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HOME OF THE 2014 AKA NATIONAL SPRINT KART CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

Next General Meeting: Tuesday 4th June 2013, 7:30pm at the track.

 

The Club is proud to be associated with and have the following businesses as sponsors. Please support these businesses.

 

*** LATEST NEWS ***

 

A position is available for a weekend Track Marshall. Please contact the President on 0438-301685 for details.

 

The Committee are asking for volunteers to reform the Race Committee. The basic part of the Race Committee is to set up before and pack up following a race meeting. The total time required is approximately a half an hour in the morning and afternoon. Once the new Race Committee feel comfortable with these duties the roles will be expanded.

 

The Committee are asking for experienced club members to sign up for the "Mentor List". The "Mentor List" will have experienced people who are willing to have their contact details given to new members/karters who require assistance whilst starting out. The "Mentor List" was initially started in 2010 but the list only received a few volunteers which made it difficult on those volunteers as they were always being called upon. Please contact the club landline Thursday to Sunday if you would like to help new members/karters supplying your name, contact phone number, class you would like to assist and whether the assistance can be given on practice and/or race days.

 

Track Availability and Practice Direction:

Check below for temporary closures, check the Calendar  page for recurring closures.

All Working Bees and Come & Try days - Unavailable until 13:00pm, check the Calendar page for dates. Discounted practice applies.

 

Friday 24th May 2013 - Unavailable from 02:30pm. Practice discount applies.

Friday 7th June 2013 - Unavailable until 11:30am. Practice discount applies.

Thursday 13th June 2013 - Unavailable from 02:30pm. Practice discount applies.

Friday 21st June 2013 - Unavailable from 03:00pm. Practice discount applies.

Friday 28th June 2013 - Unavailable from 03:00pm. Practice discount applies.

Sunday 18th August 2013 - Unavailable ALL day. Hunter Valley Electric Vehicle Festival, www.hunterevfestival.com.au

 

Practice direction is clockwise up to and including  the conclusion of the race meeting being held on the 16th June 2013.

 

ATTENTION ALL SMOKERS: Please read the very important document from NSW Health regarding smoking at all NSW sports grounds. This document is under the "Documents" tab.

 

Click here for the latest Karting NSW Sportsman 125 Policy, last update 19/12/2012.

 

Grandstands update 20/05/2013 -  We now have the 2nd quote and will be tabled at next weeks Committee Meeting.

 

Canteen volunteers are required for race days and for a few hours on the day prior to a race day. Please contact the club on 0438-301685 for details.

*** NEXT RACE MEETING ***

 

The next race meeting will be held on Sunday 16th June 2013. It will be run in the clockwise direction. This race meeting is Round 4 of the Club Championship.

 

Race entries will be processed at the Kiosk from 01:00pm to 04:00pm on Saturday for those who wish to pre-enter. Please ensure you present your completed Scrutineering Form, licence and payment at time of entry (Pre-entry or race day).

 

The Race Secretary will process race entries (Race Secretaries office, ground floor of the Control Tower) from 12:30pm to 4:20pm the day before a race meeting for those competitors wishing to pre-enter.

 

All eligible AKA licence holders are welcome (OLT'ed E*, D, C, B and "A" grade financial licences), regardless of whether you are or are not a member of NKRC. Please refer to the Supplementary Regulations for licence requirements.

*Please note that E Grade licence holders may only race at one race meeting per their licence year (Rule 13.15.1). Also, the licence holder MUST have successfully completed their OLT.

*** WORKING BEES ***

 

The next  working bee will be held on Saturday 8th June 2013.  All club members are welcome and urged to participate.

 

Please bring a mower and/or line trimmer if possible, also PPE is required. Your safety is the clubs concern!

 

All working bees are a half day with attendees receiving lunch then free practice after 1:00pm. Non members are welcome to attend working bees also.

 

It must be made clear that if a member or non-member practices in the afternoon following a working bee and their participation at the working bee has been performed for Club Championship qualification they are not entitled to a free practice voucher under any circumstance.

 

All working bee dates can be found under the "Calendar" tab above.

*** AKA LICENCING ***

The link to the current AKA Karting Manual and addendums can be found under the "Documents" tab above.

New licence holders and licence holders who wish to renew their AKA licence are able to do so at the following web address:  http://www.karting.net.au/apply-for-a-licence/ . For existing licence holders, your "Identity" number is your licence number. Please ensure that your club membership has a minimum of three months to expiry at the time of renewing your licence online.

For ALL wishing to obtain their first Race or Social License. You MUST view the Safety Training Lecture and pass the "open book" exam. This lecture is approximately 1 hour 15 minutes long, and will start at 9:00am, 11:00am, 1:00pm and 3:00pm on the days that the track is open, race days excluded.

Members who wish to do their OLT on the allocated days in the calendar must contact the track by the Thursday of the week of the OLT. The start time of 9:30am is not negotiable, if you are late, you will not be able to participate.

Pit Crew Waiver Cards are compulsory for those pit crew entering the circuit area, Out Grid, In Grid and Parc Ferme. The waiver cards are available from the office for a cost of $10.00 (GST Inc) and are valid for 12 months. One passport photo is required and is also available from the office for a cost of $5.00 (GST Inc). The club will not issue these cards on a race day due to staff/volunteer constraints.

Visitors who wish to take part in a "Come and Try" must contact the track by the Thursday of the week of the "Come and Try".

The "Come and Try" session start at 08:00am. The start time of 08:00am is not negotiable, if you are late, you will not be able to participate. Pre-bookings are essential.

Want to earn two free practice passes (to the value of $60.00)?  Easy, come and be a Flag Marshall for a full day at an NKRC race meeting! Please contact the Club Captain if you are interested, conditions apply.

Important note: If you are performing a Flag day for your licence endorsement or Club Championship qualification, you are not entitled to free practice vouchers. But food, beverages, sunscreen and PPE are still supplied by the club.

Track Closures: The track is closed every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and some Public Holidays. Contact the Track for the latest update on availability.

Club Meetings: 

Committee: At the Track, last Wednesday of each month, 6.30pm

General: At the Track, first Tuesday of each month, 7.30pm

 

Committee Members

 

President: Tony Stewart
Vice President: Dallas Gill
Club Captain: Mitchell Tate
Secretary: Matt Brunner
Treasurer: Tony D'Annibale
Public Officer: Michael Parsons
Race Secretary: Kristen Hadley and Angela Ojeda
SKC Delegate: Philip Naughton
Track Supervisor(s) Jill Kranias and Leah Brunner
Track Staff: Cooper Middleton and Zac Van Leeuwestyn
 
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