After a gruelling 8hrs racing through the day and night all competitors will apreciate the adjustment made for Round 5 at the Bathurst of tracks Cameron Park Newcastle. In the interest of time & costs for all involved we’ve moved to make the Tuff Buckets Round 5 a 5hr race over a single day. Cruise up the freeway for to one of our favourite tracks for plenty of preactice, an exciting qualifying formate and 5hrs racing before packing up and getting home for dinner! The Tuff Buckets 5hr will be run on August 10th and we’re pumped about the prospect of running this epic track in reverse, a clockwise direction. Raced only once or twice before the flow is equallly as good and offers and entirely different epxerience! Can’t wait to see you all there for for what will surely continue to shake the Championship up after a game changing Wagga Round!
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Kennards Hire 8hr Day Night Race
TEKA 5HR by Bottle-O
Countdown is on till we hit the silky smooth bitumen of Lithgow Raceway for Round 3 of the 2024 Championship. For those looking to make it an easy and more affordable weekend you can head up on the Sunday as its just a single day event. Alternatively for those wanting to get away from commitments at home, head away with mates, and get your maximum motorsport fix feel free to join us on Saturday for plenty of practice, offered at only $60 per kart.
Yello #81 dominates Penrite 550
What a weekend, and race the Penrite 550 was!! Boy it was hot and tested eveyone’s endurance, even the officials, fuellies, volunteers and supporters. Thank you 🙏
The start was awesome to watch with BMCM #29, Yello #81, El Toro #97, Buildline #9, and Dynamite #27 all nose to tail for 25mins plus and a few position changes along the way. Then a little further back battles happening between Yello #3, Double D #44, Wild Racing $41, RPG #90, RTR #47, Kurt Dunn Motorsports #28 and Maverick #55.
With only a couple of safety kart periods karts lapped at a sprint pace for most of the nearly 6 hrs. The team who just couldn’t be beaten on outright speed lap after lap was Yello #81, so quick winning the race 47 seconds ahead of Dynamite #27 in 2nd. The last of the outright podiums and a solid start to their 2024 campaign after being runners up last year El Toro #97.
After Buildline #9 were relegated to 5th with a minor wight infringement Yello #3 after a super strong showing a well deserved 4th outfight and solid start to their Pro campaign.
In A grade Wild Racing #41 super quick most times of the day getting the job done and winning their class follwed by Kurt Dunn Motorsports #28 and RTR #48.
In the new Heavy Class the professional race team and newcomers to TEKA RTR #47 win, ahead of Chunky Bois Racing #22 who get the Iron Man award for managing with only 2 drivers 🥵
Well done to all for such a fun Round 1 and weekend away…yes eating, drinking and racing 😂
Theres a few more keen to join us at the newly resurfaced Manning Valley where we’ll race both directions! Lots happening behind the scenes for the most epic year ahead!
Preston Hire dream team exposed for Penrite 550
PRESTON HIRE Dream Team exposed and firm into favourites for the Penrite 550 🥇 Pro class front runner #81 with regular gun Cam Allen will the joined by TEKA legend Paul Marano who’s coming out of retirement, and one of our original TEKA stars Tim Brooks. Tim’s an accomplished racer winning State & National Formula V titles, a Toyota 86 Championship and more recently competing at the pointy end of the field of the Trans Am & TCR series.
Bottle-O backs TEKA for 2024 series!
Right-O we have a new sponsor in Bottle-O and for the year 🙏 So there will be prizes awarded at trophy presentations and potentially throughout the year for various feats or good deeds 🍻🍾🍷🍹
Lets give them a hand hey 👏 and support our local Bottle-O store. With that in mind please try and head toward Mitchell (on the way in) or Hume Bottle-O’s when in Canberra for Round 1!
Roylance backed Penrite 550 a weekend to celebrate!
Its fitting that the mad men from Roylance Tractor Replacements are backing the Penrite 550 as it’s going to be a weekend full of celebration. There couldn’t be a better facility that Circuit Mark Webber to host the very first round of 2024! It will also play host to TEKA’s 2023 presentation & awards night which will be held at the local Kingston Hotel on the Saturday evening. Theres some great accommodation options nearby Pinnacle Apartments a short walk away and the perfect alternative for a family or group of team mates with 1, 2, & 3 bedroom apartments. There will be plenty of time to shake off the cobwebs with a lengthy practice on Saturday, with Come & Try, all followed by an exciting qualifying before Sundays race.
Great news for those of us carrying a little too much Xmas cheer (all year round)!
TEKA moving with the times and feedback from committed members have introduced a Heavy Class for 2024! With so few karts running in B grade last year its been dropped in place for the introduction of what will be a popular and competitive class. So many drivers across the field weigh in at 200kg plus with a good portion over 210kg. The new class will run a minimum weight requirement of 205kg. Good news also from a team point of view is that only 1 driver from the team must make the minimum weight without any additional weight. This allows others in the team that may be under to carry removable weight not exceeding that stated in Rule 4E.7. So start planning your assault, is it Pro, A, or Heavy for you in 2024
Image Carpets & Blinds on board for a big finish to 2023!
The legends in Kart #44 and the best in the business when it comes to laying carpet ‘fluffy side up’ and installing quality affordable blinds sponsor TEKA’s Grand Finale. Thats right The Fluffy 9hr is brought to you by Image Carpets and Blinds, on the 4th/5th November the magnificent Orange kart track will be a buzz with excited TEKA members old and new! For those that thought the Championship was sorted, hold that thought, the points haul has doubled with the final round featuring 2 races over the 2 days, 9 hours racing in total! What a way to finish 2023, and what a track to finish it on! Thank you Orange Kart Club and thank you Image Carpets and Blinds.
Successful local lighting electrical & data company backs TEKA Tamworth Round
GCM has been serving the central and northern NSW for over 25 years.
Their reps travel from Yamba, Goondiwindi to Lightening Ridge and Newcastle to Dubbo, Cobar and everywhere in between.
They are the largest electrical wholesaler outside Sydney in NSW. With trade qualified staff, they have the range and know-how to give the the right advice and products.
Based in Tamworth, GCM specialises in everything electrical. From light globes for your vehicle, 12v dual battery setups, wiring, house lighting and electrical, 415v, back up generators and more!
They also specialise in sports field lighting, the mining sector plus many other areas.
Brodie who races karts in Tamworth and recently this year in a few rounds of TEKA is their main Automotive man. Specialising in anything 12-24v in light and heavy vehicles, dual battery systems, lighting, wiring and mining. Be sure to get in touch with him for any of your automotive electrical needs!
Visit their website at GCM.com.au