Apr 14, 2014 | Karting News, RKS
photo by RPM Photography
story by Chris Roy
Kaiden Benjamin, of Belfast, ME. will be racing in the box stock series at Richmond Karting Speedway and Thundering Valley this race season. During the off season Kaiden has been working on the karts and his dad’s race car. Though over the winter, Kaiden has also been keeping busy playing basketball, as well as plays soccer and baseball this spring.
This race season Kaiden is going to be very busy at the track and in the shop, “Our plans for the 2014 season will be to race as much as we can at both Thundering Valley and Richmond maybe a few other tracks if we can.”
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Apr 8, 2014 | Karting News, RKS
photo by RPM Photography
Story by Chris Roy
Madison Morse from Town-Bridgton, Maine RKS will be returning to Richmond Karting Speedway this race season to compete in the blue plate series. During the off season Madison, has been keeping busy, “I’ve been playing basketball, snowboarding and cleaning up my go kart getting ready for racing season.”
Madison has her goals set for this race season, “To learn a lot and work hard to get to the front and win.”
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Apr 7, 2014 | Karting News, Maine Race Tracks, RKS, Wiscasset Speedway
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Story by Chris Roy
Curtis Anderson of Richmond, Maine is making the transition this season from Kart racing at Richmond Karting Speedway to Thunder 4 at Wiscasset Speedway.
So over the winter while waiting for race season to start Curtis and his pit crew have been busy, “We have been building a new car for 2014 season at Wiscasset Speedway.”
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Apr 2, 2014 | Karting News, RKS
photo by RPM Photography
Story by Chris Roy
Opening day at Richmond Karting Speedway (RKS) is on April 27th as the drivers and crews get ready for the 1st green flag of the season. Colby “The Bullet” Benjamin of Belfast, ME, though there wasn’t much racing in the off season Colby found plenty of things to keep him busy, “In the off season I have been hunting, fishing, snowmobiling and playing indoor baseball.”
This upcoming season “The Bullet” will get plenty of seat time racing in karts, “In the 2014 season my plans are to run gold plate at RKS and try some new tracks around New England. I like night races, because I like being under the lights.”
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Mar 31, 2014 | Karting News, RKS
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story by Chris Roy
Now that the snow is almost gone Brittany Jalbert of Auburn, Maine will be getting ready to race in the #8 in the Gold Plate Kart Series at Richmond Karting Speedway.
Though Brittany hasn’t been racing in the off season, she has been busy. “During the off season I have been playing field hockey every Sunday morning and dancing Tuesdays & Wednesdays with competitions on the weekends.”
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Mar 28, 2014 | Karting News, RKS
photo by RPM Photography
story by Chris Roy
Kate Re of Lovell, Maine will be back at Richmond Karting Speedway (RKS), once again this upcoming race season. Kate will be competing in the two different race series – Box Stock and Junior Animal.
Though Kate hasn’t been racing over the winter, she has been keeping busy getting ready for the 2014 race season. “During the off season I’ve been going to school and getting my karts ready for this season. I’ll be racing two classes this year, so it’s been a lot of work over the winter getting ready. I also put my karts in two car shows over the winter to support RKS and try to get some new racers interested, the Northeast Motorsports Expo in Augusta and the Maine Racin’ Preview in Portland. I was really excited when I won “Best Appearing Go-Kart” at the Augusta show. It was a surprise and a great way to start the season.”
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