S & B Automotive Academy Blue Challenge Round 5
at Whilton Mill  on 24th May 

For several drivers Whilton would be their first outing at this  circuit.  These were the ones who had arrived early on Friday in order to set up and be ready for the ‘off’ on Saturday.  One notable exception was Kaite Crowther, who was on a flight back from her honeymoon in the USA.  She hoped to be present by the first heat on  Sunday !

Following the return of Anthony Cleal the previous meeting,  after a long layoff, there was another notable entry in the form of Andy Beever.  Like Cleal,  Beever had a championship pedigree from well over 15 years ago and was returning to Formula Blue hoping to carry on where he had left off !

Saturday remained dry but Sunday dawned with the threat of rain at some time.  Sure enough it drizzled before the first heat, compelling everyone to swap on to wet tyres.  There was a twist, however, in that it dried by the time the grid took to the circuit.  Those on worn wet tyres were lucky whilst those on new wet tyres suffered not only in performance but also in cost !  Their tyres were visibly shredded upon arrival at  the post-race scrutineering enclosure.
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An unapposed win for Daniel Bolton leaves him well clear in the Cadet IAME class.  The absence of Lee Chamberlain in Junior Blue has allowed Jake Calvert to increase his lead.
In MiniMax, a lights to flag win,  sees Sam White establish a lead over Gordon Mutch.
Nigel Pritchard continues to set the scene in Formula Blue.  Richard Norman, by virtue of his clean sweep in Rotax Max, now hold a narrow lead over Alex Toth-Jones.
Round 4 is on the 28th June at Three Sisters.
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NKRA Southern Area Championship  Results  & Formula Blue S & B  Challenge Results

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The Formula Blue & Junior Blue ‘O’ Plate was held at the Forest Edge Circuit on May 3rd
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The S & B Automotive Academy Formula Blue  & Junior Blue Challenge
Round 3 at Clay Pigeon – to view race report please  click here

Congratulations to the new 2015 ‘o’ Plate Race Winners,  Ian Branfield and Jake Calvert The event was  held at Forest Edge circuit in Hampshire on May 3rd 2015

Following a heavy night and early morning of rain the weather changed to a dry day.

Current ‘0’ plate Junior Blue Champion Jake Calvert gained pole and used it to the best advantage winning the Final and retaining the title.  Second, overall was Thomas Massarella.

In the competitive Formula Blue class,  Ian Branfield  mirrored the results of the Junior Blue Champion by gaining both Pole and winning the Final,  thereby taking the senior title. He also claimed the Top Weight sub-category.   Second overall was Stuart Gray, from Scotland, who in the process won the Master and Veteran sections.
The Legend sub-class was an emphatic  win for Robin Stoddart Stones.

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Winners of the FREE Tyre draw at the Junior & Formula Blue ‘0’ Plate
were Nigel Pritchard, Duncan McLeod and Toby Cook. However Cook
was not present,  and Thomas Massarella won the re-draw.

S & B Automotive Academy Blue Challenge Round 2
at Mansell Raceway,  29^th March

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 JUNIOR BLUE

A clean sheet in the heats gave Jake Calvert Pole for the Final.   Alongside him sat Taylor Waldron with Mitchell McLeod and Luke Lattimer on row 2.  Problems for Calvert arose on the dummy grid as his engine failed to start and he used the external starter.  This would later affect his end results as he has already used the starter earlier in a heat.  From the off Calvert raced away into the lead, Waldron stayed with him for a while until after a mistake he slipped back into the clutches of Lattimer.  After many laps of trying to find a way past,  Lattimer eventually succeeded.  At the flag it was Calvert from Lattimer and Waldron. After post race scrutineering Calvert was excluded for a second use of the external starter , thus promoting Lattimer to the win. Continue reading →

S & B Automotive Academy Formula Blue Challenge Round 1,  at LLandow 15^th March 2015

An overcast weekend greeted the competitors for the opening round of the 2015 National Kart Racing Association’s programme for the Junior Blue and Formula Blue Classes.   As the day was to progress the weather would play a very important part in the overall results. Continue reading →

The NKRA Championship stewards have decided  on an issue of changed dates,  involving the West of Scotland Kart Club.  The findings  are as follows. West of Scotland changed 2 of their club dates after accepting a series of dates from the NKRA for their Scottish Regional Championship.  Notification of these date changes were presented late and in the case of the March 15th meeting one competitor was compromised having an alternative commitment.  The stewards find that in the classes not affected, the results will stand as published.
In the case of Formula Blue the first round as originally published will become null and void.
The round, originally  scheduled for 17th May,  will now take place on 7th June at the Summerlee circuit.  Championship scoring for all classes,  except Formula Blue will remain as before namely  4 from 5 rounds.  Formula Blue, however, will now score 3 from 4 rounds in the Regional Championship and 5 from 6 rounds in the Challenge.
Published 2pm Friday 17th April.