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Shale racing once again
As we head of to Stoke for the first time this season, we have a new points lead in the shape of Nick Palij who is showing some great form at the start of the year, lets see if he can keep it up. Sadly the last meeting at Stoke was postponed for us but the main meeting went ahead, the track on the night was one of the best shale surfaces that has been seen for a long time, lets hope its exactly the same for when we take to the track.
Record numbers and super racing
A superb weekend of racing by everyone, saturdays meeting a Birmingham bringing record numbers for the formula just beating the 40 mark, with 41 turning up to race. With a few incidents on the saturday 32 managed to make it to race on the sunday at Buxton. The racing both days were a credit to the formula, hard and fast racing and a great spectacle to watch. A report will follow in the next few days from both meetings.
Next meeting is on the 19th May at Stoke and we also have the juniors back on.
Stoke posponed for Stoxkarts, main meeting STILL on.
After discussions with Steve at Stoke we have decided to postpone tomorrows meeting. The track is in good condition at the moment and Steve wants to let it have as much drying time as possible on Saturday, also the amount of cars booked to race has made pit space a bit of an issue so We have done a deal to run a special meeting later in the year. Please let anyone you know associated with Stoxkarts that we are not racing. The Main meeting IS going ahead as planned.
Stoke looming closer
As the next meeting of the season looms closer, we are heading to Stoke for some more sideways shale fun. With the weather forecast not looking the best lets hope its wrong like it normally is! It's going to be a busy and hectic day so co-operation by everyone is going to be needed on the day.
Currently we have a very healthy 7 Juniors booked in and 30 Seniors, with a rare outing for Matty Parkinson on the cards. Dont forget gates open at 12 and Juniors start at 1pm.
Stoke NEW start time
The gates will be open at 12 and racing for the Juniors will start at 1pm. We must be off track by by 4pm at the latest. So please make sure you get there in plenty of time.
Nunn's on the run!
Carl Nunn was hiring on Saturday at Kings Lynn and certainly showed that even the hire karts are competative by taking a heat win and then taking the feature final. Not only that but he set the quickest time on the night for the Stoxkarts. Like so many others after hiring and getting to see what the Stoxkarts are all about he has gone on to purchase one of the hire karts and should be out on track in his own kart soon.
Stoke is less than two weeks away on the 28th April. Please get your bookings into Ian by the usual chanels as soon as possible.
Tubey starts from where he left off
The first points update of the 2012 season puts "that man" Mark Tubey on top of the pile. Although it is a very long way to go, he showed on Saturday that he is the man to catch this year. As we head to Kings Lynn this weekend, lets see if he can hang on to the points lead or will some of the lower grades spring a surprise as they did last year....
Kings Lynn Bookings
Bookings are looking good for Saturday with 31 karts booked in up to now. If you are intending to race this meeting please book in a.s.a.p. through the necessary channels. Last years meeting was a superb meeting with the action fast and frantic on the super fast shaleway, lets hope its not as dusty. Dont forget the meeting starts at 6pm, so get there in plenty of time for scrutineering and don't leave it to the last minute!
Birmingham Round Up
Saturday 7th saw the opening meeting of the 2012 season and what a cracker it was. The Juniors put on a great show (see the Juniors page) in the afternoon with 34 seniors taking to the track for race 1. There was plenty of on-track action all night, with so much racing going on it was hard to know where to look next! A meeting report will follow in due course.
Season Opener.
This weekend sees the Season Opener at Birmingham Wheels. Things are looking good with 38 seniors and 7 Juniors booked in. We will be running a 2/3 format with the top 30 scorers qualifying for the feature race. We will also be running a 30 Kart Grand National. The TV cameras will be there filming the MASCARS and also our Feature race. It should be a cracking meeting.
3 Weeks and Counting
With less than 3 weeks until the opening meeting at Birmingham Wheels on April 7th, things are very hectic at the Stoxkarts HQ. With lots of new drivers and different colou rschemes on the Karts the first meeting is always an interesting one. There have been several of the new type ARD Karts coming out of the workshops so it certainly looks like there will be plenty of Karts on track.
Fixture Changes
In an endeavour to keep a balance of shale and tarmac racing within the formula we are pleased to announce the return to Kings Lynn for the formula on 14th April 2012.
We ran a behind closed doors meeting there in 2011 which was a great success, unfortunately we then had to cancel the 2 remaining closed door meetings due to reasons beyond our control.
Fortunately, after discussions with the Kings Lynn Promoter, we have been offered 2 dates in 2012, however we can only accept one of these dates which is the April 14th meeting. Hopefully we can become a regular fixture at Kings Lynn in 2013.
Following on from this, after discussions with the Barford Promoter, we regret to announce that the Stoxkarts formula will not be appearing at Barford in 2012. This means the April meeting along with our much anticipated 2 day appearance at the BriSCA F2 World Final have been cancelled.
The directors regret the decision taken by the Barford Promotion, however we feel that shale racing is an integral part of the formula and must remain and we believe that Kings Lynn will help to to do this in the long term.
We hope that 2013 will see a return to Barford for the formula.
Order Books Full
It has been a hectic winter at Stoxkarts HQ with new Karts and re-furbished Karts all selling like hot cakes! We are not taking anymore orders for new Karts until May 2012 at the earliest. There is still a good selection of second user Karts to suit most budgets available on the For Sale page.
http://www.stoxkarts.co.uk/for-sale/
Family Ties....
We would like to welcome brothers Lee Sumner & Russell Sumner to the Stoxkarts formula after they both placed orders for brand new ARD's earlier today.
Neither have raced anything before, but they were that smitten & bitten after their run-outs at the Test Day that they couldn't contain themselves anymore and have both got their cheque books out and taken the plunge.
We welcome the duo on board and look forward to having them around on race day and hopefully enjoying the formula as much as the rest of us do.
Welcome boys.
Another New Owner Driver
We would like to welcome Andrew Yull from Middlesborough to the Stoxkarts series. Andrew who has raced Ministox in the past has purchased the 22 Kart of Roger Bailey. Andrew did a test at the Northampton Stock Market and then decided to take the plunge!
Ex F2 driver Joins Stoxkarts
Testing Times in the Snow
The test day at Birmingham Wheels was a huge success, 20 drivers took to the track during the day and a lot of posative feedback was recieved. Two karts sold on the day and a possible 4 new drivers showing a very keen interest. It was a good day but had to be cut short due to the Snow!! mind you the drivers out in the snow loved it!!
Test Day Fully Booked
The 4th Feb Test day at Birmingham Wheels is fully booked. 20 potential new owner drivers are now booked to test several Karts. If the take up rate is anything like the Northampton Stock Market test we did it looks like there will bea lot of 30+ grids this season.
Another New Owner Driver
We are pleased to announce another new owner driver has joined the ranks. Craig Bird is a long time Stockcar fan, he used to mechanic for Nigel Whorton 422 before going on to race Hotstox and Rebels. Craig had been chatting to Martin Dawson and decided to call in at the Stoxkarts HQ to have a chat and get more info. It was not long before Craig was convinced that Stoxkarts was just what he was looking for, so he left as the proud owner of one of the Refurbed Hire Karts. A big welcome to Craig and family from all at Stoxkarts.
NEW JUNIOR AGE LIMIT
Following discussions with the ORCi The junior age limit for Stoxkarts has now been lowered to 10 years old in line with the Brisca Ministox. We feel that this may persuade a couple more Juniors to go for theBudget racing of Stoxkarts rather than heading down the Mini Stox route. Remember reduced entry fees for Junior and seniors racing the same Kart!
First New Owner Driver of 2012
Welcome 2012
2012 is here and this is sure to be a big year for the formula. Although the Stoxkarts office was closed over the holiday period we still had a busy time. We had several potential new drivers calling in to see what Karts are for sale, the test day is booking up nicely and we have 2 new owner drivers. The 2012 price list and Rule book will be uploaded before the end of the week. Drivers need to start getting their licences back to the office to make sure you get the number you want for this season. A Happy New Year to everyone from all at the Stoxkarts HQ.
Birmingham Wheels Test Day - Saturday 4th February 2012
We are holding our Annual Test Day at Birmingham Wheels on Saturday 4th Ferbuary 2012. We are restricting this to only 20 participants so that each person gets more quality track time in a kart as well as the chance to try different karts. Each session - morning & afternoon - will be limited to just 10 drivers. The cost of the Test Day is £60 and anyone who then goes on to hire throughout the 2012 season will recieve a £30 discount on their first hire or a full £60 refund if they purchase a new or used Stoxkart from Stoxkarts Limited. Owner drivers will also be able to come and test on the day with their own Karts for a nominal fee. Owner drivers will need to contact the Stoxkarts office to book in as track time will be precious on the day. Bookings for the Test Day will be on a first come first served basis, so make sure you book your place now!
Telephone: 01430 872852 • Email: bookings@stoxkarts.co.uk or racing@stoxkarts.co.uk
