Official WKA Daytona KartWeek Discussion Thread

David Cole · Last edited by David Cole on Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:24 am, edited 1 time in total

With many already taking the holiday to be in Florida, the annual World Karting Association Daytona KartWeek is set to begin officially on December 28 and go through to December 30. Three events all in one facility will take place over the three days - Manufacturer's Cup Series, National Road Racing Series, and Dirt World Championships. - for the first time in KartWeek history.

eKartingNews.com will have complete coverage of the event with Trackside Live update here beginning on the practice day (Dec. 2 Cool

. Day one and day two of racing will have top-10 results of all Man. Cup on-track sessions with updates from the road race and dirt events as the day goes on.
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Rob Howden · Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 3:14 am Post subject:

Good morning, race fans -

I am expecting that David made it to Daytona unscathed, although I wasn't so lucky. After arriving at the Toronto Int'l Airport at 9:00 am for my 12:00 pm flight, I was quickly informed that because of the SIX-HOUR line for customs and security, they were already rebooking for the next day. Crazy! I had to stay at an airport hotel to make sure I'd make my new 6:15 departure time. And take this tip, always be nice to the gate agents, even when you may be frustrated. Being light and cheery during my re-booking netted me an upgrade to first class. Always treat people as you would like to be treated yourself...eventually, it pays off.

To make sure I made today's flight, I got up at 1:40 am and was in line at the US Airways counter at 2:08 am. The start to a great day!

Looking forward to getting to the track, seeing everyone and doing a little research for tomorrow's live broadcast. The 2010 season is upon us!
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Michael Maurini · Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 5:24 am Post subject:

Damn!....Not that you made your flight.....I hope you brought pants
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Rob Howden · Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 6:45 am Post subject:

Linda Willareth · Guest

I hear Gary Carlton is helping Jamie McMurray at this event. Also hear that the place looks alittle sparce and that the high today will be in the low 50's. Wonder what the 4 cycle attendance looks like down the road at Orman Beach--Bill McCutcheon event?

Neelan Nadesan · Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 8:31 am Post subject:

Linda Willareth · Guest

In addition to Jamie McMurray, Jayski says A. J. Allmendinger is racing the WKA event, too. What class? Anyone know?

Thom Andresen · Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 1:19 pm Post subject:

The weather for Monday's practice day is terrific,, everyone is having an excellent time.

Brandon and the WKA race officals have been first class.

It is great to be @ DAYTONA!!! Very Happy

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Todd Bolton · Joined: 18 Jul 2001 Posts: 893

Linda if you read the EKN article about the Daytona event I think it has that info in it..

David Cole · Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 4:22 pm Post subject:

EKN TRACKSIDE LIVE UPDATE:

The practice day is wrapping up here in Daytona Beach for the World Karting Association Daytona KartWeek. Following yesterday's move-in, karts hit the racing surface for all three programs taking place - Manufacturer's Cup Series, Road Racing Series, and the Dirt World Championships.

Numbers on the sprint track look to be around the 500 mark when the event is done. The Road Racing program added to their over 400 pre-entry mark and trailers continue to arrive for the two-days of racing on the Dirt Oval.

As mentioned in the Event Preview, NASCAR's Jamie McMurray and AJ Allmendinger are competing. McMurray is aboard a CRG with Gary Carlton turning the wrenches. 'Dinger' is on a Margay with his old karting team manager Tim Pappas helping out. IndyCar's Dan Wheldon is joining the BTK/Arrow group, all racing TaG. Another famous name on the entry lists is AMA legand Scott Russell. 'Mr. Daytona' will trade in two wheels for four to compete in the TaG division as well.

As the action begins tomorrow, we will be posting the updates throughout the day, including the top-10 from the Man. Cup event. We will be working with the Road Race and Dirt timing/scoring people to make sure we are receiving results.
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jeff grose · Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 4:45 pm Post subject:

Weather was great today, gonna be a little cold for Tues. but warming up nicely during the day and Wed. supposed to be nice with a few clouds, not as cool as Tues. Lots of folks with stories to tell coming down from up north, very good turnout for the Man-Cup.

Rh i'll be looking for you,

later ya'll
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David Cole · Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:43 am Post subject:

EKN TRACKSIDE LIVE UPDATE:

One word describes this morning...COLD

I can barely type this it is freezing. The temp is just below 40 but it feels colder with the wind chill. The sun is out however the wind is blowing the cold air around. Hopefully by the time qualifying starts in the next hour or so, the track will be warmer.

Here is your order for the day:

Yamaha SuperCan Lite
Cadet Sportsman Final 1
TaG
Komet Piston Port Jr. Heavy
Yamaha Pipe
Komet Piston Port Sportsman
Yamaha Jr. Lite
Yamaha Masters
Yamaha Sportsman Heavy
Komet Piston Port Heavy
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David Cole · Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 7:18 am Post subject:

BROADCAST UPDATE:

The SpeedcastTV will be going live at 10am. Head over to http://www.speedcasttv.com/ to watch the live coverage of the Man. Cup program.
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David Cole · Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 7:54 am Post subject:

Qualifying is now underway.
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Steve Everard · Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 8:08 am Post subject:

anyone on speedcasttv for free or do you have to pay for the gold membership to watch it