Marin Karting is Northern California's premier kart shop, CRG dealer and most experienced Rotax dealer/service center. Marin Karting serves the needs of all karters and provides track-side support for the Northern California Rotax Challenge, the Jim Russell Karting Championship Series, and Pro Kart Challenge.
Location: 7586 D Redwood Blvd, Novato, CA 94945
Phone: 415-898-0999
Email: sales@marinkarting.com

The 16-turn, 0.76 mile Jim Russell International Karting Center is one of the premier karting venues in the country and offers a full range of karting courses for beginners to experienced drivers. Whether you're 8 years old, or 50, there is a class for everyone. All classes feature substantial track time in race-prepared karts that can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in less than five seconds. There is also weekly open testing for experienced karters.
Phone: 800-733-0345

LeMans Karting is YOUR Neighborhood Racetrack. Located in Fremont, California, LeMans Kartings mission is to provide the BEST VALUE in motorsports, and a place where a community of friends, from all walks of life, can enjoy a safe, yet truly challenging wheel-to-wheel race experience. For corporate teambuilding, private parties and walk-in racers, the indoor raceway offers every driver - the novice, the expert racer, and all levels in between - a similar adrenaline rush. Everything is provided for a great racing experience: tuned, European-build karts, a proper race course, clean facilities, all safety equipment and training, and a service-oriented staff - and does it at a price everyone can afford.
Location: 45957 Hotchkiss St, Fremont, CA
Phone: 510-770-9001
Prize: LeMans karting is offering a special promotion to 2009 NorCal Rotax racers: 10 minutes of practice for only $10. Please download, print, and present this certificate.

Oakland Auto Works is a full service repair facility, providing expert automotive repair and maintenance, catering to the owners of Acura, Honda, Mazda, Nissan, Subaru and Toyota vehicles. With a keen focus on the overall satisfaction of our customers, we continue to earn the loyalty and respect of returning customers and newcomers alike. When you bring your vehicle to Oakland Auto Works you'll see why our motto and inspiration continues to be, "Happy Cars -- Happy People!" We look forward to serving you. Please call (510) 597-8388 for an appointment.


Snap-on Incorporated is a leading global innovator, manufacturer and marketer of tools, diagnostics and equipment solutions for professional users. Product lines include hand and power tools, tool storage, diagnostics software, information and management systems, shop equipment and other solutions for vehicle manufacturers, dealerships and repair centers, as well as customers in industry, government, agriculture and construction. Founded in 1920, Snap-on is a $2.5 billion, S&P 500 company headquartered in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Please order your Snap-on Tools from our local dealer.
Local Dealer: Shane Baker
Email: shanebakersnapon@aol.com
Phone: 415-328-1219

Ribtect is committed to providing the karting industry with the most effective, functional safety equipment possible. With 26 years experience in karting, our commitment to the sport and to the safety of its competitors is strong. We believe that protecting the core of any racing program is the driver. You can't race if you are out due to injury. In protecting the core of the driver, the ribs and chest is key. We strive to provide the competitor confidence and comfort knowing that with the Ribtect brand, they are choosing the best protection available on the market today.
Prize: One new standard Ribtect vest offered in all 7 NorCal Rotax classes.

Cafe Andiamo serves great foods and drinks at all kart racing events at Infineon Raceway.
Prize: 40+ gift certificates for free lunches trackside at Infineon Raceway.

Ed Broberg is a San Francisco based Corporate Photographer whose motto is "have camera will travel". When not on corporate assignments, you will find him at many of the college and professional sporting events in the area. His photography career started when he was 16 years of age selling his first picture to the local paper. Having a background in Photojournalism, he learned how to use his imagery to tell a story. It also taught him to anticipate and think on his feet. Broberg is an active member of the America Society of Media Photographers, National Press Photographers Association, and Sportsshooter.com. He also a 3 time alumni of Rich Clarkson's workshops. Buy Ed's race day photos here.
Phone: 415-724-5495
Email: ed@edbrobergsports.com

Sanzaru Games is a San Mateo based console video game development studio founded in 2007. The studio develops games for the Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft videogame consoles and handheld game systems.
Prize: $1000 of Sanzaru videogames and hardware.

If you want a great experience, get your car serviced, including tires and balancing, at the Tire Broker in San Francisco.
Location: 888 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
Phone: 415-552-0555

Motoring Memories transforms a digital photograph into a hand rendered work of art. Artist Stephen Harris-Smith's passion for auto-sports and photography have created a sensational new form of art in which speed, agility, and power come together to feature the "High Performance Portrait".
Phone: 415-823-3505
Email: info@motoringmemories.net
Prizes: A grand prize of an 18"X24" canvas painting to be randomly drawn from amongst the seven Rotax class winners at the end of the season. Each of the remaining six Rotax class winners will receive a 50% discount coupon. Additionally throughout the year, all Nor Cal Rotax drivers will be able to receive a 10% discount off any purchase of a painting using a discount code of MKarting.

F1 Weekly is one of the earliest and most popular podcasts with a worldwide audience. Regular features include Motorsport Mondial, a round-up of International racing events and exclusive interviews with legends and future stars of the sport, from Andretti and Mansell to Summerton and Hulkenberg.

SPEED is the nation's first and foremost cable television network dedicated to motor sports and the passion for everything automotive. From racing to restoration, motorcycles to movies, SPEED delivers quality programming from the track to the garage. Now available in more than 78 million homes in North America, SPEED is among the fastest-growing sports cable networks in the country and, the home to NASCAR on SPEED and an industry leader in interactive TV, video on demand, mobile initiatives and broadband services. For more information, please visit SPEEDtv.com, the online motor sports authority.

Cambrian Go-Karts is an Authorized Rotax Service Center and Birel/Monza kart dealer, also offering service and repair to all brands of go-karts. They maintain a complete stock of engines, karts, parts, Mojo, Bridgestone, and MG tires. Engine service is available for Rotax, Parilla Leopard, PRD, Sonik, HPV, Yamaha KT100, Comer K80 and C50, Honda CR125 and CR80/85, and others with most parts in stock. Cambrian Go Karts will be supporting the Northern California Rotax Series, Russell Club Series, IKF Region 11 Sprint Series, Gold Rush Series and Dixon Club Series.
Location: 2059 Woodard Road, San Jose, CA
Phone: 408-377-5278

Swedetech continues to supply winning 2-stroke engine packages for the following applications; Shifter Karts (ICC & MOTO - Sprint & Road Racing) , TaG Karts (Parilla Leopard & Parilla PUMA - Sprint & Road Racing) , Rotax Karts (Micro, Mini, Jr. & Sr FR125) , Sprint Karts (Parilla ICA, Parilla JICA & Horstman HPV) , Clutch Karts (Comer K80, Comer C50 / C51, KT100 & Horstman HPV) , Motocross Bikes (MX) , Supercross Bikes (SX) , Grand Prix Motorcycles (Moto GP) , and ATVs.
Location: 10463 Grant Line Road, Suite #106, Elk Grove, CA
Phone: 916-714-3980

Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle (RSWC) is an established talent scout and development program, providing long term, comprehensive racing and career development for up and coming drivers focused on NASCAR careers. RSWC drivers are raced, coached, groomed, trained and molded, within a professional racing environment, into what top pro teams look for when hiring drivers.

Speedline Design specializes in custom helmet painting for budget minded racers. Their prices are very affordable while their designs are very radical and aggressive (European style).
Phone: 650-576-2212
Email: rotaxcrg43@gmail.com

Jon Robert Quinn Enterprises has built a motorcycle accessory company and exotic car parts company. JRQ currently owns:

TheHelmetMohawk.com, RiderGearOnline.com, ZanDannas.com, ZoxOutlet.com, ZampOutlet.com, Neoprene-Facemask.com, HelmetQuickRelease.com, ExotiComp.com, JRQWeb.com and many many other websites. For a complete list visit their website.


Located in the heart of the city, the 158-room Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco offers panoramic views of the city and bay from the top 11 floors of San Francisco’s third tallest building, 345 California Center. Silks restaurant is the recipient of the Mobil Four Star rating. Other awards include Travel + Leisure 2008 World’s Best Hotels, Top100 Hotels Continental US and Canada and listed in the Top10 Best Business Hotels in US and Canada. Conde Nast Travel Readers’ Choice Awards Survey 2008, #52 among top 100 U.S. hotels. Andrew Harper’s Readers Choice Awards Top Ten Best City Hotels in the U.S. The hotel was named #27 in the Americas among Institutional Investor’s Top 100 Hotels worldwide in their annual survey in 2008.

In October 2000, Trapeze Arts opened their doors to a full time, year round indoor Oakland facility. They have approximately 10,000 sq.ft. of space, filled with a flying trapeze, trampolines, trapezes, hoops, tissues, ropes, a tightwire, tumbletrack trampoline, unicycles and all kinds of juggling equipment. They have a well padded floor which makes tumbling safer to learn. Classes are offered to adults and children of all ages, no experience is necessary. Classes are taught days, evenings and weekends. During the summer months, we add Circus Day Camp to our schedule, for kids ages 7-14. In addition to our regular classes, Trapeze Arts is a very popular place to have a party or Corporate event. They host birthday parties for adults (a very popular 50th birthday activity!), and children, they host Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, church groups, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, bachelor, bachelorette and wedding parties, or for no occasion at all other than to just have fun!! Our events are unique and exciting and can be catered to any age or group size.
Location: 1822 9th St., Oakland, CA 94607
Email: info@trapezearts.com
Phone: 510-419-0700



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