NHKA Racing Series

Great news! New Hampshire Motor Speedway has given us a better date for the season’s first road race: Saturday April 17, 2010. No snow or run off. No freezing temperatures. No conflict with Easter or the NJ race. No excuses!

If you have already sent in your pre-entry for the 3rd, you’re all set. If you entered but can’t make the new date just email Lee leec@nhka.net.

We still need a minimum of 100 entries to run the event. The new deadline for pre-entries is March 12, 2010. So if you haven’t entered yet, Download the pre-entry form and mail it in today!

As we had planned for the previously announced date, this will be a doubleheader. More great news is the track has granted us Friday evening entry from 6-9pm. So if you want to come early for safety tech and to be set up for a busy Saturday of racing, you can camp at the track.

Why the sudden change? We have a new person to work with at the track who has said he wants to help us build the club back up. Could this mean additional road racing dates this season? Possibly. A strong turn out on April 17th would go a long way to proving that NHKA makes dollars and sense for the track. If we want the track to care about karting, we need to show how much we care about karting. Get those entries in!

Apex Kartsports & CFMotorsports present the
Granite State Kart Championship
Hosted by NHKA & Sugar Hill Speedway

New England sprint karters have been asking for an affordable series that will draw big fields of the best racers for a championship worth winning. The NHKA Racing Series is pleased to be playing a big part in making it reality for the 2010 racing season!

Twelve races. Two venues. Multiple tracks.

Completely separate from our road racing series, NHKA will host six GSKC races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. There will be three races on the high-speed Hill Course, and three more on SuperNats! inspired temporary tracks. Sugar Hill Speedway will host six races on its newly expanded road course. Now nearly a half-mile long, the new track offers all the twists and Gs of the old one, but more of them.

2010 Granite State Kart Championship Schedule

The series will occur over seven weekends, with five of those weekends being doubleheaders: NHMS on Saturday then Sugar Hill on Sunday. This gives racers maximum challenge and maximum time at home with their families in the summer.

Classes for everyone. Pricing for anyone.

GSKC’s soon to be announced class structure will welcome TaG, 2-cycle, 4-cycle and shifters. There will be divisions for Masters, Seniors, Juniors and Kids. Fuel and tire rules will be open. And you’ll be glad to know that that the goal is to hold entries to $60 or less.

Be ready for the first race! Saturday May 1, 2010

The first race of the Granite State Kart Championship will be on a temp track at NHMS. A blank slate for every driver – the perfect way to kick off a new series. Be there!

October 17th & 18th
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
1.6 mile road course

Gates open 7:00am
2-3 rounds of practice followed by racing
$25 Pit Pass
$65 Pre-registration per class ($75 at the track)

Have you seen the points? A lot of season championships are going to come down to the last lap at our October series finale. And don’t forget the 10 bonus points you are eligible for by entering the same class at all three road racing weekends, as well as the 15 bonus points you get for each class you enter at the October race. David will calculate bonus points and the final results after the dust settles. If you want to be the racer who comes out on top, get your pre-entry in today!

You can rent a garage for only $125 if you want the convenience of shelter, electricity and compressed air. The bays are big, so get a few of your friends to share one. Fuel and transponder rentals will be available. And as always, camping in the pit areas is free, as is use of the showers.

It is fast, fun, and really cool to race on New England’s big-league race track — like playing a pick up game at Fenway. Remember, WKA Road Racing rules apply. If you have dual master cylinders, the full-width bumper and safety wiring are simple. If you have any questions, ask on the forum or contact us directly.

The only thing more intense than the fall colors in New Hampshire will be the competition on the track. So get your pre-entry in for the last race of the season!