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| June 06, 2012 News |
| WKA Announces Change in Firestone Tire Compound for Remaining 2012 Gold Cup Events |
| Article by: WKA PitBoard |
Due to declining business globally, Bridgestone/Firestone manufacturers in Japan recently cut back on machinery and work force. The end result is an issue regarding continued implementation of the Firestone 5.00x6 YKD tire that senior competitors utilize on the WKA RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series.
However, recent testing has been done on a new Firestone 5.50x6 YLF tire, which has proven most successful and quite comparable to the current 5.00x6 YKD.
With the shortage of the 5.00x6 tire imminent, combined with the successful testing results of the new 5.50x6 YLF, WKA Officials will be allowing either brand of tire to be run at the upcoming Baker Racing Engines Nationals July 13-15 at Michiana Raceway Park in South Bend, Indiana with the 5.50x6 YLF completely replacing the 5.00x6 YKD at the August 17-19 event at Pittsburgh International Race Complex.
If competitors still have new 5.00x6 tires, still in the wrapper, they can trade them in for the 5.50x6 YLF at either Margay Racing Products or Grand Products.
Chapel Hill Speedway Pavement Grand Nationals entry form available
The entry blank for the WKA Vega Speedway Pavement's August 10-12 Chapel Hill Grand Nationals is now available on WorldKarting.com.
The much-anticipated event marks a new beginning for the WKA's asphalt-oval national program. The Chapel Hill Grand Nationals, at the popular Chapel Hill Raceway in southwest New York, is the only Speedway Pavement national event in 2012.
The Grand National is flanked by a host of divisional and super regional qualifier events at asphalt-oval venues throughout the East Coast, including Oakland Valley, Poughkeepsie, Riverhead and Chapel Hill in New York, Sandy Hook Speedway in Street, Maryland, and King George Speedway in northern Virginia.
Mail completed pre-entries to WKA at 6051 Victory Lane; Concord, NC 28027. Fax to 704-455-1609 or scan to Keith Shampine at keith@worldkarting.com |
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