GARYSBURG, N.C. — The following includes news and notes on this year’s NCCAR AKRA / Hoosier Kartsport Nationals, set for May 16-18. Click here for a printable version of these notes.
- Location – NC Center for Automotive Research, 310 Technology Drive, Garysburg, NC 27831 – I-95 NC exit 176.
- License – You must hold a current valid AKRA membership to enter and race at this event. Weekend AKRA memberships are no cost to all current WKC and DKC members and $20 to all others. Every driver must have signed the AKRA membership waiver.
- Entry fees & Schedule:
- Pre-registration opens Friday, April 25th at raceselect.com/woodbridge/2025
- Pre-registration pricing will end, and at-track pricing will begin on Tuesday, May 13th at 7pm. Online pit pass purchase will end at this point.
- Practice Day – $140 pre-entry, $165 at-track
- Race Entry – $140 pre-entry, $165 at-track
- Race Weekend schedule HERE
- Registration – For online registration, WKC uses the RaceSelect program. Our system assigns kart numbers by user profile. The number you choose must be on the kart at pre-grid and post-race inspection.
- Pit Passes:
- All participants must wear the red NCCAR wristband at all times as well as the AKRA wristband
- Driver – $30, Non-Driver Friday and Saturday – $20, Sunday $10
- Children 7 and under – no charge but must have a wristband.
- New MINORS Pit Pass Procedures – All Minors (not just Minor Drivers) attending the event must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian who will sign a new Minor’s Waiver for each Minor for this event. If the parent or legal guardian is not attending the event, they must download the Minor’s Waiver from the WKC website, print it out on a colored sheet of paper, sign it, have it notarized and have the Minor bring the form to the event.
- Gate, Pit Pass Sales & Entry – Sponsors will be permitted entry to the track at 4:30pm Thursday, with other participants to follow. Please do not line up early for this event – Technology Drive is not wide or long and we are prohibited from blocking the access to the massive Lowes warehouse. The NCCAR gate will be open from 5 pm Thursday through the end of the event. Pit pass sales will be open 4pm to 10pm Thursday, 6am to 10pm Friday and Saturday, and 6am to 1pm Sunday. Pit pass sales are cash or check only. New arrivals at NCCAR after 10pm Thurs/Fri/Sat who have not prepaid for their wristbands will have to wait until 6am the following morning to access the track.
- Paddock & Power – There are 70+ spaces 20’ by 50’ in the gravel South Paddock and an additional 40+ spaces 20’ by 70’ in the grass North Paddock. Power will be available for purchase at the event in the South Paddock. WKC Sponsors have first priority for power purchase if they preregister and will be contacted to reserve their paddock spaces and power. Power pricing: 50 amp $50, 30 amp $30, 20 amp $20. Cash sales only. You must have a WKC band on your power cord or it will be removed. You may need a 50a to two 30a splitter and 100’ or more of power cord to access power.
- Race Fuel – There will be no race fuel for sale at NCCAR. Fuel for 206 classes is available at the Shell station at I-95 NC exit 176.
- Food Truck – The 10-33 Cook House food truck will be at the track Fri/Sat/Sun from 7am to 2pm, serving breakfast and lunch.
- Accommodations and Dining – There are many hotels and restaurants in Roanoke Rapids, I-95 NC exit 173, 3 miles south of the track.
- Camping – Available Thursday – Sunday at no cost to participants, Showers available.
- Quiet Time – 9pm to 7am, no engines allowed to be run.
- Vendor Notice – Contact Van Gilder at vanelite85@gmail.com if you wish to sell or display at this event.
- Have Questions? – Email Arthur McKenny at aemkart@gmail.com for questions about the track and procedures. Email Rodney Smith at RodneySmithWV@comcast.net for questions about registration. Email Bob Wimmer at l8apex63@gmail.com if you are interested in being a WKC sponsor for 2025. Of course, questions can always be asked on the WKC Facebook page.
