SWRC 7 & 8 at GCKI, Katy, TX
Registration for the SWRC 7th and 8th rounds at GCKI in Katy, TX July 24-26 is now open. The track is open for Friday practice from 9am-6pm July 24. Download the Pre-Reg form and fax to 713-972-9304 or email to
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Pre-registration closes Sunday July 19 at midnight.
Pre-registration is $85, registration at the track is $100.
Download the Pre-Reg form . Download the Pre-Tech form.
View the Driver Roster .
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Schedule Change - Aug 22-23 @ OMC |
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The 9th and 10th rounds of the SWRC series will be hosted at Oklahoma Motorsports Complex in Norman, OK on Aug 22-23. Due to the Iron Rock Raceway track not being available in Austin it has been decided to reschedule the Oct 24-25 SWRC Austin race to the Aug 22-23 SWRC rain date. Please mark your calendars. See the forum discussion to voice your opinion on day or night racing.
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SWRC #5 and #6 Event Report & Class Winners! |
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North Texas Kartway would like to thank all the racers that participated in the 5th and 6th rounds of the Southwest Regional Cup series at NTK in Denton, TX.
Congratulations to the following drivers who won 1st Place in their classes on both Saturday & Sunday!
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Donny Bell Jr - Dynamic Trophies & Awards Kid Kart
- Patricio O'Ward - Paradise Racing Rotax Mini Max
- Jake French - Kart Nation Rotax Junior
- Dave Pauly - Rotax Masters
- Mark Reid - Gulf Coast Karters TAG Masters
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A special mention goes to the following drivers who won 1st Place in their classes.
Saturday Class Winners
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Sunday Class Winners
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- Jacob Symank - VP Racing Fuels TAG Gazelle
- Max Hewitt - 3G Kart Racing / Burger King Rotax Micro Max
- Zach Tippett - Champion Racing TAG Senior
- Collin Lynn - American Power Sports Rotax Senior
- Austin Self - Grand Products TAG Junior
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- Derek Scott Jr. - VP Racing Fuels TAG Gazelle
- Brandon Traw - 3G Kart Racing / Burger King Rotax Micro Max
- Eric Bartholomew - Champion Racing TAG Senior
- Clint Korte - American Power Sports Rotax Senior
- Miguel Lopez - Grand Products TAG Junior
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SWRC series points
and Rotax points are now updated.
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Denton Race - Combined RMax Challenge Series Race |
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The Denton SWRC race will be a Rotax Chalenge combined series race. Racers in both the SWRC Challenge series and the NTK/KAM Karting Challenge series will receive 10 bonus points each day towards thier Rotax National Points Standings. The Saturday and Sunday races will count as a punch in both series. Check out the Rotax National Points Standings to see how the SWRC racers compare to other Rotax drivers across the nation.
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Rule Change - Rotax Mini Max & Micro Max |
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Please make note of the change in the tire rule for the Micro Max & Mini Max classes - Effective immediately Rotax Micro Max and Mini Max classes may qualify on scrubbed tires (must use same tires both days.) All other Rotax classes must qualify on new
tires on Saturday, that means no "scuffed" tires in qualifying.
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SWRC Racers - In the News! |
Cole Glasson - Corinth, Texas
Read the NeighborsGo Race Report to find out about Cole's weekend of racing in Rotax Mini Max, the largest class of the weekend. Cole drove his new Alonzo kart for the first time finishing 7th on Saturday and 3rd on Sunday putting him in second place in the series points standing in the Rotax Mini Max class.
Michael Lindsey - Norman, Oklahoma
OMC TAG Masters champion Michael Lindsey attended the SWRC rounds 3 and 4 this past weekend at Oklahoma Motorsports Complex. Michael wrote a detailed race report from his perspective which is featured in EKN's new editorial section "From the Driver's Seat". You can read all about Michael's exciting SWRC weekend experience by Clicking Here.
Congratulations Michael on winning at the first race you entered in the 2009 race season and "Best of Luck" for the remainder of the season.
Team SRR/Kart NationStuart Robinson Racing/Kart Nation from MSR Houston also attended the SWRC race and entered 11 drivers in 6 classes. Be sure to read the Kart Nation Race Report to see how they did.
Submit your race report and photos to the
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to get them published.
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Don Moormester the RMax Challenge National Tech Director has issued the following directives for Mini Max and Micro Max bodywork;
- Under NO condition may side body work protrude in excess of 1/2 inch outside outer edge of rear tires.
- Under NO condition may rear protection protrude beyond outer edge of rear tire.
- Under ALL conditions, rear protection must cover minimum of inside half of rear tires.
The official announcement on these changes will be released shortly. If you have any questions regarding these new guidelines contact Don
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 The location of the 2009 Grand Finals has been released with the announcement of a December 9-12 event at the Ghibli Raceway International in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. This was the site of the 2003 Grand Finals. For the first time since 2005 the US Team will be able to celebrate Thanksgiving with their families.
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Race with the SWRC Series in 2009! |
"The Southwest Regional Cup Series provides an accessible and
affordable, premium quality, professionally run and executed race
series for all of the karting community in Oklahoma, Texas and the
surrounding states."
We are pleased to anounce that Bridgestone is again the SWRC title sponsor for the 2009 race season.
Please contact one of the track representatives for class sponsorship information.
Southwest Regional Cup series will be hosting a Rotax Challenge series again in 2009, be sure to join us to qualify for the 2009 Rotax Grand Nationals being held at Oklahoma Motorsports Complex in Norman, OK September 15th - 19th.
Also in 2009 the Southwest Regional Cup series will be a TAG World Championships qualifying series.
All area racers are invited to join us in 2009 for some first class racing at the following premier tracks in the Texas - Oklahoma area.
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SWRC Sponsors
The Southwest Regional Cup Series is now accepting sponsorship for the
2009 race season.
- $2,500 - Title sponsor
- $500 - Class sponsor
- $250 - Sponsor
Please contact one of the track representatives for more information.
Event Calendar
April 18 - 2008 YE Banquet
MSR Houston
April 18-19 SWRC #1 & #2
MSR Houston
May 16-17 SWRC #3 & #4
OMC, Norman
June 20-21 SWRC #5 & #6
North Texas Kartway, Denton
July 25-26 SWRC #7 & #8
Gulf Coast Kartway, Katy
Aug 22-23 SWRC #9 & #10
OMC, Norman
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