Competitors are advised that entries are now open for the, TWO COUNTIES CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP ( Round 2) on Sunday 2nd July at the Forest Edge Circuit.
Practice is available on Saturday 1st July. The Sunday race is entered for on the FOREST EDGE Web link. (The link for entries is also at the foot of this news brief). Saturday practice can be entered for on the day at the circuit. The entry list for Formula Blue & Junior Blue will close at midnight, on Saturday 24th June. Late entries (up to a grid maximum of 30) may be accepted, however, if accepted, they will be placed at the back of the grid for all heats.
TO ENTER THE EVENT GO TO LINK ON www.fekc.co.uk OR PLEASE CLICK HERE
To view the 2 COUNTIES CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP current standing GO TO THE RESULTS PAGE ON
www.planetkarting.uk OR CLICK HERE

Tabor Karting will be in attendance, at the Lydd International Raceway on the 9th, 10th & 11th June for the 5th (penultimate) round of the NKRA 2023 Regional Championship for Cadet HONDA, Junior BLUE & Formula BLUE.
Competitors requiring tyres/spares for all classes for this event, to ensure delivery /collection on race weekend, please order and purchase your requirements in advance, by 12 noon on Tuesday 6th of June Thanks and see you there.
Telephone 01305 774074

Competitors are advised that entries are now open for the NKRA( IKR) Championship & BLUE CHALLENGE ROUND 5, on Sunday 11th JUNE at the LYDD INTERNATIONAL KART CIRCUIT.
Practice is available on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th of June The Sunday race is entered for on the LYDD web link. (The link for entries is also at the foot of this news brief). Friday & / or Saturday practice can be entered for on the day at the circuit. The entry list for Formula Blue & Junior Blue will close at midnight, on Saturday 3rd June. Late entries (up to a grid maximum of 30) may be accepted, however, if accepted, they will be placed at the back of the grid for all heats.
Please check the LYDD website to verify if there are any specific requirements that may relate to this event.
TO ENTER THE EVENT GO TO www.lydd-international-kart-club.org.uk
or TO ENTER PLEASE CLICK HERE

Tabor confirm a double victory for MAC Karts in the Wessex and 2 Counties Championship at the Clay Pigeon Raceway on 13th and 14th May 2023

In the Saturday Wessex Championship, MAC GT30 karts equipped with the Hi-Fi Speed brake system came 1st and 2nd with Anthony Cleal winning both the Final and the Wessex Championship.
In the Sunday opening round of the 2 Counties Club Championship, also at the clay Pigeon Raceway, a MAC GT30 kart in the control of Joey Foster, took the 1st Place.
In both championship races MAC GT30 Karts posted the fastest lap in the Final !
For more details and visuals of the MAC GT 30 Kart, please view www.planetkarting.co.uk website, Products menu – MAC Karts or CLICK HERE

Formula Blue, Joey Foster won the Final followed by Dave Watts, Paul Alexander, Kieran Quirke and Steve Groves. Anthony Cleal held the lead, until an incident with a lapped driver dropped him down to 7th place. It is Watts, however, who takes the Championship lead with 5 points and Foster fits into 2nd place with 6 points. The next 3 racers all share 7-points namely, Cleal, Alexander and Groves.
Foster also won the Master sub-class from Alexander then Groves and a rejuvenated Robin Stoddart-Stones came in 4th, followed by Cleal. Foster with 4 points from a 4th start place and flag win takes the overall lead. Only 1 point adrift, three drives share 2nd place with 5 points each, namely Cleal, Alexander and Groves. Stoddart-Stones sits behind them in 5th.
In the Veteran sub-group, Alexander came home 1st followed by Groves, Stoddart-Stones, Cleal and Rob Mortimore. Alexander also leads the Championship with 3 points, from Cleal and Groves on 4 points, Stoddart-Stones is in 4th on 7 points and Mortimore shares 5th with Kevin O’Neill, both on 11 points.
Stoddart-Stones, with a clean sweep in points, wins the Legend section and leads the Championship. O’Neill finished 2nd and also sits in 2nd place overall. Chris Underhill takes up 3rd slot in front of John Hartshorne and Chris Lord.
Alexander with a win and 0 points overall heads the Top Weight sub-class. Last year’s Champion, Mortimore sits in 2nd place on 4 points, with Stuart Adam in 3rd position on 6 points.
The drivers contesting the Two Counties Club Championship now have a 7-week break before round 2 at the Forest Edge circuit. However, the next race for most of them will be on June 11th at the Lydd International Raceway for the next round of the NKRA Regional and Blue Challenge Championship.

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

Joey Foster wins the Blue Final at Clay Pigeon in May, promoting himself up to 2nd place in the TABOR Championship. Robin Stoddart-Stones had a superb day, finishing second, despite having to start last in every heat due to a late entry. Just behind was Anthony Cleal who was in the lead until a back-marker incident demoted him a few places. Fourth on the day was Rob Mortimore with Kevin O’Neill 5th. The overall positions now show Cleal, still in the lead, with Foster closed up in second and Mortimore in third.
Alex Kepm, missing this round, slips to 4th ahead of Mike Bell who was also absent.
Competitors now have a month break with the next scoring round at Lydd on June 11th.
The full set of points and positions for the TABOR Championship is on the results page of the www.planetkarting.uk website or CLICK HERE.

It’s Eurovision time, don’t forget the BBQ this Saturday evening at Clay Pigeon, bring your own food and drink. Hopefully, we will have the contest playing in the background to see who wins. Should be a good evening. In case you forgot your Country, here is the list so far. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE
Albania – Alan Cleal
Australia – Harry Smithson
Armenia – Sue Underhill
Austria – John Hartshorne
Azerbaijan – Mike Bell
Belgium – Ali Stoddar – Stones
Croatia – Anthony Cleal
Czech Repulic – Devon Giles
Denmark – Jo
Estonia – L Vessier
Finland – Joey Foster
France – Bill Screech
Georgia – Kevin O’Neill
Germany – edna Screech
Greece – Alex Kemp
Iceland – Dave Waldron
Ireland – Max Gunder
Israel – Ali Mitchell
Italy – Serita Shone
Latvia – Shelly
Lithuania – Rob Mort
Malta – Tom Parker
Maldova – paul Wheeler
Netherlands – Stuar A
Norway – No 27 Keiran
Poland – No 27 Dad
Portugal – Valley Hibbs
Romania -Ron Shone
San marino – Robin S.S
Serbia – Paul Alexander
Slovenia – Jack Gillitt
Spain – Carol Wheeler
Sweden – Steve Groves
Switzerland – Julie S
Ukraine –
Untied Kingdom – Bert Vessier

Tabor Karting will be in attendance, as usual, at the Clay Pigeon Raceway on 12th ,13th & 14th May which includes the Wessex Championship and also the 2 Counties 2023 Championship Round 1, for Cadet HONDA , Junior BLUE and Formula BLUE.
Competitors requiring tyres/spares for all classes for this event, to ensure delivery /collection on race weekend, please order and purchase your requirements in advance, prior to 12 noon on Wednesday 10th May. Thanks and see you there.
Telephone 01305 774074

Round 4 of the NKRA BLUE CHALLENGE took place on April 30th at Mansell Raceway in Devon. The forecast showed rain all Sunday and certainly, the 1st head was wet. Thereafter, the day dried up and although rain sometimes threatened it never appeared!
Devon Giles scored another uncontested victory in Cadet HONDA.
Junior BLUE is gradually recovering from the issues which did the grid so much damage at the end of 2022. Another novice, Jack Gillitt, joined the grid for the first time and enjoyed his day, getting better and better with each outing. Alfie Lenton and Rudie Winslow-Morten shared the win on points though it was Lenton who claimed the Final, with Winslow-Mortone a mere 0.13 behind at the flag. Lenton maintains his lead in the Challenge from Winslow -Morten.
In the Formula BLUE class it was, returnee from injury, Joey Foster who won the day on 2 points with an opposite pole and Final win. Second overall was Paul Alexander with 6 points, who scored 3rd position on both the Final Grid and the Final race. Third overall was Anthony Cleal on 7 points with a pole and 7th place finish in the Final. In the Championship placings, it is Harry Smithson who takes over the lead with 19 points, by the smallest of margins ( 1 point) from Cleal. Third in the Championship is Mike Bell ahead of David Waldron and Alex Kemp.
In the Master sub-class, Foster wins the day with 2 points, just ahead of Cleal with 3 points. Alexander, on 5 points finishes 3rd. Cleal leads the standing from Waldron, Kemp, Alexander and Steve Groves.
Cleal and Alexander share the win in the Veteran sub-group with 2 points apiece. Rob Mortimore coming in 3rd with 7 points. In the overall position, Cleal maintains the leads from Waldron, Alexander, Groves and Mortimore.
Chris Underhill, with 3 points, takes the day in the Legend section with John Hartshorne in second with 5 points. Ron Shone and Robin Stoddart-Stones are equal third on 6 points. Hartshorne now takes the Championship Lead on 13 points followed by Shone on 16 points. Stoddart-Stones sits in 3rd place with Stuart Gray and Underhill in 4th and 5th position.
Paul Alexander wins the Top Weight section with a 0-point clean sweep from Mortimore with 4 points and Shone with 6 points. Overall, it is Waldron, using up his drop option, in the lead on 4 points from Mortimore on 15 points and Shone on 21 points. 4th and 5th positions are filled by Alexander and Tom Parker.
The NKRA Championship now takes a well-earned break until June 11th at Lydd Circuit in Kent. Many of the BLUE competitors will, however, continue their racing year with the Two Counties Club Championship opening round at the Clay Pigeon Raceway on May 14th.
For More details and results please visit the results page on the www.planetkarting.uk website or
CLICK HERE

Joey Foster recovers from previous injuries to win the Mansell round of the TABOR CHAMPIONSHIP. It is Anthony Cleal, however, who maintains the overall lead from Alex Kemp and Rob Mortimore, with Foster rising up to 4th from 6th.
The next scoring round is at Clay Pigeon on the 13th and 14th of May, for the Wessex Championship and Round 1 of the Two Counties Club Championship.
For more details and points updates please view the results page of the www.planetkarting.uk website or
CLICK HERE