The threatened showers never materialised and the racers competing in the penultimate round of the NKRA Regional Championships, which incorporates the BLUE Challenge, enjoyed fierce competition in the dry conditions.
Devon Giles, only just old enough to compete in the Cadet Honda class took an unopposed win.
Rhys Read and Sam Mitchell fought it out right up to the flag in the Junior BLUE class, with the lead in the Final changing several times. It was Read, however, who emerged victorious from Mitchell with Jamie Bradfield coming in a strong 3rd.

In the senior section of the BLUE classes, the absence of Joey Foster ( work) and Dave Watts ( Wedding) completely changed the complexion of the competition. Add to that ‘Reed’ issues experienced by Anth Cleal in the final, which opened up the race. The grid for the final read Cleal on Pole with Mike Bell opposite. Kieron Quirke and Sylvain Vessier took up row 2, with Steve Groves and Robin Stoddart-Stones directly behind. From the lights, it was Cleal followed by Vessier, Bell, Quirke and a rapid starting Tom Parker. Two laps in and a broken ‘reed petal’ removed Cleal from the fight at the front and he slipped back to thirteenth spot. Bell immediately took the lead followed by Quirke and Parker. These four swapped positions over the next laps until lap ten when Quirke made it to the front. A place he held to the flag, despite the consistent attention Bell and Parker. The three finished the race covered by a blanket of under 1 second ! Only two seconds behind, Dave Waldron had a fantastic result waiting to pick up the pieces if it all went ‘wrong’ directly in front of him. Vessier finished 4th but was immediately given a 5-second penalty afterward, for contact during the race. This demoted him to 8th position. Two notable drives came from Chris Lord, who finished 9th from a 16th grid place and Harry Smithson who came home 10th from a 15th start. As a consequence of the absentees and race result, Cleal moves back into the Championship lead with Bell in 2nd and Quirke in 3rd. Parker and Vessier make up the top five.
In the Master sub-class, it was Waldron who took the overall win from Cleal and Stoddart-Stones. Cleal maintains his lead in the Championship from Nigel Vickery and Paul Alexander.
The Blue Legend section was taken by Stoddart-Stones, scoring a light-to-flag win from O’Neill, on 5 points. Chris Underhill finished directly behind, with 6 points. It is Underhill, however, who extends his lead over Lord and Stoddart-Stones.
The revelation of 2022, Tom Parker, recorded a 0 points victory in Blue Top Weight, from Ron Shone and Mark Cook. Parker extends his lead in the Championship, with Ben Joseph and Phil Shears in second and third respectively.
The Regional Championship comes to a close next weekend (10th July) at the Clay Pigeon Raceway. With the difficulties that a ‘back-to-back’ set of race meetings brings, racers, especially those capable of finishing the Championship in the top 20, will be preparing and double-checking everything. For some, who may be practicing on the Friday prior to the race day, there is only a four-day turnaround.
The NKRA wishes everyone, on the 30th year anniversary, the best of luck at the forthcoming ‘Final Regional Round’, at Clay Pigeon on July 10th. See you all there!
For more information and up-date points please go to the results page on www.planetkarting.uk website or CLICK HERE

Despite not being able to attend the July 3rd Round at Forest Edge, Joey Forster, by virtue of his overall points advantage remains in the lead of the TABOR Championship. The others have, however, closed in on him. Sam Mitchell, the winner on the day, moves up to within 4 points and into 2nd place. A rejuvenated Robin Stoddart-Stones finished 2nd and moves from 9th overall up to equal 4th. Jamie Bradfield came in 3rd promoting himself up from equal 12th to 8th position. Kevin ( speedy) O’Neill, enjoying a sweet spot in his racing season, finished 4th and moves up to equal 4th from 7th, a position he shares with Anthony Cleal, who endured ‘reed’ issues during the Final. The Blue grid now has only a few days before the next round at the Clay Pigeon circuit, in the only back-to-back race meeting of the year.

For more information and points update please view the results menu on the www.planetkarting.uk website or CLICK HERE

Tabor Karting will be in attendance as usual, with their mobile shop, at the Clay Pigeon Raceway on the 8th, 9th & 10th July, for the Club meeting which includes round 7 of the NKRA Regional Championship and the BLUE Challenge.
Competitors requiring tyres/spares for all classes, for this event, please order and purchase your requirements in advance prior to 12 noon on Wednesday 6th July, for delivery/collection at the circuit on the race weekend.
Telephone 01305 774074

Tabor, will have a Junior Blue Kart available at Clay Pigeon Raceway on Friday 8th July and Saturday 9th July, for a free ( taster) test drive
(except for extremely bad weather conditions ).
For Cadet or Junior drivers already practicing on the day, there is no charge. However, there will be a £5 / £ 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 on this offer. Therefore, as available track time will be allocated, it is recommended that any new driver makes contact in advance, to secure a track time slot.
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Tabor Karting will be in attendance, as usual, with their mobile shop at the Forest Edge Circuit on the 2nd & 3rd of July, for the Club meeting, including Round 6 of the NKRA Regional Championship and the Formula Blue & Junior Blue Challenge.
Competitors requiring Tyres/spares for all classes, for this event, please order and purchase your requirements in advance prior to 12 noon on Wednesday 29th June, for delivery/collection at the circuit on the race weekend.
Telephone 01305 774074

Competitors are advised that entries are now open for the NKRA & FORMULA BLUE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 7 at the Clay Pigeon Raceway on July 10th.
There will be practice, for those who wish, on Friday, July 8th & Saturday, June 9th.
The link for entries is at the foot of this news brief. Friday & / or Saturday practice can be entered for at the circuit on the day.
The entry list for the NKRA Championship and the Blue Challenge Round 7 (Junior & Formula BLUE) will close at midnight, on Saturday, July 2nd (late entries may be accepted however they will be placed on the back of the grid for the heats). Total numbers may reach the capped limit before the closing date, especially as this last round carries a 100-point non-attendance penalty, which can not be dropped and therefore full attendance is anticipated. To ensure inclusion, all ‘Blue’ competitors are advised to enter the race forthwith.
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Rhys Read and Jamie Bradfield, in the Junior BLUE class, scored 2 points apiece in round 5 of the NKRA BLUE Challenge, on 12th June at the Clay Pigeon Circuit, to share the win. Equal 3rd on the day were Rudi Winslow-Morten and Ben Gillitt with 7 points each. As a result of his low score, Read snatches the Championship lead from Sam Mitchell by 1 point. (unfortunately, Sam Mitchell was unable to attend this meeting) Bradfield cements his 3rd place overall.

In the Formula BLUE class, Joey Foster and Dave Watts also shared the win with 2 points each. Equal 3rd on the day were Kieron Quirke and Tom Parker on 7 points each. Steve Groves finished 5th on 11 points. Foster remains in the overall lead in the BLUE Series, with Watts moving up to 2nd. Anthony Cleal slips to 3rd due to a non-attendance for this round. Mike Bell had a terrible round but remains in 4th place due to his excellent drop option. Paul Alexander, scoring 17 points on the day moves up to 5th in the Championship.
Foster scored 0 points, with a pole to flag win, in the Master sub-class. 2nd was Groves from Chris Lord. Foster now takes the lead in the series from Cleal, Vickery, Alexander and Lord.
It was Groves who won the Veteran group from Lord and Stoddart-Stones. Alexander finished 4th just a few points behind. Kevin O’Neill took 5th place a further 1 point adrift. Despite missing this round Cleal maintains his lead, drawing upon his good drop option. Vickery stays in 2nd position, 1 point ahead of Alexander. Chris Underhill moves up to 4th overall, just ahead of Lord.
It was Chris Lord who won the Legend section by 1 point, from Robin Stoddart Stones, O’Neill took the 3rd spot, from Underhill. Ron Shone rounded up the top 5. In the Championship, Underhill fronts the section from Lord with David Goode in 3rd place. Stoddart-Stones move up to 4th position followed by Shone.
A stunning performance from Tom Parker, with a pole to flag 1st position, gave him the win in the Top Weight group. Phil Shears and Rob Mortimore shared 2nd place with 6 points each. Ben Joseph finished 4th ahead of Shone in 5th. In the Championship Parker takes the lead moving Joseph down to 2nd with Shears in 3rd, Mortimore in 4th and Shone in 5th.
The Championship now has 3 weeks off before moving to the Forest Edge Circuit on 3rd July for round 6, the penultimate round of the series.
For more details and points updates please view the Results Page on this the www.planetkarting.uk website or CLICK HERE

Joey Foster, by virtue of his win in the TABOR Champs at Clay Pigeon on June 12th, takes the lead for the £ 1000 1st place prize fund. Mike Bell had an average day but still scored enough points to remain in the 2nd spot just 2 points ahead of Sam Mitchell, who was unable to attend. Anth Cleal, also not present, remains in 4th place, though he has been closed down by Paul Alexander.
Kevin O’Neill, recovering points from his missed meeting due to his American adventure, had a stunner of a race weekend, rising from equal 11th to equal 7th. He is now knocking on the door of the top 5!
Equally impressive were Alex Kemp and Jamie Bradfield, improving from 12th & 13th respectively to equal 10th and equal 12th. Robin Stoddart-Stones had a second good race meeting in a row and is now elevated from equal 13th to 9th place. The result of the day goes to Chris Lord, finishing 2nd overall and moving up from 15th to equal 7th. Further back Tom Parker stated his intent for the rest of the year by elevating his position from 20th to 17th.
The Championship now has a 3-week break before what will most likely be the decider in back-to-back meetings at Forest Edge and Clay Pigeon on July 3rd and July 10th.

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Competitors are advised that entries are now open for the NKRA & FORMULA BLUE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 6, at the Forest Edge Circuit on July 3rd, 2022.
There will be practice, for those who wish, on Saturday, July 2nd.
The link for entries is at the foot of this news brief. Saturday practice can be entered online or at the circuit on the day.
The entry list for the NKRA Championship and the Blue Challenge Round 6 (Junior & Formula BLUE) will close at midnight, on Saturday, June 25th (late entries may be accepted, however, they will be placed on the back of the grid for the heats). Total numbers may reach the capped limit before the closing date, to ensure inclusion, all ‘Blue’ competitors are advised to enter the race forthwith.
TO ENTER THE EVENT PLEASE CLICK HERE

Tabor Karting will be in attendance as usual, with their mobile shop, at the Clay Pigeon Raceway on the 10th, 11th & 12th June, for the Club meeting which includes Round 5 of the NKRA Regional Championship and the BLUE Challenge.
Competitors requiring tyres/spares for all classes, for this event, please order and purchase your requirements in advance prior to 12 noon on Wednesday 8th June for delivery/collection at the circuit on the race weekend.
Telephone 01305 774074