November 2010 - International Kart Federation

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IKF 4 CyCle Speedway SerIeS Better than the Rest! www.midwestspeedwaytour.com Doug Johnson: (605) 373-9905 Lone Star Shootout www.IKF4b.com Gene Harville: (903) 746-9067 www.northlandtour.com Andy Bear: (715) 749-3626 Iowa Heartland Dirt Series Jeff Havlik: (641) 373-0137 Todd Vesterby: (515) 835-2508 Powered by Racing Engines 30 KARTER NEWS - NovEmbER 2010
4-cycle speedway south dakota kart club university plains speedway brookings, south dakota july 12 - july 16 • 2010 article by brian brua & steve marso new ikf eXperts: andrew dove kiefer kalin photos by stephen brua, shannon dyce & doug Johnson racers from 13 states rolled into the pit area of university plains speedway (ups) on sunday, July 11 to compete in the 2010 ikf 4-cycle speedway grand nationals. over an inch of rain soaked the brookings, sd facility just a night before the swarm of anxious kart racers arrived - leaving them, their crews, and ups officials questioning if mother nature would spoil their week of go-kart bliss. fortunately, the majority of the race week was free of rain. but the hot sunshine, warm temperature, and high humidity levels that are notorious to south dakota summers presented drivers and crews with new setup challenges during each day of competition. university plains speedway may be considered a super-speedway of oval kart racing. checking in at a distance of just under one-sixth of a mile, the track’s high banks and hard packed clay surface provide an opportunity for karts to gain extreme amounts of momentum. building and maintaining this momentum, combined with drafting and patience, is widely considered as the most important ingredient in the recipe for a feature win at ups. tom spanel of lincoln, ne found his key to success several times throughout the week. “you’ve got to be smooth and wait for your chance”, said spanel. “sometimes you don’t want to be leading early on, just because you know they’ll draft up behind you and take the lead right back.” tom’s 11 years of driving experience and vast knowledge of kart setup led him to three championship duffy wins this week in the blue wazoom KARTER NEWS - NovEmbER 2010 31
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