NEWS
THANKS AGAIN to everyone who came out yesterday for Clean Up!
Notes for the Off-Season:
>The 2026 Schedule & Rulebook should be ready for release next month after Board Review
>Vendor Registration for the 2026 Trade Show and Swap Meet is OPEN NOW at OVKA.com/swap-meet (If you are interested in volunteering for Swap Meet setup or event staffing, please contact Dan Fierher or Nob Neuzel)
>Details for the 2025 Season Banquet are available at OVKA.com/banquet Registration will be opening in the coming weeks. (If you are interested in helping with the Banquet, please contact Dan Fierher)
>We will be hosting a FREE Online Webinar for NEW RACERS on Tuesday November 25. (Registration is open at https://www.jotform.com/build/253146998670067) Please forward the info along to any potential new members you may know of, we've already seen 20+ new racers sign up to attend!
>Please post your favorite videos and pictures from 2025 on social media and remember to tag OVKA and G&J Kartway! We've got over 5,000 pictures from the season available for download at: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNmZ_tVZu6nN6tHa8hnSq7No0l2JCjzBpe-sp7G_s0OjAIyA6zWNOZ94VzHNehqyg?key=SVV4UG45bkdSS3Fnb0t0THp3bFlEb1ZuLUZFa1VB
Interested in getting started in high-performance outdoor kart racing? OVKA hosts racing for all ages from 5-years old to 50+ and you can learn how to go racing with our free online webinar! Sign up at the link below and receive a link for the meeting on Tuesday November 25. We'll cover everything for interested racers who are BRAND NEW to karting, from shopping for your first kart, specifics on safety equipment, and race day procedures with OVKA!
JOIN US FOR THE LARGEST KARTING EVENT OF THE YEAR
The 40th Annual OVKA Kart Racing Trade Show & Swap Meet is SATURDAY January 24th, 2026 at the Roberts Centre in Wilmington, OH! Details can be found at our Swap Meet Page
With an already busy off-season underway, we are going to punt on rescheduling the Charity Race in 2025 that was postponed for weather in the spring, and try to come back with a refreshed event format for 2026 that will hopefully be able to attract some good attendance. We hope you have a good off-season and we hope to see you at the Banquet and Swap Meet.
RULES COMMITTEE will meet online at the link on OVKA.com on Oct 11 & 18 at 11:00am. OPEN DISCUSSION from General Membership is welcome, so come join in to help make the changes you want to see for 2026!
REMINDER: Rules Committee DOES NOT set the 2026 schedule or tire compound.
January 24, 2026
Roberts Centre
Wilmington, Ohio
Details coming soon
JOIN US for the FINAL Points race of 2025! Registration is OPEN NOW at OVKA.alphatiming.co.uk for Race 12!
>Contact Josh Wagar or Elliot Bokeno if you're interested in participating in Rules Committee in the offseason to review and update the OVKA rulebook.
>Contact Dan Fiehrer if your're interested in helping to plan the 2025 Awards Banquet and 2026 OVKA Trade Show & Swap Meet!
JOIN US this weekend for a DOUBLE HEADER of racing on Saturday AND Sunday! Saturday will be our makeup race for the weather-delayed Race 8, on Configuration 1A. This will be a SATURDAY race on the SUNDAY schedule (Gates 7am, Warmups 9am, etc). Sunday will be the regularly scheduled Race 11, on Configuration 2C. You will need to register for each race individually at OVKA.alphatiming.co.uk REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!
Also, make sure to stick around SATURDAY evening for our BBQ cookoff & potluck with our club members!
JOIN US on Sunday August 10 for OVKA Race #10 and your final chance to get in laps at G&J Kartway before the Cup Karts North America Race next week! Registration is OPEN at OVKA.alphatiming.co.uk
Rules and info can be found at OVKA.com, we hope to see you there!
JOIN US on SUNDAY August 3rd for Race 9 of the 2025 Season at G&J Kartway, on the fast & furious 1C configuration!
Registration opens Monday at OVKA.alphatiming.co.uk ; refunded account credits from the postponed Race #8 should auto-apply at checkout.
ATTENTION RACERS:
In response to the weather forecast for tomorrow afternoon and evening deteriorating significantly, we are making the call to postpone Race #8 to our Weather Date on September 6th. With thunderstorms projected to be in the area all afternoon and heavy rain now expected after sundown, we do not believe we can get a satisfactory race day in at this time.
All current registrants will receive a refund of their entry fees to their Alpha accounts to be automatically applied at their next race.
JOIN US on Saturday July 19th for our FINAL Saturday Night race of 2025! Gates open at 2pm for 4pm Warm-Ups at G&J Kartway for racing on Configuration 1A!
Register NOW at OVKA.alphatiming.co.uk and we'll see you Saturday Night!
JOIN US on SATURDAY July 12 for our third night race of the year! This time, its all Cut-Through, ALL THE TIME as we run configuration 1BX (1B with the Turn 2 cut-through on EVERY LAP!) Registration will open MONDAY, July 7th, we'll see you there!
ATTENTION RACERS:
Registration for our BIGGEST RACE OF THE YEAR, the OVKA Memorial Championship Race, is OPEN NOW at OVKA.alphatiming.co.uk
Join us on SATURDAY & SUNDAY for a great weekend of racing and our annual club dinner and family fun night on Saturday!
Saturday June 21
Gates: 10am
Warm-Ups: 11:30am [2 rounds]
Driver's Meeting: 2:30pm
Qualifying [2-laps]: 3pm
Mechanics & Powderpuff Races
Catered Club Dinner (BBQ Pork & Chicken w sides)
Family Fun (inflatables, snowcones, cornhole tournament, pedal karts, & more)
Sunday June 22
Gates: 7am
8:45: Warmup [1 round, optional for Saturday runners]
10:30: Straggler Qualifying [1 lap]
11:45: Driver's Meeting
12:00: Racing [Pre-Final & Final]
Trophy Awards for Top 5 in each class!
Register NOW and Visit OVKA.com for more details!
[Shifter drivers, please register under the Non-Points Exhibition class and enter your engine info when prompted]
REGISTRATION TO OPEN MONDAY JUNE 16 ON ALPHA TIMING
JOIN US for the Annual OVKA Memorial Championship Race on June 21-22, celebrating all of the dedicated people who've kept OVKA racing for over 60 years! This race is held on the original "A" Configuration at G&J Kartway, and follows a 2-day format:
Saturday June 21
Gates: 10am
Warm-Ups: 11:30am [2 rounds]
Driver's Meeting: 2:30pm
Qualifying [2-laps]: 3pm
Mechanics & Powderpuff Races
Catered Club Dinner (BBQ Pork & Chicken w sides)
Family Fun (inflatables, snowcones, cornhole tournament, pedal karts, & more)
Sunday June 22
Gates: 7am
8:45: Warmup [1 round, optional for Saturday runners]
10:30: Straggler Qualifying [1 lap]
11:45: Driver's Meeting
12:00: Racing [Pre-Final & Final]
Trophy Awards for Top 5 in each class!
Registration is OPEN NOW for OVKA Race 5 on SATURDAY June 7! Join us again for another night race under the lights at G&J Kartway! Visit OVKA.com for rules and info and OVKA.alphatiming.co.uk for registration!