Scunthorpe Raceway Meeting Report Saturday 8th August 2026 Stoxkarts made their long-awaited return to Scunthorpe Raceway for the first time since 2010, and the meeting certainly lived up to expectations. With the Scunthorpe fixture being the only shale meeting on the 2026 Stoxkarts calendar, it presented a completely different challenge to the usual tarmac racing. A strong field of Seniors was joined by the Juniors, with both regular drivers and some returning faces taking the opportunity to get out on the loose surface. The Seniors had three split heats before their Feature Final, while the Juniors contested two heats and a Feature. Seniors The opening Senior race produced a victory for 611 Jamie Hanson, who led home 505 Dan Hemingway in second and 75 Luke Dawson in third. 22 and 528 completed the top five. There was a different winner in Heat Two, with 218 Jake Watson taking the chequered flag ahead of the returning 229 Joe Higgins. 22 Callum Johnson recorded another strong result in third, with 38 Freddie Holden fourth and 373 Daisy Kaye fifth. Heat Three saw 611 Jamie return to the front to take his second victory of the meeting. Heat Two winner 218 Jake followed him home in second, while 8 Matthew Lloyd took third. Freddie Holden was again amongst the leading runners in fourth, with 528 Rob fifth. That set things up nicely for the all-important Senior Feature Final, and this time it was 260 Chester Love who came through to take the victory. 229 Joe Higgins capped off an excellent return to Scunthorpe with second place, while another returning driver 471 Alistair Houghton produced a superb result to take third. 38 Freddie Holden continued his consistent afternoon with fourth, ahead of 828 Bobby in fifth and 791 Ryan in sixth. It was a particularly competitive Senior meeting. 611 may have taken two of the three heat victories, but when it came to the Feature, British Champion Chester Love was there to take the biggest result of the day. Juniors The Juniors also took to the shale and produced some excellent racing, with 140 once again proving extremely difficult to beat. Heat One went the way of 140 Harvey, with 34 Henry finishing second and 18 Jonothan third. 519 Jack and 243 Marlow completed the top five. There was no stopping 140 in Heat Two either, as another victory made it two wins from two. This time 519 Jack took second, with 34 Henry third, 97 fourth and 515 fifth. The Junior Feature Final completed a perfect afternoon for 140, who made it three wins from three on the Scunthorpe shale. 34 Henry rounded off an excellent meeting with second place, while 588 Bentley saved their best result for the Feature with third. 519 took fourth, followed by 97 and 515. It was another commanding performance from 140, but there was plenty happening behind, with 34 and 519 in particular featuring strongly throughout the meeting. A Successful Return to Scunthorpe After a 16-year absence, it was great to see Stoxkarts back at Scunthorpe. The shale provided something completely different for the drivers, and with many having little or no experience on the surface, there was plenty to learn as the meeting progressed. The Seniors produced four different stories across their races: 611 with two heat victories, 218 taking the other, and 260 Chester Love coming through when it mattered to claim the Feature. 229 Joe Higgins also enjoyed an excellent meeting with second places in both Heat Two and the Feature, while 471 Alistair Houghton marked his return with a Feature Final podium. In the Juniors, however, there was one clear standout, with 140 completing a clean sweep of all three races. With the Scunthorpe meeting complete, there wasn't much time for many of the drivers to rest, with the Stoxkarts heading straight back onto the tarmac at Buxton Raceway the following day for another round of the Teng Tools Gold Top Qualifying Series. Buxton Raceway Meeting Report Sunday 9th August 2026 After Saturday's return to the shale at Scunthorpe, Stoxkarts headed straight across to Buxton Raceway on Sunday for the second half of a busy double-header weekend. It was back onto the familiar Buxton tarmac, with another Teng Tools Gold Top Qualifier on the programme and plenty at stake as the season heads towards the Gold Top Final in September. Seniors The Seniors produced three different winners across the day's races, with the results showing just how competitive the field was. Heat One went the way of 173 Paul Kaye, who took the chequered flag ahead of 357 and current Gold Top Champion 38 Freddie Holden. 22 finished fourth, with 82 completing the top five. There was a change at the front for Heat Two, as 818 Richard Howarth took the victory. Paul Kaye continued his strong afternoon with second place, while 22 moved up to third. 242 was fourth and Freddie Holden took fifth. That left the Senior Feature Final, where 380 produced the drive of the day to take the victory. 38 Freddie Holden came through to claim second place, with 4 Andrew Duddy taking an excellent third. 8 finished fourth, while returning driver 471 Alistair Houghton, racing for the second time over the weekend after his podium at Scunthorpe, completed the top five. Paul Kaye finished sixth in the Feature to round off another consistent day's racing after his first and second places in the heats. Juniors If there was one familiar story in the Juniors, it was the continued winning form of 140. After completing a clean sweep at Scunthorpe the previous day, 140 immediately picked up where they had left off, winning Junior Heat One ahead of 47 and 14 Harvey Haywood. 18 and 377 completed the top five. Heat Two produced exactly the same top three, with 140 taking another victory, 47 second and Harvey Haywood third. 266 moved into fourth with 377 fifth. Could anyone stop 140 in the Feature? The answer was no. 140 completed another perfect meeting by taking the Junior Feature Final, with 266 producing their best result of the day to take second. 34 finished third, followed by 377 in fourth and 47 fifth. That made it six wins from six races across the Scunthorpe and Buxton weekend for 140 – two heats and the Feature on the shale on Saturday, followed by exactly the same result on the Buxton tarmac on Sunday. An impressive achievement across two very different racing surfaces. From Shale to Tarmac The Scunthorpe and Buxton weekend gave the drivers two completely different challenges within the space of 24 hours. For the Seniors, 173 Paul Kaye and 818 Richard Howarth shared the Buxton heat victories before 380 came through to take the Feature Final. Freddie Holden enjoyed another strong day with third in Heat One and second in the Feature, while Alistair Houghton followed Saturday's third-place Feature finish at Scunthorpe with another top-five result at Buxton. In the Juniors, however, the weekend belonged to 140, with an outstanding clean sweep across both days and both surfaces. With another Teng Tools Gold Top Qualifier completed, attention now turns towards the remaining qualifying rounds and ultimately the Gold Top Final back here at Buxton Raceway on Sunday 20th September. Another excellent day's Budget Racing at its Best.