| Championship Karting International has just announced | | | | 6 to ¼ miles in length and the races are 4 laps |
| that this weekend's inaugural championship event will | | | | to 20 laps in duration. |
| be broadcast thanks to a deal with SpeedcastTV. | | | | RaceFanRadio has partnered with SpeedcastTV to |
| Karting has been steadily gaining popularity since its | | | | offer fans of kart racing and those new to the sport |
| inception in southern California in the mid-fifties. There | | | | a unique opportunity to see all the action of the CKI |
| are now dedicated courses and racing circuits | | | | opening event at New Castle. is a Michigan based |
| throughout the US and even around the world. Kart | | | | company with 3 years experience at karting and |
| racing is especially popular in Europe where it is seen | | | | rod-racing events. Using live streaming video, |
| as a training ground for Formula One racers. Lewis | | | | SpeedcastTV will offer a 'network TV type |
| Hamilton who is currently the Formula One champion | | | | production' bringing karting to a whole new audience. |
| began his career racing karts. | | | | They have announced they plan to use a live timing |
| You will find that Kart racing generally occurs in one | | | | and scoring crawler, enhanced graphics and |
| of three categories. The categories are Sprint racing, | | | | pre-produced video packages to ensure that all of |
| Endurance racing and Speedway racing. Sprint racing | | | | the excitement of the live event is captured. |
| is on dedicated courses road courses that include | | | | Kart racing is a gateway into other motorsports |
| both right and left turns and vary in length from | | | | including NASCAR and Formula One, but it is an |
| ¼ mile to 1 mile long. Races are usually | | | | exciting and challenging sport in its own right. Now, |
| formatted as a series of short-duration (15 minute) | | | | with this new agreement between RaceFanRadio and |
| heats that are scored. A winner is declared by | | | | SpeedcastTV a whole new generation of fans can |
| aggregate score. Endurance races can last from 30 | | | | be introduced to this exciting sport. One of the true |
| minutes to 24 hours or more. Longer races can use | | | | benefits of webcasting is that unlike broadcast TV, if |
| multiple drivers. The key to winning in endurance is | | | | you miss the action on the day you can access the |
| good pit strategy and reliable, consistent driving. For | | | | video on-line to view at your leisure. |
| speedway racing, the tracks are traditional ovals of 1 | | | | |