Weight of Easykart 60cc stays at 245lbs
7- 27-08

Easykart America had asked for feedback and our Easykart community have responded well with emails to our office in a timely manner. Many thanks for the various responses and all opinions are duly noted.

To emphasis this was at the requests of some Easykart parents NOT the Easykart Administration. Easykart remains firm in it's decision to maintain the current weight of 245lbs. This weight was decided on by two factors: the additional weight of the rear bumper loops and the slightly heavier new model Easykart 60cc, Easykart has always felt that this is the proper direction.

Consequently, the weight of 245lbs will remain the minimum weight of the Easykart 60cc Class. There will be NO CHANGE in the weight!!!

For comparison purposes the Rotax Minimax class is set at 265lbs for a similar age group.

Rudy Ramsaroop
President
Easykart Americas

The 2008 USA Easykart Grand Nationals scheduled for the Homestead Karting track in South Florida will be held on September 25 - 28^th 2008. 

Easykart's Rudy Ramsaroop and Homestead Karting's Tony Schroder have been working on much different track layout for this race to eliminate any home track advantage of the very accomplished South Florida Easykart drivers.  This reconfigured layout will only be available starting with the official practice day on Thursday Sept 25^th.

There is much anticipation for this year's Grand Final as the much coveted prizes of trips to the Easykart World Finals in Jesolo, Italy are on the line once more.  The qualifiers for the Easykart Grand Nationals have been well attended and there is much anxiety as the last few rounds at the various tracks are scheduled to run.  Drivers are required to compete in a minimum of four races in any Easykart Championship Series at any participating track. 

Easykart Americas is expecting participation from its many overseas competitors in the Caribbean, Central America and South America.  As with last year, these competitors will not be eligible for the USA Prizes.  The 2008 Prizes will be an all expenses paid trip to the 2008 Easykart Worlds for the 2008 Champions crowned at Homestead in Easykart 60cc, Easykart 100cc, Easykart 125cc Light and Easykart 125cc Heavy.  Winners will receive FREE airfare, FREE Hotel and an Easykart to compete at the World Finals.

With such prizes on the line it is understood why there is so much anticipation and excitement leading up to this years Finals.  Registration will open on August 1^st 2008, with forms downloadable from http://www.easykart.com/.

For any more information on this race or any other Easykart information, please contact Easykart Americas at 305-685-2699 or ezinfo@easykart.com

EASYKART GRABS TAG POLE AT MONTICELLO WKA RACE
Monticello, FL, May 3-4, 2008

Easykarts excelled in TAG competition at the Monticello round of the Florida Kart Championship Series.  With an 18 kart field comprised of Leopards, Soniks, Rotax, a Rok TT and Easykarts the entire field of karts were sent out at once for qualifying in order to give all drivers equal time on the track.  After one lap, local driver Nick Rickert (kart #38) pulled his Monticello Karting Easykart into the pits and would stand on his time of 57.892.  Rickert's time would end up being a new track record and good enough for pole by .714 seconds, his 2nd of the weekend.  Rickert also captured the Easykart 125 Lite pole and new track record of 57.132.

The pre-final was all Rickert as he checked out on the field to the tune of 4.895 seconds over Tallahassee, FL's, Chris Grektorp in his Gillard who came up from his 5th place starting position.  The drive of the weekend had to be south Florida's Dane Ierna's drive to 3rd after starting last.  Ierna had to make a kart change to his trusty Easykart after his Leopard powered CRG had engine troubles. Ierna passed 9 karts in his first two laps of the race and would also record the quickest race lap on his way thru the pack.

The final was the race of the weekend, as Grektorp, Rickert and Ierna proceeded to set a blistering pace on the field. Grektorp got the jump on the start and would head into turn two with Ierna in 2nd and Rickert in 3rd.  The two Easykarts of Ierna and Rickert hooked up to try and motor past Grektorp and on lap 6 Ierna bobbled off turn 17 and gave up the position to Rickert.  But even after the positions switched neither driver had enough to pass Grektorp and he would finish 1st just .053 ahead of Rickert in 2^nd and .608 ahead of Ierna.

Based on the results of the first couple of races in the FKCS the Easykart 125 has proven to be very competitive regionally at the new WKA weight of 350 lbs.  Nick Rikert took the win at the season opener at Jacksonville back in March.

Pic below show Nick Rickert #38 leading the TAG field on pace lap.