Sunday, July 18^th was the second day of racing for the Toronto Kart Club’s double header weekend.  We ran our regular club points events, along with a Sponsor’s race over the lunch hour. 

We had a good showing of sponsors in attendance, some of which are parents of karters with the club, or are karters that have continued to support the club after moving on.   Others are businesses in the community who understand the value of what our club is all about.   All our sponsors are very appreciated by the Toronto Kart Club Board and its members, and allowing the sponsors to come out for a complimentary race event is the least we can do to thank them for their support.

The sponsor race was exciting to watch from the beginning of the 15 laps , with several position battles happening throughout the race.  John Nye and Steve Walker battled for first place.  James Price, Charles Jacobs, and Scott Walker put on a show for the spectators, with any one of them waiting up for each other to race together.  Unfortunately Charles had mechanical issues, then the other two became serious about placing. This again gave the spectators something to watch.  In the end it was John Nye who took the checkered flag, followed by Steve Walker representing Boss Steel in second place, and Derek Hobbs of Ready Honda taking the third position on the podium.  Complete results are posted on the Results page.

Many thanks to the Centennial Park crew for providing the karts for our Sponsors and Media exhibition races.

Photos below provided by R. Seybold.
      

      
         

 
The Toronto Kart Club held their sixth race for the 2010 season this Saturday, July 17th.  The weather was hot and so was the racing.  

Along with our club classes we held a Media Race.  We had Hugh Burrill, Peter Dworschak and Doug Barker  from City TV, Jim Kenzie from the Toronto Star, Jeff Hayward from Toronto Community News, John Penny of MarIndustrial, Nick and Chris Jameson of Level Ten Communications as participants.  The Media representatives were given training, then had six minutes practice to get a feel for the track and arrive & drive karts that were supplied by Centennial Park Indy, before they had their race.  The green was dropped and the pole sitters froze only to allow the back of the pack to race around them and roar off to start the race.  Jim Kenzie took the lead and never looked back, the rest of the field jockeyed for positions throughout the race.  Unfortunately for Hugh Burrill, on the 10^th lap he was out due to a mechanical failure.  The checkered flag flew after 20 laps for Jim Kenzie followed by Nick Jameson, Peter Dworschak, Chris Jameson, and Doug Barker to finish out the top five.

Toronto Kart Club would like to thank all the media representatives for participating, and providing an exciting race!  We are already looking forward to organizing a similar event in the near future.

Photos below provided by M. Walker.
      

      
     

After a longer than expected wait, Toronto Kart Club was finally able to inaugurate their new home track at Centennial Park in the west end of Toronto, on Saturday June 5, 2010.  The weather also cooperatored and provided sunny skies that allowed the racers to put on a good show.

Extra practice time was given to each class, so that all participants could become accustomed to the challenging course.  The tight left turns, with a sweeping bank just before the raised bridge, gave racers a new perspective on set up and gearing.

With pre-finals set at 15 laps and the final heats at 20 laps, there was no shortage of action and fequent passing.  The Masters class race winner, and the first winner of the new track, was Paul Dragonac, with John Brough and Stefano Radaelli taking the 2nd and 3rd place positions on the podium.    Other class winners included:  Eric Hovesen in Novice, Kailey Steinhausen in Subaru Novice, Austin Rubio in Junior Light, and Scott Walker in Subaru Senior.

It was a fun day for all participants and spectators.  Many thanks to all the people who contributed their time and effort to make this new facility a reality.

             

Our next scheduled race is Saturday June 19 at Centennial Park.
        

 
Centennial Park's North Track is available for open practice.

Public Rental karts will not affect the track availability for private practice, as those karts now run on a separate track (South).  The NORTH Track is dedicated to racing activities and practice.

Centennial Park management is offering a fantastic discounted deal -- Annual Practice Passes can be purchased for ONLY $300.00.   Purchase your annual pass before the end of the June, and save an additional 13% -- the track will pay the HST !   Daily fees are $50/day, or $30 if arriving after 5:00 pm.  

Please check track availability, to make sure there is no racing or other private functions booked when you plan to practice.  The track calendar can be viewed at gokartstoronto.com

X-Ten Productions is looking for young and talented kart drivers to participate in a televised series on OLN (Outdoor Life Network).

To find out more, please click on the link below to read their open letter.  Interested parties are asked to contact X-Ten Productions directly, either by phone or through their website.

Click HERE for more information. 
   

Disclaimer:  There is no affiliation between X-Ten Productions and any member, director, executive or sponsor of Toronto Kart Club.
  

  
Toronto Kart Club's Annual General Meeting will be held on:
 
     Date:  Sunday March 28, 2010
     Time:  9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
     Location:  Langstaff Community Centre, Tollgate Room, 155 Red Maple Road, Richmond Hill
     Click HERE for Map and Directions

As part of the agenda, 2010 Elections will be held.  Nominations must be submitted in advance.  Click the link below to download the nomination form.  All nominations must be submitted to the Club no later that Wednesday March 24.

 Download nomination form HERE.
  

Update posted March 24:  Parking is available in the Red Maple School parking lot.  Please do not park on Red Maple Road (you will be ticketed).  

The Toronto Kart Club will be holding an informative karting seminar this coming weekend, Saturday March 13.  This seminar is open to all karters and anybody who is interested in learning more about karting.  We will be answering questions about all aspects of kart racing and going over pre-race and race-day maintenance procedures.  

This seminar is FREE of charge, and open to anyone.  Club membership registration for racers and associate members will also be available for the 2010 season.  Membership is not required in order to attend the free seminar.

Date:  Saturday March 13, 2010

Time:  1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Location:  565 Edward Avenue, Unit 1, Richmond Hill

  
Toronto Kart Club has reached an agreement with Centennial Park Mini Indy, in the City of Toronto.

Many months of negotiation and dedication on the part of the TKC Board of Directors has brought this to fruition; there will be many new and exciting things to come with this newly aligned relationship.  We look forward to working together with Wrex Roth, who is the new managing director of Centennial Park Mini Indy.  We are very pleased to continue to be Toronto's original  "Fun Place to Race", now within the City limits of Toronto.  

Membership forms for the 2010 season are available on the Documents page of this website.  Completed forms can be dropped off in person on Saturday Feb. 27 and Saturday March 6, from 8:00 am to 11:00 am, at:  Boss Steel, 565 Edward Avenue, Richmond Hill.  Forms can also be mailed in.

Toronto Kart Club's Annual Spring Meeting will take place on Sunday, March 28, from 9:00 to 12:00 (location to be determined). 

More details to follow -- please continue to visit torontokartclub.com . 
  

The Toronto Kart Club year-end awards banquet will be held on Saturday November 21.

For those members wishing to attend the banquet, but who were unable to attend the Enduro, please make arrangements for payment and ticket pick up by phoning: 289-314-2557.  All tickets must be paid for in advance, as no tickets will be reserved without payment, and tickets cannot be sold at the door.  The last day to purchase your tickets is October 16.

Adult tickets are $45, and children under 16 years of age are $40.  There will be a cash bar.

 

Once a year the karting community comes together to show Rocket Robbie McMullen that we still care and this year will be no different. The Simcoe Kart Club together with the Toronto Kart Club will host the 9th Annual Rocket Robbie McMullen Benefit Enduro on Sunday, October 4 at 3-S Go Karts in Sutton.

This very special event is sponsored by 401 Mini-Indy Go-Karts, Mario Racing Karts & Mfg. Inc. & Mario Rubello, 401-Dixie Nissan/Infiniti & Peter Geer, 3-S Go Karts, Makos Motorsports, BActive Sports Ltd., Rogers, the LaRosa family, Bob Cunningham, Roy Schindel, Bob Nebel, the Toronto Kart Club and the Simcoe Kart Club volunteers.

Registration will open at 7:00am. The entry fee is $50.00 per driver/class. The classes are: Novice, Junior Lite, Junior Heavy, Senior Lite, Subaru, Senior Heavy, Masters and 2 Cycles. Each class will race for 45 minutes. One mandatory pit stop is required where the karter will spin a wheel. The wheel will stop on a number which will give them their time delayed pit stop. Open practice will be available on Saturday and camping is free.

Breakfast will be served together with an all day BBQ of hamburgers, hot dogs and Mario Rubello’s famous steak on a bun sandwiches. Trophy presentations will follow immediately after the races. There will be lots of special draw prizes, a 50 / 50 draw, and draws for two ATVs valued at $1,500.00 each. Each racer automatically receives a draw ticket eligible for the prizes and the two ATVs. Additional tickets are available at $1.00 each to help you better your chances of winning as many prizes as possible. For those that have not participated in the past, we always have more than three tables overflowing with prizes.

Please come and support Robbie and help us show him once again that after nine long years the karting community still cares. 100% of all proceeds benefit the Rocket Robbie Rehabilitation Fund. A tax deductible receipt is available upon request.

Spinal Cord Research. The cure...It’s not a question of if…It’s a question of when!

The Rocket Robbie flyer is available HERE.

The Race Day schedule is available HERE.
  

The Toronto Kart Club held Race #9 at Sutton this past weekend.  On the race schedule was the Subaru Senior Invitational.  With ten karts wanting to test out the fast KX21 engine, the field had some formidable competition.  With a race-heat qualifying format giving racers more exciting track time, Scott Walker took the pole position, with A.J. Emms beside him on the front row.  When we announced the finals were going to be 25 laps, the drivers were ecstatic.  Walker was slow off the start, and gave Emms and Mike Rogers a good lead.  As the laps went by, the number swapping was becoming the order of the day.  On lap 22, Emms went off on corner one with a broken hub, leaving the top three to settle the score.  At the checkered flag, it was Scott Walker, followed by Mike Rogers and Matthew Radaelli.  The top four all had laptimes within two tenths the entire race.

We would like to thank all participants that came out for the race, and Mar Industrial for supporting the Subaru Class.  As many times before, the ambulance services would not be required, as a tribute to our great racers.  We would also like to send out the TKC's appreciation to our many volunteers for making our racers the best club races can be.

Photos of the entire day are posted on our Photo Page.

Last chance to sign up for the Subaru Senior Invitational Challenge!

A reminder to the karting community that the SUBARU Senior Invitational is this weekend, Saturday August 22 at Sutton.  Any senior driver can run this fun challenge -- all you need is a kart, header can and clutch -- we'll provide the engine and oil (and license if you don't have a 2009 club license).    This event is open to all drivers from all clubs.  

To register, please call (after 5:00 pm please) Steve Walker at 905-508-8225.

The day begins on Saturday at 7:00 am with event registration followed by pre-technical inspections, and is scheduled to finish mid-afternoon, with all regular TKC classes running in addition to the special Subaru Senior Challenge.  Saturday's racing is sponsored by BOSS Steel and Subaru Canada.

Click HERE for details and event flyer.

 

Then on Sunday August 23, Simcoe Kart Club returns to contest its Race #10, sponsored by SKC.  The event will be contested on the Schumacher track.

All of the 4 cycle SKC classes will be racing including Novice, Junior Lite, Junior Heavy, Senior Lite, Senior Heavy and Masters with Rotax TAG and the F125 Shifter Karts joining Sunday's mix.  Mike Adams has invited all of the Shifters to race at Sunday's SKC event.

Registration will open on Sunday morning at 7:30 am with pre-registration available on the Saturday for those wishing to avoid the line up.

After more than a five week hiatus, Simcoe Kart Club returns to its home track and we invite all ASN Canada affiliated karters to join us for the upcoming action.

The Toronto Kart Club will be there on Saturday August 22, and open practice will start immediately afterwards at 2:00 pm.  Free overnight camping is available for those wishing to spend the weekend. 

Make Sutton your destination this weekend for TKC and SKC racing excitement. 

As expected, the 4th Annual Hershey Centre Grand Prix was a wonderful success.  Although the weather was not the most cooperative, the weekend was filled with competitive racing and high spirits.  The races were action-packed and filled with excitement, and safe driving was a high priority, as the paramedics' services were not required once throughout the entire weekend.

All of the drivers should be praised for their amazing work over the weekend.  It seemed like there were no drivers giving less than a hundred percent of their effort on the track. Congratulations are due to the class winners:  Lukas Haas (Subaru Novice), Joshua Conquer (Novice), Jeremy Steinhausen (Subaru Junior), Matthew Peralto (Jr. Light), Marcus Balkisoon (Jr. Heavy), Matthew Radaelli (Sr. Honda), Jon Miller (Sr. Light), A.J. Emms (Sr. Heavy) and Shawn Gardner (Masters).

Special thanks go out to all of the Toronto Kart Club and Kawartha Durham Kart Club volunteers. Whether it was setting up or taking down the track, organizing the event or working the corners, without your help, this event would never have run as smoothly as it did. We must also extend our greatest gratitude to our event sponsors: MarIndustrial, Ready Honda of Mississauga, Princess Auto of Mississauga, Honda Canada, Concord Hardware, Boss Steel and Wurth Canada. With your help, we were able to set up a great track, an exciting weekend and had wonderful prizes to give out.

We understand that many more drivers wanted to attend, had it not been for the ASN Nationals.  It was never our intent to conflict with any other event.  The Hershey Centre Grand Prix date was confirmed and announced last winter, and we were led to believe at that time that the Nationals would be in
western Canada this year, which we felt would not affect the majority of Southern Ontario club level racers.  However, a new format of separate western and eastern Canadian National Qualifiers has now been put into place.  Unfortunately it was impossible to change the date of the Hershey Grand Prix, as several months of planning and investment had already been done.  With that being said, plans are already underway for next year's event, which promises to be bigger and better than ever.

Photos of the event have been posted on our website, thanks to our talented photographer Jim McGlade.  The event also received local media coverage, and we have posted the links below.  Several drivers were also interviewed by CityNews, and we will post the video links when they become available.

• Mississauga News


• Thornhill Liberal and YorkRegion.Com


• Toronto Star and Wheels.Com

The Toronto Kart Club is holding a Subaru Senior Special Event race on Saturday August 22, with 15 spots available.  The engine being used is the Subaru KX 21, that runs at 10.5HP, stock out of the box.

If you have been out of the sport of a while and still have a kart, or are still racing; come out and give it a try.  No current-year club licence required...just a kart and a willingness for good competition and fun!  Any and all senior drivers (age 15 and up) are welcome to participate.

Click HERE for promotional flyer.

 

More details will be published shortly.

 

Still not sure where to race on the August 8 & 9 weekend?
Let your wallet make the decision for you!
Check out our cost breakdown for this unique special event...The best value for your racing dollar.

Are you up for the challenge?  Do you think you're a great racer?  PROVE IT !  
If you need 2 weeks practice on a familiar track, then are you hoping to win because you're a good racer, or because you memorized the track?  Hershey Grand Prix participants are skilled racers, who aren't afraid of challenges, and who believe in fair racing for all.  Come on out and prove your racing skills.

Toronto Kart Club is again hosting the 4th Annual Hershey Centre Grand Prix, on August 8 & 9, 2009.  
We are happy to be sharing this weekend with Kawartha Durham Kart Club.  ALL racers from ALL clubs are invited to attend, as this is a special event, being run on an exceptional street course that is only available once per year!  Pre-registration forms are available for download, and should be completed and faxed to 905-508-8475 as soon as possible.

All event details and forms are posted HERE on the Official Hershey Centre GP Information Page.
    

Details of July 19th's race with Kawartha Durham Kart Club, at Kawartha Downs, has been posted on our Schedule Page.  Please note the following important points:

1.  Spec Fuel station is ESSO, 1315 County Road 28, Fraserville, Ontario (1/2 km south of the track on Road 28)

2.  Spec Tires remain the same as for all other TKC events.

3.  All participants are required to bring and use their own asphalt protection in their pit area.

4.  All participants will follow KDKC rules and supplements.

5.  For a map to the Kawartha track, and for any other information, visit kawarthadurhamkartclub.com .

At the request of our members, the TKC Board has reconsidered the Club's tire policy for 2009, and has agreed to allow the use of Vega Blue tires (with or without the new ONT stamp), in addition to our spec MG FZ yellow.    

An official bulletin has been posted on the Documents Page, under Rules & Regulations.
    

Due to renovations being done at our Spec Fuel Station, TKC has had to change Spec Fuel for the remainder of the 2009 season.

Effective immediately (Race #3 and onwards), the new Spec Fuel is PETRO CANADA, located in Baldwin just south of Sutton, at 24428 Highway #48.

To avoid any complications, we suggest that participants flush their fuel tanks and lines thoroughly, prior to the next event.  

An official bulletin has been posted on the Documents page of this website, under Rules & Regulations.

This spec fuel applies only to events being held at the Sutton track.  Any events held at other locations will have different spec fuel, to be announced separately.

The Toronto Kart Club held its first race of the 2009 season on Saturday May 2, and our members were eager to shake off the winter blahs.  Many thanks to the Nye Family for sponsoring our season opener. 

We hit the track at 9 o'clock with a full 4-stroke dance card.  The best race of the day was our Junior Heavy class, with Julius Makos taking the fast qualifier pin, and setting up for a great final event.  With the drop of the green flag, it was Julius and Bryson Schutte breaking away from the pack.  Bryson led for the first half of the race, but a great pass on the grid corner gave Julius the lead, and also the win, leading Bryson over the finish line by only .774.  

Another first for TKC was the Subaru KX21 motor debut -- the first competitive running in Canada.  The Subaru's and Honda's ran together on the track, which made for an exciting race.  Scott Walker took the fast qualifier pin, but it was Phil Wang brining home the first place hardware in the final heat.  

We would like to thank all the racers who came out to support TKC, as well as all of our fantastic volunteers.  It is always a great race day when the ambulance sits idle.

We look forward to our next race on Saturday May 9, at the Sutton Track.  See our schedule page for the daily itinerary, track configuration and race order.
  

The ASN 2009 Karting Regulations, along with all TKC Supplemental Regulations and appendices, are available on the Documents page of this website.

All TKC members are required to have a copy of the complete Rulebooks, and are encouraged to print their own copies directly from the Documents page of this website.

If you are unable to print your own Rulebook, please contact us in advance to order a printed copy, which can be purchased from the Club for $10.00.   
  

This Saturday April 18 will be the TKC Rookie Training day, being held at the 3-S Go Kart facility in Sutton (host club is Simcoe Kart Club).  Click HERE for the schedule for the day.

Immediately following the Rookie training session, TKC will be holding the SUBARU test drive day.  This will be a great opportunity to test drive the new Senior Subaru motor, the KX21, which will be on display and mounted on a senior kart, and available for test drives.  This motor is putting out 10.5 horsepower and 14 foot pounds of torque, as per a Land & Sea dyno.  

We will also have on hand the Junior and Novice Subaru motors, which will be available to mount on your own kart and take for a spin around the track during the open practice session.

Open practice runs from 4:30 to 6:00 pm.  The cost will be $25 per person, payable to 3-S Go Karts.

Toronto Kart Club will be racing these engines in all of its 2009 points races (10 events in total).  

Come on out, and try for yourself the new, cost effective and fair form of kart racing. 
  

The Toronto Kart Club would like to extend an invitation to all 2-cycle drivers who hold a 2009 ASN-affiliated club karting license, who wish to have additional racing excitement, to join TKC at any of our regularly scheduled club races.  This would include classes such as Rotax, Mini-Max, Micro-Max, F1-K, and Shifter, and any other classes that wish to organize themselves and race at one or more TKC events.

Please check our schedule, as we race mostly Saturdays at Sutton in 2009.  We only ask that there is a minimum of 6 racers in each group, in order to run a 2-cycle class.    These classes will be for demonstration only, and will not collect points or be part of our championship.  Podium pictures will be taken for the top 5 finishers with trophies for photo purposes only.  

We recognize the existence and the need for 2-cycle classes to have a forum in which they can have a place to race just for fun, and/or to get some extra seat time prior to a regional event.  If you have a 2-cycle group of 6 or more, and would like to participate in any TKC race, please advise TKC no later than 48 hours prior to any regularly scheduled event.
  

There has been a change in format this year for our Rookie Training.  Rather than holding the in-class and on-track training/testing on separate dates, the training will be combined and held on one day.  This year the training will be conducted at the 3-S track in Sutton, on Saturday April 18, in conjunction with the Simcoe Kart Club.   We feel this is a positive move, as it frees up an additional weekend for our members and officials, allowing for more family time. 

There is a fee of $75.00 for the all-day event with lunch included for driver and mechanic only.  The fee covers the cost of insurance and ambulance for the day.  

It all starts at 8:00 a.m., and consists of teaching, on-track training and a test.  Please arrive on time.  Participants are also reminded to check the weather forecast, and dress appropriately for the day.
So bring your thinking caps and karts, and we will see you there.   


Rookie Training and Testing

DATE:     Saturday April 18, 2009

TIME:       8:00 am  (full day event)
PLACE:   3-S Go Kart Track, Sutton
                  26346 Park Road (Regional Road 18), Sutton West, Ontario,
                  SW corner of Reg. Road 18 and Reg. Road 80, near Sibbald Point Provincial Park

Click HERE for the schedule for the day.
  

The Toronto Kart Club has selected MG tires as the spec tire for the 2009 season.  To keep continuity with other clubs and series, we will be running the MG FZ (yellow) for dry and the MG WZ (white) for rains.  These tires can be purchased directly from 3-S Go Karts at the Sutton track, or at any other dealer that sells MG kart tires.

Drivers participating in the Subaru series are permitted to use the spec tire designated by their home club.

To enable our members to use up old tires they may have from the 2008 season, the club will also be allowing the following tires:  For the first two (2) dry race days MG FZ (yellow) and Vega (blue) will be allowed; as for the rain tires, they will be MG WZ (white), Dunlop (KT6, KT8, KT10) and Vega (white) for the 2009 season.  This decision to use alternate tires is two fold --  it assists our members in saving money by using up existing tire supplies, and is also aimed at being environmentally responsible.  We trust that our members will be pleased with this decision.
  

Following the announcement that the Subaru Canada Karting Series will be a full season 10-race series, including the addition of two senior classes, Subaru Canada has released details of the prize packages being offered.. . . . . READ MORE
  

As a general rule, the Sutton track is typically open for practice the day before each race event.  However, you can purchase a season's pass for the Sutton track, which will give you virtually unlimited access to practice time.  The season pass is being offered to TKC members at a discounted cost of $400.00 (plus tax) until March 15, 2009; at which time it will increase to $500.00 (plus tax).  

To arrange for a season pass please contact Enzo Chiovitti immediately via email at enzo@3SGoKartsInternational.com or by phone at 905-722-3089.
  

Toronto Kart Club's Annual General Meeting of the Members will be held on:

          DATE:              Saturday February 28, 2009.  11:00 a.m.
          LOCATION:     Rouge Woods Community Centre, Aspen Room
          ADDRESS:     110 Shirley Drive, Richmond Hill, Ontario
                                     (near 404 & Major Mackenzie Dr.)

The purpose of the AGM is to discuss the 2009 season and other Club business, and also to hold the elections for the 2009 Board.   All current and potential members are encouraged to attend.

Nominations for Board positions must be submitted in advance, in writing, on approved form.  If any member would like to nominate another member for a position on the 2009 Board, you can download the form by clicking the link HERE. 

Nominations must be faxed or postmarked no later than February 14, 2009.
  

On Saturday December 13th, 2008, TKC held a special meeting for the current 2008 members. All voting members in good standing were sent a notice for this meeting along with the proposed changes of our constitution through first class mail.  The purpose of this meeting was to bring our current members up to speed by providing an overview of some key events during the 2008 season. In addition to the overview, some key proposed amendments to the TKC constitution and By-Laws were voted on. These amendments were adopted by an overwhelming majority of the attending members and are effective immediately. TKC will now have a much more solid foundation to prepare for the 2009 season and beyond.

We will be announcing a tentative 2009 season schedule very shortly. Stay tuned to the website for all updates.

Have a Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all.
  

Membership forms for the 2009 season are now available, and can be printed from the Documents page.

Other details of the 2009 season, such as classes offered and schedule, are being discussed and finalized by the Board, and will be announced shortly.
  

    
For those of you who have been with the Toronto Kart Club over the past several years, you have had the opportunity of witnessing and experiencing the excitement and fun of racing at Toronto Kart Club.  The true club atmosphere is where everyone lends a hand when it is needed regardless of whether it is your competitor, a fellow racer or someone just getting into the sport.  Toronto Kart Club is a club that does not discriminate regardless of which chassis you decide to race with or which engine builder you decide to use.

To some of you, it may have been evident that the relationship between the Toronto Kart Club and the owners of Goodwood Kartways was strained at times during the 2008 season.  This is the result of Goodwood Kartways' numerous attempts in dictating the directions of the Toronto Kart Club that was not in the best interest of its members and the principles in which the Toronto Kart Club was created.  The level of control by Goodwood Kartways even extends to their belief of ownership, who can sit on the board, and whom TKC can have as sponsors.

It has been expressed by Goodwood Kartways that "After exhausting its options within a rental club situation", they made their decision even though the Toronto Kart Club was never approached or given an opportunity to discuss any options for 2009.  The board of directors of Toronto Kart Club, along with the members, are shocked and disappointed with the news that Goodwood Kartways has established its own club, and "Gone will be the Toronto Kart Club".  Nobody on the board of TKC was consulted about this, and this was done while the TKC board was busy making plans for their 2008 Awards Banquet, and also making preliminary plans for the 2009 season, which included racing at Goodwood.  It will now be necessary to evaluate other options available to the Toronto Kart Club to solidify the 2009 season.

Clearly this decision, made public today by Goodwood Kartways, had already been decided by the owners of Goodwood Kartways months before, as something of this magnitude takes a significant amount of time to solidify.  One would wonder if all the hard work done by the board of directors throughout the 2008 season to maintain a relationship with Goodwood Kartways has been in vain.

It should be publicly noted that Toronto Kart Club has a signed contract with Goodwood Kartways, which is valid up to and including the 2012 racing season.  Goodwood has broken various aspects of this contract over the past year, and has now completely abandoned the entire agreement, without the consent of Toronto Kart Club.

Despite all of this, Toronto Kart Club will continue to provide the same level of commitment and service to our members in addition to being Toronto's "Fun Place to Race".  Please stay tuned for further updates by visiting our website.

______________________
Steve Walker
President, Toronto Kart Club
    

    
In an effort to keep our members, and all club members, safe from potential danger, we want everybody to be aware that there are many crooks/scammers who have been targeting the karting community via local club websites and advertisements for buying and selling used karts.  

For information on how to avoid a scam when buying or selling used karting equipment, please click on this link. 

Additionally, there have been major thefts reported recently.  Ensure that your equipment is stored securely, record all serial numbers, and take photos of all your equipment.  If your chassis does not have a serial number, we recommend using an engraver to etch a unique id on an inconspicuous area of the chassis. 
 

 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.