NEWS
Thanks to all of our competitors, volunteers, and friends for joining us in 2024! Final points for the racing season are available HERE. Information for the 2024 Season Banquet will be available in the coming weeks, as will information about the 2025 Swap Meet!
The OVKA Merch Store is now ONLINE HERE and available for you to order OVKA swag directly to your door, just in time for the holiday season!
We are also still interviewing candidates for the 2025 RACE DIRECTOR and TECH DIRECTOR positions, so contact us here if you are interested in joining our team next season!
For the FINAL TIME in 2024... ITS RACE WEEK!
Join us for the 2024 Season Finale at G&J Kartway on SUNDAY September 29, on the original
A-Configuration. We hope to see you out there for a wonderful season finale!
CALL FOR APPLICANTS:
The 2024 season is nearly over and we're already preparing for the 2025 Season at OVKA and G&J Kartway. We are looking for applicants for our Race Director and Tech Director for next season, which for the first time will be paid positions for the club.
RACE DIRECTOR
TECH DIRECTOR
Serious applicants, who can be available for the entire racing season, should apply by sending a resume & cover letter to the contacts listed on the job descriptions. We look forward to hearing from you.
ITS RACE WEEK! Join us on SUNDAY, September 22 for race #13 of the 2024 Season on Configuration B at G&J Kartway! Learn more at OVKA.com
ITS RACE WEEK!
Happy Labor Day! We hope you've enjoyed your weekends off, and now we're into the final stretch of the season! JOIN US on SUNDAY for Race 12 of the OVKA Season on Configuration 2C at G&J Kartway
ITS RACE WEEK!
Join us SUNDAY August 18th for OVKA Race 11 on Configuration 2A at G&J Kartway
There are just 4 races left in the season, so come out and join us! Visit OVKA.com for rules and information!
REMINDERS:
>Saturday August 17th will revert to a regular open practice day at G&J Kartway, as we have not had any weather cancellations this season to need the weather date.
>The Vintage Karting Association will be hosting an event NEXT WEEKEND at G&J Kartway, and all trailer will need to be moved after this weekend's race.
Thanks to everyone who joined us to make our final night race of 2024 a great event! Points have been updated and are available at OVKA.com/points Our next race will be in two weeks on SUNDAY August 18 on configuration 2A at G&J Kartway. Come out an join us!
REMINDERS:
>G&J Kartway is hosting OMRL this weekend and the track is reserved for motorcycles on August 9-11. PLEASE move your trailers for this event.
>G&J Kartway will also be hosting the Vintage Karting Association on August 22-24. PLEASE move your trailers for this event as well after the next race.
IT'S RACE WEEK!
Join us on SATURDAY for our final Night Race of the season at G&J Kartway on configuration 1B! In response to feedback from our mid-season survey, we'll be switching to running our 5-min Qual format for this event. Visit OVKA.com to learn more and come out and join us!
ITS RACE WEEK!
Join us for our second and final Double-Header weekend of the year as we try out two new configurations at G&J Kartway! This week it's all cut-through, all-the-time, not just on the opening lap, as we race 1CX and BX configurations!
Rules and Series Information can be found at OVKA.com! Come out and join us!
THANK YOU to EVERYONE who came out to our OVKA Memorial Championship Race, and to everyone who organized, donated time & materials, and helped put on a great event for our Club. Points through Race #7 are now available at OVKA.com/points
COMING UP NEXT: we have our final Double-Header weekend of the year, on July 20-21 and it'll be ALL CUT-THROUGH-ALL THE-TIME as we try out two new "X-Configurations" at G&J Kartway, which were tested by our 100cc classes at last year's Charity Race. On Saturday we'll be running 1CX (1C, but using the Turn 1 Cut-Through on every lap) for a high-speed, fast and flowing Outer-Loop of the track. On Sunday we will run BX, and run the same Cut-Through on every lap procedure on the smaller, inner B circuit. Visit OVKA.com for more information and come out and join us!
A reminder: our CLUB MEMBERSHIP SURVEY will continue to be available online through the end of the month. We've already received several dozen helpful submissions, and we appreciate you taking some time to give us your thoughts at: https://forms.gle/J6psSabSnvBBMB888
ATTENTION OVKA MEMBERS:
As we celebrate with our mid-season Memorial Champ Race this weekend, we're taking the time to open up to your feedback to help guide the club schedule and rules for next year. Please take the time in the coming weeks to fill out our 2024 Membership survey to give us your thoughts at the following link and at OVKA.com:
https://forms.gle/J6psSabSnvBBMB888
The survey features 38 questions, in a combination of multiple-choice and open-ended response types, which should take 10-15 minutes to complete. We ask that you answer honestly and constructively to help work to build a club and schedule that YOU want to race at in 2025!
Join us for our largest race of the year, the annual mid-summer OVKA Memorial Championship Race, celebrating all those who have dedicated their time & spirit for six decades to build OVKA into one of the longest-running kart clubs in the country! This race takes place on the original G&J Kartway "A-Configuration" and features a 2-Day Race Format:
SATURDAY JULY 6th:
>2 Rounds of Warm-Up
>2-Lap Qualifying (2 laps ONLY, best single lap counts)
>Mechanics & Powderpuff Fun Races
>Club Dinner (Provided by Richmond Wings & Rings)
>Family Fun on the Track & Movie Night
SUNDAY JULY 7th
>1 Round Warm-Up (optional)
>Straggler Qualifying (will start behind Saturday Qualifiers)
>Pre-Final
>Final Race
>Trophy Awards
Come out and enjoy a great weekend with friends & club members to celebrate Summer & OVKA Kart Racing!
ATTENTION RACERS
A couple of updates before the Double-Header this weekend:
> G&J Kartway has continued its facility upgrades in the past week by repaving the entire grid & pit area.
>The Track will be CLOSED for practice tomorrow (Thursday June 19) for repainting of the grid and track border-lines.
>The pit space markings on the new pavement will NOT be in place yet for this weekend, so please be courteous and work with your pit neighbors to get everyone in their correct spots until we get a chance to re-mark them.
>If you are pitted in a grass area: the new pit asphalt sits higher than the grass, so you may want to bring an extra plank of wood to help roll your kart-stands on & off the pavement until G&J Kartway crews can finish the earthwork to level off the edges.
Thank you for your cooperation & understanding in working with us and the Track on these continued updates!
WEATHER:
We are keeping an eye on the heat warnings for the weekend, and our officials will make calls on race day for any race-length or format changes if it is deemed necessary. We will have cold bottled water donated by our members available in coolers at the head of the grid and at the scale lane, as well as a misting fan available by the Tech Barn available to help our members cool off. We will also work in additional water breaks for our volunteers & workers as well. Please help us by keeping yourselves well-hydrated and cool so that we can have a great weekend at the track!
ITS DOUBLE-HEADER RACE WEEK!
Join us on Saturday AND Sunday this weekend for OVKA Points Races 5&6 at G&J Kartway! We will be using the Day Race schedule both days, with gates at 7am and warm-ups at 9am! We will also be setting up projectors & screens for a Family Movie Night on Saturday evening at sunset! Full Rules & Schedule at OVKA.com
NOTES:
-G&J Kartway will be painting the new grid area and track edge lines on THURSDAY this week, please call ahead for practice availability.
-Southwest Ohio will be under an Excessive Heat Watch all week with temperatures in the 90's this weekend. PLEASE PLAN AHEAD and pack everything you need to stay COOL & HYDRATED while at the racetrack.
Thank you for coming out to Race #4! Points have now been updated at OVKA.com/points
Our next event will be our first Double-Header weekend of the year with Races 5 & 6 following the Day Race Schedule on both June 22-23. We will also be hosting an outdoor Family Movie Night at the track on Saturday Night June 22 after racing concludes.
REMINDERS:
-PLEASE MOVE YOUR TRAILERS before Friday June 14 to make room for the visiting OMRL Series
-Please call for practice availability this week: G&J Kartway will be repaving the pit area on WEDNESDAY June 12