<b> Kid Kart Nationals to be held at I-55 Raceway Complex</b>
The St. Louis Karting Association proudly announces it’s first annual “Kid Kart Nationals”. This event, to be held July 26th and 27th, will be a full weekend focusing on our next generation of up and coming racers. The races will be held at the SLKA’s newly constructed kart track at Missouri’s I-55 “Thunder Valley” racing complex in Pevely, MO. Bloomsdale Excavation, the event sponsor, was one of the major players in the construction of this ½ mile, nine turn, asphalt sprint track.
The schedule of events will include practice and qualifications on Saturday, with a Bar-B-Q Saturday evening, and late-model stock cars racing on the dirt oval Saturday night. Practice session on Sunday morning with racing all day on Sunday. Karts will be divided into four groups by qualification on Saturday, and will run two heat races and a feature on Sunday. All Kid Kart rules will be adhered to as per the WKA Tech manual.
All karts will be required to go through a tech inspection. All karts will run a 10/89 gear with maximum rear tire circumference as stated in the WKA rule book.
All drivers running this event will receive a winner’s trophy with special recognition going to the top place finishers.
For more information on this event, including entry fees, available hotels, and directions, please visit our web site at www.slka.net or call our club phone at
314-846-4302.
<b>The St. Louis Karting Association Holds 2002 Awards Banquet </b>
The historical 2002 season for the St. Louis Karting Association officially came to a close Saturday, January 11th with their annual end of the year awards banquet. Nearly 200 racers, family and friends gathered at the Knights of Columbus Hall in St. Charles County to celebrate the season’s champions.
The evening started off socially with lots of talk about the off-season and the upcoming racing only months away. After a word of prayer, all in attendance were fed a catered dinner that was topped off with a bountiful assortment of desserts. Then it was down to the serious nature of the evening. The St. Louis Karting Association’s 2002 season was a milestone as that year saw the completion of it’s new kart track at the
I-55 Raceway complex in Pevely, Mo. A digitally prepared slide show was presented to the crowd chronologically capturing all the blood, sweat, and time that went into what is now a premiere kart track located in the heart of the country. At the end of the slide show, the club gave themselves a well deserved round of applause. Master of ceremonies, and club member, Glen Hardeman then turned the focus of the evening to the presentation of trophies to the class winners. Each sponsor representative was given the opportunity to award the trophies to their sponsored class. The sponsors and winners were as follows:
4-Cycle Rookie 4-Cycle Junior
Sponsor: Cogo and Snap-On Tools Sponsor: Viper Racing Engines
#89 – Brett Cogo 1st Place #83 – Becky Kaestner 1st Place
#24 – Tommy McKenzie 2nd Place #25 – Greg Dingess 2nd Place
#21 - Matt Bruns 3rd Place #76 – Jacob Piel 3rd Place
4-Cycle Medium 4-Cycle Heavy
Sponsor: Viper Racing Engines Sponsor: Viper Racing Engines
#88 – Matt Riggs 1st Place #2 – Cale Downs 1st Place
#1 – Mike Nesbitt 2nd Place #69 – Ken Williams 2nd Place
#9 – Tim Mayer 3rd Place #17 – Mark Litteken 3rd Place
Yamaha Light Yamaha Heavy
Sponsor: H&H Racing Sponsor: H&H Racing
#10 – Sherry Hufstedler 1st Place #7 – Randy Shekell 1st Place
#63 – Emmett Pyatt 2nd Place #32 – John McCracken 2nd Place
#98 – Ed Loetscher 3rd Place #43 – Tim Bade 3rd Place
Senior Sportsman 2-Cycle Rookie
Sponsor: Margay Racing Sponsor: Stern Brothers
#88 – Matt Riggs 1st Place #6 – Brooke Wankel 1st Place
#9 – Tim Mayer 2nd Place #77 - Kevin Bade 2nd Place
#7 – Skip Wiese 3rd Place #3 – Devon Nichols 3rd Place
2-Cycle Juniors Shifter Class
Sponsor: TB Reality and Construction Sponsor: Harris Automotive
#5 – Derek Crockett 1st Place Jon Harris
# 12 – Alex Pezzolla 2nd Place Craig Pyatt
# 37 – Adam Crepin 3rd Place Jim Mayer
Kid Kart Class
(All Winners)
Sponsor: H&H Racing
#6 – Caleb Wankel #1 – Jeremy Remick #17 – Davey Steen
#6 – Danielle Johnson #9 – Mario Nigo #82 – Elizabeth Maestas
#4 – Austin Duncan #8 – Jake Hughes #7 – Emily Kaestner
#8b – Spenser Boyd #88 – Ryan Tharp #14 – Joseph Patrick
#00 Matthew Drury
Brian Hannon, representative of Margay Racing Products, a world leader in racing karts, was on hand to award several special winners. Margay has always had the history of recognizing the class champion in the 4-Cycle Rookie Class. This year was no exception. Brian awarded Brett Cogo a new 2003 Margay chassis to use to defend his title in the upcoming season. Margay also awarded a new set of tires to the first place winners in every class.
A special recognition was given to Craig and Debbie Goodhart and Bill and Norma Bade for all the time and effort that they have put forth for the club, providing us with food service for all of our club events.
The final award of the night was sponsored by Bill and Norma Bade, owners of Bing and Nagle’s Automotive, and it was the “Sportsman of the Year” award. This award goes to a person who has shown true sportsmanship throughout the year both on and off the track. Tim Bade, and outgoing sportsman, Barry Hufstedler presented the award to Skip Wiese. This presentation included not only a beautiful trophy, but also a one-day shifter kart driving school at Bob Bondurant’s complex in Phoenix, Arizona under the direction of instructor, and karting legend Alan Rudolph.
The evening concluded with drawings for the vast array of door prizes and more talk of the upcoming season. A special thanks goes out to all of the many sponsors, too numerous to mention, who donated prizes to the banquet. Also thanks to Victoria Reed, Glen Hardeman, Tim Bade and all of the rest who helped to make this a very special occasion.
For more information on the St. Louis Karting Association, and a schedule of upcoming events and races for the 2003 season, visit us on line at www.slka.net
The St. Louis Karting Association proudly announces it’s first annual “Kid Kart Nationals”. This event, to be held July 26th and 27th, will be a full weekend focusing on our next generation of up and coming racers. The races will be held at the SLKA’s newly constructed kart track at Missouri’s I-55 “Thunder Valley” racing complex in Pevely, MO. Bloomsdale Excavation, the event sponsor, was one of the major players in the construction of this ½ mile, nine turn, asphalt sprint track.
The schedule of events will include practice and qualifications on Saturday, with a Bar-B-Q Saturday evening, and late-model stock cars racing on the dirt oval Saturday night. Practice session on Sunday morning with racing all day on Sunday. Karts will be divided into four groups by qualification on Saturday, and will run two heat races and a feature on Sunday. All Kid Kart rules will be adhered to as per the WKA Tech manual.
All karts will be required to go through a tech inspection. All karts will run a 10/89 gear with maximum rear tire circumference as stated in the WKA rule book.
All drivers running this event will receive a winner’s trophy with special recognition going to the top place finishers.
For more information on this event, including entry fees, available hotels, and directions, please visit our web site at www.slka.net or call our club phone at
314-846-4302.
<b>The St. Louis Karting Association Holds 2002 Awards Banquet </b>
The historical 2002 season for the St. Louis Karting Association officially came to a close Saturday, January 11th with their annual end of the year awards banquet. Nearly 200 racers, family and friends gathered at the Knights of Columbus Hall in St. Charles County to celebrate the season’s champions.
The evening started off socially with lots of talk about the off-season and the upcoming racing only months away. After a word of prayer, all in attendance were fed a catered dinner that was topped off with a bountiful assortment of desserts. Then it was down to the serious nature of the evening. The St. Louis Karting Association’s 2002 season was a milestone as that year saw the completion of it’s new kart track at the
I-55 Raceway complex in Pevely, Mo. A digitally prepared slide show was presented to the crowd chronologically capturing all the blood, sweat, and time that went into what is now a premiere kart track located in the heart of the country. At the end of the slide show, the club gave themselves a well deserved round of applause. Master of ceremonies, and club member, Glen Hardeman then turned the focus of the evening to the presentation of trophies to the class winners. Each sponsor representative was given the opportunity to award the trophies to their sponsored class. The sponsors and winners were as follows:
4-Cycle Rookie 4-Cycle Junior
Sponsor: Cogo and Snap-On Tools Sponsor: Viper Racing Engines
#89 – Brett Cogo 1st Place #83 – Becky Kaestner 1st Place
#24 – Tommy McKenzie 2nd Place #25 – Greg Dingess 2nd Place
#21 - Matt Bruns 3rd Place #76 – Jacob Piel 3rd Place
4-Cycle Medium 4-Cycle Heavy
Sponsor: Viper Racing Engines Sponsor: Viper Racing Engines
#88 – Matt Riggs 1st Place #2 – Cale Downs 1st Place
#1 – Mike Nesbitt 2nd Place #69 – Ken Williams 2nd Place
#9 – Tim Mayer 3rd Place #17 – Mark Litteken 3rd Place
Yamaha Light Yamaha Heavy
Sponsor: H&H Racing Sponsor: H&H Racing
#10 – Sherry Hufstedler 1st Place #7 – Randy Shekell 1st Place
#63 – Emmett Pyatt 2nd Place #32 – John McCracken 2nd Place
#98 – Ed Loetscher 3rd Place #43 – Tim Bade 3rd Place
Senior Sportsman 2-Cycle Rookie
Sponsor: Margay Racing Sponsor: Stern Brothers
#88 – Matt Riggs 1st Place #6 – Brooke Wankel 1st Place
#9 – Tim Mayer 2nd Place #77 - Kevin Bade 2nd Place
#7 – Skip Wiese 3rd Place #3 – Devon Nichols 3rd Place
2-Cycle Juniors Shifter Class
Sponsor: TB Reality and Construction Sponsor: Harris Automotive
#5 – Derek Crockett 1st Place Jon Harris
# 12 – Alex Pezzolla 2nd Place Craig Pyatt
# 37 – Adam Crepin 3rd Place Jim Mayer
Kid Kart Class
(All Winners)
Sponsor: H&H Racing
#6 – Caleb Wankel #1 – Jeremy Remick #17 – Davey Steen
#6 – Danielle Johnson #9 – Mario Nigo #82 – Elizabeth Maestas
#4 – Austin Duncan #8 – Jake Hughes #7 – Emily Kaestner
#8b – Spenser Boyd #88 – Ryan Tharp #14 – Joseph Patrick
#00 Matthew Drury
Brian Hannon, representative of Margay Racing Products, a world leader in racing karts, was on hand to award several special winners. Margay has always had the history of recognizing the class champion in the 4-Cycle Rookie Class. This year was no exception. Brian awarded Brett Cogo a new 2003 Margay chassis to use to defend his title in the upcoming season. Margay also awarded a new set of tires to the first place winners in every class.
A special recognition was given to Craig and Debbie Goodhart and Bill and Norma Bade for all the time and effort that they have put forth for the club, providing us with food service for all of our club events.
The final award of the night was sponsored by Bill and Norma Bade, owners of Bing and Nagle’s Automotive, and it was the “Sportsman of the Year” award. This award goes to a person who has shown true sportsmanship throughout the year both on and off the track. Tim Bade, and outgoing sportsman, Barry Hufstedler presented the award to Skip Wiese. This presentation included not only a beautiful trophy, but also a one-day shifter kart driving school at Bob Bondurant’s complex in Phoenix, Arizona under the direction of instructor, and karting legend Alan Rudolph.
The evening concluded with drawings for the vast array of door prizes and more talk of the upcoming season. A special thanks goes out to all of the many sponsors, too numerous to mention, who donated prizes to the banquet. Also thanks to Victoria Reed, Glen Hardeman, Tim Bade and all of the rest who helped to make this a very special occasion.
For more information on the St. Louis Karting Association, and a schedule of upcoming events and races for the 2003 season, visit us on line at www.slka.net
