Tabor Karting will be in attendance, as usual, at Mansell Raceway on the 25th & 26th March for the Club Meeting, which includes the NKRA 2023 Championship and the Formula Blue Challenge round 2.
Competitors requiring tyres/spares for all classes for this event and to ensure delivery /collection on race weekend, please order and purchase your requirements in advance, prior to 12 noon on Wednesday 22nd March. Thanks and see you there.
Telephone 01305 774074

Competitors are advised that entries are now open for the NKRA( IKR) Championship & BLUE CHALLENGE ROUND 1, ( which includes the Junior & Formula blue 0 Plate) on Sunday 9th April, at the LYDD INTERNATIONAL KART CIRCUIT.
Practice is available on Friday 7th and Saturday 8th of April. 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 1st April. 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

Smithson sees off the opposition and the Woldingham ‘Wonders’ win the team pairing.

Harry Smithson dominated the opening round of the 2023 NKRA Blue Challenge. Having secured pole position in the Final, he was only troubled in the opening lap. From there on in he strode off into the distance to secure an impressive 0 points victory. 2nd overall was Tom Parker on 5 points, with an opposite pole to a 3rd place finish.

On 6 points, Joey Foster ended up 3rd on the day with a 4th place start and 2nd spot finish at the chequered flag. New boy, Scott Lay, laid down his marker for the Championship with 5th and 4th place, scoring 9 points. Also, on 9 points was Anthony Cleal, last year’s winner. Dave Waldron Finished 7th overall not far behind Lay, putting Woldingham town on the map in the process.

Foster and Cleal share the lead in the Master section on 2 points a piece. Waldron and Nigel Vickery sit in equal 3rd spot with 7 points each. Alex Kemp, from Cornwall, ends up only 3 points behind on 10 points.
The Veteran sub-class has Cleal a clear leader from Waldron, Vickery and Rob Mortimore.
Kevin O’Neill re-asserts his authority in the Blue Legend group from John Hartshorne and Ron Shone.
The Top Weight Sub-class ends round 1 with Parker in a clear lead of 0 points, from Waldron on 4 points, Mortimore on 6 points and Shone on 8 points.
Devon Giles starts his Cadet Honda campaign with 0 points, Alfie Lenton in the Junior Blue class starts with 2 points.

The Racers now have 2 weeks to recover before round 2 at the Mansell Raceway in Devon on March 26th.

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Tabor Karting will be in attendance, with limited spares at the Lydd International Raceway on the 10th, 11th & 12th March, for the NKRA 2023 Championship opening round.
Competitors requiring tyres/spares for all classes for this event and ensure delivery /collection on race weekend, please order and purchase your requirements in advance, prior to 12 noon on Wednesday 8th March. Thanks and see you there.
Telephone 01305 774074

Competitors are advised that entries are now open for the 2nd Round of the NKRA Championship at Mansell Raceway on 26th March. There will be practice for those who wish, on Saturday 25th March.
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 18th March. 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

With the first round of the Formula BLUE Challenge only weeks away, competitors are reminded of 3 important regulation changes for 2023.
1. WEIGHTS – All weights, both driver and total minimums, for both Junior Blue and Formula Blue have altered.
2. RESTRICTORS – In virtually all Junior Blue and some of the Senior Blue weight categories, the colour and markings have changed.
3. REAR BUMPERS – Regulation JB 1.3 and FB 1.3 highlights that – CIK-compliant plastic bodywork is now required on the rear of the kart.
N.B. CONFIRMATION – ‘ Drop down’ front nose cone blocks remain mandatory.

Notice to NKRA visiting Championship drivers racing at Lydd International Raceway

The Lydd circuit owners have confirmed the following: see their rule below

‘4.14. The fitting of “Go-Pro” or other similar recording devices is not permitted during any
official practice, timed qualifying or racing.

Following a 4-month winter break, the start of the new look National Kart Racing Championship for 2023 is almost upon us. With only 13 days remaining until the official NKRA closing date , entries are now coming in.
Lydd, the host club for round 1 ( on the 12th March) is in the process of revamping its website, and the site should be operational within days. Entries will continue to be taken by Lydd Kart Club on-line, in the normal manner. ( The link for entries is at the foot of this news brief)
PLEASE NOTE: All drivers entering NKRA classes must be fully paid up and registered for the NKRA Championship to be eligible to race at this event.
Registration forms can be downloaded from the www.planetkarting.uk website
or CLICK here for an NKRA Championship registration form.
For the link to enter the race at Lydd on 12th March PLEASE CLICK HERE

Competitors are advised that entries are now open for the NKRA( IKR) Championship & BLUE CHALLENGE ROUND 1, on Sunday 12th March, at the LYDD INTERNATIONAL KART CIRCUIT.
Practice is available on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th of March. 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 Practice is booked at the circuit on the day, Saturday practice can also be entered for on the LYDD Web link or on the day at the circuit. The entry list for Formula Blue & Junior Blue will close at midnight, on Saturday 4th March. Late entries (up to 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

The NKRA wishes to advise that the Formula Blue class in both the Blue Challenge and the NKRA Regional Championship is now full, however, the reserve list for Formula Blue is still open.
The Junior Blue list remains open for registrations, as does the other NKRA Championship classes.
To view the list of registered drivers please CLICK HERE.
Or go the Results page on the www.planetkarting.uk website, Results in main menu/ then Southern Blue Challenge on drop-down menu.

For an NKRA 2023 registration form and fixture list CLICK HERE