Saturday’s Pre-Season Practice Day is at NHMS. We have had a few people assume it was at the other place (not mentioning the name in this post!) Track direction will be clockwise, again, at NHMS!!!

Remember that ALL minors, drivers or not, will be required to have a minor release form per the speedway. If you are bringing anyone under 18 years of age the minor forms MUST be signed by the parents.

Friday Evening Enter via the track’s main gate (not the south gate) 4-8pm for trailer drop off, camping and safety tech. You may pick up your registrations and 206 exhaust kits. Tires will also be available for pick up or purchase.

Remember: No bicycles, scooters, skate boards etc. are allowed in any NHKA areas.

Saturday Entry Main gate opens at 6:30am. Lee will be there to assist the line. Please park in a double line. Please stay in your vehicle until asked to go to the window. Main gate will close to NHKA participants at 12pm (noon). We will not sell any pit passes after that. All NHKA participants, including spectators, must have a NHKA wrist band. Spectators will have a designated area. Only drivers and mechanics are allowed inside the grid area gate.

Event Schedule
8am Drivers meeting
8:30am 1st group on track
12pm Lunch break
5pm Track closes

We will group as many classes together as possible to optimize track time. We will separate classes and groups if the traffic on track gets too busy. Sessions will be 8 minutes.

Sample Groups
1 Kid Karts
2 206 Cadet/ TaG Mini
3 TaG Senior / Masters
4 All New Drivers
5 206 Senior / Masters
6 TaG Junior
7 World Formula Light / Heavy
8 206 Jr.
9 All Shifters

Fair Warning!!!!!! The weather still doesn’t look perfect. We will attempt to run as much dry track practice as possible. We will run wet track practice also if there are any takers. We will do what is necessary and try our best to accommodate all drivers.

We are ready to host our 1st event of 2022. Open practice day this Saturday!!!!

Registration is now closed. We will have 120 drivers. Some veterans and an impressive group of new drivers.

We do not know how the weather is going to play out. A wait and see game until we get close enough to make an accurate prediction.

Friday Night

Friday Night Entry The main gate will open at 4pm. Look for the NHKA window on the white building to the left just before the gate. It will close at 8pm, after which NO ENTRY will be allowed. Please go to the main gate not the South Gate (next to the gas station). The south gate is for oval track racing teams only.

Trailer Drop Off 4-8pm only. EVERYONE with you at that time must sign both the track’s waiver, the NHKA waiver and MUST have a NHKA pit pass wrist band.

Friday Night Camping 4 – 8pm arrival only. Overnight campers must pay a $25 camping fee at the gate directly to the speedway. This includes sleeping in your race trailer. Quiet hours after 10pm.

Safety Tech Pre-race inspections will be available on Friday night.

Grid Area Officials and workers only inside of the grid gate Friday night.

Saturday

Saturday Entry Gate opens at 6:30am. Please form a double line at the main gate with your vehicle. DO NOT block the gate entrance; there is room to the right of the gate. Also do not park along Route 106, use the lot leading up to the track. Please stay at your vehicle and pull up promptly. Lee will direct you to the window to sign in, then through the gate.

Drivers Meeting 8am sharp. Any driver who misses the drivers meeting will not be allowed on track for the day.

Rookie Drivers You will be contacted for a special new drivers meeting and safety course. This is mandatory for all new drivers.

No Starting Engines Before 8:05am

Practice 8:30am- 5pm Practice will be by groups (posted near grid.)

Gate Close at 12 Noon No pit pass sales after noon. Anyone without a pit pass in any NHKA area will be asked to leave and the associated team/driver will also be asked to leave.

Minor Waivers All annual minor waivers must be received upon entry Friday or Saturday.

Memberships All membership payments must be received by the end of the day Saturday. Any unresolved memberships will be cancelled.

Registration is now available for our April 16 preseason practice day at New Hampshire Motor Speedway: BikeReg.com/NHKA

Things to know about April 16:
Memberships are not required.
You must have a NHKA legal kart. No unapproved engines or chassis’.
Attendance will be capped at 130 drivers.
No entering two classes unless you have a kart for each class. (We will combine WF Heavy and Light, 206 Senior and Masters, TaG Senior and Masters.)
We will split on track groups if necessary.
All new drivers will be required to attend a new driver meeting on Saturday morning as well as a separate on-track observation session.

Memberships:
Thank you for all of your applications.
We have reached our membership cap for the 2022 season.
Any and all membership applications from now forward will be put on a waiting list in order of receipt, regardless of previous membership.
We will have a large group of new drivers joining us this season. We are looking forward to welcoming new drivers and families.
We will be contacting new approved members starting Monday.

Banquet:
Our banquet on April 9 is still ON! More details will be released in the coming days.

206 Exhaust Kits: If you are an approved member and you want us to ship your pre-ordered exhaust kit please let us know. We ship UPS daily and can ship to your door at your expense. Or you can arrange to pick it up at the office in Easton, MA during normal business hours. Or we can bring it to the awards ceremony on April 9 in Hollis, NH. If you’re worried about this being too close to the practice day on April 16, don’t, the exhaust kits are NOT required until the first race at Canaan on May 14.

Tires: We will be ordering a new batch of LeCont tires very soon. If you would like to pre-order race tires (a very good idea) click here for the new tire form.

We have a new date and a new venue for our awards ceremony and member meeting.

New date is April 9. No registration is needed. Yes, we know that is one week before our open practice day at NHMS. This is also deep enough into spring that we SHOULDN’T have a snow storm. But who knows?!?!

New Venue is Alpine Grove Banquet Facility in Hollis NH. We would like to thank NHKA Members Alan and Michelle Archambeault for offering the date at their beautiful facility. We will start the day at 1pm for a members meeting. Awards presentation will start at 2pm. If you can not make it we will pass out remaining trophies on April 16.

We will accept minor waivers and membership forms. There will be a notary on site. Rule books, class structure books, safety tech sheets, points structure sheets etc. will also be available. There will also be 206 header and muffler distribution for those who have not picked there’s up or had them shipped.

We are still working out some more details and will let you all know them as soon as we know.

The last race is in the books and the Final 2021 Championship Points Standings have been posted. Congratulations to the champions as well as all competitors for their efforts and dedication. We will all see you in Manchester, NH on Saturday, January 29th to celebrate your accomplishments at the 2021 NHKA Awards Banquet and Party. More details, including the venue will be announced soon.

This season was by far the busiest season to date. To all our family, friends, workers and volunteers we offer our sincere thanks for helping to make this season a success. Yes, we had some stressful times, but we had many more fun times. To all of you who took the time to offer advice or a helping hand, we thank you.

We are moving forward to the 2022 season. We have been in contact with NHMS and Canaan Motor Club in regards to race dates. We continue working to improve the issues we encountered during the 2021 season. We made a lot of adjustments, some good and others needing improvement, and we will be making more. For example, we are still refining the online registration o make it more user friendly.

We will also be moving forward with LOTS of rules updates, both in procedures and technical specs. We especially want to clarify kart and engine rules. We will also want to lock into a predictable race day format after experimenting with a few different versions. You will be fully updated well before the start of the new season.

Thank you again for another great year!

NHKA Staff

The weather looks nice, the trees are in full color – Saturday will be a picture-perfect fall day to wrap up the busy and exciting 2021 NHKA Racing Series. Championships will be decided in some classes. We ask that drivers be aware and respectful of your competitors who may have more at stake than usual.

We will be welcoming two special guests: the principals of WR International, the importers of LeCont tires. They’ll be visiting us all the way from Miami, FL and available all day to help and answer your tire questions.

It’s fall foliage season and a long weekend to boot. That means you should plan on adjusting your schedule to encounter lots of traffic heading up to NH and VT Friday afternoon and evening. You also need to plan on the gate closing an hour earlier than usual: 8pm. We know this is not ideal, but there are extenuating circumstances. On the other hand, we will be opening the gate a couple hours early, 4pm.

Please remember that no bicycles, scooters, skateboards, etc. are allowed on the property at any time.

Friday Night
4-8pm Track entry for everyone – trailer drop off, campers. etc. Safety Tech will also be available.

Saturday
6:30am Gate opens. DO NOT ARRIVE EARLY AND PARK ON THE STREET! If you have a wristband from Friday night you must STOP and show it at the gate.

11am Gate closes. All attendees must be on the property by 11am. NO late arrivals.

8:15am Drivers meeting. EVERYONE MUST attend and be on time. If you are found not to have attended, you will be subject to disqualification for the day.

8:45am Kid Karts on track. Kid karts will have four sessions and will be done at the lunch break.

Race Order & Format
Each practice group will have two 6-minute practice sessions. The second session will be your timed qualifying session. Prefinals will be six laps. Finals will be 15 laps.
Group 2 and 3 will run their prefinal before lunch, immediately after group 9 qualifies.
Racing will resume after lunch with group 4.

1 Kid Kart
2 206 Sr.
3 206 Cadet / TaG Mini
4 TaG Sr.
5 World Formula Light
6 206 Jr.
7 Shifters / TaG Masters
8 TaG Jr.
9 206 Masters / World Formula Heavy

Here we are, at the end of the season, and what an epic season it has been. Growth was so explosive the club forced to limit attendance even after the pandemic restrictions were eased. Speaking of Covid-19 and huge attendance, we are extremely proud and grateful to our team and membership for the thoughtfulness and cooperation that made such a busy season possible without a single known case transmitted at an event. Amazing! Out on the track we did more rain racing this season than in the past several seasons combined. Unfortunately, rain tire supply issues saddled us with a giant, stinking controversy nobody needed but we all survived. Without a doubt, the grand champion of the 2021 season is the mighty little Briggs 206 that made it possible for us to welcome so many new racers to the NHKA family. We hope you all had as much fun as we did watching you get better and better every race.

One thing that didn’t change in 2021 was the intensity of competition. As usual, there are championships that won’t be decided until the last lap of the last race. Looking at the points (thank you once again Jim Slade!), and figuring in presumed drops, here are the tight points races to watch at the season finale. If you haven’t, register now!

Briggs 206 Cadet
When you don’t have a single race finish lower than 2nd, you get to cruise into the last event like it’s a victory lap. Nice work Walker Fitch! On the other hand, Walker’s competition has some work to do sorting out who will be joining him on the championship podium. Wesley Clark comes into Canaan in possession of the 2nd points position and the momentum of winning the previous race. Bryson Boutin is only 17.5 points behind Wesley with 6 podiums including a win in Race 4. And should any of these three stumble, William Roberts is right there with the consistency to grab a spot on the podium for himself.

Briggs 206 Junior
William Dzuba has stood on the podium every race this season, but has been in absolute kill mode since Race 4 with four wins and a 2nd. Imagine being this dominant only to still have Caleb Jarvis-Comi breathing down your neck restraint a mere 17.5 points behind with a track record for delivering the goods under pressure at the last race. Now imagine you’ve earned seven podiums and a win but are relegated to third place… Do you think Christian Flagg will be looking to improve his lot at the last race? You bet he will.

Briggs 206 Senior
Ryan Archambault’s five wins puts him at the top of the standings with the drop. However, Dave Nadeau’s consistency has him just 22 points back. Most certainly, not only is dammit Dave hungry for a championship, but also eager to double his win tally. A shout out to Greg Santos who was having a solid season with a win and a string of top fives. Unfortunately, disaster struck in Race 7, and again in Race 8, scuttling his championship hopes after being in contention all season. Racing be like that sometimes.
 
 
 

TaG Senior
Ricardo Nunes’ five wins should be more than enough for him to retain the TaG Senior championship. What’s going to be interesting to watch is whether TaG rookie Alex Gomes can recapture some of his early-season brilliance to hold off TaG veteran Mark Donato, who is only 7.5 points behind and has stood on each step of the podium in the last three races.

TaG Masters
There’s no doubt that Ricardo Nunes will retain the TaG Masters championship. The question is whether he will do so by sweeping the entire feakin’ season! The other question to be answered at Canaan is who will get 2nd with only ten points separating long-time TaG Masters rivals Tobe Armendariz and Robert Bain.

World Formula Light
It’s no surprise that Hooligans Light are a race to watch at Canaan. Nor is it a surprise to find Rick Brown at the top of the standings worrying his socks off over a scant 15 point lead over Ryan Archambault. Both drivers have earned three wins and a pair of 2nds. However, momentum would appear to be on Ryan’s side with wins in the last two races. That is were it not for the fact that Rick hasn’t lost a race at Canaan in more than two years. This is gonna be good! Shout out to Kyle Callahan for locking up 3rd in the points in his first season with NHKA.

World Formula Heavy
Ken Poulin has a 22.5-point lead in his quest for a second championship in the Heavies. It’s not a lot, but it might be enough if he can keep it clean and near the front. The real battle going into Race 9 will be for 2nd place honors with Brett Repke leading Geoff Lockett by only 10 points. Another race not to be missed!

We have 151 entries ready to battle out a lot of tight point races in a lot of classes. So let’s get down to business!

Do not park on Rte.106 Friday night or Saturday morning… or ever! Please form a double line, stay tight to the vehicle in front of you, and if necessary bend the line onto the lot that runs alongside 106.

Friday Night
6-9pm: The gate will be open 6-9pm for trailer parking and camping. NO ONE will enter the gate before or after. Remember that ALL persons MUST sign in at the NHMS window before entering the property.

7-9pm: Driver sign in and guest pit pass sales will be inside the grid gate (Friday night only.) Pre-race safety inspections will also be available.

Saturday Morning
6:30-11:30am: The front gate opens for all pit pass sales and driver sign in. No one without a pit pass will be admitted after this time.

8:15am: Drivers meeting. ALL drivers MUST attend. Drivers who are late must see the race director before entering the track for practice.

Race Order: We will run clockwise, same as last race. However, we have made a slight adjustment to the class groups.

1 Kid Karts (In the morning up to lunch break)
2 Briggs 206 Sr.
3 Briggs 206 Cadet/ TaG Mini
4 TaG Sr.
5 World Formula Light
6 Briggs 206 Junior
7 Shifters
8 TaG Masters / TaG Junior
9 World Formula Heavy/ Briggs 206 Masters

The NHKA Racing Series has had a dramatic, action-packed summer so far with two wild 2-day events at Canaan Motor Club. We had rain, controversy, tons of close-quarters racing – some of it a bit too close for the race director’s liking! There was also a lot fun, camaraderie people helping each other out. The series wraps up a great summer of racing with a one-day event on the Hill Course at New Hampshire Motor Speedway August 28, 2021. As usual, pre-registration is required by the deadline: August 24th at Midnight. You can do so online at www.BikeReg.com/NHKA or you can download a mail-in registration by clicking here.

Stay tuned for updates closer to what promises to be another big race!