1447
Jamkart@hotmail.com jamaicaraceway.com
July 19, 2009
Jamaica Raceway, Jamaica IA
Randy Perkins 641-429-3050 / 515-490-1447
Jamkart@hotmail.com jamaicaraceway.com
Series Coordinator:
Andy Bear, Bear Motor Sports
abear@sbwireless.net, Cell: 651-260-8278
Home: 715-749-3626
930 70th Ave, Roberts, WI 54023
REGION 3 SPEEDWAY
May 9, 2009
Runestone Go Kart, Brandon MN
Tim Bitzan 320-808-1014 thbitzan@gctel.com
May 10, 2009
Runestone Go Kart, Brandon MN
Tim Bitzan 320-808-1014 thbitzan@gctel.com
June 6, 2009
Cottonwood Speedway, New Harford IA
Scott Edwards 319-346-1033
www.cottonwoodspeedway.net
June 7, 2009
Cottonwood Speedway, New Harford IA
Scott Edwards 319-346-1033
www.cottonwoodspeedway.net
June 20, 2009
Atwater Karting Speedway, Atwater, MN
Steve Minnehan 320-979-5294
ssminne@charter.net www.atwaterkarting.com
June 21, 2009
Atwater Karting Speedway, Atwater, MN
Steve Minnehan 320-979-5294
ssminne@charter.net www.atwaterkarting.com
August 22, 2009
University Plains Speedway, Brooking SD
Doug Norgaard 605-310-4020
dnorgaard@Allied-oil.com
www.southdakotakartclub.com
August 23, 2009
University Plains Speedway, Brooking SD
Doug Norgaard 605-310-4020
dnorgaard@Allied-oil.com
September 19, 2009
Thunder Hill Speedway, Menomonie WI
Mark Alton 715-928-0691
malton@baldwin-telecom.net
www.thunderhill-speedway.com
September 20, 2009
Thunder Hill Speedway, Menomonie WI
Mark Alton 715-928-0691
malton@baldwin-telecom.net
www.thunderhill-speedway.com
Series Coordinator:
Andy Bear, Bear Motor Sports
abear@sbwireless.net
Cell 651-260-8278
Home 715-749-3626
930 70th Ave Roberts, WI 54023
REGION 4A SPRINT
May 17, 2009
CRE Motorsports Park
Colorado Springs, CO
May 31, 2009
IMI Motorsports
Erie, CO
June 28, 2009
Action Karting (Bandimere)
Morrison, CO
July 18-19, 2009
Grand Junction Motor Speedway
Grand Junction, CO
August 9, 2009
CRE Motorsports Park
Colorado Springs, CO
August 30, 2009
IMI Motorsports
Erie, CO
September 13, 2009
Action Karting (Bandimere)
Morrison, CO
September 27, 2009
2009 Awards Banquet
Contact:
Jay Jacobellis, Colorado Junior Karting Club
303-683-0333
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REGION 4A SPEEDWAY
May 23, 2009
Harvey Caplin Memorial Speedway,
Albuquerque, NM
May 24, 2009
Albuquerque NM
June 27, 2009
Kart Kanyon Raceway in Aztec NM
August 22, 2009
Albuquerque NM
New Mexico State Championship
September 5-6, 2009
Kart Kanyon Speedway, Aztec NM
Contact for Harvey Caplin Memorial Speedway: Paul Franchini 505-507-7448
Contact for Kart Kanyon:
Roy or Misty Evanson
REGION 4B ROAD RACE
June 10-13, 2009 GRAND NATIONAL
Eagles Canyon, Slidell TX
SWRA / Jim McMillan www.swra.org
July 17-19, 2009
Hallet Motor Racing Circuit, Jennings OK
W/MARRS - Hosted by MARRS
SWRA/Jim McMillan www.swra.org
August 21-23, 2009
Texas World Speedway, College Station TX
SWRA/Jim McMillan www.swra.org
October 2-4, 2009
Oak Hill Raceway, Henderson TX
SWRA /Jim McMillan www.swra.org
May 9, 2009
I-20 Speedway, Winona, TX
Carrie Snyder 903-780-2998
www.I-20speedway.com
May 10, 2009
I-20 Speedway, Winona TX
June 13-14, 2009
Gulf Coast Speedway, Alvin TX
Robert Kolkemier 979-793-3768
www.gulfcoastspeedway.com
July 4, 2009 Punch Race Only
I-20 Speedway, Winona TX
August 8, 2009
201 Go Kart Speedway, New Boston TX
www.201gokartspeedway.com
August 9, 2009
201 Go Kart Speedway, New Boston TX
www.201gokartspeedway.com
September 12, 2009
I-35 Speedway, Lorena TX
Les Jacob 254-666-1978
www.I-35kartway.com
September 13, 2009
I-35 Speedway, Lorena TX
Les Jacob 254-666-1978
www.I-35kartway.com
Rain Dates: October 10 & 11, 2009.
REGION 5 SPEEDWAY
REGION 4B SPEEDWAY
Classes:
1. Briggs Animal Light @ 320#
2. Jr I Briggs Animal Light Black Restrictor @235#
3. Jr II Briggs Animal Light Gold Restrictor @285#
4. SAM Class/RWYB @ 350#
5. Stock Medium @ 345#
6. Jr I Briggs Animal Heavy Black Restrictor@270#
7. Jr II Briggs Animal Heavy Gold Restrictor@320#
8. Briggs Animal Heavy @ 370#
9. Briggs Local Option 206 Class @ 270#
(Also known as Spec.) See Section 721
10. Junior I Flathead Light @ 235#
Rules:
12 Race Series with 3 Drops
Last Race Cannot be Used for Drop
Minimum 7 Races to Qualify for Year EndAwards
Black Numbers on White Backgrounds - No Letters - See Section 401.13.1
Methanol Fuel Only Except in 206 Local OptionPump Around May Be Used
High Top Shoes - See Section 105.1.6.3.3
Post Tech DQ 0 Points Cannot Be Used as Drop
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Classes eligible for Region 5 Awards/Jackets:
1. 2-Cycle Jr. I Light KT100S*, WA55B or WA55-1
carb SSX-V Muffler, 235, 8-11
2. 2-Cycle Jr. II Heavy KT100S*, .850 restrictor,
YBX muffler, 310, 12-15
3. 2-Cycle Super Sportsman KT100S*, RLV SSX-V,
Burris tires, 360, 16+, no remote carb adjusters,
3-disc wet engine clutch per 202.5; no experts
4. Yamaha Heavy KT100S* 370 16+
5. 2-Cycle Open KT100S 330 16+
100cc Piston Port, 350
100cc Reed & Rotary, 370
Single Engine Open, Methanol, 380
Dual 100cc Piston Ports, 390
Dual 100cc Reeds, 430
6. 4-Cycle Jr. I Light 5hp Briggs*, 425 restrictor,
235, 8 -11
7. 4-Cycle Jr. I Briggs Animal Heavy, Animal,
Black* (.251) restrictor, 270, 8-11
8. 4-Cycle Jr. II Combined:
5 hp Briggs, .500 restrictor, 285, 12-15
Animal, Gold (.313) restrictor, 320, 12-15
9. 4-Cycle Stock Medium Combined 5 hp Briggs,
345, 16+, Animal, 380, 16+
10. Spwy Midget Jr KT100S*, Super Box 425,
8-15
11. Junior Champ Animal, Burris Tires, 340, 8-15
12. Senior Champ World Formula / Blue Wazoom
Animal, 410,16+ Burris Tires
13. Kid Karts (Exhibition Only) See 2007 IKF Tech
nical Manual 150 Attained. Section 430 Speed
way Kid Kart Rules Attained Age 5 to Competi
tion Age
* IKF Grand National Class
May 16, 2009
Newton Kart Klub, Newton, IA
Josh Peterson 641-787-0093
(cell) 641-831-3950
May 24, 2009 (Rain date Sunday, May 31)
Poplar Grove Speedway, Kamrar, IA
Tim Mortenson 515-539-4473
(cell)515-297-0476
May 31, 2009
Delaware Speedway, Delaware, IA
William Rieken (track) 319-373-2018
(cell) 319-360-7628
June 6, 2009 (Rain date Saturday, June 27)
Southtown Speedway, Forest City, IA
Bernie Kofren 641-585-4978
(track) 641-581-5858
June 7, 2009 (Rain date Sunday, June 14)
(cell) 515-297-0476
(track) 641-581-5858
June 13, 2009
(cell) 641-831-3950
(track) 641-581-5858
June 21, 2009 (Rain date Sunday, June 28)
(cell) 515 / 297-0476
June 28, 2009
William Rieken (track) 319-373-2018
(cell) 319-360-7628
July 26, 2009
William Rieken (track) 319 / 373-2018
(cell) 319-360-7628
August 2 – 2, 2009
complete race programs will be run on this
date. IKF members entering both events will
receive 2 punches on this date.
(cell) 641-831-3950
August 30, 2009 (Rain Date Sunday, Sept 6)
(cell) 515-297-0476
September 12 & 13, 2009
University Plains Speedway, Brookings, SD
Loren Zomer 605-366-6789
REGION 5A SPEEDWAY
REGION 6 SPRINT
Shifter/TaG License are NOT required.
May 23-24, 2009
Glen Morgan Raceway, Boise, ID
Snake River Karters, Larry Kurpiewski
June 13-14, 2009
Kart B.C. Track, Chilliwack BC Canada
Don Choquer titan@shawcable.com
July 4-5, 2009
McMinnville Raceway, McMinnville, OR PKA
Mike Schorn 503-702-8244
August 15-16, 2009
Mountain High Raceway, Spanaway, WA
Doug Huggler 253-536-9784
September 5-6, 2009
Spokane Raceway Park, Spokane, WA
Spokane Kart Racing Assoc.
Randy Wilson 509-990-4550
September 26-27, 2009
Pat's Acres, Canby OR
Bill Hettick, Northwest Karting Association
vghrock@comcast.net
IKF Midwest Speedway Tour Reg. 5A Classes:
1. Briggs Jr. Gas Animal, 270lb./Flathead, 225lb.
2. Junior 1 Light, 235lb.
3. Junior 1 Heavy, 270lb.
4. Jr. 1 Briggs Animal Heavy, 270lb.
5. Junior 2 Light, 285lb.
6. Junior 2 Heavy, 320lb.
7. Jr. 2 Briggs Animal Heavy, 320lb.
8. Stock Medium, 345lb.
9. Briggs Animal Medium, 345lb.
10. Briggs Animal Heavy, 370lb.
11. Open, 370lb.
12. Briggs Local Option 206, 370lb.
This is the best 8 out of 10 race series. Minimum
of 8 races to qualify for the year-end banquet.
Maxxis Tire Rule - Any Maxxis tire allowed
except for the Junior Gas class. (open tire)
Post-tech DQ cannot be used as a drop for the
series. High top shoes required.
The following classes will run under the 2009
tire rule: The right side tires will be marked after
the first heat race and those tires must be run for
the rest of that day:
1. Junior Gas
2. Jr.2 Briggs Animal Heavy
3. Stock Medium
4. Briggs Local Option 206
Local Option 206: to be listed as local option,
Must be 16 years old or older, 370 lb. Open
clutch. Any Maxxis tire with right side tires
marked after first heat race. Any chassis.
Briggs Animal Junior Gas:
Must have Briggs OE rewind starter and cup (no
electric starter type systems)
Black Horstman IKF 3 hole restrictor plate
IKF Briggs & Stratton Midwest Speedway Tour:
May 2 & 3, 2009
University Plains Speedway, Brookings, SD
Loren Zomer 605-366-6789
May 23 & 24, 2009
Heartland Speedway, Rapid City, SD
Jamie Gerlach 605-431-7203
www.dakotakartracers.com
June 13 & 14, 2009
Rolling Thunder Speedway, Huron, SD
605-352-7180 / 605-354-1571
www.rollingthunderkarting.com
August 8 & 9, 2009
Aberdeen Karting Club, Aberdeen, SD
Fred Johnson 605-229-7045
www.aberdeenkartingclub.com
REGION 6 ROAD RACE
May 16-17, 2009
PIR, Portland, OR
May 31, 2009
Pacific Raceways, Kent ,WA
August 1, 2009
PIR, Portland, OR
September 12, 2009
Pacific Raceways, Kent ,WA
September 19-20, 2009
October 2-4, 2009
Apex Karting Center, Perris, CA, Apex
(Contact info will be posted when available)
October 30-November 1, 2009
Phoenix Kart Track, Phoenix AZ
Phoenix Kart Club (Contact info TBA)
December 4-5, 2009
Toyota Raceway of Irwindale, CA
Irwindale Kart Club (Contact info TBA)
REGION 11 ROAD RACE
Contact for all events: Roger Miller 408-286-5487
May 2, 2009 • SPRING NATIONAL
Thunderhill Raceway, Willows, CA
June 20, 2009 • SUMMER NATIONAL
Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Bakersfield, CA
September 12, 2009
November 7, 2009 • FALL NATIONAL
REGION 11 SPRINT
Shifter/TaG License ARE required.
"Road to the Nationals" Series
@ Shasta Kart Track
Punch Only Races - No Regional Points
April 5th, & May 17th
Shasta Kart Track, Redding,CA, Shasta Kart
Club, Dan Pellizzari, 530-604-4057
May 23-24, 2009
Jackson County State Park, Medford, OR
Southern Oregon Karters
Brad Garfield 541-608-7223
June 13-14, 2009
Desert Park Raceway, Reno, NV
North Nevada Kart Club
Brian Rivera 775-762-8688
PIR, Portland, OR
October 16-17, 2009
Mission, BC Canada
October 23-25, 2009
Bremerton Raceway, Bremerton, WA
Contacts:
PSRRA, Fonn Guither 206-724-7824
PKA, Mike Schorn 503-324-9072
REGION 7 SPRINT
Eight Races, One Drop
Tag Licenses ARE required in Region 7 Sprint
May 1-3, 2009
Willow Springs Kart Track, Rosamond, CA
Willow Springs Kart Club
Mike Manning - 661-256-7500
June 5-7, 2009
Cal-Speed Kart Track, Fontana, CA
Los Angeles Kart Club
Chris LaTorre, Club President
661-259-3668 - chris.latorre@gmail.com
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