FORMULA BLUE ‘O’ PLATE – at Forest Edge on the weekend of 5/6th September.
09.08.20Forest Edge Kart Club has just advised that their race day format will revert back to the standard format. i.e. practice on Saturday and Race on Sunday. As a consequence, the Formula Blue ‘0’ Plate combined with the NKRA Blue Challenge will be raced for on Sunday 6th September.
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ALEXANDER ACES IT !
04.08.20Paul Alexander has taken his first win in the Formula BLUE Class at the Two Counties Club Championship, held at the Forest Edge circuit on the 1st August.
With an opposite pole start and 3rd place finish, he took the overall win from Russell O’Neill. Despite winning the Final, Russell’s 6th place start left him 1 point adrift from Alexander. 3rd on the day was Kevin O’Neill, whose 3rd place start and 4th place finish gave him 3rd overall.
Anthony Cleal, missing this round, still maintains the lead in the Championship, by virtue of his previous scores. Russell O’Neill sits in 2nd place, 1 point behind, with Mike Bell and Paul Alexander sharing 3rd spot.
In the BLUE Master section, Russell O’Neil’s low scoring day has moved him up to 1st place from Anthony Cleal by virtue of his drop option.
Cleal still maintains his lead in the Veteran sub-class, although Alexander has closed him down. Kevin O’Neill moves up from 11th place to 3rd overall.
David Goode heads the Legend group, albeit only by his drop option, from Kevin O’Neill. Ron Shone, who was unable to attend, slips down to 3rd overall.
Despite being involved in an accident in the Final, Paul Dible maintains his Championship lead in the BLUE Top Weights. Mike Watts moves up to 2nd displacing the absent Shone.
The 3rd round of the re-arranged Championship ( due to Covid 19) moves on to Clay Pigeon on September 13th.
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ENTRIES FOR CLAY PIGEON ON 9th AUGUST
23.07.20Competitors are advised that entries are open for the NKRA & Formula Blue Challenge, round 3 , on 9th August, at the Clay Pigeon Raceway.
There will be practice, for those who wish it, on Friday 7th & Saturday 8th August. Both Practice and the Sunday race are entered for separately on the Clay pigeon 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 1st August, late entries may be accepted, however, if accepted, they will be placed at the back of the grid for all heats. All entrants must be registered with the NKRA and be members of a club affiliated to the NKRA, prior to the closing date.
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TYRES & SPARES FOR FOREST EDGE – 1st & 2nd AUGUST
22.07.20Tabor Karting will be in attendance, as usual, with their mobile shop at the Forest Edge Circuit on the 1st August ( for Cadets, Juniors & Formula Blue) & 2nd of August (for Senior Max groups and gearbox classes)
Competitors requiring tyres and/or specific spares for this event, please order and pay for your purchase requirements in advance (Tel 01305 774074) by 12 noon on Wednesday 29th July, for delivery /collection at the circuit on the race weekend. Thank you.
ENTRIES FOR 2 COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 2
16.07.20Competitors are advised that Entries for Round 2 of the Two Counties Club Championship, at Forest Edge, are now open. THE RACE DAY FOR FORMULA BLUE / 2 COUNTIES, WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY AUGUST 1st. There will be limited extra practice in the morning.
Entry list will close at midnight on Saturday 25th July.
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PLEASE NOTE THE RACE IS ON SATURDAY 1ST AUGUST ONLY. ACCESS TO THE CIRCUIT WILL BE FROM 7AM SATURDAY MORNING AND COMPETITORS MUST LEAVE THE CIRCUIT AFTER THE SATURDAY RACE MEETING. ALL ENTRANTS MUST BE REGISTERED WITH THE TWO COUNTIES CLUB PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE
WATTS WOWS THEM !
14.07.20David Watts, by the virtue of a pole and win, cemented his lead in the BLUE Challenge, at Clay Pigeon Raceway on 12th July, after a four-month layoff due to the Corona Virus.
Returnee Taylor Waldron gave an equally impressive performance coming in 2nd overall ahead of the reigning Number 1 driver, Anthony Cleal.
Cleal also leads the Master and Veteran Sub-classes.
David Goode, overcoming Saturday testing gremlins, took the Legend group to Challenge Stuart Gray at the front. Gray, somewhat bruised from a 2nd heat accident, had to be content with watching the Final from behind the spectator barriers. Another returning hotshot, Ben Joseph, very quickly made his own statement, by claiming the Top Weight win.
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REVISED FIXTURE LIST FOR NKRA & BLUE CHALLENGE 2020 CHAMPIONSHIPS
06.07.20As a consequence of the Corona Virus Pandemic, much of the initial aspect of the NKRA and Blue Challenge Championship this year had to be cancelled/postponed. A re-arranged fixture list had been presented to and endorsed by the MSUK. Please go to the NKRA menu/ fixtures on this website or PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW REVISED FIXTURE LIST
TYRES & SPARES FOR CLAY PIGEON ON 10th(?) 11th & 12th JULY.
22.06.20Tabor Karting will be in attendance, as usual, with their mobile shop at the Clay Pigeon Circuit on 10th ( ?) 11th & 12th July for the club meeting and the re-arranged 2020 National Kart Racing Association Championship including Formula Blue Challenge ( Round 2).
Competitors requiring tyres and/or specific spares for this event, please order and purchase your requirements in advance (Tel 01305 774074) by 12 noon on July 8th , for collection at the circuit on the race weekend.
ENTRIES FOR THE BLUE CHALLENGE RE – START, ROUND 2
21.06.20Competitors are advised that entries for the re-arranged Formula Blue Challenge, round 2 , will take place at the Clay Pigeon Raceway on 12th July.
There will be practice, for those who wish it on Saturday 11th. Both Practice and the Sunday race are entered for separately on the Clay pigeon website. The link for entries is at the foot of this news brief.
The entry list will close at midnight, on Saturday 4th July, however, please be aware that under current Coronavirus circumstances, Clay Pigeon, to ensure they comply with the government distancing requirement may close their entry list earlier once their maximum allocation of numbers is reached. All entrants must be registered with the NKRA and be members of a club affiliated to the NKRA, prior to the closing date.
To enter on-line please click here.
THE BLUES ARE BACK RACING!
19.06.20Despite difficulties regarding ‘Coronavirus’ affecting fixtures, the Formula Blue grid will be back in action in July. Unfortunately, the Formula BLUE Challenge Round, scheduled for July 5th at Rissington, will NOT go head, as the Rissington Kart Club is experiencing difficulties obtaining permission from the MOD (their landowners) and they are unable to confirm that the race weekend will take place. Taking this into consideration and the planning and organising that drivers have to undergo in preparing to attend championship rounds, a level of advance notice is required. Consequently, the Rissington Blue challenge round is, reluctantly, postponed. It is hoped that another date may be available at Rissington later in the year.
On the plus side, Clay Pigeon has offered us a slot at their July 11th & 12th race meeting.
Next weekend ( June 27th / 28th) should have been the return of the ‘Blues’ to the Lydd Circuit. An event eagerly anticipated by all, especially those who raced there in the early days, Coronavirus has, unfortunately, put paid to that! The Good News is, that Lydd Club has offered us another weekend. This will be added to an amended Blue Challenge fixture list, which is in the process of being completed and will be available and posted very shortly.
Take care everyone and we look forward to seeing you at Clay Pigeon in July.