CalSpeed Announces 2017 Arrive & Drive Schedule

If you haven’t heard already, CalSpeed Karting made some big announcements for the 2017 Arrive and Drive Season. Many of these were discussed during last Saturday’s Roundtable but we’ve reiterated it all right here for your perusal.

**EDIT: Event calendar now updated with 2017 information**

2017 Arrive & Drive Schedule

Clinic / IronMan / Sprint

Jan 14th	June 24th
Feb 11th	July 22nd
Mar 11th	Aug 26th
Apr 15th	Sept 30th
May 27th	Oct 28th

Super Series

Jan 28th	July 8th
Feb 25th	Aug 12th
Apr 1st	Sept 9th
May 6th	Oct 14th
June 10th	Nov 11th

Machismo

• December 1st-2nd

2017 Highlighted Changes/Additions

IronMan Series

• Expanded to 10 round series with 2 drops
• Still has two sub-championships, now 5 rounds and 1 drop each
• Mechanical kart swap introduced inside of first 45 minutes
• Single file rolling starts instead of standing starts

Sprint Series

• Expanded to 10 round series with 2 drops
• Still has two sub-championships, now 5 rounds and 1 drop each
• Expanded to 3 run groups per day to allow for more entries
• Eligibility for experienced drivers narrowed. 2R drivers now capped at 300

Super Series

• Shortened to 10 round series with 2 drops for longer ‘Off Season’
• Shortened length of day and down time by going to 3 run groups
• Heavy Class returns
• Top 5 Invert in second Heat Race
• Lead lap bonus points added
• Double-File Rolling Starts return to the A-Main
• Expanded Classico Grand Prix with longer races and Super Pole Qualy
• New ‘Pro Class’ that runs in the new Spec VLR LO206 package
• Pro Class specifics coming soon!