The Ohio Valley Karting Association
Next Events:
DRIVING SCHOOL - March 21
KARTING 101 - March 22


ITS TIME TO KICK OFF 2026!
Join us for our Orientation Weekend at OVKA and G&J Kartway, with our Driving School on March 21 and Karting 101 on March 22!
DRIVING SCHOOL - New racers will spend some time with our seasoned veterans learning how to drive G&J Kartway. After lunch, Racers will be invited to have their karts inspected for safety and then take to the track for class practice sessions to gain speed and familiarity.
KARTING 101 - racers new & old are welcome to attend, where we will go through club policies and procedures, before taking to the track for a non-points, mock race day to get you used to the OVKA Race Day processs.
REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW at OVKA.alphatiming.co.uk
Full rules and regulations can be found at OVKA.com/series-information
We can't wait for you to join us!
RETURNING MEMBERS: PIT SPACES ARE OPEN FOR RESERVATION UNTIL MONDAY MARCH 9th ON ALPHA TIMING

The 2025 Banquet is SATUDAY, Feb 21st at the Courtyard by Marriot in Hamilton, OH
Join us for a great evening of celebrating the 2026 Season with dinner, drawings, awards, and prizes!
Remember, you MUST be present to claim your participation and banquet drawing prizes!
If you have any questions, please reach out to Dan Fiehrer or Ray McKibben

ATTENTION RACERS:
Please download the full, updated VENDOR MAP and LOAD-IN INSTRUCTIONS for the Swap Meet at OVKA.com/swap-meet
Timeline
Friday – 1/23/2025
1:00 pm – 8:00 pm / Vendor Load-In & Setup
ALL LOAD IN must go through South Dock Door “A” or North Dock Door “D”
3:00 pm – 8:00 pm / Vendor wristband Sales
Saturday – 1/24/2025
6:30 am – 8:00 am / Vendor Load-In & Setup
ALL LOAD IN must go through South Dock Door “A” or North Dock Door “D”
6:30 am – 8:00 am / Vendor Wristband Sales @ North Dock Door
8:00 am – 3:00 pm / Doors Open to General Public
3:00 pm – 8:00pm / Vendor Teardown

OVKA MEMBERS: Membership renewals for the 2026 season are now available for purchase at OVKA.alphatiming.co.uk A membership is required to score points in the 2026 OVKA Season, and allows you to reserve your kart number in your class(es). Existing members, please renew your memberships early, we will open up membership to all New Members starting at the Trade Show & Swap Meet on Jan 24th!

OVKA is proud to once again offer a series of Seminars and Tech Trainings at the 2026 Trade Show & Swap Meet! Our Free Seminars include: Intro to Karting with OVKA for new racers, MyChron & Race Studio Data Analysis with Matt Romanowski of TrailBrake.com, and Briggs 206 Tuning and Maintenance with Gary Lawson of Lawson Speed Shop.
Sign up for these seminars at the following link to help us track anticipated attendance (https://form.jotform.com/253619009658061)
We are also offering two Tech Training Sessions: Briggs 206 Training with Brian Carlson of Carlson Racing Engines, and RIX Tech Tools Training with Lewis Stout. Sign up for these trainings by contacting the respective contacts.
