Burris Racing Tire to Present NYS Clone Invitational at Weedsport Kartway
WEEDSPORT, NY (April 24, 2019) – For the second consecutive year, Weedsport Kartway will invite the top Clone kart racers from across the state of New York to its season-ending ‘Octoberfest II’ on September 28-29 to compete in the second annual NYS Clone Invitational, presented in 2019 by Burris Racing Tire.
The $500 to win, 25-lap special, will take place as part of the Saturday night program at ‘Octoberfest II’ and will see the top five drivers in Clone Heavy points from area facilities battle it out for the top prize.
Last year’s inaugural NYS Clone Invitational champion, Jeremy Tuttle, will be a guaranteed starter in the event and will be joined by drivers from Oswego Kartway, Moose Mountain Speedway, Hannibal Kartway, Alleghany Memorial Speedway, Stateline Speedway, Dodge City Raceway, Can-Am Speedway, Ransomville Speedway, Caroga Creek Speedway, Paradise Speedway, Limerock Speedway and Weedsport Kartway.
“We feel this is a great way to finish up the season for racers across the state,” said Weedsport promoter, Jimmy Phelps. “Our track is pretty centrally located in terms of other facilities in the area and we hope to use this race as a tool to promote all of the dirt karting facilities in the state.”
The lineup for the event will once again be determined by a blind draw, unless more than 25 karts are registered for the race. In that case, time trials will take place to set the field of 24 with a Top 12 redraw instituted.
Last year’s inaugural event saw 13 Clone Heavy racers take the green flag in the $500 to win invitational, with Tuttle charging to the early lead and holding off a hard-charging Chris Natoli for the win. Jeff Anstett, Nick McGill and Logan Winn were the top five in the running order for 2018 followed by Ken Kart, Matt Matteson, Nick Tryt, Joe Hayden and Phil Young.
The Burris 33a tire is mandatory for all Weedsport Kartway events.
To learn more about all that Burris Racing Tire has to offer visit them online at www.burrisracing.com.
Tracks looking to add their name to the list of invitees must submit an e-mail to Weedsport Kartway by Tuesday, September 3 with their points for Clone Heavy. If your track does not have a Clone Heavy division, we will take submissions for either Clone Light or Clone Medium. E-mails are to be sent to dan@weedsportspeedway.com.
For more information on Weedsport Kartway be sure to visit online at www.weedsportspeeday.com/kartway on Facebook at www.facebook.com/weedsportkartway.
About Weedsport Speedway: Officially opened for the first time on July 24, 1955 – the Weedsport Speedway 3/8 mile dirt oval has produced a legendary list of drivers and champions including Will Cagle, Danny Johnson, Bob McCreadie, Alan Johnson, Jack Johnson, and Dave Lape to name a few. In 2018, Weedsport introduced the all-new Weedsport Kartway, just outside of the Speedway’s main pit area, to begin to foster the next generation of racers, crew members and race fans. Together, Weedsport Speedway and Kartway are excited to bring fans and followers a schedule of 15 racing events in 2019, hosting everything from Karts and Sprint Cars, to Late Models and Modifieds, Pro Stocks and Micro Sprints, even Flat Track Motorcycles. Couple the racing with state-of-the-art camping and track amenities, unmatched on-site television production capabilities, plus the ability for large scale concert productions and Weedsport is one of the marquee entertainment venues in the country.
Sources: WeedsportSpeedway.com