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Archives January 2010
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1-27-10 Kartel Gatorz Challenge of the Americas PKRA Report
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1-26-10 IKF Spec Tire Updates NCTA was brought to their
attention today that Bridgestone has replaced it's YKB with
a YJB Tire. the YKB existing stock may be limited so for
this reason NCTA will be allowing both the YKB and YJB tire
for the 125 Stock Moto Class. The YJB should be readily
available through your Bridgestone Dealers. Sorry for the
last minute change, this issue was out of NCTA Control. |
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1-28-10 IKF Region 11 Jr TaG Update
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1-26-10 SwedeTech's ProKart North and South Newsletter
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1-25-10 Three IKF 4 Cycle Engine Tech Seminars to be held in Region 6 After the success of the 2009 IKF 4 Cycle Tech seminars and with the number of requests for more seminars, The IKF 4 Cycle Tech Committee is pleased to announce 3 IKF 4 Cycle Tech Seminars just in time for start of the 2010 IKF Region 6 Gold Cup Sprint and Road Race Season. Mike Schorn - IKF National Board Member, IKF 4 Cycle Committee member will be conducting the Seminars along with several regional 4 Cycle tech inspectors from the Northwest. The Seminars will focus on the regionally popular Briggs World Formula and Animal Engines. Instructors will cover the latest IKF 4 cycle engine rule updates and procedures in pre and post race tech. The First of the 3 Seminars will be Saturday February 20, 2010 10:00AM hosted by: Kart-O-Rama 13701 24th
St. E. Suite A-4 In conjunction with the Annual Portland Karting Association’s Swap meet, the Second Seminar will be held Saturday March 6, 2010 1:00PM and will be hosted by: Competition Motors Corporation and the Portland Karting Association
9399 SW Tigard St. The later start time of the Seminar will allow karters plenty of time for trading at the Annual PKA Spring Swap Meet and then finish off the day with the Seminar and refreshments. The third scheduled will be hosted by:
BAM Racing The seminars are open to all who like to come and learn about the Briggs World Formula and Animal engines along with IKF Tech procedures. For more information on the Seminars please call Mike Schorn 503-324-9072 or any of the above numbers.
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1-22-10 Kartel Motorsports Goes Wild! Kartel Motorsports announced today their appointment as the Official Wild Kart USA race team and sole US importer for Wild Kart. Manufactured in Borso del Grappa, Italy, Wild Kart offers world-class karting technology through sophisticated design and manufacturing. “The addition of Wild Kart is a big step in the evolution of Kartel Motorsports”, said co-owner Joey Hand. “Growing our business will allow us to better serve our existing customers as well as reach new ones – especially those coming into the sport. I visited the Wild Kart factory last month and was very impressed with everything I saw. As exclusive Wild Kart importer, Kartel Motorsports is looking forward to improving affordability for the local, entry-level karter through a dealer network we will build all over the country.” The new Wild Kart range extends from the entry-level roller chassis model starting at $2800.00, to the top-of-the-line national kart chassis, complete with billet components, starting at $4500.00. Kartel can offer a number of competitive and cost-effective options for most every karter. Kartel will continue their partnership with Grand Products and will continue to support and service the Top-Kart, Bridgestone and Comer brands in the future. Over the past three seasons we have enjoyed a successful and fun racing relationship with Mike Tetreault and Grand Products. US Top-Kart importer Mike Tetreault; “I want to extend my best wishes to Kartel and the boys on their new endeavors. Kartel has been a great asset to Top-Kart and Grand Products and I look forward to continuing our relationship.” Winners of two CKI Championships and three Super Nationals titles in 2009, Kartel Motorsports will support the Gatorz Rotax Series, WSK CKI Championship, Pro Moto Tour, and all Norcal Super Series events this season. Kartel will bring back another stellar driver line up to the National tour, most of which are long time Kartel drivers. Kartel has begun an extensive testing program with the new Wild Kart line and would like to hear from all interested drivers and dealers. Background: Kartel Motorsports is co-owned by American Le Mans and Grand-Am road racing star, Joey Hand and national karting champion Erik Bartolero. Kartel’s day-to-day business is managed by Joey’s father Les. Kartel offers an in-house engine service through Magnum Racing Engines. A partnership between Joey and Buck Sorensen, Magnum is a Certified Rotax service center. In addition to the Wild Kart brand, Kartel is a dealer for Top Kart, Bridgestone, and Comer. Interested in joining the Kartel Motorsports team? Visit kartelmotorsports.com or call the shop at 916-383-5278. |
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1-22-10 Extreme Motorsports Pro Tour Team Update
Extreme Motrosports is proud to announce the newest addition to its driver line-up to compete in the 2010 SKUSA Pro Tour. Kathryn Cornell, Nor-Cal’s number three ranked driver in 2009, joins the team aboard an Extreme Motorsports powered Intrepid in the popular Tag Jr. division. With several victories and podium finishes in 2009, Cornell will look to carry that momentum into the 2010 season. Showing to be a major force wherever she competes, Cornell will continue to work side-by-side with ace tuner/mechanic and Pro S1 driver, Bryan Eady. Extreme's confirmed driver line-up includes:
· Kathryn
Cornell – Tag Jr·
The three-weekend SKUSA Pro Tour begins with the SpringNationals, taking place April 16-18 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA, and features the first two events of this five race series. The SummerNationals are scheduled for July 16-18 in St. Louis, MO; with the season finale calendared for November 17-21 in conjunction with the prestigious world-class SuperNationals at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information on how you can join the Extreme Motorsports race team for the SKUSA Pro Tour, contact Steve Eady at (530)949-8975, or write info@extremegokarts.com. Visit our website featuring an on-line store for all your karting needs at extremegokarts.com. We look forward to a fun and successful season in 2010!
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1-19-10 SwedeTech Racing Engines New Address and Contact Information
SwedeTech Racing
has moved and is positioned to better serve our customers
for many more years. |
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1-14-10 Jim
Russell Launches 2010 Kart Arrive and Drive with New Name;
Announce Significant Prizes As part of continual
enhancements to their program offerings, Jim Russell Racing
Drivers School has announced that their karting arrive and
drive championship will be renamed the Jim Russell Karting
Cup. The Cup will host three categories for drivers: Sprint
Kart Cup (16+), Junior Cup (12-15) and Cadet Cup for drivers
aged 8-12.
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1-12-10 Leading Edge makes change for 2010
To all present and future customers. Leading Edge wishes Bryan the best of luck and looks forward to the new structure for 2010, which has PRO drivers Tad Funakoshi and Lorenzo Manderino coming on board for track side support at published racing schedules in IKF, PROKART, SKUSA PRO TOUR, CKI WINTER TOUR & NATIONAL TOUR Schedule. Organizational changes to the shop structure will offer a shipping and receiving agent as well as a shop organization, tear down and kart assembly agent. Stop by leading Edge and see the changes already taking place. Support will be second to none in 2010 as the Lodi company is here for the long haul. Join the team that gives you the tools to win. Greg Bell states, "We have endured everything the industry has thrown our way from start up companies that are now gone to the latest economic wows.” Contact us for all your INTREPID needs; the hottest brand on the market today finishing 1-2-3 in superpro and 3rd in S4 at Supernationals and is available as the only authorized dealer in California. Interested in track side support? contact us @209-369-0921 leadingedgeguy@sbcglobal.net. We are well supplied with intrepid and SKM products and are ready for your entire winter engine rebuilds. We are here to support your every need…We have supplied more Norcal top 3 drivers there equipment then any other shop around. Follow what they have been noticed and supported on, become another headliner driver in 2010. Leading Edge is dedicated to support you or your kids racing needs. Thanks for the patronage and support over the past 14 years Greg Bell
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1-13-10 Bryan Eady and Leading Edge Motorsports Separate
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1-1-10 2009 Norcal Karters Sr Driver Rankings Top 3 Every Year NorcalKarters.com compiles all the stats from Club Races and Regional programs from the Norcal and western Reno Kart tracks and uses a mathematical process to find the Areas top ranked Drivers. This year the equation was changed a little in the fact it now offers a drop for drivers. Every six races counted now includes one drop. The points are determined on the number of Karts in the class, for example: in a 10 kart field the winner would receive ten points; the driver finishing last would receive 1 point. For Gold Rush, IKF Region 11, and Pro Kart races the drivers will receive double points for the higher level of competition, for example: if there are 10 karts in the class, the winner would receive 20 points, while the driver finishing last would receive 2 points. In order to qualify for the top ten, drivers must have competed in 8 or more races before the drop. The points from each race would be compiled together minus the dropped races for low finishes, then the total would get divided by the number of races run, finding the average points score for the driver. This particular method rewards the driver scoring good finishes against tough fields with high kart counts.
The Sr Ranks in Norcal has been filled with heavy battles throughout the tracks in 2009. Battles that only exist in Norcal, those that create rivalries on and off the track. The Sr driver with the third ranking in 2009 was Emmick Cobra’s Jesse Gwin. Gwin the 2007 NorcalKarters.com Driver of the year did some of his biggest battles in Sr Superbox. Jesse was tied for third over the fourth ranked driver, however won the tie breaker for most wins. Jesse had 8 wins that included 4 top 5’s in the 11 counted races for the rankings. He had 234 total points with an average point score of 21.3 a race.
The Number two ranked driver was Leading Edge’s Brian Gallagher. Gallagher had a breakout year with Leading Edge showing that the Lodi Company can build horsepower with the best of Builders. Gallagher only had 8 counted races, and perhaps bettered his ranking compared to Gwin’s as Gwin competed in the IKF series more, while Gallagher raced a few clubs and focused on the Gold Rush series. 5 wins and 3 top 5’s, Brian scored a total of 184 points with an average point score of 23.0 per race.
The 2009 NorcalKarters.com #1 ranked driver is no surprise. Leading Edge’s Brett Felkins. Felkins flew the Leading Edge Flag high in 2009 and gathered an impressive record from Tracks to series. Many big races were won by Felkins, however many of them were not eligible for the rankings. Moreover it didn’t affect his ranking. 10 races were counted for 246 points. 3 Wins and 5 top 5’s, Brett Felkins is the most deserving of holding this ranking. A Pro Kart Regular in the star studded field of Tag Senior’s, Brett Felkins is NorcalKarters.com #1 ranked Sr driver in 2009!
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1-1-01 2009 Norcal Karters Masters Driver Rankings Top 3 Every Year NorcalKarters.com compiles all the stats from Club Races and Regional programs from the Norcal and western Reno Kart tracks and uses a mathematical process to find the Areas top ranked Drivers. This year the equation was changed a little in the fact it now offers a drop for drivers. Every six races counted now includes one drop. The points are determined on the number of Karts in the class, for example: in a 10 kart field the winner would receive ten points; the driver finishing last would receive 1 point. For Gold Rush, IKF Region 11, and Pro Kart races the drivers will receive double points for the higher level of competition, for example: if there are 10 karts in the class, the winner would receive 20 points, while the driver finishing last would receive 2 points. In order to qualify for the top ten, drivers must have competed in 8 or more races before the drop. The points from each race would be compiled together minus the dropped races for low finishes, then the total would get divided by the number of races run, finding the average points score for the driver. This particular method rewards the driver scoring good finishes against tough fields with high kart counts.
The Masters division is always a favorite as the older drivers of Karting put on some of the best races. Ranking third in the Masters division is MMS Racing Engines Cody McKinney. McKinney did his work in the IKF Series and the Reno Kart track. Cody had 76 total points on only 7 counted races. He had 1 win and 3 top 5’s. He had an average point score of 10.9 per race.
Ranking second in 2009 for the Masters division was Emmick Cobra’s Tony Rodriguez. Tony had five wins and 3 top 5’s in 2009 with a point total of 81. Rodriguez got most his points in the Gold Rush series. Rodriguez is perhaps the most consistent front runner in the Masters divisions. He had a 11.6 average points per race.
The 2009 #1 ranked NorcalKarters.com Driver in the Masters division in the second Consecutive year is Mat Kattanek. Kattanek is one of the most focused Drivers in the pits. Doing the majority of his work in the rankings at the Gold Rush series, Kattanek put in a consistent season with seven counted races and 6 of them were top 5’s. 84 total points and a 12.0 average point score per race. In 2009, Mat Kattanek is NorcalKarters.com #1 ranked driver in the Masters Division.
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1-1-10 2009 Norcal Karters Jr 1 Driver Rankings Top 3 Every Year NorcalKarters.com compiles all the stats from Club Races and Regional programs from the Norcal and western Reno Kart tracks and uses a mathematical process to find the Areas top ranked Drivers. This year the equation was changed a little in the fact it now offers a drop for drivers. Every six races counted now includes one drop. The points are determined on the number of Karts in the class, for example: in a 10 kart field the winner would receive ten points; the driver finishing last would receive 1 point. For Gold Rush, IKF Region 11, and Pro Kart races the drivers will receive double points for the higher level of competition, for example: if there are 10 karts in the class, the winner would receive 20 points, while the driver finishing last would receive 2 points. In order to qualify for the top ten, drivers must have competed in 8 or more races before the drop. The points from each race would be compiled together minus the dropped races for low finishes, then the total would get divided by the number of races run, finding the average points score for the driver. This particular method rewards the driver scoring good finishes against tough fields with high kart counts.
The top three drivers did battle all year in the Jr 1 classes. Several drivers went head to head while others acted as sleepers pouncing silently and taking advantage of others misfortunes. Sitting third in the Jr 1 rankings is Emmick Cobra’s Sonny Cervelli. Sonny had 10 races counted from the IKF series alone out of the 12 total counted. Cervelli could very well be Number one with his season stats. Lucky for the other drivers but not so much for Sonny, The 2-cycle IKF Grand Nationals were not counted. Sonny was a sleeper in 2008 in the driver rankings as he did battle at Dixon to hone his skills. The Kid crossed the line first two times at the Reno Nationals and earned himself 3 wins in Norcal with 10 top 5’s. Sonny had an average of 20.3 points when he raced and was perhaps the biggest “ladies man” in the Jr 2 ranks after his decleration at the 2-cycle IKF Grand Nationals on the podium after what was believed as robbing the driver of two Duffies, “It’s cool, the Chicks still dig me!”
In the second position of the Jr 1 Rankings was quite the surprise. Cambrian’s Noah Hermansen. Noah didn’t have any wins to speak of for 2010, however when it came to consistency at big races with heavy Kart counts the Birel Driver was at the front of the pack. 7 top 5’s and a very good showing at the IKF races, Noah Hermansen had 11 races counted to his ranking and was in contention to win a few championships for 2009. The young shoe will be moving up to Jr 2 in 2010 to go along with a very talented Jr 2 lineup of other drivers moving up.
The number 1 ranked driver in 2009 in Jr 1 is Hunter Corbitt. Corbitt had 13 races counted more then the three ranked below him, however his outings were solid, 8 top 5’s and 9 top 10’s Corbitt showed that hanging silent in third gets you the number 1 ranking. With two wins to his credit, if there were bonus points rewarded for laps led compared to laps run, Corbitt would had and even bigger lead in the rankings. The young gun also won the Stars of Karting Finale at Infineon (not counted) while doing most his damage at the Gold Rush series. If there is one modest kid that listens to his father and works hard for his talents, its Hunter Corbitt without question. Hunter Corbitt is the 2009 Number one ranked driver in Jr 1!
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1-1-01 2009 Norcal Karters Jr 2 Driver Rankings Top 3 Every Year NorcalKarters.com compiles all the stats from Club Races and Regional programs from the Norcal and western Reno Kart tracks and uses a mathematical process to find the Areas top ranked Drivers. This year the equation was changed a little in the fact it now offers a drop for drivers. Every six races counted now includes one drop. The points are determined on the number of Karts in the class, for example: in a 10 kart field the winner would receive ten points; the driver finishing last would receive 1 point. For Gold Rush, IKF Region 11, and Pro Kart races the drivers will receive double points for the higher level of competition, for example: if there are 10 karts in the class, the winner would receive 20 points, while the driver finishing last would receive 2 points. In order to qualify for the top ten, drivers must have competed in 8 or more races before the drop. The points from each race would be compiled together minus the dropped races for low finishes, then the total would get divided by the number of races run, finding the average points score for the driver. This particular method rewards the driver scoring good finishes against tough fields with high kart counts.
The top three in Jr 2 were the closest in History of the NorcalKarters.com Driver Rankings. Ranked third was Leading Edge’s Kathryn Cornell. Kathryn showed her skills in both Pro Kart and Gold rush and earned a big win at Prairie City for the Gold Rush opener and had 3 wins total on the year. She had 6 top 5’s to her credit and maintained a high Kart count in the events she chose to run. The driver was tied with the second position but was bumped to third because of number of wins. Cornell is developing into an aggressive talent in Norcal, Look to watch Kathryn progress further in 2010.
Ranking second in the 2009 Jr 2 Rankings was Kiel Spaulding. Spaulding ran a few different brands of karts in 2009 but it never affected his results. 7 wins to the young drivers credit, it’s a shame other races weren’t counted with Kiel’s National driving results. 6 top 5’s for Kiel, he could have very easily been ranked Number one a rightly so if he was. Bottom line, he was beat out by the Gold Rush series. High kart counts get the number one ranking, and Gold Rush simply had them. Kiel Spaulding will continue to grow to a National and maybe internationally recognized Karting Talent.
Ranking first in Jr 2 is the first time repeat #1 ranking in Leading Edges Luis Tyrrell. Luis is another driver that started the season on one brand of chassis, and ended on another. In 2008 Luis was ranked in the top spot in the Jr 1 Division. Luis only had one win to speak of for the counted races of the rankings, however 7 top 5’s, high kart counts, and a very good average finish of 20.7, Luis was put to the top of the driver rankings by consistency. One of the few drivers that were hampered by the newly adopted drop rule, it didn’t affect his end result as the #1. Luis Tyrrell is the 2009 Jr 2 #1 ranked Driver!
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ALUMINOS ARRIVE AND DRIVE RACING PROGRAM CONTINUES TO FIND
SUCCESS
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1-4-10 EXTREME MOTORSPORTS Pro Tour Team Update
Andy Mewhirter, experienced 80cc shifter kart driver from Northern California, has signed on as EXTREME MOTORSPORTS’ newest team member for the upcoming SKUSA Pro Tour debuting this April. Mewhirter will pilot an Intrepid Cruiser chassis powerd by an EXTREME MOTORSPORTS built CR-125 Stock Moto engine. He will run the S4 class in the five-race national series which culminates with the prestigious world-class SKUSA SuperNationals in Las Vegas, Nevada in November. Mewhirter will also join with the team in participating at a few select SKUSA ProKart Challenge North events this spring. Contact Steve at (530)949-8975 or write info@extremegokarts.com for more details or if you are interested in joining the Extreme Motorsports team. |
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1-1-10 2009 Season Wrap- Cody Hodgson
It has been a
whirlwind ride for Escalon, California HS senior and racer
Cody Hodgson since summer. Along with racing the ProKart
North and South series, Cody spent a week in Ocala Florida
prior to school starting last August, testing and training
with the Ocala Gran Prix Team. In mid September he would
join their team at the Rotax Grand Nationals in Norman,
Oklahoma to come home with the victory trophy and the
National Championship title in the DD2 class! That title
earned him a spot on the US team at the Rotax World Finals
in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt in December. From that point on
it's been nonstop racing into the holidays for Cody. He
finished up his Pro Kart Challenge North season at Infineon
as the champion in the S1 class and then back to
Orlando/Ocala for more testing for the World Finals.
Returning from Florida, Cody flew straight to Las Vegas to
meet up with his dad and the Tony Kart team to race at the
Supernationals. After some "not so great luck" and finishing
13th at the Supernats, Cody was ready to move on to the next
big race which would be the Granja Viana 500 in Sao Paulo,
Brazil for the 2nd year in a row. Cody was chosen last March
through Florida Winter Tour to represent the US again at the
Granja Viana 500 on December 5th. (which was also his 18th
birthday!) So Cody and his parents flew to Sao Paulo the day
after Thanksgiving, spent a couple days with Eduardo Martins
(Tony Kart) and family and then it was full speed racing
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