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My son Cody Dempster will be racing Mini Max there are also a lot of Micro Max drivers that I think are interested will you also have Micros?
I tend to agree somewhat with Erics thoughts. It is hard for many of us in karting to keep reinvesting in engines and equipment every few years just because some orginization thinks there “NEW” engine is the wave of the future. I have taken my son to many of the tracks over the last couple years to race. What I see is that the 2 groups with the largest turnouts on a consistent basis is TTAC with the Rotax series and the CJKC IKF kids program and their Briggs 4 stroke package. If some sort of state series with larger turnouts is to come about these are the 2 groups that will need to be brought together as a starting point along with the shifters possibly as someone said under the SKUSA rules. If all involved parties would sit down with open non confrontational discussions this could happen. I think this year in California the IKF Region 7 and the Gatorz Rotax series ran a joint schedule. I beliver the same thing will be tried with the IKF Region 11 and NorCal Rotax series next year. So if people just sit down and havesome open lines of communication on this it can happen. To me it seems so simple. If our true love is the sport of karting as we all keep saying then lets do what is best for all the karters in Colorado.
Please remember to think of all the karters we have racing in Colorado including the kids when discussing this proposed state series
Jed I speak only for myself. But I belive I am not the only karter here in Colorado that is tired of ALL this political BS that is going on. I support kart racing just becaus I chose to race my son in a Rotax series makes me no different then someone who has chose to run another type engine or series. To say that I am only being a mouth piece for Rotax is totally false. I belive and hope I am the first of many voices that want to see a 3 or 4 race series here in Colorado where every engine and class could be recognized. Like I said in one of my earlier posts I have raced my son at other series this year. I want to support karting as a whole. We can all do this and still have our main track or main series that we support as well.
Thanks Eric my son and I have been involved in karting here in Colorado just a couple years now but I have heard stories of the big kart counts of past races. Like Ritchie said karting is broken in some respects here in our state. But I also believe that we as racers have an oppurtunity to voice our concerns I encourage the karters in this state to take Ritchie from CRG up on his offer to as he put it be the “whipping boy” send your thoughts your concerns to him Maybe at the race in GJ in October we can all sit down over food and a cold beer and truly discuss this as racers. I do belive that there could be a window of opputtunity to actually make this happen in some form.
Hi Roger will there also be registration on Sunday morning? We will not be able to make it down for open practice on Saturday and are just planning on coming down to race on Sunday.
So sorry I didn’t mean to leave out IMI or Bandimere. If not for JB and the folks up there who helped me and my son when we first began racing Cody would not have had some of the success he has enjoyed. Also I did not intend to disrespect the CJKC it is where we first began racing and we have many friends that when time allows we go to watch their kids race. My son does race in the Rotax series here in Colorado but we try to support as many of the tracks here as possible and have raced not only at TTAC but have had lots of fun racing with the PPKRC and also IMI when they held a dual event with the CJKC. I would have loved to come to Bandimere this weekend to support the Racing For Heroes event but unfortunately they did not have a one day class for our type of kart. I encourage all of the karters in this state to step up that when time allows to race some of these other venues. This weekend the PPKRC is having an event and they allow everyone to race. I also hope that many of you will make the trip over the hill in October to race the final SKUSA MR series event. Richie you said it best its time to see what can be done to unite some of these classes to maybe have a few events each year at different venues where if you run a Rotax with the TTAC or a Briggs with the CJKC or a shifter or one of the other typers of karts you will be welcomed. But as the 2011 season comes to an end I think all the track owners promoters and race series need to be congratulated and thanked. It really is not an easy thing that they do. It requires alot of time and effort from them and the people that assist them to put on a weekend karting event. If not for them none of us would have these great venues to race. So to all the tracjk owners promoters and clubs Cody and I thank you :clap:
P.S. JB get well soon!!!
Hi Jed its great that you enjoyed the CJKC season. There are others of us in Colorado that enjoyed racing with the PPKRC, TheTrack at Centennial or Grand Junction. But to disrespect other karters for racing a different motor or different series is really not a good thing. Be proud and enjoy where you choose to race as all the rest of us do. But remember in the end we are ALL karters and just trying to enjoy this sport without some in Colorado tyrying to make it so devisive.
Thanks to all the PPKRC staff for putting on another fun event. For those of you that haven’t been down to PPIR to race you don’t know what you are missing. The infield track surface is the best in the state and the overall facilities are second to none. I encourage ALL karters to check out there race schedule and make a visit. No matter where your hometrack is or what series is your first priority if you can reach out and support some of the other great series we have in this state it only benefits all of us karters. Again thanks to Roger and the whole staff who ran the event. See you all again soon!!!!!
Hi Brian,
I finally received Cody’s new helmet. Do you still work at Gunslinger if not who should I talk to there?
Don Dempster
Greg thanks so much for the tips for Cody on Saturday you don’t realize how much i have appreciated your help in getting him to where he is today
Just wanted to thank all the PPKRC staff and PPIR for another fun and safe event. We have run 2 events with your club and have enjoyed them so much. We look forward to racing with you again next season whenever possible. For those of you that missed the last 2 events I would highly recommend you might want to venture outside your normal racing venues. It will give you an oppurtunity to not only race at another fine facilty our state has to offer but more importantly to meet and race against some really great people and families. After all the karting community truly is one big family lets ALL try to come together to make this possible. Again thanks to PPKRC and PPIR we will see you next year.
Don & Cody Dempster
