To all new and existing members we have been doing our best all year to return to the track in a covid safe manner, but due to a lot of extra procedures, training and planning it has been difficult. I understand everyone is frustrated and we are working with Karting Australia to return to the track in the safest way possible and add a free year to all current memberships. We are now at the stage to ask for interest from our members in holding a planned practice day. This will not be a club day and there will be no charge for the day. It will be for FUN, re-connecting with our members and blowing the cob webs off the old karts.   

Unfortunately through this chaos and confusion we don't have all the contact details we need for all members. So if you could please email the club with your current details and pass this message along to anyone else you know in the club to do the same. When we have details of our members we will look at setting a date for an event and give you all the information on what we need you to do for covid safe event.

please also looking at the K.A. website for info on "Restarting your kart" and the conditions of returning to the track in covid safe manner.

Thank you all for your understanding this year and your patients and I apologize for lack of communication throughout this year but it has been very overwhelming for myself personally and with the club. We having been trying and we are making progress. 

So hope to hear from you all soon and we can get back out there 

Thanks again  

Kenneth Mclure

Bairnsdale kart club, secretary

   

2019 Victorian State Cup

2019 Victorian State Cup

This weekend the Bairnsdale Kart Club will host the 2019 Victorian State Cup ( Black Plate ) event. With drivers coming from all over the state & interstate to compete in the event all wanting to take home the black plate for their respective class to display on there karts for the next 12 Months. 

With racing on all weekend and free for the public to come and watch there will be a great display drivers showing there skills in possibly wet conditions.

With a number of local drivers boys & girls representing the Bairnsdale club in the event in a range of different classes we are hoping that they all achieve victory and that everyone will go home happy with their results.

Track gates open at 12pm Thursday for Pit Setup only 

Controlled practice starting at 9:30am Friday morning & running until 5pm for all karters to get used to the track ready for a big 2 days of racing.

Saturday on track action will kick of at 8am - 5pm 

Sunday 8:30am - until finals are competed which will be around 1:30pm.

Gates are open free to the public all weekend with easy car parking available thanks to the Motorbike club next door.

Canteen is also open to everyone inside the club rooms.

August Club Day

AUGUST CLUB DAY THIS SUNDAY

We will be running our monthly club day this coming Sunday the 25th of August. We haven't had a club day for a couple of months now so i hope everybody will be there to blow out those cobwebs & burn some rubber again.

 Lets make this Sunday a good event so support your club by bring those karts out & putting on a good show & even just to have some fun!!.

Online entries are encouraged but you can also enter on the day. Gates open at 8am, Practice starting at 9:15am, Racing kicking off at 10am.

A reminder about the club AGM this Wed night 21st at the Bairnsdale RSL starting at 7pm.  

AGM Wednesday 21st August

Bairnsdale Kart Club 2019 AGM 
This meeting will be held at the Bairnsdale RSL next Wednesday night 21st August at 7pm.
All members are encouraged to attend this meeting so you can have your say in who & how your club is run.

July Club Day Cancelled

There will be NO July club day this Sunday 28th due to lack of numbers to make it feasible. We are encouraging everybody to get there karts ready & come along to our August Club Day and make it a good one.
A note to all bairnsdale kart club members to put in there diary that next month there will be an AGM meeting at the RSL in Bairnsdale on Wednesday 21st August.
I would also like to mention about the C & D Grade Titles in Morwell coming up in a couple of weeks so if your a C or D grade licence holder this is a great race meet for you to get involved in.

Change of venue for committee meeting

This months committee meeting will be held in the club rooms next Wednesday night 24th July at an earlier start time of 5:30pm.
This will be a quick meeting to go over things that have happened & coming up events.
Hope to see you all there.

June Club Day Cancelled

A quick reminder to all members that our June club day this Sunday was cancelled due to the fact that we had the open race meet on early this month.

2019 Bairnsdale Open

Don't miss out on your chance to race in this years Open Race Meet!!.

We are still encouraging everybody to get on board and come race at this fantastic race track. Online entries close Wednesday12th at midnight but can you can still enter on the Saturday afternoon at a higher entry fee.

THIS RACE MEET WILL NOT BE CANCELLED AND WILL RUN REGARDLESS OF ENTRY NUMBERS.

Bairnsdale Open

THE BAIRNSDALE OPEN RACE MEET

In under 2 weeks will be the OPEN Race Meet for 2019 

We are encouraging everybody to get there entries in early & to tell others to do the same to make this years open the Biggest one yet!!.

This years open is a pre-rehearsal for those interested in racing in the State Cup at Bairnsdale at the end of the year. Don't wait for others to enter before you do get in early & make this event as big as fields as we can for everyone involved.  

Working Bee Sunday 2nd June

WORKING BEE

A reminder about our next working bee this Sunday 2nd June starting at 9am.

Our main goal for this working bee will be tyres so don't forget to bring along a drill and a pair of gloves.

May Club Day

May Club Day 

This Sunday 26th May will be the last chance for all of our members to get in those valuable race laps before the OPEN Race meet on the 16th June.

Entries open at 8:30am, Practice at 9:15am and Racing kicking off at 10:00am.

So get out those karts this Sunday & put them on the track for some fun!!.

Wednesday Night Meeting at the RSL has been Cancelled.   

May Working Bee

WORKING BEE

This Sunday morning 19th May there will be a working bee at the track for all members to come & help out at in preparation for the OPEN race meet coming up only a few weeks away.

There is plenty of jobs that need doing not only for the Open but the State Cup at the end off the year.

Main jobs that need doing are

- Tyres

-Steel Removal

-Mow Lawns

-Paint lines

* Please bring tools to help with these jobs

SUNDAY MORNING 9:30AM START

Committee Meeting Wed 27th

There is another committee meeting on again this week Wednesday 27th March at the Bairnsdale RSL starting at 7pm. Also a reminder that this months club day has been cancelled and instead we are encouraging all members to travel the Gippsland club to participate in there club day.

Working Bee

WORKING BEE

This Sat morning 16th March there will be a working bee at the track starting at 9:00am.

Items that you can bring along are to help are,

- Trailer

- Lawn mower

- Chainsaw

- Gloves

- Battery Drill

- Weed Sprayer

Phone or Text Phil on 0400 272 015 if you need any further info.

Track Closed Saturday

CLOSED

The track will be closed for use this Saturday 9th from 11am till 2pm for our track inspection to take place.

Committee Meeting Wed 13th Feb

This coming Wednesday 13th Feb will be our clubs first committee meeting of the year. It will be held at the Bairnsdale RSL at 7pm in either the Rivers room or the Green room, we encourage all members to come along as there is a lot to discuss with the events that our club is holding this year. 

2019 SEASON KICKS OFF THIS MONTH

The Bairnsdale Kart Club 2019 championship seasons kicks off in 22 Days!!.

This year will be the biggest year the Bairnsdale kart club has had in over a decade, with 10 CLUB DAYS, 1 OPEN race meeting & now the VICTORIAN STATE CUP (Black plate) event. The club is hoping that holding these bigger race meets will encourage more people to dust there karts off and come back racing again at 1 of the best kart racing tracks in the state as well as bring a lot of people to the area.
The club has a "LOT" of work to do to our facility through out the year to make it better, safer & more up to date so we will be looking for as many members or helper as possible to lend a helping hand through out the year.
We are a small club but with big plans to try and increase our membership numbers and bring a high level of kart racing to the area for everyone to enjoy. 

Merry Christmas / Happy New Year

Merry Christmas

Wishing all of our club members a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year. I hope that everyone has a bit of time off to chill out & relax & spend time with there family's over the next week or so & to anyone that is going away to drive safe on the roads.

Hope to see you all again next year ready & rearing to go racing!!

Phil R.

Nov Club Day/ Xmas Party

ROUND 9

Sunday 25th November will be the last round of the 2018 championship calendar. This months racing will run as usual with practice starting at 9.30am & racing kicking off at 10am.
After racing is commenced we will be having our end of year Christmas party and presentations, So as with all xmas partys there will be food provided but B.Y.O alcohol to help celebrate the end of another years good racing.

Nov Committee meeting

This Wed night at 7pm at the Bairnsdale RSL will be our last committee meeting for 2018.
Also a big thank you to those that helped out today at our working bee, it was really appreciated and looks a lot better for it.