STEAD (Oct. 5) — Wonderful fall weather greeted members of the Northern Nevada Kart Club as they wound up their season at Desert Park Raceway. While the titles were already known the day put a cap on several driver’s year. The race of the day came in the Tag Masters main. On the green Dan Harris got the hole shot with class champ Mike Ryckebosch right behind him. For the next several laps both drivers swapped the lead as they tore around the course. Back in the pack Taylor Uchytil, stepping up from her usual Clone kart, got a
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NNKC’S CHAMPIONSHIP DAY
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SOME TITLES CLINCHED AT NNKC
STEAD (Sept. 6) – With two races left on the schedule it’s time for drivers to seal the deal in their championship drives. So the Northern Nevada Kart Club’s latest races, which was a rare Saturday event, was very important. At least three drivers clichéd championships and one of them notched crowns in two different classes. After winning the 125 Stock Moto main Mark Nason said, “My set up landed spot on again today. Here again, set up through the season from Mitch Kennedy. M y competitors have gotten faster as we were all within 3/10ths
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NNKC LIGHTS UP THE NIGHT
STEAD (Aug. 16) – Once a year the Northern Nevada Kart Club honors one of its founders, the later Rick Jerome, with the annual night race. While most of the season is run in daylight this event begins in the late afternoon and ends under the lights. To celebrate this once a year happening many racers festoon their karts with lights, in the wheels, on the trim and one even had headlights. And it brings out a fairly large crowd of competitors. After suffering two dnf’s this season one veteran driver, that races in both shifter classes, came with
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