NEWS
Online pre-registration for our June 27th event is now available. Go to RaceLaps.com and log in with your account. If you don't have an account, sign up for one and a password will be sent to you within 24 hours and then you can log in. Once you are in RaceLaps, you will see a link at the top that looks like a registration booth. Click there to register. You will be directed to Paypal for payment. You do not have to have a Paypal account as it will ask if you want to use a credit card or your Paypal credits when you get there. Entrants can put N/A in the membership ID field until such time as they come to the track and obtain their ID number. If you need to check the availability of a kart number, please contact Lynda Coombs at 513-293-6905 prior to pre-registering. Pre-registration for this event will close at noon on June 25, 2020.
Points After Race 1 results have been posted on the Points page.
Online pre-registration for our June 20th event is now available. Go to RaceLaps.com and log in with your account. If you don't have an account, sign up for one and a password will be sent to you within 24 hours and then you can log in. Once you are in RaceLaps, you will see a link at the top that looks like a registration booth. Click there to register. You will be directed to Paypal for payment. You do not have to have a Paypal account as it will ask if you want to use a credit card or your Paypal credits when you get there. Entrants can put N/A in the membership ID field until such time as they come to the track and obtain their ID number. Pre-registration for this event will close at noon on June 17, 2020.
Our sympathy and love goes out to Esther and her family. Lee will be missed.
The OVKA family would like to express our deepest sympathy to the family of our longtime friend and OVKA board member, Lee McCready who passed away June 9, 2020. Lee McCready was a kind, loving gentleman who was loved by all. We will miss his friendship so very much. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers. We will announce the arrangements as soon as they are completed.
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The May Executive Team minutes are now available. Click Here To View
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The May BOD minutes are now available. Click Here To View
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Fantastic news, beginning tomorrow Friday May 22nd 2020.
G & J Kartway will re-open for practice. This Directive was handed down from track owner Gary Gregg. Thank you to Gary and the entire Gregg family.
Please be mindful of everyone's personal space and current Ohio government recommendations on social distance precautions during this time.
OVKA Family,
I hope that this message finds you all well in these troubling times. We have been tracking the Covid-19/Coronavirus situation closely and assessing the impact on our season. At this time, I have an update to provide. Following guidance from State and Federal governmental agencies and in consultation with the Officers, race day staff, and the Board of Directors, I intend to cancel race 3, Sunday May 17th 2020. Like many of you I cannot wait to get back on track as soon as possible.
Thanks,
Aaron Banfield
OVKA President
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The April BOD minutes are now available. Click Here To View
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The March BOD minutes are now available. Click Here To View
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OVKA Family,
I hope that this message finds you all well in these troubling times. We have been tracking the Covid-19/Coronavirus situation closely and assessing the impact on our season. At this time, I have some updates to provide. Following guidance from State and Federal governmental agencies and in consultation with the Officers, race day staff, and the Board of Directors, I intend to cancel race 1 and 2 and move them to the weather dates. There is currently no provision in either our by-laws or rulebook that allow me to cancel a race this far in advance, however I am making it clear to our workers, racers, and others that I will be cancelling these events when that time arrives. I am doing this to ensure the safety of our racers, workers, and larger OVKA family. I am making this announcement now to give these same people as much notice as I can to adjust their plans.
We will be assessing the rest of the season as it approaches. It is my hope that we will be able to safely return to racing as early as possible, but the safety of people comes first and foremost.
Clean-up day as a single event will also be cancelled. We will be taking the work that needs to be completed prior to the season and breaking it into smaller jobs that teams of less than 8 can complete. These teams will schedule time to work at the track when others are not around, and proper safety steps can be followed. We will be posting these work opportunities on Facebook and the website as they become scheduled and our members can sign-up to participate. We will not be posting these until after the current Shelter in Place order is lifted.
Another change that we will be making is for our upcoming board meeting. We cannot hold the meeting at the traditional location and follow the guidance we have received. We will hold the next board meeting via Zoom conference call. This will allow any of our members and board members to participate. If the current Shelter in Place Order is lifted prior to the meeting I intend to offer 2 physical meeting spaces, at Full Throttle Indoor Karting, for those that may want to meet in person. I will be restricting each of these physical meeting spaces to 8 people or less. I will be posting the instructions to attend the Board meeting via Zoom on the OVKA.com website.
I appreciate all our members’ support as we work through this unprecedented situation. We are making the best decisions we can make for the club as we go. I am always available to discuss concerns or ideas, please feel free to reach out to me. Lastly, but most importantly, if you or others in our club are in need, please let me know. We have an amazing racing family and often we have someone within the group that can help with so much. We need to stay positive, be safe, protect ourselves and the others we care so much for. We will get through this and life will resume. Don’t feel like you are going through this alone.
Thanks,
Aaron Banfield
OVKA President