KA100 Class addition

It has been suggested that we should offer the KA100 class as an add to our Points races. Adding a new class always presents some new dilemmas. What if I am the only one that shows up is a major consideration. To be sure we have at least a small class each raceday, I would like to see at least 5 commitments to the season so if one can’t make it this week, there is still a class. To encourage this I am willing to reduce the entry fee for a year commitment. We have 12 scheduled races left yet this year (race 1 & 3 have rained out and will be made up). Normal raceday entry fee is $70. I will reduce that to $50/race which means $600 for the rest of the year. I will hold this pricing for three weeks and if we can get 5 or more to enter, then we will start the class. If you sign up, and pay, and it does not happen, you will get a full refund. Suggested tire was MG SH (red) and suggested weight was 360. There are many karts in the area so let’s make this happen. You can comment below or email the shop if you have other ideas.

2022 BLOCK PARTY – May 28

Join us for a day of fun and socializing. We have no special theme this year so invent one and come. We will have open practice from 10-1ish for the reduced price of $25. At 1PM we will start our “precision” driving challenge. This is a moderate speed event with emphasis on accuracy around different courses and then combining your times to select a winner. You will get 2 attempts at each course if you choose. Because this is moderate speed in our rental kart, even those without racing experience stand a good chance of winning. Entry fee is only $10 with 5 going into the purse divided among the best. We will furnish sandwiches at 6PM but please call and let us know a head count so we can order food. Bring your own drinks of choice and a dish to pass if you would like. Socialize with your friends, or make new ones, after eating. Let us know you are attending and see you Sat.

CKNA Jun 3-5 event

We will be hosting the CKNA race in June. They are handling the class entry along with the pit space reservations this year. We will be selling the pit pass wristbands. We have some garages available for rent for the race as well. Garages will have a parking spot nearby included with them along with elec (probably not enough for a trailer plug in though) and locked with your padlock. Call to rent a garage or prepurchase wristbands as that will put you in the “fast lane” for wristband pickup. If you would like to “spectate” at this event for free, you must stay on the “71” side of the orange gate until races are over. Come and enjoy watching some serious racing.

ENDURANCE RACE

Come join in the fun of endurance racing on Sun May 15 at 9AM. Details are on the website but here are some highlights:

1. 2 Hour total length
2. 5 Mandatory pit stops (25 seconds each) scheduled by the team
3. Any number of drivers so build your team
4. At pit stops you may change drivers, change karts, or change nothing
5. $300 total cost — no matter how many drivers — Increases to $350 next week
6. Drivers get pit pass plus kart insurance included
7. Extra cost practice at 9:15AM — $20 for 10 minutes
8. Drivers meeting 9:50
9. Race starts 10AM
10. Uses our premium kart

Register now to secure you spot. Call shop 815 496 2467 with team name and drivers names to speed up sign in on raceday.

TIRES ARRIVED

Some of the awaited tires have arrived. The bad news is tire pricing has increased upwards of 9% with freight added in. We will be increasing the prices on todays sales and beyond. We will honor the pricing for those who have purchased tire contracts already but new contracts will see an increase of $10 on the base plus $5 per set. MG has held prices constant for well over 6 years now but the last few years have been a financial challenge for all of us — business and personal.

SPONSOR OPPORTUNITY

Have you ever wanted to sponsor some activity at a very nominal cost? We are in search of someone who would like to sponsor our League programs. We have Jr High League w/17 races, High School League w/17 races, and Friday League w/24 races on the road course and 12 races on the oval as well as 12 races with the Elite karts available. Sponsorship would get you advertising on our website along with name on our trophies and year end awards. This could be a low cost way to get some advertising. Contact us for specific details on how this could work for you.

Premises passes

We can no longer sell premises passes. Insurance rules change, like most things in our era, and after having a poor experience in the pits, the pits and the hot grid are seen as one and the same, by the insurance company. This means that ALL people in your pit area MUST have a hot grid wristband. Some years ago cameras mounted to the helmet were forbidden and this is just another step in the direction of safety.

The GOOD news is that we are allowed to continue with no wristband needed on the “71” side of the orange gate on event days. This gate will remain closed during the event and opened after the last engine is shut off at the scale after the last race of the day. After that gate is opened, no wristbands will be required in the pit area. On practice/rental days, only those entering the hot grid will require wristbands.

Keep in mind that our wristband policy of DQ’ing ALL in your party from the next points event if ANYONE in your party is found w/o a wristband on is still in place. Please police this so we do not have to enforce it. Snow is melting and we look forward to race season.

SEASON PASS CERTIFICATES

We issued some season pass discounts at the banquet. As a reminder, these are not transferable, and expire on Mar 15th. They can not be used, in tandem, with any other certificate.

Buying a season pass automatically puts you in the pre-registration status and speeds up sign-in on racedays. Call us to purchase a season pass and it locks in your kart number for the season as a bonus.

Points Race Pre-Registration Guidelines

We started pre-registration during the aftermath of the COVID shutdown in 2020. Many, including us, liked it because it sped up sign in for the racer on race days. We will again have this option in 2022 but felt it was time to publish our guidelines to eliminate confusion.

1. Pre-registration can be done by calling the shop
2. Pre-registration DEADLINE is Friday noon
3. Be prepared with race entry info and NAMES for pit passes (we write names on wristbands)
4. Pre-reg pricing will be lower than signup on raceday
5. Payment is expected at time of pre-reg — If the event is cancelled, credit will be applied in the future
6. Payment may be credit card or cash
7. Those who purchase Season passes, for entries OR wristbands, will be automatically pre-reg

As always, registration can be done on racedays for those who choose that option. Editing your pre-reg will cause you to line up behind those pre-reg and will pay raceday prices.

Tire Contract details for 2022

Tire rental contracts (RL2 for the 206 classes) were popular in 2021. We will continue, with a similar outlook for 2022. This lease contract is available because we use the “scuffs” on our rental fleet. This year we will be giving all, that desire, a copy of the contract so details can be referenced.

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We will be offering the same program as before and just, as a refresher, the guidelines are as follows:

1. Cost is $165 for the base plus $65 for each set desired.  This is a season contract so the number of sets will need to be determined when purchasing. This allows me to guarantee tires are in stock when needed.
2. Changes are scheduled by the racer and price includes mounting
3. Contract is per racer NOT a multiple racer group
4. Tires returned MUST be the same ones issued
5. Last set MUST be returned at year end (This is a lease) unless a serviceable set of RL2’s is approved for exchange when getting first set
6. Damaged tires beyond “normal” wear will be chargeable
7. MGRL2 tires —  Any size — 4.60 or 6.00 are available — or 7.10 (not popular)

As always, if this option does not appeal to you, purchase to own is still available, as well as rental for just one race which allows racers to legally compete w/o having to buy a set. Rentals, using our wheels (metric), or your wheels, for a single race may be “scuffs”, with more than half tread, if we have available.