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Hamilton Anniversary weekend – 18 & 19 September 2010

 

A wet gusty weekend awaited Eastern Bay of Plenty karters recently at Hamilton’s annual Anniversary weekend.

 

Wind gusts were so strong on Sunday competitors were forced to take down their gazebos and prepare the karts in the rain.

 

Eastern Bay of Plenty once again showed that our small club is going from strength to strength.  Winning the overall 120cc (Raket) class challenge.  Finishing 2^nd Graham Knight, Keith Rawlinson 3^rd, Wayne Sanders 6^th, Richard Goodson 11^th, Cliff Walsh 12^th and Sue Sanders 13^th.

 

Formula Junior saw Mitch Sanders finish 2^nd.

 

In Cadets Taylor Harte struggled with carburetor problems and with two really strong finishes he just couldn’t place where he wanted eventually finishing 4^th.  Following him was Reece Hendl-Cox in 8^th, Joseph Terry 15^th, and Hayden Knight 16^th.

 

EBOP’s Kartzone Raceway is already preparing to host in March 2011 the biggest event in the club’s history.  The well known 4 round Top Half series see’s our local club host an event next year.  It’s a true credit on how hard the club is striving.

 

To be part of the series the club has to put in timing strips, and a technical inspection shed.  The necessary but not mandated club rooms will likely be a marquee.

 

We have been lucky in the Eastern Bay to have had the opportunity of being part of various motorsport events, so to see our local Kart Club being able to host this is fabulous.  This event generates hundreds of people into our community.

 

KartZone Raceway in Edgecumbe is making a name for itself and producing top rate drivers.

MG Tyres Press Release

MG Tyres NZ would like to confirm to the Karting public that the recommended starting pressure for the MG AZ Red tyre is 12 PSI, aiming to get the Tyre Pressures so that the tyre comes in at 15 PSI hot. Extensive testing has been done and this has shown to optimise both the performance and longevity of the tyre.

When mounting the tyres to rims, tyre lube is STRONGLY recommended as well as the use of a tyre ring and tyre cage when inflating the tyres onto the bead. Care should be taken not to over-inflate the tyres.

Top Half Round 3 —20 March 2011

Congratulations to the club on running a very successful Top Half Round.

Thank you very much to all club members that put a huge effort into getting the club ready for Top Half. We also need to thank a number of sponsors for their assistance.

· ASB Bank— Bouncy castle and assistance with sausage sizzle.

· Jacks Machinery— Four Wheeler for vehicle recovery

· Winters Plastering—Marquee and Chiller

· Contract Flooring—the generator

· 1XX / Bay Rock—Caravan

· Super Liquor—a chiller

· Janice Hendl—raffle items

· KartZone—

· Sandy Harte—lucky draw prizes (and all the stores that contributed)

· Jane Harte and family—Fay and Peter Stewart, Olivia Stewart, Michelle and George Harte for the catering

· Get Fresh Water—Alan Finlay

· HomePlus—security windows for tech shed

· Tasman Doors—windows in tech shed

· BOP Kart Club—Deon Symes, Phil Green, Jo and Todd Adlam

· Rotorua Karters Inc.—Zane the starter

· Dennis Penny and Bruce Belcher—machine examiners

· Brucie—the fantastic gateperson!

· The flaggies—from out of town and our club members that weren't racing.

· Maureen,Tom Turner and family for assistance wherever needed.

· Chris Osborne Builders—great work on the tech shed, fences and at the event assistance wherever needed.

· To committee and everybody else that may not have been individually named—Thanks!

Xmas Race Meet—18 December 2010

 

Even the wet weather could not dampen the spirits of the Drivers, keen to get out and race knowing there were a few great prizes to be won.

Santa was there to deliver a few gifts too!

 

Thanks to the following sponsors we gave a number of spot prizes to the drivers :