What does Grosse Ile, flying, and speed have in common?  Karting!

On June 2nd and 3rd the Michigan Kart Club Inc. hosted their first, and hopefully annual, Grosse Ile Grand Prix at the historic Grosse Ile airport.

MM Racing drivers Todd Jones and Rob Knipe, along with pit crew Lisa, Gary and Carolyn showed up for some long straights, fast corners and crazy fun.  Rob and Todd signed up for KT100 Can (called piston port) and TaG classes.

Saturday was a fantastic practice day and we had loads of fun. But Saturday brought rain and after the first heat race in TaG, races were delayed. When the rain hit, it didn't hold anything back; tents went flying, people got soaked and you could hear the karts getting pelted with heavy rain as driver, and pit crews, tugged karts away and ran for cover. 

At noon it didn't look good, so Todd and Carolyn packed up the trailer and went home, while Rob, Lisa and Gary stayed to wait it out.  Well, the wait paid off for Rob.

Rob took 1st in the KT100 class and 2nd in the TaG class.

Congrats Rob!
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The warm, April weather urged several MM Racing karters to hit the road Saturday 4/21 and head out to Fremont Raceway in Ohio.  The first venture of the season was to warm up the karts, which along with the drivers, needed some help to be ready for racing.  Todd Jones, President & CEO MM Racing, Bob Dingleday, a long-time MM Racing customer, and Eric Christian, a friend and Todd's and part-time employee of MM Racing, hit the track.

Eric jumped in the MMR-TaG chassis w/PRD 125cc motor for his first time karting.  Nearly 29HP for a new karter!  Well, he kept the chassis on the track and won some respect.  Bob had some issues with another karter running into him, he is like a magnet when it comes to people hitting his kart, but he survived the day.  Todd got his engine working well and pulled in top times of 23.25 for the day with his KT100 and super-can exhaust.  Not fantastic, but it beat his previous personal best.

A second trip on Saturday 4/28 with Todd Jones, Robert Knipe, Senior Instructor, and Bob, got the karts in line. 

Bob was the most improved for the day, pulling in his best times ever at the track, not to mention he didn't get hit by other karters. 

Rob came away with the best times of the day with his KT100 and super-can exhaust, breaking the 23 second barrier several times and lowering his times with a personal best of 22.89.  Congrats Rob! 


Todd found that being fast, hitting a personal record of 23.19, doesn't do much good if you can't keep the kart on the track.  Did we mention that these karts are for track use only and shouldn't be taken 4-wheeling!