A general membership meeting is scheduled for Sunday, December 11, 2005 at the Brown Derby Roadhouse at route 306 and interstate 90. Same building as the banquet, but we'll be in a smaller room in the front. Next year's president, treasurer and trustees will be elected at this meeting. Remember that this a board run club and these people will be making the decisions for the club.

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.

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08/15/2005 In spite of a lengthy rain delay, the Celebrity Charity race was successfully completed. And we were able to donate $2550 to the United States Marines Toys for Tots campaign benefiting Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula counties. The race results for the Celebrity Charity race have been posted. The next regular practice is Saturday, August 20, and the next race is Sunday, August 21.

08/07/2005 The race results for the eleventh points race have been posted as well as the season standings for the ten points races completed. The next regular practice is Saturday, August 20, and the next race is Sunday, August 21. There will be a special practice day on Saturday, August 13 in preparation for the Toys for Tots Charity Benefit Race on Sunday, August 14. There are still spots available to register. This will be a fun race with the intent to race money for Toys for Tots. We already have radio and TV coverage and expect many spectators for a big show.

07/26/2005 The race results for the tenth points race have been posted as well as the season standings for the nine points races completed. The tenth points race was a rainout which will not be rescheduled. The next practice is Saturday, August 6, and the next race is Sunday, August 7.

07/15/2005

United States Marines Toys for Tots Campaign and Championship Kart Racing Association team up on August 14, 2005 for a day full of fun, excitement and kart racing at Thompson Kart Raceway. Click here for details on how you can support the children of Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula County and for entry details.

07/14/2005 The race results for the ninth points race have been posted as well as the season standings for the nine points races completed. We are now officially in the second half of the season! The next practice is Saturday, July 23, and the next race is Sunday, July 24. The track is closed July 16 and 17 due to the Gasser meet at the dragstrip.

07/06/2005 Saturday night set a new record CKRA with 72 entries for the eighth points race including the visiting Rotax Max guys. CKRA would like to thank everyone for their continued support of CKRA at Thompson Kart Raceway! The race results for the eighth points race have been posted as well as the season standings for the eight points races completed. The next practices are Saturday July 9, and the next race is Sunday, July 10.

07/06/2005 The race results for the seventh points race have been posted. Your webmaster would like to apologize for the late posting of these results. Between my racing and the negotiations during the motor claiming, it slipped through the cracks for posting.

07/06/2005 The race results for the sixth points race have been posted. These results were listed on the message forum, but not here on the news page.

05/30/2005 Saturday night was a record setting event for CKRA with 70 entries for the fifth points race including the visiting Rotax Max guys. CKRA would like to thank everyone for their continued support of CKRA at Thompson Kart Raceway! The race results for the fifth points race have been posted as well as the season standings for the five points races completed. The next practices are Wednesday, June 1 and Saturday June 4, and the next race is Sundday, June 5.

05/27/2005 The schedule for Saturday's night race is as follows: Gates open 1:00, open practice until 3:00. Practice by class for races starting at 3:30, heats starting at 5:30. The features will be under the lights! Anyone wishing to help run the show is definitely needed. Contact any officer or trustee.

05/26/2005 The winner of the raffle kart was Joshua Klimczyk Sr., and he elected to take the $1500. CKRA will be taking names from any club member who would like to purchase the raffle kart. Your name will be put in a hat and we will draw the name of the indavidual who will get to purchase it for $2000. That is a huge savings over what it would cost you to put it together. Let us know if you want you name in the hat. We will draw it at our next regular race following the night race, Sunday June 5. On behalf of ALL the officers and trustees...thank you to everyone who helped pull off the success of the raffle.

05/22/2005 The new track exit is in! Check it out! This is a long time coming, but bad weather and the availability of volunteer help limits the possibilities. The club cannot afford to contract out the entire job. Thank you to Bill Johnson, Mike O'Donnell and John Burton for taking time off from their real jobs to work this task. This should improve safety at our track.

05/18/2005 The race results for the fourth points race have been posted as well as the season standings for the four points races completed. The next practices are Saturday, May 21 and Wednesday, May 25, and the next race is Saturday, May 28 under the lights. Exact scheduling for the night race will be posted shortly.

05/02/2005 I believe that the last of the errors on the schedule posted here on the website have been corrected. Please discard any old versions you may have printed from the website and make a new one from here.

05/02/2005 The race results for the third points race have been posted as well as the season standings for the three points races completed. Saturday May 7 is work and practice day. Come early to help finish our track projects. The next practices are Wednesday May 11 and Saturday, May 14, and the next race is Sunday, May 15.

04/26/2005 ATTENTION ALL KID KARTERS!! Restrictors will be required for the next event on May 1, 2005. We will be following WKA rules for this class to the best of our ability. Restrictors will be available for sale at the track for those who don't have one. The CKRA board does not have a lot of experience with this class and will continue to revisit this issue in an effort to do what is best for the kids. Translation: If they are just too doggone slow, this decision could be reverted.

04/18/2005 The schedule on the website is in error. There will not be a practice on Saturday, April 23, 2005. Please share this information with those who are not on the web.

04/18/2005 The race results for the second points race have been posted as well as the season standings for the two points race completed. The next practices are Wednesday April 27, and Saturday, April 30, and the next race is Sunday, May 1.

04/11/2005 The race results for the first points race have been posted as well as the season standings for the one points race completed. The next practices are Wednesday April 13, and Saturday, April 16, and the next race is Sunday, April 17.

03/23/2005 CKRA was represented at the WKA Manufacturer's Cup Race at Daytona in December of 2004. Pete Horvath, Michael Burton, Tom Esler, Juan and Josh Rivera made the trek south and wore their limited edition CKRA t-shirts. Click here to see some pics.

03/14/2004 CKRA held another Competition Karting Seminars on March 13, 2004 with great success. Here are pictures of the 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.

02/28/2004 The 2005 Karting Seminar will be held on Sunday, March 13, 2004, with one sessions at 11:30 AM. 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. Next up was the CADA New Car show at the IX Center. Here's some pictures from our booth at the show. This show ran from February 25 to March 6. Our booth has a professional appearance and includes the raffle kart.

01/16/2005 CKRA is once again raffling off a brand new Coyote with a Briggs Animal motor as a fundraiser for the club. Many of you first saw the kart at the 2004 banquet. Click here for more information and pictures of the new Coyote and Animal motor.

01/24/2005 The Autorama rolled into Cleveland Convention Center and CKRA was there as part of the Thompson Drag Raceway area. A big thank you goes out to everyone who worked our booth and/or provided a kart for display. I'm sorry but your webmaster did not make it to the event to take photos.

01/16/2005 The Yankee Lake Swap Meet was held on Sunday, January 16, 2005. Your fellow club members 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.

01/09/2005 The 2005 schedule for Thompson Kart Raceway is also posted with a link to a printer friendly version.

01/09/2005 The 2005 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.