Though absent from the final Regional Round of the NKRA Championship at Lydd, such was the strength of his drop option, that David Watts secured the overall win. Anthony Cleal, who scored a clean sweep of pole and win at Lydd, finished 2nd in the Regionals. Mike Bell had a disaster of a race day, but his drop was also good enough for him to remain in 3rd place in the Championship. He was followed by Russell O’Neill and Serita Shone. Drivers now move on to the National Grande Finals to be held on October 11th at the Clay Pigeon Raceway in Dorset.

For more info. and up date results please go to 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 Race Circuit on the 9th / 10th & 11th October for the Club meeting and the National Kart Racing Association Grande Finals.
Competitors requiring Wet Tyres (for Formula Blue) and/or specific Tyres/spares for all classes, for this event, please order and purchase your requirements in advance.
Telephone (01305 774074 ) by 12 noon on Tuesday, October 6th, for delivery/collection at the circuit on the race weekend.
Thanks, See you there!

It is time to return your annual trophies.  Drivers may find it easier to return their trophies to  J. Shone / TABOR  karting,  at the Clay Pigeon Circuit on the weekend of October 10th & 11th. Trophies to be returned as listed below.   THANK YOU
 
Formula BLUE 1) A. Cleal 2) R. O’Neill 3) R. Stoddart-Stones
BLUE Masters 1) A. Cleal 2) R. O’Neill 3) R. Stoddart-Stones
BLUE Veterans 1) A. Cleal 2) R. Stoddart-Stones 3) D. Waldron
BLUE Legends 1) R. Stoddart-Stones 2) David Goode
BLUE Top Weight 1) R. Mortimore

TROPHIES TO BE RETURNED AT THE EARLIEST CONVENIENCE PLEASE

Despite all that the coronavirus could throw at the Blue Challenge, they managed to complete their 2020 Championship. The Final round took place at Lydd International Circuit on the south Kent coast. Anthony Cleal was totally dominant gaining pole with three flawless heats. His main Challenge coming from returnee Sam Dible and regular front runner Russell O’Neill.

Once the lights changed at the start of the Final, Cleal was off into the distance. Behind him Sam Dible and Russell O’Neill scrapped it out for 2nd place. Further back Serita Shone, having overcome her mechanical gremlins in the heats, was on a charge reaching position 7 by the end of lap 1

On lap 5 Sam Dible left the fray promoting the rest of the grid up one place. He was one of the few drivers still left using a metal rear bumper, which finally failed, leaving a shower of sparks behind, causing a mechanical defect flag to be displayed. The race stabilised over the next few laps, with Cleal well clear at the front and Russell O’Neill holding a safe 2nd place. Behind, a fantastic race was developing between Robin Stoddart-Stones, Dave Waldron, Paul Dible , Paul Alexander and David Goode. Thrown into the mix was Serita Shone having caught the group and trying everything to work her way through.
By lap, Serita accounted for Alexander, lap 11, it was the turn of Paul Dible, on lap 12 she passed Waldron , who was leading the group.
Cleal, by lap 12 had enough of a lead to start choking the carb and settled back to the finish. Not so far behind, disaster struck Russell O’Neill, who broke a cable, eliminating him from the race. Serita, now in 2nd, drew away from the group behind still racing it out.
Further back, Kevin O’Neill and Ron shone were having their own private duel, which Kevin eventually won, despite a couple of attempts from Ron to pass.
At the chequered flag, it was a dominant Cleal followed by Serita Shone. David Waldron held on to take 3rd place from Paul Alexander, Paul Dible, Robin Stoddart-Stones and David Goode.
Once the seasons’ points were totalled, Anthony Cleal was pronounced the winner from Mike Bell, Russell O’Neill, Serita Shone and David Waldron. In the Blue Master, sub-class, Cleal wins from Russell O’Neill and David Waldron. Cleal also takes the Blue Veteran group from Waldron and Alexander. The Blue Legend section was won by Ron Shone by a mere 3 points from Kevin O’Neill and David Waldron, who were also 3 points adrift.
In the last of the sub-groups, Blue Top Weight, Ron shone was a clear winner from Ben Joseph and Paul Dible.
The Challenge end of championship placings will now be translated into points and carried forward to the Grande Finals, which will be held at the Clay Pigeon Raceway on 11th October.
to view the points update please go to the results menu on the www. planetkarting.uk website or CLICK HERE

Despite leading the Tabor Championship at Lydd International Raceway, with only a couple of laps to the flag, Russell O’Neill ended up near last.
A broken throttle cable put paid to his stunning run of late. He does, however, command quite a lead in the overall standing allowing him to remain in the lead.
Mike Bell equally had a bad day suffering, for the most, with electrical problems. In his case, his overall position is lowered from 2nd down to 4th position.
A strong performance from Robin Stoddart-Stones elevates him from 17th to 12th in the Championship.
The next scoring round takes place at the Clay Pigeon Raceway on October 11th.
For more details and results please view the results menu on the www.planetkarting.uk website or CLICK HERE

 NKRA GRANDE FINALS  2020
                              
                 On  11^th  October 2020  –  at the Clay Pigeon Raceway

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

*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 cards will be available from TABOR prior to the race meeting.

The sequentially numbered parts are: 
CLUTCH DRUM;  CLUTCH; CYLINDER; PISTON; IGNITION (ROTOR & STATOR);  ECU.
This will be extra to the standard scrutineering procedure,  as per the host club,  and must be presented to the scrutineer before the start of the heats.( i.e. pre. Race) .  If during the meeting the information becomes incorrect (eg: one changes the clutch) the scrutineers must be informed.
( eg:  Go see the  scrutineer and change the details)

In the event of the scrutineer requiring sight of the 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.
* Covid 19 restrictions may apply to these regulations at the time of the event. 

Additional (2)  Supplementary Regulations for NKRA Grande Final  Competitors 

1. The following NKRA classes are accepted for the meeting – Honda Cadets and  Formula Blue.
2. Formula Blue will have 4 heats and a Final.  Grid positions will be computer-generated, to produce equality in the heats. Cadet Honda will be as per the Clay Pigeon supplementary regulations. 
3. Entries for the meeting will open on the issue of these regulations and close 7 days prior to the event,  on Saturday 3^rd October. Late entries may be accepted but will be placed at the rear of the grid for each heat and be charged non-members fees and any applicable late entry fee.
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 awarded, as per the NKRA Sporting Regulations.   Trophies on the day ( first over the line) as per Clay Pigeon Kart Club regulations.    
   The Regional Trophy Presentation will be held at Race Control on Saturday, from  15 minutes after the last practice session of the day. ( Covid 19 restrictions dependant) 
6. TYRES: as per MSA regulations (For 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.  Formula Blue Tyres will be by compulsory controlled 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.  Tyres collected on Saturday must be returned to the area as designated on the day, in a secure named tyre bag,  and deposited between 5. 30 pm and 6.30 pm on Saturday evening.   Sunday – 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 will be taken to the importers for a more detailed inspection by the eligibility scrutineer.  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. 

*  Restrictions due to Covid 19  may apply to these regulations at the time of the event.  

20.09.20

Following the penultimate round of the Southern NKRA Regionals, one result is already decided. Dave Watts, by virtue of his drop option, wins the Formula Blue Regionals without having to compete in the last round at Lydd.
In The NKRA regionals, any of the 5 rounds can be treated as the ‘drop’. In the Blue Challenge, the last round cannot be dropped. As such, anyone who may have finished well up in the Regionals will, if they fail to attend the Lydd final round, find their placing in the Challenge, somewhat lowered.
That aside, in round 4 ( of 5) in the NKRA Regionals at Clay Pigeon, there was a win for Dave Watts with 3 points, from Stuart Gray on 6 points. Newly registered, Rich Puddle coming 4th on 9 points, from Mike Bell also on 9 points.
Although Watts can be declared the Regional Winner, the competition for the next 5 places couldn’t be closer. Only 13 points separate 2nd to 6th place – Anth Cleal, Mike Bell, Russell O’Neill, Serita shone and Stuart Gray. Currently, in 7th place is David Waldron followed by Paul Alexander and Kevin O’Neill with Ron Shone making up the top 10.
As stated the Final NKRA round takes place at the LYDD International Kart Circuit on September 27th, with practice available on both the Friday and Saturday.

FOR MORE DETAILS AND RESULTS UP-DATE GO TO THE RESULTS PAGE ON The www.planetkarting.co.uk website or CLICK HERE

Competitors are advised that entries are open for the NKRA GRANDE FINALS on 11th October, at the Clay Pigeon Raceway.
There will be practice, for those who wish it, on Friday 9th & Saturday 10th October. For the Practice days and the Sunday race day please enter on the Clay Pigeon Kart Club website. The link for entries is at the foot of this news brief.
The entry list for Formula Blue will close at midnight, on Saturday 3rd October. Late entries may be accepted, however, if accepted, they will be placed at the back of the grid for all heats.
TO ENTER ON-LINE PLEASE CLICK HERE

David Watts wins the penultimate round of the Blue Challenge at the Clay Pigeon Raceway on Sept 13th, which also involved the Formula Blue ‘O’ Plate race.
It was competed for in the best of sunshine without a hint of rain. This penultimate round of the competition for next year’s prestigious numbers also incurred a maximum non-attendance penalty. As a consequence 8 of the top 9 drivers were present. The only driver missing was Taylor Waldron, who was attending his University enrollment and was unable to race. The race meeting did include a few ‘new’ boys who all gave a good account of themselves and helped set the tone for their future race meetings. Indeed one of them, Richard Puddle finished 4th overall having actually won the first Heat of the race day. The other 2 Heats were won by Dave Watts and Anth Cleal.

Once the Heat Results were totalled, the grid for the Final ( which makes up for half of the overall points) was posted. On Pole was Mike Bell with Serita Shone on grid 2, Row 2 had Dave Watts and Stuart Gray ready to pounce. Behind on row 3 sat Rich Puddle and Russell O’Neill. After a dramatic couple of rolling laps, where Serita Shone discovered she was losing coolant from a loose radiator cap, the grid was ready for the off.
Serita made a stunning start, snatching the lead from Bell. She held the lead for 4 laps until an overheating engine (which was a direct result of the rolling lap situation) compelled her to richen up the carb, thereby losing a degree of power. Behind, Anth Cleal starting in 13th had gradually made his way up to 7th place. On lap 5 Watts and Gray took advantage of Serita’s issue and forced past. 2 laps later Puddle and Cleal were also through. On lap 9 Cleal overtook Puddle and the two of them set off after the leading pair of Watts and Gray. Racing then settled down, though at the front Watts gradually eased a gap to the chasing Gray. The next major incident came on lap 17, when Bell, trying to recoup earlier losses, clipped the rear of Russell O’Neill and spun off. He restarted having lost 4 places to Nigel Vickery, David Waldron, Paul Alexander, and ‘new boy’ Chris Underhill. With 2 laps to go, Gray had been caught by Cleal and would have to defend 2nd place up to the flag. Further, back Waldron passed Vickery whilst Bell made the most of an incident between Alexander and Underhill. At the flag, it was a well-deserved win for Watts with Gray next, just ahead of Cleal. Puddle finished a very creditable 4th from Serita Shone, with Russell O’Neill right on her rear bumper. Too close as it transpired! He received a front bumper penalty at the post-race scrutineering, promoting Waldron into 6th place.
Once the start and the result points were calculated, Dave Watts ( 3 pts) emerged as the overall winner with Stuart Gray 2nd ( 6 pts). Serita Shone claimed 3rd ( 7 pts), Richard Puddle 4th ( 9 pts) and Mike Bell 5th ( 9 pts).
In the actual Championships, Dave Watts extended his lead with Anth Cleal still in 2nd closely followed by Mike Bell, Russell O’Neill, and Serita Shone.
The 5th and last round of the Blue Challenge, which also carries a maximum points non-attendance penalty, moves to South Kent. Here the fantastic Lydd International Raceway will host the final race weekend for the Blue Challenge, with everything still to play for.
For more info and up-date points please view –

The results page of the www.planetkarting.uk website
or CLICK HERE

Tabor Karting will NOT be in attendance, with their mobile shop at the Lydd Race circuit on the 25 / 26 / 27th September for the re-arranged 2020 NKRA National Championships including the Formula Blue Challenge, Final round.
Competitors requiring Tyres and/or specific spares for this event, please order and purchase your requirements in advance. Telephone (01305 774074 ) by 12 noon on Tuesday, September 22nd, for delivery/collection at the circuit on the race weekend, from Ron at the Team Tabor Van/trailer.
Thanks, see you there!