ACT TITLES
The details for the ACT Titles meeting this weekend are as follows:
Race Format: 3 heats 12 laps, Pre-final 15 laps, Final 20 laps.
Points: Final Only
Saturday:
Entries open: 7:30am
Practice starts: 8:30am
Racing starts: 10am
3 Heats should be completed on Saturday, leaving Pre-final and Final on Sunday.
We still have a few gaps to fill for officials, eg grid marshall, weigh marshall, flaggies. If you can help out please contact Pat Atkinson on 0407 062 327.
27/8/2004
OFFICIALS' SCHOOL
There is an officials' school being held at the Wagga Kart Club on 11th September 2004 commencing at 9:00am. Any further information can be obtained from Gayle Murphy on 02 6959 1269 and Corinne Hart 02 6921 4254.
26/8/2004
2004 AKA MANUAL ADDENDUM 10
Addendum 10 has been issued, a copy is here.
23/8/2004
LICENCE RENEWALS
Be advised that the AKA are sending out licence renewal forms direct to members, up to 6 months ahead of the renewal date.
Be sure to hold on to the forms until you need to renew as there are no spares being sent to the club.
4/8/2004
BACK TO 1 DAY MEETINGS
At the last general meeting, members voted that, due to costs and poor turnouts, the club would return to running 1 day meetings on the Sunday of our scheduled dates for the rest of the year. Title meetings, such as the ACT Title and Canberra Cup will remain full 2-day meetings.
The one day meetings will have 3 heats and 1 final, with 15 laps each. Small classes will be combined wherever possible to reduce the number of classes running to ensure the maximum number of laps are raced for each class.
The club calendar has been updated to reflect the new schedule.
16/7/2004
"EXCUSE ME, MIND IF I PASS?"
(Click on the image for bigger pic)
Another great example of the polite drivers we get at Canberra;-)
More close-up and personal shots from todays 'light' racing over at the WebTrax Gallery.
4/7/2004
MORE 2004 AKA MANUAL ADDENDUMS
Addenda's 8 & 9 have been posted on the Forms page.
1/7/2004
ROOKIES AT CIK ROUND 4 DUBBO, 20-22 AUGUST
We have received the following promo re the running of Rookies at the next CIK round in Dubbo.
"Support Class, SPARCO "ROOKIES", sponsored by Sparco. Win a race suit, helmet bag and gloves.
Dubbo Kart Club will run Rookies as the support class if there is sufficient support. Minimum number of entries 10.
Come and race on the same program as the Top Australian CIK Drivers. All the top karting teams will be present. Come and be noticed. There will be plenty of racing & track time.
Entry $80, entries close 13/8/04.
For further enquiries, phone Dennis King on 0428 480 714 or Garry Taylor on 0418 404 411."
23/6/2004
NEW FORUM FOR MEMBERS (AND INVITED GUESTS)
Now there's a place to discuss all those hot topics you've been wanting to get off your chest (but couldn't be bothered travelling out to the club to do it).
Get into it, we want your feedback! Click on the new Forum link on the main menu.
18/6/2004
PRECISION RED ARROW TEAM (PRATs) PROVE THAT 3 INTO 1 TOP CORNER WILL GO!
Awesome stuff, guys. Unfortunately our photographer was unable to capture the look on the face of Number 13 as 3 karts approached his rear at a rapid rate.
For more exciting action from the (very close) racing at the King and Queen of Karting meeting, trot over to the WebTrax Gallery.
Some of the highlights include:
Gordon Wells, being shown how to take the bottom corner a liiittle faster...
Brian Kelleher helping Bruce Otter get his excess kilo's up the back straight.
And, Postman Pat Atkinson showing us how far you can get off the track while still complying with Rule 16.17.1 (just!).
3/6/2004
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting will be held next week on Wed 11th August at 7:30pm.
It will be held at the Canberra Club, 45 West Row, Civic (opp PJ O'Reillys).
Note, you need to have been a member for 3 months to be eligible to vote for committee members.
If you are planning on bringing proxy votes for other members, please ensure they are legible and clear about the member's voting intentions.
We will have a lot of vacant committee positions to fill, and the club cannot function unless all positions are filled, so be there, and put your hand up.
4/8/2004
NEXT RACE MEETING AT WAGGA WAGGA, 8TH AUGUST
The next CKRC race meeting will be held at Wagga on Sunday 8th August as a shared meeting with the Wagga club. Points from this meeting count towards your CKRC championship points.
Note, this is also the Wagga 'Dash for Cash' race meeting, so you might make a few dollars out of the meeting as well. $20 per lap is paid for each lap that you lead. There will be 4 races, 10 laps each, ALL computer gridded, so everyone gets the same chance to start near the front.
Entry fee is $80.
Saturday will be a normal (free entry) practice day, and there will be a social event on Saturday night.
Any enquiries, contact Brendon Post on 69261284 or Gayle Murphy on 69591269
28/7/2004
REMINDER, ONE DAY RACE MEETING THIS WEEKEND
Just a reminder to confirm that this weekend's meeting will be a 1 day event
held on Sunday 25th. There will be 3 heats and a final, of up to 15 laps
each. Points overall format.
Saturday will be a 'normal' pre-race practice day.
If you know anyone who doesn't receive email notifications or have web access,
who may not know about the change, please advise them.
22/7/2004
JUNE MEETING RESULTS
The June meeting results have now been posted on the Results page.
17/7/2004
WORKING BEE, CATCH-TRAP MAINTENANCE
The working bee is on this Sunday. We are due to have an AKA track inspection of the track on the Monday after the next meeting. If the track does not pass the inspection it will be closed until it does. To ensure this does not happen, we have had a large truck load of pebbles delivered to boost up various catch traps around the track. The painting of ripple strips also needs to be completed.
We have a bob-cat coming on Sunday to move the bulk of the pebbles, but we need bodies to tidy everything up ready for the next race meeting and track inspection. The working-bee will start at 10am.
16/7/2004
GRIFFITH TRACK CLOSED
Griffith Kart Club have had to close their track for practice until further notice .
They, like Dubbo, had their track inspection paperwork lost somewhere before, or on, reaching the appropriate authorities.
They expect the paperwork to be resent early next week, and hope the track will be re-opened by the end of the week.
So, if you were planning on getting up there for some extra practice before the Junior State Titles, check their website griffithkarts.info for updates, or contact one of their committee members to find out if it has re-opened.
3/7/2004
'HEAVY'/'LIGHT' RACE FORMAT THIS WEEKEND
Just to confirm who is racing on which days this weekend. It will be 'Heavies' on Saturday, 'Lights' on Sunday, as per the website calendar.
Some people have got the impression that it would be the other way around, so if you know anyone who thinks this, please set them straight.
We realise this is not the reverse of our last standard meeting, and that is because originally the King/Queen of karting was going to be a heavy/light format. When we switched to 2 day title meetings, we did not adjust the remaining normal meetings to suit. We still end up with approximately the same number of days for each class on each day.
1/7/2004
JUNE NEWSLETTER
We have finally produced another newsletter. It can be downloaded from here.
22/6/2004
CON REYNOLDS HITS 82
Congratulations to CKRC Life Member, Con Reynolds, who reaches 82 years young this Friday.
Con is still seen enjoying himself at Canberra race meetings watching his grandsons in action. May he enjoy many more in the future.
16/6/2004
COFFS HARBOUR OVER 40'S TITLE
The Canberra contingent have returned from a very enjoyable week in Coffs Harbour contesting the Over 40's Title.
Results included a 2nd place in SNL to Chris Cashmore, and 5th placings to Clive Lloyd in RL, Ian Tarlinton in SNL, and Colin Bruce in RSH.
Gordon Wells took out the award for 'Best Superman Impression' with his flight through the tree-tops in the Rotax Light final.
Thanks also to the Kelleher and Blackman clans for travelling all the way to Coffs and supporting the Canberra competitors.
Lots of photo's hot off the press, courtesy of Jason Blackman over on the WebTrax Gallery.
16/6/2004
AKA NSW AGM and SGM
AKA NSW are holding their Annual General Meeting and Special General Meeting on 7-8th August as described here. There is a Call for Nominations for Committee members here. Changes to the constitution are being proposed, which can be viewed here. If you have any feedback or agenda items you would like discussed, please contact Garry Pluis on 0407 236 363 or email gjplus at netspeed dot com dot au. All feedback needs to be in by 1 July, so Garry needs yours by 28th June.
16/6/2004
CANBERRA KINGS OF KARTING
Congratulations to Brian Kelleher and Haydenn Kotzbeck who shared first place in the King/Queen of Karting meeting held on the weekend. Meeting results have been posted on the Results page, and the Championship points have been updated.
1/6/2004
CKRC would like to thank Sabaar Photography for their support taking photo's at the King/Queen of Karting. The photo's have been posted on their website at www.sabaar.com.
1/6/2004
JUNIOR STATE TITLE, GRIFFITH, JULY 16/18
The Junior State Titles will be held at Griffith on July 16th, 17th and 18th. More info is available from their new website at http://GriffithKarts.info/2004juniorstatetitle/.
31/5/2004
GRIFFITH SOUTHERN ZONE CHALLENGE PHOTO's
Hundreds of photo's from Round 3 at Griffith over on the WebTrax Gallery.
26/5/2004
2004 AKA MANUAL ADDENDUM 7 ISSUED
Addendum 7 to the 2004 AKA Manual has been issued.
It deals with Rotax engine specifications. You can access it from the Forms page.
20/5/2004
PROPERTY MANAGER AND SUB-COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED
Les Woods has retired from his position as convenor of the Property Sub-committee so that he can pursue his new passion shooting arrows into defenseless targets. The committee would like to thank him for the time, effort and resources he has put in to helping keep the track environment up to scratch during his time on the sub-committee.
As a result, we need to fill Les's vacancy. The tasks specified for the
property sub-committee are as follows:
1) Manage all Club property and grounds,
2) Maintain a register of Club property for insurance purposes,
3) Ensure all Club property and grounds are maintained in good order and
operated in a safe manner,
4) Present a report at each monthly Executive and General Meeting,
5) Ensure current insurance policies are maintained on all Club property,
and
6) Maintain Working Bee Roster and ensure Members are advised.
As other members of the Property sub-committee have left the club,
we also
need several volunteers to help share the work-load.
If you can help out, please contact Peter Thomas on 6251-1818.
19/4/2004
2 DAY MEETINGS
As a result of discussions at the last general meeting it has been decided to make several 'title' meetings this year into full 2-day formats where all heats are held on Saturday, and Pre-finals and Finals are held on Sunday.
The meetings affected are the King & Queen of Karting in May, the ACT Titles in August, and the Canberra Cup in October.
The Calendar has been updated to show the changes.
19/4/2004
WAGGA WAGGA - CANBERRA SHARED MEETING
The shared meeting between Wagga and Canberra where we go to their track will be their meeting on the 8th August.
Points from this race meeting will count towards your season total.
Wagga members will come to our track for the ACT Titles meeting later in August.
The Calendar has been updated to show the changes.
19/4/2004
WEBSITE MENU CHANGES
You may have noticed some changes to the menu on the left. Due to the increase in number of pages on the site, information has been re-arranged, hopefully into a more logical structure. Some pages have been moved down into sub-sections of the site. Menu items with ... on the end of them will expand to show the pages in that section.
26/5/2004
UPDATED NSW CALENDAR
AKA NSW have supplied us with an updated event calendar for 2004 which should be more correct than the one in the 2004 AKA Manual. It is on the Calendar page.
4/5/2004
RACE LENGTHS
Various members have raised concerns about the length of races under the new 2 day format, especially for midgets and rookies.
The issue will be discussed at the next general meeting in May (Wed 12th), so if you want to have your say, be there.
29/4/2004
LICENCE RENEWALS
AKA NSW has advised that all competitors with licences that expire before June 2004 should have now received new licence application forms in the post.
If you have not received yours, please phone AKA NSW and get one sent as the club has only a limited number of the forms available for new members.
All other forms required are available on the website on the Forms page.
29/4/2004
2004 CANBERRA ROUND 2 PHOTO'S
Over 200 photo's of the last meeting in Canberra over on the WebTrax Gallery. Mainly from Sunday, some from Saturday
12/4/2004
SOUTHERN ZONE ROUND 2 RESULTS
Results from the Wagga Wagga Round have been posted on their Results page
12/4/2004
SAPPHIRE COAST GETS LAID!
Steven Hay from the Sapphire Coast Kart Club has advised that "the track has now been completed and we are madly constructing safety fences, tyre barriers, catch traps and a heap of concreting. The track length is 537 metres. The main straight is 8 metres wide and the rest of the track is 7 metres wide. Hopefully the construction of the clubhouse/amenities block will be the next big development."
Check out the photo's of the new black top here.
30/3/2004
ROC VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED
The Rally of Canberra is looking for volunteers to help out at the upcoming rally on the 8th and 9th of May.
If you can help out, you can get more info and the application forms on their Volunteer page
19/4/2004
| Southern Zone Round 1 results |
Results from the Canberra Round have been posted on their Results page. |
| 25/3/2004 |
| 2004 AKA Manual Addendums 6 |
Addendum 6 has been issued. Note, it is not the same as the Addendum 6 which previously appeared for a short time. |
| 4/3/2004 |
| 2004 AKA Manual Addendums 6 & 7 rescinded |
Addendums 6 and 7 to the 2004 Manual have been rescinded pending re-evaluation by the NKC. |
| 4/3/2004 |
| Sapphire Coast track progress |
If you were wondering how the Sapphire Coast track is progressing, we have received the following update from the club:
'Due to recent inclement weather in this area, the progress of track Regards Steven Hay |
| 4/3/2004 |
| 2004 AKA Manual Addendums |
We have received some more addendums to the 2004 AKA Manual. |
| 26/2/2004 |
| February 2004 Club Newsletter |
The February newsletter has been mailed today to those members without email. |
| 26/2/2004 |
| Meeting Officials - Volunteers |
Successfully running 2 day race meetings in 2004 will depend on your support by coming along to your 'off' racing day and helping out as an official, eg as a flag marshall. Many thanks to the Junior drivers who helped out during the January meeting. If you know you can help out at an upcoming meeting, call Chris Reynolds on 6292 2257 to put your name down. A full days help at a race meeting also qualifies you for the club championship awards. |
| 19/2/2004 |
| Frank Spice Auto - Southern Zone Challenge |
The Series you have when you're not having a Series;-) Starts on the 28th February at Canberra. More information is on the new SouthernZoneSeries.info website |
| 12/2/2004 |
| Treasurer changeover |
Derek Duffy has had to step down from the office of Treasurer due to work commitments. Lee Pluis has kindly offered to step into the breach as Interim Treasurer, so the Executive Committee has accepted her offer. Many thanks to Derek for his work as Treasurer to date, and to Lee for taking on the job at short notice. |
| 12/2/2004 |
| 'AKA future' documents |
We have received two documents relating to the future structure and roles for the AKA. One is the proposed AKA constitution, the other is a PowerPoint presentation on the role of the AKA. Be warned, it is a long and complicated presentation! But if you want the club to provide reasoned feedback, you need to read it and give your feedback at the next club meeting. |
| 11/2/2004 |
| Club meeting Wednesday night |
The monthly club meeting will be held at the club rooms on Wed 11th Feb starting at 7:30pm. Up for discussion will be 2 documents from Coffs club to the SKC regarding the ARC A1 engine and the creation of an Historic karts class. If the ARC A1 engine is likely to affect you, ie you are currently a J driver or parent, you should read the document and come along to the meeting to discuss. The club delegate can then present our views to the SKC. |
| 10/2/2004 |
| Photo's - January meeting |
| Photo's of the final round of 'Light' class racing on Sunday have been posted at the WebTrax Gallery. |
| 3/2/2004 |
| 2004 Championship qualification requirements |
The executive committee has decided on the amount of work required to be completed before a competitor will be eligible for any end-of-season awards. It is:
It is your responsibility as a competitor to fulfill the requirements to be eligible for any championship awards. Further details are available in the Pointscore document. |
| 23/1/2004 |
| 2004 Pointscore calculations |
The document describing the method for calculating points for race meetings, multi-class awards, and end-of-season awards has been finalised and is available on the forms page. |
| 23/1/2004 |
| 2004 Junior Sprint Championship postponed |
Due to a clash with the running of the Rally of Canberra Special Stages at Fairbairn Park, it has been decided to postpone the running of the Junior Sprint Championship until later in the year, at a date yet to be decided. |
| 23/1/2004 |
| New Sponsor - Network Car & Truck Rentals |
Welcome to the club Network Car & Truck Rentals who will be a major sponsor of the club this year. |
| 22/1/2004 |
| New Sponsor - Water Recycle Group |
Welcome to the club the Water Recycle Group who are sponsoring the January meeting. |
| 15/1/2004 |
| WE NEED YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS |
| The club is trying to cut the cost of mailing out newsletters by emailing them to members. It will also enable us to keep you up-to-date with late changes. If you haven't supplied your email already, please contact Peter Thomas on 6251 1818 or just send an email with your name to peter@webtrax.com.au |
| 30/11/2003 |
| Raleigh Meeting cancelled |
Raleigh have just advised that their meeting for this weekend has also been cancelled. They apologised for the late notice;-) |
| 5/2/2004 |
| Grenfell Meeting cancelled |
If you were planning on going to the Grenfell race meeting this weekend, you will have to find something else to do.
We have just been advised that the meeting has been cancelled due to problems with the condition of the track.
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| 3/2/2004 |
| Licence Renewals |
If you need to get your licence renewed before this weekend's meeting, you can do it at the club-house on Thursday 29th, between 7pm and 8pm. Make sure you have all the appropriate paperwork with you, or it will not be able to be processed. You will NOT be able to process licence renewals at this weekend's meeting. |
| 27/1/2004 |
| January meeting changes |
Some minor changes have been made to the format and entry prices for the January meeting. Further details at the January event page. |
| 23/1/2004 |
| Working bee this Sunday. |
| There will be a working bee this Sunday 25th, at the track. A new spectator fence needs to be constructed, so your help is needed. If you can help out, work starts at 9am. |
| 22/1/2004 |
| Covered pit pads at Goulburn, get your own. |
| The 4 covered pits which Tony Lee had tentatively booked at the Goulburn track for the 1st round of the Premier State Cup have now all been taken. Thanks for the quick response. |
| 22/1/2004 |
| Covered pit pads available at Goulburn |
| Tony Lee has tentatively booked 4 asphalt carports at the Goulburn
track for the 1st round of the Premier State Cup on Feb 14th and 15th.
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| 21/1/2004 |
| 2004 Premier State Cup Practice |
| There is another practice day being held at the Goulburn track this
weekend on Monday 26th January before the running of Round 1 of the
Premier State Cup. |
| 20/1/2004 |
| Christmas Party Photo's |
| Courtesy of Jason Blackman there are lots of photo's from the 2003 Christmas Party now on the website on the Photo's page. |
| 12/1/2004 |
| January Observed Licence Test (OLT) |
| The January OLT will be held at the track on Sunday 25th January
at 9:30am. |
| 7/1/2004 |
| Licence Renewals |
| AKA NSW have advised us that due to delays in printing new licence application forms, they will be mailing renewal forms directly to existing members. Those members whose licences are due for renewal in January 2004 should receive their renewal forms later this week, ie the week starting 5 January. |
| 7/1/2004 |
| 2004 Premier State Cup Practice |
| The 2004 Premier State Cup is being held in Goulburn this year. |
| 7/1/2004 |
| December 2003 Newsletter |
| The December newsletter is being posted today (22/12/2003). It has been emailed to those members with email addresses. You can download this and previous newsletters from the newsletter page. |
| 22/12/2003 |
| 2004 Pointscore discussion |
| At the general meeting held on Wednesday 10th December 2003, changes to the pointscore calculations for 2004 were discussed and agreed. A copy of the revised document will be posted to the website as soon as it is completed. |
| 11/12/2003 |
| ACT Titles |
| Hot off the press! Lots of action photo's from the Heavy day of the ACT Titles over at the WebTrax Gallery. |
| 7/12/2003 |
| NEW LICENCE FEES |
| As of 1 December 2003, new AKA licence fees will apply for all new licences and renewals. The new form is available on the Forms page. Note also, you now need to fill in one of two new waivers depending on whether you are over or under 18. |
| 11/12/2003 |
| MORE PHOTOS - SOUTHERN ZONE WAGGA AND CANBERRA CUP |
| Courtesy of Postman Pat's flash new camera we have more photo's of the last round of the Southern Zone Series at Wagga, and from the Canberra Cup. The photo's are over at the WebTrax Gallery. |
| 30/11/2003 |
