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Ayden Clark all ready to race.

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story by Chris Roy
Eight year old Ayden Clark, from Hallowell, ME is racing in the Boxstock Division at Richmond Karting Speedway (RKS).

Racing this weekend at RKS, Friday night under the lights, the drivers and pit crews are going to be busy. Though when it comes to racing in the afternoon or under the lights Ayden prefers “Under the lights for sure, my kart seems to handle at night.”

At RKS the teams can race either a Champ kart or a Rocker kart, Ayden is racing a Champ kart which has a fixed frame. Though there is a lot of work that goes into getting the Karts ready for each race Ayden lets his crew chief handle that, “My dad does everything on it, I do better driving it then working on it.”
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Teras gets the Karting Trifecta

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Story by Chris RoyThis past weekend Austin Teras hit the Trifecta as he won three different races, at 3 different tracks, on three different days. “It was fun and amazing! It was a great opportunity. It was difficult because I raced 3 different karts. It was also very hot! I had to drink a lot of water and Gatorade!”

On Friday night Austin to the checkered flag at Oxford Plains Speedway, Saturday he raced at Thundering Valley where he took home win number 2. Then on Sunday he completed the trifecta with his win at Richmond Karting Speedway. As Austin explains the 3 different race tracks are complete different from one another, “Oxford track is very small and bumpy, Thundering Valley is big and very flat, and Richmond is fast and smooth, These 3 tracks have nothing in common.”
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A Fast Lap with Carter Patterson

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story by Chris Roy
12 year old Carter Patterson of Belfast, ME is the current point’s leader in the Sr. Sportsman Series at Richmond Karting Speedway. With 5 wins already this season Carter has a firm points lead but fellow driver Joshua Annis, in the 1x isn’t far behind. After every win Carter takes the checkered flag and does a “Polish Victory Lap”, made famous by NASCAR driver Alan Kulwicki. I asked Carter why he like to do his victory lap in the opposite direction he replied, “Because it’s cool!!”

RPM. – Other than racing what are your plans this summer?
Carter – I plan to work and earn money for racing and other fun activities, work out, and play sports with my friends.
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Richmond Karting Speedway

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FRIDAY JUNE 15TH = OPEN PRACTICE – GATES OPEN FROM 4PM – 8:30PM
ONLY $10 PER PERSON

FRIDAY JUNE 22ND – TRIPLE XXX RACE SERIES – RACE 1 OF 3
GATES OPEN AT 4PM – PRACTICE STARTS AT 5:45PM

SUNDAY JUNE 24- SCHOOLS OUT SHOOT OUT – GATES OPEN AT 8AM
PRACTICE STARTS AT 9:45AM – EXTENDED FEATURES – FOR ALL DIVISIONS

Allison Ferland makes it 2 in a row at RKS

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story by Chris Roy

Two weeks ago Allison Ferland, driving the number 88, took the checkered flag and got her first go kart win, at Richmond Karting Speedway. I asked Allison, what it was like to get her first kart win, she summed it all up in one word, “Exciting”!

This past Memorial Day weekend RKS kicked off its first night race of the season. And if you ask Allison, to which is her favorite, racing during the day or racing under the lights, she will tell you with a big smile “Night Racing, I can’t wait its really fun.”
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Richmond Karting Speedway

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NEXT RACE – THIS FRIDAY NIGHT MAY 25TH – GATES OPEN AT 4PM
www.richmondkartingspeedway.com

TEAM UP NIGHT UNDER THE LIGHTS – EACH DRIVER WILL BE RACING FOR REGULAR SEASON POINTS AND JUST TO ADD SOME EXCITEMENT UNDER THE LIGHTS
EACH DRIVER WILL BE PLACED ON A TEAM WITH THE TEAM GAINING THE MOST POINTS WINNING A SPECIAL PRIZE DON’T MISS THIS FRIDAY UNDER THE LIGHTS AT RKS

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10 Fast Laps with Kart Driver – Maggie Ferland

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Maggie Ferland of Auburn, Maine is doing double duty this season, racing go karts at Richmond Karting Speedway as well as the kart track at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

RPM. What do you think of the go-kart track at NHMS?
Maggie. I loved it because of the steep hill & the speed.

RPM. The go kart track at NHMS is unique in the way the track is designed; you have to drive up a hill on the front stretch and down the hill on the back stretch.
Maggie. The track is “Awesome” at NHMS. I wished they had more races on the upper track, the hill was awesome!
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GREAT OPENING DAY AT RKS

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I would like to say thank you for all the emails and phone calls of excitement and encouragement of our opening day. I have recieved so many emails and text messages from so many people saying how wonderful opening day was. Thank you for all your support and I look forward to a great season.
~Track Manager – Roger Collins

NEXT RACE THIS SUNDAY MAY 6TH
GATES OPEN AT 8AM
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“Alexander looks to Conquer the NELCAR Legends”

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Story by Chris Roy

Wyatt Alexander of Ellsworth, Maine is one of the new young guns in the Amsoil NELCAR Legend Series. Wyatt, like most young drivers, got started in go-karts and is now taking the next step moving into a legend car. “After karting for 8 seasons I decided it would be a great development series to enter. A new challenge in my motorsports career.”

Though the NELCAR legends are a logical next step for young drivers moving up from go-karts, the legend race cars are much different than the go-karts he was used to racing. “The legend car has more horsepower, about 10 times the power. The kart I drive does not have suspension, so the ride in the car is much smoother.”
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10 Laps with Austin Teras

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Story by Chris Roy

On Sunday April 29th the drivers at Richmond Karting Speedway (RKS) take the green flag to start the season, and the 2011 “BoxStock” Champion Austin Teras, is ready.

RPM. What have you been doing this past winter?
Austin. Racing, dirt races down south in South Carolina and Florida, we missed Daytona because I broke my leg.

RPM. What was it like the Championship at Richmond?
Austin. It was really cool because this is my second championship I got to bring home, and it meant a lot to me and my family.
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Richmond Karting Speedway Friday Night Race

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We are keeping a close eye on the forecast for the Richmond area. The current forecast this morning has changed since of yesterday. Currently they are calling for a chance of showers at 10pm tonight which would leave us ample time to race tonight under the lights. As of right now, the call will be to watch the noon forcast and make the call to race or not at 12:45pm today.
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The Little Engine that Could… GO RACING!!!

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Story by Chris Roy

Kassidy Burton, travels every weekend from her home in Wiscasset, ME to Richmond Karting Speedway (RKS) so she can race her number 12 race kart. One thing that is very interesting about this little driver…… she is only 4 years old!!!
She got her idea to go racing when she went to watch a friend race. “Back in June when I saw my friend Connor Wenners race, I decided that I wanted to try too” Kassidy stated.
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Can’t Be to Kaffel

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story by Chris Roy

Nine year old Ivan Kaffel, of Raymond, Maine is one of the drivers in the sportsman series at Richmond Karting Speedway (RKS).

RKS is one of the few kart tracks in New England that lets the drivers race either a rocker or a champ roll cage. I asked Ivan which he preferred to use his response was, “Champ because you can race them anywhere and I want to race a modified someday which are open wheels.” The major difference between the two are is Rocker cages move and are bolted on, where as Champs are welded on, built at the factory as a single unit.
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“Friday Night Lights”

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Story by Chris Roy

This Friday night the Kart will be racing under the lights at Richmond Karting Speedway (RKS). Austin Teras driver of the number 29 is the current points leader in the BoxStock Series is all set for the sun to go down and the lights to come on.

After last weekends race Cushman Competition put a new kart together for the race, so he hopes it goes well, but not sure. When it comes to racing at RKS If you ask Austin which he prefers the night racing or racing under the sunny sky, this is his reply, “Under the lights it’s the best!”
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