What's New @ Volta GP

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March 2, 2010 - Newsletter posted (PDF). More to come.
 
February 27, 2010 - First event of the 2010 VGP championship was epic. Write up and video footage coming soon. Tentative results posted here (PDF). Lapsheets here:
 
GT1 and GT4 classes, GT2 class, GT3 class
 

 
February 19, 2010 - The 2010 Volta Grand Prix racing championship starts next Saturday at Allsports. Get more info here.
 
December 5, 2009 - Check out the footage and lap times from our latest visit to Allsports. Super close lap times, some identical.
 
November 21, 2009 - Did some recon at American Indoor Karting with Mike Wu. Brand new track. Some karts were faster than others. Recorded some decent footage, hitting the wall in Race 2 while experimenting with some lines. Lap times here.
 
Race 1:
 

 
Race 2:
 

 
Race 3:
 

 
November 7, 2009 - Latest MeetUp featured more great racing and really good turn out. The helmet cam angle is a hit. Some helmets aren't very good for mounting with the suction cup so we'll be going with this when possible. See the action here.
 
October 31, 2009 - Here's what it was like when some MeetUp guys go to Summit Point Kart.
 
October 17, 2009 - More great racing. We also tried a new camera angle (on helmet). See Race 5 on-board with Alex.
 
September 26, 2009 - Photos from Clarendon Day have been posted. Ran demonstratons there with the Volta GP electric kart. Also had a Cobra replica, Lotus Elise and an electric trike on display.
 
September 19, 2009 - Awesome racing! Times and videos have been posted, and our group has a huge share of the fastest times of the day/week/month.
 
August 29, 2009 - Latest footage and lap times here.
 
August 8, 2009 - Awesome racing action. This also happened to be our 20th Karting MeetUp, and what an event it was.
 
July 25, 2009 - More MeetUp footage, new camera perspective. Good times!
 
July 4, 2009 - Checking out Summit Point Kart racing with video footage.
 
June 27, 2009 - Another good MeetUp.
 
June 6, 2009 - Best one yet, by far! The most people, the most (and great) racing, electric kart demo, and the cameras worked fine... even ran out of memory. Click here for all the details.
 
May 9, 2009 - Great turn out, great racing. Front camera was not working for some reason, but otherwise good. Check it out: lap times and videos have been posted.
 
March 21, 2009 - More great racing action. lap times and videos have been posted.
 
February 28, 2009 - Check out the time sheets and the half dozen videos from our latest event. More great racing.
 
February 7, 2009 - Simply awesome video and pictures. Plus the electric racing kart was also thrown into the mix. Look for the blue kart in the clips.
 
January 17, 2009 - More great racing with multiple video cameras.
 
December 13, 2008 - Sweetness! Multiple video cameras, lots of pics. Details here.
 
December 6, 2008 - Another great event. Full details on this page (lots and lots of pics/vid).
 
November 15, 2008 - Best one yet (again)! Full details on this page.
 
October 25, 2008 - NoVa Kart Club Meetup. The races just keep getting better. Most attendance, fiercest competition, and fastest laps yet. Full details here.
 
October 11, 2008 - Awesome MeetUp. Here's the scoop.
 
September 20, 2008 - NoVa Kart Club Meetup. Most turn out yet and some great racing.
 
August 31, 2008 - Second time at an Autocross with the Volta GP Kart. Better camera position this time, slightly faster course:
 

 
August 30, 2008 - Indoor karting event with our MeetUp. Also gave a demonstration of the Volta GP electric kart. Here's some on-board footage.
 
August 24, 2008 - Testing the electric kart on a short oval against gasoline karts. Interesting footage here:
 

 
August 9, 2008 - More great MeetUp racing action .
 
July 13, 2008 - First attempt at an Autocross with the Volta GP Kart. Check out the on-board video footage with both front and rear views:
 

 
July 12, 2008 - Indoor karting event with our NoVa Kart Racing Club. Click here for complete lap times from the event. If you're in the Washington DC area, join us next time for some great racing. No experience necessary.
 
May 31, 2008 - Photos posted from the 2008 Power of DC Autocross, Hagerstown, Maryland. More pictures here.
 
April 6, 2008 - Reposting a short clip of the Volta kart at full speed (Paul chuckles as it goes by).
 

 
April 5, 2008 - Photos posted from Volta demo run at Allsports GP indoor kart track with Francois Duret behind the wheel.
 
March 30, 2008 - Photo gallery of Volta prototype kart posted.