*** LATEST NEWS ***   Click here for the Draft Newcastle City Cup Supp Regs.   Track Availability and practice direction: Practice direction is clockwise up to and including the race meeting on Saturday and Sunday the 28th and 29th August 2010.   * The track will be unavailable for practice on Friday 3rd September until 11:30am, practice discount applies. * The track will be unavailable for practice on Friday 24th September from 1:30pm, practice discount applies. * The track will be unavailable for practice on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th September due to Prokart hiring the facility. Practice on Friday 10th is open to AKA licence holders only BUT will be run under Prokarts Insurance policy. Prokart are welcoming AKA licence holders that hold the appropriate licence to compete in their Sprint Kart race meeting to be held on Saturday 11th September. Prokart are waiving the need for a Prokart Licence for this day. * The track will be unavailable for practice on Sunday 26th September due to the NSW Supermotard Club hiring the circuit. Due to being de-affiliated from AKA (NSW) for 24 hours prior to the track hire, practice will also be unavailable on Saturday 25th September.   The Working Bee and OLT scheduled for Saturday 11th September has been moved to Saturday 4th September.   The Committee apologises for the short notice on the above track hires, negotiations between the organisations have taken longer than usual.   As from the Newcastle City Cup, the following link, https://app.austkarting.com.au/aka/results/ , will replace the link to MyLaps.com on the race meeting results page where competitors were able to view the complete race meeting results, times etc. Select NSW in "State" drop down box the "Newcastle Kart Club" in the "Club" drop down box.   The AKA CM:S system will be the ONLY timing system used in the future at NKRC. We were trying to run both Orbits and CM:S at the same time so competitors could still see the race meeting results on MyLaps, this proved very difficult and now that the CM:S results can be uploaded there is no need to use the Orbits timing system.   At the June General Meeting, the club members in attendance came up with the idea of having a "Mentor List" to be given on request to new karters who would like assistance during their early days at the club/track. If you would like to be mentor to new karters, please give your name, contact number and preferred class to the Track Supervisor who will compile a list by class.   For all the Agendas and Minutes from the NSW SKC and NKC meetings, please visit the AKA (NSW) web site at the following link: www.akansw.com.au/news.asp?catID=4   The club has changed its postal address to PO Box 12, West Wallsend 2286. Mail re-direction is on for six months from the previous postal address.   Positions are available for weekend Track Marshals. Please contact 0438-301685 for details.   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.   Sale: 2007 NSW State Championships polo shirts, Children sizes (striped collars) $5.00 GST Inc. Prices valid while stocks last.
	*** NEXT RACE MEETING ***   The next "Open" race meeting will be a two day event to be held on Saturday and Sunday 28th and 29th August 2010. It will be run in the clockwise direction. It is the annual Newcastle City Cup. As this is the first time the Newcastle City Cup has been run in this direction, Lap Records for all classes will be set. A race meet flyer with the classes and format will be posted on this web site shortly. All eligible AKA licence holders are welcome (OLT'ed "D", C, B and "A" grade financial licences). regardless of whether you are or are not a member of NKRC.
	*** WORKING BEES ***   The next  working bee will be held on Saturday 4th September 2010. It is for  all club members. All are welcome and urged to participate.   Please bring a mower and/or line trimmer and PPE if possible.   All working bees are now a half day with attendees receiving free practice after 1:00pm. Non members are welcome to attend working bees also, lunch and free practice after 1:00pm are also provided (for members and non members).   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_licence.html . 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 11:00am 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 $2.50 (GST Inc). 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" and are asked to take note of the following timetable; 8:30am - track walk, 9:00am - C&T sign-up, 9:15am - Safety Training lecture and  questionnaire, 10:30am - Inspection of kart and safety equipment, from 10:45am - "Come and Try" sessions start. The start time of 8:30am is not negotiable, if you are late, you will not be able to participate.
	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.
	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, 7.30pm General: West Wallsend Workers Club, first Tuesday of each month, 7.30pm