It had to happen at some point! The fantastic hot weather of the summer finally came to an end at the last round of the BLUE Challenge held at the Llandow circuit on 13th September, it rained solidly for 24 hours.
Joey Foster managed the conditions best securing Pole position from Max Gunter with Sturart Gray and James Dawkins on Row two, Nigel vickery and Mike Bell sat on row three.
A few racers were unable to cleanly leave the dummy grid for the start of the Final resulting in an extra rolling lap. From the race start Foster made his intention clear by forging into the lead. A lead he was never to lose! Behind, Vickery had made a meteoric start forging into 2nd place. It was a place he would hold to the end, enjoying his ‘race of the year’. Jeff Elliss, having started on row four, gradually made his way forward, up to position three, by lap three. In doing so, he gave MAC Karts a lock-out on the podium. Gunter, having spun on lap one, gradually worked his way back through the race order to finish a creditable 4th. Gray was not having the best of races, slipping down the field to finish 6th, with Mike Bell passing him for 5th, on the penultimate lap.
In the end it was Stuart Gray who held on to win the Series by 6 points from Joey Foster. Bell finished 3rd, losing out by 3 points. Max Gunter Claimed 4th overall from Nigel Vickery who jumped from 7th to 5th, following this last round.
Gray also took the Master title from Foster but by a wider margin of 11 points. Bell, Gunter and Vickery claimed positions three to Five.
Gray, by virtue of a pole to flag result, also took the Veteran title from Vickery, followed by Ron Shone, Mark Ellis and Graham Joseph.
To conclude the clean sweep, Gray claimed the Legend sub-class with Shone, Ellis, Joseph and Waldron bringing up the top five.
Despite coming off in the wet conditions in the Final, Phil Waters had scored enough points in the Top Weight sub-section to take the Championship from Tom Parker, with Shone, Alex Fortune and Gunter taking the next three places.
Danny Elson won the Junior Blue race, confirming the Junior Challenge victory from Harley Drake in 2nd.
Elson will shortly be racing in with the Seniors having reached his 16th Birthday!

With the BLUE Challenge now over, the next outing available to Junior & Formula BLUE competitiors takes place at Clay Pigeon Raceway on Saturday 26th September for the penultimate 2 Counties Club and TnT Championship round.
To enter the 2 Counties & TnT event on 26th September PLEASE CLICK HERE

TICKETS are now available for the end of season presentation evening on Saturday 24th October.
This follows the Clay Pigeon Raceway meeting, which includes the Indy BLUE TnT and 2 Counties Club Champs (featuring the Matthew Percy Memorial Race)
We look forward to seeing you at this traditional end of season event, tickets are limited and will be available on a first come basis, so please book early. We look forward to seeing you all at this great event !
CLICK ON LINK BELOW FOR DETAILS AND BOOKING FORM
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The planetkarting.uk website is having issues at present, it is being worked on but probably won’t be fully functional until Monday. The newsbrief section is still working, so you can keep up with the latest news, however, most of the top menu and pages are not viewable at present.
If you wish to make a Formula BLUE entry for the Two Counties & Blue TnT round at Clay Pigeon on Saturday 26th September, the payment details are the same as last time £60 by transfer to
sort code 04 00 03 ac no. 28545658 – if you wish to pay by card please contact Julie and she will send you a link to pay. 07955228936
Sorry for any inconvenience caused !

It’s that time of year again and preparations are being put in place for the 2026 Awards presentation evening. Competitors are requested to return the Annual Trophies, that they hold, from the 2025 Championships. These can be either securely packaged and sent to 125 Lanehouse Rocks Road, Weymouth. DT4 9HY, or alternatively delivered to Julie, at the TABOR Trade trailer at Clay Pigeon on
Friday 24th September or Saturday 25th September.

Trophies to be returned include:
(Strikethrough indicates already returned)
NKRA
FORMULA BLUE – 1st; 2nd; 3rd David Watts
BLUE MASTER – 1st; 2nd; 3rd David Watts
BLUE VETERAN – 1st; 2nd; 3rd
BLUE LEGEND – 1st; 2nd; 3rd
TOP WEIGHT – 1st; 2nd; 3rd
TOP LADY – 1st

INDYBLUE TnT
1st; 2nd David Waldron, 3rd Mike Bell

TABOR
1st; 2nd; 3rd Mike Bell

Nigel Vickery, with the second highest score on the day at the Llandow Race Circuit, in final BLUE Challenge race weekend, increases his lead in the Tabor Customer Championship. Joey Foster moves up from 3rd spot to 2nd, after winning the event. Russell O’Neill slips down to 3rd with Ron Shone closing in, only 5 points adrift. Mike Bell remains in 5th place. The next scoring round is at Clay Pigeon on Saturday September 26th, in the penultimate TNT & 2CKC Rounds.
TO ENTER THE CLAY PIGEON EVENT on Saturday 26th September and to pay by Card CLICK HERE
OR
To Enter the 2 COUNTIES & Formula BLUE TnT event on Saturday 26th September 2026 & pay by ELECTRONIC TRANSFER
(£60 (entry fee) please pay the following account.
sort code 04-00-03 ac number 28545658 – Julie Shone

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Competitors are advised, that entries are now open for the NKRA Grande Finals at the FULBECK RACE CIRCUIT on the weekend of OCTOBER 10th & 11th. Racing will be over 2 days, with some Heats on Saturday afternoon, then more Heats and the Final on Sunday.
Practice / testing may be available on Friday 9th (TO BE CONFIRMED), which will be paid for at the circuit on the day.
There will however, be controlled practice sessions on the Saturday, prior to the official heat / heats, which are sheduled for the end of the day. The Saturday practice fee is included in the entry fee.
There is a link for Race Entries at the foot of this news brief.
The entry list for Formula Blue will close at Midnight on Saturday the 3rd of October
Late entries will not be accepted for the NKRA Grande Final.
Full attendance is anticipated, to ensure inclusion all ‘BLUE’ competitors are advised to enter the event soonest.
Please email your entry details to the Comp. Sec. ( Julie) at mail@planetkarting.co.uk or text to 07955228936 – Stating your full name, home addres, race number, transponder number and contact telephone number. Also give details of make of chassis & type of engine 1 and / or engine 2 ( for the programme details)

PAYMENT MUST BE WITH ENTRY – TO ENTER & PAY BY ELECTRONIC BANK TRANSFER
To Enter the NKRA GRANDE FINALS 2026 AT FULBECK ON 10th & 11th OCTOBER & pay by ELECTRONIC TRANSFER
(£169 entry fee for 2 days) please pay the following account.
sort code 04-00-03 ac number 28545658 – Julie Shone
OR
PAYMENT MUST BE WITH ENTRY – TO ENTER THE NKRA GRANDE FINALS AT FULBECK ON 10th & 11th OCTOBER & PAY BY CARD ( 173.50) CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW.
PAYMENT LINK – NKRA GRANDE FINALS 2026 AT FULBECK ON THE 10th & 11th OCTOBER

TO VIEW THE NKRA GRANDE FINALS ENTRY LIST TO DATE, CLICK HERE OR GO TO THE MENU PAGE ON www.planetkarting.uk website.

Competitors are advised, that entries are now open for Round 4 of the INDYBLUE TnT plus the Two Counties Championship, at the Clay Pigeon Raceway on Saturday 26th Sept 2026
There will also be practice available on Friday 25th September for those who wish, payable at the circuit on the day.
The link for entries is at the foot of this news brief.
The entry list will close at Midnight on Saturday 19th September. Late entries may be accepted, however, they will be placed on the back of the grid for all heats.

TO ENTER THE 2 Counties & Indyblue EVENT on Sat 26th September PLEASE CLICK HERE

Entries for the final round of the 2026 Formula BLUE Challenge have now closed.
There is however the option for up to 7 competitors to still enter and take part, but with rear of grid start for the heats.
These places will, irrespective of regular, reserve or new registration, be filled on a ‘first come’ basis.
PLEASE NOTE: Any competitors who have not yet registered for the NKRA and want to race in the Grande Finals, must be registered with the NKRA by the 13th September.
TO VIEW FORMULA BLUE ENTRIES CLICK HERE
TO ENTER CLICK HERE
TO REGISTER CLICK HERE
TO VIEW UP TO DATE BLUE CHALLENGE RESULTS TABLE CLICK HERE

SEE YOU THERE !

TABOR KARTING will be in attendance at the Llandow race circuit, supporting the NKRA BLUE CHALLENGE Round 6 (final round), on the weekend of the 11th, 12th & 13th September.
We endeavor to cater for all competitor racing needs however, we can only carry a certain amount of spare parts therefore, competitors requiring pre-known items including tyres, engine parts and kart spares, please order & purchase in advance to ensure delivery & collection at the circuit on the race weekend. PLEASE ORDER BY 12 NOON ON TUESDAY 8th September . Tel 01305 774074 . Thank you, see you there !
TO ENTER for Fomula BLUE or Junior BLUE go to the MAIN MENU on the www.planetkarting.uk website.

It’s that time of year again and preparations are being put in place for the 2026 Awards presentation evening. Competitors are requested to return the Annual Trophies, that they hold, from the 2025 Championships. These can be either securely packaged and sent to 125 Lanehouse Rocks Road, Weymouth. DT4 9HY, or alternatively delivered to Julie, at the TABOR Trade trailer at Llandow on Friday 11th, Sat. 12th & Sun.13th September.

Trophies to be returned include:
(Strikethrough indicates already returned)
NKRA
FORMULA BLUE – 1st; 2nd; 3rd
BLUE MASTER – 1st; 2nd; 3rd
BLUE VETERAN – 1st; 2nd; 3rd
BLUE LEGEND – 1st; 2nd; 3rd
TOP WEIGHT – 1st; 2nd; 3rd
TOP LADY – 1st

INDYBLUE TnT
1st; 2nd, 3rd

TABOR
1st; 2nd; 3rd