SHAM Racing

06/22/2026

FINALLY! Karts are back on track this week. 😎

06/21/2026

Happy Father's Day to the guy who started all of this.

Tom, thanks for building something worth showing up for, on race day and every day in between. The tent, the trailer, and the track wouldn't be the same without you. 🫶

06/18/2026

Good news, you've got a little more time! We extended the merch order, but it closes for real on June 30th.

Two designs, shirt or hoodie. Don't sleep on it!

SHAM26 https://www.customink.com/g/rbf0-00d2-exzh

SHAM26.5 https://www.customink.com/g/rbf0-00d2-ewdk

And remember, if you're local to Road America, have it shipped to us and grab it at the track. 🙌

06/11/2026

When we started Sham it was important to me to share this thing that we love with as many people as possible. This sort of mission statement "Get More Racers Racing" stuck. It just felt right for this amazing (and growing) group under the tent.

Well "Racers" come from all different walks of life, ages, genders, preferences, pronouns. But we are all passionate about this sport. Racers.

Racing is for everyone and if you feel the same please stop by the tent and snag one of these stickers.

Thanks for competing with us. Thanks for being in our community. We appreciate you. (All of you!)

🫶

- Tom

06/09/2026

SIX DAYS LEFT!!

This run of merch closes in just six days! If you haven’t ordered yet and you wanna look extra cool, make sure you grab yours soon!

Have you ever thought to yourself, I'd really love to rep my favorite kart team? 😝

Well now you can! Because we finally locked in and got shirts designed! We have two designs available in a shirt or hoodie, because ya girl loves options.

SHAM26
https://www.customink.com/g/rbf0-00d2-exzh

SHAM26.5
https://www.customink.com/g/rbf0-00d2-ewdk

The link expires June 15th and if you live local to Road America and want to avoid shipping fees, have it sent to us and you can pick it up at the track!

06/01/2026

At the last RAKC weekend Richie received a tech DQ. A bit about how an unaltered carb can fail tech and what you can do to ensure yours doesn't:

Richie has been running this particular carb on and off on a couple heads/motors since he started karting. It is stamped "WALBRO" instead of the current Briggs diamond logo. Now, just because it is stamped with Walbro does not make make this an illegal carb for Lo206 racing. In fact, rule 21 from Briggs states: "The B&S stock carburetor part #555658 is the only carburetor permitted. ‘Walbro’, ‘Briggs’ diamond logo and/or #590890 etched in the body are additional visual indicators."

Well and good! An unaltered carb will pass tech right? Well... not necessarily! Here's the bit I wish we would have known ahead of time!

The intake side of the carb "Venturi Horizontal Measurement" must be no larger than .602". This is measured with Briggs 206 tech tool A20. Some of these Walbro stamped carbs started life a bit larger in this measurement... but not necessarily out of tech. However, after many heat cycles eventually they can expand. Put simply... ours certainly did!

If you have one of these Walbro carbs I recommend asking tech to check this measurement during a practice session. Ask them to check the venturi width using tool A20. It is possible you may need a new carb but it is better to know!

Lastly, although it was very disappointing for myself (Tom) and Richie to get a DQ on an unaltered and (theoretically) legal carb, tech was very helpful and calmly explained the issue. Richie was even given a new replacement carb for our trouble.

Can't know what you don't know but I hope this post helps someone else avoid this particular pain point down the line. Good luck out there!

05/30/2026

Have you ever thought to yourself, I'd really love to rep my favorite kart team? 😝

Well now you can! Because we finally locked in and got shirts designed! We have two designs available in a shirt or hoodie, because ya girl loves options.

SHAM26
https://www.customink.com/g/rbf0-00d2-exzh

SHAM26.5
https://www.customink.com/g/rbf0-00d2-ewdk

The link expires June 15th and if you live local to Road America and want to avoid shipping fees, have it sent to us and you can pick it up at the track!

05/26/2026

Smaller group for RAKC Race #2 with Dave laid up over the weekend (hope you're feeling better, buddy!).

Zach was so close to a first feature victory but had to settle for P2. Richie ended the day with a top 5 on track in senior medium but an unfortunate (and unexpected!) tech issue means that in the official results he was DQ'd from the official results.

Cam continues to impress in his first year in a kart. P6 in a large junior field of 17. 👌

05/23/2026

IT’S RACE DAY! 😎