CUP KART NEWS

One of the things that makes running this series so great is the people we meet who share our love of karting and want to do whatever they can do help it grow. Our friends at G&J Kartway and OVKA are this type of people, and they have come up with an amazing offer to help encourage their local racers and anybody else who has never raced with 206 Cup before to join us in Camden on June 23rd – 25th! So here’s the deal: Any racers new to the series that buy a set of Vega VAH tires and race at Camden will receive a $20 rebate for each day they race! You read that right. All you have

WE FOUND ANOTHER WAY TO GIVE THE RACERS BACK SOME MONEY! In 2015, we kept track of a manufactures points standings, ranking each chassis manufacture by their best two finishes at each event throughout all classes. We thought it was a fun thing to do, and some of the racers enjoyed trying to increase their chassis ranking by helping out other racers on like chassis. In 2016, we stopped tracking of these points, and to our surprise the racers were disappointed. We did not realize how many people were watching! So we are bringing back the Manufactures Championship for 2017, with a bonus to the racers. If a racer wins for the day on a chassis that is apart of

One of the most important parts of running a successful karting event is having a great staff. Although we are extremely pleased with all of our crew from the 2015 season, we felt we needed to step up our game even more. One of our main priorities for ourselves before 2016 was to add even more experience to our crew, specifically an experienced Race Director. Although we talked to as many people as we could, we always had one specific person in mind for the job, Glenn Firing. Both through personal experience and professional references; we knew he had the integrity and sense of fairness we wanted our race director to have. I am happy to say that he has

Dear Karters, First off, I would like to take the opportunity to thank our Competitors, Sponsors and race day staffers for their support in 2016. We had record numbers all season long, and held arguably the most competitive 206 series in the country! It has meant a great deal to Steve and Myself that our little idea from a few years ago has been so well received by all of you, and our success would not have been possible without each and every one of you. Although we have been relatively silent since the conclusion of our 2016 season, the work behind the scenes planning for 2017 has been well underway since this past July. We knew what we wanted

The final event of the season is only a few weeks away, and we want to go out with a bang. We have already been working on a great spread of awards and prizes for our series competitors in celebration of the 2016 season, but felt like we wanted to do something special to really attract some new racers as well as reward our existing ones. What we have come up with is a new class that will be added at our final race in Shawano, WI; Senior Pro will follow all the same rules of our existing senior classes, but race at 370 pounds. This race will have a cash payout! For the first time in the history of

Round 3 of the Briggs and Stratton 206 Cup is rapidly approaching, and we have some great news that should make this the best round of the 2016 season so far! First off, Vega and TS Racing have stepped up to the plate again, and has offered an additional sponsorship specifically for the races at CHMS! We will have special prizes and Awards for the entire weekend directly from Vega and TS Racing! Secondly, in an effort to get increased participation from local racers, we have worked with a few key sponsors and CHMS to develop a new program that gives these folks the opportunity to get a taste of the 206 Cup experience without having to buy tires, change

Even though our series in centered around the 206 classes, the Animal racers are equally important. The Briggs Animal classes provide great racing and a potential “next step” for the 206 driver that wants some more speed. With that in mind, we have been talking with key players in the Animal racing world to try and bolster our numbers in the class. First off, our Animal classes will only race for championship points at three of our events this season. Road America in Elkhart Lake, CHMS in Norway and USAir in Shawano will be the only races that the Animal classes will be scored. As this reduces the number of points days that are available, there will be no drops

ProKART Racing out of Burnsville, MN has been named the “Official Tire Provider” of the series again for 2016. Vega USA has authorized ProKART to offer a pre-season special on tires for the 2016 season. Jump over to ProKART’s website: prokartindoor.com/webshop/ to take advantage of the lowest prices available all year. The tires are on the way from Italy right now, and pre-orders expect to ship the first week of April. All orders to ProKART for tires this season will go through their website. Racers are not required to buy tires from ProKART for our series, but ProKART Racing is a sponsor. We know how much our racers like to support the companies that support their racing!

A new year rings in today, and so does the latest version of the 206 Cup rules! There were some significant changes made to the rule book for the 2016 season. Along side the new class structures that were announced a few weeks ago, notable changes have been made in regards to event formatting, tires, and bodywork. All events in the 2016 season will follow a new format. We have developed a new format that adds a qualifying round to the start of each race day. This does not mean less racing for our racers though, there will still be 2 heats and a feature race every day. However how those racers transfer from one race to the next is