Congratulations to the 2011 Batavia Kart Club Champions!

Great racing and dedication has brought these drivers to the top of their classes

Jr1
Danica Porter

Jr2
Payton Stroka

World Formula Light
Will Salisbury

World Formula Masters
Craig Drabik

Its killing me not being able to race with you but I hope we can make this a stellar event. ALL BKC RULES ARE IN EFFECT EXCEPT FOR CLASS WEIGHTS. your first playing card is collected at sign in. you get one for a practice session. One each for the two heats and the last card at the end of the main event. To receive a card YOU MUST FINISH. If you fail to finish you will not receive a card thus taking you out of the game. FINISHING FIRST IS NOT IMPORTANT! except for JR1 all the classes will run together with the fastest drivers in the back, example, Jr's up front, masters right behind and lites behind them Will Salisbery should be the last kart. Of course this will need to be approved by the track so things might change. Your passing will need to be perfect and well timed, you must finish. We will pay back six positions with a master membership to the high hand and gift cards for the remaining positions. have fun, drive smart and play your cards close to the vest.

Wow, what a track. It was the first time I went over two hundred. Ok, it only felt that way, the guys infront of me went two-o-one. The trip almost came to an abrupt end when we blew a trailer tire near Dunkirk. after installing a spare we crawled to a walmart where two new tires were mounted. The rest of the drive down was senic and unenventful. I didn't need anymore excitement for the day.
We arrived at the track on Sunday morning and was impressed with the facility and grounds. The track is big, real big. After sign in we were set to practice and went out for five minutes. First time out I was trying to get a feel for the track and find out which way to go. I almost made a wrong turn but got it after the first session. The front stretch is not straight but it is flat out and a blast until the sweeping right hander. This is the best designed track I have ever been on with a mix of challanging corners and speed.
The program started with a three lap qualifying session and then a six lap race and a twelve lap race in the heat of the day. Even if you ran last the challange of the drive was fun.
Superman Mike polizzi not only set up the event for us he ran his shifter and the WF. I don't know how he drove home. We ran all our classes together but next time they will be run seperatly. All said it was a great race day and well worth the trip. The folks at the track were very impressed with our club, the racing and the world formula engines. We have been invited back anytime.
The story does not end there. We left the track hot, tired and eager to get home. Traveling down I80 I seen a familiar trailer on the side of the road so like any good club member I stopped with Hank behind me to find our newest member Jason Sugg with a blown trailer tire and no jack. We got the tire changed and back on the road again.
If it wasn't for the trailer problems it would have beeen a perfect race weekend

Here are the Burris sprint tire set up instructions & suggestions.

• Proper mounting and balancing is critical to the performance and consistency of your tires. We recommend viewing the Burris Racing Tech Shop detailed mounting recommendations.
• Set the initial running pressures at 12-14 psi in the front and 14-16 psi for the rears.
• It is our opinion that scuffing the tires is a good practice. The first time out on new tires you should run the kart at 80 to 90% speed for about 8 to 10 laps but don’t let it slide or get loose. When you come in, reset your pressures, check your stagger and let the tires cool. This heat cycle lets the diameters stabilize and the compound to finish curing.
• Typically when our tires are mounted on a kart that has run Bridgestone’s the balance can be a little biased to the rear so you may have to increase the nose weight by 1-2% to keep the kart from getting tight. You may also want to experiment with positive camber to get even wear across the tread surface. We have also found that in certain situations our tire respond better (with the higher tire pressures) if the rear track is narrowed up 1” to 2”.
• Once the minor adjustments are made to suit our tires they have good wear and performance and are very consistent.

Give Burris a call if you have any questions. Tel 714-375-3500