*** LATEST NEWS ***   Following are the links to important documents relating to the AKA (NSW) Special General Meeting and State Karting Council Meeting to be held this Saturday 6th February 2010. All members are urged to attend the clubs General Meeting to be held on Tuesday 2nd February 2010. Special General Meeting Agenda  SKC Agenda Steve King Policy Proposals Derek Ferry Resume Howard Whitehouse Resume Max Laybutt Resume Peter O'Neill Resume Tony Agland Resume Tracey Stewart Resume Trish Maastricht Resume   Positions are available for weekend Track Marshals. Please contact 0438-301685 for details.   Track Availability and practice direction: Practice direction is clockwise up to and including the race meeting on Sunday 7th February 2010. The track will be unavailable for practice on Friday 5th February and Friday 12th February 2010 from 3:30pm due to a track hire in the afternoon. The cost of practice will be discounted by $5.00 for these two days only.   Urgent Notice: The correct Club Championship Series and Supplementary Regulations have been approved and received back from AKA (NSW). These can be found by navigating to the Club Championship page via the Results link above. Summary of changes; Junior Performance out as a race day class except for the TaG Super Series rounds, Formula JMA in as a race day class, Restricted TaG 125 Superheavy in as a Club Championship class, TaG 125 Medium out as a Club Championship class but still a race day class.   We have many enquiries from Midget, Rookie and Junior aged prospective karters for the upcoming "Come & Try" day in February. As the AKA (NSW) "Come & Try" trailer will be in Dubbo we are looking for generous members who would be able to lend equipment to the club for this day. All breakages will be paid for. Please send an email to nkrc@nkrc.com.au .   The club is putting together all of the necessary hardware required to hold "Come & Try" days for those prospective karters who do not have access to a kart etc. If you would like to donate karting equipment to the club, send an email to nkrc@nkrc.com.au .   The "King Of Sydney" Senior National Over 40's tour is on again in 2010. This was a very popular tour for the more mature driver in the Sydney basin in 2009. As Oran Park is no longer with us as a kart racing facility, NKRC has joined the tour and will host the first round in conjunction with the race meeting to be held on Sunday 21st March 2010. For more details contact Iain Thornton from NSKC on 0417-259960.   Want to race at the CIK race meeting to be held at NKRC on 6th and 7th March 2010 but don't have the budget? The three support classes are Senior Clubman @ 150kg, Junior National @ 130kg and Restricted TaG 125 @ 170kg's. This is your chance to shine in front of some of the best drivers in the country. Competitors must register prior to submitting their entry form. Registration is free and can be done at www.starsofkarting.com.au. The Supplementary Regulations are being finalised at the moment and will be posted here when approved.   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. There is a "feature" in the licencing system stopping a licence holder from renewing their licence within five days of the expiry date or if the licence has expired. Please ensure you renew your licence online at least a week before it is due to expire. Please ensure that your club membership has not expired at the time of renewing your licence online.    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.   Click here for the AKA 2010 Karting Manual.    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.   Sale: 2007 NSW State Championships polo shirts, Adult sizes (chequered collars) $5.00 GST Inc., Children sizes (striped collars) $5.00 GST Inc. Prices valid while stocks last. Drink coolers $1.00 GST Inc. Prices valid while stocks last.
	*** NEXT RACE MEETING ***   The next "Open" race meeting will be a single day event to be held on Sunday 7th February 2010. It will be run in the clockwise (new) direction. 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).
	*** WORKING BEES ***   The next  working bee will be held on Saturday February 27th 2010. It is primarily for Senior National Light & Heavy but all club members 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).
	An important announcement for ALL people 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.
	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