Good, positive rebuttal data. Well played!
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It’s safe to assume that practically everyone here hopes for good outcomes. Some examples:
“They just got a Stars race in 2025”
“Decent amount of new tracks popping. Very cool to see.”
“it could be an absolute boom market”
“More great news for Ohio.”
Outside of that see a thoughtful, critical analysis and exchange of views. Many of which come from folks that have experience “in the trenches”, actively working on growing the sport.
These kinds of discussions are why the forums exist. If we all thought the same thing… there would be no discussion.
Critical analysis is not negativity.
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Coming from a person who has just discovered Karting I could not be more excited. I live near Mount Vernon and seem to be in the middle of it all. I could not be more exited about the spring of 25….
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Heres my thoughts on it. LOK / Pitt / and some others are doing rentals some are even going to do indoor electric rental like LOK. Which is a great way to make extra income . Aside from regular races. Places like K1 Speed is always full of racers in all there leagues and work meetings and Birthday Races. So alot of tracks are doing a great job finding ways to supplementing there income with other things. Instead of just depending on the big racers. So alot of other tracks should do some of that. To help them survive … And hope they do. Got to remember alot of people dont have the time or money to do regular racing. And rentals are a great answer. And alot can be done rentals. JUST A OPINION always great to hear others …
The investment to club race is not meager, so if you are fighting track time with the rentals, example the track only has weekday practice for club and the rental dominates the opportune times or there is a short window and you only have 2 hours for club on the weekend, you might not waste your time if you have to drive 1 to 2 hours. I am not saying that LOK or Quaker are going to do this, but there are member only tracks like MCC, that require that you buy a membership or be a guest of a member. Again I am not affiliated I don’t know what they are going to do, just hoping for the best.
Lorain Ohio Kartplex is going be be a great facility from what Kris told me. It will have a separate electric indoor track with outside extension. And separate Gas Rental track that will not interfere with the pro track. So all 3 can run without interrupting each other. And the Gas Rental Track and Pro Track can be all blended together to be all one big track . Also Big building is going to be the electric indoor track and restaurant…
Thought people might find this interesting ?? Quaker City Kart Track in Ohio facebook page with track schedule… They are running rentals there too. Video on facebook page of them running !!! https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61569668053219
It looks like both STARS and CKNA racing there in 2025.
As someone in NEO that is hoping/planning to join in the fun of Karting in 2025 i am excited to have options.
LOK is close so if they have practice days like Quaker that will be great. I assume they will.
Thompson is established and as i understand has a great core group of racers.
Running at Quaker will be a little weird… last time i was there i would been strapped into my drag car for a quick 16 event. Probably 98 or 99.
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