Tabor Karting will be in attendance, as usual,  with their mobile shop at the Dunkeswell Kart Club event on Saturday & Sunday 25th & 26th May, which also includes Round 4 of the NKRA Southern Region Championship and Formula Blue Challenge.
Competitors requiring tyres and or spares for all classes for this event, for delivery/collection on the weekend, please order and purchase your requirements in advance, prior to 12 noon on Wednesday May 22nd (Tel 01305 774074)  
Thanks and see you there!

POINTS FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE TABOR CHAMPIONSHIP MONTHLY PROGRAMME ARE NOW AVAILABLE –
TO VIEW THE POINTS UPDATE GO TO THE RESULTS MENU ON THE WWW.PLANETKARTING.UK WEBSITE OR PLEASE CLICK HERE

All the front runners were in attendance for Round 4 of the NKRA Regional Champs, held at Lydd race circuit in Kent on May 5th.

A bad day at the ‘office’ for the serie’s leaders Anthony Cleal and James Dawkins meant that they lost the lead they had shared going into this round. Cleal suffered a pedal breakage and Dawkins couldn’t continue with bruised ribs. Joey Foster won the day with Zero points, with Harry Smithson 2nd on four points. Third place was shared by three racers, though Richard Puddle takes third place on a count-back, followed by Stuart Gray and Max Gunter. This now means that Foster leads the Regionals with seven points from Smithson on ten points, Cleal stays in touch in 3rd overall on sixteen points from Stuart Gray, also on points and Callum Jobson on 18 points.
In the Master sub-class, Foster again won the day on Zero points with four drivers coming in on nine points. it is Puddle who, on count-back, takes second from Gray, in third. Max Gunter claiming fourth with Alex Kemp in fifth, all on count-backs. It is Foster who takes the overall lead with Gray in second place. Cleal is only one point behind in third series place, with Puddle in fourth and Dawkins in fifth.
It is Gray, on two points, who wins the Veteran group, from Steve Groves in secontd. Cleal finished third on five points. Behind them, Dave Waldron pips Rob Mortimore by virtue of count-back, both scoring ten points each. This means that Gray takes the lead in the Series from Cleal, Groves, Mortimore and Waldron.
In the Legend sub-group, Gray takes a clean sweep of points with Ron Shone in second and Graham Joseph in third. In the overall scores, Gray sits firmly at the front on zero points followed by Shone on eight points and Joseph on twelve points. Robin Stoddart-Stones takes up fourth place from David Goode in fifth.
After round three Alex Fortune and Mortimore shared first spot in the Top Weight sub-section but it was Fortune who claimed the win at Lydd on zero points, with Stuart Adam and Rob Mortimore in second and third. Paul Alexander beat Shone into fourth overall. It is now Fortune who leads from Mortimore, Adam, Shone and Alexander.
The Junior Blues continue to match each other, sharing points both on the day and in the overall score. Jacob Felton and Alfie Lenton scored two points each but Felton won on count back. They also match each other in the Championship, both with four drop option points.

In the Cadet Honda class Devon Giles continues unopposed.

Round five of the NKRA Regionals takes place at the Dunkeswell Race Circuit, in Devon, at the end of May (26th), Drivers are reminded to ensure that their entries are in on time! Two drivers recently fell foul of the requirement to enter no later than Saturday, the week before the race meeting, consequently their late entries meant they started all three heats on the back of the grid!

To view the points up-date please go to the NKRA page on www.planetkarting.uk website
OR CLICK HERE

Competitors are advised, that entries are now open for the NKRA CHAMPIONSHIP Round 4 , on MAY 26th 2024, at Mansell Raceway.
There will be practice for those who wish, on Saturday the 25th MAY The Sunday race can be entered on the Dunkeswell Kart Club website, or the link for entries is at the foot of this news brief.
The entry list for NKRA Classes will close at Midnight on Saturday, 18th MAY. Late entries may be accepted, however, they will be placed on the back of the grid for all heats.
TO ENTER THE EVENT PLEASE CLICK HERE

Anthony Cleal maintains his lead in the TABOR Championship once the scoring rounds of April are counted. Rob Mortimore remains in 2nd place although he now shares that spot with Alex Fortune. The top scorer in the month was Joey Foster, whose stunning result at Fulbeck moves him up from 10th to 4th place. David Goode remains in 5th.
The next scoring round is the NKRA round 3 / Blue ‘O’ plate fixture at the Lydd Race Circuit on May 5th.

For more results and competition details, please view the results page on the www.planetkarting.uk website or CLICK HERE

Tabor Karting will be in attendance in support of the race meeting at the LYDD Race Circuit on Friday, Saturday and Sunday the 3rd, 4th & 5th May, for the club round, which also includes Round 3 of the NKRA Regional Championships and the Junior & Formula BLUE ‘0’ Plates.
Competitors requiring tyres and / or spares for all classes for this event, for delivery/collection on this weekend, please order and purchase your requirements in advance, prior to 12 noon on Tuesday 30th April (Tel 01305 774074)
Thanks and see you there!

A very chilly but dry weekend greeted the NKRA racers as they prepared for and raced in Round 2 of the National Kart Racing Association Championship. Hardly any drivers had been to Fulbeck before, so times tumbled as they dialed in the track!
Devon Giles continued where he left off last year by taking the lead in the Cadet Honda Class.
Alfie Lenton took full advantage of Jacob Felton’s carburettor issues, scoring a pole and win, to level their positions at the top of Junior Blue.
Revelation of the day in the Formula Blue class was Cullum Jobson who won the weekend on points with a pole and 3rd place in the Final. 2nd on the day was Stuart Gray with 5 points and Harry Smithson third scoring 6 points. The actual Final was won by Joey Foster from an 11th start grid. In the Championship lead, both Anthony Cleal and James Dawings endured issues but remain in the top two slots by virtue of using their drop options. Jobson moves up to 3rd overall from 7th. Gray follows him up the leader board going from 13th to 4th. Smithson brings up the top five only one point behind.
Gray wins the Master sub-section followed by Steve Groves and Foster. It is Cleal, however, who retains the overall lead from Dawkins, then Gray, Foster and Rich Puddle.
Gray dominated the veteran sub-class with a clean Zero points score. Groves finished in 2nd with six points followed by Cleal and Rob Mortimore, one point adrift and Dave Waldron took 5th place. Cleal heads the overall list, with Gray in 2nd spot, Groves 3rd, Mortimore 4th and Waldron 5th.
It was another clean sweep for Gray in the Legends group, this time followed by Ron Shone and Graham Joseph. Gray, as a consequence, moves into the Championship lead with Robin Stoddart-Stones in 2nd place. Shone, David Goode and Graham Joseph bring up the top five.
The top two in the Top Weight sub-class, Alex Fortune and Rob Mortimore share the day with 3 points a-piece. Stuart Adam finishes 3rd with Shone and Paul Alexander in 4th and 5th. In the overall standings Alex Fortune holds the lead by three points from Mortimore with Adams only one one point behind. Shone and Phil Shears complete the top five.
Racers now have two weeks to sort and prepare for Round 3, at the Lydd International Circuit, which includes the ‘0’ plate for all the Formula BLUE Classes.

For more results, points and positions please view the results page on www.planetkarting.uk website or CLICK HERE

Competitors attending the second round of the NKRA Championship at Fulbeck are advised that there will NOT be any practice on the Friday of race weekend.
The circuit will be open for entry from 5 p.m. on Friday afternoon.
Please note: Visiting competitors are reminded not to park in the reserved pit bays. Please ask on arrival and you will be directed to the visitors pit area. Thank you.

Tabor Karting will be in attendance in support of the race meeting at Fulbeck kart circuit on Friday 19th (?) Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st April for the club round, which also includes Round 2 of the NKRA Regional Championships.
Competitors requiring tyres and / or spares for all classes for this event, for delivery/collection on this weekend, please order and purchase your requirements in advance, prior to 12 noon on Tuesday 16th April (Tel 01305 774074)
Thanks and see you there!

Competitors are advised, that entries are now open for the NKRA (IKR) CHAMPIONSHIP & BLUE CHALLENGE ROUND 3 (which includes the Junior & Formula Blue ‘0’ plates on Sunday May 5th, at the Lydd International Kart Circuit.
There will be practice for those who wish, on Friday 3rd & Saturday 4th May.
The Sunday race is entered for on the Lydd website. The link for entries is also at the foot of this newsbrief.
Friday and or Saturday practice can be entered for on the day, at the circuit or on the web link.
The entry list for NKRA Formula Blue & Junior Blue will close at Midnight on Saturday 27th April. Late entries may be accepted, however, they will be placed on the back of the grid for all heats.
Please check the Lydd website to view any specific circuit requirements / rules that may relate to this event.
To enter the event please go to the Lydd website, or please CLICK HERE