| PHOTO
DAY -- June 14 @Race #5 |
May 6, 2008
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TKC is excited to announce that we will be offering "PHOTO DAY" to all
our members on Saturday June 14, during TKC Race #5, the "Dennis Morgan
Memorial Race".
Throughout the day, ActionPix Photography will be on site to take professional
on-track shots of all karts. Each TKC member who races that day will
receive a CD of their photo collection, free of charge. These photos are a
valuable keepsake of your 2008 racing year, and due to their high quality and
resolution, can be printed in any size. Don't miss Race #5 on June
14, and get those karts cleaned up !
Many thanks to the sponsor of the day, Hovesen Homes, for making this possible.
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| RACE
#2 Report |
May 5, 2008
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The Toronto Kart
Club's 2nd race of
the season started out like any other typical May race day. As the day
progressed, the weatherman had different ideas. With most of the qualifying
complete, the skies started to open up. When the pre-finals got underway, the
rain tires were the order of the day. When the final round of the day got
going, the drivers had a full understanding of hydroplaning. No one really
knew
that water could slow down a kart so fast. As the racing wrapped up and all
the corner workers and officials were heading for the scoring tower, a monsoon
hit Goodwood. Check out the great pictures that our official photographer (
Jim McGlade ) took on the Photo
Page for proof that we actually raced. The
rain came down so hard and fast that trophy presentation had to be postponed until
Race 4, June 7th. The
day ended without the ambulance moving, to prove that our racers and officials
are doing a great job. I hope
everyone has dried out by now and hope for better weather for the next race.
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| TKC's
RACE #3 -- IMPORTANT UPDATE |
May 5, 2008
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Click
HERE to read updated announcement regarding licensing requirements for
Junior Light/Heavy drivers -- POSTED MAY 7.
After fielding several concerns from our members regarding this event,
the Executive Board of Directors of TKC feel that it would best serve the
members to allow for an additional drop.
Therefore, effective immediately, there will be 3 drops permitted for the 2008
TKC championship series.
Only the best 11 of 14 points will be counted towards total points for the
year.
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| TKC's
RACE #3 -- Details, Race Order, Rules, etc.... |
May 2, 2008
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Toronto
Kart Club Race #3 is being combined with the "O.R.K.C. Round #1"
event, being held at Goodwood Kartways on the weekend of May 9-11.
At this time, TKC has very few details about this event, other than what has
been posted on the O.R.K.C. website. Please refer to the O.R.K.C.
website, and direct any questions you may have to that site, or contact
the staff of Goodwood Kartways.
Please be aware that classes, weights, fuel, and other regulations, may be
different from TKC rules.
Toronto Kart Club and its directors and
officials are not responsible for running this event. We will post more
details if they are made available to us.
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| RACE
#1 REPORT |
April 28, 2008
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Toronto Kart Club First Race on the Books for 2008
April 26th was the TKC's first race of the season. The forecast was a
bit worrisome as the week progressed, but we were fortunate to get the day off
with only a few drops of rain and a little bit of a sand storm. The Masters
class was up first to show all the rookies how it was done. With 9 classes in
the field, there was a lot of racing to watch. Our largest class was Junior
Heavy with 21 racers in the field and Kevin Monteith left off where he
finished the '07 season and came home with the victory.
We were on the track at 10:00 sharp and off the track by 4:30 and the
ambulance never moved all day. A great job by all the officials and the
drivers. We rounded out the day with trophy presentations and pictures in
front of our new sponsor banner.
Thanks again to all involved and a large thanks to all of our sponsors.
Here are the winners of each class.
Masters Fred Jordan
Jr Rotax Austin Milwain
Jr Light Michael Taibi
Mini Max Artem Korolev
Novice Gregory Hovesen
Sr Light Alex DiFrangia
Sr Heavy Jack Manns
Sr. Rotax Ryan Dennahower
Jr. Heavy Kevin Monteith
Full results and photos
can be found on TKC's website.
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| VISITING DRIVERS |
April 23, 2008
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Toronto
Kart Club welcomes drivers from other ASN-affiliated clubs who wish to
participate in one of our club races. Non-TKC drivers may participate in
a maximum of two (2) TKC points events, without being required to become a TKC
member. (This limit does not apply to special events such as
Canada Cup or the Ironman Enduro.) Event registration fee for visiting drivers is
$80.00.
All visiting drivers are required to present a current (2008)
license issued by an ASN-affiliated Club -- NO exceptions! If you are planning on
visiting TKC and have not yet received your 2008 license, please contact your
home club.
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| Schedule Change -- ROOKIE
Training and Race #1 |
April 10, 2008
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Due to poor weather conditions, the Rookie On-Track Training and Testing day has
been postponed until Saturday April 19. This also means that TKC's
Race #1 will be moved to Saturday April 26.
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| Schedule Change -- DENNIS
MORGAN Memorial Race |
March 25, 2008
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Due to scheduling conflicts, the DENNIS MORGAN MEMORIAL RACE has been changed to
Saturday June 14, TKC Race #5. We encourage karters from all
clubs to participate, as Mr. Morgan was a strong supporter of karting and
motorsports in Ontario, and was also a good friend to many people in the karting
community.
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| SUBARU
Junior Karting Championship |
March 14, 2008
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Toronto Kart Club is proud to support and
host this exciting new series. This is an introductory programme for
junior karters between the ages of 9 to 15, and will be held over four
separate race events during 2008. This is a ground-breaking format which
provides truly affordable racing while at the same time levelling the playing
field.
With an impressive array of corporate support, we
are able to offer spectacular prize packages to at least 2 winners of this
series. Prizes include: An all-inclusive test session in a
Hurricane Midget Race Car, personal designed Race Helmets, Notebook
personal computer courtesy of Panasonic Canada, complete personal racing
outfits courtesy of AlpineStars, and so much more. Additional prize
packages are expected to be announced in the upcoming weeks. So stay
tuned for more exciting news.
CLICK HERE
for full press release about this new championship series, including the
schedule and registration procedures. Registration form can be found on
our Documents page.
The deadline for all registrations is April 20, 2008. Don't miss
your opportunity to participate, as space is limited to the first 20
entries!!!
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| Schedule Change -- AWAY Race |
March 10, 2008
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Due to member demand, the event originally scheduled for August 9 and 10 (TKC
Race #9) at Batavia New York, has been cancelled.
Race #9 will now be held on Saturday August 9, 2008, at the 3-S kart track in
SUTTON, ON.
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| SUBARU JUNIOR Class |
February, 2008
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The SUBARU Junior Class is an experimental Club Support Program being introduced
for the 2008 karting season. Sealed engines will be supplied by Subaru to
the Club for a special introductory series.
This program will be running only at our 2 scheduled "away" races at
Hershey Centre Grand Prix and Sutton. More details will be
presented at the Spring Annual General Meeting on Sunday March 2.
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| ROOKIE
TRAINING -- MANDATORY |
2008
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All Rookie drivers (drivers who have never previously held an ASN-affiliated
kart racing license), are required to attend the training
sessions. The in-class training will be held on Saturday March
29,
at Goodwood Community Centre, at Regional Road 21 and Highway 47, in
Goodwood (west of Uxbridge). Click
here for a MAP. The session begins at 10:00
am, and will run for approximately 2 hours.
You
must be a registered member of Toronto Kart Club to attend this
session. Membership applications (along with completed medical forms
and waivers) should be mailed to us in advance. There will also be a separate
"mechanics" training course, which will introduce new mechanics
(parents) to
the basics of chassis/engine set-up and maintenance.
All
Rookie drivers are also required to attend the on-track training and testing,
on Saturday April 12.
This will be held at the Goodwood Kartways Track (weather
permitting).
Technical inspection of all karts will begin at
8:30 a.m., so
participants are reminded to arrive early in order to allow time to unload
trailers. You must bring your kart and all safety apparel
(race suit, gloves, helmet, chest protector, neck brace, etc.).
Rookie
drivers who do not attend and successfully complete BOTH sessions, will not be
issued their racing license, and will therefore not be allowed to participate
in any races.
Please note that, as the Toronto Kart Club is a
not-for-profit organization, these training sessions are being provided completely
FREE OF CHARGE to all of our members.
If you are new to TKC, and have any questions about membership,
completing the forms, or the mandatory training sessions, please send your
questions to admin@torontokartclub.com
, or phone 905-831-8088.
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| 2008 Tentative Racing Schedule
Released |
January 28, 2008
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Our
racing schedule for 2008 has been released, and can be seen on the Schedule page
of this site.
Please remember that all dates and locations are tentative, as final
details are still being arranged at this time.
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| Dennis Morgan |
December 24, 2007
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It is with
deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Dennis Morgan on December 23, 2007
of a sudden heart attack. Dennis, along with his son Kevin, have been
active members of TKC for many years. Dennis, retired journalist and
editor, was the founder of the "Wheels" section of the Toronto Star
back in 1986 -- the first newspaper in North America to have a dedicated
automotive section. Services for Mr. Morgan will be as follows:
Viewing -- Thursday Dec. 27, 4-9 pm, Pine Hills Cemetery
Funeral Service -- Friday Dec. 28, 10 am, Pine Hills Cemetery,
with Reception to follow. Pine Hills is located at 625 Birchmount Road,
north of St. Clair, in Scarborough. (416-267-8229).
Obituary in
Toronto Star -- Click Here.
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