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 Newberrytown,
PA (November 1, 2012) – On
Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5, 2013, the largest 2-day
karting event will take place on the “Big Track” at the
Susquehanna Speedway Park in its 58 year history when the
Pennsylvania Elite Dirt Kart Series visits. The PEDKS is
sanctioned by the World Karting Association (W.K.A.) based
in Concord, North Carolina.
Series promoter Ron Little Sr. and speedway owner Todd
Fisher are making the announcement jointly pending
sanctioning approval from W.K.A. “More than 400 entries
each day are expected for this historical event,” commented
Little Sr. “This event will have a huge economic impact to
the area’s restaurants, gas stations and hotels,” replied
Fisher. Fisher added, “We are always looking for something
new to bring to the area and we hope to make this an annual
event on the track’s schedule each year.”
The PEDKS will open its four race tour at SSP with three
remaining races with venues to be announced on June 8 & 9;
June 22 & 23 and August 3 & 4. The raindate for the SSP
event will be July 6 & 7, 2013.
Each raceday will be a complete and separate schedule
featuring practice, qualifying and feature races for the 23
different classes of competition. Information about classes
can be found at
www.elitedirtkart.com.
The World Karting Association (WKA) is a membership-owned,
non-profit corporation formed in 1971 to regulate and
promote the sport of competitive go-kart racing. The WKA
establishes the rules and procedures to set standards by
which to sanction tracks and to conduct annual championships
for various types of karting. WKA is the largest karting
sanctioning body in the United States
maintaining between 3,000 and 4,000 active members, which
are located in over 40 states, Canada and Europe.
SSP also feature go karts, quarter midgets and Adult
Speedcars at its “Outback Track” weekly on Friday nights
from April to early September as well.
The Susquehanna Speedway Park is located midway between
Harrisburg and York off I-83 to exit 32, then 1.4 miles NW
on SR382 to York Road, then 1.3 miles south. For more
information, contact the speedway offices at (717) 292-1696
or visit online at sspracing.net.
On raceday, use the track phone at (717) 938-9170 for
up-to-date information.
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