NKRA GRANDE FINALS  2022 – Additional Supplementary Regulations
                              
                 On  the 4th of September   –  at the Forest Edge Circuit

Additional (1) Supplementary Regulations for NKRA Grande Final Competitors in the Junior Blue and  Formula Blue Classes .

*To complement post-race scrutineering and to ensure compliance with the requirement for Marked Parts and Sequential Numbering,  a Formula Blue specific additional Scrutineering Card will be issued,  where the sequentially numbered parts must be listed against the engine(s) in use.
The sequentially numbered parts are: 
CLUTCH DRUM;  CLUTCH; CYLINDER; PISTON; IGNITION (ROTOR & STATOR);  ECU;
This will be extra to the standard scrutineering procedure,  as performed the host club  and must be presented to the designated ( on the day) NKRA assistant before the start of the heats ( i.e. pre. Race).  If during the meeting the sequentially marked parts change (eg: a clutch change) the designated NKRA assistant must be informed. ( eg:  Go see the  nominated NKRA assistant and log the changed details)
The Carburettor, although marked & sequentially numbered will not be included in the above.
In the event of the scrutineer requiring sight of sequential marking and numbering, it is the competitor’s responsibility to ensure that the markings are visible.  In the case of the Piston head (if a carbon-producing oil is used), the competitor will be allowed to scrape any carbon deposit off to reveal the official marking and numbering.
The cards will be available from TABOR on the weekend of the race meeting.

Additional (2)  Supplementary Regulations for NKRA Grande Final  Competitors 

1. The following NKRA classes are accepted for the meeting – Cadet Honda, Junior Blue and  Formula Blue.
2. There will be  4 Heats and a Final for Junior BLUE & Formula BLUE.  Grid positions will be computer-generated, to produce equality in the heats. 
3. Entries for the meeting will open on the issue of the regulations and close 7 days prior to the event,  on Saturday 27th August (at midnight). Late entries will not be accepted. 
4. Withdrawal after the closing date will result in the full entry fee being charged. Withdrawal before the closing date will result in a  £ 20 admin charge.   
5. NKRA trophies will be presented at an awards event on 26th November.   Final Trophies on the day ( first over the line) as per Forest Edge Kart Club Regulations.
6. TYRES: as per MSA regulations (For Junior Blue and Formula Blue, for details – please view race class page on www. planetkarting.co.uk).    Tyres are limited to one dry set per meeting.  Wet tyres are unrestricted.  Junior Blue and  Formula Blue controlled Tyres will be by compulsory purchase and will be available for collection at the circuit on Saturday afternoon.    The exact time and area for collection to be notified at the event.  The control Tyres, as collected on Saturday, must be returned to the area (as designated) at the end of the Saturday practice, in a secure named tyre bag and must be deposited between 5. 30 pm and 6.30 pm on Saturday evening.   These tyres will be available for collection on Sunday morning between  8.00 am  – 8.30 am. 
7. Post-race scrutineering will take place, however, if deemed necessary by the scrutineer, the first  3 engines and/or any randomly selected engines may be taken by the eligibility scrutineer to the importers, for a more detailed inspection. The driver, or an elected representative, will be able to be present.   In this event, all results, announced on the day,  are deemed provisional until all aspects of scrutineering are completed. 

 10.08.2022

Newly registered Devon Giles takes an uncontested win in the Cadet Honda Class.

The reigning Club Champion from 2021 in Junior Blue, Sam Mitchell, stated his intent to retain his title with a pole to flag win, Rhys Read and Jamie Bradfield shared 2nd place points, though it was Read who recorded the fastest lap in the Final. Mitchell takes the Championship lead with Read in second, 2 points adrift and Bradfield in 3rd.
Joey Foster stamped his authority on the proceedings with his own version of a lights to flag win. He was, however, harried by Anth Cleal right up to the chequered flag ! In the day’s results, Foster won with zero points. Cleal and Kieran Quirke share the second spot with 6 points. Mike Bell came 4th following an opposite pole start and a 6th finish. 5th on the day was Kevin O’neill on 10 points. In the Championship standing, Foster sits in the lead with zero points, followed by bell on 2 points. Cleal takes up 3rd place on equal points with Quirke, but separated by a better drop option. O’Neill makes up the front five on 10 points.

Foster also took the day in the Blue Master sub-group from Cleal, O’Neill, Paul Alexander and Steve Groves.
Cleal won the Veteran section, from O’Neill, Alexander, Groves and Dave Waldron. Cleal also leads the Championship from O’Neill, Alexander, Groves and Chris Underhill.

In the Blue Legend sub-class, O’Neill took a clean sweep of points. Behind were Underhill, David Goode, Ron Shone and Mark Cook. O’Neill leads the standings followed by Underhill, Shone, Goode and John Hartshorne.
Tom Parker won the Top Weight sub-group with 2 points from Shone on 3 points and Rob Mortimore on 5 points. It is Mortimore, however, who stays in the Championship lead by virtue of a better drop option from Parker. Shone slips to 3rd, Phil shears to 4th and Paul Dible to 5th.
The Two Counties Championship now has a two-month break before round 3, whilst the Junior and Senior Formula Blue grids concentrate on their Grande Finals at the Forest edge Club on September 4th.
For more results and details view the results page on the www.planetkarting.uk website or CLICK HERE

Joey Foster was back scoring maximum points, at the 2 Counties Kart Club Round 2, at Forest Edge. His pole and win promoted him up into the £1000 potential win once again. Second, on the day, was Kevin O’Neill with 18 points which in turn moves him up to 5th position with the attached potential of £ 100. Third was Anthony Cleal, scoring well with his engine points. He remains in 4th spot. Also scoring highly with engine points, was Paul Alexander thereby moving up to 6th place overall. David Goode scored the same points as Alexander moving him up from 17th to 14th. The next scoring round is at the Forest Edge Circuit, on September 4th, for the NKRA Grande Finals.
To view points and positions so far view the results page on the www.planetkarting.uk website
or CLICK HERE

26th November 2022

The NKRA ( National Kart Racing Association) celebrates it’s 30th anniversary year of competition !!
On Saturday 26th November, we will celebrate this special event at an Awards Evening, where not only the annual awards will be presented but also bonus 30th Anniversary awards. There will be a dinner and entertainment afterward and dancing to a live Band ! This will take place at the Hotel Royal, the Esplanade, Weymouth.
The 2 Counties Kart Club will be joining us for this special event and they will also be presenting their own annual awards during the evening.
Tickets will be available shortly ! However, If you wish to book a room at the Hotel, to avoid disappointment, phone now to book ! ( There are a limited number of rooms allocated with preferential rates for members, mention NKRA when booking) The number is 01305 782777
More details to follow soon.

Tabor Karting will be in attendance, as usual, with their mobile shop at the Forest Edge Circuit on the 6th & 7th of August, for the Club meeting, which includes Round 2 of the Two Counties Club Championship for Formula Blue, Junior Blue and Honda Cadet.
Competitors requiring Tyres/spares for all classes, for this event, please order and purchase your requirements in advance prior to 12 noon on Wednesday 3rd August, for delivery/collection at the circuit on the race weekend.
Telephone 01305 774074

Competitors are advised that entries are now open for the 2 COUNITES CLUB CHAMPS Round 2 ( 1st scoring round) at the Forest Edge Circuit on August 7th 2022.
There will be practice, for those who wish, on Saturday, August 6th.
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 this 2 Counties Championship race will close at midnight, on Saturday, July 30th (late entries may be accepted, however, they will be placed on the back of the grid for the heats).
TO ENTER THE EVENT PLEASE CLICK HERE

Having achieved Pole for the Final, Rhys Read could not be caught in the Regional Championship, barring an exclusion ( which meant the result could not be dropped). So, following specific team instructions to avoid any potential incident he circulated clear of other competitors. This policy , no doubt, was aided by knocking off his plug cap ! The day was won by Jamie Bradfield on 2 points with Read 2nd on 6 points.
In the Championship, it is Read who takes the win from Sam Mitchell , then Bradfield.
The Formula Blue class was decimated by non-attendees suffering from Covid-associated issues. This particularly affected Mike Bell, the only driver realistically capable of wrestling the Championship away from Anthony Cleal. On the day, where coincidentally, much of the grid was sidelined with electrical problems of one form or another, it was Cleal who with a lights to flag win, won on Zero points. Equal 2nd with 7 points were Sylvain Vessier and Tom Parker.
In the Master section, it was Cleal who took the win with Zero points. Behind him Nigel Vickery and David Waldron shared 2nd spot with 6 points apiece. The championship win goes to Cleal with Vickery 2nd and Waldron 3rd.
Cleal, who also won the Veteran sub-class again on Zero points, with Vickery and Waldron sharing 2nd place with 6 points. In the regional results, Cleal wins from Vickery and Waldron.
David Goode racing his new Mac Kart for the first time took the win in the Blue Legend section, 2nd was Chris Underhill on 5 points from Ron Shone with 7 points. It is Underhill, however, who wins the Championship from Robin Stoddart-Stones and Goode.
Tom Parker, enjoying a fabulous Championship, took 1st place on the day in the Top Weight section with Zero points. Ron Shone and John Hartshorne claimed equal 2nd on 5 points. Parker wins the Championship from Shone and Ben Joseph.
The Blue grid now has 8 weeks before the Grande Finals, to be held at Forest Edge on September 4th. Many of the competitors will, however, take advantage of the 2 Counties Club Championship race scheduled for August 7th, also at the Forest Edge Circuit.

For more results and details view the results page on the www.planetkarting.uk website, or CLICK HERE

The new Covid wave hit the TABOR CHAMPIONSHIP entries at the Clay Pigeon round on July 10th. Those that were able to attend had a great day in the sun and scored valuable points towards the end-of-year prize fund.
For the update points view the results page on the www.planetkarting.uk website or CLICK HERE

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