NEWS

December 21, 2024
2025 OVKA Trade Show & Swap Meet Seminar Schedule

Our 2025 Seminar Schedule is here, and sign-ups are now LIVE at:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C48ACA729A3FFC07-54130216-2025

Seminars are FREE with purchase of entry wristband at the OVKA Trade Show & Swap Meet but space is limited in the presentation rooms, so sign up today! This year we have some very exciting talks and discussions:

Intro to Karting with OVKA: Open House 9am Presentation
with Elliot & Ethan Bokeno and OVKA Karting Ambassadors
Welcoming remarks & Intro to Karting presentation
Open Q&A session with OVKA Karting Ambassadors
Hands-on explainers and advice for purchasing your first kart


Sprint Karting Setup Tips and Strategies (11:00am - 12:00pm)
with Matt Overbeck
Baseline karting setup tips
Race Day tuning strategies
Setup changes for different weather, circuits, and tires
Tuning setups for 2-cycle and 4-cycle racing


Championship Driving Roundtable Discussion (12:30pm - 1:30pm)
with James Overbeck, Gavin Bayliff, and Finnegan Bayliff
Moderated Discussion of Kart Driving Techniques
How to develop your skills for National Level racing
Setup preferences and racecraft strategies
Tuning your style for different engines and classes


Briggs & Stratton LO206 Tuning Tips (1:30pm - 2:30pm)
with Gary Lawson of Lawson Speed Shop
Maintenance and setup tips
Tuning for different circuits
Getting the most out of your LO206 engine
Tuning and Gearing

December 31, 2024
2025 OVKA Schedule Release

Happy New Year to all of our racers, members, and friends! We're proud to release our 2025 schedule for OVKA's 61st annual season of racing. This schedule features a slightly reduced length at 12 races, with 4 night races during the summer months, 7 Sunday standalone races, and our annual Memorial Championship Race returning to Summer Solstice weekend. All races this season will feature the 5-minute qualifying format (except for the traditional 2-lap Champ Race Qualifying format). Downloadable and Printable schedules can be found at OVKA.com/schedule

As announced last weekend, G&J Kartway will also play host to the final round of the CKNA North Division on the weekend of August 15-17, where we hope many of our 4-cycle racers join in to participate.

We were also happy to work with our friends at Motorsports Country Club to make sure our club dates were deconflicted with all of the MCC Pro-Am series dates to help racers in the region participate in both series.

We look forward to seeing you on track in 2025! Remember to register for the 2024 Season Banquet on Jan 18th (ovka.com/banquet/) and visit us at the Swap Meet on Feb 1stv (OVKA.com/swap-meet) and brush up on the updated Rulebook, Class, and Tire rules at OVKA.com/rules

January 5, 2025
How to Get Started in Kart Racing Guide

Want to get started in Kart Racing? OVKA has racing divisions from age 5 to age 50 & up! Learn how to get on track with us at OVKA.com/get-started with our updated 30-page guide and join us at G&J Kartway in Camden, OH in 2025!

And don't forget to stock up on everything you need for racing at our 39th Annual Trade Show & Swap Meet, Feb 1st at the Roberts Centre in Wilmington, OH. Sit in on our Intro to Karting open house where our Karting Ambassadors will guide to through shopping for karts, engines, and how to get up to speed! Visit OVKA.com/swap-meet for details!

January 12, 2025
OVKA 2024 Season Banquet

The 2024 Season Banquet is THIS SATURDAY January 18th at the Champion Mill Conference Center in Hamilton, Ohio.
The location of this new venue is 600 N. B Street, Hamilton, OH, 45013

CLICK HERE to DOWNLOAD Parking Information

Parking INFO
Note: some GPS systems can have issues finding the right driveway.  
>Hotel Guests should park in Lot 3.  You can use the pull-up on the drive directly in front of the hotel to check in before parking your car.
>Guests not staying at the hotel should park in lot 1, 5 or 6. 
>Lot 5 has reserved handicap spots.
Enter through the Champion Mill Conference Center which is the purple building on the map.
For those that park in Lot 1 There is a walk through that goes right onto B Street from the front left corner of the lot as you pull in.

December 21, 2024

2025 OVKA Trade Show & Swap Meet Seminar Schedule

Our 2025 Seminar Schedule is here, and sign-ups are now LIVE at:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C48ACA729A3FFC07-54130216-2025

Seminars are FREE with purchase of entry wristband at the OVKA Trade Show & Swap Meet but space is limited in the presentation rooms, so sign up today! This year we have some very exciting talks and discussions:

Intro to Karting with OVKA: Open House 9am Presentation
with Elliot & Ethan Bokeno and OVKA Karting Ambassadors
Welcoming remarks & Intro to Karting presentation
Open Q&A session with OVKA Karting Ambassadors
Hands-on explainers and advice for purchasing your first kart


Sprint Karting Setup Tips and Strategies (11:00am - 12:00pm)
with Matt Overbeck
Baseline karting setup tips
Race Day tuning strategies
Setup changes for different weather, circuits, and tires
Tuning setups for 2-cycle and 4-cycle racing


Championship Driving Roundtable Discussion (12:30pm - 1:30pm)
with James Overbeck, Gavin Bayliff, and Finnegan Bayliff
Moderated Discussion of Kart Driving Techniques
How to develop your skills for National Level racing
Setup preferences and racecraft strategies
Tuning your style for different engines and classes


Briggs & Stratton LO206 Tuning Tips (1:30pm - 2:30pm)
with Gary Lawson of Lawson Speed Shop
Maintenance and setup tips
Tuning for different circuits
Getting the most out of your LO206 engine
Tuning and Gearing

December 31, 2024

2025 OVKA Schedule Release

Happy New Year to all of our racers, members, and friends! We're proud to release our 2025 schedule for OVKA's 61st annual season of racing. This schedule features a slightly reduced length at 12 races, with 4 night races during the summer months, 7 Sunday standalone races, and our annual Memorial Championship Race returning to Summer Solstice weekend. All races this season will feature the 5-minute qualifying format (except for the traditional 2-lap Champ Race Qualifying format). Downloadable and Printable schedules can be found at OVKA.com/schedule

As announced last weekend, G&J Kartway will also play host to the final round of the CKNA North Division on the weekend of August 15-17, where we hope many of our 4-cycle racers join in to participate.

We were also happy to work with our friends at Motorsports Country Club to make sure our club dates were deconflicted with all of the MCC Pro-Am series dates to help racers in the region participate in both series.

We look forward to seeing you on track in 2025! Remember to register for the 2024 Season Banquet on Jan 18th (ovka.com/banquet/) and visit us at the Swap Meet on Feb 1stv (OVKA.com/swap-meet) and brush up on the updated Rulebook, Class, and Tire rules at OVKA.com/rules

January 5, 2025

How to Get Started in Kart Racing Guide

Want to get started in Kart Racing? OVKA has racing divisions from age 5 to age 50 & up! Learn how to get on track with us at OVKA.com/get-started with our updated 30-page guide and join us at G&J Kartway in Camden, OH in 2025!

And don't forget to stock up on everything you need for racing at our 39th Annual Trade Show & Swap Meet, Feb 1st at the Roberts Centre in Wilmington, OH. Sit in on our Intro to Karting open house where our Karting Ambassadors will guide to through shopping for karts, engines, and how to get up to speed! Visit OVKA.com/swap-meet for details!

January 12, 2025

OVKA 2024 Season Banquet

The 2024 Season Banquet is THIS SATURDAY January 18th at the Champion Mill Conference Center in Hamilton, Ohio.
The location of this new venue is 600 N. B Street, Hamilton, OH, 45013

CLICK HERE to DOWNLOAD Parking Information

Parking INFO
Note: some GPS systems can have issues finding the right driveway.  
>Hotel Guests should park in Lot 3.  You can use the pull-up on the drive directly in front of the hotel to check in before parking your car.
>Guests not staying at the hotel should park in lot 1, 5 or 6. 
>Lot 5 has reserved handicap spots.
Enter through the Champion Mill Conference Center which is the purple building on the map.
For those that park in Lot 1 There is a walk through that goes right onto B Street from the front left corner of the lot as you pull in.