Barre, VT – Thunder Road has announced the formation of a new weekly Go-Kart racing series for the 2016 season. The Junior Champ Kart youth division for competitors ages 6 to 14 will run on Tuesday nights throughout the summer, marking the first time since 2010 that weekly Kart racing will be held on the Barre high banks.
The 10-race series begins on Tuesday, June 21 and will run weekly through Tuesday, August 23, with a one-week holiday break on July 5. The gates will open at 4:30pm for all Tuesday events with racing beginning at 6:00pm.
A special event on Saturday, September 10 will close the Karting season. Racing for this event will begin at 1:00pm with the gates opening at 12:00pm.
An informational meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 19 at 7:00pm at Nick Sweet’s race shop on 307 South Barre Road in Barre, VT. Please email Cris Michaud at crism6@comcast.net with any further questions.
2016 Thunder Road Junior Champ Kart schedule
# DAY DATE Post Time Gates Open
1 Tue Jun 21 6:00pm 4:30pm
2 Tue Jun 28 6:00pm 4:30pm
3 Tue Jul 12 6:00pm 4:30pm
4 Tue Jul 19 6:00pm 4:30pm
5 Tue Jul 26 6:00pm 4:30pm
6 Tue Aug 02 6:00pm 4:30pm
7 Tue Aug 09 6:00pm 4:30pm
8 Tue Aug 16 6:00pm 4:30pm
9 Tue Aug 23 6:00pm 4:30pm
10 Sat Sep 10 1:00pm 12:00pm
Subject to Change