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3-5-10 Announcing the Redline Oil Karting Championship at Infineon Raceway’s Jim Russell International Karting Center

 

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Rotax Max Challenge, 80 Shifters, IAME Parilla to roll off March 21

The Redline Oil Karting Championship at the Jim Russell International Karting Center is set to start the 2010 season March 21.  This season has several exciting changes that will make the kart racing at the premier Northern California track better than ever.

The first change is a change in the series promoter.  In a very recent development, Cameron Karting will be the Series promoter with the decision of Jim Russell Racing Driver Schools choosing to focus their expertise on the race car and karting school business.  Cameron Karting president Steve Cameron will bring his racing experience and enthusiasm for karting to the series.  “This is an exciting opportunity, we hope to grow from the strength of the 2009 season which was based around the Rotax classes, 80 Shifters. Adding the IAME Parilla class will give local club racers another great venue.”  The series name and promoter may be new, but most of the 2009 season will return.  Ric Shaw will be returning for his 9th year of coordinating and race directing the series. 

The second big change is the series will be sponsored by Redline Oil for 2010.  This will mean that the oil for the series will now be exclusively Redline Oil Two-Cycle Kart Oil for all classes including the Rotax classes.  Regional Rotax series do have the option to change to a different oil.  “Redline has stepped up with a substantial support package that will benefit the competitors, it is great to have them on board”, says Steve Cameron. www.redlineoil.com

One other big change will be moving the series to a Sunday race day schedule.  “We will be able to expand the classes and track time for all the racers by making the move to Sunday” says race director Ric Shaw.  The Saturday prior to the race day will be a full day at the Infineon track with the Jim Russell Arrive and Drive program in the morning and a 4-hour practice session available to all karters in the afternoon.  The racers will no longer have to take time off work or take the kids out of school to run the Friday practice days of the past.

For 2010, the series will have 8 races at Infineon’s Jim Russell International Karting Center.  For the 80 Shifters and IAME TaG classes, the series championship will be a best 7 of the 8 races.  For the Rotax classes, 8 of the 10 planned races of the Northern California Rotax Challenge Series will be at Infineon with 2 races to run at the Dixon kart track.  For the Rotax Challenge series, the championship will be determined on the best 8 of the 10 races.

The class line up should bring some exciting racing to the Jim Russell Internal Karting Center track.

The complete line up of National Rotax classes will run again in 2010.  Micro Max and Mini Max classes for the Junior 1 driver, Junior Rotax, Senior Rotax, Rotax Masters and the 2 speed Rotax DD2 class.  In addition, the regional Rotax Masters Light class will run again in 2010.  Marin Karting and Cameron Karting will partner in the administration of the Northern California Rotax Challenge Series, one of the largest regional Rotax series in the country.

Three 80 shifters classes will run this year with a special focus in 2010 to build the 80 Shifter numbers back to the Infineon track.  Formula 80, 80 Masters and 80 Heavy will give enough classes for all 80 driver situations.  The rules and tires will follow those used throughout Norcal.  At the beginning of the year, all three classes will run together in the same race group, but if the numbers get to large, splitting the race group up will be considered.

The new class for 2010 will be IAME Parilla.  The class will allow both Norcal modified 08 spec engines as will as Stock prepared 08 and 09 engines.  Significant prize support from Italian Motors USA will be announced shortly.  “The focus on the rules for this class will be to try and help keep the costs down for the club racers and allow close competition, we will institute a spec gear/weight rule to help achieve this”, says Steve Cameron.

The season starts March 21, so get your kart ready to roll!!   For more additional information, contact Race Director Ric Shaw at racedirector-ric@hotmail.com or go to www.NorCalRotax.com

2010 Race Dates
March 21 – Infineon Raceway
April 11 – Infineon Raceway
May 23 – Infineon Raceway
June 27 – Infineon Raceway
July 25 – Infineon Raceway
August 22 – Dixon Track (Rotax Classes)
August 29 – Infineon Raceway
September 19 – Dixon Track (Rotax Classes)
September 26 – Infineon Raceway
October 24 – Infineon Raceway

 

 


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