Up-Coming OVKA Events

OVKA Membership Board Meeting
Tuesday July 7th, 2009 7pm
Ramada Inn Middletown
6147 West State Route 122, Franklin, OH (east side of I-75)

OVKA Memorial Championship Points Race #7 (qualifying)
Saturday-Sunday July 18-19 2009
G&J Kartway (config 2A) - Camden, Ohio
Gates open at 7am
Green Flag at 11:30am

OVKA Points Race #8
Saturday July 25 2009
G&J Kartway (config A) - Camden, Ohio
Gates open at 11:30am
Green Flag at 4:30pm

Other Major Events
July 3-5 = WKA Gold Cup #2 @ G&J Kartway - Camden, Oh
July 10-12 = WKA Man Cup #3 @ Road America - Elkhart Lake, Wi
July 12 = NASA U.S. DRIFT Midwest @ G&J Kartway - Camden, Oh
July 18 = NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series @ Kentucky Speedway - Sparta, Ky
July 22 = Race for Riley @ New Castle Motorsports Park - New Castle, In
July 24-26 = WKA MWSS #3 @ Badger Raceway - Dousman, Wi
July 26 = NASCAR Sprint Cup @ The Brickyard - Indianapolis, In
Aug 1 = IRL @ Kentucky Speedway - Sparta, Ky

Announcements
Announcement Archive

7/1/09
  Race #6 points are now posted. Click Here or go to the points page, just click on "Points Standings" inside the Points Series link located at the left side menu.

6/29/09
  Race #5 points are now posted. Click Here or go to the points page, just click on "Points Standings" inside the Points Series link located at the left side menu.

The June board meeting minutes are available online. Click Here, or you can view it in the Exhaust Newsletter page link located on the left side menu. 

6/16/09
  Race #4 points are now posted. Click Here or go to the points page, just click on "Points Standings" inside the Points Series link located at the left side menu.

6/2/09
  Race #3 points are now posted. Click Here or go to the points page, just click on "Points Standings" inside the Points Series link located at the left side menu.

5/27/09
  The May board meeting minutes are available online. Click Here, or you can view it in the Exhaust Newsletter page link located on the left side menu. 

5/25/09 
We are pleased to announce a new classifieds page link, you will now have the ability to upload your own ads and add pictures directly from your computer.
This is up for a trial period of 60 days, feed back is welcomed.
This should help make the classifieds much easier to use.
Thanks go to Derek Hughes for the use of this software.
For any questions feel free to contact Ray McKibben or Derek Hughes.

5/19/09
  Race #2 points are now posted. Click Here or go to the points page, just click on "Points Standings" inside the Points Series link located at the left side menu.

5/7/09
  It is with great sadness to inform you of the death of Jenny Brown (wife of Ray Brown) Long time OVKA members.  Ray informed us that Jenny passed away this morning following a struggle with interstitial fibrosis.  Visitation will be this Saturday, May 9, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. with a service to follow at 11:00 a.m. (Jenny will be cremated).  The funeral home is Breitenbach, McCoy & Leffler, 517 South Sutphin Street, Middletown, OH 45044 (513-423-9443).

4/29/09
  The April board meeting minutes are available online. Click Here, or you can view it in the Exhaust Newsletter page link located on the left side menu. 

   Race #1 points are now posted. Click Here to go to the points page, or follow the "Points Standings" link from the left side menu under the Points Series link.

   The Race #1 results and lap times can be found by Clicking Here, or by following the "Race Lap Times" link from the left side menu under the Points Series link. If you need to know the Log-In information, just email a Board Member or email ovka@ovka.com.

   Finally, to reply to the question about Pre-Tech and the need of it being done before each race day. WKA requires OVKA to Pre-Tech each kart entered individually on each race day that OVKA has on it's schedule. So you must go through kart Pre-Tech before registration as in years past.

4/28/09
  Special note:
Kid Kart on track testing/practice at G&J Kartway is scheduled during the last 15 minutes of each hour throughout each day of the week. It has been posted at the track, and see Gary Gregg if you have any questions. Also see the G&J track schedule for open testing/practice dates. On OVKA racedays follow the raceday schedule.

4/15/09
  ----Quick note----
OVKA Kid Kart 2009 requirement, all karts must weigh at the scales at the end of each heat and be a minimum of 150 lbs.

4/14/09
  We would like to welcome Rick Etter and Ray McKibben to the OVKA Board of Directors.  They were voted to the BoD during the April Board meeting. Rick takes over the seat from Mark Lewis and Ray filled the vacancy from Hal Thornton. We want to thank both Mark and Hal for the time and effort over the years of service on the Board.

New Board Member:
Ray joined OVKA in 2005.  He started out turning wrenches on his son Steven's kart, and then continued as his wife Kathy took to the track in 2006.  Today Ray also competes in the Yamaha Masters class, while still working on the karts for the whole family.  Ray is always right there whenever help is needed for the club, and has been a corner worker, head flagman, and has helped on numerous clean up days, track improvement, served on the Rules Committee, and many other tasks which needed to be done. Please welcome Rick and Ray to his new position as a member of the Board of Directors the next time you see them. 
 

Also as a reminder that pit spot renewal deadline is the second OVKA race, which is on May 17th. So get you pit spot reservations in today to lock your spot down. You can contact Lee McCready for more details.