Tabor Karting, along with Russell O’Neill, will have a Junior Blue Kart available at the Forest Edge Race circuit on Saturday 1st July 2023, for a free ( taster) test drive.
For Cadet or Junior drivers already practicing on the day, there is no charge. However, there will be a £ 10 insurance charge per new driver, payable to the race circuit prior to track use. The free tests will comprise of up to 10 laps on the day, between 10 am and 5pm.
It is envisaged that there could be an enthusiastic uptake of this offer. Therefore, if interested and as available track time will be allocated, it is recommended that those interested make contact, in advance, to secure a track time slot.
PLEASE RING TABOR KARTING ON 01305 774074 or RUSSELL O’NEILL on 07932468923

A beautiful sunny and hot weekend greeted the competitors for the penultimate round of the NKRA Championship, held at the Lydd International Kart Circuit. No need to even think about ‘wets’ – they were firmly kept out of the way!

In the racing itself, Devon Giles continued on his unopposed run to the Regional championship.
The Two Junior Blue were locked together for the whole of the race day. this culminated with contact in the Final race, between the two of them, which in turn resulted in a collision with the safety barriers on the exit to pit bend. Alfie Lenton was the first to emerge from the barriers and went on to win. Rudie Winslow-Morten, once extracted from the safety barrier, also re-joined the race to finish 2nd. Both drives were uninjured, though some of the bodywork looked a little warped.

In the Formula BLUE Class, the first eleven in the Championship were all present making it fiercely competed for. Harry Smithson started the day 1 point ahead of the reigning Champion Anth Cleal, with Mike Bell, only 11 points adrift. Once the ‘dust’ from the heats had settled, Harry Smithson had secured Pole position from Stuart Gray P2 , Anth Cleal on P3 and Joey Foster P4. The third row being taken by Paul Alexander and Alex Kemp. After 17 laps of ferocious racing, Gray emerged the winner over the line from Smithson, Cleal, Foster and Alexander. With the points collated from the start- line up and Final finish positions, Gray and Smithson finished equal 1st on 2 points apiece, though Gray is given the day’s win by virtue of his Win in the Final. Cleal, on 5 points finished 3rd, and Foster on 8 points finished 4th. Alexander came in 5th on 10 points. In the Championship proper, Smithson increased his lead over Cleal to where he now has a slender 4 points lead going into the last round. Mike Bell, having a poor round by his standards, remains in 3rd overall, but the gap to the front two has increased. Kemp moves up to 4th position overall along with Alexander in 5th.

In the Masters sub-class, Gray won the day with 0 points, followed by Cleal with 4 points. Foster took 3rd with 6 points and Alexander 4th with 8 points. Kemp rounded up the top five with 10 points. In the Championship it’s all change at the front. Cleal maintains the lead, though it is Kemp who takes up the Challenge ( by drop option) with Alexander equal on points. David Waldron, unusually, had a poor day and having already used up his drop option slipped to 4th. Steve Groves stays in contact in 5th place.

Gray won the day in the Veteran section, Cleal again in 2nd spot, Alexander in 3rd, Groves in 4th and O’Neill in 5th. It is Cleal, however, that remains in the Championship lead from Alexander, Waldron, Groves and Rob Mortimore in 5th.
In the BLUE Legend sub-class Gray took a clean sweep of points from O’Neill and David Goode. Robin Stoddart-Stones came in 4th ahead of Ron Shone. In the Championship, it is John Hartshorne, using his drop-option, who maintains his lead from Shone, Stoddart-Stones, Gray and O’Neill.

Paul Alexander won with minimum points in the last of the sub-classes, namely BLUE Top Weight. Taylor Waldron finished 2nd with David Waldron, Mortimore and Shone sharing 3rd place on 8 points each. In the overall classification, David Waldron maintains his lead from Mortimore, Shone, Alexander and Tom Parker.

The Championship now takes a long break before the final round, which carries a 100-point non-attendance penalty, at the Mansell Race Circuit, in Devon, on 27th August.
For more results view the Results page on the www.planetkarting.uk website or CLICK HERE
For details and photos of 2022 winners CLICK HERE

A roasting hot June weekend at Lydd was the scene for the recent installment of the TABOR Customer Championship. Despite the Parilla Tab-Tag engines being liquid-cooled, a little more caution on the carburettor jetting was necessary.
The racing was intense with drivers hydrating as much as possible throughout the weekend. As, in the previous race, the first two, Anth Cleal and Joey Foster could only be separated by the finest of margins. In this case 0.001 of a second !
In the end, it was a win for Cleal by 0.1 of a second over Foster. Alex Kemp finished 3rd with an overall points tally of 18, Kevin O’Neill 4th, with 13 points and Robin Stoddart-Stones 5th with 11 points.
In the Championship standings, Cleal increases his lead over Foster by 2 points. Kemp moves up to 3rd, Rob Mortimore slips to 4th and Mike Bell holds station in 5th.
The next scoring round of the TABOR Champs is at Forest Edge on July 2nd .
For more info / results please view the www.planetkarting.uk website on the Results page
OR CLICK HERE

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