Sprint Racing in IKF's Region 7

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- May 13, 2016 at 10:57 am #65810
  
  Bernie Lacotta
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  I am available to anyone, any club, any interested party to help promote this concept. I put together an interesting plan to get a Regional championship going in the region, sent it out to whatever contacts I could find and only had one response…..which was positive. Let’s get this sport healthy again !!!
- May 13, 2016 at 4:58 pm #65827
  
  Brian Patterson
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  Bernie
  
  I too would like to see IKF come back. We race 2 cycle engines but would like to see growth no matter what the class.
  
  That being said, we won’t be attending this years IKF nationals in Santa Maria. Due to their obscure age limits we are not allowed to participate. My son just turned 15 and has been racing in senior classes for the last year. Due to his size there is no way that he can race in the Jr classes. He holds SKUSA TaG Sr and shifter licenses and races in Sr classes in 3 clubs yet he is not allowed to race IKF. I believe that if their rules catch up with the times, so will their membership.
- May 16, 2016 at 7:09 am #65995
  
  Bernie Lacotta
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  I need contact info for kart clubs and tracks in IKF Region 7 ( So-Cal and Nevada), I have Az. info. I would really appreciate help on this. Particularly looking for individuals in charge.
- May 16, 2016 at 8:01 pm #66018
  
  Jim Derrig
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  This might give you a start:
  
  https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1rk9g2gTZVx2iTwF9vHsJlZQr5kQ&hl=en_US
  
  BTW, the fact that IKF doesn’t have this info at its finger tips, and why you have to resort to pleading to helpful strangers on the internet, might be one clue as to why IKF is in the shape it is in.
- May 17, 2016 at 7:17 am #66069
  
  Bernie Lacotta
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  I did not go through IKF. I used info that was available generally to the public. My issue is not with IKF, they have offered their resources and of course I will certainly utilize them but I’m just trying to get a general feeling of the karting community in the region beyond the scope of those associated with sanctioning bodies. I do not want this to be a “us vs. them” situation. It is time that karters take a little responsibility in looking after the health of the sport.
  - May 17, 2016 at 4:57 pm #66100
    
    Jim Derrig
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    I shot my mouth off too soon and apologize to the IKF.
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