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2020 CKNA rules now available
We have released version 20.0 of the CKNA rules. We ask that all of our racers download a FREE COPY and review all of the changes. To make life simple, any changes are in red print. Download the 2020 rules here! Here is a list of the most major changes that we feel should be highlighted: Conduct: This section has been added to our rules, to spell out how the series expects it’s participants to behave on a race weekend and online. It’s important to note, this was not added because we had a problem that needed to be addressed. But as the series hosting larger and larger events each year, it is important to provide this guideline to help […]
Changes to Friday Practices
We’re always striving to make our events better. Over the years, we have adjusted scheduling, classes and rules to provide safer and more enjoyable events but have never really tweaked our optional Friday practices. We received numerous requests throughout 2019 to become more involved with running and enforcing our rules on Friday practices. Parents expressed to us that unsafe driving was taking place as well as people practicing out of class. The effect of all this is that people who had a negative experience on Friday had the tone set for a bad weekend all around. Nobody wants to bend an axle on a practice day, and rightfully so. We saw things happen a few times towards the end of […]
CKNA and Vega extend their partnership
We’re pleased to announce that Cup Karts North America and Vega Tires have reached an agreement to extend the use of their tires exclusively at CKNA events through 2023! “Vega is one of our major sponsors, but we have learned to look at them as partners in the series. They offer support far beyond writing us a check each year. They have helped us in many more aspects that you wouldn’t expect from a tire company. We truly feel the VAH that we co-developed with Vega is the best tire CKNA could have asked for. First off, it flat-out performs. Even with the wide variety of chassis types we see at our events, the tires just work. We break […]
Junior Weight Adjustment
Following our adjustment to the Kids Kart weights, we received numerous requests to re-evaluate the decision to lower the minimum weight. The decision to lower the weight on the Junior class was made to try and reduce the amount of ballast competitors had to run to meet the minimum weight. Nobody likes lifting a kart with 40+ pounds of lead bolted on, and we hoped to save on a few peoples backs. Also, the less lead going around the track minimizes the chances of a piece of lead coming off the kart and potentially harming a driver Based on the opinions of the majority of the responses we got, we have decided to reverse this decision and revert to the […]
Kid Kart Weight Update
A few days ago, we announced the 2020 class structure. Part of that announcement was weight adjustments for a few classes. Shortly there after, we received a few messages from Kid Kart parents asking us to further investigate the base weight of the Kid Kart class. An email was sent to all competitors from our last event in 2019 to get more data. Since it is still early enough, we wanted to make sure we did due diligence to evaluate the class minimum weights and make sure they are representative of tracks in our region AND the racers at our events. Two things became evidently clear. First, there is very little consistency in how local tracks are structuring their Kid […]
2020 Number Reservation is OPEN!
Please head to the Number Reservation page for all the info! CKNA 2020 Number Reservation Page
2020 Class Structure Announcement
With 2020 fast approaching, CKNA is excited to announce it’s revised class structure for 2020! Don’t worry, we’re not reinventing the wheel. What we have done is used all the data from 2018 and 2019 to adjust a few classes to better fit our racers. We believe these changes will increase entries AND the level of competition. Here are the 2020 Competition Classes: Kid Karts – CIKAges 5-8Kid Kart Chassis (200lbs.)Cadet Chassis (215lbs.) Sportsman – OpenAges 8-12 (265lbs.) Junior – OpenAges 12-15 (320lbs.) Senior Light- CIKAges 15+ (340lbs.) Senior Medium – CIKAges 15+ (365lbs.) Senior Heavy – CIKAges 15+ (390 lbs.) Masters – CIKAges 35+ (390 lbs.) Senior – OpenAges 15+ (375lbs.) As you can see, we adjusted quite a […]
2020 is right around the corner…
First off, Grand Nationals 3 was a HUGE success. It truly became one of those events that had a little bit of everything. For example, the first race of 2019 that had to be ran on rain tires was at the Grands! But even with the large temperature swings, rain, wind and everything else that happens on a race weekend; our racers remained determined and it showed. GN3 had some of the fiercest competition we have ever seen. What’s more, we blew past every goal we had set for the event by welcoming 286 total entries. To all the competitors that made the trip to join us in making this the largest 4-cycle karting event in years, THANK YOU! It […]
BirelART AM29 Giveaway
You read that right! PSL Karting is coming to the Grand Nationals, and they are doing it big! North America’s importer for BirelART and Ricciado chassis is making the trip from Quebec City, Canada to New Castle Indiana to compete in North America’s largest 4-cycle sprint karting event! To celebrate joining the CKNA family, PSL has worked with existing sponsors Target Distributing, Briggs and Stratton, NORAM Racing and Vega Tires to give away a complete turn-key AM29 chassis. That’s right, you could win the same exact chassis that won the heavily contested Champions Cup CIK Senior class, and it will be race ready when you take it home. Here is how it is going to work. Between his guest announcing […]
Grand Nationals 3 Format
One of the biggest questions all year long has been, “What will the race format for Grand Nationals 3 be?” Well the wait is over… here is the format for the biggest 4-cycle event of 2019: Qualifying 3 Heat races Features So how will it all work? Qualifying will set the grids for Heat 1. Heat 1’s finish will set the strting order of Heat 2. Heat 2’s Finish will set the starting order for Heat 3. “Heat Points” will be awarded for the finishing positions in each Heat race. These points will be totaled, and used to set the grid for the Feature. The Feature will be winner take all for the title of Grand National Champion! Our hope […]