SMKA 2009 - 50 Years of Karting

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IKF Region Race

August 7 & 8, 2010

Track "K"

For Info call: 805-680-3416

Click Here For Additional Information & Entry Form

Gates Open at 7am

Spectators get in for Free

Latest 5 Web Updates:

Classifieds - 6/28/10

Season Points - 6/28/10

Monthly Points - 6/28/10

Club Schedule - 4/18/10

Race Schedule - 4/18/10

Club Classes - 2/7/10

Current Weather Conditions

Announcements

IKF Region Race Track Practices

The SMKA track will be open for practice on:

- Saturday July 24th from 11am - 5pm

- Friday August 6th from 9am - 5pm

A practice fee of $40.00 is required for non-members.

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Track Closures for Races

Attention SMKA Members, in the near future the track will be closed twice for upcoming races. The IKF Region 7 Race on August 7 & 8, will close the track for all/any use the week of August 2 - 5. August 6 - 8 the track will only be open for IKF Region 7 Race activities. The track will also be closed on August 13 & 14 for the Pro Kart Challenge.

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Airport Gate Cards

Attention SMKA Members, please be sure to check the expiration date on your Airport Security Gate cards. All members should visit the Airport at least 3 weeks prior to the card expiration date to get a new card in time.

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Pro-Rated Memberships

The club has just released new pro-rated SMKA Membership pricing! If not already a member, be sure to check out the new prices today. For those non-members participating in SMKA Club Races, remember that club races entered while a non-member will not count towards Championship Points.

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2010 Track Work Days

The following dates have been scheduled as 2010 Track Maintenance/Work Days.

All Work Days fall on a Saturday. Work Days are from 8am - 11am.

July 24

September 11

November 13

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New SMKA Photo Album

SMKA members, be sure to checkout the new SMKA Photo Album. The look and feel has been completly updated, and now supports posting comments to photos.

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2010 SMKA Season Underway

The 2010 SMKA Championship Season is underway and many classes are in for a tight race to the end. Be sure to check out June's Race Results and the 2010 Championship Race.

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Track Storage Availble

Rental spaces will be available for SMKA members w/ Sea Train Containers to store their karts, tools, equipment, etc. Rental spaces for Sea Train Containers of 20' or less will be available for $50/month. The member must provide the Sea Train Container and the transportation of Container to track.

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Monthly SMKA Board Meeting

The SMKA board of directors meet once every month to discuss club issues. All club members are encouraged to attend. Each meeting is held at the Santa Maria Ford Dealership at 7pm. All SMKA members are encouraged to attend.

The next SMKA BOD meeting is Wednesday August 18.

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Pictures Wanted!!!

You Have Photos! We Have Disk Space!!

Send them in to be posted on the web!!!

SMKA Photo Submission (webmaster@smka.org)

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Club Race Fuel

All racers must purchase and race on the club race spec fuel provided at each SMKA Club Race.

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Updated Policies

2010 Updates

New Update - DNS (Did Not Start) will now get last place points as long as the racer took the green flag at a heat race or the main for that class.
Jr. 2 and Sr. Superbox will become a single class running the Sr. Superbox weight.
There are now 2 Kid Kart classes, a 2-Cycle and 4-Cycle.
4-Hole Can or new RLV-3 Pipe will be allowed in Sr. Superbox starting with the June SMKA club race.
Bridgestone YHC and YKC compound tires are allowed for the 2010 season.

2009 Updates

Bridgestone YHC and YKC compound tires are allowed for the remainder of the 2009 season. Most likely, the club will move to the new YKC replacement compound for 2010.
Kid Karts will run the Comer C51 engine only.
Sr. World Formula has been updated to match the region 7 rules. Class will now be run as Sr. World Formula (Heavy) at 390lbs.
TaG Masters class added to club classes. TaG Masters (Age 35+ or 200lb driver in race gear) at 30lbs plus class weight.
2009 will bring back rain make-up races. If a club race is rained out, that race will be moved to the next weekend's Sunday. If the make-up race is rained out, then that month's race is lost for the season.
As in previous years, no overnight camping is allowed at the track. In addition, no equipment, trailers, vehicles, etc. may be left overnight.

2008 Updates

Due to Airport Security restrictions, the SMKA track is now a member only track and will no longer be open on weekends for non-members. Additionally, all SMKA members now must purchase an Airport Gate Card to access to and from the track.
All entries are subject to tech. at anytime. All entries will receive a pre-race safety tech.
Bicycles, scooters, skateboards, roller blades, mini-bikes, golf karts, etc. are NOT allowed at any time.
Pets are NOT allowed at any time.
The 4-Cycle Jr II F-200 Club Class has been removed for 2008.
For the 2008 season, there will be no SMKA Club Race Rain Make-Ups. If a Club Race is rained out, that race is lost for the season.

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The Santa Maria Karting Association, Inc. (SMKA) is a non-profit incorporated association organized under the laws of the state of California. Copyright 2008, All Rights Reserved.

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