2018 SCHEDULE UPDATE!

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1 The Official Vintage Karting Association Magazine December 2017 Rolf Hill, Editor In this issue: 2018 SCHEDULE UPDATE! 2018 Guidelines CHANGES - Summary SPECIAL Barnesville Event NE Promoters Cup Series SUMMARY Season Opener at Bushnell 2017 Roebling Road Enduro and more VKA VKA FIRSTURN -1- Dec

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS TOPIC SOURCE p VKA Event Schedule Scott Klingler/Dick Charest 2 New Members Bill Bloodworth 3 Editor s Comments Rolf Hill 3 Bd. Short Summary (Sep & Oct) Bill Bloodworth N.E. Promoters Cup Series Al Postiglione 5 Lamar Speedway History Bob Barthelemy VKA at Bushnell Rebecca Spaude Roebling Road Enduro Dick Charest Guideline Changes Rolf Hill 13 VKA Resources Members 14 Upcoming Events Editor SCHEDULE BY SCOTT KLINGLER & DICK CHAREST Chestertown date changed and Camden still pending as of printing. 12/27 30/17 Daytona 1/25 27 Bushnell, FL 2/1 3 Riverside, CA 3/9 11 Roebling Rd 3/15 17 Barnesville, GA 4/ 21 & 22 Shenandoah 4/26 28 Fremont, OH 5/4 6 AtlantaMotorsports Pk 5/4 & 5 Chestertown, MD 5/24 26 Springfield, IL 6/2 & 3 Summit Point 6/14 16 New Castle, IN 6/ TBD Mid-Ohio 7/5 7 Brodhead, WI 7/20 22 VIR VKA Sprint Events in BOLD NE Promoters Cup Series 2018 Event Schedule 7/26 28 Avon, NY (Tier I & II) 8/2 4 Quincy, MO 8/23 25 *Camden, OH 8/10-12 Hartland Pk, Topeka, KS 8/25 & 26 Summit Point 9/14 & 15 Oreville, PA 9/ TBD Atlanta Motorsports Pk 9/20 22 Delmar, IA 9/29 & 60 Shenandoah 10/5 6 Cuddebackville, NY 10/11-13 Bakersfield, CA (Tier II) 10/20 21 Roebling Rd 11/3 & 4 Atwater, CA (Tier II) 11/9 11 NCMMP Vintage Enduro Events in ITALICS * TENTATIVE VKA FIRSTURN -2- Dec 2017

3 NEW MEMBERS There wasn t room in the Oct/Nov issue to list all the new members since the last publication, so here s a complete list: Richard Walters Mike Dobie Kevin Myers Larry Pike Jeff & Jack Sullivan Duke Zink David Nielsen Tim Ryan Steve Benford, Jr. Vincent & Paula Arconati Brad Rose Steve Curts Daniel & Margaret Virt Joe Weissner Michael Drechnowicz Mike Taylor John Spalding Justin Maze James Batchelor EDITOR S COMMENTS BY ROLF HILL New Board coming, New Year, Old Friends 2018 is just around the corner. Winter-work is underway for many. Enjoy the Holidays. Some of you may have missed the cover of the 2016 issue of VKA FirsTurn VKA FIRSTURN -3- Dec 2017

4 SEP. BOARD MEETING SUMMARY BY BILL BLOODWORTH SYNOPSIS: There are 368 total members, 328 full members and 40 associate members. The ending August balance is $20, which reflects revenue of $1, and expenses of $1, Other than the previously announced resignations, all other board members and coordinators indicated their intension to serve in West coast applicants are still being sought. The possible need for a legal disclaimer regarding the intention of pre-event kart inspections was brought to the club s attention. The Bushnell event has been scheduled for late January 2018 and the Quincy event is back on the VKA schedule for August At the Delmar event Scott Klingler will allow rear engine karts with foreign engines to participate by placing them at the front of the grid. A Guidelines committee meeting is scheduled for October 4. Rolf Hill ran a well-organized kart show for Gary Wlodarsky at the Camden event. The historic show class will be added at the Delmar event. Interest in a Fall event for the North Georgia area is not being pursued at this time due to the work which would be required by Bob and his desire to avoid impacting the new upcoming Saltillo event. Bob will provide a promoter s option class at the Barnesville event for karts with Briggs flathead 5hp 4-cycle engines if attendance supports such a class. Expenditure of $500 was authorized for advertising in Rolf Hill s vintage karting wall calendar, 2018 edition. OCT. BOARD MEETING SUMMARY BY BILL BLOODWORTH SYNOPSIS: There are 376 total members, 334 full members and 42 associate members. The ending September balance is $20, which reflects revenue of $ and expenses of $ Bill McCornack will provide a refresher article regarding overbore rules for 80 cc and 100 cc motors. An altercation at the Delmar event precipitated by rough driving, excessive blocking, and a bumping incident at pit entry was discussed. Scott Klingler and the track owner s son intervened, and further escalation was avoided. Scott disqualified both participants. Scott would like to see a rule in place that would ban participants in incidents such as this from future VKA events. Bill McCornack complimented Scott Klingler, Gary Wlodarsky, and the Nielsen family for the exceptionally well-run Delmar event. Gary Wlodarsky used the new show format at Delmar which included a Historical class and he intends to use this format at future shows. Scott Klingler has a tentative 2018 schedule which is about 80% firm. Fremont will replace Circleville and Nicholson Speedway in Chestertown, Maryland will probably replace the Sandy Hook event, but not at the same date. Lynn Haddock plans to research past rules regarding aluminum flywheel use with 4-cycle engines. Rolf intends for every 2018 magazine to be a 2-month issue with the possible exception of January and December. The decision to publish a 2018 December issue would be based on events to be covered and available articles. Guest Sal Palatucci complimented Karl Ginter for Karl s work with Joe Weissner, owner of Nicholson Speedway in Chestertown Maryland. VKA FIRSTURN -4- Dec 2017

5 2017 NE PROMOTERS CUP BY AL POSTIGLIONE Well, the season has come to an end and the four events of The Northeast Vintage Kart Promoter s Cup Series (NEPCS), are in the books. Looking back now, and knowing the goals that were set, I can say that the Series was a huge success. excitement generated by the Series. Simply stated, it was BIG! Awards were presented at the final Event of the Series at Cuddeback. All award recipients received a framed certificate, with the First Place winners also receiving a N.E. Promoter s Cup Series jacket With the NEPCS came an increase of participation in each of the four individual events from their previous year. Also, along with more karts in the five classes that were spotlighted and scored in the series, there was also a marked increase of participation in ALL classes, including the Historic Class. As for the events themselves, the atmosphere was friendly and nostalgic. On track action was fast, exciting, close, and clean! The weather, it was great, and so was the food! Kart Show participation at each event was indicative of the overall courtesy of Kent Windham. Paul Hunter also was awarded the Series Sportsmanship Award. (See p.15 of the Oct/Nov issue of VKA FirsTurn. In addition, an award, created and supported by Kent Windham, for the Best Appearing Team was awarded to Rolf Hill NE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RESULTS Class 1 st 2 nd 3 rd / 4 th Rear 6.1 Federico Rotela Rolf Hill Rick Balliet Doug Tenney Rear 8.2 R. DeFrancisco Federico Rotela Rick Balliet Yamaha Stock Appearing Skip Owen Karl Ginter R. DeFrancisco S/W 6.1 Skip Owen Karl Ginter Chris Postiglione S/W 8.2 Steve Calabrese Perry Archer Eric Krobath VKA FIRSTURN -5- Dec 2017

6 A good time packed with excitement and a whole lot of FUN was had by all! A special THANKS goes out to Karl Ginter for his unwavering support throughout the 2017 Season. Also, special THANKS and congratulations to everyone who participated. It is because of all you that this season was something special to remember for years to come. Best of all, we re doing it all again next season and you re all invited! See Schedule for complete list of 2018 NEPCS event dates. LAMAR SPEEDWAY AKA BARNESVILLE BY BOB BARTHELEMY As the word handed down has it, the Lamar County Speedway, just west of the small town of Barnesville, Georgia first came into existence in The dirt oval track was built and operated by Mr. Richard Wilson, the proprietor of Wilson Appliance, a furniture and appliance store in town of Barnesville. Mrs. Helen, Richard s lovely wife, was very active at the store and the registration and concessions at the track. The new track became a popular place to see the little gokarts race. A few years later the oval was paved, and a tower was constructed to score the racing activity. Dicky Wilson and his sisters were just youngsters during this time. Dicky was the only one of the siblings to take to this new sport of go-kart racing and boy did he ever, as his many National wins will attest. As the interest grew in karting, so did Richard s and Dicky s interest in racing these little machines. To keep up with the excitement, a.27- mile road course expansion of the paved oval occurred in In March of 1966, the International Karting Federation (IKF) held their Winter National event at the Barnesville facility. Our beloved Louise Smiley, who has participated at several of our recent VKA events, was at that first Winter Nationals in VKA FIRSTURN -6- Dec 2017

7 1966. By this time Mr. Wilson had become one of the best McCullough engine builders and hung up his driving gear to put Dicky up front. In the years to follow the legend of Barnesville kept growing as more and more famed kart racers participated at the small track in middle Georgia. By the early 70 s, the Lamar County Speedway was the place to be for the Winter Nationals in March. Racers from all over the country and even foreign countries converged at Barnesville for some of the best racing known to man. Scott Pruitt, Scott Goodyear, Lake Speed, Lynn Haddock, Kyle Adkins, Dwain Lieber, Ken Burton, Jackie Harrison, Junior Neal, and too many others to name made the trek to Barnesville virtually every year thru the seventies. The very first World Karting Association (WKA) race was the 1972 Winter Nationals at Barnesville, Georgia. Richard Wilson and George Kugler, along with others were quite instrumental in the creation of the WKA. In 1975, the WKA Winter Olympics logged 619 entries and I can attest from experience, this was a crowded but happening place. Throughout the 80 s, 90 s and since the turn of the century, the Lamar County Speedway (LCS) has been operating as a local track promoting both two and four-cycle kart racing. The four-cycle Winter Nationals were always a very big event at LCS during this time. We at the Georgia Sprint Karting Association (GSKA) are proud of the history of the Lamar County Speedway and are committed to maintaining and improving the track for future generations to use and enjoy. We also look forward to our 12 th annual Vintage Kart Winter Nationals March 15 th thru 17 th, In addition to the 2018 line-up of VKA 2- cycle classes, we will be running the Briggs flatheads in both stock and limited modified classes at the 2018 event, March We are also inviting all the long time VKA racers and even racers from back in the day that may not even be involved to come out and join us for a true Racers Reunion. Come join us for a good time! Bob Barthelemy VKA FIRSTURN -7- Dec 2017

8 2018 VKA AT BUSHNELL BY REBECCA SPAUDE Stop shoveling your show and come down to play at Bushnell Motorsports Park (BMP) in sunny Florida on January 25 27! Built in 2015, this brand-new facility features a ⅔ mile asphalt race track with a bridge and an underpass, making it the only competition karting track in the nation with those features. Located ¼ mile west of I-75, BMP is easily accessible and an enjoyable race track to visit for the entire family. The Facility opened in October 2015, BMP has hosted Vintage Karting Events every winter since opening, taking advantage of the beautiful weather. Since Year 1, we have updated our facility and now have an updated pit area, with bathrooms, showers, a registration area, and a scoring tower. We also have a frozen yogurt shop on the facility too! The track features 16 turns, one of which is banked, and the ability to run multiple configurations. The People of Bushnell Motorsports Park include Bil Spaude - The Legend. Racing since the invention of the wheel, Bil has traveled the county over the past 50+ years racing and making friends everywhere he goes. Bil has helped promote and make the VKA events at BMP a big turnout... not just for on-track racers, but racers VKA FIRSTURN -8- Dec 2017

9 of the past who come and enjoy each other's company. Bil built the track along with his grandson Bret and Bret's wife Rebecca. Bret Spaude - Started racing at the age of nine and hasn't stopped since. He grew up in Bushnell, Florida, but spent most of his time traveling around America to different race tracks. He competed in his first National Road Racing race, held at Daytona International Speedway, at age 12, and won. Bret began Grand-Am racing in From , Bret was signed and sponsored by Subaru, earning a victory and multiple pole awards competing in a professional racing series. Rebecca Spaude - Started racing in 2017 at the Vintage Karting Race in Bushnell, Rebecca has officially raced three times. She usually comes in last place, but has a blast regardless. Finley Spaude - The miniature labradoodle that wins the heart of every spectator and racer that visits Bushnell Motorsports Park. We look forward to seeing the Vintage Karting Association down in Bushnell in 2018! VKA FIRSTURN -9- Dec 2017

10 2017 ROEBLING ROAD ENDURO BY DICK CHAREST Each year the Fall Southern Kart Club Enduro at Roebling Road Raceway is a special event for vintage enduro karts. It is set-up so that we run twice on Saturday and again twice on Sunday. Each demonstration event is 15 minutes long so that means we have the equivalent of a 30 minutes race each day. The nice thing about this format is that if you have a problem in one race, you can fix it and still get to run several more times. About 5:30 pm on Friday, October 20, 2017, the track gates opened and enduro karters entered the track to set-up their pit spots. Roebling Road is a 2.02-mile road course and is a lot of fun to drive. The weather was warm and sunny this year and the track was smooth and fast. Practice started on Saturday morning and then it was time for our first vintage race. We had a good variety of vintage karts and engines on the grid. Eight vintage karts were gridded for the first race. After a few laps, things settled down with Tony Ellison leading the race followed by Dick Charest. Bill Johnson and Rick Gilmore dropped out early in the race, but everyone else finished. Terry Armstrong finished in 3 rd followed by Mark D Elia, Bill Anderson, and Daryl Parks. Tony set a fast time for Race 1 with a best lap time of 1: After the 1 st race, we prepared our karts for Race 2. We had nine vintage karts gridded for Race 2. Once the green flag dropped, Tony Ellison took the lead again. Bill Johnson had problems right off the start and was unable to complete a lap. Dick Charest dropped out about a third of the way through the race with carburetor problems. Tony continued and won VKA FIRSTURN -10- Dec 2017

11 the race with Rick Gilmore in 2 nd and Terry Armstrong in 3 rd followed by Bill Anderson, Daryl Parks, Mark D Elia, and Todd Breedlove. Tony was very consistent and set fast time for Race 2 with a best lap time of 1: The weather forecast changed overnight and the rain that was originally forecasted to come in late on Sunday was now scheduled to arrive by mid-day. Consequently, the Southern Kart Club (SKC) shortened practice and combined classes to try to get races in for the participants. Also, there is a quiet time on Sunday morning from 11 am to noon for church services so that made the scheduling of races even more challenging for the SKC. For Race 3, we had eight vintage karts gridded for the race. When the green flag dropped, Rick Gilmore took the lead of the race followed by Dick Charest. Tony Ellison had problems on the starting grid and finally got started, but was quite a way back at the beginning of the race. Daryl Parks had problems and dropped out early. Tony drove hard and worked his way up to 2 nd place. With only 2 laps left he passed Rick to take the lead. Tony continued and won with Rick Gilmore in 2 nd and Dick Charest in 3 rd. Terry Armstrong finished in 4 th followed by Bill Anderson, Mark D Elia, and Todd Breedlove. Tony again ran very consistent laps and set fast time for Race 3 with a best lap time of 1: Unfortunately, shortly after the race during the quiet time, it began to rain. Although the rain stopped shortly after noon, the track was too wet to continue the races and the remainder of the event was cancelled. THIS IS VINTAGE KARTING! VKA FIRSTURN -11- Dec 2017

12 All in all, the Fall Southern Kart Club Enduro at Roebling Road was a success and we look forward to running at Roebling Road again in The Spring WKA race at Roebling Road is scheduled for March 9-11 and the Fall Southern Kart Club Enduro event there is scheduled for October 20-21, Mark your calendars now and plan to come to Roebling Road for these enduro races. Dick Charest JOIN THE FUN WHERE THE FUN IS STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN. VKA FIRSTURN -12- Dec 2017

13 2018 GUIDELINE CHANGES BY ROLF HILL By the time you read this, the COMPLETE (AND OFFICIAL) 2018 Guidelines should be posted on the VKA website: Below is a summary of the CHANGES (as I understood them from the November Board meeting. I. ADD two engines (both 100cc) to paragraph 6c(ii) , Engine Guidelines: i. Komet KII and ii. Sirio 45 II. III. IV. REMOVE foreign engines from Rear 6.1 (promoters may allow). REVISE scoring system. (This change was tabled) CLARIFY Over-bore; limits are defined. V. ELIMINATE modern tires in Class #15 (effective 2019) VI. ADD four-stroke chassis through 1987 (promoters option) VII. CREATE Classic Division for all kart/100cc engines 1988 and older. VIII. ALLOW McCulloch 91 through 93 in Class #3, Sportsman Rear. IX. COMBINE Classes #9 & #10 THIS IS VINTAGE KARTING! VKA FIRSTURN -13- Dec 2017

14 VKA resources advertising is reserved for members only and limited to three lines. RESOURCES Bud, Kirt, or Craig Bennett - RM Motorsports Remanufactured S/W karts similar to Invader. Fabricating, restoration. Tel: rmmotorsports.com Jeff Brown - Full Engine Service; Modifying & Rebuilding foreign, WBs and Macs since 1967; Honing, Inertia Dyno Testing Tel: invaderjb@gmail.com John Copeland - Fox Valley Kart - - VKA required 3rd Bearing supports for sidewinders. Also motor mounts and other machined accessories. Tel: John@foxvalleykart.com Jim Donovan - Max-Torque Ltd. Clutches for most engines Tel: Richie Engel Clutch & Brake Shoe Relining, McCulloch Engine Repair Tel: rtengel55@hotmail.com Louie Figone Reproduction Horstman mufflers for West Bend 610/820 and McCulloch's. Tel: louiemtb@aol.com Greg Gouveia New Fuel Tanks: Chilton, Azusa & Palmini Shop Tel: Cell Tele: Web Site: GregsSpeedShop.com GregsSpeedShop@att.net Mike Golembesky; New Komet B-Bomb pistons; 55.30mm thru 55.65mm ; $135 (free shipping for VKA Members) Tel: ; Mike@SpeedParts.co Charles Groeteke - Vintage frame repair & parts, stripping and re-plating Tel: slkcharlie@sbcglobal.net Nils Gustafson - Reproduction vintage tires Tel: Lynn Haddock; Haddock, Ltd., Inc, -- Foreign engine parts/accessories; Mac clutch guards; RLV vintage pipes; Tillotson carb kits; lynnhaddock@epbfi.com Ken Head KRH Engineering Restore/sale of Sprint/Enduro Vintage Karts. Tel.: HeadRacing@gmail.com Rolf Hill 2018 VINTAGE KARTING WALL CALENDAR will be available at Bushnell. $12. Limited quantities. Support Friedreich s Ataxia Together we can find a cure. Tim Hinson Dealer for Azusa, RVL Tuned Exhaust, USMP West Bend; 510, 580, 700 NOS & used parts; restoration/rebuild of karts and WB & PP. Tel: , CatKart@gmail.com; Terry Ives- MAC pistons, parts, repair: Max-Torque spring tool/burco/ Hartman/Horstman; Tilly & Walbro Parts; Gem Manifolds; Billet drums; Ripley Parts Tel: tii@surewest.net Gordon Juhasz-Vintage Karting Specialty Quality Kart Restorations. Buy - Sell- Trade. Ph: GordonJuhasz@gmail.com VKA FIRSTURN -14- Dec 2017

15 Howard Kaplan DXL N.O.S. High temp, semi-metallic friction discs Nippondenso W34EN Alky racing plugs for most foreign & Yamaha Tel: Bill McCornack McCulloch and Yamaha engine building, Tillotson carbs, L & T oil clutches, Big Volume Pipes, Red Line oils Tel nights /weekends bill.mccornack@comcast.net Jack Murray Collector of Early and Mid 60's Karts, Engines, and Rare NOS Parts. NOS GEM Pyramid Reed Cages, NOS Margay Dual Engine Gear Boxes and Parts, New Tourek Type Ball Joints. Tel: Jim Perry - CKT Racing Engines, Inc.- - Full-time, full-service Kart shop; Frame/Axle straightening; In-house Dyno Red Line Oil; Gas; Alky. Tel: CKTracing@sbcglobal.net Al Postiglione - Reproduction "Vintage Kart and Engine Stickers." apost@optonline.net Bill Rowan - R&I Metals-, 1876 S. Taylor Ave., Ontario, CA Fox Satellite Seat shells and foam; Tel: Bill@RImetal.com John Schutt Overhaul, rebuild and set up of West Bend 820s & US820s. New gaskets, diaphragms, set "Pop Off" on all Tillotson HL carburetors. Tel: jwschutt@hotmail.com Robert Stanton - Robron Incorporated - Dart chassis, parts and repair Tel: or (c) robroninc@bellsouth.net Will Rogers - Rogeo Enterprises; recast Hands Wheels, Hovey Hawk kart frames, welding, parts casting. Tel: rogeo2@sbcglobal.net Ed Sahagian - Line boring, blueprinting, head surfacing, helicoiling & prototyping Tel: Lake Speed B Bomb Engines Parts Buy & Sell Service & Repair TRIC-LOC Kart Clutch Oil Tel: LakeSpeed83@gmail.com Dick Teal Reproduction Fox pedals - floor pans - throttle arms etc. Tel: teal@charter.net Brian & Dotty Thomas Custom Kart Covers & Power Products base gaskets Tel: wrenchhead944@hotmail.com Thomas Thorin Simplex decals; Hoffco & Fox floor pans; R&L Clintons & WB. WB580/700 Lightning Bolt & shorty-finned headers; MC/GEM covers; some stuffers/manifolds tthorin@socal.rr.com Jim Waltz - Energy Racing Associates - Ball-Hex Starter Adapter/Repair Tips; Fixes Broken/Worn Hex Tips on "Plug-in" Starters; 25 misalignment makes starting easier. Tel: jpwaltz@eraenergy.com Samantha Weakley (Price) - Early 70 s Margay Cheetah reproduction seats Tel: SpeedyChic@aol.com Scott Wigginton - ASW R&D Machining, 3535 Victor St., Santa Clara, CA 95054; 4 & 5 Go Power rims; front and rear. Tel: ASWInc2@aol.com VKA FIRSTURN -15- Dec 2017

16 1/25 27 Bushnell, FL 2/1 3 Riverside, CA 3/15 17 Barnesville, GA www. thegska.com OFF-SCHEDULE: 11/10-12/17 Musselman Honda Circuit, Tucson, AZ Contact Dean Kanocz; RuppDart@gmail.com MEMBERSHIP REMINDER: 12 mo. Full Mmbr = $35; Assoc. Mmbr = $10 Foreign Mmbr = $45; Expanded/36 mo. U.S. Membership = $95 & Assoc. Mmbr = $30. New VKA Memberships are issued for a 12 or 36-month period. Only Full Members receive VKA FIRSTURN. Applications are on the VKA website or from BillBloodworth@gmail.com. Completed forms should be sent to: Bill Bloodworth, 4621 Wooded Acres Dr., Arlington, TX DISCLAIMER The information provided in this or any issue of the Vintage Karting Association (VKA) FIRSTURN is provided as a service to the reader. VKA does not endorse any opinions, view-points, or support any technical findings, procedures, recommendations, or suggestions. It is the responsibility of the reader to decide whether to act on any findings, procedures, recommendations, or suggestions contained in this or any issue of VKA FIRSTURN, and the reader assumes full responsibility for the outcome they produce. VKA does not endorse any of the Resources listed in this or any issue of VKA FIRSTURN. It is incumbent on the reader to determine which, if any, of the Resources listed in this or any issue of VKA FIRSTURN are qualified to provide the product or service they offer. Use of products or services offered by any of the Resources is done at the reader s own risk. VKA FIRSTURN -16- Dec 2017