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Announcing the Redline Oil Karting Championship at Infineon
Raceway’s Jim Russell International Karting Center
Featuring:
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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