What a great start to the NHKA’s Granite State Kart Championship season. Tons of karts and lots of bumper-to-bumper racing. The rain threatened, but didn’t stand a chance against the vortex created by all those karts flying around the S3 track.

Thank you to Jim Slade for all his work on the pre-registration, and to all the racers who took advantage. It really helped the morning go much more smoothly behind the scenes. Unfortunately, standing water on the track prevented us from starting practice at 8:15, but we still got in every scheduled lap.

As always, thank you to everyone who pitched in throughout the day. And a special thanks to Paul Bowen for his work on track set up this weekend and every weekend. I could not do it without him.

Our next event is June 25th on the Hill Course. Click here to download and send in the Pre-Registration for this race. You’ll spend less time in line, save a few bucks while saving the folks in registration a few gray hairs.

Be sure to mark your calendar for the July 30-31 doubleheader weekend. Saturday is the third GSKC race, followed on Sunday by the Northeast Rmax and Shifter race — a chance for GSKC racers to go head to head against some of the region’s best drivers on your home turf.

Lee

You told us that you want more track time, and we heard you. We’ll now be offering an additional round of practice at 8:00am sharp. But, we need your help in speeding up the registration process. So, before you hit the track you need to be registered — and we’re making it easier than ever…

“Introducing Online Pre-Registration”

Just download the Pre-Reg form, fill in the blanks right on your computer, then click submit. It’s that easy. Plus you’ll save $5 per entry.

Pre-register today and don’t miss a single lap of track time.

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Well, the holidays have come and gone, the Daytona 500 got the checkers, and those mountains of snow are finally shrinking. But the best news is that THE RACING SEASON IS ALMOST HERE! Everyone at NHKA has been working to make 2011 top the great year we had in 2010.

BIG NEWS: We’ve added a Northeast RMax Challenge race to the schedule. This two-day event on July 30-31 will feature a GSKC race on Saturday and the RMax race on Sunday. Some of the top-ranked sprint racers in the country are series regulars. This is your chance to put your skills up against theirs on your home turf. It also promises to be a weekend of the biggest fields we’ve seen yet. So mark your calendars now!

This season we are asking everyone running for Granite State Kart Championship points to become a NHKA member. This will help get the season started right as well as fund the year-end awards and banquet to be held in a hall and not a garage – although that was a lot of fun!

We are also asking that you consider becoming a series sponsor. If you own a business, this is a great way to reach a loyal audience and support your racing with a deductable advertising expense (though check with your tax expert).

Click here for the membership and sponsor forms. And stay tuned to this site for breaking news leading up to our season opener on May 21, 2011. I can’t wait!

Lee