Where are you located?    I’m from MN and my brother and I have been running shifter for a long time but your correct.  Shifters aren’t healthy as far as sprint racing.   The CES series has a large group of shifters that run at Blackhawk IL,  Grattan, Gingerman and there is the KART enduro series as well.   As for Sprint racing there isn’t much going on.  Stock moto hasn’t taken hold in the Midwest as much.    For the most part the clubs don’t have shifters anymore so there is no feeder to people running them.

It’s not 125, but there are some healthy shifter classes around you. Circleville has a good 80cc class and so does SIRA over in Indiana.

If you have any interest in road racing, there is a large race at least once a month throughout the summer in the mid-west.

May 15-17, Grattan Raceway (Belding Michigan) – WKA event by Dart Kart Club

June 19-21, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (Lexington, Ohio) – WKS event, by Dart Kart Club

July 11-12, Grattan Raceway (Belding, Michigan) – Championship Enduro Series

September 19-20, Michigan International Raceway – Michigan Kart Club run event

Sira is getting 15-20 80cc

Definately plan running a Blackhawk event with CES. Being so close of the chicago metro, there’s always good a 125cc shifter grid, usually 30+. I think we peaked at 47 at one point. Theres a good mix of motors (Stock Honda, Mod, KZ) and driver abilities, so you’ll always find yourself having a race with someone.

Also, the first Blackhawk Race on May 30-31 will be televised on MavTV on a show called Motorsports Road trip, so I think we’ll see bumper grids for that one.

Grattan, although a haul for you is worth the trip. One of the best road courses around.

The 80 class is suppose to be good again this year in SIRA. I’ll be at all the races with an 80 and a 125 in case anyone shows up to race the 125 class too.

Well I’m selling a complete 80cc shifter package if anyone is interested.

Jordan,

Shifters are alive and well at Road America Elkhart Lake, WI.

We have events about every other weekend for twelve weeks during the summer race season.

All shifters run together heads up > Honda’s, Motto’s, ICC’s and ETC.

We get about 18 competitors  per event. All makes and engine combinations too.

I think they adding a bone stock Honda CR125 class this year too.

Come race with us and have lots and lots of fun doing it.

I’m 69 years old and have been in and out karting since about it’s inception in 1958.

My Kart driver Craig Hemmen is a retired  Sprint Car Driver / Owner > 64 yrs. old

We both were just dabbling in karting with a couple of TaG. karts for a retirement thing to do…Thinking that we were just “Too old” to competitively Kart Race.

We got so enthralled with shifters after getting a sample test ride in one that we each purchased a machine and got competitive 110%. and won this even below:

2014 Road America at Elkhart Lake Wi. Seasons (Unlimited Expert class)  Shifter Championship Won By # 92 Craig Hemmen on a 2014 Praga Dragon Kart  > Tuner / Mechanic Bob Horvath ( Me ) > Honda engine Mods by Eric Gorr of Forward Motion.

Thanks Bob and Craig

Robert Horvath Oconomowoc Wi 53066 U.S.A

rhorvath4@wi.rr.com

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Jordan- SEKA in Nasville always has bunch of 125cc shifters. They plan on running at bowling green Ky and owensboro Ky. plus 4 races at the nashville speedway. Great group of guys, lotsa fun.
Brian

There is an attempt to revive shifter racing at New Castle Motorsports Park by a group of shifter drivers. Hopefully it will be successful, shifters are awesome at NCMP.

Greg

Shifters ARE fun at NCMP and don’t forget SKUSA will be coming to town this summer so we need to have home town guys at there peak performance. Gota show the West we got some drivers here.