23/01/09 - NEWS ARTICLE - AUSTRALIAN KARTING ASSOCIATION

Story by Lee Hanatschek

VICTORIAN COUNTRY SERIES LAUNCHES

NEW WEBSITE

The ever-growing Victorian Country Series has launched a new website at www.victoriancountryseries.com as a part of the preparations for the upcoming 2009 Series.

Drivers will have the ability to enter on line six-round series is set to kick off on the March long weekend (March 7/8) at the Wimmera circuit in Horsham. A preliminary entry list will then be updated on a regular basis.

The website will continually be updated with news from the series along with supplementary regulations for upcoming rounds and the host clubs be able to promote the benefits of their respective rounds and venues through their dedicated pages.

Series Co-ordinator Trevor Crane is excited about the potential of the 2009 Series, the final format of classes offered in the Series will ultimately be decided by their popularity at the opening round.

"Over the past few years the Victorian Country Series has grown significantly to now be a highly-competitive series and well supported by drivers not only from Victoria but also New South Wales and South Australia," said Crane.

"We are offering a heap of classes to cater for a range of karters and the ones that are well supported in the opening round will determine the classes which will be offered for the remaining five rounds of the series.

"With this in mind I would encourage drivers to come out and support the opening round if they want to their class to be a part of the series in 2009."

2009 Victorian Country Series Dates
Round 1 - Wimmera 7/8 March
Round 2 - Portland 24 May
Round 3 - South West 1 June
Round 4 - Ballarat 2 August
Round 5 - Hamilton 23 August
Round 6 - Warrnambool 20 September