Kart Racing
Regina & Area
Open wheel racing without the professional price
Next SSKC Meeting

Tuesday - February 17th @ 7:30pm
Lexcom 1852 Angus St. - Regina
Get off the street and onto the track!
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Racing season will commence in
spring 2010, sometime in May,
depending on weather

Getting Started in Kart Racing
Kart racing is the world's most popular and least expensive forms of racing, but don't let the size of the vehicles or the smaller price tag fool you -- racing karts have the gut wrenching, nail biting excitement of full-sized, open wheel racing. Adrenaline is a key component of kart racing -- get into a kart and you will see. Although scaled down in terms of speed and complexity, karting compares favorably to Indy cars and Formula 1 racing in terms of on-track feel.  Learn more here on the getting started pages.


Kart Racing in Regina
The world of kart racing offers the average person the chance to experience professional level racing at a hobby level budget.

Regina and the southern Saskatchewan area is fortunate to have a very active kart club and an excellent, professional level track.  See the details about the South Sask Kart Club and the 3 Flags motorsport race track below.
South Sask Kart Club (SSKC)
The SSKC or South Sask Kart Club, has a proud history dating back to the 1960's when it first started hosting karting events. Please feel free to find out more about them on the history page.

SSKC home track is at the 3 Flags Motorsport Park, which is conveniently located 10 miles north of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada on highway #11 towards Saskatoon. SSKC members enjoy one of the most competitive and cost effective kart racing programs to be found in Canada on one of Canada's toughest karting tracks.

The club is also very active in promoting the sport of kart racing in the south part of the province and Western Canada. For the last several years the SSKC and 3 Flags has played host to the ROK CUP National series in which the top 3 drivers receive a free trip to Italy to race the world's best "ROKKERS" at the ROK CUP World Finals.

3 Flags Motorsport Track
The 3 Flags Motorsports Park, conveniently located 10 miles north of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada on highway #11 towards Saskatoon, hosts a variety of clubs with an interest in motorsport.  The track was designed for karting and is one of Canada's toughest karting tracks and is the home for the SSKC.  Look for them on their Facebook page for more information and activities.


Local Racing with the SSKC
2010 Racing Season will start in May, weather permitting..  Look on the SSKC Schedule Page for full details and see the Next Club Race notice on this page.

For 2010 the SSKC will have the following racing classes:
   Junior 1 Honda - ages 8 to 11
   Junior 2 ROK - ages 12 to 15
   Senior ROK - ages 16 and up
   Club Masters ROK - ages 32+
  
See the Classes and Rules page for more details.


Forms (Club and National)
 - SSKC 2009 Membership (pdf)
 - ASN Medical  (pdf)
 - ASN  Medical (self declaration) (pdf)
 - ASN Parental Consent (pdf)
 - ASN Parent Release (pdf)


 SSKC Contacts
Feel free to contact one of the following 2010 executive members for more information about the SSKC and its kart racing program

Sam Ferris, President (306) 789-7866
Garry Janz, Vice President::
Ross McEwen, Secretary/Treasurer: (306) 245-3299
Classifieds
Buy, sell, trade karting related materials with our local classified adds.  See our classified link for current listings and how to get your items on the site.



Canada's National Motorsports Sanctioning Authority
 appointed by
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)
126 Affiliated Organizations Across Canada
International - National - Regional - Club

AMB Timing device owners...
check out your race results at the MyLaps site, click on the graphic below to take you there....

MyLaps.com
General News

ASN Rule Change - Rear bumper required on all Karts
As advised on November 3, 2009, the 2010 Canadian Karting Regulations Book 2 –
Technical Regulations when published will contain the following regulation regarding
rear protection for all kart classes in Canada.
  1. Full-Width Rear Protection
     The intent of this regulation is to increase the safety potential of all kart classes by
     mitigating the possible negative effect of front-to-rear contact.
Read the full details in this ASN released bulletin ASN Rear Bumper Requirement for 2010

NOTE: K&M Motorsports is circulating a SPECIAL BUY offer (good to Feb 15th, 2010)
 to retrofit carts, email them for details kmmotorsports@accesscomm.ca

Majestic Car Show (2010)
The annual Majesctics Car Show will be April 24 and 25 this year.  The SSKC plans to have a booth there, so this will be an opportunity to see something of what karting is all about.

Find out more about the show here.

Freedom 55
Some of us have had an interest in the many forms of auto racing, but never really had the resources to entertain that dream.   I'm hear to tell you that you can re-capture that excitement and fulfill that dream with todays modern racing karts.  

These karts are not the heavy, slow and restricted karts you found at amusement parks and they are not the dune buggy / quasi off road home built you see in the gravel pits and at some oval tracks.  These are professional level racing karts that have exceptional handling, high speed and bring the full thrill of auto racing at hobby level costs.

This hobby is open to a broad spectrum of racers.  You have the younger set who are interested in competitive racing with the potential to develop into a formal career in that field as well as those are just interested in a competitive hobby that fulfills some of their earlier aspirations to be "racers".   There is even room for the 30, 40, 50 or 60 something crowd!

This small site is devoted to inform and educate you on what is actually available in the Regina area and how those young and old can enjoy open wheel racing.  There is even a chance to explore racing beyond the local level into some provincial and regional events where you can experience new tracks and enjoy some friendly competition.

Hope to see you on the track.

Bart Ritchie
South Sask Kart Club - Kart 54 ...taking a different view to "Freedom 55"

Local Karting Articles - Regina & Area



Checkered Flag South Sask Kart Club News (Link to SSKC Web site)

2010 Race Season
The club is in the process of establishing the 2010 race program and developing the budget for the year to enable the establishment of club dues and race day fees.  This will be discussed with the membership over the course of the first meetings of the year (January and February).

Become a race event volunteer
          ... and get the best seat in the house
If you have ever thought of being involved in racing, here is your chance. The SSKC is actively seeking volunteers to assist in all aspects of club activities including race events. As a volunteer race official, you will be directly involved with the success of each event and be closer to the action than anyone else. Witness Regina and area's next racing stars at speeds reaching in excess of 140 KPH as they come screaming into a corner, jockey for position on the backstretch, or go two wide through the straightaways.  If you want to be involved and learn the basics of racing, the SSKC is currently taking names and numbers from all interested people. Training for all respective positions is available through the the club, so no experience is necessary.

The following positions are available:

  • Corner Marshals
  • Weigh Scale Marshall
  • Grid/Pit Marshall
  • Lap Scoring and Time Keeper
  • Recovery Vehicle Operator
For more information, contact anyone on the SSKC executive.

  Checkered Flag Race News

Welcome to 2010
We expect the SSKC racing season to start some time in May and run through early September.  If you have any questions, please contact one of SSKC executive team, as shown in the SSKC contacts over on the left hand side of this web page.

Nick Ferris earns a seat at the 2009 ROK Cup

SSKC local racer Nick Ferris earns a seat to the 2009 ROK Cup in Lonato Italy this year.   Congratulations Nick, great job.

The ROK International Final was held in grand style with driver numbers that broke all records (more than 300 in total), from more than nations than ever (35 countries in total) and spectacular racing that will be remembered for years to come.
 

2009 Year End Race Results for SSKC
The year end annual meeting and get together was held Saturday Nov 28, 2009. The wrap-up fun event this year is two rounds of Laser Quest at the Laser Quest facility at 10A Hesse Bay in North Regina.  Following the Laser Quest everyone got together for a supper and awards held at Western Pizza at 2430 9th Ave North.  The there was a good turn out for both elements of the year end wrap up.  See the race results page for the full details of the race year.

Read all of the past race news here.

Western Canada Races
Saskatchewan
South Sask Kart Club - Race Schedule
Saskatoon Kart Racers - Race Schedule		 Manitoba
Manitoba Karting Association - Race Schedule
Alberta
Calgary Kart Racing Club - Race Schedule
Edmonton & District Kart
  Racing Association - Race Schedule
Wild Rose Karting Association - Race Schedule
 B.C.
Coastal Kart Racers - Race Schedule
Southern Interior Kart Racing - Race Schedule

ROK Cup Events
Planning for the 2010 ROK Cup season is under way.  The schedule draft schedule for the ROK cup is shown on the schedule page.

General Karting News
January 2010:
K&M Motorsports (Regina) adds the Maranello kart line to their product list.

See our Karting Links page for a host of information about karting

Please contact the Web Master to report any issues with the web site or its links
 Last updated February 5, 2010