Kart racing returns to Thunder Road International Speedbowl after an absence of five years
Thunder Road has announced the formation of a new weekly Go-Kart racing series for the 2016 season. The Junior Champ Kart youth division for competitors ages 6 to 14 will run on Tuesday nights throughout the summer, marking the first time since 2010 that weekly Kart racing will be held on the Barre high banks.
The 10-race series begins on Tuesday, June 21 and will run weekly through Tuesday, August 23, with a one-week holiday break on July 5. The gates will open at 4:30 pm for all Tuesday events with racing beginning at 6 pm.
A special event on Saturday, September 10 will close the Karting season. Racing for this event will begin at 1 pm with the gates opening at 12 pm.
An informational meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 19 at 7 pm at Nick Sweet’s race shop
2016 Thunder Road Junior Champ Kart schedule
# DAY DATE Post Time Gates Open
1 Tue Jun 21 6:00 pm 4:30 pm
2 Tue Jun 28 6:00 pm 4:30 pm
3 Tue Jul 12 6:00 pm 4:30 pm
4 Tue Jul 19 6:00 pm 4:30 pm
5 Tue Jul 26 6:00 pm 4:30 pm
6 Tue Aug 02 6:00 pm 4:30 pm
7 Tue Aug 09 6:00 pm 4:30 pm
8 Tue Aug 16 6:00 pm 4:30 pm
9 Tue Aug 23 6:00 pm 4:30 pm
10 Sat Sep 10 1:00 pm 12:00 pm
Subject to Change
Source: Thunder Road International Speedbowl