NorCal Karters Race Events and News: Recent Episodes
NorCal Karters
An autosport podcast focusing on the race kart scene in Northern California and surrounding motorsport race tracks. Topics and guests related to racing karts focused on creating an engaging and positive local race community. Weekly Event Calendar Updates and promotion of kart events of interest to the Northern California karting base.
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Challenge of the Americas
Sonoma Rok Cup
NCK Road Racers
Prairie City Karting
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“If we all bring 1 person into the sport this year, we will double our size”
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RokFest West at Sonoma Rok Cup Qualifying
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Relive our Chassis 101: OTK show that was livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube by Norcal Karters.
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Our show was presented by Local OTK dealer, Speedsense Motorsports. The guest panel included
Derek Jones - Power Republic
Cliff Kujala - Pure Karting
Mike Beeny - M Squared Motorsports
Austin Elliot - Speedsense Motorsports
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Join us as we have a discussion with Chase Hand, son of Norcal Karting Alumni, Joey Hand, but more famously is his uncle, Phil Hand, the flag guy.
In this karting podcast episode, we spoke to a panel of Karting Dads which included Mark French (Birel), Carlos Calderon (Aluminos), Eric Altman (OTK), David Welsh (GFC), and Chris Moyer (OTK).
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Tonight we talked to RLV - VLR based out of Santa Maria, CA. RLV has been around karting since 1978 and made their name building exhaust systems for kart engines. In recent years, they have started to develop and import the VLR chassis line.
Tonight's karting guest panel included
Miranda Cromp, RLV Business Manager
Sophia Storey
David Vasquez
Colin Warren
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Norcal Mondays gets turned over to our karting Mom's as we have a panel of Moms for Mother's Day. Tune in for a different perspective.
Norcal Karters Presents Kart Chassis 101 - Birel Art
This week we discuss tuning basics with Jake Mottaz, MottazSport, who is a Norcal native, who now resides in FL. Join us as we had an open Q and A about the Birel chassis.
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Quick ReCap of Events - 1-2 weeks back
Recent Live Streams
May 9, Kart Mom’s Mother Day Special
May 2, Ron White Racing
Recent Kart Events
May 15, 2022
KPX Championship in Redding at Shasta Kart Club
California ProKart Challenge at Buttonwillow Kart Track
Karts and Coffee in Modesto
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May 16, 2022 - Norcal Mondays - Chassis Tuning 101 - Birel Art
Mark French - Full Gas Motorsports
Jake Mottaz - Mottaz Sport
May 20, 2022 California Rok Championship - Calspeed - Canceled
May 21 - 22, 2022
CCKRA - Buttonwillow Kart Track
Santa Maria Kart Club
Bluemax Kart Club
Norcal 80cc Shifter Series at Bluemax
Northern Nevada Kart Club
May 29, 2022 Rok Sonoma
May 29, 2022 Prairie City Kart Club 4 Stroke Weekend
June 4 - 5, 2022 KPX Championship at Prairie City
June 11 -12, 2022
Prairie City Two Stroke Weekend
Northern Nevada Kart Club
June 18 -19, 2022
Rok Sonoma - Live Streaming on YouTube
CCKRA at the Big Fair Fairgrounds in Fresno
Shasta Kart Club
Norcal 80cc Shifter Series at Shasta - Non Points Race
June 24-26, 2022
California Rok Championship at Pat’s Acres
Last Years Trackmagic Rally
September 9-11, 2022 at Prairie City
California ProKart Challenge at CalSpeed
BlueMax Kart Club
Swap Meet - June 26, 2022 Prairie City Kart Club
Job Openings
Prairie City Kart Track is Hiring
Rok Sonoma - Corner Workers
NNKC
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Extra Kart Parts
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“If we all bring 1 person into the sport this year, we will double our size”
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Join us on #NorcalMondays as we talk with Ron White, Ron White Racing, the Northern California CRG powerhouse. Ron brought two of his friends along, Kevin Woods and Ryan Martin.
We talked about Karts, Shifterkarts, Formula Cars, LMP3, and many comparisons of Karts vs Cars.
Another Jr Karters Show featuring local Norcal Karters talent
Max Altman - SpeedSense - 100cc Jr
Gabby Guidera - SpeedSense - 100cc Jr
Mason and Brody Mitchell - Racer Motorsports - Jr Pilot and 100cc Jr
Ridgely Welsh - GFC Karting - 100cc Jr
Nico Sarphati - GFC Karting / Formula Works - Mini Swift
Jimmy and Henry Fogerty - GFC Karting - Micro and Mini Rok
April 11, 2022 - Norcal Mondays
Tonight we spoke with Frank Chavez and Travis Mitchell, both drivers participated at the KPX Championship race at Davis.
Both drivers call Prairie City their home track and they race the Birel chassis.
The Blue Max Kart Club raced in reverse / clockwise direction and our guests spoke about the experience.
Episode #199
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2022 - Suicide Prevention and Awareness
Three Karters in 2021 that our community lost to suicide.
Colby Dubato
Dan Ashapa
Chris Worthington
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Quick ReCap of Events - 1-2 weeks back
Recent Live Streams
April 4, 2022 Norcal Mondays - Cole Nelson Racing
Recent Kart Events
April 10, 2022 KPX Championship at Davis
Quick New 4 weeks Upcoming in Norcal Karters
Make events easy to find. If I can’t find them, what about the new guy
April 11, 2022 Norcal Mondays Club Race Reports
April 16, 2022 Prairie City 4-Stroke Weekend - Saturday Event
Schedule posted on PC Karting and Norcal Karters
April 17, 2022 Karts and Coffee in the Modesto area
April 18, 2022 Norcal Mondays - How to Get Started in Karting
Special Guests include
Xander Clements - Kart Chaser
James McMahon - Kart Pulse
Lisa Caceras - Race Karts Inc
Mike Wolden - New Karter - Masters Briggs Class
April 24, 2022 Rok Sonoma Race #2
Live Streamed on Youtube
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April 24, 2022 Shasta Kart Club
April 24, 2022 Santa Maria Kart Track
April 25, 2022 Norcal Mondays - Jr Kart Drivers
May 1, 2022 Prairie City 2 Stroke Weekend
May 1, 2022 Kinsmen Kart Club
May 1, 2022 Central California Kart Racing Association
May 1, 2022 Northern Nevada Kart Club
May 2, 2022 NCK Test Day Streets of Willows
May 20, 2022 California Rok Championship - Calspeed
May 29, 2022 Rok Sonoma
May 29, 2022 Prairie City Kart Club 4 Stroke Weekend
Job Openings
Prairie City Kart Track is Hiring
Rok Sonoma - Corner Workers
NNKC
Extra Kart Parts
Sponsors
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GFC Karting
Extra Kart Parts
Aluminos
“If we all bring 1 person into the sport this year, we will double our size”
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We talked to Cole Nelson, Owner of CNR and manufacturer of the Invader chassis line We also discussed his involvement in the Reno Kart Scene as an intrigul member of the Northern Nevada Kart Club.
Promote this year's Message!
2022 - Suicide Prevention and Awareness
Three Karters in 2021 that our community lost to suicide.
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Quick ReCap of Events - 1-2 weeks back
Recent Live Streams
Challenge of the Americas ReCap
Rok Sonoma Race #1
Rok Sonoma 2021 Awards
Recent Kart Events
80cc Track Takeover at Prairie City
Davis Kart Club Race
Northern Nevada Kart Club Race
Quick New 4 weeks Upcoming in Norcal Karters
April 4, 2022 Norcal Mondays - Cole Nelson Racing
April 10, 2022 KPX Championship at Davis
April 11, 2022 Norcal Mondays Club Race Reports
April 17, 2022 Prairie City 4-Stroke Weekend
April 17, 2022 Karts and Coffee in the Modesto area
April 18, 2022 Norcal Mondays - How to Get Started in Karting
Special Guests include
Xander Clements - Kart Chaser
James McMahon - Kart Pulse
Lisa Caceras - Race Karts Inc
Mike Wolden - New Karter - Masters Briggs Class
April 24, 2022 Rok Sonoma Race #2
Live Streamed on Youtube
April 24, 2022 Shasta Kart Club
April 24, 2022 Santa Maria Kart Track
April 25, 2022 Norcal Mondays - Jr Kart Drivers
May 1, 2022 Prairie City 2 Stroke Weekend
May 1, 2022 Kinsmen Kart Club
May 1, 2022 Central California Kart Racing Association
May 1, 2022 Northern Nevada Kart Club
May 20, 2022 California Rok Championship - Calspeed
May 29, 2022 Rok Sonoma
May 29, 2022 Prairie City Kart Club 4 Stroke Weekend
Job Openings
Prairie City Kart Track is Hiring
Rok Sonoma - Corner Workers
NNKC
Sponsors
Gorilla BBQ
GFC Karting
Extra Kart Parts
Aluminos
“If we all bring 1 person into the sport this year, we will double our size”
Quick Links
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March 19, 2022 was the presentation of awards for the 2021 Rok Sonoma Championship Series presented by Sanzaru Games.
Suicide Awareness Resource - https://www.norcalkarters.com/resources/suicide-awareness-and-prevention/
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Quick ReCap of Events - 1-2 weeks back
Recent Live Streams
Monday 3/14/2022 - Prairie City and KPX Re-Cap
Monday 3/7/2022 - Kart Mechanics and Tuners P2
Monday 3/1/2022 - Kart Mechanics and Tuners P1
Monday 2/22/2022 - Fireside Chat
Quick New 4 weeks Upcoming in Norcal Karters
Rok Sonoma Round 1 and 2021 Awards Presentation
March 19 -20, 2022
Karts and Coffee - March 20, 2022 - Modesto
CCKRA - Willow Springs March 19-20, 2022
Challenge of the Americas at Sonoma
March 25 -26 , 2022
Shop Swap Meet - Pop Up Aluminos Kart Shop Sonoma
80cc Shifter Kart Track Takeover
April 3, 2022 at Prairie City
Bluemax Kart Club - April 3, 2022
Northern Nevada Kart Club - April 3, 2022
Job Openings
Prairie City Kart Track is Hiring
Rok Sonoma - Corner Workers
NNKC
Sponsors
Gorilla BBQ
GFC Karting
Extra Kart Parts
Aluminos
“If we all bring 1 person into the sport this year, we will double our size”
Quick Links
Norcal Karters on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/NorcalKarters/featured
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Join us as we go over some highlights from the first 206 club race and KPX at Prairie City!
Join us in the conversation with four more NorCal based kart shop owners and mechanics.
Ron White - CRG
Carl Freeze - West Coast Motorsports
Tavish McGrain
Michael Michoff
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Part 1 of our Mechanics Show. We were joined by
Austin Elliot - SpeedSense Motorsports
Tyler Agan
Chris Wesson
Nathan Lavery
Dylan Albiani
As we evolve our karting Live Stream and Podcast show, we need to take time to test new options. This show was just that, Fireside Chat with Norcal Karters. The panel understood we would be testing out remote coverage and livestream for more karting events in Northern California. With that said, we had a great show and even better discussion with
Daniel and Silvio Tan - promotes a Karts and Coffee in the California Central Valley
Ryon Beachner - Freem USA - Driver and Team Safety apparrel
Steve Cameron - Rok Sonoma
And me, Jason, with a crazy beanie.
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Promote this year's Message!
2022 - Suicide Prevention and Awareness
Suicide Awareness Resource - https://www.norcalkarters.com/resources/suicide-awareness-and-prevention/
Invite Sponsors to the website, calendar, Live Streams, etc
Make events easy to find. If I can’t find them, what about the new guy
Quick ReCap of Events - 1-2 weeks back
Recent Live Streams
Monday 2/14/2022 - Couples in Karting
Monday 2/7/2022 - Junior Kart Drivers
Monday 1/31/2022 - NNKC
Quick New 4 weeks Upcoming in Norcal Karters
New on Norcal Karters
NCK Road Racing Calendar is Live
First Event is February 26, 2022 at Thunderhill West
Aluminos - Arrive and Drive Program
Rent a Kart
TaG and Shifter Programs
Challenge of the Americas
February 25-27, 2022 PKRA
Register Now
Prairie City Kart Club - 4 Stroke Weekend
March 5 - 6, 2022
KPX Championship -
March 12-13, 2022 at Prairie City
Rok Sonoma Round 1 and 2021 Awards Presentation
March 19 -20, 2022
Challenge of the Americas at Sonoma
March 25 -26 , 2022
Shop Swap Meet - Details Coming Soon
80cc Shifter Kart Track Takeover
April 3, 2022 at Prairie City
Bluemax Kart Club - April 3, 2022
Job Openings
Prairie City Kart Track is Hiring
Rok Sonoma - Corner Workers
Sponsors
Gorilla BBQ
GFC Karting
Extra Kart Parts
Aluminos
“If we all bring 1 person into the sport this year, we will double our size”
Our panel talks about the relationship of couples and karting. We have a diversified panel of drivers, mechanics, industry, and more.
I, Jason Berry, was joined by my wife Cayla. I'm the karting industry whore. I love all things karting with a focus on local Norcal Karting. I met my wife at the track and she has been a great supporter of all my karting ideas and endevours.
Ashly and Josh Veloz also joined the show. Ashley helps me with the Norcal Karters project and has helped push the show to different levels in 2022. She met her husband Josh at the track. Josh works as a Tuner and Coach when he is not racing himself.
Jim and Kassy Kidd rounded out our guest panel. They met in Texas. They found their love of karting through an indoor karting place in the San Jose area. Both Jim and Kassy actively race karts.
In this show we bring to you a handful of our local Jr racers. We will talk about their experience, how they got started, and do they like green peas. Many times our industry media focuses on the teams and the selling of a product or service. Norcal Karters is taking a different approach this week and I want to gain the vantage of a Jr Kart racer. Join us live for chat and comments on Youtube and Facebook.
Our panel of Junior Kart Drivers included
Trackmagic's Preston Lambert
West Coast Motorsport's Erik Doan
International Swimmer Jessynta Taylor
IKF Duffy Winner Stephen Eisart
Promote this year's Message!
2022 - Suicide Prevention and Awareness
Three Karters in 2021 that I am aware of
Colby Dubato
Dan Ashapa
Chris Worthington
Local small town I’ve heard of 3 suicides in the past three months.
It’s Real, It’s Devastating, It Needs to be addressed
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Quick ReCap of Events - 1-2 weeks back
Recent Live Streams
Monday 1/31/2022 - NNKC
Monday 1/24/2022 - CCKRA
Monday 1/17/2022 - NCK Road Racing
Monday 1/10/2022 - Donald Durbin, Jr Prairie City Karting
Blue Max Kart Club Swap Meet Jan 15
Prairie City Awards Banquet January 15
CCKRA Awards Banquet January 15
CCKRA Arrive and Drive January 16
Sonoma Awards Banquet February 5 - Postponed Moved to March 19 - Live Stream
Challenge of the Americas - COTA - Tucson, January 28-30, 2022
Record setting numbers for an opening round 130+
Quick New 4 weeks Upcoming in Norcal Karters
New on Norcal Karters
Tonight’s Live Stream - Jr Karters of Norcal
Erik Doan - Jr 1 Cadet
Jessynta Taylor - 100cc Jr and Briggs Jr
Stephen Eisart - 100cc Jr and Briggs Jr
Preston Lambert - 100cc Jr
NCK Road Racing Calendar is Live
First Event is February 26, 2022 at Thunderhill West
Aluminos - Arrive and Drive Program
Rent a Kart
Challenge of the Americas
February 25-27, 2022 PKRA
Register Now
Prairie City Kart Club - 4 Stroke Weekend
March 5 - 6, 2022
KPX Championship -
March 12-13, 2022 at Prairie City
Rok Sonoma Round 1 and 2021 Awards Presentation
March 19 -20, 2022
Challenge of the Americas at Sonoma
March 25 -26 , 2022
80cc Shifter Kart Track Takeover
April 3, 2022 at Prairie City
Bluemax Kart Club - April 3, 2022
Thank the clubs who support the project in 2021
Challenge of the Americas
Sonoma Rok Cup
Northern Nevada Kart Club
NCK Road Racers
CCKRA
Prairie City Karting
Sponsors
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GFC Karting
Extra Kart Parts
Aluminos
“If we all bring 1 person into the sport this year, we will double our size”
Ask me how
Send me a message
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Monday, January 31, 2022 we will be joined by a panel from the Northern Nevada Kart Club, aka NNKC Reno.
Kelsey Nelson, Jeremy Callender, Brooks Anderline, and Aubrey King.
Our panel from the CCKRA, Central California Kart Racing Association as we talk about how this club has evolved from the grassroots of Kerman Kart Club to a traveling club that supports 3 Central Valley Kart Tracks.
We also talk about the Free Kart Arrive and Drive Program and the new 2022 schedule for CCKRA.
Scott Andresen
Kulbir Mand
Jim McCormick
Eddie Boertje
Kirk Marshall - Trackside Engines
Bryan Araki
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2022 - Suicide Awareness
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Monday 1/24/2022 - CCKRA
Monday 1/31/2022 - NNKC
Recent Live Streams
Monday 1/17/2022 - NCK Road Racing
Monday 1/10/2022 - Donald Durbin, Jr Prairie City Karting
Blue Max Kart Club Swap Meet Jan 15
Prairie City Awards Banquet January 15
CCKRA Awards Banquet January 15
CCKRA Arrive and Drive January 16
Sonoma Awards Banquet February 5 - Postponed Moved to March 19 - Live Stream
Thank the clubs who support the project in 2021
Challenge of the Americas
Sonoma Rok Cup
Northern Nevada Kart Club
NCK Road Racers
CCKRA
Prairie City Karting
Monday January 17, 2022 we will be joined by a cast of NCK Road Racers who race their karts on full size race tracks such as Laguna Seca, Buttonwillow, Willow Springs, Sonoma ( Sears Point ), and Thunderhill.
Prairie City Karting is located in Rancho Cordova, CA and is currently sporting one of the strongest kart programs in the region. Owner, Donald Durbin, Jr will join us to talk about his vision of the Prairie City Kart track and some highlights from 2021.
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2022 - Suicide Awareness
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New on Norcal Karters
Tonight at 7:30 PM - Donald Durbin, Jr Prairie City Karting
Monday 1/17/2022 - NCK Road Racing
Monday 1/24/2022 - CCKRA
Monday 1/31/2022 - NNKC
Recent Live Streams
Andy Seesemann - Challenge of the Americas
Ryan Ruth - Ruthless Karting
Ryan Martin - Ron White Racing
3 Dudes from Sonoma
Limited 125 Shifter Class
Dee Baldwin, Steve Piggott, Pat Beckly
Team GFC with
Sonny Cervelli - Director or Ops
Wes Boswell - karting / mechanic
Aryton Littell - karter, shop owner
Blue Max Kart Club Swap Meet Jan 15
Prairie City Awards Banquet January 15
CCKRA Awards Banquet January 15
CCKRA Arrive and Drive January 16
Sonoma Awards Banquet February 5 - Postponed
Thank the clubs who support the project in 2021
Challenge of the Americas
Sonoma Rok Cup
Northern Nevada Kart Club
NCK Road Racers
CCKRA
Prairie City Karting
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Today we are joined by Andy Seesemann, operator of Challenge of the Americas, powered by Vortex Rok Cup. He is bringing along Ron White Racings Ryan Martin, Ruthless Kartings Ryan Ruth.
For more information on Challenge of the Americas, https://www.challengekarting.com/
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Tonight at 730 Andy Seesemann with Challenge of the Americas
Ryan Ruth - Ruthless Karting
Ryan Martin - Ron White Racing
Erik Tomsons - Challenge Karting
Rok Sonoma 2022 Calendar
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Challenge of the Americas 2022
Norcal Karters on Kart Chaser
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3 Dudes from Sonoma
Limited 125 Shifter Class
Dee Baldwin, Steve Piggott, Pat Beckly
Team GFC with
Sonny Cervelli - Director or Ops
Wes Boswell - karting / mechanic
Aryton Littell - karter, shop owner
Blue Max Kart Club Swap Meet Jan 15
Prairie City Awards Banquet January 15
CCKRA Awards Banquet January 15
Sonoma Awards Banquet February 5
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Dee Baldwin, Steve Piggott, Pat Beckly
Team GFC with
Sonny Cervelli - Director or Ops
Wes Boswell - karting / mechanic
Aryton Littell - karter, shop owner
Blue Max Kart Club Swap Meet Jan 15
Prairie City Awards Banquet January 15
CCKRA Awards Banquet January 15
Sonoma Awards Banquet February 5
NCK Tenative List
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We wrap up our 2021 Kart Race season with the last interview of the year with GFC Karting's Sonny Cervelli, Wes Boswell, and Ayrton Littel. The chat lines will be open if you have any questions or comments for our special guests.
In this episode of Norcal Karters, we talk to 3 Vortex Rok Limited Shifter Drivers who compete at Sonoma Raceway at a couple of different participation levels.
Steve Piggott
Pat Beckley
Dee Baldwin
Originally aired on a Live Stream
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Live Stream with Oliver Calvo and Greg Bell
Local Kid
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Testing our Live Stream Show with
Eric Gunderson - the Colorado Karter
Erik Maxfield - NCK Road Racer
Darrell Tunnell - Team Visalia
Xander Clements - Kart Chaser
Jason Lauerea - Videographer
Steve Piggot - Sonoma 125cc Limited Racer
Christian Cameron - Sonoma 100cc Jr Racer
Blue Max Kart Club Swap Meet Jan 15
Prairie City Awards Banquet January 15
Sonoma Awards Banquet February 5
Thank the clubs who support the project
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Sonoma Rok Cup
Northern Nevada Kart Club
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Norcal Kart Racer, Oliver Calvo and Greg Bell from Leading Edge Motorsports joined Norcal Karters for an interview. I made it clear in the beginning, I knew nothing about Oliver. I enjoyed getting to know this multi time national champion who hails from our own Norcal backyard.
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Norcal Karting Podcast - Week of December 7, 2021
Special Kart Guest, Terry Bridges, the Voice of Pacific Northwest Karting
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Steve Cameron, promoter of the Rok Sonoma Presented by Sanzaru Games joins myself on our podcast to talk about the karting action at Sonoma from 2021 and for 2022.
We talk about sponsors, schedules, teams, and a lot more. Tune in to check it out
Sponsors for Rok Sonoma
Sanzaru Games
Rok Cup USA
Sunoco Race Fuels
Red Line Synthetic Oil
LeVanto Kart Tires
World Speed Motorsports
Brooks Motor Cars
Fathia Vineyards
Wine Country Motor Sports
Sailing Memo Boat Charters LLC
Race Teams Present at Sonoma include
Ron White Racing
GFC Karting
Aluminos
The Karting Collective
Speedsense Motorsports
Seasons are wrapping up and 2022 schedules are finalizing.
Swap Meets are scheduled and each week we will keep you updated as we work our way through winter.
The 2021 Karting Season in Northern California is starting to come to a close. Recently we had events that were both club level and National level prestige in our backyard.
IKF Grand Nationals
Rok Sonoma
CCKRA
Southern Oregon Karters
and more..........
You can find a full schedule at https://www.norcalkarters.com/events/
This week in the Northern California kart racing scene we have a few series that are winding down their 2021 Race Season Calendar.
Rok Sonoma at Sonoma Raceway
Central California Kart Racing Association - CCKRA
Prairie City Karting
and more info can be found at https://www.norcalkarters.com/events/
IKF Sprint Grand Nationals at Prairie City Karting in Rancho Cordova, CA.
Sunday Schedule - Printable schedule available at https://www.ikfkarting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-Grands-Schedule.pdf
Information on the IKF Karting Grand Nationals available on https://www.ikfkarting.com/ikf-sprint-grandnationals/
What is coming up in the karting world in Northern California?
Only the IKF Grand Nationals at Prairie City
Rok Sonoma Season Finale
and many other club events. Tune in to find out more.
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NCK Road Racing at Thunderhill
KPX
IKF Grand Nationals at Prairie City
Sonoma Rok Cup Season Finale and Double Header
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Weekly Karting Podcast with this weeks events including
Sonoma Rok Cup and California Rok Challenge
Central California Kart Racing Association
Prairie City Karting
Rok Fest West - Sonoma
NCK Road Racing
Norcal 80cc Championship
and More
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The current upcoming karting events include
Rok Sonoma
California Rok Championship
GFC Karting
Prairie City Karting
Central California Kart Racing Association
Rok Fest West
Southern Oregon Karters
NCK Road Racing
Norcal 80cc Shifters
BlueMax Kart Club
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This episode was never on a draft board, but the sad circumstances of losing a karter to suicide prompted action on my part to put information out there. This video and podcast is dedicated to the memory of Chris Worthington, a fellow kart racer.
Today I was joined by my friend Vicky Rohrer with the purpose of sharing resources, identifying depression and suicidal tendencies, and how to cope if you lost a loved one to suicide.
Vicky is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and has a current active practice. She spent four years working for a county program (CAPE) providing short-term counseling and crisis intervention services for teens and adults.
Being this video is under an hour and this topic is too complex and unique to each person, we welcome a discussion and a place to share more resources in the comments section.
For more information
Victoria Rohrer, M.S.
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #110700
1151 Broadway, Suite 204
Sonoma, CA 95476
Phone: (707) 509-8031
https://www.sonomavalleyfamilytherapy.com/
Resource Sheet - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mhvPZZSyj2FfXIDxzXfpiBmEKY0S_B6zIxXyJJgsZW0/edit?usp=sharing
Suicide Warning Signs '
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IJYzXQY4yI_k7kEeeD2aNbdVRGffnI2PO0spZC_0RcE/edit?usp=sharing
Crisis Text Line: 741741
Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance:
https://www.dbsalliance.org/
National Alliance on Mental Illness:
https://namica.org
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/ (chat) (800) 273-8255
SMART Recovery:
https://www.smartrecovery.org/
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration: https://www.samhsa.gov/
Suicide Prevention App:
Better Stop Suicide
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Live Stream Broadcast of the Sonoma Rok Race #6
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First off, Thank You to the supporters of this show from our very first episode. I appreciate the shares, the comments, the call ins........ Thank You
This show is not possible with our supporter clubs and promoters.
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This weeks Norcal Karters Podcast event update will highlight the month of August. The calendar is full and I will cover
- CCKRA
- Prairie City
- GFC Karting
- NNKC
- Norcal 80c Shifters
- Limited 125cc Shifters
- Karts and Coffee Modesto
- Rok Sonoma
- Blue Max Kart Club
And More
The weekly Norcal Karters podcast kart racing event show, with a focus on California karting events and surrounding areas such as Medford and Reno.
If your events are not listed on our calendar, contact us today. I don’t surf facebook looking for your stuff
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Goal - pay for all expenses 1 year in advance
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This weeks karting podcast is covering events from
Sonoma Rok Cup
GFC Karting
Bakersfield Kart Club
ProKart Challenge
Northern Nevada Kart Club
KPX
Karts and Coffee - Modesto
Prairie City Karting / All Star Karting
California Rok Championship in Canby, OR
Southern Oregon Karters
125 Limited Shifters or Norcal
Central California Kart Racing Association
and more
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Today, June 23, 2021 I sat down and discussed the 125 Limited Shifter of Norcal group with Henry Damas.
Vlog can be found here on youtube - https://youtu.be/wPk_1tOSsAw
Currently, the 125 Shifter Group can be found on Facebook. - https://www.facebook.com/groups/norcalshifters/
We discussed the concept behind the group and highlighted a few tracks that Henry and his group are supporting this year with the shifter program.
The schedule is split between Prairie City Karting and Northern Nevada Kart Club.
https://pckarting.com/
https://www.nnkcreno.com/
We also discussed the success and popularity of the 80cc Shifter of Norcal Championship. - https://www.facebook.com/groups/362811984208960/about
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I sit down with Kyle and Conner Wick, Wicked Brothers, at the 2021 Trackmagic Rally in Canby, Oregon at the famed Pat's Acres Racing Complex.
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Today in the show we cover upcoming events in the Northern California Karting scene and surrounding areas.
We are also welcoming a new sponsor to the show, https://gorillabbq.com/
Owner, Rich Bacchi is a legend in the Norcal Karting Scene as the lead mechanic for the factory Trackmagic powerhouse in the 1990's and 2000's. Now, many of you know Gorilla as the BBQ Guy in a red caboose in Pacifica, CA. Featured on Food Network and other food shows Rich Bacchi travels the world for various non-profits including Americas Chefs, https://americaschefs.org/
Part of Gorilla BBQ's sponsorship is to help promote karting and support the efforts of the Trackmagic Owners Group, https://trackmagicog.com/
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Trackmagic Factory Driver, Cole Shade, Joins me on the weekly karting podcast to highlight local tracks and events. We also spend some time talking about the upcoming Trackmagic Super Rally in Canby, Oregon at the famed Pat's Acres Racing Facility.
In addition to the karting content, I mentioned a fundraiser for Fallen Soldiers and a non profit fundraiser that helps fund college for children that have lost a parent in the line of duty. You can find more information on their site, https://www.fallenpatriots.org/who-we-are
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I catch up with Donald Durbin Jr from Prairie City Karting and we discuss new classes, track upgrades, and upcoming track news and events.
One of our first video podcasts, and our special guests were the Father Son combo of David and Keegan Palic from Santa Cruz. Tha Palic's compete at the Sonoma Raceway in the Sanzaru Rok Series.
The Palic's jointly drive for the Karting Collective on SodiKart packages, powered by the Vortex engine packages.
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Race #3 Rok Sonoma and the premier headline class Pro Rok Shifter powered by Vortex Rok
GFC Factory Driver Hunter Pickett starts on pole in this 13 kart field
This week we talk about the upcoming events in karting that affect the kart racers in Northern California. If your event is missing, please reach out to me so we can place your events on our calendar, www.norcalkarters.com/calendar
Another quick episode of the upcoming weekly events for karting races and attractions affecting Norcal Karters and surrounding areas.
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This week we cover upcoming kart racing events of interest to racers in the the Norcal and surrounding regions.
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This week we cover upcoming kart events that may have interest for Norcal racers.
This includes
KPX
NCK Road Racers in Las Vegas
Shasta Kart Club
Central California Kart Racing Assoc. - CCKRA
Prairie City
Sonoma Rok Cup
Northern Nevada Kart Club - NNKC
and more
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Sonny Cervelli has been in karting since 2002 and drove on all the local Norcal tracks.
Join us on this journey as we learn more about Sonny.
photo credit - CKN - l - Gary Carlton, Middle - Sonny Cervelli - R - Tony Saragusa
Mark Morrison, President of NCK Road Racing, https://www.nckroadracing.com/ joins my Norcal Karters Podcast to discuss the upcoming Road Racing Event in Las Vegas at the Speed Vegas circuit.
To register for the event, click here - https://www.motorsportreg.com/events/nck-speedvegas-gp-northern-california-karters-113267
This week in Norcal Karters we highlight the past weekend with Challenge of the Americas and Team GFC. Both are sponsors to the show.
Then we dive into the upcoming events including KPX, NCK Road Racing at SpeedVegas, Shasta Kart Club, CCKRA, Sonoma Rok, and Prairie City.
http://www.norcalkarters.com/more-calendars-and-clubs-added/
Calendars to display
Bakersfield Kart Club
Blue Max Kart Club
CCKRA
COTA - Challenge of the Americas
California Rok Championship - Challenge Karting
Formula Kart Championship
GFC Karting
Gold Rush Club Challenge
KPX
Kinsmen
Limited 125cc Shifters of NorCal
Little Stockton 99
NCK Road Racing
Norcal 80cc Shifter Championship
Northern Nevada Kart Club
Prairie City Karting
ProKart Challenge - Californa
Rok Sonoma Presented by Sanzaru Games
SKUSA SuperKarts USA
Shasta Kart Klub
Vortex Rok Cup USA
Holidays in United States
There is a lot of racing action taking place in Norcal right now. Please check out our website, http://www.norcalkarters.com/calendar/
for a full calendar.
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I'm going to change up the format a little over the next few weeks. First 10 minutes will be announcing the karting events that affect Norcal Karters and surrounding areas.
Then I will back track and ramble about highlights or points I want to touch on.
This weeks content includes -
Challenge of the Americas at CalSpeed in Fontana -
GFC Karting
Prairie City Karting
NCK Road Racing
Norcal 80cc Shifter Championship
Rok Sonoma
BlueMax Kart Club
Shasta Kart Club
Bakersfield Kart Raceway
and more..................
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As always, a full race calendar can be found on our website - http://www.norcalkarters.com/calendar/
This week we highlight many upcoming events for the weekly podcast show of Norcal Karters.
http://www.challengekarting.com - Race 2 @ Calspeed
http://www.gfckarting.com - GFC Karting
http://www.pckarting.com - Prairie City Karting
http://www.nckroadracing.com - NCK Road Racers Thunderhill and SpeedVegas
http://www.sanzarukarting.com - Rok Sonoma Race 1
Norcal 80cc Shifter Championship
TrackMagic Summer Rally
This week we cover upcoming events for
BlueMax Kart Club
COTA @ Fontana - http://www.challengekarting.com
GFC Karting - http://www.gfckarting.com
Prairie City Karting - http://www.pckarting.com
KPX Championship
NCK Road Racers - http://www.nckroadracing.com
Sonoma Rok Championship - http://www.sanzarukarting.com
And more
Clubs with website address are sponsors or the page. If you would like to sponsor our project, please reach out to us.
This weekly Norcal Karters Show features recurring guest, Jason LaPoint, and we are going to talk about track moms.
http://www.norcalkarters.com weekly podcast on racing kart events affecting racers in or around Northern California.
This week we cover
Challenge of the Americas
Prairie City Karting
GFC Karting
NCK Road Racing
Rok Sonoma - Sanzaru Karting
I have a lot of work to do when I return from Challenge of the Americas Round 1 in Phoenix.
Track Schedule updates include
Prairie City Kart Club
Northern Nevada Kart Club
KPX Championship
NCK Road Racing
Weekly Karting Updates for NorCal Karters. Today, we are joined by Andy Seesemann, of www.challengekarting.com
Catching up with Donald Durbin, owner of Prairie City Kart Track, www.pckarting.com, and plans for 2021
This week in Norther California Karting - 2021 Calendars -
2020 - Year of the Club
2021 - Year of the Awards
Already on board for sponsors in 2021
Rok Sonoma
Challenge of the Americas
California Rok Championship
GFC Karting
NCK Karting
2021 Preview with Andy Seesemann of Challenge of the Americas. More information can be found on the COTA website, http://www.challengekarting.com/
I love having on the Norcal Karters podcast because the two of us can chat for hours. I'm always surprised with how much history and knowledge Andy has for the sport of karting. I even joke he should be my regular co-host.
- Original episdoe was posted on " Kart Race Reports - a PR Podcast "
Today we sit in with Gary Carlton, Owner of GFC Karting, and we talk about the recent Las Vegas Rok the Rio event.
Listen in to see how his drivers did
Hunter Pickett
Oliver Askew
Nico Sarphati
Cole Shade
William Ferguson
Alan Scuito
Cyprus Andrus
Jake Drew - Formula Works
Julian Sanchez
Brendan Ruzbarski
Mike Rivera
Kyle Apuzzo
Nick Firestone
Will D'Elia
Aryton Littel
Worawong Komarokul
Keawn Tanden
Mark Morrison, President of NCK Road Racing, joins Norcal Karters to recap the Speed Vegas event
Current Sponsor is open.
2020 Year of the club
2021 Year of the Awards
Get your events listed and submitted
2021 Sponsors Already
GFCKarting.com
SanzaruKarting.com
If your events are not listed on our calendar, contact us today. I don’t surf facebook looking for your stuff
Highlights from last weeks racing
Sonoma Rok Cup - www.sanzarukarting.com Season Finale
Cash awards
Carlos Calderon - 500.00 Masters 100
Alex rantella - 250.00 Jr100
Asked if he liked me, and he grunted
Will D’Elia - 250.00 Sr 100cc
Keegan Palic - 250.00
Good karma
Helped fellow racer out
Stayed out of leaders race
Jackson Vosti - 250.00 Micro Rok
Great Racing action
My unique perspective
Shifter guy at heart
Workinging for a mini rok / jr 100cc driver
Extra attention to those classes
GFC - Ron White Rivalry
Picket / White Tangle - just racing
Patrick O’Neil had a solid weekend
Carlos Calderon running with Jr.s
Christian Tapping his helmet
Jim Kidds Jerk Pork
Rob from Aluminos BBQ
Trackmagic GFC lunch spread
Picket team cheering on little jr dude driver
Apologizing in advance for possible contact that may happen
NCK Road Racing
Speed Vegas
Mark Morrison Interview
BlueMax Kart Club
Event
80 shifters
Upcoming events -
Oct 31, Halloween
Daylight Savings
Nov 3 - Election Day
Need to change the name
So far early ballots exceed all of 2016 early ballots
Vote, Vote Vote
November 4 - 8 - Vortex Rok Cup USA - Rok the Rio
Staying at Bally’s
GFCKarting.com will be supporting customers with many other teams
If your events are not listed on our calendar, contact us today. I don’t surf facebook looking for your stuff
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Grow the site with videos and educational content
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December 5 - Sonoma Rok Cup Awards Banquet
Track Day
BBQ
Contact Kimberly Cameron - kimberly@cameronracingusa.com
www.CCKRA.com at Santa Maria
Team Visalia at Santa Maria
VKCA at BlueMax Kart Club in Davis
Rok Sonoma Season Finale
Cash Awards for the double header event
www.sanzurakarting.com
Awards Banquet - contact Cameron Karting - kimberly@cameronracingusa.com
www.GFCKarting.com - Track support and upcoming races
Gently Used Race Kart Tires - https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fstr%2Fextrakartparts%2FreTyre-Corp%2F_i.html%3F_storecat%3D32677615012&campid=5338703655&toolid=20008
Bad Kart Prep
www.NCKRoadRacing.com in Las Vegas at the SpeedVegas Track
Rok the Rio
Weekly Kart Events Updates and News focusing on the events that pertain to kart racers from the Northern California and surrounding areas.
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Kart Events
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This Kart Racing PR Podcast is brought to you by www.SanzaruKarting.com featuring Chistrian Cameron, a Jr Driver for Cameron Karting operated out of Sonoma, CA.
This is a unique press release from Norcal Karters perspective, being I was the mechanic for Christian at the Rok Festival West event.
For more information on Christian Cameron, or the www.CameronKarting.com program, visit their webpage.
Thank you www.SanzaruKarting.com for sponsoring this episode.
Weekly Karting Event Updates for the week of September 21, 2020.
Events include
Sonoma Rok Fest West
CCKRA - Santa Maria
NNKC
Pro Kart Challenge
Team GFCKarting Calendar
NCK Thunderhill Fall Brawl
All events can be found on http://www.norcalkarters.com/calendar/
And a plug for our new podcast series - http://www.norcalkarters.com/podcast/kart-race-reports-a-pr-podcast/
If you find value in this type of content, consider a donation to - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/norcalkarters
Sponsors of Norcal Karters receive extra attention, so if you want your website listed or extra attention, contact me for details.September 2020
Sept. 10 - Sonoma Open PracticeSept. 11 - Sonoma Practice - Race Registrants OnlySept. 12-14 - California Rok Championship - https://www.challengekarting.comCombined with Rok Sonoma presented by Sanzaru Games - http://www.sanzarukarting.com/about.htmlRegistration for Combined Event - https://www.motorsportreg.com/events/rok-sonoma-race-4-2020-simraceway-performance-karting-cent-sanzaru-526068Sept. 12-14 - GFC Karting Supporting drivers at CRC / Rok Sonoma Event - http://gfckarting.com/Sept. 17-20 - Rok Fest West - SonomaGFC Karting Supporting drivers at Rok Fest West Sonoma - http://gfckarting.com/Sept. 19-20 - CCKRA - MOVED TO SANTA MARIA - https://www.cckra.com/track-info/santa-maria/
Originally posted on Kart Race Reports, a PR Podcast
Today, Rory van der Steur, Owner of Magik Kart USA joins me on the Norcal Karters Podcast.
Van Der Steur Racing has been in motorsports since the 90s with his father competing in ALMS. It was not until 2006, age 6, that Rory was introduced to karting. Now completing his Engineering degree and supporting and managing the Magik brand, Rory is a key factor to Magik Kart.
https://magikkartusa.com/about-magik/
Current Sponsor is https://tbkartusa.com/prodottitb-32016-RACING_KART
Current Sale going on through August 5. You can contact myself and I will put you in touch direct with the importer
We are always looking for sponsors or show supporters.
My style is pretty laid back, so you have to appreciate what I do
I need the ability to present karting info in an unbiased manor, but also want to keep my freedom to have an opinion.
I have weekly shows targeting racers
If you don’t want to hang your name on a show, we accept donations as well. I have the paypal link below.
Thinking about doing a Distance Learning - Home School Mini Series - Comment on our facebook page or website if you have any interest.
www.norcalkarters.com
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Toying with the idea of going live on Stream - Youtube - https://youtu.be/SwATJ8f9nxc
Past Event and Sponsor Challenge Karting
Hunter Pickett Interview - presented by SwedeTech Racing
https://www.spreaker.com/show/kart-race-reports-a-pr-podcast
It is a paid PR show, but not a bad hidden sales pitch
August 1-2 - NCK Sonoma - https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NXRycWEyN2p2Zm5tdm4yNmFvMWNodTRnazYga3E0aGltcGRjOWJob20zb2tmNWF1MGxqbjRAZw&tmsrc=kq4himpdc9bhom3okf5au0ljn4%40group.calendar.google.com
Registration Closes 7/31
July 30 - Aug 2 - Rok Fest Charlotte
Up Coming Events -
August 6 - 9 - SKUSA Summer Nationals - New Castle - Week 1
August 13 - 16 - SKUSA Summer Nationals - New Castle - Week 2
August 15-16 - California Rok Cup Championship - CalSpeed
www.challengekarting.com
August 22 - 23 - CCKRA - The Big Air Fresno Fair - https://www.cckra.com/race-schedule/
August 22 - NNKC - Night Race -
https://www.nnkcreno.com/
August 22 - 23 - Rok Sonoma presented by Sanzaru Games
Sept 6 - NNKC
https://www.nnkcreno.com/
Sept 7 - LABOR DAY
Sept 12-13 - Rok Sonoma and CRC - www.Challenge Karting.com
Sept 17-20 - Rok Fest West Sonoma
TrackMagic Owners Group -
Cascadia / Pacific Northwest
Sept 25-26
Owners Group Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/events/335902580746531
Pat’s Acres
Bring my new Trackmagic Kart
If you appreciate this content, we accept cash donations to help offset technology costs - https://www.paypal.me/norcalkarters
Kart Racing Calendar - http://www.norcalkarters.com/calendar/
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Audio is a bit rough as I was experimenting with a new remote set up
Originally Posted on Kart Race Reports, a PR Podcast
This episode was brought to you by http://swedetechracing.com/
Hunter Pickett, Team GFC powered by SwedeTech Racing Engines
Our inaugural PR Podcast, a commission based podcast aimed at getting away from the copy and paste PR statements and race results.
88 Episodes
Current Sponsor is https://tbkartusa.com/prodottitb-32016-RACING_KART
Current Sale going on through August 5. You can contact myself and I will put you in touch direct with the importer
We are always looking for sponsors or show supporters.
My style is pretty laid back, so you have to appreciate what I do
I need the ability to present karting info in an unbiased manor, but also want to keep my freedom to have an opinion.
I have weekly shows targeting racers
If you don’t want to hang your name on a show, we accept donations as well. I have the paypal link below.
Past Event and Sponsor Challenge Karting
July 25-26 - CCKRA - https://www.cckra.com/race-schedule/ Buttonwillow
July 26 - NNKC - https://www.nnkcreno.com/schedule/2020/nnkc-race-4-2020
Check out social pages for posts
July 26 - Gears and Grind - https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NjFxN2xwYTJwbXU0YjZtZ2hhbTBiOXNxbDkgbm9yY2Fsa2FydGVyc0Bt&tmsrc=norcalkarters%40gmail.com
Up Coming Events -
August 1-2 - NCK Sonoma - https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NXRycWEyN2p2Zm5tdm4yNmFvMWNodTRnazYga3E0aGltcGRjOWJob20zb2tmNWF1MGxqbjRAZw&tmsrc=kq4himpdc9bhom3okf5au0ljn4%40group.calendar.google.com
Registration Closes 7/31
July 30 - Aug 2 - Rok Fest Charlotte
August 6 - 9 - SKUSA Summer Nationals - New Castle - Week 1
August 13 - 16 - SKUSA Summer Nationals - New Castle - Week 2
August 15-16 - California Rok Cup Championship - CalSpeed
www.challengekarting.com
August 22 - 23 - CCKRA - The Big Air Fresno Fair - https://www.cckra.com/race-schedule/
August 22 - NNKC - Night Race -
https://www.nnkcreno.com/
August 22 - 23 - Rok Sonoma presented by Sanzaru Games
TrackMagic Owners Group -
Cascadia / Pacific Northwest
Sept 25-26
Owners Group Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/events/335902580746531
Pat’s Acres
Bring my dad
Bring my new Trackmagic Kart
If you appreciate this content, we accept cash donations to help offset technology costs - https://www.paypal.me/norcalkarters
Kart Racing Calendar - http://www.norcalkarters.com/calendar/
Norcal Karters Apparel - http://www.norcalkarters.com/store/apparel/
Current Sponsor is reTyre Corp.com -
Past Event and Sponsor Challenge Karting
July 17-19 - California Rok Championship - http://www.challengekarting.com/crc-rok-sonoma-july-18-19/
Combined with Rok Sonoma presented by Sanzaru Games
Rok Sonoma information can be found at www.sanzarukarting.com
Registration is open now at http://msreg.com/ROK-Race2-2020 and will close on Thursday, July 16 at 5.00 pm. There will be no walk-up registration available at the track. You are allowed 1 crew member and minor drivers can also add 1 parent. Please be sure to pay for your Crew member with your entry.
Up Coming Events -
July 25-26 - CCKRA - https://www.cckra.com/race-schedule/
Buttonwillow
July 26 - NNKC - https://www.nnkcreno.com/schedule/2020/nnkc-race-4-2020
July 26 - Gears and Grind - https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NjFxN2xwYTJwbXU0YjZtZ2hhbTBiOXNxbDkgbm9yY2Fsa2FydGVyc0Bt&tmsrc=norcalkarters%40gmail.com
August 1-2 - NCK Sonoma - https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NXRycWEyN2p2Zm5tdm4yNmFvMWNodTRnazYga3E0aGltcGRjOWJob20zb2tmNWF1MGxqbjRAZw&tmsrc=kq4himpdc9bhom3okf5au0ljn4%40group.calendar.google.com
August 6 - 9 - SKUSA Summer Nationals - New Castle - Week 1
August 13 - 16 - SKUSA Summer Nationals - New Castle - Week 2
If you appreciate this content, we accept cash donations to help offset technology costs - https://www.paypal.me/norcalkarters
Current Sponsor is open.
Tonight’s guest - Nick Galante -
Caddy
Artist
Driver
F3 Champion
Multi IMSA Champion
Creative -
July 15th - TAXES
If you need a tax write off, I’m accepting donations in the form of advertising
https://www.paypal.me/norcalkarters
July 17-19 - California Rok Championship - http://www.challengekarting.com/crc-rok-sonoma-july-18-19/
Combined with Rok Sonoma presented by Sanzaru Games
Rok Sonoma information can be found at www.sanzarukarting.com
Registration is open now at http://msreg.com/ROK-Race2-2020 and will close on Thursday, July 16 at 5.00 pm. There will be no walk-up registration available at the track. You are allowed 1 crew member and minor drivers can also add 1 parent. Please be sure to pay for your Crew member with your entry.
July 25-26 - CCKRA - https://www.cckra.com/race-schedule/
Buttonwillow
July 26 - NNKC - https://www.nnkcreno.com/schedule/2020/nnkc-race-4-2020
Upcoming Karting Events in Norcal include
SKUSA ProKart Challenge
Sonoma Rok Cup Championship
California Rok Cup Championship - Sonoma Combined Event
Central California Kart Racing Assocition - Buttonwillow
Northern Nevada Kart Club
If you appreciate our content, please consider a donation to keep our karting project going - https://www.paypal.me/norcalkarters
Upcoming Kart Race Events for the Week of June 29, 2020 and beyond.
Norcal Karter Supporting Series listed below, full calendar available with all events at http://www.norcalkarters.com
Sonoma Rok Cup Presented by Sanzaru Games
4th of July (Saturday)
California Rok Cup Champhionship
Sonoma Rok Cup Presented by Sanzaru
CCKRA
Northern Nevada Kart Club
Upcoming Karting Events for Norcal Karter Racing
California Rok Cup Challenge - June 19-20
CCKRA - June 20-21
NCK Thunderhill - June 27
Tragically, the Norcal Community lost a young driver, Austin Perez. His life was taken while on a family camping trip and a tree had fallen on the families tent in the early morning hours.
Go Fund Me Page for the family of Austin Perez - https://gf.me/u/x68xdq
Funeral Service for Austin Perez - Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/events/711386149624423
Celebration of Life - Austin Perez - Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/events/733762027368173
I cut this episode short in Memoriam to young Austin. You can visit www.norcalkarters.com/calendar for upcoming race events.
Tonight on our podcast.
Todd Olcott from SPEEDVEGAS to discuss the upcoming NCK Roadracing event in October.
Give it a listen on - https://www.spreaker.com/show/norcal-and-beyond-karting-scene
Have a question, chat Live with us.
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If you appreciate our content, please consider a donation to support Norcal Karters - https://www.paypal.me/norcalkarters
Gary Carlton, GFC Karting Wraps Up our Mini Series With the NOW!
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Breaking Tuesday afternoon (May12th), the California ROK Championship announced it is crossing the border into Arizona to open the 2020 season. The regional program confirmed the opening round of the championship to be held on June 19-20 at the Phoenix Kart Racing Association facility in Glendale, Arizona. The event is set to be one of the first major events since the COVID-19 pandemic shut the sport and the world down in early March.
EKN spoke with series promoter Andy Seesemann regarding the event, which is scheduled to be a two-day race weekend with Friday-Saturday format. This schedule will allow racers to return home to enjoy the Father’s Day holiday on Sunday. Track time will be focused on the afternoon and evening hours with the warmer temperatures already hitting the Phoenix area.
“Over the last month, we’ve been working day-to-day with multiple facilities within our area to get back to racing,” stated Andy Seesemann of the California ROK Championship. “Of course, our goal is to provide a safe event and keep in line with local and state social distancing guidelines. We are working with PKRA to provide a safe, structured procedure from the time you enter the paddock to when you leave for home.”
Seesemann stated the sale of pit passes will be removed from the event to limit the amount of contact between attendees and officials, as well as limit the number of people on the property Each driver who enters the event will receive their driver pass along with one other for a mechanic/helper. Drivers who are minors will be permitted an additional pit pass to allow a parent and mechanic or two parents.
“The PKRA has been a partner for many years and I believe that they’re probably operating in a fashion that is closest to normal of the facilities in the area. They’re taking the safety of their community and customers seriously and they have the most legitimate processes and procedures in place,” added Seesemann. “While I know that some tracks are operating ‘under the radar’ or offering practice for small groups, PKRA has explicit permission from the county to operate. They are on county land and already have protocols in place in terms of operation. When putting on an event in these uncertain times, we need to have assurance that a local political official or sheriff won’t come in and shut the event down. We cannot arrange events on a handshake or a wink. Going to PKRA removes this risk.”
As the standard pit pass fees are removed for the event, the entry is a flat fee of $500 per entry in all categories. The entry includes Friday practice, Saturday racing fees along with one set of Bridgestone YLR tires for the category you compete in. Classes to be contested include the following:
Shifter ROK
Shifter Masters ROK
Senior ROK
Masters ROK
Junior ROK
Senior 100cc
Masters 100cc
Junior 100cc
Mini TaG
Micro TaG
The Mini TaG and Micro TaG categories will be a combination of ROK and IAME engines permitted. “We recognize that there are a lot of cadet racers out there that want to get back at it”, stated Seesemann, “both 60cc engine brands run well together on track and therefore we welcome our IAME cadet racers to come to the party.”
A weekend schedule is currently being constructed along with a registration page and other details to be published on the ChallengeKarting.com website. There will be no onsite entries, therefore all racers must enter online by the closing date of June 14 , as this will allow the series to properly prep for limited contact check-in. Racers are asked to bring their own VP C12 fuel and Motul oil. No fuel or oil will be available for purchase through the California ROK Championship onsite. CRC asks you to purchase these items through your team or favorite kart shop.
Seesemann also mentioned to EKN his mission to host a full four-event California ROK Championship. The schedule as of today includes this new PKRA event, a July weekend in Sonoma, Santa Maria in August, and back to Sonoma in September for the finale and warm-up to the ROK Fest West.
“Our goal is to utilize our existing CRC dates to run a complete four-race California ROK Championship program, even though we are starting outside of California. Hopefully, we can accomplish this, but some locations may need to change due to local restrictions. We will continue with our format of the best three rounds of results to crown champions at the end of the series.”
Champions of the California ROK Championship program will earn tickets to compete at ROK the RIO in November. Vice-champions in each category earn a partial ticket to the Vegas event, which includes the entry portion, with those racers needing to purchase their tires for the event. Third place in the standings for the CRC program win a set of Bridgestone YLR tires.
Finally, anyone with an entry on account from the cancelled Challenge of the Americas finale simply needs to email ftk51@sbcglobal.net in order to apply that credit towards this or any future event.
Today Gary Carlton Joined us for a 3rd Episode as we look back and learn from Gary's adventures. This was my personal favorite, as I was able to remember Gary's Europe adventures and learned even more about his travels and experiences.
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Derek Jones, owner of Power Republic out of Gold Coast Australia joins us to discuss karting everything.
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Gary Carlton Joins us and we discuss the TrackMagic Era, then and now. Not much of a description, because it is self explanatory.
The first installment of the mini podcast series with Gary Carlton, owner and team Boss of GFC Karting. His company slogan, Live Your Passion. Join us on this podcast journey as we cover his karting career as a junior driver, factory European driver, and now a team Boss.
In this episode, we cover the beginnings of Gary Carlton's karting from the quarter midget days to his early career up until the Trackmagic era.
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Catching up with Mark Morrison, President of NCKRoadRacing.com.
We cover the upcoming Willow Springs event in June 2020. The NCK Road Racing groups response to COVID-19. The postponement of the SPEEDVEGAS event in April.
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Catching up with one of our site sponsors, www.NNKCRENO.com and club president Luke Anderson.
Did you know Luke was an achieved baseball player and was in the Minor League System for the SF Giants? I didn't. Not going to lie, it caught me off guard and I started to fanboy a little bit.
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Live with Andy Seesemann, www.ChallengeKarting.com, Challenge of the Americas, presented by RokCupUSA.com
Andy is one of the sponsors for Norcal Karters and we appreciate his support. He shares with us how he is navigating the COVID-19 situation and other general karting topics.
If you enjoyed this content from Norcal Karters, consider a donation to keep this type of programming going. https://www.paypal.me/norcalkarters
Norcal Karting Upcoming events and recap of past events on our podcast.
This episode we offered a recap of past episodes of our Northern California Karting Podcasts.
We ran down the list of guests and highlighted our current sponsors including
www.NNKCReno.com
www.ChallengeKarting.com
www.NCKRoadRacing.com
www.CCKRA.com
Give it a listen.
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Looking for answers and cheap alternatives to expensive kart racing tires?
Tune in to this episode of Norcal Karters featuring Wes Phillips from ReTyreCorp.com
ReTyre is not a retreaded or re-capped tire, its a brand name tire with only a short amount of track time.
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www.tbkartusa.com is our current sponsor - Mini Monster is their newest chassis that has been updated and upgraded for the new homologation period
Ask for clubs and teams to provide information or schedule
Promote Current Sponsor, Ask for sponsorship for future episodes
Recent Past Events -
COTA ROK - CalSpeed - February 21-23 - Enhanced Series
BlueMax Kart Club
Stepping up social media presence
Good turn out in both the SR and Masters 206 Classes
Upcoming Events - 4 - 6 weeks out except special events
Quick mention of all events
Sponsored event receive added details and notes, plus mention Norcal
MARCH 3 - Super Tuesday - VOTE
Kinsmen Kart Club - February March 1
SKUSA ProKart Challenge February 29 - March 1
NNKC Meeting - March 3 -
March 8 Daylight Savings
Monday March 9, Thunderhill - Enhanced club - PreRegistration ends on March 2
March 13-15 - SKUSA ProTour - WinterNationals
March 14-15 - CCKRA
March 14-15 - Norcal 80cc Shifter at Prairie City
March 14-15 - Prairie City
March 15 - Stockton Little 99 - Wayne Bundy Memorial Race
Quick Run Down of Clubs on Calendar at NorcalKarters.com
Norcal News and Highlights -
Norcal 80cc Shifter Group Race event updates -- added to Calendar and an Enhanced Series
March 28, Reno Kart Expo
Same weekend as Sonoma Challenge of the Americas
Current Sponsor is open.
Ask for clubs and teams to provide information or schedule
New Enhanced Listing from COTA - ROK CUP USA
New Enhanced Listing from NNKC - Northern Nevada Kart Club
Added board meetings and all events with registration
Visit their site, it is well done
New Enhanced Listing from NCK Road Racers - April 19, 2020 Speed Vegas
Blue Max Kart Club Track Work Day February 8-9 -
Reach out to Steve Kemp on Facebook
SuperBowl Feb 2
CCKRA Event - norcalkarter.com
COTA February 21-23 Cal Speed - Norcal Karters
Blue Max Race - February 23
Kinsmen Kart Club - February March 1
SKUSA ProKart Challenge February 29 - March 1
Swap Meet Coming Up in a few months
Quick Run Down of Clubs on Calendar at NorcalKarters.com
Recent Past Events -
COTA ROK - Tucson - January 24-26
KPX Banquet - January 25
Wayne Bundy Service January 26
Over the next few days, I will post a blog story with some touching moments
Great service and a very nice turnout from Wayne’s “other” lives
Water Ski Crew turned out in masses
Same stories
Wayne was a hard nut to crack
Full information for this podcast and events can be found on www.norcalkarters.com
Full calendar at www.norcalkarters.com/calendar
Current Headline Sponsor Spot is open.
New Enhanced Listing from COTA - ROK CUP USA
New Enhanced Listing from NNKC
Added board meetings and all events with registration
Visit their site, it is well done
New Enhanced Listing from NCK
COTA ROK - Tucson - January 24-26
Blue Max Kart Club Track Work Day January 25 - 26 - Reach out to Steve Kemp on Facebook
KPX Banquet - January 25
Wayne Bundy Service January 26
SuperBowl Feb 2
Swap Meet Coming Up in a few months
Quick Run Down of Clubs on Calendar at www.NorcalKarters.com
Current Sponsor is open. Thank you to Rok Cup USA for their support in the 2019 season.
Ask for clubs and teams to provide information or schedule
New Enhanced Listing from COTA - ROK CUP USA - www.challengekarting.com
COTA ROK - Tucson - January 24-26
CCKRA Banquet - january 18th
Blue Max Kart Club Track Work Day January 25 - 26 - Reach out to Steve Kemp on Facebook
KPX Banquet - January 25
Wayne Bundy Service January 26
SuperBowl Feb 2
Swap Meet Coming Up in a few months
Quick Run Down of Clubs on Calendar at NorcalKarters.com
2020, Year of the Club!
Full episode information and racing calendar can be found on www.norcalkarters.com
Upcoming Kart Racing and Events for the Northern California Karting scene, week of January 5, 2020
Currently we are looking for a headline sponsor for our weekly show.
All events, racing and non, can be found on our official page www.norcalkarters.com
Show Highlights -
- Swap Meet at Blue Max Kart Club - Davis
- Upcoming Calendar events
- New Driver Chronicles
- reTyre Program update
- Norcal 80cc Shifter Group Update
- Wayne Bundy Service
Current Sponsor is Rok Cup USA Sponsor for our weekly upcoming events podcasts.
https://rokcupusa.com/
December 13-14 - Vintage Karting Days at Kinsmen Kart Club
Plug Norcal Karters Calendar - NCK Road Racing added
Recent Past Events -
December 7 - Awards Banquet - Rok Sonoma (one of our Sponsors regional program)
December 8 - Awards Banquet - Blue Max ( I attended last year )
reTyre Program - In stock now - Bridgestone YLR, Evinco Blues, and Evinco Reds
www.norcalkarters.com/store
Norcal News and Highlights -
Trackmagic Owners Group hits 250 members
Articles and ideas
Social Channels -
Twitter - @norcalkarters
Facebook
Instagram @norcalkarters
www.norcalkarters.com
Shawn Noll - 80cc Norcal Shifter Scene
Looking for sponsors for the 2020 Racing Season.
With support of Rok Sonoma and a few private donations
Upgraded studio equipment
Paid for a year of hosting and services for podcast, website, and other subscriptions to keep Norcal Karters rolling
Ran paid ads for the Stockton Swap meet
Norcal Karters will host no less than 4 Swap meets in 2020
If your club would like to host, contact me
2020 - YEAR OF THE CLUB
20/20 Vision
Promote a local club
Bring a friend or new person out
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme2/norcalkarters
Current Sponsor is Rok Cup USA Sponsor for our weekly upcoming events podcasts.
https://rokcupusa.com/
Upcoming Events - 4 - 6 weeks out except special events
Quick mention of all events
Sponsored event receive added details and notes, plus mention Norcal Karters Calendar
December 6-7 - Vintage Karting Days at Kinsmen Kart Club
December 7 - Awards Banquet - Rok Sonoma (one of our Sponsors regional program)
December 8 - Awards Banquet - Blue Max ( I attended last year )
Highlight Series coming up in Podcasts -
Plug Norcal Karters Calendar
Recent Past Events -
November 28 - Thanksgiving - Favorite Holiday (close 1st with Jim Kidds Superbowl Party’s)
November 30 - Sonoma NCK Round 1 -
November 23, 2019 - Swap Meet - Stockton
Nov 20 - 24 - SKUSA SuperNationals
Scott Speed Podcast
Current Sponsor is Rok Cup USA Sponsor for our weekly upcoming events podcasts.
https://rokcupusa.com/
Quick mention of all events
Sponsored event receive added details and notes, plus mention Norcal Karters Calendar
November 28 - Thanksgiving - Favorite Holiday (close 1st with Jim Kidds Superbowl Party’s)
November 30 - Sonoma NCK Round 1 -
December 6-7 - Vintage Karting Days at Kinsmen Kart Club
December 7 - Awards Banquet - Rok Sonoma (one of our Sponsors regional program)
December 8 - Awards Banquet - Blue Max ( I attended last year )
Highlight Series coming up in Podcasts -
Plug Norcal Karters Calendar
Recent Past Events -
November 23, 2019 - Swap Meet - Stockton
Nov 20 - 24 - SKUSA SuperNationals
Scott Speed Podcast
Looking for sponsors for the 2020 Racing Season.
With support of Rok Sonoma and a few private donations
Upgraded studio equipment
Paid for a year of hosting and services for podcast, website, and other subscriptions to keep Norcal Karters rolling
Ran paid ads for the Stockton Swap meet
Norcal Karters will host no less than 4 Swap meets in 2020
If your club would like to host, contact me
2020 - YEAR OF THE CLUB
20/20 Vision
Promote a local club
Bring a friend or new person out
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme2/norcalkarters
Driving down the road and re-capping my day at the Stockton Swap meet.
Keep an eye on www.norcalkarters.com for no less than 4 swap meet for 2020.
Current Sponsor is Rok Cup USA Sponsor for our weekly upcoming events podcasts.
https://rokcupusa.com/
Last Week, Scott Speed
This Week - Karting Swap Meet in Stockton
SKUSA SuperNationals
November 28, 2019 - Thanksgiving
November 30, 2019 - NCK Road Racing - Race 1 for 2020
Current Sponsor is Rok Cup USA Sponsor for our weekly upcoming events podcasts.
https://rokcupusa.com/
James McMahon Kart Pulse
Invite on podcast for interview
Upcoming Events - 4 - 6 weeks out except special events
Quick mention of all events
Sponsored event receive added details and notes, plus mention Norcal Karters Calendar
November 11, 2019
November 23, 2019 - Swap Meet - Stockton
Nov 20 - 24 - SKUSA SuperNationals
November 28 - Thanksgiving
November 30 - Sonoma NCK Round 1 -
Highlight Series coming up in Podcasts
I need more guests and content that make you interested.
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme2/norcalkarters
This podcast was brought to you by Rok Cup USA
Full Karting and Motorcycle Swap Meet information can be found here - http://www.norcalkarters.com/swap-meet-karting-and-motorcycle/
Full List of events can be found here - http://www.norcalkarters.com/calendar/
Upcoming Events in the Northern California Karting Scene for the week of October 28, 2019.
This episode is brought to you by https://www.rokcupusa.com
October 28 - November 2 - Rok the Rio Event in Las Vegas, NV
November 3rd, Kinsmen Kart Club
Norcal Teams making the trek to Las Vegas for Rok the Rio.
SpeedSense
SwedeTech
Cameron Karting
GFC Karting
Ron White Motorsports
VRP
Team Visalia
Picket Racing
PKS
- From Florida, but long time Norcal Karters Supporters, www.tbkartsusa.com
Donations accepts and welcome - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme2/norcalkarters
Rok Cup USA is our latest Sponsor for our weekly upcoming events podcasts.
https://rokcupusa.com/
Events that will receive extra attention will be the Rok Sonoma Presented by Sanzaru Games and the Rok The RIO event in Las Vegas
GOLD RUSH OCT 12/13 at Stockton
October 19-20 - Prairie City KartFest
October 19-20, Rok Sonoma Presented by Sanzaru
October 21, MONDAY Thunderhill 5 mile Track
October 27, Kinsmen Kart Club
October 28 Nov. 2, 2019 - Rok Cup USA “ROK the Rio” in Las Vegas
Special podcast highlighting the VLR program for the briggs racers
45 VLR 100cc engines to be set aside for Briggs Competitors
Upcoming - Events - 4 weeks out except special events
Quick mention of events
Sponsored event receive added details and notes
October 6, 2019 Blue Max Kart Club - backwards
October 6, 2019 CCKRA - Buttonwillow
Weekly newsletter highlighting updates on NorcalKarters
Highlight Series coming up in Podcasts
I need more guests and content that make you interested.
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme2/norcalkarters
This episode is brought to you by https://rokcupusa.com/
Events that will receive extra attention will be the Rok Sonoma Presented by Sanzaru Games and the Rok The RIO event in Las Vegas
September 28-29, TrackMagic Owners Group Fall BBQ at BMKC
October 1, Podcast with RokCupUSA’s Garett Potter
October 6, 2019 Blue Max Kart Club - backwards
CCKRA - Buttonwillow
GOLD RUSH OCT 12/13 at Stockton
October 19-20 - Prairie City KartFest
October 19-20, Rok Sonoma Presented by Sanzaru
October 21, Thunderhill 5 mile Track
October 27, Kinsmen Kart Club
October 28 Nov. 2, 2019 - Rok Cup USA “ROK the Rio” in Las Vegas
-Special podcast highlighting the VLR program for the briggs racers
-45 VLR 100cc engines to be set aside for Briggs Competitors
https://paypal.me/norcalkarters?locale.x=en_US
This episode is brought to you by https://rokcupusa.com/
Events that will receive extra attention will be the Rok Sonoma Presented by Sanzaru Games and the Rok The RIO event in Las Vegas
September 28-29, TrackMagic Owners Group Fall BBQ at BMKC
October 1, Podcast with RokCupUSA’s Garett Potter
October 6, 2019 Blue Max Kart Club - backwards
CCKRA - Buttonwillow
GOLD RUSH OCT 12/13 at Stockton
October 19-20 - Prairie City KartFest
October 19-20, Rok Sonoma Presented by Sanzaru
October 21, Thunderhill 5 mile Track
October 27, Kinsmen Kart Club
October 28 Nov. 2, 2019 - Rok Cup USA “ROK the Rio” in Las Vegas
-Special podcast highlighting the VLR program for the briggs racers
-45 VLR 100cc engines to be set aside for Briggs Competitors
https://paypal.me/norcalkarters?locale.x=en_US
This episode is brought to you by http://gfckarting.com/
Gary Carlton, GFC, takes time to reflect on his time at Trackmagic, memorable moments (good and bad), the Trackmagic Reunion, and the unveiling of the new TrackMagic Chassis, model FV.
To donate to the norcalkarters project to keep this type of content going, visit our link.
https://paypal.me/norcalkarters?locale.x=en_US
Greg Yannazzo and Joe Fong took time out of their day to share memories of Trackmagic and the founder, Fausto Vitelo, Both Greg and Joe raced for Trackmagic in the early years.
To keep this type of content available, we appreciate all donations
https://paypal.me/norcalkarters?locale.x=en_US
Kyle Martin traveled from Texas to support the Trackmagic reunion and the unveiling of the new 2020 Limited Edition Trackmagic FV chassis.
We also gave Kyle a moment to plug his family business, https://m4exhaust.com/
To donate to the norcalkarters project to keep this type of content going, visit our link.
https://paypal.me/norcalkarters?locale.x=en_US
Big Rich, Rich Bacchi, Gorilla BBQ takes the time to share his memories of Trackmagic and working with some of the factory drivers like Oliver Rowen.
By the way, he slayed it with the brisket on Sunday. I missed out on Saturdays ribs.
Check out the interview and also, look up Gorilla BBQ - https://www.gorillabbq.com
To donate to the norcalkarters project to keep this type of content going, visit our link.
https://paypal.me/norcalkarters?locale.x=en_US
Oliver Rowen was a Factory Trackmagic driver when the karting company was king of shifters. Oliver took the time out of his day to share some good memories.
To donate to the norcalkarters project to keep this type of content going, visit our link.
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Jason LaPoint was a factory Trackmagic driver in the late 1990's and won the SKUSA ProMoto Tour powered by his Honda engine. Jason shares some memories with us about his Trackmagic days.
To donate to the norcalkarters project to keep this type of content going, visit our link.
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Norcal Karting Jr. driver, Jonathan Endrizzi, gives us a perspective from an 11 year old attending his first IKF Grand Nationals event.
Jonathan races in the the Jr. 1 Briggs LO206 class with his Praga chassis provided by Leading Edge Motorsports.
To donate to the norcalkarters project to keep this type of content going, visit our link.
https://paypal.me/norcalkarters?locale.x=en_US
First off, we have a new sponsor for our weekly upcoming karting events in the Northern California region and surrounding areas.
Vortex Engines and the https://www.RokCupUSA.com program. Rok Cup USA is a spec engine program utilizing the product line from Vortex Engines. They have good solid footing in Northern California with the Sonoma Rok Cup events presented by Sanzaru Games.
I want to thank them for supporting the Norcal Karters project and kart racers in the surrounding areas.
Upcoming Events include -
September 28-29, TrackMagic Owners Group Fall BBQ at BMKC
September 28 - 29, Streets of Lancaster
October 6, 2019 Blue Max Kart Club - backwards
GOLD RUSH OCT 12/13 at Stockton
October 19-20 - Prairie City KartFest
October 19-20, Sanzura Rok Sonoma - http://sanzarukarting.com/
October 21, Thunderhill 5 mile Track
October 27, Kinsmen Kart Club
October 28 Nov. 2, 2019 - Rok Cup USA “ROK the Rio” in Las Vegas - https://rokcupusa.com/
Full info and more links can be found on http://www.norcalkarters.com
To donate to the norcalkarters project to keep this type of content going, visit our link.
https://paypal.me/norcalkarters?locale.x=en_US
http://www.norcalkarters.com/upcoming-karting-events-in-norcal-week-of-september-16-2019/
Question before I go into the upcoming events
In this podcast episode, I cover upcoming event in the surrounding Northern California area. I also asked a question.
Should I offer a separate episodes for race results from our local drivers and teams or roll it into these weekly upcoming event podcasts?
If I roll into the current podcast, they will be longer. Your feedback is appreciated.
You can comment on our facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/norcalkarters/ or anywhere you see this podcast shared.
Tonight I covered:
September 28-29, TrackMagic Owners Group Fall BBQ at BMKC – https://www.facebook.com/groups/1816255888667285/
September 28 – 29, Streets of Lancaster
October 6, 2019 Blue Max Kart Club – https://bluemaxkartclub.wildapricot.org/events
Oct 12-13, Gold Rush at Stockton
October 19-20 – Prairie City KartFest
October 19-20, Sanzura Rok Sonoma
October 21, Thunderhill 5 mile Track – https://www.dlbracing.com/Event/7053
October 27, Kinsmen Kart Club
I have some events that I will directly link to a registration page or to a official page managed by one of their principles. To have your event highlighted, contact Norcal Karters for options. All karting events are listed for free with a basic listing.
I also frequently ask for support of the Norcal Karters project. We are accepting donations for the project that go directly into the bank to pay for webservices, subscriptions, equipment upgrades, and other background necessities. Our paypal link for donating is – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=MEexcD73jqdJORHJhBSkrphZVxpuUadTzpye9Xh8mEBuOf7HeuOTn1L1nFRBVdHQfOeGdW&country.x=US&locale.x=US
We also have an online store where we sell apparel and gently used racing tires at deep discounts. http://www.norcalkarters.com/store/apparel/ http://www.norcalkarters.com/retyre-karting-tires/
Recently, we reached a small milestone on our podcast. So thank you for listening, sharing, and supporting. If you have a guest related to the Norcal Karting scene that you would like to hear on our show, please contact us and provide contact details or ideas.
Thank you again.
Tonight's Guest is Bob Iriks of the Trackmagic Owners Group
Event - TrackMagic Owners group Fall BBQ and track days
When - Sept 28-29
Where - BlueMax Kart Club in Davis, CA
Who can you confirm will be in attendance?
GFC - Gary Carlton Racing
Landon Yee
Oliver Rowen
Gorilla BBQ - Big Rich - Pacifica Red Caboose
LaPoint Family
Kyle Martin of M4 Exhaust Products
George Barros - Car instructor, racer, trackmagic legend
more info on www.norcalkarters.com
To donate to the norcalkarters project to keep this type of content going, visit our link.
https://paypal.me/norcalkarters?locale.x=en_US
Upcoming event in the Norcal Karting scene. We have a lot of good events coming up.
If you appreciate this podcast and would like to support our project, I am looking for a headline sponsor.
September 14-15 Sanzura Rok Sonoma
September 15, BlueMax Kart Club
September 16, GOLF FOR GO KARTS Fundraiser
September 28-29, TrackMagic Owners Group Fall BBQ at BMKC
September 28 - 29, Streets of Lancaster
October 6, 2019 Blue Max Kart Club
UPDATE GOLD RUSH MOVED from Sept 21/22 to OCT 12/13 at Stockton
October 19-20 - Prairie City KartFest
October 19-20, Sanzura Rok Sonoma
William Ferguson is the young karting driver www.SpeedSenseMotorsports.com is raising funds for to send this young man to Italy for the World Rok Cup event in Lonato at the renowned South Garda Karting facility.
https://rokcupusa.com/races/international-final/
You can follow William on IG - https://www.instagram.com/williamfergusonracing/
William has a website dedicated to his racing - https://www.williamfergusonracing.com/about
To support William with the Golf 4 Go Karts event, registration and info can be found here - https://golf4gokarts.ticketspice.com/golf-for-go-karts
William's team and associates consist of
www.speedsensemotorsports.com
www.otkusa.com
www.swedetechracing.com
The Blue Max Kart Club Briggs and Stratton LO206 Masters Test and Tune Track day on Sunday, September 8th, 2019.
James McMahon, www.KartPulse.com, and I ramble for 45 minutes about non-kart racing events events.
https://www.kartpulse.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8qoTeKjC_M
https://bluemaxkartclub.wildapricot.org/
Tonights http://www.norcalkarters.com Podcast is brought to you by https://www.Turn2Racing.com. Turn2 Racing is located in Davis, Ca at the University Mall on Russell Blvd. They offer professional racing experiences on simulation machines, not your standard arcade feel type game.
Labor Day Weekend
September 7-8, 2019 - Prokart Challenge Santa Maria
September 14-15 Sanzura Rok Sonoma
September 15, BlueMax Kart Club
September 16, GOLF FOR GO KARTS Fundraiser
September 28 - 29, Streets of Lancaster
October 6, 2019 Blue Max Kart Club
UPDATE GOLD RUSH MOVED from Sept 21/22 to OCT 12/13 at Stockton
More info and all updates can be found at http://www.norcalkarters.com
To donate to the Norcal Karters Project -
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=YKR6G5CPV8JHS&source=url
http://www.norcalkarters.com/?p=719
Turn 2 Racing featuring Assetto Corsa Racing simulation machines with traction loss unit, 2 DoF ( two degrees of freedom ), direct drive force feedback wheels, and wrap around screens. Turn2Racing.com www.norcalkarters.com
On this episode of Norcal Karters we spoke with Austin Elliott of www.speedsensemotorsports.com who is promoting his Golf 4 Go Karts fundraiser event, https://golf4gokarts.ticketspice.com/golf-for-go-karts, to raise money to send a young and deserving Norcal Karter to Europe for a lifetime racing experience. The Norcal Driver is William Ferguson and he competes at multiple Norcal Karting tracks.
You can click on the links above for a direct connect to the registration page. We will also have multiple links on www.norcalkarters.com
Thank you for listening.
To help keep our project going, we appreciate your donations.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=YKR6G5CPV8JHS&source=url
August 26, MONDAY - NCK Thunderhill 3 Mile
Link on NorcalKarters.com for registration
August 31- Sept 1 - Gold Rush Dixon - Backwards at Kinsmen Kart Club
August 31- Sept 1 FKC / CRC Cal Speed in Fontana
Labor Day Weekend
September 7-8, 2019 - Prokart Challenge Santa Maria
September 14-15 Sanzura Rok Sonoma
September 15, BlueMax Kart Club
September 16, GOLF FOR GO KARTS Fundraiser - https://golf4gokarts.ticketspice.com/golf-for-go-karts
UPDATE GOLD RUSH MOVED from Sept 21/22 to OCT 12/13 at Stockton
September 28 - 29, Streets of Lancaster Presented by SuperKarts USA
Today we caught up with Austin Elliott from Speedsense Motorsports to talk about his fundraiser, Golf 4 Go Karts. The fundraiser is a scramble golf tournament to raise funds to send local Norcal Karter, William Ferguson, to Italy for the World Rok Cup Championship.
Tune in, share, and sign up.
More information will be posted on www.NorcalKarters.com
http://www.norcalkarters.com/golf-for-go-karts-tournament-and-fundraiser/
All of our evens are listed on www.norcalkarters.com , and click or drop down to calendar.
August 22-25, Vortex Rok Cup Amarillo
August 24-25, KPX Reno - August 26, MONDAY - NCK Thunderhill 3 Mile
Link on NorcalKarters
August 31- Sept 1 - Gold Rush Dixon - Backwards
August 31- Sept 1 FKC / CRC Cal Speed
Labor Day Weekend
September 7-8, 2019 - Prokart Challenge Santa Maria
September 14-15 Sanzura Rok Sonoma
September 15, BlueMax Kart Club
September 16, GOLF FOR GO KARTS Fundraiser
Official www.norcalkarters.com blog post - http://www.norcalkarters.com/upcoming-northern-california-karting-events-week-of-august-19-2019/
I headed to Fresno for the www.CCKRA.com kart racing event at the Fresno Big Fairgrounds. The CCKRA has a temporary track that is in a vacant lot. The kart track had very nice bathrooms, easy access in and out, and easy viewing of the race track.
I also meet up with Michael Nava and his family, https://mnsportphotos.com/ , who you will see more of at our Norcal promoted events.
I was also able to drive with Team Visalia and had a blast in my TBKart S55 SwedeTech Honda CR125 package towed by my Chevy HD2500 and a Interstate trailer. The hospitality was flowing with Stella Artios and jerky snacks from Casa de Guzman.
It was a great day!
Ask for clubs and teams to provide information or schedule
Ask for sponsorship
August 17-18, Central California Kart Racing Association, Fresno Fairgrounds
I will be there, at least for practice
August 17-18, Sanzaru Rok Cup Sonoma
August 18, Prairie City Club Race
August 22-25, Vortex Rok Cup Amarillo
August 24-25, KPX Reno - Stockton Event Media - Teddie B Films
August 26, MONDAY - NCK Thunderhill 3 Mile
Link on NorcalKarters
August 31- Sept 1 - Gold Rush Dixon - Backwards
August 31- Sept 1 FKC / CRC Cal Speed
Labor Day Weekend
September 7-8, 2019 - Prokart Challenge Santa Maria
Upcoming - Events - 4 weeks out except special events
Quick mention of events
Sponsored event receive added details and notes
Past Events - 1-2 weeks back
August 9-11, SuperKarts USA New Castle -- ASK FOR TEAMS AND DRIVERS TO CALL IN - mention leading edge and gfc with Hunter
August 11, Kinsmen Kart Club - Backwards - warm up for Gold Rush
New on Norcal Karters com website
Subscribe button - newsletters and upcoming events -
Weekly newsletter highlighting updates on NorcalKarters
Highlight Series coming up in Podcasts
Branding - Associations
Importance of supporting a group -
Sales from merchandise helps support the cause
Decals, stickers, shirts, hats, etc
Group is stronger as a whole
Branding - recognition
Conversation starter
Not wanting to be a click and paste - read how great we are website
I want unique content
I need more guests and content that make you interested.
Mention KartPulse Forums as my hub
Support the kart brand. The official conversation thread for this podcast is found on kartpulse.com - https://forums.kartpulse.com/t/support-the-branding/4334?u=norcal_karters
Give it a quick listen and let me know your thoughts on the topic.
Supporting a brand you value is important to that business, track, promoter, etc.
August 9-11, SuperKarts USA New Castle
August 11, Kinsmen Kart Club - Backwards - warm up for Gold Rush
August 17-18, Central California Kart Racing Association, Fresno Fairgrounds
I will be there, at least for practice
August 17-18, Sanzaru Rok Cup Sonoma
August 18, Prairie City Club Race
August 22-25, Vortex Rok Cup Amarillo
August 24-25, KPX Reno - Stockton Event Media - Teddie B Films
August 26, MONDAY - NCK Thunderhill 3 Mile
Link on NorcalKarters
August 31- Sept 1 - Gold Rush Dixon - Backwards
August 31- Sept 1 FKC / CRC Cal Speed
Labor Day Weekend
Upcoming Kart Events in Northern California including:
Thur August 1 , BMKC Board meeting
Sun August 4 , BlueMax Kart Race #4
NorcalKarters.com to register
August 9-11, SuperKarts USA New Castle
August 11, Kinsmen Kart Club - Backwards - warm up for Gold Rush
August 17-18, Central California Kart Racing Association, Fresno Fairgrounds
I will be there, at least for practice
August 17-18, Sanzaru Rok Cup Sonoma
August 18, Prairie City Club Race
August 22-25, Vortex Rok Cup Amarillo
August 24-25, KPX Reno
August 26, MONDAY - NCK Thunderhill 3 Mile
August 31- Sept 1 - Gold Rush Dixon - Backwards
August 31- Sept FKC / CRC Cal Speed
Also in this podcast
Importance of supporting a group and branding -
You can easily support this show with a purchase of a t-shirt or just a plain and simple donation.
http://www.norcalkarters.com/store/
Kart Racing Events for the week of July 22, 2019.
This coming weekend, we see a blank calendar. If I am missing your race dates, please contact us so we can place those online.
For future upcoming events, see below:
August 4, 2019 - BlueMax Kart Club Race #4 - https://bluemaxkartclub.wildapricot.org/events
August 9-11, 209 - SKUSA SummerNationals - New Castle, IN - https://www.superkartsusa.com/
August 11, 2019 - Kinsmen Kart Club - Dixon, CA - http://kinsmenkartclub.org/
We also have our t-shirts ready to sell on www.norcalkarters.com/store/ . T Shirt sales help fund our site.
This week we bring you a quick update on what's new on www.norcalkarters.com, past event recaps, new www.norcalkarters.com/store, and this weeks upcoming events include
- KPX Racing - Stockton
- Sanzura Rok Cup Championship - Sonoma
Full episdoe recap and write up - http://www.norcalkarters.com/upcoming-kart-events-in-norcal-week-of-july-15-2019/
Northern California Karting Events for the week of July 8, 2019 include
Gold Rush Club Challenge - Blue Max - Round 4
Blue Max Kart Club Race 3 - Registration from club race and Gold Rush Race
SKUSA ProKart Challenge - Marina / Monterey
If you are not racing this weekend, pick one of these events to support as a spectator. Monterey is always a favorite destination of mine to get away from the valley heat and hit some good food spots like Phil's Fish Market.
If you are in the Sacramento region, then check out the Gold Rush event on Sunday, July 14th for the cash money race. The Grub Shack is usually on hand serving up basic track food and drinks, or you can stop by the local Nugget Supermarket.
RLV Exhast and VLR Chassis is placing a $500.00 Cash Bounty on two of their drivers, Jake Drew and Geoff Shaw, who participate in the SR Briggs LO206 class.
Karting is a great spectator sport with close racing action and easy to see driver control and movements. If you want more information about karting, reach out to us at norcalkarters@gmail.com
http://www.norcalkarters.com/kart-events-for-the-week-of-july-8th-gold-rush-500-00-bounty/
I'm working on editing the sound levels, but I wanted the info out there as soon as possible because we only had two days before the event
Intro to Road Racing special event on June 29th, 2019 at the Thunderhill Raceway's WEST track.
Our guests tonight were Joe Hollinger and Erik Maxfield, veteran road racers. They shared some tips for gearing and jetting for the Thunderhill West track.
More information can be found at https://nckroadracing.com/news/item/50-50-introduction-to-road-racing-offer-6-29.html
A video of the Thunderhill West track from a karting perspective can be found here - https://youtu.be/8cIr7z-ciKU
Or you can search Youtube Thunderhill West 10-21-2017
Intro to Road Racing at Thunderhill West - www.nckroadracing.com
KPXRacing.com Re-Cap brought to you by Leading Edge Motorsports
Support Local Norcal Kart Events
This episode of Norcal Karters was brought to you by www.LeadingEdgeMotorsports.com
James McMahon, www.KartPulse.com, joins us again to discuss BYOK and the NCKRoadRacing.com intro to road racing day at Thunderhill.
Before we touched on those topics, I gave a plug to our new sponsor, Leading Edge Motorsports in Lodi, CA. Leading Edge will be sponsoring a new approach to live kart racing events for in the Norcal Karting Market. Stay tuned to our social pages and www.facebook.com/norcalkarters for live action and reports from the KPX event at Prairie City.
Leading Edge on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/leadingedgemotorsportsinc/
www.KPXRacing.com - Racing action at Prairie City this weekend with IAME KA100 and Briggs 206
www.KartPulse.com - BYOK - https://forums.kartpulse.com/t/byok-tracks-in-new-england/4160
www.NCKRoadRacing.com - Sign up for Intro to Road Racing June 29th
www.extrakartparts.com
Today we update you on karting action in NorCal with 3 races coming up over the next couple of weeks. Prairie City Kart track is hosting the KPX Series. Kenny was on our last episode. California Rok Cup Championship is heading to Willow Springs. June 29th, the NCK Road Racing Group will take on the Thunderhill West facility.
We also had Gary Carlton, GFC, stop by and share his plans for the next couple of months, plus he plugged his new website, www.gfckarting.com
Give our karting specific podcast a listen and share with a racing friend.
Tonight we talked with Kenny Manchester with the KPX Championship series as his group heads into Round 4 at This episode was sponsored by Fastech Racing.
Prairie City in Rancho Cordova, CA at the OHV Park.
Preregistraion at www.kpxregistration.com
More info at kpxracing.com
Kenny shares his favorite Norcal Track as a driver, food stops, and 1 driving tip that always sticks with him.
I share two of the positions I would never do in karting.
Tonights Sponsor
www.fastech-racing.com
www.evincotires.com
www.odenthalracing.com
www.rlv.com
www.atmpromos.com
https://cambriangokarts.com/store/
Food on the way to the track - Grantline Rd - www.fatmikespizza.com
Two groups gathered at the Blue Max Kart Club in Davis for a BBQ. The Norcal Shifter Kart Group and the TrackMagic Owners Group converged on the Norcal Karting facility to share stories, restoration projects, and good food from Gorilla BBQ out of Pacifica, pizza from BlueMax, Spicy Hot Chili from Bob Irikis.
We also caught up with George Barros from the golden times of TrackMagic era.
George shared a couple of fun moments from karting, karting vs cars, favorite Norcal Track and a bonus favorite track.
Two groups gathered at the Blue Max Kart Club in Davis for a BBQ. The Norcal Shifter Kart Group and the TrackMagic Owners Group converged on the Norcal Karting facility to share stories, restoration projects, and good food from Gorilla BBQ out of Pacifica, pizza from BlueMax, Spicy Hot Chili from Bob Irikis.
We also caught up with Damon Meek from the golden times of the 80 Shifter scene. Damon was a factory supported driver for Rancho Cordova based, CTS Chassis, Cunningham Technical Services.
Damon shared a couple of memories from his favorite kart track in Norcal and the power of the 80cc Shifter Kart on a harder spec tire.
Upcoming events include 80cc Shifter BBQ and Trackmagic Reunion at Blue Max Kart Club. ProKart Challenge at CalSpeed. Sonoma Sazaru Rok Challenge. Prairie City Club Race.
James McMahon with KartPulse.com disucsses events such as the 80cc Shifter BBQ.
Favorite karting track in Ireland and the United States.
1 Driving Tip to carry with you.