Sunday March 6, 2011

 
  Please note the date change!

  Toronto Kart Club's Annual General Meeting and Elections will be held as follows:

           DATE:  SUNDAY MARCH 6
           TIME:    1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
           PLACE:  6175 Highway #7 (aka Regional Road 7), Unit 6, Vaughan
                            Nearest main intersection:  Hwy. # 427 and Hwy #7.

  Anybody interested in karting and joining Toronto Kart Club is welcome to attend. 
  As we are also holding elections for Executives and Directors of the Board, all 2010 TKC members are urged to attend, to ensure that we have a proper quorum to hold the elections.

  Nominations must be submitted in advance in writing, and are being accepted immediately.
  Completed nomination forms should be returned to TKC via any of the following methods:
   - mail  (14b - 1822 Whites Road, Suite # 424, Pickering, ON, L1V 0B1)
   - email (admin@torontokartclub.com)
   - fax (905-508-8475)

   CLICK HERE to download the Nomination Form.   


   Agenda of the meeting is as follows:
    1.  ELECTIONS
    2.  Classes
    3.  Rear Bumpers
    4.  Spec Tires
    5.  2011 Event Schedule
    6.  Race Day Information
    7.  Volunteers and Committees
    8.  Fundraising and Financials
    9.  Open Discussion
         

  February 13, 2011

 
The Toronto Kart Club is holding an Open House and Technical Seminar as follows:

           DATE:  SUNDAY FEB. 13
           TIME:    1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
           PLACE:  320 Newkirk Road, Richmond Hill

Anybody interested in karting and joining Toronto Kart Club is encouraged to attend.  There will also be a technical seminar covering the new ASN rules regarding bumpers.

Please send an e-mail to:  tkcpres2008@torontokartclub.com  if you are planning to attend.

CLICK HERE for flyer with more details.   
         

  January 21-23, 2011

 
The Toronto Kart Club will be kicking off the 2011 racing season at the Canadian Motorsports Expo, January 21, 22 and 23 at the International Centre (6900 Airport Road, Mississauga). 

Parking is free, and discount coupons are available via the link on our HOME page. 

New and returning members can pick up a 2011 membership application and receive pre-season reduced rates. 

The show is open to the public at the following times:

                    Friday January 21, 2011            1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
                    Saturday January 22, 2011      10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
                    Sunday January 23, 2011         10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
 

Visit the Toronto Kart Club display at booth # 1108, and get your racing spirit back into gear.  Before you know it, the snow will be gone and we'll be hitting the track again!

   
         

  September 25,  2010

 
The Toronto Kart Club held its final points race for the 2010 season on Saturday, September 25, 2010.  We were joined by the Kawartha Durham Kart Club and also held a Media Race. The day saw 7 classes participate. There were a few sprinkles but the rain held off, so the racers only had to compete with each other and not the rain as well. Our racers had 2 practice sessions (3 for the Novices) and Qualifying, and then had a break to watch the Media race.

The Media race saw a few familiar faces from City TV. Hugh Burrill returned for another shot at a win and brought Adam Stiles, Michael Kuss, and Doug Barker along for the race.  They went up against Lorraine Sommerfeld from the Toronto Star and her son Ari Morgan, Roger Hiscock from Mar Industrial, Marco Petraglia from Motorola, Brent Pruesse from Mercedes Benz, and Ted Lalka from Subaru Canada. After a training session they hit the track in the Centennial Park Indy arrive and drive karts for an 8 minute practice session. We lined them up for their race, checked to make sure they were ready, and when we got the thumbs up from all the participants the green flag flew.  Lorraine and Marco had the front of the pack at their backs. Lorraine decided to get out of their way and moved to the side, but Marco hit the gas and was gone like a bullet.  The remainder of the field jockeyed back and forth for positions as Marco flew to a victory.  The final top five were Marco, Roger, Hugh, Ted and Michael; who all got to take home some hardware.  The other competitors all got a parting gift and finished as follows: Brent, Adam, Ari, Lorraine, and Doug rounding out the field.

We resumed club racing with the Pre-finals with a little treat for our top 5 Novices in the Pre-final. They had their picture taken along side a 2011 Porche Boxster for the Toronto Star.

The Finals were nail biters for all, as the drivers wanted to get optimum points to finish out the season and possibly move up in the points championship.  The Masters and Senior Subaru championships came down to the results of the days finishes.  The racing was intense with position changes, tight racing, and the racers giving every last drop of energy they had. At the end of it all the championships are as follows: Novice – Erik Hovesen, Junior Subaru – Kailey Steinhausen, Junior Light – Austin Rubio, Senior Subaru – Scott Walker and Masters – John Brough.

Our deepest thanks again to Wrex Roth and the Centennial crew for providing the karts, suits and helmets for our Media event, and for making our transition to our new home track as smooth as possible. We look forward to 2011, which we are sure will bring about many more changes and enhancements.

Photos below provided by J. Wang
  
         

  August, 2008

April 23,  2008