{"id":15670,"date":"2016-01-02T12:41:56","date_gmt":"2016-01-02T17:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maineracing.com\/16\/?p=15670"},"modified":"2016-01-02T12:41:56","modified_gmt":"2016-01-02T17:41:56","slug":"kart-racing-set-to-return-to-thunder-road-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/2016\/01\/kart-racing-set-to-return-to-thunder-road-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Kart Racing Set to Return to Thunder Road in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-15671 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maineracing.com\/16\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/thunder-e1451780097380.jpg\" alt=\"thunder\" width=\"200\" height=\"54\" \/>Barre, VT<\/em> \u2013 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.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 10-race series begins on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_263500768\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Tuesday, June 21<\/span><\/span> and will run weekly through <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_263500769\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Tuesday, August 23<\/span><\/span>, with a one-week holiday break on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_263500770\"><span class=\"aQJ\">July 5<\/span><\/span>. The gates will open at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_263500771\"><span class=\"aQJ\">4:30pm<\/span><\/span> for all Tuesday events with racing beginning at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_263500772\"><span class=\"aQJ\">6:00pm<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A special event on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_263500773\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Saturday, September 10<\/span><\/span> will close the Karting season. Racing for this event will begin at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_263500774\"><span class=\"aQJ\">1:00pm<\/span><\/span> with the gates opening at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_263500775\"><span class=\"aQJ\">12:00pm<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An informational meeting will be held on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_263500776\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Tuesday, January 19 at 7:00pm<\/span><\/span> at Nick Sweet\u2019s race shop on 307 South Barre Road in Barre, VT. Please email Cris Michaud at <a href=\"mailto:crism6@comcast.net\" target=\"_blank\">crism6@comcast.net<\/a> with any further questions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2016 Thunder Road Junior Champ Kart schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>#<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DAY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DATE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Post Time\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gates Open<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_263500777\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Tue\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jun 21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6:00pm<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_263500778\"><span class=\"aQJ\">4:30pm<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_263500779\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Tue\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jun 28\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6:00pm<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_263500780\"><span class=\"aQJ\">4:30pm<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_263500781\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Tue \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jul 12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6:00pm<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_263500782\"><span class=\"aQJ\">4:30pm<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_263500783\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Tue\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jul 19\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6:00pm<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_263500784\"><span class=\"aQJ\">4:30pm<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_263500785\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Tue\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jul 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class=\"aQJ\">Tue\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aug 09\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6:00pm<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_263500790\"><span class=\"aQJ\">4:30pm<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_263500791\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Tue\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aug 16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6:00pm<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_263500792\"><span class=\"aQJ\">4:30pm<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_263500793\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Tue \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aug 23\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6:00pm<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_263500794\"><span class=\"aQJ\">4:30pm<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_263500795\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Sat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sep 10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:00pm<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_263500796\"><span class=\"aQJ\">12:00pm<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Subject to Change<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barre, VT \u2013 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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15671,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,1,6,65],"tags":[42,1347],"class_list":["post-15670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american-canadian-tour","category-uncategorized","category-new-england-racing-news","category-thunder-road","tag-act","tag-thunder-road"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}