Rock Island Grand Prix Announces 2006 Race Classes

OCK ISLAND, Ill.: The Rock Island Grand Prix, the world's largest karting street race, has announced its 2006 race lineup. This year's event will feature 15 races through the downtown streets of Rock Island Arts & Entertainment District on Sept. 2-3, as well as a full lineup of auxiliary events that help add to the festival atmosphere. SBC and CJC Investments are Presenting Sponsors. Kart Expo International and Jumers Casino Rock Island are major sponsors.

 

The race will again feature King of the Streets, one of the premier kart races in the world, this year mixing 125cc moto and ICC power under Pro Kart Challenge rules. "The Rock" will also be one of the few U.S. races on the FIA/CIK International Calendar, again hosting the North American Street Championships for Intercontinental A and Intercontinental C classes under CIK rules. Two races for TAG (touch-and-go) motors - TAG Senior and TAG Masters - will again be direct qualifiers to the TAG World Finals in October.

New this year will be the Tom Argy Junior Sportsman class for junior drivers, ages 12-15, utilizing the 3-hole (YBX) exhaust. Junior drivers must also submit a driving resume along with their entry form to be accepted for this class. This replaces the Junior Animal class run in the past. Exhaust will be provided by RLV Tuned Exhaust. The 125cc moto (open, not stock or spec) and 125cc Masters classes will run under 2005 SKUSA rules, but with no minimum combustion chamber volume.

The full race lineup and tentative weight limts for 2006 follows:

1. King of the Streets (moto and ICC) 395/385 lbs.
2. 4-cycle Heavy (B&S flathead) 375 lbs.
3. TAG Senior 360-390 lbs.
4. 125cc Masters (moto and ICC) 405/415 lbs.
5. 2-cycle Super Sportsman Heavy (4 hole) 365 lbs
6. Intercontinental C (CIK rules) 375 lbs.
7. Yamaha Heavy 360 lbs.
8. 4-cycle Sr. Animal Heavy 375 lbs
9. TAG Masters 390-420 lbs.
10. Intercontinental A (CIK rules) 330 lbs.
11. Tom Argy Junior Sportsman (3 hole can) 315 lbs.
12. 2-cycle Super Sportsman Medium (4 hole) 340 lbs.
13. 125cc Moto (open, not stock) 385 lbs.
14. Rumble at The Rock (Sr. Animal Med.) 350 lbs.
15. Yamaha Medium 335 lbs.