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S2 Sat. Qualifying

1. Jarred Campbell – 51.163
2. Kolton Griffin
3. Miguel Lopez
4. Alex Tartaglia
5. Austin Schimmel
6. Loris Ronzano
7. Austin Garrison
8. Jonathan Koytk
9. Nathan Adds
10. Fernando Casillas Jr.

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TaG Junior Sat. Qualifying

1. David Malukas – 53.027
2. Christian Brooks
3. David Rafailov
4. Justice Lepe
5. Nick Brueckner
6. Neil Verhagen
7. Roman DeAngelis
8. Anthony Gangi Jr.
9. Max Hewitt
10. Callum Smith

[David Cole]

Thank you. It’s been taken care of. For the future, delete the message and contact us through email of the username contacting you. Thanks.

[David Cole]

S1 Final Practice

1. Jordon Lennox-Lamb – 50.888
2. Anthony Abbasse
3. Billy Musgrave
4. Nick Neri
5. Oliver Askew
6. Fritz Leesmann
7. Ryan Kinnear
8. Christian Schureman
9. Connor Wagner
10. Davide Fore

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TaG Cadet Final Practice

1. Jagger Jones – 57.229
2. Nicholas d’Orlando
3. Riley Dickinson
4. Michael d’Orlando
5. David Morales
6. Oliver Calvo
7. Dante Yu
8. Sebastian Alvarez
9. Anthony Willis
10. Mathias Soler

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S4 Final Practice

1. Jordon Musser – 52.062
2. Matthew Hamilton
3. Chris Jennings
4. Gian Cavaciuti
5. Darren Elliott
6. Richard Heistand
7. Brian Fisher
8. Trevor McAlister
9. Carlos Medina
10. Mike Smith

[David Cole]

[quote quote=26699]Is there a schedule posted anywhere?[/quote]

HERE

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TaG Senior Final Practice:

1. Jake Craig – 52.468
2. Louie Pagano
3. Brendan Baker
4. Andrick Zeen
5. David Jurca
6. Dustin Stross
7. Gresham Wagner
8. Kyle Martin
9. Jason Dempster
10. Travis Lowe

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S5 Final Practice

1. Raul Guzman – 51.901
2. Trenton Estep
3. Christian Brooks
4. Mathias Ramirez
5. Jesse Woodyard
6. Jacob Loomis
7. Luis Forteza
8. Austin Versteeg
9. Max Hewitt
10. Andretta Young

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TaG Master Final Practice

1. Billy Cleavelin – 53.836
2. Mike Jones
3. Brian McHattie
4. Anthony Honeywell
5. Hector Alvarez
6. Scott Falcone
7. Ron Hyde
8. Ethan Wilson
9. Brian McEvoy
10. Vatche Tatikian

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S2 Final Practice

1. Kolton Griffin – 51.249
2. Austin Garrison
3. Loris Ronzano
4. Fernando Casillas Jr.
5. Miguel Lopez
6. Ryan Rudolph
7. Jarred Campbell
8. Nathan Adds
9. Luke Shanahan
10. Kyle Kirkwood

[David Cole]

TaG Junior Final Practice

1. David Malukas – 52.933
2. Nick Brueckner
3. Hunter Kelly
4. Christian Brooks
5. Max Hewitt
6. Luiz Branquinho
7. Anthony Gangi Jr.
8. Petr Ptacek Jr.
9. Justice Lepe
10. Ryan C. Lewis

[David Cole]

Here is the link to the Event Page

Be sure to listen in at EKN Live, thanks to Billet Performance Karting, SRS Engines and Courtney Concepts

[David Cole]

Hi Daniel, this is done on the west coast as well. Check out: http://www.karting2live.com/

[David Cole]

That’s what the sport is all about. Helping out your fellow competitors.

FYI, check your Private Messages. Thank you.

[David Cole]

Story on Texas PKC coming. They are finishing up the report and photographs. Should be published tomorrow morning on EKN.

[David Cole]

[quote quote=26500]I looked at some of the bigger tracks in the 5 states around the Great Lakes, OH,IN,IL,MI,and WI and it was mind boggling of all the different classes and rule packages, i was running out of paper. Can this really be good for our karting sport?[/quote]

In a nut shell, no.

Unless someone or groups of people step up to try and form a unity across the borders, let alone within state borders, it won’t happen. There are a number of factors as to why this is, but it all comes down to the racers themselves stepping up and making this happen.

I helped organize the Mid-State Super Series for road racing. I brought together Badger Kart Club, River Valley Kart Club, Michigan Kart Club and KART together into one series. Each hosted events on their own, formed a common rule structure and provided a strong regional series. All done from a few meetings in a central location.

One issue right now is all the diversity of engines that are out there. There are now four different Briggs classes (LO206, WF, Animal Gas, Animal), multiple Clone classes (Box Stock, Open) with all their different niches at different tracks. In order to help form a common ground, tracks AND drivers need to eliminate some of the options, and form a general class structure that everyone can follow.

The question is, what do people want? Do they want to focus on LO206 and Animal Gas, or has the infusion of Clone racing taken over and they can’t let go?

[David Cole]

Thanks Curtis. The track here has about 6 WF guys (most over 35). Not sure what clutch they run but I know the rule is open. I have both a Titan and Stinger – one with #35 and other with #219. Are the drums and gears interchangeable?

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Ok, so you race Clone. That’s club level. There is no class for you at the national and regional level because that is what clone is about, or was to be about – the hobby racer. And yes, tire is the biggest expense if you are not traveling. It’s a common thing to use up old tires on practice day to help save costs.

Regional and national events are for those who want to race against the best. Otherwise, what would be the point. National events is a mix of people. Those who are the best and those that can afford it. Some fit into both categories, some just one.

Is it fun? Of course, why else would people be going. To see 40 karts take the green flag is an amazing site. When I go to a race, I love to just watch from the sidelines.

I don’t fully understand how you grow without broadening the market.

Not sure I understand what you mean here?

[David Cole]

Chuck,

A Head and Neck device is for seat belt cars, not for karting.

What type of helmet do you have?

You basically are looking to put straps from the helmet to your arms. Something like this:

http://cometkartsales.com/Simpson-Helmet-Restraint-Kit.html

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Why would someone want to go from club, to regional and then to the national level? Competition. For some, club level racing is not a challenge, or they continue to win race after race. What’s the next step? Regional and national racing.

What do you currently race Paul? It appears you race at Pittsburgh International Race Complex?

I don’t understand how racing a national event is 4-times your budget. If a class is the same as your club class, you should just have to buy tires and go race. That’s the type of progression it appears we need to help build back up for 4-cycle racing.

The LO206 is a great start, as anyone can get a motor, put it on a kart and go racing. The only difference for rules right now are the spec tires at different tracks. That happens in all classes, except maybe Rotax racing.

For a club driver, there is no need to spend $5k on new equipment each year. Can you? Sure. There is no limit to what a racer can buy.

Karting is budget racing. No matter your budget, you can race. If it’s $1000 or $100,000, there is a place to go.

[David Cole]

William,

I’m pretty sure it was the email notification you got from EKN that was referring to the private message you received from the SPAM account. It happened all the time at the old site, it just never included the actual message. In our new forum, the email notification DOES include the message. I received one, as did many others. The email sender should have been EKN. If not, please let me know. Thank you.

[David Cole]

It’s already taken care. Just ignore the message. Thanks.

[David Cole]

Mal, please see your PM.

EKN will be talking with Fore, Abbasse and Lennox next weekend to find out more. Our guess is that it will be a one-off for all three, but maybe another run at Las Vegas SuperNationals. BUT, the CIK schedule is open that weekend along with Rotax racing in Europe. We will see.

[David Cole]

Jim, I am assuming you are running LO206?

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