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09-25-2000

WKA CANCELS CIK PORTION OF NAKC

Concord, North Carolina - The World Karting Association (WKA) has announced that the CIK or international portion of the North America Karting Championships (NAKC) scheduled for November 1-5, 2000 has been cancelled. WKA president Randy Kugler stated, “As president and COB of the World Karting Association it is important for me to make decisions that are best for the organization. Keeping that in mind, it is with great regret that I must announce that the CIK portion of the NAKC has been cancelled. The current count is very low for Formula A and there are no entries for Intercontinental Junior.” Kugler continued, “This event has been very prestigious over the years. It would not be in the best interest of WKA to attempt to host this event if the prestige is lost.”

The NAKC event itself will continue at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina on November 1-5 and will include the Briggs & Stratton 300, North American Sprint Track Championship and the Dunlop Tire Enduro Championship.

The cancellation of the CIK portion of the NAKC comes on the heels of another WKA series cancellation, that of the Constructor’s Cup Series. According to WKA, “There is a tremendous amount of this type of kart racing already going on throughout the country. It is our feeling that this program would only dilute that even further. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.” For more information call: 704-455-1606.

NATIONAL KART NEWS TO HOST ENDURANCE EVENT

Granger, Indiana - National Kart News, a leading U.S. karting magazine, plans to hold a 10 hour endurance test event at South Bend Raceway Park, South Bend, Indiana on Saturday October 21, 2000. The event is designed for companies to have 10 consecutive hours of research and development time in order to test their products. The event is open to all chassis, engine and accessory manufacturers as well as distributors and importers of karting-related products. For more information phone: 219-277-0033 or by e-mail to: info@nkn.com .

HOME-PAGE CONTEST FOR KIDS

Frederick, Maryland - Kart Connection Plus is sponsoring a personal home-page contest that is open to all youth drivers of Karts, Quarter Midgets and Jr. Dragsters. The contest is designed to promote the positive use of the Internet. Drivers are invited to create and maintain a personal home page where they can showcase their racing efforts, list their accomplishments and thank their sponsors.

Each site will be reviewed monthly by a panel of judges and awarded points in predefined categories. The site with the highest overall score for each month wins. At the end of the contest, all of the entries will be reviewed and judged again. The site with the best overall score will be deemed the Grand Prize Winner. Monthly prizes and a grand prize will be awarded. Complete rules and regulations along with entry forms are available at: www.kcplus.com.

“With computer and technology skills being the key to the future, we wanted to create a contest to encourage children to take an active role in learning the skills necessary to take advantage of the enormous opportunities available through the Internet”, said contest promoter Art Davis. He continued, “ There has been an explosion of households owning computers with Internet access and this seems a great way to get kids involved in a positive and rewarding project on the world wide web.”

For more information about the contest, call 301-620-7501, Fax: 301-620-7502 or e-mail to: kartcon@kcplus.com.

EXPO SEMINAR SCHEDULE FILLING UP!

Wheaton, Illinois - The seminar schedule for the 2001 Kart Expo, February 17-18, 2001 at the Pheasant Run Resort and Convention Center in St. Charles, Illinois (Suburban Chicago) is shaping up to be one of the best ever. At present, the following racer-related topics/speakers on the agenda are:
A) “4-Cycle Clutches” with Jim Donovan, President of Max-Torque Ltd.
B) “Obtaining Sponsorships” presented By Tom Argy Jr., TCM Racing.

Mr. Argy will also present a very special seminar geared toward tracks and clubs and is seemingly a very important and timely subject. The seminar is titled “Safe and Proper Race Track Officiating”.

Additional seminar topics are in the works too, including a Briggs Engine seminar and others. A complete seminar schedule will appear here in a future column titled: Expo Update.

Expo planners are also excited to have two karting business-related seminars on the agenda. The presentations will be moderated by Sue Nuttall from IBM Business Innovation Services. The titles are:
A) “Getting into e-business”
B) “Cross Channel Marketing”

All seminars are free to attendees of the annual kart racing exposition. For more information call: 630-653-7368, Fax: 630-653-2637, e-mail: karting@msn.com.

LEISUREHUB.COM LAUNCHES AMERICAN SUBSIDARY

London, England - LeisureHub.com announced the launch of their US subsidiary, LeisureHub Incorporated, which will be based in San Antonio, Texas. LeisureHub.com, the online business to business trading community for the global leisure industry, allows professionals to buy and sell products and services online through a series of trading communities, covering theme parks, family entertainment centers, fun fairs and carnivals, pubs and clubs and health and fitness centers.

The President of LeisureHub Inc., is Andy Barkley, who has 25 years in the entertainment and amusement industry. Barkley said, “I am very much looking forward to heading up LeisureHub’s U.S. operation and achieving our objectives in what is our largest market.”

LeisureHub.com is listed in the (London) Sunday Times Top 100 European e-commerce businesses and has generated over $1 million in transaction and over 7 million hits from 27 countries since its launch in January, 2000. For more information call: +44 (0) 20-7843-6640 or see the web site at: www.LeisureHub.com.

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