Go Racing Magazine - September 2014

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CONTENTS

HISTORY OF KARTING

The beginnings of a worldwide sport

DEPARTMENTS

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THE INSIDE LINE FROM THE PADDOCK TECH KARTS TO CARS MOM AT THE TRACK DRIVER PROFILES SERIES DIRECTORY

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How to install a kart seat

FUTURE OF KARTING

The technology behind the karts of today

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OFFICIAL SUPPLIER GOLDEN TICKETS KIDS IN KARTS SCHEDULE CONFIRMATION A NEW FORMULA SUPER SHOWDOWN

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CAN-AM ProKart Challenge

42 HISTORY OF KARTING How karting began

50 REMEMBERING A LEGEND Inaugural Linda Emmick Memorial Race 4 the Cure GO Racing Magazine

54 TUNERS OF MODESTO

An in-depth look behind the scenes of kart racing

46 FUTURE OF KARTING

Technology behind today’s karts

50 REMEMBERING A LEGEND

Linda Emmick Memorial Race 4 th Cure

54 TUNERS OF MODESTO

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THE INSIDE LINE

STAYINGDATE Words: Richard Zimmermann

What an interesting month we had with the Summer Nationals ProKart race at Modesto, and the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Final tickets being distributed at the CanAm event at the Greg Moore track. The Modesto race was all about controversy. Unfortunately, we did not receive information or pictures of the event and we were not present to do a write up. However, we do have the next best thing and maybe even more interesting. Our own Tyler Brooks was tuning for Rob Logan in the S4 class and gives a very interesting insight of the event from a tuners perspective.

We also have a couple of write ups about the history of karting that many of you younger karters might not know about. It is quite interesting how karting started and has evolved into what it is today. The technical advancements over the years are quite mind blowing. I wonder if Art Ingles had any idea of what his kart would evolve into. We compliment this article with the “future” of karting. We feature a write up on competitive outdoor electric karting taking place in Northern California. This begs the question, “Will karting end up fully electric?” Formula E is a new world championship taking place in 2015. Is karting far behind?

Patricio Jourdain is back with his Kart to Cars write up. He had a chance to coach a new karter on the competitive nature of outdoor karting. It is an interesting read and a great perspective on being a driver coach for a novice karter.

Lastly, the Linda Emmick Memorial race took place at the All Star karting track in Prairie City, CA. Bill and Paul McCallister put on a great event and raised over $1,400 for the American Heart Association. Linda and her husband Gary founded Emmick Enterprises in California in the mid 6

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70’s and built their own successful line of karts. Linda passed away in June of 2013 at the age of 69 years old and this event was a wonderful way to celebrate a fellow racer.

It is quite interesting how karting started and has evolved into what it is today.

The technical advancements over the years are quite mind blowing. I wonder if Art Ingles had any idea of what his kart would evolve into.

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Golden Tickets FOUR TICKETS TO RMCGF TO BE AWARDED AT ROTAX PAN AMERICAN CHALLENGE Words: MAXSpeed Group With the annual Rotax Pan American Challenge set to take place at the GoPro Motorplex facility in Mooresville, North Carolina from October 15-19, the MAXSpeed Group is pleased to announce additional details for the event. With four invites to the annual Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals (RMCGF) on the line, Rotax Senior MAX and DD2 MAX Masters competitors will be vying for a spot on Team USA for 2014 while Rotax Junior MAX and Rotax MAX DD2 will be awarded the first two invites to the 2015 edition of the program.

“There were some reissuing of Grand Finals invites as the event continues to grow and add more competitors and as a country, we had to postpone two entries to until next year’s event,” explained MAXSpeed Group’s Richard Boisclair. “While the champions in Senior and DD2 Masters will travel to Valencia, Spain in November, the Junior and DD2 champs will be the first two drivers on the entry card for the 2015 edition of the Olympics of Karting.”

While Rotax Senior MAX and Rotax MAX DD2 Masters winners will be added to the 2014 entry list, Rotax Junior MAX and Rotax MAX DD2 victors will have the opportunity to test and prepare themselves for one of the biggest events on the karting calendar.

Also, competitors in Rotax Junior MAX and Rotax MAX DD2 who already have a ticket to the 2014 Grand Finals will have the opportunity to win the Rotax Pan American Challenge and earn an invite for next season before ever attending the 2014 RMCGF event.

With entries expected from around the world including most of the biggest teams in North American karting, the Pan Am event in the heart of NASCAR country is sure to be a spectacle for everyone involved. Located within only a few miles of some of the biggest racing names in motorsports, teams and families will have the chance to visit the race shops of the likes of Penske, Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s JR Motorsports. Located only miles from the prestigious Lake Norman area, there is opportunity for fun for the entire family.

Registration for the Rotax Pan American Challenge will open during the week of August 18th. Stay tuned for more information in the coming days.

The MAXSpeed Group has also set up and negotiated room blocks at some of the area’s closest hotels. With a limited number of rooms available, teams and competitors are urged to make their reservations early.

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Kids in Karts 2014 KID KART NATIONALS Words: SLKA | Photos: K. Mathis Photography

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For the 12th year in a row, the St. Louis Karting Association hosted the Annual Kid Kart Nationals, in Pevely, Missouri. With an annual attendance of 40-50 karters from all over the country, these kids are the future of karting and the future stars of professional racing.

2014 Unrestricted Winners: 1st Nick Snell, 2nd Kade Brown, 3rd Zander Mitchell, 4th Evan Zarbo, 5th Carson Mitchell, 6th Elliot Cox, 7th Caiden Mitchell, 8th Pierce Sonderup, 9th Charlie Kramer, 10th Jacob Ewing, 11th Cooper Christ, 12th Brody Zarbo, 13th Chase Gardener (Restricted Winner of 2013 KKN), 14th Blake Howard, 15th Roman Linane, 16th Trevor Johnson, 17th Payton Glodowski, 18th Nicolas Martens, 19th Davis Cunningham, 20th Dylan Julien.

2014 Restricted Winners: 1st Adam Brickley, 2nd Max Mabee, 3rd Delaney Adamo, 4th George Lunski, 5th Sofia D’Arrigo, 6th Rylie Meyers, 7th Colten Kendig, 8th Indy Ragan, 9th Collin Eaton, 10th Ben Maier, 11th Logan Julien, 12th Danny Dyszelski, 13th Taylor Gardner, 14th Jamie Putman and Hannah Drake.

Kids that did not finish the race but still gave it their all: Kaden Trotter, Jacob Putman, Cole Marr, Gabby Selden, Noah Baker, and Sheldon Cooper, Lucas Lenhart,

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St. Louis Karting Association wants to thank everyone for our record breaking year at the 2014 Kid Kart Nationals at I-55 Raceway! This year we had 40 plus racers show up to battle it out for first place in two categories, Kid Kart Restricted and Kid Kart Unrestricted. Congratulations to Nick Snell in winning the Unrestricted class and Adam Brickley in the Restricted class. We also want to congratulate everyone who made the long trip from places like California, Texas, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, and Illinois.

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Schedule Confirmation 2015 ROTAX CHALLENGE OF THE AMERICAS SCHEDULE CONFIRMED Words: ProMedia Motorsports PR The Rotax Challenge of the Americas is proud to announce the schedule for the 2015 program this winter. Each year, the premier winter karting series on the left coast has grown in numbers and seen an increase in the competition level, while still providing the friendly atmosphere that makes each weekend at the Challenge feel like a true vacation. The three weekend, three month journey begins January 2015 in the outskirts of the Arizona desert, and ends in March in northern California’s wine country. Seven talented and skillful drivers will add their names to the growing champions list of the Challenge, with four earning a ticket to take part in the annual Rotax Grand Finals in 2015.

The Rotax Challenge of the Americas program will host its eighth season beginning in January with a trip to the Musselman Honda Circuit in Tucson, Arizona. The 8/10-mile direct replica of the Suzuka circuit in Japan has played host to the opening rounds of the Challenge for the past three years. February will host the third and fourth rounds, returning to the 3/4-mile Formula K Raceway just outside Phoenix, Arizona. The home of the Phoenix Kart Racing Association organization has opened its doors to the Challenge for six straight years. 2015 will close out similar to that of this past winter, returning to the Simraceway Performance Karting Center in Sonoma, California to crown the seven series champions.

2015 Rotax Challenge of the Americas Schedule January 9-11, 2015: Musselman Honda Circuit - Tucson, Arizona February 13-15, 2015: Phoenix Kart Racing Association - Glendale, Arizona March 13-15, 2015: Simraceway Performance Karting Center - Sonoma, California “I pride myself on committing and distributing our Rotax Challenge of the Americas schedule as early as possible. The first week of August gives drivers, teams, and the industry time to prepare and develop their own plans as we look ahead to the next season,” stated Andy Seesemann - promoter of the Rotax Challenge of the Americas. “We continued to see an increase of roughly 10% last season, and our goal is to continue that growth in 2015. This year’s schedule had a number of hurdles we had to work around, including a number of non-motorsports events at the different locations the series will attend this coming season.

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A New Formula NEW STRUCTURE FOR 2015 MAZDABRIDGESTONE MANUFACTURERS’ CUP SERIES The World Karting Association has announced that next year’s Mazda-Bridgestone Manufacturers’ Cup Series will have a whole new structure.

The Association’s Board has now approved an all-new 12-class structure, with a new weekend race format. The series starts on December 27th at the Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida. This meet continues until the 30th.

The 2015 Man Cup Series will now have 12 different classes on the docket and this will include some completely new divisions – with a focus on Leopard, IAME X30, and Yamaha KT100 racing.

The changes have been made in response to what karters are telling the Association they want. The new format, it is hoped, will see top competition and thrilling weekends of karting. For more senior karters, there’ll be four classes to choose from, along with a very wide range of speed and competition.

The new structure will mirror the way European racers progress to Formula One type racing – with karting the usual starting point.

Virtually all the top Formula One drivers started their careers in karting. This includes England’s Formula One ace Lewis Hamilton who is currently chasing teammate Nico Rosberg hard in the F1 drivers’ championship.

Their team Mercedes has the constructors’ title all but sewn up, but which driver will take the title at the end of the season is anyone’s guess. Irish bookmaking firm Paddy Power currently has the German as marginal favorite – but it will be a thrilling end to the season.

Let’s hope more US drivers make the transition from karting to the F1 international stage in the future. No U.S driver has won the Formula One drivers’ championship since the great Mario Andretti way back in 1978.

be a comfortable and workable solution for everyone involved.”

The Rotax Challenge of the Americas will once again offer four Rotax Grand Finals tickets to the champions of the Senior Max, DD2, DD2 Masters and Junior Max categories. Each driver will be able to represent their respective country at the ‘Olympics of Karting’, courtesy of the Rotax Challenge of the Americas. In 2014, Phillip Arscott (Senior Max), Gavin Reichelt (DD2), Alan GO Racing Magazine

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Rudolph (DD2 Masters) and Austin Versteeg (Junior Max) will be part of Team USA, set to compete at the 2014 Rotax Grand Finals scheduled for November 25-29 at the amazing Kartodromo Internacional Lucas Guerrero Chiva in Valencia, Spain.

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TILLETT T8 The T8 is the most popular seat made by Tillett. The shape of the T8 is very similar to that of the T7; both have the 63 degree driving angle and the same excellent comfort and depth. The only difference between the two shapes is that the T8 is slightly smaller at the top and slightly bigger at the bottom. The T8 was the first kart seat to be made using the RTM production method.

This system makes strong fiberglass moldings with uniform quality and thickness, the process also speeds up production, keeping the T8 price below that of the hand laid models. The composite quality of the T8 is perfect and the two smooth sides keep a professional image throughout the life of the seat.

The T8 is available uncovered, ¼ partial cover or full cover.

T8 Hand The T8 hand laid seat process allows the T8 shape and design to be available in the various rigidity options critical to professional drivers. This seat is available in the Cut Down versions, Small and Medium Small, essential to young drivers. Other sizes available by special order.

Franklin Motorsports is proud to present the Tillett Racing Seat product line. Tillett Racing Seats are known worldwide for their high performing quality line of kart racing seats and accessories. A variety of shapes, sizes and rigidity give a driver the opportunity to maximize their karts performance.

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Available Rigidities The T11 and T8 seats are available in multiple rigidities (flexibilities).

Our T11 line includes Standard, VG, and “t” variations. The VG is a flexible version, while the “t” falls in between Standard and VG. Our T8 line includes the Standard and VG variations. Please see available sizes and covering options in the pages to follow.

The complete Tillett line includes more than the above listed seats.

Any item can be specially ordered if requested through Franklin Motorsports at www.frankinkart.com or call 262-814-5400.

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by two knobs, and each clamp has two slots available on the T-Board to clear any obstructions. Be sure there are no cable ties, brake lines, wiring, or clamps interfering with the height of the T-Board.

Now you can set your seat onto the T-Board. Use a weight to keep the seat stable and parallel to the chassis. (Photo 3)

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HOW TO INSTALL A KART SEAT Words | Photos: Franklin Motorsports This month’s GoRacing Magazine Tech article come from Franklin Motorsports.

Franklin Motorsports is a leader in the karting industry with over 50 years of combined karting experience. With a large on-line product selection, select track support events, and a wide variety of shop services Franklin Motorsports is your complete karting source.

The first step in seat installation is selecting the proper seat for your application.

Tillett offers endless size, shape, recline and flexibility options to create the perfect seat for each driver and class.

Each clamp comes with three white 2mm shims, and two black 4mm shims.

Make sure to include the 2.5mm clamp thickness that will always be between your chassis and the board. If you wish to mount your seat higher than the bottom of the chassis, you can lay any number of sprockets between your seat and the T-Board. (Photo 2)

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Once you have selected your optimum Tillett seat, its position must be decided upon. Most chassis manufacturer’s offer recommended seat location measurements, or your team may have this info available as well. The Tillett T-Board makes locating and replicating the location of your seat a “no-brainer.”

Now you can confirm the desired height of the seat by observing the space between the chassis and the T-Board. (Photo 4)

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To install the T-Board, start with setting the desired seat height. This is accomplished by adjusting the shims between the clamp and the T-Board. (Photo 1)

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Next the T-Board Measuring Device can be utilized.

Adjust the height and location of the Device until it is aligned to the T-Board and the axle.

Finally, extend the protractor to make the leading edges flush to the back of the seat. (Photo 5)

Many manufacturers specify the distance between the axle and the back of the seat for location purposes. This measurement will show at the back edge of the carbon fiber extension piece. Be sure not to measure at the spine relief on the back of the seat, but rather immediately next to it.

The final measurement to consider is the angle of the back of the seat. This has become less crucial with so many drivers choosing the “Flat Bottom” Tillett T11 shape, but is important when choosing the popular Tillett T8 shapes.

This measurement is shown at the etched line in the center of the carbon fiber extension piece. (Photo 6)

Then insert the proper amount of shims to take up the space between the seat and the mounting tabs. Be careful not to push the seat with too many shims, or pull it with too few. This will cause breakage and cracking. Tillett offers two diameters, and two thicknesses of these shims to obtain the perfect spacing. (Photo 8)

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Now you’re ready to drill and bolt the seat in place!

Start with the mounting tabs on either side of the seat, then the two in the front of the seat. Finish by installing the desired number of additional seat struts.

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A day at the track with driver Jake Mancini Words: Patricio Jourdain Jake is a 22 year old karting enthusiast who was interested in the karting academies that I do around the nation at indoor go kart centers. He reached out to me via email asking me if it was worth hiring a coach even though he had some karting experience already. I told him every opportunity for instruction

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and learning that you can get from a professional is always worth it, you can always learn new things. We decided to schedule a one on one coaching session at Apex track in Lake Perris, CA. We started off the day by meeting on a Sunday morning at 8 am at his home

in Carlsbad, CA. By the time I got there everything was ready to hit the road. An older Renspeed chassis with a 125cc Rotax engine on it was on top of a small trailer attached to the back of an SUV along with all of the tools and other supplies.

We started driving towards the track and during that one hour and 15 minute drive all we talked about was racing, we talked about my career, about Jake’s experience in motorsports and everything else. It was Jake, his dad Mark and I talking back and forth getting to know each other, it was right then that I knew I was working with good people; it was obvious it was going to be a good day at the track.

Arriving to the track, we got our passes, unloaded the kart and prepared it for the 1st on track session where I told Jake that the only thing he needed to do in this sessions was to check and make sure everything was ok with the kart and he felt comfortable in it before he started going fast since he hadn’t driven the kart for several months.

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When he was out on the track, I took my position on top of a metal structured tower; timing him and watching his lines to be able to give him pointers in between each session, so a stopwatch, a track layout and a printed time sheet were my work tools.

The only changes we made to the kart during the entire day was tire pressure adjustments, and for this I called a friend that has a lot of experience at this track to get the right ones from him, so we set the tire pressures as we were told and kept running. We didn’t make any more or any major changes on the kart, since the whole point for this day was to get him quicker in his driving and not because of the kart performance. He needed better lines, hitting the apexes right and better braking techniques.

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issues, therefore leaving the track a little sooner than expected. Jake learned a lot

It was right then I knew I was working with good people; it was obvious it was going to be a good day at the track throughout the day, like I said before; we spoke a lot in between sessions, sat down with a track layout and went over

it and I can tell he was really listening and paying attention to my notes because we (his dad and I) could see him improving his lines out there and the stopwatch wouldn’t let us lie, he was getting quicker, smoother and more confident lap after lap.

After the 4th session we packed the car, placed the kart on the trailer and drove back home, again it was time to talk racing, only this time we focused more on things that Jake wanted to know more about like a racing career lifestyle, sponsorships and pretty much everything that you want to know to be able to become a professional race car driver. As you know for someone that is outside the world of racing it is not an easy sport to get into and most of the time not cheap if you don’t know what you are talking about, so all this kind of information was very valuable to them.

After a great day at the track, I want to say thank you to Jake and his Dad for making my job very enjoyable and also for the pictures provided by them for this story.

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TRACK A Mother’s Perspective Words: Kory Zimmermann

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here are many components that go into a fast lap. Whether that lap is in a kart or a racecar, it doesn’t matter, what does matter is that all of the components are acting as one to produce that perfect lap. I think Ayrton Senna said it best, “And suddenly I realized that I was no longer driving the car consciously. I was driving it by a kind of instinct, only I was in a different dimension.” Having a kart that is “dialed in” is only one of those components. Another component is the driver, how can the driver achieve and maintain a mind and body so that it is at peak performance? Through physical conditioning, coaching, and diet among other things; a driver can reach “that different dimension.”

Many people argue that auto racing or karting is not a sport. Let’s save that argument for another day, because those who know me know I have an opinion about that! What I do know is that a kart driver’s heart rate reaches a higher consistent BPM (beats per minute) than many “traditional” sports. Formula 1 driver’s pull upwards of 5 G’s under braking and a Sprint Kart driver can pull 2.5 – 3 G’s in corners. For comparison, a fighter pilot pulls 9 G’s. How can a driver prepare his body for this task? Fitness; cardio and strength training are just some of the ways to help gain muscle strength and endurance to help fight off fatigue.

When my son started karting he would complain of neck, wrist and forearm fatigue. We went home and started working on those areas to make them stronger. Putting your helmet on, lying on your back with your head hanging off the side of your bed and lifting your chin to your chest, rotate 90 degrees lifting your neck sideways and repeat, this exercise helps strengthen neck muscles. Another great tool to have is a hand gripper. Squeezing these while watching your favorite cartoon or TV program is a 24

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great way to build hand and forearm strength. Also a relaxed grip on the steering wheel will reduce tension in the hands, wrist and forearm. As our son got older and stronger, he noticed his upper arms and shoulders fatiguing. We are fortunate to be able to work out at our local gym. Personal trainers can help create a custom workout routine to fit your needs. My son consistently does cardio, and strength training of his entire body. I join him for moral support, or maybe it is the other way around!

Conditioning your mind before and during a race weekend is hugely beneficial as well. Cross-crawls, figure eights, and other hand-eye coordination drills help with focus and mental stamina. There are also a number of “braingame” apps available for download that can help.

The bottom line being that as a driver you don’t want any variable within your control to take you away from that perfect lap. Remember practice makes perfect, or as my husband says, “perfect practice makes perfect!”

Remember, I am just the “Mom at the Track” before starting any sport, exercise or nutritional program, consult with your doctor first!

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DRIVER PR FILES Zane Lockwood AGE: 13 HOMETOWN: Franklin, Tennessee ENGINE/CHASSIS: LO206 / Righetti Ridolfi TEAM: Lockwood Motorsports RACING EXPERIENCE: 2013/2014 Member – Amped Up Racing Series (AURS), Tennessee 2013/2014 Member – South East Karting Alliance (SEKA Racing), Tennessee 2013/2014 Member - Andersen Race Park, Palmetto, Florida 2014 – Music City Ice Breaker (CLONE Sr. 1st place and LO206 1st Place) 2014 – Bobby Waltrip Memorial Race (LO206 3rd Place) 2014 – Star Fence Spring Bash (LO206 1st Place) 2014 – Summer Sizzler (LO206 3rd Place) Summer 2014 – Series Mid-year High Point Champion (LO206 & CLONE Sr.) 2014 Training – Birel 22 HP Tag Kart FUTURE RACING GOALS: WKA Gold Cup winner and WKA Manufacturer’s Cup winner and compete in other venues. Continue learning the skill of racing and increase my knowledge on the track. Compete in all areas of racing from Karting to Cars.

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he 2014 Rotax Can-Am ProKart Challenge came to an end during the third weekend of August, taking racers north of the United States/ Canada border for the first time in 2014.

The historic Greg Moore Raceway in British Columbia was the site of the August 15-17, hosting the final two rounds of the fourrace weekend season. Aside from the class championships on the line in Chilliwack, four 2014 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals tickets were decided following the action on Sunday. Jake Craig and Derek Wang defended their titles from last year, John Buzza became a new member to the Team Canada squad, while Austin

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Versteeg’s ticket in Junior went to Sting Ray Robb.

Racing in the Black Flag Racing Senior Max class was top notch in Chilliwack.

The one driver who stood out all season however was defending champion Jake Craig. A victory Saturday clinched him the championship and the Rotax Grand Finals ticket. Artie Carpenter was the quick driver early, earning the pole position in qualifying, edging out Marco Eakins and Craig by less than a tenth of a second.

Carpenter led all 15 laps of the Prefinal, with championship contender Luke Selliken slotting into the second spot ahead of Craig. At the start of the 20-lap main event, Carpenter was shuffled back to fourth in the order while Craig assumed the point. He led the entire distance for his fourth victory of the season. Carpenter charged back with the fast laps of the race

Above: Artie Carpenter Right: Jake Craig

to finish runner-up for his first podium result of the season. Selliken was third with Eakins and Dalton Egger making up the top-five. Carpenter stepped up his game on Sunday, sweeping the day’s on-track sessions. Squeaking out another pole position, this time ahead of Selliken, Carpenter led all 15 laps of the Prefinal. He fought off an early challenge from Eakins to score a near five-second victory, his first at the Can-Am series. Selliken stormed back to finish second with Eakins in third.

Kris Hoffbeck and Derek Wang rounded out the top-five for their best results of the season.

In the Wicked Fabrication Junior Max class, Austin Versteeg and Sting Ray Robb dueled over the final two rounds. Versteeg began the weekend by edging out Robb in qualifying for Round Seven on Saturday.

Robb went on to win the Prefinal and held off Versteeg for the main event victory, his first of the season. Kyle Wick completed the podium, coming home third. The roles were reversed at the end of Sunday. Robb started the day off by clocking in with the fastest lap in qualifying over Versteeg.

For the second time that weekend, Robb scored the Prefinal win. The main event would belong to Versteeg, capturing his fifth victory of the season to secure the championship. Due to earning a Rotax Grand Finals ticket earlier in the season at the Rotax Challenge of the Americas, Versteeg’s championship ticket was deferred to the second place driver in the championship standings - Sting Ray Robb. Two-time race winner Wick finished Sunday’s main event in the third position, where he would end up in the final point tally.

Possibly the biggest championship shakeup in the final weekend, took place in the Monster X Tour Mini Max class.

Heading into the final weekend Edward Portz led the championship by three points over Conner Wick, with Austin Torgerson back in third place. Portz lost ground to his competition off the bat to start Round Seven on Saturday. Qualifying saw Portz lay down the fourth fastest lap, while Torgerson and Wick both qualified ahead of him, in second and third, as Marco Kacic secured the pole position. Kacic let 34

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the championship racers battle amongst themselves as he drove on to score the Prefinal win. Torgerson hung on to finish second while Portz got around Wick to finish third. The main event saw an end to Kacic’s dominance, as Torgerson made his championship bid known. On lap four, Torgerson took the led from Kacic and checked out, scoring the main event win by half a second. Kacic held off Wick for second with Portz in fourth. Torgenson had obviously found his footing at Greg Moore Raceway, and pushed on. Fast time in qualifying for Round Eight on Sunday went to Torgerson. The Prefinal was the same, as Torgerson beat Portz to the line by half a second. The main event saw Kacic return to the top, after a 15-lap long battle with Torgerson. On the final lap, Torgerson slipped back to the fifth position after contact, leaving Kacic alone to take his first victory of the season. Portz finished second with Wick next to him on the podium in third. Factoring in the drop race, Torgerson was crowned the champion by just nine points over Portz.

Josh Pierson entered the championship weekend leading the points in the GoKart Hero Micro Max category and left with the title in hand following a sweep in both rounds of racing, scoring the pole position,

Above: Sting Ray Robb Right: Tyler Shepard Left: Josh Pierson

of lead changes taking place throughout the Prefinal and Final events. In the end, Pierson was the only driver to occupy the top spot at the checkered flag all weekend.

Following suit, Cooper Becklin was the only driver to finish second in the final two rounds. Thanks to Becklin’s consistency and ability to hold off charges from Dezall on Saturday, and Ashton Torgerson on Sunday, Becklin earned himself a runner-up finish in the final points tally while Dezall would earn third place honors.

Left: Andrew Alfonso Above: David Schorn Below: Jacob Gulick

Prefinal, and Final wins each day. Behind Pierson, the championship podium saw a major change. Max Wright held second place in the points coming into Chilliwack, with Ryan Dezall behind him in third. Due to Wright not making the trip to the last weekend of the year, the door was opened for a new addition to the champion’s podium. While the results do not show it, the field kept the pressure on Pierson throughout the two days, with a number

Winnipeg, Manitoba’s John Buzza was the victor in DD2 on Saturday, helping him to earn the class championship and the ticket to Valencia, Spain as part of Team Canada at the Rotax Grand Finals. Having already locked up the DD2 Masters title for a second straight year, including the 2014 Rotax Grand Finals ticket, Derek Wang competed in the MVP LO206 Senior class this past weekend. Wang ran second to David Schorn all day Saturday, until the main event where he emerged as the winner. Schorn came back though on Sunday, and bested Wang, beating him by five seconds for the final win. Bryan Green finished third both days, and was crowned the class champion. Jacob Gulick swept the competition over Kyle Adams in the RLV LO206 Junior class, which handed him the class championship.

Andrew Alfonso scored back-to-back main event wins at the final weekend in the Rolison Performance Group Masters Max category, beating John Breidinger and Chad Wallace both days. Wallace, however, would leave Chilliwack having won the war as he secured the Masters Max

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championship.

The Superkarts! USA Stock Moto classes offered within the Can-Am ProKart Challenge also finished up their 2014 season at Chilliwack. Evan White was the top dog most of the day on Saturday in the S5 Junior Stock Moto class, before Austin Versteeg took the main event win. Sunday was White’s day as he swept the day over Sara Brinkac. Versteeg left GO Racing Magazine

Chilliwack with his second championship of 2014 earning the class title. Kory Estell put in a perfect weekend, sweeping both days of the championship finale weekend in the S2 Semi-Pro Stock Moto category, a performance worthy of the class championship. Double duty racer Marco Eakins ran second to Estell both days. Also scoring a perfect weekend was newly crowned class champion Tyler Shepard, as he dominated in the S4 Master Stock

Moto class over Doug Taylor.

The Rotax Can-Am ProKart Challenge would like to congratulate all the 2014 champions and all the competitors for another exciting and fun season. Plans for the 2015 edition of the program are underway. Be sure to keep visiting rotaxcanamprokartchallenge.com and follow the series on Facebook as the 2015 season nears.

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KARTING KARTING IN THE UK STARTED IN 1959 AND, FORTUNATELY, MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE EVENTS DURING THAT FIRST YEAR ARE WELL-RECORDED. HOWEVER, WHAT IS LESS WELL KNOWN IS THE RUNUP TO 1959. HOW DID KARTING BEGIN? Brian Jordan | Brian Jordan It all began in the USA following a mistake

by McCulloch, a manufacturer of chain saws and outboard motors, who in the early 1950s decided to branch out into lawn-mower production, and purchased 10,000 West Bend 750 2½ hp engines to power them. Unfortunately, after about 2000 units had been sold their dealers started to be flooded with complaints - to the extent McCulloch decided to pull the plug on the whole project. The balance of 8,000 unused West Bend 750 engines was left in store whilst a buyer was sought and, after nearly a year had elapsed and the price was on the floor, Flexo of Los Angeles made a winning bid.

A racing car mechanic, Art Ingels, who worked for Kurtis Craft Co who, amongst other things, built Indianapolis cars in the LA suburb of Glendale, bought one of these units and, in August 1956, released the first kart - though this name came later - which looked amazingly similar to a modern Class I kart. This created quite a stir despite the engine only producing a claimed 2½ hp - and despite the fact Art weighed-in at 15½ stone - and also despite the crude braking system consisting of a hand lever applying a pivoted plate which pressed onto one of the rear wheels….

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of GP Mufflers, an exhaust specialist company. Immediately Duffy got home and he started making two copies of Art’s plaything, one for himself and one for his friend Dick Van de Veere who was given the job of seeking out the necessary parts to equip the two chassis.

By November Duffy’s kart was finished and he phoned his partner Roy at their Monrovia branch to come over and try this new device. Despite initial reservations Roy was quickly convinced, and on November 15th Roy and friends Tom Noel and Bill Rowles started building three karts in Tom’s home garage with Roy and Tom carrying out fabrication and welding and Bill finding the parts.

These were finished in time for Christmas 1956, but by the time the festivities were over pretty much all the karts were severely damaged with blown engines, failed brakes and broken chassis.

Nevertheless, the bug had bitten, and by March 1957 there were about a dozen karts of varying reliability touring round looking for large empty car parks to exercise their machines without drawing too much attention - especially from the local police.

Finally, the car park of the famous Pasadena Rose Bowl became their home, and the crowds they attracted became a source of converts, to the extent that the threesome decided to market a kart in

kit form for about £400 in today’s money - and not a simple assembly kit, but one of cut and bent lengths of tubing the customer had to have welded together.

The art director for America’s influential Rod and Custom magazine, Lynn Wineland, lived nearby, and had been influential in interesting the editor Spencer Murray in giving coverage to this fledgling motor sport. When the three musketeers started production, they asked Lynn to produce a sales brochure for them, and he pointed out that they needed a generic name for these new vehicles. He then produced a list of 20 possible names, and from this list Go-Kart was chosen.

Within months the firm of Go-Kart was selling 500 units a month, but soon they began to run out of their dirt-cheap West Bend engines. They thus started to supply with the Clinton A400 and, after that, the famous McCulloch MC10. Art Ingels tried to interest his boss at Kurtis Craft in producing karts but, having failed, he went into partnership with Lou Borelli and produced the Caretta kart.

What must count as the first-ever organized kart race meeting took place at the Eastland Shopping Centre at the end of December 1957. And in September 1958, with five self-assembly Go-Karts imported from the States, Mickey Flynn an American serviceman, was organizing demonstration events at US airbases in the UK. From these, karting in the UK began. And has never looked back!

By a happy co-incidence, although the simple explanation tells us that karting in the UK began on the US airbases, in actuality the publicity given to this new motorsport activity in American magazines such as Motor Trend, Rod & Custom, Hot Rod and so on had already interested their UK readers to the extent that between April and July of 1959 there were already four kart “producers” - Ecurie Minima, Motor Karts, Skeeta and Speedex - at work in Britain.

In addition, Peter Agg of Trojan, who imported Lambretta scooters, had seen karts demonstrated when he visited the Clinton factory in the States,

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and also decided to give it a go.

After pestering, in July Mickey Flynn received permission from his Top Brass to hold a British race meeting at the end of the year, and in August, Silverstone car park was the venue for a karting demonstration. Peter Agg had imported a few Simplex karts from the US which he renamed Trokart, though, strangely, Mickey Flynn was turned away from this event with his five Go-Karts!

This Silverstone event prompted the RAC to hold a law-making meeting in September, at which the eloquent Ben Browning of Villiers was present. This meant the logical over-riding emphasis on non-gearbox karts was balanced by a voice from the gearbox brigade, and thus the class-structure rules that resulted from that meeting treated the two power transmission designs equally.

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The Silverstone event also excited John Hume and Bert Zains to the extent they went away and designed the Azum kart and a month later advertised that they’d hired Brands Hatch in October to hold a demonstration event and other manufacturers were welcome…..

Thousands of spectators turned up!

An improvised track was laid in the car park behind the grandstand, and though the event was chaotic, it was a huge success and clearly signposted the potential of this new sport.

straw bales, events were held on banked concrete cycle tracks, shale-surfaced speedway tracks, grass-tracks and so on.

Longer circuits such as Scarborough’s Oliver’s Mount motor cycle circuit were used, motor racing circuits like Aintree and Castle Combe had impromptu tracks laid. But, unlike other countries where karting started-up, the UK was also a hot-bed of motor-cycle engined karts.

Elsewhere in the world the US-based industrial engined classes predominated.

In the UK it was roughly 50:50.

A further promotional event was held in Croydon in October, where locals Trokart, Azum, Progress and others were joined by Fastakart, a newcomer from Bromyard near Hereford. Your author, then an engineer at Villiers, was asked to represent the company, and at that meeting there was also a young journalist working on Croydon’s local paper, Nick Brittan, who went on to become UK International Kart Team manager for most of the 60s and also editor of influential Karting News and Record.

At Brands Hatch it was announced that Britain’s first kart race meeting would be held in November. The organizer? The turned-away Mickey Flynn. The venue?

Lakenheath US airbase. Britain’s first RAC-recognized kart club, Kent Kart Club (KKC), essentially the creation of Alan and Jan Burgess, provided Marshals, and most of the major manufacturers were there including Formula 1s Graham Hill on a Progress kart. Peter Agg’s Trokarts were present, as well as two of the three class IV producers destined to set the standard for class VI kart success in the next two seasons - Keele and Fastakart. Buckler, the third, appearing slightly later at the start of 1960.

Equally explosive was the speed of technical development. Classes I / II used American ideas, and by the end of the year the now widely-accepted three or four-rail chassis layout had made an early appearance. In Class IV the flexible teatray Fastakart had proved consistently superior to the rigid car-based spaceframe design common at that time. Amazingly, apart from wider wheels, bodywork, and hydraulic brakes, most of today’s karts have much in common with 1960s designs.

And so 1960 dawned. On January 1st Alan Burgess produced Number 1 of the KKC club magazine called The Go-Karter.

This was the only issue. By February this had grown from a hand-typed and duplicated club mag into Karting, still one of the world’s major karting magazines.

1960 was an explosion of activity. There were usually multiple meetings up and down the country every weekend. As well as temporary circuits laid out with GO Racing Magazine

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KARTING WE SEE HYBRID AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES ON OUR ROADS, ELECTRIC BYCIBLES ON THE STREETS, AND NOW ELECTRIC KARTS TAKING TO THE TRACK. IS THIS THE FUTURE OF KARTING? GORACING MAGAZINE TURNED TO RICHARD HILLEMAN OF RATTLESNAKE ELECTRIC SPORT TO PROVIDE US WITH SOME INSIGHT ON TECHNOLOGY AND THE FUTURE OF EKARTS. Richard Hilleman | Madeline Hilleman As we start our second year of racing Electric Karts, we are starting to teach some old dogs some new tricks. Most of the drivers in the series have the majority of their race experience in traditional thermal engine system vehicles. A lot of the characteristics of maximizing the race performance of a thermal engine are about getting the engine to operate in a relatively narrow, but high, internal temperature. A Formula One engine produces interior surface temps as high as 600C. In general, heat is the enemy to an electric motor and the associated controller, not to mention the modest limits of current battery systems.

Zero Motorcycles provides our power systems and they have been a great partner. They consistently help us improve the performance of our package as the year has progressed. Running their stock “Bike Board” and Battery Management System, we have seen remarkable reliability, having completed more than 500 race laps through the first half of our season, without a technical DNF. The use of the stock Zero 2013 package, including the associated safety and reliability characteristics has kept us on the track as we have been pushing the limits of Zero’s system. The advances we got from moving 46

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to this system are hard to understate.

Rattlesnake 1 had the same power, half the torque, half the range, weighed 25% more, and the drive and battery system cost nearly twice as much as the Rattlesnake 2.

How often do you move that many needles that far in a single engineering iteration?

That doesn’t mean there haven’t been learning experiences along the way.

We started preseason testing in February, putting the upgraded CRG based Rattlesnake 1 through its paces. The Zero package has allowed us to mount the motor in a traditional place, letting the CRG chassis show its worth. Our first test session showed the handling value of this change, with our very first full speed laps eclipsing the fastest laps ever produced by the 40kw Rattlesnake 1. We started the work of building up a data set of performance and endurance information. We had tried to maintain the drivetrain’s stock cooling systems, but this was a little optimistic.

Our experiences in 2012 had shown us that liquid cooling for the controller and forced air interior motor cooling solutions had been able to deliver full race distance performance, without thermal

issues stealing performance away. Our early testing showed that at full power, we were hard pressed to get more than about 5 laps before the onset of controller heating. When the Sevcon reached its temp limits, we saw power reductions in the 15-20% range. After installing a water-cooled plate, combined with a small radiator, we were able to eliminate the controller related heating. In practice, this system has been able to manage the temp threshold problem, even when the 12 system failed, just by fluid convection.

Like all systems, once you have expanded the performance limits of one element in the system, you are subject to the limitations of the next. This is when the cooling capacity of the motor became the limitation. Zero makes a terrific permanent magnet road motor, but running any electric system at 40kw flat out for 10 minutes is a tall order, and we quickly found the thermal limits.

As heat accumulates in the motor, there are two negative effects. First, the warmer a magnet gets, the more magnetic strength it loses. Although limited in our case, it still represents 5-10% power loss at 100C. The second effect is the current carrying capacity of a wire is reduced by thermal accumulation. As the windings heat, their magnetic field power is reduced. Both of these effects are anticipated by the Zero Sevcon/Bike Board management systems, but they only keep them from damaging the drive system. These losses together can represent 25% or more of power loss at high internal motor temps.

To deal with this problem, we employed the same 4” blower solution we had used on our HPEV systems from 2012, allowing us to run full race lengths with minimal power loss from motor and controller heating. The results were immediate, and encouraging.

Of course we now have pushed the heat problem up stream to the battery and we have a lot fewer tools to manage this problem. Zero’s battery systems were a god send to our plans for 2013. The batteries produced similar power, with twice the energy per KG as our 2012 GO Racing Magazine

solutions, all while costing less than half of the 2012 solutions. The result of all of the Zero package solutions tool 100 lbs, or 20% out of the weight of the 2012 package.

The cost advantage does come with the limitations of being built for a customer oriented application. This means that their cooling systems are pretty minimal, and any significant change to the cooling capacity comes at a high economic, and potentially reliability price. They are simply not designed to run flat out for 15 minutes.

When internal temps reach 50C, they start to reduce their current in an attempt to manage the heat, and upon reaching the batteries 60C limit, they will start cutting back at a rate as high as 50% or more.

What all of this means for the race driver is that thermal management becomes a primary focus of the driver getting the fastest 12 laps total out of the package.

The net effect is this limitation is that three hot laps out of the box will be paid for in the end as the batteries heat sink at the rate of about 3C per lap. This means starting at 32C or so, and accumulating heat the rate of about 3C per lap means that you are reaching the thermal thresholds of the batteries in the last 25% of the race, resulting in lap time as much as 20% longer for those last three laps.

Our Red Line Oil Karting Championship events #4 and #5 have shown this in spades. Early, substantial leads slipped away to competitors who had nearly full power at the white flag and took home the victory. Every race driver wants to drive the system flat out, and doesn’t want to compromise their performance for the needs of the hardware. But all of GO Racing Magazine

the top tier motorsports are about driving to a lap time to achieve the best full race result. In NASCAR, this is fuel mileage and tire preservation. In Formula 1, it is about managing the tires, and preserving the equipment to last the required number of races to comply with current regulations.

For LeMans, it is all of the above.

As our season progresses, and you watch our lap times on MyLaps (or in person), there are a lot of misconceptions about what you see on track. In practice, we never run our batteries below 30% state of charge. In spite of what you might think, energy capacity is really not an issue.

We aren’t seeing voltage related battery performance loses yet. Voltage does matter to heat accumulation, as current is added when voltage is reduced to produce the same net KW power, but this hasn’t shown up in our race lengths yet.

The driver’s job is to make a decision about how hard to push (or chase) and still stay within the battery heating budget for each lap. It requires the driver to understand the starting temp (better on colder days, worse on hot), and establishing the performance budget for each lap of the main. So far, there have been no limits at our preliminary races. The starting temp plus the lap by lap heat accumulation haven’t reached the thresholds of the batteries limits. But the Main is a very interesting engineering and strategy problem. Do you adopt a single lap time budget and count on consistency to win the day? Do you spend some of your heat in the first three laps to pull of some margin and then try to reduce that accumulation rate for a few laps in the middle to preserve your ability to defend at the end? Or do you adopt the

Velodrome strategy, with a field accepting lap times 15-20% below their potential at the beginning and then sprinting to the finish line at full speed and power?

I think there are a couple of key things here to watch as electric racing becomes more mainstream. First, good racers will find a way to win, and EKart racing teaches drivers to manage their resources the way that every major Motorsport now works; within limitations. Second, these characteristics have the potential to make a great show. RLOKC #4 featured three karts wide at the start of the white flag lap. This is exactly what the entertainment value of grassroots motorsports wants and needs.

The uncertainty of an outcome is what drives spectator interest, and ensures full fields, with each competitor thinking they can win. As a professional game designer, I can tell you that entertainment is found at the edges of strategic limitations. The creativity of the competitor is completely focused on optimizing the factors to a winning outcome. That lack of those constraints doesn’t make a better game, it reduces he expectations of the competitors that they can win, and discourages them from trying. That results in small fields, predictable outcomes and loss of spectator interest. EKart racing has the potential to be a great proving ground for motorsports of all kinds, with very level performance between the Karts and the exposition of both a good mind and a strong right foot. These are the characteristics that make both entertaining grass roots racing, and a great proving ground for future champions.

Come and see us sometime, we put on a good show, and maybe you get to see the future of racing unfold before you.

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he passing of a legend was a mind numbing event a year ago when family and friends were called to her bedside after suffering a sudden massive stroke; she took the checkered flag far too young at the age of 69. The Queen of Speed; Linda Emmick was born Linda Kay Spears June 24, 1943 in Mitchell, South Dakota.

She moved to California with her family where she met and married her high school sweet heart Gary Emmick. The dynamic duo had two children; Ron and Ronda. (Ronda, Predeceased 2010) How does one honor legends such as Gary & Linda Emmick? Truly American pioneers of the Motorsport lifestyle. Gary Emmick was given the honor of being inducted into the WKA Hall of Fame in 1986; 2 years after his sudden death in 1984. This honor is reserved for the Who’s Who of the racing greats. The karting community would love to see Linda Emmick also inducted into the Hall of Fame sharing the honor with her husband Gary as well as other greats such as Gilbert F. Horstman, Duffy Livingston, William H.G. France, Emerson “Diz” Dismore, H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler, Leonard “Pop” Haddock, Lynn Haddock, some past Emmick Drivers; Lake Speed, Jamie McMurray, among others. There are many names on the list, truly those who put racing on the minds of otherwise normal people.

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O Street Sacramento, CA branch. An event that not only raised money to help find a cure, it also gave promoters and supporters the chance to tell their stories from the past along with showing off the Vintage Karts with legendary karter Terry Ives’ team of Vintage Karts. The fans lined the fences to watch how it was once done, before the engineers went crazy on today’s modern karts. The young generation of Kid Karter’s, some as young as 5 years old, were caught looking over the cool rides. It was so much fun to see the Vintage Karts show how fast and cool the Vintage models are... I can’t wait until next year when they come back to show their skills and beautiful karts to everyone again. Vintage Karts was definitely one of the high lights of the weekend.

The Emmick Race History started with Grandpa Emmick who also raced motorcycles in the 1940’s. His son’s need for speed followed with the Emmick brother’s winning numerous titles racing flat track motorcycles. In 1960, brothers Gary (21) and Ron (18) generated the bulk of pre- and post-race publicity for the Daytona short track races. Ronnie won Friday’s feature, leaving Dick Mann, Joe Leonard and Tom Cates to battle for second (that’s my only record of Leonard at Daytona short track). Saturday, Ronnie won the feature over Dick Dorrestyn.

Gary was billed as winning the 1959 short track championship over Jim Koplinski.

Ronnie won all six of his races that weekend, with both brothers finishing in the top 10 in the Daytona 200. In the late 50’s and early 60’s, Gary and his younger brother Ronnie were playing

around karts in high school for fun. On July 9th 1960, Gary’s young brother Ronnie Emmick was killed, one day before his 19th birthday. He had won his first feature at Ascot the week before, during the race at Ascot, he fell and was run over.

After his brother’s death, Gary quit racing bikes, and shifted his focus to go karts, and formed a very successful company; Emmick Enterprises. His drivers included Jeff Gordon, Gary’s son Ron (a 39-time national karting champion) and Joey Hand. Linda started racing in 1963 and soon found herself joining husband Gary on the Factory Margay Racing Team.

The Empire and Championship Dynasty…The Early Days 1965, Linda and husband Gary; (a 7 time National Karting Champion) opened their first race shop in Mountain View. Ca. A few years later the San Jose Kart Track was closed down and they moved their operations to Sacramento. Gary and Linda also helped run Valley Kart Association.

During the late 1970s they started to build the famous Emmick Chassis while also helping in the early 1980s at the Davis Kart Track. Linda continued to help support the Blue Max Kart Club when Jerry Ahrens became President of the club.

Emmick / Margay America has won more races in WKA history than any other manufacture.

Linda Emmick was a Champion Road Racer as well as in Sprint Karts. She loved anything to do with racing though, often track-side to watch Nascar and other types of racing.

The Emmick Team traveled all over the United States, New Zealand, Australia, and Hong Kong. Where not only did Gary hold World and National Titles in the sport, Linda was the first woman in racing to win a National Title at Camden Ohio 1969 and The World Title in Hong Kong 1971.

Gary Emmick, who was the defending World Title Holder in 1971 was the only driver that was given driver perks and benefits of travel expenses. In the earlier days of the Hong Kong International, drivers were given many perks to get them to come and compete. That was halted when some of the major drivers GO Racing Magazine

Ron Emmick on the track

Ron Emmick and the Moms that participated in the event

began to wait to “sweeten the deal” before agreeing to travel to Hong Kong to race.

Amazing to think about the logistics of shipping karts, motors and supplies each driver would need. Linda won the title from Gary at the 1971 Hong Kong event.

Somehow I think that flight home from Hong Kong was twice as that year! In February 1976, the Emmick family again made their mark in Hong Kong, the trio each put down the fast laps in their classes; Gary, Linda and son, Ron Emmick were there to win another title. The Family Trio made up half of the 6 driver team sent from the USA. “Can you imagine a woman back in the early 1970’s being up front in motor sports or any kind of race car?” said her son Ron Emmick, (a National Karting Champion & auto racer himself.)

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mom they could do it and wanted to continue Gary’s and the families racing dream and build the business stronger.

It was then, that Linda and son Ron built the larger building located at Power Inn Road in Sacramento, Ca. Linda became the key person often sitting behind the scenes; while her son Ron had such a fun personality he was the life behind the counter and at the track. The Duo had their fingers firmly on the heartbeat of the racing industry. Ron was busy building championship motors, driver support and driver coaching and tuning. On Mondays he was at the counter ready to talk to the drivers about the weekend’s races. He was great at trying to figure out what went right or what was off and how to make it better for the next race weekend. Ron’s biggest struggle was trying to get Linda to understand she had to stop going to the track and beating their own customers.

Linda was a key figure in International Karting Federation as a board member and also active in World Karting Association

for many years. She was a trusted official at many races including the IKF Road Race Grand Nationals. If she believed in something she was right there fighting for the changes. In 1988, a customer was in the Emmick showroom and wanted to know why there wasn’t a kart track in the Sacramento Area. After being told that the Rules and Regulations were so strict, it had been impossible to get anywhere with the planning commission. Ron and the customer (Craig Carberry) made a bet that it couldn’t be done. Craig was a developer with enough passion for racing that he got it done and won the bet. Craig won the approval from County and planning commission, and told Linda, “Let’s build a kart track in Sacramento.”

The track was completed in 1991. Craig ran the track for the first 3 years and then Jerry Ahrens and Linda took over the Kart Track at Prairie City SVRA Park 1994-1999.

They also worked their magic at Blue Max Davis Track known as Valley Karts Association. Prairie City Kart Club was then taken on by Gary and Vicki Lovotii.

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Joey Hand was a team driver from the age of 12, his father Les had worked for the Emmick family for years helping lead the sales effort. Young Joey shared that he spent practically his entire teen years in the shop working with the Emmick team of engine and chassis builders and learning the business from the tires up.

Later Joey moved on to race cars in his own Formula Mazda team (Star Mazda now) Linda Emmick sponsored Joey’s to help his racing effort. Joey was one of Linda’s most prized drivers, winning five California Championships and seven National Titles for Emmick Enterprises. Joey, now at the young age of 35, is racing in the DTM series as a factory Driver for BMW in Europe. He also flexes his muscles for Chip Ganassi Racing where he and co-drivers Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas, and Graham Rahal won the 2011 Rolex 24 hours of Daytona Race and the 12 hours at Sebring.

Wanting to give back and share his knowledge and be a supporter to up and coming kart drivers, Joey started a karting team that would travel the United States like he had when he was growing up. Joey

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put Dad, Les, in charge of the team along with longtime friend and fellow Emmick champion driver; Erik Bartolerio. Sam Fries.

Linda was happy and enjoying the re-birth and the buzz that Joey pumped back into the racing blood stream. Just like Linda had in the past, and not wanting to take the chance of his favorite track closing; closing Joey stepped up and took over the Prairie city Kart track. All Star Kart Track was born. It was no surprise that Joey Hand and the company he formed “Kartel Motor Sports would take the reins. Joey turned the kart track over to his parents; Les and Janet, while Joey was away racing in the US and Europe but longing for days at the river fishing and camping led to the Les’ retirement of a more simple relaxed life.

Bill and Paula McCallister the current All Star Karting owners were brought in and established their California Kart World shop track side. The Hand family including Joey’s wife Natalie were fixtures at the races and helped teach Bill and Paula what they needed to know. Though Joey had turned over the kart track and later sold Kartel Motorsports, it was no surprise when he

became the major sponsor backing the All Star Karting Host Club with cash prizes for the inaugural event to honor Linda.

Thank you Joey Hand Racing for all you do.

It was no surprise either when after 15 years since his last race; Gary and Linda’s son, Ron Emmick, climbed into a Yamaha and ran a great skills clinic during the race event. The race was something Ron and wife Peggy had looked forward to.

It seemed only fitting to honor Linda with an event near her June birthday.

Linda always loved to get together with friends and talk racing. The date was selected and promotions and phone calls started. Nor-Cal Shifter Kart Series confirmed as well as the World Formula F2000.org, the newer Lo206 Briggs & Stratton Class drivers also came out for the first time. A BBQ was hosted by Warrigal Motor Sports, Athol Smith. The event was similar to being at a family BBQ great food and great people, talking about racing and the sport they love.

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MODESTO Tyler Brooks | Roman Wagner Modesto Grand Prix, August 1-3 2014 Before Session 1: Change the gear from what track lay out looked like. The gear ratio on a shifter kart influences the performance of the kart significantly more than a non-shifter kart.

To change a gear ratio on a shifter, you must change the front and rear gears to get the performance you want. You can use the gear ratio chart for guidance with this.

End of Friday practice.

15 total hours at the track today. Arrived at the track at 9am and left at 12am.

After Session 1: Raise ride height in front, it was scraping on the ground during session. The chassis was also dragging, causing a push. Took castor out of the kart because the driver reported there was too much front grip, thus overpowering the rear.

Around 10:45am pushed up to grid for warm up. Talked to other mechanics and drivers on the grid. Put kart down to get ready. Bumped fist with driver and he left for warm up.

After Session 2: Changes were reported to be better, went 1.5 faster than Session 1.

Note: track started to retain rubber, causing more grip.

After Session 3: Took front bar out and took rear width out to max. Narrowed the front for a faster response and reduce entry push.

Before Session 4: (into the dark) Put new tires on. Raised tire pressures.

After Session 4: Kart was fast in Session 4. Replaced an already broken piston in the top end.

Took reed cage out and inspected for cracked or broken reeds (none found). Kart ready for Saturday.

Note: New tires on this track gained 5-7 tenths.

Saturday: Summer Nationals, Race Day 1: Arrived to track at 9am.

Went to the pit, looked over the kart.

Everything looked fine for warm up.

After warm up, talked to driver about set up. We decided to change the gear ratio again because driver did not like the mid-range. Added castor to the kart and put on new tires. Ready for qualifying.

While waiting for qualifying, driver and I got lunch from a local Modesto street vendor. We had a Greek salad, which was very delicious and filling.

Went to qualifying. Qualifying did not go as well as we hoped. We were not able to get a clean lap. Also, during qualifying, a karts radiator hose broke causing water to leak on the track. This caused my driver to wreck into the wall. Luckily, we only had a bent axle. We qualified 14th.

After qualifying, changed the bent axle (still same type of axle). Also raised the tire pressures for heat 1.

While waiting for heat 1, I was able to walk around the pit area and talk to friends.

Went out for heat 1. Saw a few wrecks

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during the race, but nothing too serious. We finished 8th in heat 1.

After heat 1, driver said the kart felt pretty good. We didn’t make any changes.

The wait between heat 1 and heat 2 seems extremely long. I ventured out and watched a few heat races from different parts of the track. I noticed a lot of the spectators were fascinated by the talent and extreme speed of the go-karts. I talked to one spectator, who mentioned that he thought it was “so cool” to have such a great event in his home city.

Heat 2 was at about 8pm. The sun had set and the lights were bright over the track. We moved up to the 5th position.

The front pack (1-3) was a tight race for all 8 laps of the race. Neither driver gave up on their fight to win the heat. We had to pick off a few drivers, however were able to pass in safe and clean areas.

After heat 2, we flipped the tires on the rim to get maximum grip out of the tires for the main. We also made a few other minor changes to help with a more responsive turn in.

While waiting for our main, it took some time. However, it was really neat to see the drivers under the lights.

It seemed like the spectators were enjoying watching the races under the lights as well, not only because it was a lot cooler, but because they don’t get to see racing in the dark very often.

Our main went pretty well. We ended up 4th overall. We were still not quite happy with the kart, and knew we needed to make more drastic changes for the next day. We discussed where the most difficult areas were to handle the kart, and decided on what changes we could make to help in those areas.

It should be noted that while the spectators seemed to really enjoy the night experience, the later it got they seemed to dwindle. The races were not officially over until 3am on Sunday morning. They were tentatively scheduled to be over at 12am.

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the day, some drivers having to take a trip to the hospital. The most intense part to me was when drivers started to protest not going out for their main events, stating the track conditions were not safe and they were exhausted from the long day.

Sunday: Summer Nationals, Race Day 2: On Sunday, the race director decided to cancel a second heat for the day, so drivers had warm-up, qualifying, a heat and a main.

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on the kart. We had discussed this change on Saturday evening after the main, however agreed we were not going to make the change. It was important to me that we make that decision on Saturday night, because had we wanted to make the change, I would have liked to work on the kart when there was plenty of time Saturday evening. So, Sunday morning, my driver brought the change up again, and we then decided it may be a good idea to make the change. This left me under an hour to completely change the kart. I had to scramble and work under pressure to make sure it got done on time, and correctly. Sometimes, this is just how

it goes at the kart track. Luckily, I was able to make the change in time, and now I just had to hope I didn’t forget anything.

With the change, warm up went well, and my driver was happy with his decision.

My driver seemed happy with the set up and we left it for qualifying.

We qualified 10th, finished the heat race in 7th and ended the main in 4th again.

Even though we did not podium, my driver still finished in 3rd overall for participation points for the weekend.

He was awarded a $200 check for this!

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Bakers Creek Kart Club AL www.bakerscreekkarting.com Arkansas Motorsports Park AR www.arkansasmotorsportspark.com Kartways of Arkansas AR www.kartways.com Arizona Karting Assoc.

AZ www.azkarting.com Lake Havasu Speedway AZ www.lhksa.com Musselman Honda Circuit / P1 AZ www.mhcircuit.com Phoenix Kart Racing Assoc.

AZ www.pkra.com Tucson Kart Club AZ www.tucsonkartclub.com Adams Motorsports Park CA www.adamsmotorsportspark.com Atwater Kart Club CA www.atwaterkartclub.com Best in the West Oval Series CA www.bestinthewestracing.com Blue Max Kart Club CA www.bluemaxkartclub.com CalSpeed Kart Track CA www.calspeedkarting.com Gatorz CA www.gatorzkarting.com Grangé Motor Circuit CA www.grangeracetrack.com IKF Region 7 CA www.ikfkarting.com IKF Region 11 CA www.norcalkarters.com Infineon Raceway RLOKC CA www.redlineoilkarting.com Kinsmen Kart Club CA www.kinsmenkartclub.net Los Angeles Kart Club CA www.lakc.org Monterey Karters CA www.montereybaykarters.com NCK Road Racing CA www.nckroadracing.com Norcal 4-cycle Racing Assoc.

CA www.norcal4cycle.com Pacific Assoc. of Karters CA www.pacifickarting.com Pro Kart Challenge CA www.superkartsusa.com Railto Airport Speedway CA www.rialtoairportspeedway.com San Diego Karting CA www.sdka.com Santa Maria Karting CA www.smka.org Shasta Kart Club CA www.shastakartklub.com So-Cal Sprinters CA www.so-calsprinters.com SoCal Oval Karts CA www.socalovalkarters.com Tri-C Karters CA www.tri-ckarters.com Willow Springs Kart Track CA www.timipromotions.com Westwood Karting Assoc.

Canada www.westwoodkarting.org Point Pelee Karting Club Canada www.pointpeleekarting.com Colorado Jr. Kart Club CO www.coloradojuniorkartingclub.com CRE CO www.cremotorsports.com Grand Junction Motorspeedway CO www.gjmotorspeedway.com IMI Motorsports Complex CO www.imimotorsports.com Pikes Peak Kart Racing Club CO www.PPKRC.com The Track at Centennial CO www.thetrack.us US 13 Kart Club DE www.dekarting.net Desoto Speedway FL www.tricitykartclub.com Homestead Karting FL www.homesteadkarting.net MRP Motorsport at Palm Beach FL www.racepbir.com North Florida Kart Club FL www.nfkc.us Ocala Karting Raceway FL www.ocalagranprix.com South West Karting Assoc.

FL www.swflkarting.com West Coast Karting FL www.westcoastkarting1.com ROK Cup USA FL www.rokcupusa.com Georgia Sprint Karting Assoc.

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