Lightning Fast Champ
Karts to Attack Atlantic City
Among the four classes of competition
scheduled to compete in the Indoor Races at Atlantic City’s
Boardwalk Hall, the blindingly fast Champ Karts require the most
precise driving skills.
The 10th edition of the event under the direction of Len Sammons
and staff is planned for Friday and Saturday nights Feb. 3-4,
2012. TQ (three quarter) Midgets, dirt 600cc Micro-Sprints and
Slingshots join the nimble Champ Karts in competition.
Chris Daley and Norman Hynes, two past winners who have mastered
the delicate touch needed to succeed in this game-of-inches and
are among the heavy favorites to win again.
Daley, of Pleasant Valley, N.Y., won the 2008 running of the
Champ Kart Indoor Race and was a near winner of the 2006 and
2009 races.
Hynes of Lithium, Md., is the defending champion of the
lightning fast event. Like Daley, he had other opportunities to
win in previous years.
Hynes pumped his fists vigorously when he crossed the finish
line under the checkered flag, calling the Boardwalk Hall
victory “among my biggest”.
Forty-one Champ Kart teams have pre-registered for the event,
joining nearly seventy TQ teams, thirty dirt 600cc Micro Sprint
teams and twenty Slingshots.
That number is expected to grow steadily with five weeks
remaining prior to race time with 200 teams expected to be vying
for starting berths in the four feature races.
Champ Kart drivers entered hail from eleven different states as
distant as Maine (1 entry) and North Carolina (2 entries).
Pennsylvania and New Jersey lead all other states with eight
drivers each while Massachusetts has seven, New York six, and
Connecticut five.
Rhode Island, Virginia, Maryland and New Hampshire have one
driver each in the field.
Champ Kart drivers will need to earn starting spots in the
25-lap main event through time trials (the top fifteen lock in
to the feature), A series of heat races and B-mains will
generate the remaining nine starters to form a twenty-four kart
field.
Racers wishing to enter any of the divisions competing in
Atlantic City may find entry and rule information available at
aarn.com.
Tickets for the Atlantic City event are on sale now at
Ticketmaster outlets online at www.ticketmaster.com and at the
Boardwalk Hall box office. Ticket prices remain the same as the
past event. Premium seats sell out quickly.
Further information can also be obtained by calling the show
office (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) at 609-888-3618.
Source:
Ernie Saxton/AARN PR
Posted: December 25, 2011
