NEWS

Posted 29 March 2010

Formula 177/35 

Starting this season we will be following the lead set by Hunts Kart Club and run our 177 class in a slightly different way.

To qualify for the class a driver needs to be either

177 Class

Driver and outfit 177kgs with driver alone 85kgs

177/35 Class MASTERS

Driver and outfit 177kgs with a driver over 35 years of age

From March 2010 A Safer Pits?

From the March race meeting we will be insisting that, on grounds of safety, drivers and teams follow the ABkC Fire Extinguisher Guide Lines (Gold Book page 61 , B15).

Fire extinguishers must be kept at the entrance to the competitors pit space and that awnings must have a minimum of a 2kgs dry powder extinguisher.   If more than one competitor is sharing the awning  a minimum of 2 X 2kgs extinguishers are required.

Large team awnings are treated the same as a workshop space and they should have at their entry(s) a minimum of 2 8kgs foam or powder extinguishers.

Club Championship Race Meetings 2010

Set out below the dates for our meetings in 2010.  PLEASE NOTE that the first meeting is on the FIFTH SUNDAY in January whilst the other meetings are all on the FOURTH Sunday.

Super One Rotax Round is on the 7th to 9th May, 

MSA S1 Round is on 3rd to 5th  September.

TKM Festival is programmed for 6th to 8th August

The Brazilian Cup will be part of the three day July meeting and the Ace and King will be held on 27th to 29th August.

Manchester & Buxton Win King of Clubs

Entering their second Ace & King meeting Manchester & Buxton took victory with 288 points ahead of second placed Whilton Mill with 260 points.  Even closer were third placed Trent Valley with 255 points whilst fourth placed, the 2008 victors Shenington, were just 7 points back.  Hoddesdon just one point behind Shenington rounded off the top 5 clubs.  Further back other places were also decided by just one point showing the competitiveness of the competition. 

Full individual results for the Ace accolade will be found on the Karting web site click here

Maxxis TKM Festival 2009

MAXXIS TKM FESTIVAL HAILED A GREAT SUCCESS AS

WHILTON MILL CONFIRMED FOR 2010

This year’s Maxxis Formula TKM Festival at Whilton Mill has been hailed as a great success by Tal-Ko Racing boss, Alan Turney, and confirmed once more as the venue for the event in 2010.

The event attracted close on 200 drivers spread across the four main Formula TKM classes and gave some ultra close racing combined with a great atmosphere. The Junior 2-stroke entry was up by 50% in numbers which confirms real growth in young drivers now competing in TKM.

Said Alan: ”The Whilton Mill club, headed by Steve and Rita Chapman, put on an excellent display of how to run an event with great efficiency and friendliness.  I have received numerous emails and calls from competitors saying just how much they enjoyed the weekend - and that is the essence of a great event.

“At their instigation we tried using the European style qualifying system with everyone racing against everyone and it seemed to go down very well."

“We have great pleasure in confirming that Whilton Mill will again host the event in 2010 and look forward to another great event.”

Steve Chapman, club chairman added "We have a great on circuit team who must take all the credit, from the grid marshal right the way through the marshals, the incident marshals the starter and his assistants, you could not wish for a slicker team.  But there are also the people that the drivers do not see so often who also pulled out all the stops.  From me and the committee many thanks." 

Next year’s event will be held at Whilton Mill on August 6/7/8.

This year’s winners were:

Junior 2-stroke Festival                       Oliver Hodgson

Junior 2-stroke Elite                             Ashley Jones

Senior 2-stroke Festival                       Rory Mowbray

Senior 2-stroke Elite                            Gary Henderson-Keirle

Veterans                                                 Mally Witts

Heavies                                                  Chris Marshall

Junior 4-stroke                                      Luke Rosewell

Senior 4-stroke                                     Brendan Carton

Bernie Turney Special Award             Lloyd Ellison

AND £200 was raised through the raffle for the "Children in Hunger" Charity

More About the Brazilian Cup 2009

Many of you contributed to the £3,000 we presented to Grahame Townsend from "Children in Hunger" which was received with grateful thanks.  Such a donation enables the Charity to look after 300 children for about six weeks. With South America not being as popular as Africa with the well known charities your donations make a BIG difference.

Particular thanks go to - 

Whilton Mill Ltd, Protrain Racing, Protrain, Rob Antill, Stephen Kirton, Sean Pirie, KKC, the Brand Family, Peter Wilkins, Rob & Craig Johnson, Pixelero, Carol Ball, Dan Parker, the Senna Lotus team, Philip Gough Racing AND

to all those who supported the meeting by making an entry.

THANKS!

The Circuit owners are no longer allowing entry on the Friday of a race meeting before 12.00 noon, the gates will be locked

About Whilton Mill Membership and Racing

The Membership forms are on the site, once we receive yours we will post through to you a Membership Pack complete with your 2010.  Membership card.  Membership 2010 is £60 but remember you save £10 per test day and £10 per race day - What a Deal!!! money back in 3 meetings!

The Pack includes additional membership application forms as well as a quantity of Race Entry Forms.

Just a reminder that it is your Membership Card that entitles you to take part in Club events, test days and race days at a reduced rate.  To race at any kart meeting you need to be a member of a Kart Club, any Club.  Our advantage is the great savings on Test and Race days!

YOU MUST BE ABLE TO SHOW YOU MEMBERSHIP CARD WHEN YOU ATTEND ALL THESE EVENTS! 

If you are unable to show your card you will be treated as a non member. 

Do YOU need a pit bay, for 2010 or for a meeting?

Those who have not owned a pit bay should apply in writing providing their full details.  We place this on file and as bays become available we allocate them on first come first served basis.   Pit bays are £100 for the season's club championship races only, or £20 for a weekend booked meeting by meeting. 

WE NEED YOUR APPLICATION IN WRITING and REMEMBER THERE IS A WAITING LIST!

 If you are looking for a pit bay for a single weekend you must contact Rita on TUESDAY AFTERNOON to book a place the cost is £20 per 8m X 6m or 7m X 6m space for a weekend!

Fast Track Saturday Test Days  

Due to the hectic nature of signing on for a Saturday test day we are now offering FAST TRACK FACILITIES.  As well as the normal signing on lanes those who have paid in advance (see NEW Entry form) will have a separate line which will allow much quicker signing on!