CHAMPIONSHIP KART
RACING ASSOCIATION, INC.
Thompson, Ohio, USA

Welcome to CKRA.org!

You've found the official web site for Championship Kart Racing Association, (CKRA). We are a club of karters running the sprint asphalt road course at Thompson Kart Raceway.

We at CKRA look forward to racing with you at Thompson soon!

10/26/2004 The race results for the sixteenth and final points race have been posted as well as the FINAL season standings for the thirteen points races completed. Please note that the season standings are for a driver's ten best points. Congratulations to everyone on a great season!

CKRA is proud to present the 2004 class champions:

Federico Tire Rookie Gas
Zach Ellis

Tow Pro Trailers Briggs Junior Sportsman
Trey Lohr

Alpine Valley Briggs Restricted Junior
Richie Kuhn

Saturn of Mentor Junior Supercan
Jordan Starcher

Cometic Gasket Senior Animal
Dave Paterniti

American Power Sports Senior Sportsman
John Burton

Ruff Neon Piston Port
Tom Eisele

10/18/2004 The 2004 Awards Banquet will be held on Sunday, November 28, 2004 at 2:00 PM at the Brown Derby Roadhouse, 4176 Route 306 at I-90, Willoughby, OH. Adults are $16 each and children 15 and under are $8.00 each. Please reserve your tickets no later than November 8, 2004. The banquet is open to all club members and their family and friends. You can either bring your payment to the final race or mail it to Stephanie Eisele. Checks should be made out to CKRA.

10/18/2004 The fifteenth points race was a complete rain out as a shower moved in during the drivers' meeting and wet the track down. The weather conditions were very cool with high relative humidity which guaranteed the track would stay wet. A good turnout of dedicated karters were left wanting. The results for the fifteenth points race have been posted as well as the season standings for the twelve points races completed. Obviously they are the same as last race. Please note that the season standings are for a driver's ten best points. The final practice is Saturday, October 23, and the fianl race is Sunday, October 24. The final race of the season! Don't miss out!

10/11/2004 The race results for the fourteenth points race have been posted as well as the season standings for the twelve points races completed. Please note that the season standings are for a driver's ten best points. The next practice is Saturday, October 16, and the next race is Sunday, October 17. There are only two races left this season! Don't miss out!

09/22/2004 The NIKC is at Fremont this year on Sunday, October 3. This race is by invitation only for those in the top four in their class from Thompson, Fremont and Barberton. Fremont has a race this Sunday, September 26 and other practice days available. Check the message forum for more information.

09/22/2004 The race results for the thirteenth points race have been posted as well as the season standings for the eleven points races completed. Please note that the season standings are for a driver's ten best points. The next practice is Saturday, October 9, and the next race is Sunday, October 10. There are only three races left this season! Don't miss out!

09/09/2004 The race results for the twelfth points race have been posted as well as the season standings for the ten points races completed. The next practice is Saturday, September 18, and the next race is Sunday, September 19. There are only four races left this season! Don't miss out!

08/27/2004 Our track now includes a magnetic strip by Alfano across the finish line that is used with lap timing sensors. Beacons can be blocked by an adjacent kart or bad aim, but the magnetic sensor is always there. Most instruments such as Digatron and Micron have sensors that use the magnetic strip, not just Alfano instruments. Thanks to Rex the Wrench for getting this installed.

08/24/2004 The minimum weight for karts running alcohol in the Cometic Gasket Briggs Senior Animal class has been raised to 390 pounds for kart and driver. This has been done in an effort to better match the performance potential between the gas and alcohol karts.

08/24/2004 The race results for the eleventh points race have been posted as well as the season standings for the nine points races completed. The next practice is Saturday, September 4, and the next race is Sunday, September 5.

08/10/2004 The race results for the tenth points race have been posted as well as the season standings for the seven points races completed. The next practice is Saturday, August 21, and the next race is Sunday, August 22. Volunteers are needed to work the remaining races. Please contact us with your interest. Worker positions are filled on a first come - first served basis and there are only 6 races left to get your 3 work days in.

07/26/2004 The race results for the ninth points race have been posted as well as the season standings for the seven points races completed. The next race is Saturday NIGHT, August 7. Stay tuned for schedule details.

07/15/2004 The race results for the eighth points race have been posted as well as the season standings for the six points races completed. The next practice is Saturday, July 24. Please note that the is closed July 17 and 18 for a big drag race. The next race is Sunday, July 25.

06/29/2004 The next Introduction to Competition Karting seminar is scheduled for Wednesday, July 7 starting at 7:00 PM. It will be hosted by one of our class sponsors, Tow Pro Trailers, in their service area. Click this link for the address and a map.

06/29/2004 After over a year's worth of work, we were on FOX 8 television this morning as part of the Cleveland Grand Prix buildup. Thank you to FOX 8 Cleveland for including us in their broadcast previewing the Cleveland Gran Prix. Stay tuned for more details of what went on.

06/28/2004 Your club will have a booth at the Cleveland Grand Prix provided to us by the SCCA. We need to man the booth Thursday, Friday and Saturday. If you can work, please see this post on the message for more information. Our booth will be at the east end directly across from the entrance.

06/28/2004 The race results for the seventh points race have been posted as well as the season standings for the five points races completed. The next practice is Saturday, July 10. Please note that the practice schedule changes now to only those Saturdays before a points race. The next race is Sunday, July 11.

06/16/2004 The race results for the sixth points race have been posted as well as the season standings for the four points races completed. The next practices are Saturday, June 19, Wednesday, June 23 and Saturday, June 26. The next race is Sunday, June 27.

05/31/2004 The race results for the fifth points race have been posted as well as the season standings for the three points races completed. The next practices are Saturday, June 5, Wednesday, June 9 and Saturday, June 10. The next race is Sunday, June 11. Congratulations to everyone who ran the double at Thompson and Barberton, and thanks to our visitors from Barberton for joining us!

05/17/2004 The race results for the fourth points race have been posted as well as the season standings for the two points races completed. The next practices are Saturday, May 22, Wednesday, May 26 and Saturday, May 29. The next race is Sunday, May 30. Join John Burton in "Doing the Double" that day by racing at Thompson in the afternoon and at Barberton under the lights. Check the forum for details.

05/02/2004 The Third points race was completely rained out. The season standings obviously remain the same. The next practices are Wednesday, May 12 and Saturday, May 15. The next race is Sunday, May 16.

04/26/2004 The second points race was completely rained out. The season standings obviously remain the same. The next practices are Wednesday, April 28 and Saturday, May 1. The next race is Sunday, May 2.

04/18/2004 The winner of the raffle kart is Douglas Crowe of Thompson, OH. The drawing was held Sunday at the races due to a delay in completing the audit of the tickets sold. CKRA would like to thank everyone who purchased a ticket in support of the club and hope to see you at the races this year.

04/18/2004 The race results for the first race have been posted as well as the season standings which are obviously the same after only one points race. The next practices are Wednesday, April 21 and Saturday, April 24. The next race is Sunday, April 25.

03/25/2004 The message forums are now accepting new users. Thank you for your patience.

03/24/2004 The contact page has been fixed and is functional again. Thank you for your patience. This is still just a hobby for your webmaster. The message forum issue is also being worked. It currently generates an error when attempting to register new users. Please bear with us.

03/14/2004 CKRA held two Competition Karting Seminars on March 14, 2004 with great success. Here are pictures of the morning seminar and pictures of the afternoon seminar. Electronic copies of the handouts will be posted shortly for anyone who was unable to attend the seminar. Thank you to everyone who attended and to the club members who worked to put on two seminars.

03/05/2004 More pictures have been added to the picture page from our booth at the show. Here's a great big thanks to everyone who's worked the booth.

02/28/2004 The 2004 Karting Seminar will be held on Sunday, March 14, 2004, with sessions at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM. Space is limited! Reserve your spot now!

02/28/2004 It's the off-season and that means it's time to do promotions. We've already attended the Yankee Lake swap meet and the Cleveland Autorama. Now it's time for the CADA New Car show at the IX Center. Here's some pictures from our booth at the show. This show runs from February 27 to March 7. Our booth has a professional appearance and includes the raffle kart.

02/24/2004 The 2004 rules are now posted. Please note that we are providing our exceptions from WKA rules. You'll still need to get a WKA tech manual to review all of the rules that still apply. A printer friendly version will be posted shortly.

02/24/2004 The 2004 schedule for Thompson Kart Raceway is also posted with a link to a printer friendly version.

02/24/2004 The 2004 class structure for Thompson Kart Raceway is also posted with a link to a printer friendly version. Please note that the class sponsors have not been finalized yet.

02/16/2004 CKRA is once again raffling off a brand new Slack with a Briggs Animal motor as a fundraiser for the club. Many of you first saw the kart at the 2003 banquet. Click here for more information and pictures of the new Slack and Animal motor.

02/02/2004 The Autorama rolled into Cleveland Convention Center and CKRA was there as part of the Thompson Drag Raceway area. Click here for more information and pictures of our booth.

01/18/2004 The Yankee Lake Swap Meet was held on Sunday, January 19, 2003. Doug Marsh, Chuck Bunnell, John Burton and Tom Esler took turns working our table to answer any questions karters had about our track, schedule, classes and race operations. We also tried to sell more raffle tickets to generate funds for the club. Click here for more information and pictures of our table.

02/16/2003 The final points race of the season was completed long ago last October but the class championships were not listed here properly. The final season standings in their regular format are posted here showing the point totals for each driver's best ten races for the season.

CKRA is proud to present the 2003 class champions:

Federico Tire Rookie Gas
A.J. Roderick

Tow Pro Trailers Briggs Junior Sportsman
Trey Lohr

Alpine Valley Briggs Restricted Junior
Richie Kuhn

Saturn of Mentor Junior Supercan
Zach Greegor

Cometic Gasket Senior Animal
John Burton

American Power Sports Senior Sportsman
Josh Bacci

DSTP Motorsports Stock Piston Port
Mike Rohaley

010/08/2004 The website is being transitioned from 2003 to 2004 and some menu selections may not work properly for a few days. Please bear with us holiday adjustment.