KARTING RETURNS TO IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY!

After enjoying 15-plus years racing at Saugus Speedway, Saugus, Ca. 
the LOS ANGELES KART CLUB is moving to Irwindale Speedway, southern 
California's premiere short-track racing venue.
 
Club President and long-time Karter Jim Shafer and members of the LAKC 
board have worked closely with Irwindale Speedway's Chris Morgan, Doug 
Stokes, Bob DeFazio and others to make Karting at the facility a reality. 

Racing will be mainly on the infield track and may incorporate part of 
the main oval. The track design has not yet been finalized. The club has 
ordered foam barriers to use in place of hay bales. These barriers are 
designed specifically for Karting and are similar to the barriers used for 
stadium motocross racing. 

LAKC has compiled a professional race crew including a race director, 
flagman and corner workers, all with many years of racing experience. 
Safety, professionalism and FUN are the main goals of LAKC. 
Irwindale is a first-class facility. Its concession stand will be open 
during LAKC race days and there will be plenty of pit space for racers and 
bleachers for spectators. 

Irwindale Speedway will add LAKC to their marquee and will give the club a link on their Web site. LAKC will also be able to hold demonstration races at their Saturday night events to promote karting. It will be a win-win situation for all involved. 
Yes, the inaugural race at this new site is on Easter Sunday. But those 
of you who attend sunrise services will have plenty of time to make it to 
the track. The following race dates have been confirmed for 2002:
 
March 31 
April 14 
May 26 
June 9 
July 14 
Aug 11 
Sept 22 
Oct 13 
Nov 24 

Gates and registration opens at 7a.m. on all race days. 
Practice starts at 8:45 
(There will be 3 rounds of practice for the March 31st race) 
Racing will start at approx at NOON.. 
LOG ON TO WWW.LAKC.ORG <http://WWW.LAKC.ORG>  for the latest up-to-date information. 

See you at the races. 



THANKS!
-Stokes