KART EXPO SEMINAR SCHEDULE
February 27 – 28, 2010
DuPage Expo Center

 (Tentative as of 2/8/10)

All seminars are FREE with show admission

SATURDAY

1PM – UNDERSTANDING YOUR CLUTCH AND HOW IT WORKS.

Presented by Jim Donovan, Max-Torque Ltd.

2PM – ARE YOU A RACER OVER 21? THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE A POWER OF ATTORNEY IN PLACE.

Presented by Bill and Grace Schatz and Justin Karubas, Attorney at Law

3PM – THE "CLONE" ENGINE (aka 4-CYCLE INTERNATIONAL)

Presented by: Mike Clements and Jeff Clements, Clements Racing Engines

4PM – GIRLS-N-GEARS (A NEW GIRL SCOUT KART RACING PROGRAM)

Presented by Tim Wilkerson and/or Bruce Walls, Girls-n-Gears

5PM - KART TIRES

Presented by Lou DeCuzzi, Decuzzi Kart Tires

SUNDAY   

11AM – CONSTRUCTING A PROPOSAL - ELEMENTS OF A SPONSORSHIP PRESENTATION

By Craig Ellsworth

12PM – INDOOR KART RACING SITE SELECTION AND MORE <<< TENTATIVE

By Peter Olesen, Peter F. Olesen& Associates

1PM – INTRODUCING THE NEW GATORMOTO HAND-OPERATED KART FOR RACERS WITH BELOW-WAIST DISABILITIES

Presented by Justin Jackrel, Owner, GatorMoto

2010 KART INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE
February 26, 2010
DuPage Expo Center across from Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles, Illinois
Room: Seminar Room

Attendance to this FREE session is open to anyone and everyone with in interest in the business of karting, whether a dealer, distributor, manufacturer, track, kart club or race team, etc. .

2010 KART INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE SCHEDULED
Kart Industry Gathering Is Entitled "The New Normal"

Wheaton, Illinois - The Franklin Motorsports Presents Kart Expo 2010 brought to you by NKN has announced this year's Kart Industry Roundtable times and topics.

The roundtable has been entitled "The New Normal - Evolve Or Face Extinction In A Very Different World" and will be held on Friday, February 26, 2010 at The DuPage Expo Center across from Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois starting at 9AM. (One day prior to the opening of Kart Expo.)

This year's edition of the industry gathering will be anchored by well-known kart-racing businessman Tony Stewart, owner and developer of Chicago Indoor Racing. Although he is an indoor specialist the roundtable will tackle industry-wide issues and Stewart is setting the tone.

Stewart said, "The roundtable will be devoted to all aspects of karting as we cope with this new economic landscape. The title says it all, The New Normal, which means that all areas of karting from track management, series management to shops and teams must come to terms with the knowledge that this economic environment is not going to change anytime soon, everyone needs to adjust if they don't want to fail."

The Roundtable Members include some of the industry's best known experts including:
Tony Stewart, Owner, Chicago Indoor Racing
John Doonan, Director of Motorsports of MAZDASPEED
Garry Lobaugh, Owner MRP Motorsport & NKN Columnist
Tony Granata, WKA Trustee & Kart Racer
Jamie Sieracki, Franklin Motorsports
Jim Perry, Owner CKT Racing Engines
Chris Berg, Karter moving to F2000 and e-KMI Columnist

Mike Clements, 4-Cycle Engine Specialist

Jim Keesling, Owner of Denver’s Track at Centennial

Curt Paluzzi, Editor/Publisher, National Kart News
Marc Miller (Moderator), MMP Design

Stewart said, "We aren't aiming to have all the answers. Our intention is to work together to develop suggestions and ideas so the audience can leave with a new perspective on growing their business in the next very difficult years."

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WKA SFI/WKA CERTIFIED TECH INSPECTOR PROGRAM

WKA TO HOLD 2-CYCLE AND 4-CYCLE TECH SEMINARS AT KART EXPO

The WKA / SFI Tech Seminar will be held in conjunction with the Kart Expo International 2010 show Saturday, Feb. 27, at the DuPage Expo Center in Saint Charles, Illinois. The seminar will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The seminar will offer two-year WKA / SFI certification for both 2-cycle and 4-cycle inspectors. The seminar will culminate in an open-book exam with the 2010 WKA Tech Manual. Cost is $125 per person.

The seminar at Kart Expo International will come a weekend after another WKA / SFI Tech Seminar on the east coast at Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J. The Englishtown seminar will take place Sunday, Feb. 21. Procedures and cost is the same as what’s mentioned in the previous paragraph. For more information on this seminar, contact WKA Vice President Dan Stowell at dan@worldkarting.com

Those interested in attending should contact Marie Borsuk at the WKA office to register. Marie can be reached at 704-455-1606 ext. 11 or marie@worldkarting.com.

 

FOR MORE INFO: CONTACT WKA  @ 704-455-1606