This page is in order of items being removed, not the item date!
26 Nov
The track will be unavailable to karters this Saturday the 1st December for
a corporate day. If you were a volunteer for the 11th and haven't spoken to
Barry since, or you would like to help, contact him for updated details.
A good time was had by all at the Christmas dinner on Saturday evening. Photos
coming soon!
8 Nov
The track will be unavailable to karters this Sunday the 11th November for the
TMCC to conduct a Pocket Bike & Supermotard ride day. The corporate day
that was scheduled for this weekend is NOT on.
24 Oct
The CHKC advise that entries for their meeting on the 4th November are relatively
low and that they will now accept late entries without penalty. There were no
entries for Tas Performance, so Tas Tag is now being offered. Don't forget the
marathon races are on at the end of the day. The event is definitely still on.
Please advise Tim Hinds if you are going to enter.
23 Oct
The NWKC dinner is to be held on November the 24th at the SCG (Sprent Cricket
Ground). Invitations are in the mail. The meal will cost $35 for adults, $16
for kids. You can e-mail your RSVP to our Secretary.
15 Oct
The State Titles are on next weekend 19th to 21st at the Archervile track near
Launceston. Come along, enjoy the racing, support the LKC
and your favourite local drivers. Approximately half the drivers entered are
from the mainland states.
15 Oct
The results for the Masport
Cup are now available in the Race Meetings page.
23 Oct
The track will be closed this Saturday the 27th for a working bee starting at
10:00 am. There will be BBQ sausages provided for lunch. Please bring your cordless
drill and hex-bits if possible.
3 Sept
The NWKC AGM is to be held this Thursday the 6th, at Kart Central, Ulverstone,
7:30pm. All welcome.
There will be a working bee held both days of this coming weekend, the 8th and
9th starting at 11am. There will be sausages on the BBQ for lunch both days.
There is a big list of jobs to be done both on the track and in the clubrooms.
Call Steph on 0418 130 691 for further details. Please come and help out if
you can. NOTE: The track will be closed for most of both days.
21 May
The final results of the Tas
Closed Championships are available now. Congratulations to all the winners
and thanks to all the people involved in organising and running the events.
Thanks also to the valuable sponsors who supported the series.
29 Aug
The Supp-regs are now available for our biggest
event for the year, the $5000 Masport Cup. This year we feature
the Tas Performance class with the ultra-powerful twins battling it out on the
tight Highclere circuit. The program also includes Round 1 of the Rotax series,
so there will be plenty of high power action. There will be the traditional
Calcutta and Casserole held at the Highclere Hall on the Saturday evening, so
make sure you're there for tea and some entertainment!
25 June
The Highclere track has suffered some damage this past week, with a car leaving
the road and badly damaging several sections of the front fence. Several of
the fence posts have been torn out of the ground. Worse than that, someone has
crashed a car into the sail fence along the finish straight, badly damaging
it (picture). The two lots of damage appear unrelated. If anybody has any
information regarding the damage to finish straight safety fence, please contact
either Stephen Sims, Mark Close or Peter Wagner.
Suppregs are available now for the AJL Mechanical - Big Legends. The ARC A1 Evolution class is being offer for the Over 40's so either the Yamaha J or ARC A1 Evo motors can be used.
9 Aug
The track will be closed this Sunday August 12th for the TMCC to conduct a ride
day.
13 July
The track is still closed for this coming weekend
the 14th and 15th. There will be working bee's held on both
days. Please come along if you can help. There is a lot of work to be done with
the woodchips.
29 June
Because the sail fence now needs extensive repairs, the
track will be closed from Sunday until the fence is repaired.
It is expected this will be at least until the following Sunday (8th July).
A working bee held this Sunday the 1st July to start repairs.
7 July
There will be a working bee Sunday 8th to finish repairs to the sail fence and
undertake all the other jobs in preparation for the Big Legends meeting. All
welcome!
19 June
Due to some technical difficulties, this Sunday's (24th) Club Day has had to
be postponed to a later date.
Instead there will be a practice day run on Sunday with no entry fees, no racing
and no prizes.
The Canteen and Bar at the end of the day will be operating.
So come along still and have a few laps of practice and a fun day.
17 May
The full results for the third
round of the Tas Closed Championships
including Rookies are available
now. Please check these results carefully and advise me of any errors that may
have occurred. Your best 10 of the 12 results
so far will be added to all 4
results from the final round to determine the championship placings. The results
of the first three rounds will be deemed final and no longer negotiable at the
start of the final round at Launceston on the 19th of May. If you have any changes
or additions to your details, e-mail
me so I can update them.
5 June
The next committee meeting will be held this Thursday, the 7th, 7:30 pm at Kart
Central, Ulverstone. All welcome.
29 May
Volunteers are required to assist run a Corporate Day at Highclere this Saturday
June 2nd. If you are able to assist with this event, please contact Jan secretary@nwkc.org.au
23 May
Volunteers are required to assist run a Corporate Day at Highclere this Saturday
26th and again on Saturday June 2nd. If you are able to assist with either of
these events, please contact Jan secretary@nwkc.org.au
Don't forget round two of our Club Day series is on this Sunday 27th.
14 Mar
AKA/KIAA Control Airbox
Since the release of the AKA43 Airbox & Filter the rubber on some air filters
has been prone to splitting. Therefore the implementation date of the Airbox
& filter will be referred to the NKC for deferment until later in the year.
It is recommended that anyone who already has an AKA43 airbox, does not continue
to use it until the replacement filters are available.
7 Feb
Please note that the new Hyper-Racer steering wheels are NOT
allowed for use on your kart at AKA controlled events, including practice. Read
the notice
here.
3 Apr
There are some new addendums for the 2007 Nationals in the Document
section.
18
Apr
The results for the third round of the Tas
Closed Championships are available now. The Rookies results will be posted
as soon as they are available. Please check these results carefully and advise
me of any errors that may have occurred. Your best
10 of the 12 results so far will be added to all
4 results from the final round to determine the championship
placings. The results of the first three rounds will be deemed final and no
longer negotiable at the start of the final round at Launceston on the 19th
of May. If you have any changes or additions to your details, e-mail
me so I can update them.
26 Mar
The results for the second round of the Tas
Closed Championships are available now. Apologies for more delays whilst
we sorted problems with race numbers changing from round one! I still don't
have up-to-date information on a lot of chassis and engines (particularly in
Sportsman). if you would like to e-mail
me any changes I can update them. Note - Sportsman
super heavy results have been amended 29-March.
3 Apr
Due to Good Friday falling the day after our normal meeting date, it has been
decided to postpone the March committee meeting until the 12th of March. Also
please note that this will be held at Kart Central, not the Highclere club rooms.
13 Mar
Supp-regs for the NWKC Club Titles and Rd 3 TCT are now available on the Documents
page.
We need some volunteers for a Corporate day on Saturday the 24th March starting
at 10:00 am. Please contact Jan if
you can assist.
The calendar has been updated to include a number
of days the track will be closed over the coming months.
13 Mar
The results for the first round of the Tas
Closed Championships are available now. Apologies for the delay whilst we
sorted some changes to the program. I don't have up-to-date information on a
lot of chassis and engines (particularly in Sportsman). if you would like to
e-mail me any changes I can update them.
27 Feb
There have been some changes made to the calendar. The date for the Tas
State Championships had been moved. A reminder that March's committee meeting
(Thursday 1st) will be held at the Highclere clubrooms starting at 6.30pm to
allow for some cleanup / working bee work and future organising prior to meeting.
13 Mar
There is a potential error in the Junior National heavy results for 6th and
7th place that I'm seeking clarification on.
8 Mar
The results for the first round of the Tas Closed championships will be available
soon. Please bear with us whilst we sort a couple of things out. We had to make
some changes to the software to allow for the split heats in Junior National,
but have that under control and the results are almost all entered now.
29 Jan
The results for the Daniel Johnson Memorial, Little Legends feature are now
in the Race Meetings section .
The Supp-Regs for the 2007 45th Australian National Sprint Kart Championships
are now available in the Documents Section.
23 Jan
Jobe (small is powerful) Sims is officially a Little Legend after his win in
the Daniel Johnson Memorial, Little Legends feature on the weekend. The young
ones displayed some excellent skills in the very variable conditions provided
by numerous short showers. The day started wet but with the warm day, the track
dried quickly in between the showers. Full results will be posted soon. Peter
has kindly supplied some photos of the Legends
for our gallery, with more highlights to come soon.
20 Feb
The track will be unavailable for use on Sunday the 25th February to allow the
TMCC to hold a Supermotard and Pocket Bike ride day.
5 Feb
Volunteers are needed for Rally Tas on Saturday the 17th and Sunday the 18th
February. Please contact Mark Close with name and numbers if you can help. 8.00
start on both days. This is one of the Clubs major fundraiser's whilst getting
you up close to the rally action.
A reminder that March's committee meeting will be held at the Highclere clubrooms
starting at 6.30pm to allow for some cleanup / working bee work and future organising
prior to meeting.
30 Jan
February's committee meeting will be held this Thursday, the 1st, 7:30 pm at
Kart Central, Ulverstone. All welcome.
From the March meeting, the committee meetings will be held at the Highclere
clubrooms in combination with a working bee. The idea being to come along whenever
you can make it, do a few jobs and then have the meeting. Let us know what you
think this Thursday.
10 Jan - Important News
Round 1 of the 4 round Tasmanian Leopard series
was to run at the NWKC Little Legends event on the 21/01/07. However due to
problems with Calendar dates and Supp Regs information this will now be re-scheduled
at a following event.
Also the 1st round of the 4 round Rotax series will be held on the 04/02/07
LKC Young Guns meeting. Although the original regs may not have reflected that,
it is the intention to do that. Contact the LKC for further information.
5 Jan 2007
There will be a meeting onsite on the
18th Jan at 7 pm to plan the completion of the clubrooms. Please come along
if you can help with any of the building work.
The Calendar has had some updates - please check it regularly.
14 Dec
The 2006 Club Dinner details have
now been finalised. It will be on the 13th of
January 2007 at the Sprent Cricket Ground, 6:30pm
for 7:00pm start. The three-course meal will cost $33 for adults
and $16 for children under 13. Every person in attendance has the chance to
win a Masport Lawn Mower as a Door Prize. Series trophies and end of year awards
will be presented. A Trade table, raffles, fun, frivolity and a great evening
is assured. A bus service will be available for minimal cost depending on demand.
Please indicate numbers on the RSVP. If you haven't received an invitation in
the mail, please print out the one from
here and reply right
now! The earlier you reply the easier it is to
organise. RSVP by Friday 5 Jan 2007. No late entries accepted - sorry,
you can't start from rear of the grid on the night! The SCG
can be found on the left just as you are about to leave Sprent if coming from
the coast.
The evening is proudly supported by North West Mowers, M & S Johnstone
and Sims Coaches.
27 Dec
If you have any small items that you can donate to our Dinner trade table, please
contact Dwayne on 0408514165. Items can be dropped off at Kart Central (Ulverstone)
or Dwayne's (Somerset).
There has been a mix-up of lids for two casserole dishes at the Tasbash event.
If you have the wrong lid for your casserole dish, please talk to Jan (secretary@nwkc.org.au)
to arrange to swap it for the right one!
5 Jan 2007
There will be a working bee this weekend 6th & 7th at the track. All helpers
welcome. There is a lot of general cleaning up of weeds and long grass to be
done, tyre bundles to fix and woodchips to freshen up. Please bring appropriate
implements if you can. More info on the Working
Bee page. The track will be closed
for the weekend.
2 Jan 2007
Welcome to 2007. The first committee meeting for the year will be held this
Thursday, the 4th, 7:30 pm at Kart Central,
Ulverstone. All welcome. Don't forget to get your acceptance for the Dinner
in and your Little Legends entries!
11 Dec
It was far too hot for reindeer at the Christmas Club Day, so Santa fired up
his trusty ute to visit the kids. See some pictures of his visit in the gallery.
14 Dec
* The 2007 Victorian Open Supp
Regs are now available in the Documents section.
5 Dec 2006
The 2007 Club Membership Fees list that was handed out last club day unfortunately
contained an error. The Social membership should have been $50 not $45. There
is an updated copy in the Documents
section.
26 Nov
NEWS! Congratulations to
Byron Bateson who is now Tasmanian
State Champion, Junior National Heavy. His efforts in this weekends
State Championships keeps the title in the club for another year, following
on from Waylon Sims win in the class last year.
3 Nov
A date has been now set for the dinner. It will be on the 13th
of January 2007 at the Sprent Cricket Ground. Final points scores
and series trophies will be revealed at the dinner. The SCG can be found on
the left just as you are about to leave Sprent if coming from the coast. There
will most likely be a bus service available from Wynyard to Sprent & return.
5 Dec
The December committee meeting will be held this Thursday, the 7th, 7:30 pm
at Kart Central, Ulverstone. All welcome.
3 Nov
Also most importantly, would the
parents of all the kids that will be attending the Christmas Club Day on 10th
December please contact Steve Sims, Jan or Steph well before that meeting.
2 Nov
The track will be unavailable for use on Saturday the 4th November for the day.
The SuperMotard and Pocket Bikes will be using the track.
1 Nov
The November committee meeting will be held this Thursday, the 2nd, 7:30 pm
at Kart Central, Ulverstone. All welcome.
The Variety Club TASBASH had a stop
over at the Highclere track on Saturday the 22nd. Whilst they were there
the club provided lunch and held a come-and-try day for them as a fundraiser
for the Dumb & Dumber crew and the Variety Club. During the day lots of
the Tasbash entrants had a drive of the karts, with a few taking an immediate
shine to them and displaying some impressive driving skills. There were plenty
of other notable drives, although many related to the number of visits to the
wood chips! Like any good Tasbash event, there was plenty of scheming and skullduggery,
but above all lots of fun and laughter! The club would also like to thank the
CHKC for the loan of their karts, ensuring we had something to suit everybody.
12 Oct
The washed out Round 4 of the Club Day series of 24 Sept has been rescheduled
for the 29th October.
The Club Dinner was originally scheduled for the 18th of November. Due to the
rescheduled Club Day and the closeness to the State Championships, it has been
decided to reschedule that also. We will advise the new date as soon as possible.
12 Oct
There will be a meeting to discuss the 2007 race calendar, club memberships,
etc on Thursday 19th October at Kart Central,
Ulverstone. All welcome
The Variety Club TASBASH will be having a lunch time STOP OVER at the Highclere
track on 22/10/06. We will be supplying them with lunch and "entertainment".
Gold donation to enter will be donated to the Variety club. Track will be closed
for this event. Any helpers appreciated.
19 Sept
The results for the Masport
Cup are now available. The prize money was reduced due to less that the
required number of entries, as per the supp-regs.
19 Sept
Round four of the NWKC
Club Day Series is on this Sunday the 24th at highclere. Please note that
mention was made of a Come & Try day to be held on Saturday the 23rd September.
This is NOT the case. There is a private function on that day with a few kart
club members required to assist. Please contact Steph if you can assist.
12 Sept
Don't forget that this weekend is Masport Cup weekend. Racing in the Rotax feature
event is sure to be lively. The Casserole and Calcutta evening at the Highclere
hall, next to the track on Saturday night, will be an opportunity to socialise
and maybe win a few dollars on your favorite driver. Don't forget that even
a one-dollar investment could earn you much more.
11 Aug
The Club Day Series
points after round three are now available.
26 July
Over $5000 in prize money to be won!
The Masport Cup will be a two-day
event again this year. To be held on the 16th and 17th September, it will incorporate
Round 3 of the DPE Tas Rotax series. Practice and round one of racing will be
held on Saturday, followed by a Casserole and Calcutta in the evening at the
Highclere hall, next to the track. The remaining rounds, pole shuffle and finals
will run on Sunday. Supp Regs are available here.
4 Sept
A reminder that the Club AGM is on this Thursday at 7:30 pm at Kart
Central in Ulverstone. Everyone is welcome to attend.
22 Aug
The Eastern Lions Kart Club (Vic) is running their Junior Sprint Classic at
Puckapunyal on the 9th & 10th of September. Supp-regs are avaialable at
www.vka.asn.au/supp_regs.asp
Prizemoney will be paid to the first ten places.
17 Aug
The proposed Inter-club Challenge with the LKC at Archerville on August 27th
is not going ahead in it's original format. The LKC has expanded it to a Teams
Challenge with all clubs invited. Drivers should have received a fact-sheet
from the LKC. If you have any questions, contact Steph or Jan. Keep an eye here
for news about round 4 of the Club Day Series on 24th September at Highclere.
29 June
It's that time of the year again! The track
gate lock will be changed on Wednesday July 5th. If you wish to have access
to the track you will need to ensure your club membership is still current,
or renewed, then contact Zenon on 0417529650 or e-mail him at security@nwkc.org.au
4 Aug
There will be a working bee on this Sunday (6th) to start reconnecting cables
to the new clubrooms.
The track will be closed for the day.
28 July
Important Reminder !
The club day programmed for Saturday 29th July
at Smithton will be held on Sunday 30th July instead due to
the Rallye Burnie people needing us to officiate on the 29 July at Savage River.
Start time is 9:00 am.
20 June
Important!
The club day programmed for Saturday 29th July
at Smithton will be held on Sunday 30th July instead due to
the Rallye Burnie people needing us to officiate on the 29 July at Savage River.
Anyone who would like to help out should let Steph know they are available (preferably
by e-mail - president@nwkc.org.au)
so he can get a list together.
27 June
Letter from the President
A BIG thank you to all the people involved in the pre-event organisation and
running of the Tongs Sheetmetal Club Titles held at the Hardings Hotmix Kartway
on the 18th of this month.
With our complex in a state of disarray or organized chaos, whichever the case
maybe, I was extremely proud of all of you in the way you went about your business
and contributed to the success of the event. Well Done. The effort to place
70 cubic metres of woodchips in record time was amazing and the amount of people
who hung around to help pack up after a long day of racing and presentations
was extremely pleasing. A big special thanks to Mark Johnstone for the cartage
of the woodchips and of course without Gunns there would be no woodchips. So
to everyone concerned, thank you very much.
VALE: SHAUN RADFORD
It is with heavy heart that I inform our members and karters statewide
of the tragic and untimely passing of Shaun Radford. Shaun was involved in a
fatal car accident on Friday evening in atrocious weather conditions while traveling
to Launceston.
Shaun, brother Nathan and parents Glenn and Karyn have been long time members
of the North Western Kart Club and have been very active over many years from
competition on the track, work and maintenance at the complex and working in
the canteen.
We watched Shaun grow from that first time Midget driver into a highly competitive
Junior and always heard of his skills and prowess in his other love of Football.
The Club's sincere condolences are with Glenn, Karyn, Nathan and families. Shaun
will be sadly missed.
19 June
All the results for the NWKC
Club Titles and the Europcar
- Launceston Saloon Bar Tasmanian Closed Titles for 2006 are now available
from the Race Meetings page.
17 May
The Classifieds system has a problem and is not allowing new users to register.
If you want to advertise something before I get to fix it, send me an e-mail
-Andrew.
10 June
* Working Bee Update *
Unfortunately the woodchips won't be delivered until Monday, so the working
bee will be now held on Saturday and Monday.
7 June
The track will be CLOSED this weekend the 10th & 11th to allow construction
of the Clubrooms to begin. The frames have been already delivered to site. A
Working Bee will be held right across the weekend. Helpers are needed. Please
contact Steve Sims or Steph Peters for further details.
17 May
The Supp-Regs for the NWKC Club Titles & Rd 4 TCT are available in the Documents
page. There is a new Leopard web site online with all the results of the state
series. A link can be found on the Links page.
13 June
Don't forget that the NWKC Club Titles and final round of the Europcar
- Launceston Saloon Bar Tasmanian Closed Titles for 2006 is on this weekend
at Highclere.
My apologies to Mike Jack, I had his phone number wrong in the Classifieds,
so if you tried unsuccessfully to ring him, try again now!
1 June
The June committee meeting is to be held at Kart
Central tonight, all welcome.
24 May
Don't forget that round 2 of our Club Day series is on this Sunday the 28th.
01 May
Results for the first round of the NWKC Club Day Series are now here.
Round 1was held at the Smithton track. A warm welcome from the CHKC members
and officials ensured a great day was had by all. The number of entries exceeded
expectations and we look forward to round 2 at Highclere.
27 Apr
The preliminary results for the Europcar
- Launceston Saloon Bar Tasmanian Closed Titles
for Rounds 1,2 and 3 are now available. These haven't been extensively checked
yet. Please advise any errors to Andrew@nwkc.org.au
17 May
The track will be closed this weekend. The TMCC
will be holding a ride day on Saturday the 20th and we will be holding a Working
Bee on Sunday the 21st. Please come along on Sunday and help if you can.
31 Mar
The results for the Europcar
- Launceston Saloon Bar Tasmanian Closed Titles
for Rounds 1 and 2 are now available.
There will be a working bee on
Sunday 2 April to prepare for the Big Legends meeting.
24 Mar
Please note that the Over 40 Sportsman Class for the upcoming Big Legends will
now be split into Light & Heavy. Contact Jan
as soon as possible if you would like to enter or change your entry for this
class.
23 Feb
Full details of the Tasmanian
Closed Titles 2006 have been released.
The Launceston
Saloon Bar and Europcar
are providing major sponsorship of the series. With the inclusion of the Leopard
series and an opportunity for a driver to race in Japan, the status of the TCT
has risen substantially. Read all about it here.
27 Apr
Don't forget Round 1 of our club day series will
be held at Smithton this Saturday starting at 10am. Come along and have fun.
15 Feb
An outline of the 2006 Tasmanian 125 TAG
class is now available. A Leopard series supported by Remo Racing will be incorporated
into the Tasmanian Closed Titles also.
8 Mar
Results
for Round 1 of the Europcar - Launceston Saloon Bar Tasmanian Closed Titles
are now available.
Supp-Regs for the NWKC
Big Legends meeting are now available.
12 Feb
The picture gallery for the Daniel
Johnson Memorial Little Legends Feature has been updated with the addition
of photos from Peter Wagner. Also the mystery
karter has been revealed, well partially at least!
27 Feb
The next committee meeting is on this week, Thursday 2nd March at Kart
Central, starting around 7:30pm. All welcome.
6 Feb
We will be holding a Come-&-Try
day on Saturday 25th February between 10am and 3pm. This is for anyone to come
along and have a drive of a real race kart and see if they would like to join
the fun of Sprint Kart racing. At approx 4pm, when we've packed up there will
be a BBQ & social evening for members & helpers. Sausages and bread
will be supplied & the bar open, but BYO anything else. More info about
Come-&-Try days here.
1 Feb
There have been a few changes to the Calendar.
There is also a link to a pdf (easily printed) version at the bottom of the
calendar now.
5 Feb
If you are interested in assisting the club with volunteer work for Rally Tasmania
on Friday night, Saturday & Sunday 17-19th Feb, please contact Steph.
30 Jan
Results and pics
are now available for the Wynyard Toy Kingdom, Daniel Johnson Memorial Little
Legends Feature.
Brad Segda wasn't racing for the weekend, so he went out with his camera and
captured lots of good photos. Good warm weather produced some excellent racing
at the two back-to-back junior meetings over the last two weekends.
31 Jan
The documents page has been updated to include the 2006 Addendums to the rule
book.
Don't forget our February Committee meeting is this Thursday, 7:30pm at the
King of Burnie.
14 Jan
*** Important Info *** At the
State Council meeting last night it was decided to NOT implement the plan to
combine classes according to the event focus. This year most classes will be
offered at each race meeting, but ALL weights will run combined. If there are
6 or more starters for a weight division, they will get a separate final. Each
club will offer Open, TAG125 and Over 40s Evolution for at least one event.
This includes next weekends Little Legends meeting.
See this page for full details. Anyone who
wishes to now enter the Little Legends meeting should contact Jan ASAP.
5 Jan
Zenon has kindly provided some photos of the second day of the old club rooms
demolition. Check the gallery here.
13 Jan
The track will be closed this weekend 14th & 15th to allow preparations
for next weekends event, including mowing and tyre bundle strapping. Helpers
welcome!
3 Jan 2006
The first committee meeting for 2006 is on this Thursday 5th at Kart
Central at 7:30pm. All welcome. Don't forget Little Legends entries close
8th January!
