2010 Vintage Karting Event At Batavia NY

Jim Pelletterie · Post by **Jim Pelletterie** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 1:07 am

The Track in Batavia will NOT OPEN this year. The Batavia Kart Club will run a reduced schedule and would have loved to stage a vintage event. Unfortunatly this will not happen. Check the batavia web site for further information.

Rick Chapman · Post by **Rick Chapman** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:25 pm

Sorry to hear this.
We would have loved to return to Batavia..
Keep the VKA website informed in case something changes.
Good Luck in 2010
Rick

Post by **Jeff Campbell** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:09 am

Batavia certainly has had its struggles over the years with several owners trying to give it a go, it just isn't easy to run a successful kart track operation, especially in upstate NY, where the economy has been in decline since the 80's.

The sprint track in Avon is still there (not far from Batavia), hopefully something can be worked out to get an event going there. Avon is a very nice track, it's another Go-Kart Factory, Irwindale CA styled track, just like Brodhead, the track that was in Lindsay CA, and many others .... was probably the most popular layout of tracks built during the 60's. It's a great layout for the earlier period karts.

Avon-NY-480.gif: Layout of Avon Sprint track facility; (14.37 KiB) Downloaded 539 times

Jeff

Scott Kneisel · Post by **Scott Kneisel** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 12:36 pm

I am working with the Avon club to see what can be worked out. Looks positive!

roger santee · Post by **roger santee** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 5:08 pm

Sorry to hear about Batavia, always loved racing there. Avon is a great track also. Liked racing there also in the IKF days. Count me in if it's a go.

John Phippen jr · Post by **John Phippen jr** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:55 pm

Scott, you seem to be one of the ones in on trying to set this up. What about Cherry Valley, or Charlies kart track, as I remember it. It's not too far off I81 Just south of Syracuse. Just a thought. We'll be there even if we don't have a kart by then. Do have a friend with an origional "64" Grand Prix. Maybe We can talk him in to takeing it down off the wall and bringing that too. Hope something works out. Sounds like alot of fun. John

Scott Kneisel · Post by **Scott Kneisel** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:26 pm

Things are progressing with the Avon promotors. I will have a status on Saturday, maybe a date if things go well.

Cherry Valley was my home track when I used to race IKF and lived in Syracuse. It is a nice track but even further to travel for the Ohio guys. Lets see how things work out with Avon.
I also do not think they are doing any vintage at "Charlies" but I could be wrong about that, I have not really checked into it.

I will status on this board this weekend.

Gary Wlodarsky · Post by **Gary Wlodarsky** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 9:26 pm

John Phippen jr wrote:Scott, you seem to be one of the ones in on trying to set this up. What about Cherry Valley, or Charlies kart track, as I remember it. It's not too far off I81 Just south of Syracuse. Just a thought. We'll be there even if we don't have a kart by then. Do have a friend with an origional "64" Grand Prix. Maybe We can talk him in to takeing it down off the wall and bringing that too. Hope something works out. Sounds like alot of fun. John

Hey John..I know where you could get a really nice Brand X...

...no, no, no not really , but it is coming along nicely...hope to have it ready for Barnesville...and any meet you guys may have in NY....

Gary W

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