Spec Racer

Our booth at the Auto Show is going well.  The effort is paying off with LOTS of new interest in the property and karting in general.  Kris and I are very happy we've done this, and we still have the second weekend to go.

More info on the Friday Night Leagues and the our Adrenaline Addict Car Show will be coming after the weekend.

There seems to be a lot of talk.  This isn’t unusual in winter, as karters balance wanting to go faster with their budget.  I thought I would share a little about how we go about adding classes – what works and what doesn’t.

Last season was a good one for the Spec Racer class, and 2010 is looking just as promising.  With the lessons we learned, there will be changes in the carb, header, and a new fuel tank option.

We've been asking your thoughts, reading your emails, and telling you a decision is near.  It's final.

With exceptions for Spec Racer, Kid Kart, and Shifter, we will have a Bridgestone YKC tire spec for 2010.  Our Class Structure page is updated & current. This will put us in line with the Route 66 Series, as well as many of the surrounding local tracks.

Spec Racer will continue unchanged with the MG IR compound.

Kid Kart & Shifter will have open tires.

Kris built a Facebook page, and we'd dig it if you'd check it out.  Click the link, or search on Facebook for JET Karting.

[update] Just found out how to change the url for the page to www.facebook.com/jetkarting
Go to www.facebook.com/usernames to do this for your account.

At the end of last season, looking through attendance records as well as comments from racers, we saw 'early morning practice' loosing popularity.  This season will have an increased Group Practice time, with a slightly earlier start time.

We are finalizing plans for 2010, and would like to know what our racers are thinking.  Our question this week is whether to spec MG Yellow, Bridgestone YKC, or both?  If we change to Bridgestone only, should there be a grace period to use up MG’s in the first part of the season?

We had our schedule posted, but our first race conflicted with the Route 66 first race.  Since we would like to schedule around the Route 66 Series, we have moved opening race to the 10th of April.

As part of the planning for the coming season, we revised the season pass pricing.  Some went up a little, some not at all.  The new pricing will go into effect January 1, however if you buy in December we'll sell them for the '09 prices. Passes make a pretty good Christmas gift!

As a reminder, if you won a discounted season pass certificatte at the Banquet, you need to use it before March 15.

The 2010 Schedule is up on the Events page.  We'll have 14 races for season points, as well as a backwards race on a Sunday in July as the second half of a double header weekend.  More details following soon on that event.  We have some ideas that will make it one of the 'don't miss' races of the summer.  There will be night races again, though we haven't picked which ones at this time.