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NCC Karting Returns 2020
By Steve Tenney | Photos by Jack Meeker and United Karting

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fter the long closure due
to COVID-19, our Karting
program started the 2020
season at United Karting on
Saturday morning, July 25th.
The second event of 2020 was
on August 8th with the third
actually listed as a makeup, on
the 22nd. We were pleased to
have 16 people sign up and
come out for the first race.
United Karting is located on a
remote parking lot at BWI
Airport in Hanover, MD.
During the COVID-19 shutdown the airport had stored
unused rental cars on the lot,
so the karting track had to be
completely removed. Once
given the opportunity to
reassemble the track, United
Karting took the opportunity to
improve the configuration,
using more barriers, and
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painted lines and tires to better
define the track layout. In the
end, we have a very well laid
out and defined track on which
to race. The track at United
Karting is large, as karting
tracks go, with lap times of
about a minute. The racing
surface is very wide so there is
ample space for passing, sideby-side racing, and a variety of
lines to choose from. At the
second event on August 8th
and the third on the 22nd we
had 17 people come out for the
competition. We've had good
weather for the first three dates
with concern for rain just once
that didn't materialize. United
Karting doesn't run their karts
in the rain, so a rainy date
would mean a cancellation.
The temperature has been kind
to us also; we avoided this

summer's extreme temperatures.
Our group includes both
people with lots of karting
experience and some who are
new to the sport. Each event
starts with a practice session,
then moves to qualifying laps,
and finishes with a race gridded
by the lap times achieved
during qualifying. The events
are conducted in two heats of
each segment: practice, qualifying and a race. Our first event
was also the first group event of
the year to be conducted by
United Karting. It's our intention to keep track of finishing
orders and points totals
throughout the season so that
we may declare a champion at
the end of the season. After the
first three rounds, we see Matt
Anderson, Jack Meeker, Craig

Walters, and Marcus DeFazio
finishing in the top three consistently. B-Main races were
won by Mike Saul, and twice by
Rommie Wheeler.
Lap times are improving
throughout the group as participants find the most efficient
line for their racing style.
The wide track leaves much
room for a variety of speeds
and turning radiuses. There's
plenty of room for experimentation, but limited time to figure it
out. NCC's Karting season will
finish with dates: September
26, October 10, and November
21. By the time this article is
published our season will be
complete. Let's hope we can
return in 2021 with a normal
schedule and a full season.
It's good to be back!
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