February 2, 2009 - Beginning with the first Endurance race of the season Feb 21, Monticello Karting will be offering a rental rate for the Step1 kart of $250.00 per driver for each race. The rate will include, pit pass, race entry fee, fuel and tires. Otherwise show up and drive. Find three other freinds and make your own team or if not able to find others we will pair you up with others based on experience and weight.

You will need to reserve your spot today by calling 850-510-4188. All crash repairs are responsibilty of the driver at time of incident.

 May 15, 2008 - As a direct result of the fluctuations in the EURO and the increase in pricing from Birel Spa, it is necessary to increase our Retail Kart Pricing. The new pricing will be as follows:

Easykart 50cc : $2195.00
Easykart 60cc : $3995.00
Easykart 100cc : $4695.00
Easykart 125cc : $5195.00
Easykart 125cc Shifter : $6595.00

Easykart Americas has held the old prices for long as possible, while the Euro has gone from average 1.40 to now almost 1.60.  So while we would like the Easykart product to remain as attractively priced as possible we cannot overlook our increased expenses.

 Monticello Karters Compete in FKCS Race

May 3-4, 2008 - Stop number three of the Florida Kart Championship Series (FKCS), was at Monticello Karting this past weekend. The weather could not have been more perfect as it made for quick laps, close competition and an overall Chamber of Commerce weekend. Many drivers showed up on Thursday and Friday for practice before the racing began on Saturday.

 Monticello karters would take the track on Saturday in four different classes, Kid Kart, Easykart 100, Easykart 125 Lite and Tag Heavy. Starting off with Easykart 100, Lucas Rego from south Florida would put his kart on pole with a new track record of 59.089. Local drivers Curtis Morgan of Monticello, FL and Will Courreges of Tallahassee, FL would end up 5th and 10th respectively in qualifying. Rego would eventually finish in 2nd place in the pre-final to Space Coast Florida's Eric Filgueras. Curtis Morgan would run into problems from the start and not complete a lap of the pre-final, while Courreges would end up 9th. Rego would pull to an almost four second lead in the final for the win. Morgan overcame his pre-final woes and would finish a hard fought 6th, while Courreges battled with young Jason Devine to place 8th.

Next up was the Easykart 125 Lite, where five Monticello Karting drivers would compete. After qualifying was over the Monticello Karters found themselves in 1st, 3rd, 4th, 8th & 9th. Overall fast qualifier Nick Rickert would end up with a new track record of 57.132 and pole position, while Chris Grektorp of Tallahassee, FL and Michelle Hummell of Pace, FL would end up 3rd & 4th separated by a mere .019 seconds. Gainesville, FL's, Peter Kraft would end up 8th after a long awaited return to racing at Monticello, while Tallahassee's Henry Ferree would end up shotgun on the field after failing to start on the grid for qualifying.

From the drop of the green flag in the pre-final Nick Rickert knew something was wrong as a flat tire would cause an early retirement while running 2nd. Hummell would fight with south Florida's and 2007 Easykart 125 Lite FKCS Champion Daniel Delgado for a 3rd place finish, while two seconds back Ferree and Grektorp were battling for 5th. Ferree would hold off Grektorp for the position as Peter Kraft battled with south Florida's Kyle Connery to eventually finish 8th. The final would have everyone start in their pre-final finishing positions and after starting 3rd and running 2nd for 6 laps, Grektorp's kart would loose the rear bumper only to be black flagged and finish 9th, while only 2 laps later Rickert would be black flagged for loosing his air-box and finish 8th. Peter Kraft would end up 7th, as Ferree would score a 6th place finish after fighting with Connery. The best finish of the class for Monticello Karting was Michelle Hummell, whom continued her string of podium finishes in FKCS races with a close battle with James Shahan and Delgado for the 2nd spot on the podium!

Tag Heavy would also run on Saturday and include names like JC Courreges, Bob Wegman and Ken Holland, all local Monticello Karting drivers. Wegman in his Sonik powered Arrow, would end up 3rd in qualifying with a 1.00.747, while Courreges and Holland in stock Easykart's would end up 4th and 9th respectively. All of those positions would change for the pre-final as after many a hard fought pass Holland would end up in 3rd. Courreges would end up 6th and Wegman 10th after a turn one crash that would cause them to start last on the field. The 15 lap final wouldn't be so lucky for Holland as after 5 laps found himself side-lined with a blown motor. Courreges would hold onto his 4th place starting position for the entire race to finish there after racing hard with eventual 3rd place finisher Mark Thomas for 15 laps, as Wegman would start lap one in 10th and fight his way up to 5th.

Sunday would see Easykarts compete in three classes, Easykart 60, Easykart 125 Heavy and Tag. The rising stars of the sport in Easykart 60 would take the track for qualifying and include local drivers, Aubrey Duncan, Drew Kimbrel, Brian Lockwood and Nic Shealey. Coming out on top was Nic Shealey with a pole sitting time of 1.08.992, followed closely by Brian Lockwood with a 1.09.404. Kimbrel and Duncan would end up 5th and 8th. A four kart break away in the pre-final would end up with Shealey finishing in 1st and Lockwood in 2nd, leaving Kimbrel and Duncan to battle for 6th & 7th. Shealey, Lockwood and Ashley Rogero would all end up running under the pole-sitting qualifying time in the final as the three would check out on the field and continue a 10 lap nose to tail battle ending up with Shealey in 1st and Lockwood in 3rd, as Lockwood would also capture fast lap of the weekend for the 60's with a 1.08.448 lap. Kimbrel and Duncan struggled all day for speed and settled for 7th and 10th.

Easykart 125 Heavy which is normally Monticello Karting's largest class with 15 plus drivers ended up having only 7 entrants with 4 being Monticello Karters. Tallahassee's Brett Thompson, would capture pole position with a new track record of 58.555. co-track owner Tim Phipps would place 2nd with a 59.551 and Ken Holland 3rd with a 59.758. JC Courreges would end up 6th after struggling with a "hop" in qualifying. The pre-final was all Thompson as he cruised to a 8.7 second lead, but the best part was the top four were all from Monticello, Phipps 2nd, Holland 3rd and Courreges in 4th. The final again was all Thompson as after 10 laps, he had opened up a 10 second lead to finish 1st. Holland would end up 2nd and Courreges would find his way to the podium in 3rd. Phipps would end his day early as a mid race accident with Peter Pestano would side-line both karts.

Once again the largest class of the FKCS weekend was Tag with 18 entries. Monticello Karting fielded 3 drivers and one Easykart in the field which was comprised of Leopards, Soniks, a Rok TT and 2 Easykarts. All the karts in the field were sent out at once for qualifying in order to give all drivers equal time on track. After only one lap, local driver Nick Rickert pulled his Easykart in and would stand on his time of 57.892, which would end up being a new track record and good enough for pole, his 2nd of the weekend. Chris Grektorp would qualify 5th with a 58.689 in his Sonik powered Gillard, while Monticello's Bob Wegman would end up 13th. Tallahassee's Brett Thompson failed to make a lap and would start at the back of the field.

The pre-final was all Rickert as he checked out on the field to the tune of 4.895 seconds over Grektorp whom came up from his 5th place starting position. Brett Thompson would pass 9 karts in the first lap and eventually finish 7th, Wegman moved up 4 spots to finish 9th, but the drive of the weekend had to be Dane Ierna's drive to 3rd after starting last. Ierna had to make a kart change to his trusty Easykart after his Leopard powered CRG had engine troubles. Ierna passed 9 karts in his first two laps of the race and would also record the quickest race lap on his way forward.

The final was the race of the weekend as Grektorp, Rickert and Ierna proceeded to set a blistering pace on the field. Grektorp got the jump on the start and would head into turn two with Ierna in 2nd and Rickert in 3rd. The two Easykarts of Ierna and Rickert hooked up to try and motor past Grektorp and on lap 6 Ierna bobbled off turn 17 and gave up the position to Rickert. But even after the positions switched neither driver had the power to motor past Grektorp and he would finish 1st  just .053 ahead of Rickert in 2nd. Bob Wegman would wheel his Arrow to an 11th place finish, while Brett Thompson would troubles in the late laps and would finish a lap down in 15th after working his way up to 8th.

Based on the results of the first couple of races in the FKCS the Easykart 125 has proven to be very competitive at the new WKA weight of 350 lbs, with 4 top three place finishes and one win. For more information on the Easykart line of karts visit www.easykart.com.

Round four is June 7-8, 2008 in Moroso, FL at Moroso Motorsports Park. 

Monticello Karting to host FKCS Race May 3-4

April 15, 2008 - Round three of the Florida Kart Championship Series presented by Easykart & OGP will be held at the Monticello Karting & Motor Club on May 3-4, 2008. The series showcases the talents of drivers young and old throughout the state of Florida and the southeast.

 Monticello Karting will host a practice day the Friday before the event at a cost of $50.00 per driver, additional pit passes for crew are $10.00 each. Monticello karting has also allowed for early trailer drop-off if anyone is attending the local series race on April 26th or open practice day on April 25th. Drivers and teams wanting that extra practice are encouraged to come to the local race on the 26th and may leave their trailers at the track for the week. Although the track is fenced there will be no over night security and you will be leaving your items at your own risk.

 All Monticello Karting local series drivers are encouraged to attend and make a good showing for our club. To date, Monticello Karting has had eight podium finishes in two FKCS races, lets add a few more to the Monticello Karting trophy case and show-off what we've learned over the past two years. To run the FKCS race you must be a WKA member and a FKCS member. Entry forms and membership applications are available here under the "Files" section. The entry form and event flyer should be posted shortly.

Monticello Karters Score Big at Jacksonville FKCS Race!

March 23, 2008 - The first round of the Florida Kart Championship Series presented by Easykart & OGP was held at the 103rd St Sports Complex in Jacksonville, FL on March 22-23, 2008. The race is the first of a series of five to be held throughout the state of Florida. Seven local racers from Monticello Karting participated in the event which included drivers from all over Florida and as far north as Ohio.

All but one Monticello Karting Easykart driver landed on the podium during the two days of racing, but none lower than fourth! Starting on Saturday, Nick Rickert (Dayton, TN) piloted his Easykart 125 to the pole position in Easykart 125 Lite class. Local driver Michelle Hummell (Pace, FL) qualified third. Rickert and Hummell would cross the line in the pre-final in 2nd and 3rd respectively. In the final Rickert and south Florida's Jamie Shahan checked out on the field by 6 seconds. On the last lap of the race while running a behind leader Shahan, Rickert attempted a last turn pass for the win and spun giving up 2nd spot to Hummell. Hummell and Rickert finished 2nd & 3rd for the first podium finishes for Monticello Karting at an FKCS race in 2008.

Sunday was the big day for the rest of the Monticello Karting Easykart drivers as three classes were contested. Easykart 60 drivers Brian Lockwood (Tallahassee, FL) and Drew Kimbrell (Monticello, FL) found themselves first and second after qualifying. But the pre-final and final where all Kimbrell as he cruised to a 10 plus second lead in both races. Lockwood found himself in heavy traffic and in 4th position for most of the final before using the draft in classic Jacksonville style and making two passes at once to end up on the second step of the podium.

Ken Holland (Tallahassee, FL) qualified 3rd for Easykart 125 Heavy and found the going not so "Easy" as he ran into troubles in his final race. After battling it out with several drivers and leading a lap, in what was one of the best battles of the weekend, Holland had to retire in 4th place after contact damaged his kart with a bent tie-rod with only a few laps to go. But that wasn't the end for Holland as an eventual DSQ in the tech shed of the race winner lead to the 5th podium finish for Monticello Karting of the weekend as Holland would take over the 3rd spot.

TAG (Touch and Go) was the largest class of the weekend with 17 karts in the field. Four Easykarts took on the sea of Leopards and proved the Easykart's competitiveness in the Regional series. Chris Grektorp's (Tallahassee, FL) last minute entry in an Easykart gained him a 3rd place qualifying position only to be DQ'd for being underweight. Only .010 behind Grektorp was Nick Rickert whom would end up starting 3rd due to Chris's DQ. Rickert battled with pole sitter Nicholas Andries for a few laps before making a pass and setting sail on the pre-final win. Nick would start lap one of the final in second place as local Jacksonville, FL driver Michael Andrews got the jump on the start and would lead the first half of the race with Nick on his heals. The two pulled out a 5 second gap on 3rd place while Chris Grektorp tore thru the field from a next to last place starting position to eventually finish 4th. Rickert passed Andrews at half way and was able to hold of the hard charging driver even through a last lap side-by-side battle thru turn one and two, giving Monticello Karting it's 6th podium finish of the weekend.

Monticello Karting wishes to extend a job well done and congratulations to all drivers whom competed in the FKCS series race. The 3rd stop on the FKCS series will be in Monticello on May 3-4, 2008, make plans to attend now!

Girls and Boys Town Celebrity 60 Racing to Raise Funds for At-Risk Kids

We are pleased to announce that Girls and Boys Town of North Florida and Monticello Karting and Motor Club are partnering, once again for the 2nd Annual Girls and Boys Town Celebrity 60 Charity Race, chaired by Jason Crowder of Jimmie Crowder Excavating and Land Clearing.

Mark your Calendar! Saturday, February 23, 2008, will be a full day of fun and endurance racing to bring help, healing and hope to the Girls and Boys Town of North Florida. The MKMC Sprint Track, designed by Pablo Montoya, has been reported to be one of the best in the country. As the largest sprint track in the Southeast, the MKMC provides 1.1 miles and 17 turns of precision graded asphalt for karts and race cars.

As a Celebrity Race Team, your three to four member team will be center-stage. Girls and Boys Town has reserved VIP accommodations for the celebrity teams -including a "Celebrity Team-Only" VIP tent, Premium Pit spaces, Prizes and Awards.

Your sponsorship enters you into a two-event competition beginning with "Best Race Team" judging at 11:00 a.m. This grand prize will be awarded based on: Best Decorated Pit, Best Branded Kart, Best Uniforms and Best Team Support. Your main event will be sixty miles of wheel-to-wheel racing in Honda/Birel Italian race karts as your team trades paint with eleven other teams for the cup. It will be a winner-take-all in this adrenaline-filled challenge of our local business celebrities.

For more information on how you can participate, click here for sponsorship information.

For more information about Girls and Boys Town of North Florida click here.

2008 Season off to a good start!

The first race of 2008 is in the books. Many new drivers came to enjoy the Monticello track, as well as many returning racers. Points have been posted here and race times and results are listed here on Mylaps.com.

Easykart racers were informed of the new Easykart rules set effective with the February race. The new rules are posted on the Easykart website here.

MKMC Membership & Renewal Policy for 2008

December 2, 2007 - As the end of 2007 approaches it is time to address our membership policies and prices once again. For 2008, members will retain all of the privileges and discounts available over this past season. One fee that will remain the same in 2008 is the membership fee of $1,000.00. For members wishing to retain their privileges, the fee is due in full on January 1st.

A new option this year for members in good standing, is to make 12 monthly installments of $100.00 each on their credit card. For new members signing up later in the year the standard charge of $1,000.00 will be prorated to the end of the year. For members, not renewing on time the rate will be $1,200.00 for the year prorated to the end of the year.

Also, starting January 1, 2008 the free membership with the purchase of a kart will be replaced with a $500.00 credit toward yearly individual or family membership.

Champions of Champions Race and Awards Ceremony!

November 15, 2007 - On December 8, 2007, The Monticello Karting & Motor Club will host the 2007 Champions of Champions race and Awards Ceremony. MKMC will crown all class champions, with trophies and awards (must have attended min. of 9 races) and ALL junior drivers (15 & younger) will receive awards, regardless of final class points position. The winner of the Champion of Champions race will have his name placed on a banner at the track for all of 2008. We will once again be offering FREE RACING to anyone who has raced at least once at MKMC during the 2007 season, just pay for your pit passes.

An alternate track configuration is planned, with practice starting at 9am and racing scheduled to begin at noon. Only a single heat and a feature race are planned to keep everyone fresh for the bench racing planned for the afternoon. Bring your cameras, coolers and extra chairs.

A block party in downtown Monticello will host the class awards ceremony outside the newly renovated Courtyard restaurant, now run by local TAG driver Bob Wegman and spouse. Expect music, food and fun!

If you plan on coming on December 8th, please drop us a line at gm@monticellokarting.com with the names of the person coming.

November 11, 2007 - Due to increases in the value of the Euro and a subsequent price increase from Birel Spa, it has become necessary to adjust our pricing on all Easykarts.

Price increases will apply to all of the Easykarts, Easykart parts and accessories.

Effective November 15, 2007, the Retail pricing on all model Easykarts will be as follows:

Easykart 50cc : $1,995.00
Easykart 60cc : $3,795.00
Easykart 100cc : $4,395.00
Easykart 125cc : $4,895.00
Easykart Shifter : $6,295.00

September 25, 2007 - Two local Monticello Karting drivers will be attending the Easykart World Finals in Cervia, Italy this October after winning their way in the Easykart Grand Nationals races held here this month. Congratulations go out to Easykart 60 driver Drew Kimbrel and Easykart 125 Heavy driver Brett Thompson.

Drew was able to race up through the pack each race after a mid-pack qualifying effort. Starting the final on outside pole, Drew and eventual runner-up Bobby Stevens put on a show for the Monticello crowd. Each driver lead laps and coming down the closing laps swapped the lead lap after lap and turn after turn. Drew held on to the lead on the final lap and came across the finish line to the roar from the locals.

The Easykart 125 Heavy class belonged to Brett Thompson as he dominated all but one race in his newly purchased Easykart 125. Brett purchased the kart on Thursday and won on Sunday! Qualifying found Brett in 2nd position and that's where he would start each pre-final, but for the final Brett would start on pole and never look back.

Monticello Karting would like to wish Brett and Drew the best of luck in their ventures in Italy next month. We look forward to hearing all about their adventures.

Easykart Americas Announces Additional Engine Service Centers

May 22, 2007 MIAMI: Easykart Americas is proud to announce the addition of three NEW Easykart Engine Service Centers. They are Monticello Karting in North Florida, CRE Motorsports in Colorado and Speedwerx Motorsports in Texas.

These companies are currently Authorized Easykart Dealers. Monticello Karting and CRE Motorsports are track owners and as such will have a trackside presence to better support their Easykart customer base. Easykart Americas feels that these new Service Centers will be a great benefit to Easykart customers throughout the USA. Each facility will adhere to strict guidelines in order to maintain the integrity of the sealed Easykart engine program. These service centers will be able to provide Easykart drivers with engine rebuilds and services in addition to a regular supply of Easykart karts and parts.

Easykart Americas looks towards the continued expansion of the Easykart product and sees the addition of these Engine Service Centers as being critical in it's continued growth. This brings the number of Authorized Easykart Service Centers to six, the others announced last year were GEI Racing, Homestead Karting and RYSA Racing.

Contact information on these NEW Engine Services Centers are:

George Durin
CRE Motorsports
21430 Spencer Road
Calhan, CO. 80808
719-749-9840
http://www.cremotorsports.com/

JC Courreges
Monticello Karting
1765 Big Joe Road
Monticello, Florida 32344
850-510-4188
http://www.monticellokarting.com/

Sam Cooper
Speedwerx Motorsports
1622 Sawdust Rd. Ste A-6
Spring, Texas. 77380
281-367-0804
http://www.speedwerxracing.com/

For more information please contact Easykart Americas at ezinfo@easykart.com or 305-463-6699. For information on the Easykart Championship Series, contact alejandra@easykart.com.

The third round of the Forida Kart Championship Series will be held the weekend of April 6-8, 2007, here at the Monticello Karting & Motor Club. The FKCS is a Divisional/Regional WKA race series and is the strongest, most attended WKA sprint series in the south. Registration forms and schedules can be found at Florida Kart Championship Series website. Visit our Forum for infomation about accomodations, parking & practice. All WKA kart classes, plus Easykart & Rotax are eligible to attend. Come race with some of the best in the South and the country!

Local drivers, if you want to attend and race you will need to join The World Karting Association and FKCS. Temporary and fulltime membership applications are available for both at registration on race day. Pre-registration deadline is March 20, 2007.

Check out the lap on Monticello on the new Kart Champions video game Click Here. SE Games and The Monticello Karting & Motor Club announce partnership for circuit rights and other intiatives via a worldwide Official Press Release. Be sure to check out the SE Games website and the Kart Champions website for more information on the Kart Champions game.

March 16, 2007 - In addition to the cash prizes for the endurance race, SE GAMES will be offering several prizes for the Monticello 200 Endurance Race.

1. All drivers on the winning team will appear in the sequel of the KART CHAMPIONSTM video game. That means your names and your unique helmets.

2. The driver with the fastest lap gets a new Alfano wheel with integrated Pro+ chronometric data acquisition system.

3. All drivers on the fifth place team gets a full year subscription to VROOM Karting Magazine, the worlds largest and most widely distributed high-end karting publication. We're looking forward to the event.

Michael Donaldson
President & CEO
SE GAMES
s-egames.com

From Easykart Website:

March 12, 2007 - Easykart America is pleased to announce that the following Easykart Dealers are the Top Selling Dealers in the North, Central & South America. Monticello Karting, Inversiones Easykart Venezuela, Homestead Karting and GEI Racing.

This is the first year that Awards were given to the Top Sellers of Easykart products in the USA and Central & South America. Easykart America will like to especially recognize Monticello Karting for being their Highest Volume Sales Dealer. Monticello Karting is hosting the 2007 Easykart Grand Nationals and hence will definitely be pushing for the top spot again in 2007.

In the rest of the Americas, it is Inversiones Easykart Venezuela that takes the top spot as the Highest Volume Sales Dealer in Central and South America. Inversiones Easykart Venezuela will be hosts of the 2007 Pan-American Easykart Championship in Aug 2007. An event that will probably see it's largest entries since it's inception a few years ago.

Easykart America thanks all of it's Dealers and appreciate their continued support.

March 12, 2007 - Due to numerous complexities and logistics in hosting our first multiple class endurance race, the Monticello Karting & Motor Club has decided to simplify the upcoming slate of races to be held April 1st, 2007. It has always been the goal of MKMC to create a fun and rewarding event to mark their first anniversary. With the following changes we can reach these goals and will allow us to concentrate on good clean safe fun.

In order to enhance this division, the decision has been made to run only a TAG class (15 yrs & up), under WKA rules. This will allow us to do a Le Mans style start and consolidate the prize money to make the rewards more meaningful.

A spec tire for the TAG class has also been finalized, the new MG SLE or MG Blue.

Instead of basing the prize money on number of entries for this event, we are going to offer set rewards as follows:

1st Place - $2,500 cash, name and helmet colors of the winners will be shown in the new "Kart Champions" video game by Jacksonville, FL based SE Games.

2nd Place - $1,000 cash

3rd Place - $500 cash

4th Place - One set of MG Tires

5th Place - Full year subscription to VROOM Karting Magazine

Thanks to everyone who has made our first year a success.

Complete updated rules, schedule and entry list are posted at www.monticellokarting.com. For more information contact Monticello Karting & Motor Club at gm@monticellokarting.com
 

April 13, 2006 - The Monticello Karting & Motor Club is proud to announce the creation of the Montoya Drivers School. Brother to Formula One star and Indy 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya, Frederico Montoya will be the instructor for the day beginning April 22, 2006. You will learn all you need to know about racing and driving the Easykart. There will be video and theoretical training along with lots of track time!

125cc class will be April 22, 2006 at a cost of $350.00 per driver or $300.00 if you bring your own kart. 60cc & 100cc classes will be on April 23, 2006 at a cost of $250.00 per driver or $200.00 if you bring your own kart. For reservations and information call 850-510-4188. Spots are limited so sign up now!

For complete information on corporate events and private parties, please contact the MKMC staff at GM@monticellokarting.com