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Badger Kart Club First To Run Milwaukee Mile Road Course
(West Allis, WI) September 6, 2004 – The Milwaukee Mile has formed an
alliance with the Badger Kart Club, and this weekend, the retrofitted infield
road course of the historic speedway will see action with the national
Margay.com Championship Enduro series competing on the two-mile course.
The Badger Kart Club is the Official Kart Club of The Milwaukee Mile and will
be the first organization to hold a race of any kind utilizing The ‘Mile’s
infield course, dubbed “The Power Circuit.”
Kart racers will renew the tradition of road racing on the world’s oldest
speedway, and will race on the 36-foot wide ribbon of asphalt through the
track’s infield, in addition to driving on the majority of the one mile
oval. The infield portion of the track had been largely inactive since
the early 1980’s.
“We are extremely honored to be the first club to run the new road
course,” said Badger Kart Club president Bingo Emmons. “The Badger
Kart Club is also pleased to share this inaugural event with the Margay.com
Championship Enduro Series. With their solid program and our strong
membership, this will be a great event.”
The layout is similar to other major oval speedways, such as Daytona
International Speedway and Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Charlotte, which host
major karting and road racing events. The course is run clockwise, or
reverse direction on the oval, entering the infield portion in Turn 4 and
exiting the infield between Turns 3 & 4.
“We were fortunate to host Badger Kart Club’s first sanctioned race at The
‘Mile in June, and we welcome local racers and karters from around the
nation to race on “The Power Circuit here next month,” commented Mark
Perrone, Vice President & General Manager of The Milwaukee Mile.
In the June event, karts raced strictly on the oval, reaching speeds ranging
from 90 to 125mph in the draft.
The Margay.com Championship Enduro series will be contesting their
championship events September 11 & 12, which were originally scheduled for
the soon-to-be completed Autobahn facility in Indiana. Excessive rains,
however, have delayed its completion. After approaching Badger
Kart Club and Milwaukee Mile officials, Badger agreed to partner with the
Margay.com series to hold the first national race on the new road course.
For more information on the Badger Kart Club, contact Shirley Howard at
414-328-8903 or visit www.badgerkartclub.com.
For details on the Margay.com Championship Enduro Series, visit www.championshipenduro.com.
For information on The Milwaukee Mile, contact Jim Tretow at (414) 453-5761 or
log on to www.milwaukeemile.com.
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