KartSport Mt Wellington 11th April
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of our Club!
The Anniversary Meeting is one of the highlights of the Clubs annual racing calendar, and this year marks our 50th year, so this makes it an exceptional event.
A time to celebrate our great Club and the progress karting has made.
MINI THREE WAY SERIES
Trophies for 1st – 6th for Junior Classes and 1st – 3rd for Senior Classes Everyone welcome!!
There is the
Vera Keesing Memorial Race for Juniors, and the Neil Sheehan Challenge to be contested for Open.
Neil Sheehan writes:
"Hi team, As I will be travelling at the time of this meeting, I am unable to attend. Please pass on my wishes to all, and congratulations for the winner of the Neil Sheehan Trophy. This is a wonderful milestone for a wonderful club, and I am very proud to have been a minor player in the building of the club. All the best for a wonderful weekend."
Cheers
Neil Sheehan
So there is a lot to race for this weekend!
REGISTER ONLINE
Race day registration is available online from Wednesday morning for this weekends race meeting.
C'mon everbody, lets see how many of you "smarties" out there can register online, and save yourself and our hardworking race day crew some time on Sunday.
Lets lead from the front, and show all those other KartSport NZ clubs that we know how to make a race day run smoothly by utilising this fantastic online registration system.
One lucky online register will have their race fee refunded!!
Our convenor is Neville Sinclair plus the KartSport Mt Wellington Committee
Ask Neville or any committee member for assistance……………....we are all there to help!
Saturday practice will be from 9.30am to 12.00pm Normal Direction, 12noon to 3.00pm Reverse Direction and 3:00pm to 5;00pm Oval Practice Fee $10.00 including raffle.
Security on Saturday Night will be arranged if there are enough karters willing to pay, to cover the cost.
SUNDAY CONVENOR: Neville Sinclair 021 837572
Gates Open: 6.30am
Scrutineering: 7.00am-8.15am
Entries: 7.15am
Flags etc: 8.30am
Drivers Briefing: 8.45am
Tuning Run: 9.00am
Racing Commences: 10.00am onwards (approx)
Entry Fee $40.00
Classes:
Cadets
Unrated Cadets
Junior Restricted
100cc Junior Yamaha
Formula Junior
100cc Yamaha Lights
100cc Yamaha Heavies
100cc Club Class Yamaha
125cc Rotax Max Lights
125cc Rotax Max Heavies
Open / KZ2 / 125 S
Un-rated Event
As it is a club day, competitors are not required to have a rating to compete, but must hold a current KartSport licence or a day licence.
General Format
1 x 6 lap Tuning Run
Race format-4 heats and a final. Heat one - Normal Direction, Heat two – Reverse Direction, Heat three – Oval, Fourth Heat and Final – Normal Direction
Unrated cadets will be given 6 - 7 laps per heat
Supplementary Regulations
Any combination of appropriate KSNZ classes may be required to compete together but with separate results.
KartSport regulations and rules apply.
Unsportsmanlike behaviour will not be tolerated. The committee reserves the right to exclude any competitors or their crews if they or their crew are deemed to have acted in an unsportsmanlike manner towards any body present at the club event.
The convenor reserves the right to apply any supplementary regulations in consultation with the Chief Steward and Clerk of the Course.
Prize giving
Trophies for 1st – 6th for Junior Classes and 1st – 3rd for Senior Classes
Free BBQ at end of day
Congratulations to Mt Wellingtons 2010 National Title Holders
KartSport Mt Wellington had a team of 39 members represent our club across the 10 classes at the 2010 KartSport NZ Sprint Nationals held in Hawkes Bay over the Easter Weekend
All our drivers represented us well and have gained valuable experiences from this event.
Congratulations to all our representatives and our 2010 National Champion: Tony Chambers winner of the Open Class.
Mt Wellington took first and second in this class, Daniel Bray dominated qualifying and heats but it was Tony who had the best set up in the final race. A truly exciting race to watch with both boys running twin formula 100 engines.
1st Tony Chambers Open
2nd Daniel Bray Open
2nd Daniel Kinsman Rotax Light
2nd Bradley Hicks KF3
3rd Daniel Bray KZ2
4th Daniel Kinsman Yamaha Light
4th Arie Hutton KF3
5th Arie Hutton Junior Yamaha
6th Shane Hodgson Rotax Heavy
Special mention must also go to one of our youngest drivers Ryan Mackinven who was sitting in third in cadets going into the final
Arie Hutton also drove an outstanding race in the Junior Yamaha final, starting from the rear of the field in the final drove thru to 5th position and setting the fastest lap time.
2010 CIK Trophy of NZ presented by EYEDE NZ on Fujitsu Motorsport Sky Sport
Episode One (KZ2, KF3, Cadet) + Interview in studio with Daniel Bray - starts April 21on Fujitsu Gold Pass
Episode 2 - (Junior Restricted Yamaha, Junior Yamaha, Yamaha Light) starts April 22 on Fujitsu Red Pass
Both should be replayed at least three to four times that week.
Robert Hutton
Development and Administration Manager, KartSport New Zealand
2010 SuperKart Series
To the small number that did take the rare chance to get some practice/testing in at Manfield and Taupo I hope it helped and at a very cheap price.
We can only thank the Pacific Motorcycle Club for allowing us to be part of it with them.
Numbers were very low and if you would like to see these rare opportunities continue if they are offered in the future you need to support them.
I have now confirmed the following dates for the 2010 Superkart series
Sunday June 6th Manfield
Sunday July 4th Hampton Downs .
Sunday August 1st Taupo
Sunday September 5th Manfield
The Hampton Downs Meeting will be I think the first race meeting for karts so as per all the rounds in the series please support it so that you can all race and continue in the future as well.
Entry forms etc will be out in time and PRE ENTRY is asked to make things go a lot smoother and easier to run the events.
Please spread the word to all that would like to race and if people would like there email address added to the mailing list just let me know.
There will be updates sent out as things happen so you all know.
Also after each round I will try and get a report etc out and if people would like to do a report on the racing please forward it to me and I will get it out.
So please put the dates in your diary and start getting your gear ready and preped for the series.
Regards
Ross Tait
TOP HALF ROUND 3, 20TH JUNE 2010
It is with regret that due to circumstances beyond our control, Rotorua Karters Inc. will not be in a position to host the above event. The club has been working hard at finishing the final stages of our track and facilities; however the required con sents and approvals may not be completed in time. Therefore it is in the interest of the sport, that we make this decision well in advance of the event.
We thank Tokoroa Kart Club for taking over as Top Half Round 3 hosts.
Rotorua Karters Inc. Committee 
