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09-04-2000

TWO NEW KARTING BOOKS IN BOOKSTORES SOON

“The Great Go Kart Race”, by Richard P. Hoesche, Sr. is due out in paperback sometime this year. No other data is available at this time. And another new karting title due to be released is “Racing Kart Performance Handbook - The Ultimate Guide for Tuning”, by Kevin Boals. This book is scheduled to be published this month. This title is being published by MBI Publishers. Watch for reviews in e-KMI.com in the Book Nook column later this year.

2000 CIK/FIA KARTING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE HELD IN PORTUGAL

The World Championship of Karting top categories, Formula Super A and Formula A, will be held September 8-10 in Braga, Portugal. The Portuguese circuit has already hosted several international karting championships (European Juniors in 1994, Junior 5 in 1995 and European Formula C and ICCC Championship in 1997 and 1998, and the European Junior Championship in 1998), but this is the first time that the World Championship will be held at this venue.

A total of 160 drivers are entered, including the three 1999 World Champions: Dinilo Rossi (Italy), Frank Perera (France), and Frabcesco Laudato (Italy), as well as six other former world karting champions. The list of entries also includes both 2000 European Champions, Mario Siegers (The Netherlands) and Stefano Fabi (son of Teo) from Italy, Nelson Piquet Jr. (Brazil) and Nico Rosberg (son of Keke) from Finland.

This will be the final time the World Formula Super A and Formula A Championship will be held as a single event. Next year, CIK/FIA has decided to run only one category, the Formula Super A. For more information telephone: +41-22-306-1080.

Editorial Note: According to the provisional list of entries, there are no drivers from the USA entered in the event.

ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL SUES TRACK OWNER

The Office of the Illinois States Attorney, Jim Ryan, acting upon a request by the Illinois Department of Labor, has sued Arkansas-based Opossum Grape Inc., and its owner Chris Wold. The suit asks for a permanent injunction that would keep closed a number of kart tracks in the Chicagoland area. This would include a track in Tinley Park, Illinois and one in Palatine, Illinois where a young child was fatally injured this summer while riding in her mothers lap. The attendant at that track told the mother it was okay to ride despite a height restriction. The same company owns other tracks in Wheeling, Melrose Park and Waukegan, Illinois. Neither Chris Wold nor Opossum Grape, Inc. could be reached for comment. (Note: See related story from last week in Archives.).

FUN EXPO PURCHASED

Fun Expo, one of the largest shows for family and permanent-location fun parks has been sold to a consortium of associations: The International Association of Leisure and Entertainment Industry (IALEI), The American Amusement Machine Association (AAMA) and The Amusement and Music Operators Association (AMOA). The event was purchased from Connecticut-based Reed Exhibitions. The amount of the sale was not disclosed. Fun Expo will be managed by Illinois-based Wm. T. Glasgow, Inc., who currently manages the Amusement Showcase International, owned by AAMA and the AMOA International Expo. Fun Expo will be piggybacked with the AMOA show and is set for September 21-23, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (See e-KMI Almanac for more information)

IALEI SPONSORS SMALL ENGINE COURSE AT FUN EXPO

In a related story, beginning level maintenance and park managers will want to sign up for the new small engine repair course now offered by the International Association of the Entertainment and Leisure Industry (IALEI). The new course is a full day program offered during this years Fun Expo Conference and Trade Show, held September 21-23 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The program will be conducted prior to the show on Wednesday, September 20, at the All American Sports Park in Las Vegas.

The Small Engine Repair Course will be designed to cover basic engine repairs of go-karts and the issues that come up most often in engine repair. The class is being organized by Jeff Morton, Executive Vice President of Celebration Station and will be taught by Ken Johnson of Celebration Station. Registration is limited to 10 and advance registration is required. Fee is $299 and includes a detailed manual with class instruction. For more information call: 603-464-6498 or e-mail: info@ialei.org.

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