New regulations regarding controls of the use of ECUs during competition in Junior and Formula Blue came into effect as of August 15th 2017.  Competitors are advice to ensure that the positioning of the ECU on their kart will allow for easy removal and/or replacement.  SEE  FORMULA BLUE  REGULATIONS  FB 1.4.2 or JB 1.4.3 
 CLICK HERE  TO GO TO FORMULA BLUE REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES

 Formula Blue rankings going into the Grande Final at Mansell Raceway on 26 / 27th August 2017

Please see NKRA page on this site or please click here

The online entry list is now open for round 3 of the 2 Counties Club Championships, to be held at the Clay Pigeon Raceway on the 10th September.   This event also involves the NKRA Gold Rush and the Clay Pigeon Charity race meeting. 
To enter on-line please CLICK HERE  

Tabor Karting will be in attendance,  with their mobile shop at Mansell Raceway on   26th & 27th August for the NKRA Championship Grande Finals and the South West Champs.   Competitors requiring tyres and/or specific spares for this event,    please order your requirements in advance, by 12 pm  on  Wednesday 23rd August, ( Tel 01305 774074) to ensure availability for collection at the circuit on race weekend.     Thank you. 

The 2nd annual GOLD RUSH will take place at Clay Pigeon Raceway on 10th Sept.    The event is for Formula Blue racers and will form part of the  Clay Pigeon Kart Club’s Charity race meeting.   It is scheduled to take place after the Grande Finals,  once the new number ranking is available.  Over £1000 in solid gold coins ( Sovereigns) will be available to the following categories, as well as the usual race meeting trophies:   BLUE Open,  Master,  Veteran, and Legend.
Entries are now open via the Clay Pigeon web site or CLICK HERE 

Competitors are reminded that entries for the NKRA Grande Finals,  to be held at Mansell Raceway on August 26 / 27th,  will close on Friday 18th August.  Entries received after the closing date may still be accepted but will receive a rear of grid start for a link to enter online please click here.  

Additional supplementary regulations for NKRA Grande Final  Competitors on 26 / 27 August  2017  at Mansell Raceway.

1. The regional trophy presentation will be held  at Race control on Saturday 15 minutes after the last session of the day.
2. The following NKRA classes are accepted for the meeting – Honda Cadets , Junior Blue, Formula Blue
3. 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 Dunkeswell Kart club supplementary regulations. 
4. NKRA trophies will be awarded on a 1 in 4 basis, as per the NKRA Sporting Regulations.  Dunkeswell  K.C. trophies on the day ( first over the line) as per Dunkeswell K.C. SR’s
5. TYRES: as per MSA regulations  (For Junior & Formula Blue , please view race class info. page on  planetkarting.co.uk)   Tyres are limited to one dry set per meeting.  Wet tyres are unrestricted.  Junior Blue and Formula Blue will be by compulsory controlled purchase at the weekend.   Time and area for collection to be notified at the event.  Tyres collected on Saturday must be returned to the scrutineering area in a secure tyre bag between 6.00 pm and 6.30 pm on Saturday evening.  Sunday  – these  tyres will be available for collection Sunday morning at   8am  – 8.30 am. 
6. The entry fee for the weekend is £ 85.    
   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.   
7. Entries for the meeting will open on issue of these regulations and close on Friday  18^th  August ( 1 week prior to the event)  If a late entry is accepted it may be placed at the rear of the grid for each heat.

The online entry list is now open for the NKRA GRANDE FINALS  at Mansell Raceway on 26th & 27th AUGUST To enter online,  please CLICK HERE 

In a rain affected, end of July weekend at Mansell Raceway in sunny ( ?) Devon,  the NKRA Southern Championships came to a close.  
In Cadet Honda,  Ameron Ross finished 3rd overall but in the process snatched the overall title from Ethan Leader. 
Ian Branfield, in Formula Blue,  went into the final round with a 12 point lead and very nearly threw it away by virtue of a wrong tyre choice in one of the heats !  He kept it together in the final race finishing  4th and winning overall by 2 points. 
It was Duncan McLeod who won the day with a  masterly display of racing taking both pole position and win in the Final.  Second on the day was local boy Ryan Edgecumbe who, as a consequence,  jumped from 8th to 3rd in the Championship.  Having transferred from Max 177,  Edgcumbe gradually adjusted to the more challenging grid in Formula Blue and has improved race by race! 
In the sub-suctions of the Formula Blue class,  Duncan McLeod cleaned up in the Master and Veteran 
For full results please see the results page on this website or click here 

The final round of the S & B Automotive Academy Formula Blue Challenge took place at Mansell Raceway under the most challenging of weather conditions.  With little more than a few minutes notice rain either fell in torrents or held off.  this continued all through the race day, catching quite a few out on the wrong tyres. 
The Final became a dominant display by pole man Duncan McLeod with Ryan Edgecumbe in close attendance.   Mitchell McLeod, continuing his recent impressive form took 3rd place.  It was, however,  Ian Branfield who did enough in 4th overall to claim the Series title.  Duncan McLeod also dominated in the Master and Veteran groups with  Kevin Ford and Ron Shone filling the rest of the Series podium.  
Despite an incident during the heats,  Shone kept it together to take the Legend section from Graham  Dudley and Kevin O’Neill.
The remaining sub-class title, the Top Weights, was held by  Ian Branfield with the father and son duo McLeod snapping at his heals. 
With the S & B Automotive Academy Formula Blue Challenge now completed,  all attention is turned to the Mansell Raceway at the end of August for the NKRA Grande Finals on 26th and 27th of August. 
For more results and details please view the results section on this website or click here.