Tabor Karting will be in attendance, as usual, at Mansell Raceway on 29th & 30th April which includes the NKRA 2023 Championship Round 4 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 26th April. Thanks and see you there.
Telephone 01305 774074

Competitors are advised that entries are now open for the OPENING ROUND OF THE 2 COUNTIES CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP and THE WESSEX CHAMPIONSHIP on May 13th & 14th at the Clay Pigeon Raceway. There will be practice for those who wish, on Friday 12th May. The Saturday & Sunday races can be entered on the Clay Pigeon Kart Club website link. The link for entries is also at the foot of this news brief.
The entry list for Junior & Formula Blue will close at midnight, on Saturday 6th May. Late entries may be accepted, however, they will be placed on the back of the grid for all heats.
TO ENTER THE EVENT CLICK HERE

A returning Rudie Winslow-Morten won round 3 of the NKRA Junior BLUE Challenge at Lydd. His pole and win in the Final gave him both the round win plus the Junior Blue ‘O’ plate. Second, on the day but still retaining the overall series lead was Alfie Lenton.

In the formula BLUE class, the day goes to Dave Watts with a Pole position and 2nd place in the Final. He also retains the ‘O’ plate title! The actual Final winner was Stuart Gray, who finished 2nd overall due to his 3rd place start grid. Last month’s first-round winner, Harry Smithson, finished 3rd overall with 5 points and the current number one driver, Anthony Cleal, finished 4th with 8 points. Gray claimed the Master, Veteran and Legend sub-section ‘O’ plates, with Dave Waldron taking the Top Weight ‘o’ plate trophy.

The Championship now moves on to Mansell Raceway, in Devon, for Round 4 at the end of April.
For more details and results PLEASE CLICK HERE

Anthony Cleal, Alex Kemp and Rob Mortimore forge forwards in the TABOR Championship by scoring the top three sets of points available at the Lydd International Raceway in Kent.
The next scoring round is at Mansell Raceway on 30th April.
For more info. and results go to the results page on the www.planetkarting.uk website
OR CLICK HERE

TABOR KARTING has advised that their engine department will be closed from Wednesday 12th April until Tuesday 25th April. Drivers requiring engine re-builds etc. will need to present their engines prior to 12th April in order to ensure that the work can be undertaken by the NKRA round 4 at Mansell Raceway. The Tabor parts department will remain open to send out spare parts, etc. until  Monday 17th April and they will also open on 25th April.
Drivers have the option to hand their engines to TABOR at the Lydd race meeting, following the conclusion of the ‘o’ plate championships.

Devon Giles continues in the lead of the Cadet Hondas with a clean sweep result.
Alfie Lenton, much improved since Lydd, also achieved a minimum score and remains firmly in control

In the Formula BLUE class, David Watts showed a clean pair of heels to the chasing pack, scoring zero points. Second on the day was Stuart Gray, just edging Anthony Cleal, by virtue of his Final finish position, as both had scored 5 points. Kevin Ford returning after a shoulder operation, claimed 4th overall with David Waldron taking 5th. In the series’ standings, Smithson and Watts share the lead with Cleal in 3rd, Tom Parker in 4th and Stuart Gray in 5th.
Gray and Cleal shared the top points in the Master section, with Ford finishing 3rd, Waldron 4th and Nigel Vickery sharing 5th with Steve Groves. Overall it is Cleal in the lead, by virtue of a better drop option, from Joey Foster. Gray takes up 3rd place from Waldron with Vickery in 5th.
In the veteran sub-group, it is Gray and Cleal who, once again, share the win on the day with 2 points each with Ford finishing 3rd, Waldron 4th and Groves 5th.
Gray takes the Legend win with a zero-points clean sweep. Behind him was Ford, followed by John Hartshorne, Chris Underhill and David Goode.
In the Top Weight section, Waldron maximised his efforts on the day by winning from Rob Mortimore, Tom Parker and Ron shone. Waldron also takes the Championship lead in this section, with Parker 2nd, Mortimore 3rd and Ron shone 4th.
In a hectic start to the Championship, the drivers have a mere two weeks before they head back to the Lydd International circuit for round three. This event will be spiced up by the addition of a combined ‘0’ plate event for the Formula BLUE sections of the class.

For more details and results PLEASE CLICK HERE or go to the results page on the www.planetkarting.uk website.

Tabor Karting will be in attendance, with limited spares, at the Lydd International Raceway on the 7th, 8th & 9th of April for the 3rd Round of the NKRA 2023 Championship which includes the O plate competition for 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 Tuesday 4th April. Thanks and see you there.
Telephone 01305 774074

Competitors are advised that entries are now open for the 4th Round of the NKRA Championship at Mansell Raceway on 30th April. There will be practice for those who wish, on Saturday 29th April.
The Saturday practice and the Sunday race can be entered on the Mansell Kart Club website link. The link for entries is also at the foot of this news brief.
The entry list for Junior & Formula Blue will close at midnight, on Saturday 22nd April. Late entries may be accepted, however, they will be placed on the back of the grid for all heats.
TO ENTER FOR THE EVENT – PLEASE CLICK HERE

To view updated results for the TABOR CHAMPIONSHIP 2023
PLEASE CLICK HERE , or go to the Results page on the www.planetkarting.uk website.

Regarding the NKRA IKR BLUE CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIP, drivers are reminded of the Additional Supplementary Regulation 2. ( view planetkarting.uk website, then NKRA Clubman Championship menu, then NKRA ASR’s 2023 menu).
BLUE Scrutineering cards will available from Julie Shone (Comp. Sec.) at the TABOR trade support trailer at the race meetings. For your information, there is a demonstration copy of the card below.
To download and print a blank copy of the scrutineering card, for your convenience, in advance of the race meeting click on the link below.
For ease, it is recommended that ‘BLUE’ drivers keep a log book for each engine they use to ensure speedy and unproblematic completion of each form on race day.
Drivers are further reminded that it is their responsibility to hand the completed form/forms to the scrutineer on Sunday morning before racing commences.
To copy and print a blank ‘Blue engine scrutineering card’ CLICK HERE