Club100
![]() Club100 Racing. | |
Category | karting |
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Inaugural season | 1993 |
Constructors | Birel |
Engine suppliers | Rotax |
Tyre suppliers | Dunlop Tyres |
Official website | www.club100.co.uk |
Club100 is a UK-based "hire kart" karting championship. Senior/Junior karts use identical BirelART chassis, Rotax Junior Max 2 stroke engines and Dunlop KE1 tyres, while the Cadet championship use a smaller BirelART chassis, a smaller Rotax Micro Max 2 stroke engine and Dunlop SL3 tyres, these are provided by the club to an equal standard, putting all competitors on a level playing field.
History
The first Club100 championship was held in 1993. Initially it was a 6-round sprint championship held at Buckmore Park and has since grown into a multi-event series held all over the country at some of the UK's top karting circuits.
In 1995, the sprint championship was split up into two weight categories. 1997 saw the creation of the first endurance championship and this has grown into 4 separate championships for rookies, intermediates, clubman and premier level teams. 2004 saw the creation of the Clubman endurance championship that was a level between intermediate and premier level. In 2007, the sprints were split up again and a separate premier championship was created to accommodate the monopoly the top drivers held. The first winter championship was also held that year with all rounds being held at Rye House. In 2011, the sprint championship was split up further and 2 clubman championships were created (heavyweight and lightweight classes) as a stepping stone to the premier series. The format of the Open championship was changed from 3 hour endurance races for teams to a 60-minute format for individuals or teams of 2. The Advance Leisure series moved to a similar format with two 30 minute races. 2020 brought the Young Drivers Championship, which was a big success; it brought along two classes the Lightweight and Super Lightweight Young Driver Championship, this championship was open to people 14 - 18 years old. In 2022, a couple new classes were added/rebranded; the Lightweight and Super Lightweight Young Drivers Championship was rebranded into the Junior Lightweights, and Junior Super Lightweights. The two new classes are the Cadet, and Super Cadet classes. Both of these new classes have 12 minute practice, 10 minute qualifying, and 2 12 minute races. The Junior classes have an age range of 14 - 18 years old. Whereas, the Cadet class has an age range of 7 - 10 years old, and the Super Cadet class has an age range of 10 - 13 years old. For the 2023 season the Cadet and Super Cadet Championships have been switched to the Cadet Lightweight, and Cadet Super Lightweight classes. The Cadet Lightweights have a minimum weight of 45kg and an age range of 7-13 years old. Whereas Cadet Super Lightweight have a minimum weight of 35kg and an age range of 7-13 years old.
Since 1999 the club has been managed by John Vigor. In 2006, he bought all the rights to Club100 from Playscape and moved the base of operations from Streatham in London to Rye House in Hoddesdon. In 2011 the base was moved to Sittingbourne, just next to the Bayford Meadows kart circuit.
Junior Super Lightweight Champions
- 2022 Daniel Munro
- 2021 Ralph King
Junior Lightweight Champions
- 2023 Daniel Munro
- 2022 Anthony Amato
- 2021 Anthony Amato
Cadet Champions
- 2022 Oliver Laws
Super Cadet Champions
- 2022 Benjamin Hamilton
Super Final Sprint Champions
- 2020 Steve Hicks
Club100 Experience (Novice)
- 2022 Harry Chapman
Club100 Experience (Intermediate)
- 2022 Rhianna Purcocks
Club100 Experience (Heavy)
- 2022 Anwar Beroual-Smith
Premier Sprint Champions
- 2007 Marc Craddock
- 2008 Phil Ingram
- 2009 Jamie Jakins
- 2010 Chris Powell
- 2011 Kieran McCullugh
- 2012 Chris Powell
- 2013 Chris Powell
- 2014 Ian Blake
- 2015 Anwar Beroual Smith
- 2016 Steve Brown
- 2017 Joe Holmes
- 2018 Joe Holmes
Lightweight Clubman Champions
- 2011 Jonny Goddard
- 2012 Andrew Johnson
- 2013 Jack Harding
Heavyweight Clubman Champions
- 2011 Ian Blake
- 2012 Trevor Randall
- 2013 Dan Hoy
Clubman Sprint Champions
- 2014 Steve Crutchley
- 2015 James Small
- 2017 Harry Neale
- 2018 James Taylor
Lightweight Sprint Champions
- 1993 Andy Laid
- 1994 Andy Laid
- 1995 Malcolm Smith
- 1996 Andy Laid
- 1997 Russ Stephens
- 1998 Marc Craddock
- 1999 Marc Craddock
- 2000 Lee Pilcher
- 2001 Luigi Mazza
- 2002 Trevor Randall
- 2003 Marc Craddock
- 2004 Marc Craddock
- 2005 Marc Craddock
- 2006 Ben Yeomans
- 2007 Jon Pethick
- 2008 Parmveer Nijjar
- 2009 Lee Kemp
- 2010 Dan Gore
- 2011 Andrew Johnson
- 2012 Peter Cole
- 2013 James Reveler
- 2014 James Small
- 2015 Daniel Healey
- 2016 Tom Golding
- 2017 Darri Simms
- 2018 Mike Noon
- 2019 Ed Barrs
- 2020 Ed Barrs
- 2021 Jack O'Neill
- 2022 Fraser Brunton
- 2023 Rob Newman
Heavyweight Sprint Champions
- 1995 Steve Dart
- 1996 Russ Stephens
- 1997 Mark Terry
- 1998 Trevor Randall
- 1999 Rob Hart
- 2000 Rob Hart
- 2001 James Winslow
- 2002 Brian Trott
- 2003 Paul Hicks
- 2004 Brian Trott
- 2005 Brian Trott
- 2006 Jamie Jakins
- 2007 Marc Laukam
- 2008 Will Gibson
- 2009 Michael Roots
- 2010 Dave Pethers
- 2011 Dan Hoy
- 2012 Gerard Moore
- 2013 Anwar Beroual Smith
- 2014 Sam Fisher
- 2015 Jonny Elliott
- 2016 Joe Holmes
- 2017 Adam Wright
- 2018 Tim Hill
- 2019 Joe Holmes
- 2020 Joe Holmes
- 2021 Joe Holmes
- 2022 Anwar Beroual-Smith
- 2023 Joe Holmes
Super Heavyweight Sprint Champion
- 2019 Richard Allen
- 2020 Richard Allen
- 2021 Bill Taylor
- 2022 Bill Taylor
- 2023 Lee Henderson
Lightweight SP60 Champions
- 2019 Jack O'Neill
- 2020 Jack O'Neill
- 2021 Jack O'Neill
- 2022 Jack O’Neill
Heavyweight SP60 Champions
- 2019 Andrew Hall Jr.
- 2020 Anwar Beroual-Smith
- 2021 Daniel Brewer
- 2022 Anwar Beroual-Smith
Lightweight Elite Champions
- 2000 Marc Craddock
- 2001 Marc Mercer
- 2002 Trevor Randall
Heavyweight Elite Champions
- 2000 Paul Hicks
- 2001 Stuart Symonds
- 2002 James Winslow
Winter Series Champions
Year | Lightweight | Heavyweight | Open |
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1996 | Russ Stephens | Nick Portlock | |
1997 - 2007 no championship held | |||
2008 | Chris Powell | Andy Baker | |
2009 | Jordan Hill | Lee Clackett | Chris Bell |
2010 | Dan Gore | Lee Clackett | |
2011 | Parmveer Nijjar | Stuart Symonds | |
2012 | Alex Vincent | James Taylor | |
2013 | Andrew Johnson | Matt Brooks |
European Endurance Champions
Year | Premier | Drivers | Clubman | Drivers | Rookie | Drivers |
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2004 | Essex TT | Trevor Randall Ben Yeomans Kieran McCullough | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
2005 | Conservatories Online | Stuart Symonds Brian Trott Tim Hill | IMSD Racing | Stephen Deuchar Ian Miller Eddie Hall Ian Wilson | N/A | N/A |
2006 | D'Oily Kart | Marc Craddock Graeme Coombes Paul Hicks Jamie Jakins | IMSD Racing | Stephen Deuchar Ian Miller Eddie Hall Ian Wilson | N/A | N/A |
2007 | D'Oily Kart | Marc Craddock Graeme Coombes Paul Hicks Jamie Jakins | NSPCC | Pete O'Connor Simon Young Dan Gore Tim Gibson Will Gibson | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Essex TT | Trevor Randall Ben Yeomans Kieran McCullough | Mac Boys | Gilles Chetelat Damien Ducourty Guillaume Stevens Jean Letard | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Steel London | Jamie Jakins Daniel Butler Lee Clackett Andy Baker | Es Car Go | Geoff Symonds Ross Andrews Angus Boath | All Torque | Barney Langley Ross Britten |
2010 | Steel London | Jamie Jakins Lee Clackett Pete O'Connor | Lufbra | ? | Lufbra | ? |
2016 | Tankled Up Racing | Darren Teal Jonathan Lisseter Jack Harding | The Incrediballs | Kosta Kyritsis Luke Austin Ian Williams | Hot Fuzz | Kevin Coombes Roy Grassie Geoff Lamb Matt Wileman |
Elite Endurance Champions
Year | Winning Team | Winning Drivers | Points |
---|---|---|---|
2016 | Pure Racing | Jonny Goddard Jon Maycock Chris Bell | 790 |
Premier Endurance Champions
Year | Winning Team | Winning Drivers | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1997 | Crazy Dimonds | Russ Stephens Neil Leaver Jeremy Dart | 400 |
1998 | Crazy Dimonds | Russ Stephens Neil Leaver Jeremy Dart | 329 |
1999 | Logic Racing | Lee Pilcher Ross Pilcher Stephen Gibson Chris Milan | 360 |
2000 | D'Oily Kart | Marc Craddock Luigi Mazza | 780 |
2001 | Essex TT | Trevor Randall Ben Yeomans | 750 |
2002 | Essex TT | Trevor Randall Ben Yeomans | 775 |
2003 | D'Oily Kart | Marc Craddock Paul Hicks Luigi Mazza | 765 |
2004 | D'Oily Kart | Marc Craddock Paul Hicks Graeme Coombes | 770 |
2005 | D'Oily Kart | Marc Craddock Paul Hicks Graeme Coombes | 765 |
2006 | D'Oily Kart | Marc Craddock Paul Hicks Graeme Coombes Jamie Jakins | 785 |
2007 | D'Oily Kart | Marc Craddock Graeme Coombes Jamie Jakins | 785 |
2008 | Team Red Steel | Jamie Jakins Dan Butler Lee Clackett | 765 |
2009 | Team Red Steel | Jamie Jakins Dan Butler Lee Clackett | 785 |
2010 | Just So Racing | Stuart Symonds Brian Trott Phil Ingram | 785 |
2011 | Just So Racing | Stuart Symonds Brian Trott Phil Ingram | 755 |
2012 | Tanked Up Racing | Chris Powell Darren Teal Oliver Allwood | 745 |
2013 | Just So Racing | Stuart Symonds Brian Trott Phil Ingram | 790 |
2014 | Ministry of Speed | Jordan Hill Pete O'Connor Parmveer Nijjar | 780 |
2015 | Pure Racing | Jonny Goddard Jon Maycock Chris Bell | 780 |
2016 | InkJet Racing | Anton Killick Harry Landy Ian Perkins | 730 |
Clubman Endurance Champions
Year | Winning Team | Winning Drivers | Points |
---|---|---|---|
2004 | Cartman | Alan Hindley Ian Hindley Dan Sullivan | 565 |
2005 | Team Red Steel | Andy Hinder Dan Butler Lee Clackett | 670 |
2006 | Tanked Up Racing | Anthony Teal Darren Teal | 575 |
2007 | FB Racing | Darran Clackett Keith Perkins | 420 |
2008 | Ministry of Speed | Jordan Hill Stuart Davies | 765 |
2009 | High Times | Richard Higham Paul Higham Parmveer Nijjar | 750 |
2010 | The Man's an ANIMAL | Neil Small Ian Blake Aidan Ball | 740 |
2011 | Es Car Go | Geoff Symmonds Mark Oliver Angus Boath | 760 |
2012 | Teamcraft | Henry Jones Dan Underhill Peter Cowan | 785 |
2013 | 3Cubed | Trevor Randall John Emerson Alex Withington | 780 |
2014 | Titan Motorsport | Jack O’Neill Andrew O’Neill Ed White | 770 |
2015 | Akita V2 | Christophe Boudet Sean Williams Eddie Hall | 770 |
2016 | Team DGB | Chris Brown Chris Dean | 760 |
Intermediate Endurance Champions
Year | Winning Team | Winning Drivers | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | Logic Fairway | Rob Risbridger Brian Pilcher | 746 |
2000 | Yellow Peril | Paul Williams Chris Hoyle James Godfrey | 770 |
2001 | LST | Jon Luik Chris Simpson Brian Trott | 755 |
2002 | Rapido II | John McMullan Martin Cooke | 735 |
2003 | 2 The Limit | Simon Mace Kevin O'Shea | 775 |
2004 | Team Rhenus | Dean Evans Brian Hawkins | 770 |
2005 | IMSD Racing | Ian Miller Stephen Deuchar Eddie Hall Ian Wilson | 730 |
2006 | RBB Economics | Dan Gore Simon Young Pete O'Connor | 745 |
2007 | Cunning Stunts | Dan Sherwood Paul Djuric Andy Clarke | 720 |
2008 | KAD Racing | Alan Bull Karl Headleand Dan Moore | 730 |
2009 | Auditing Armageddon | JJ Aiston Jon Buck Doug Fidler | 750 |
2010 | Drive Fast Don't Crash | Jon Maycock Dave Vaughton Nick Williams | 715 |
2011 | Akita 2 | Sean Williams Christophe Boudet Alexi Vasiliou | 775 |
2012 | Alakart Racing | Jamie Crease Peter Crease | 725 |
2013 | KOKS Racing | George Turner Fernando Moreira Alex Burgess Bond | 755 |
2014 | Team DGB | Chris Brown Chris Dean | 685 |
2015 | Team G3Pro | Matt Hale Barry Luetchford | 740 |
2016 | JAM Racing | Jack Mitchell | 780 |
Rookie Endurance Champions
Year | Winning Team | Winning Drivers | Points |
---|---|---|---|
2003 | Happy Racing | Phil Harris | 660 |
2004 | Affinity Wills | Gary Charles James Attfield Mike Burgess | 750 |
2005 | Team Dab | Bruce Search Dave Pooley | 680 |
2006 | Loose Heads | Jon Wort Colin Dangerfield | 740 |
2007 | KAD Racing | Alan Bull Karl Headleand Dan Moore | 720 |
2008 | Team Ginsters | Tom Foy Oliver Hall Ian Williams | 730 |
2009 | The New Yorkers | Alex Drage James Harris James Open | 755 |
2010 | Pantera Racing | Pete Mills Liam Hitchen | 740 |
2011 | For Fox Sake | Colin Fox Jamie Fox Colin Fox Jr | 750 |
2012 | The Jabokers | Alex Vincent Faisal Haneef | 725 |
2013 | Team DGB | Chris Brown Chris Dean | 790 |
2014 | Team G3Pro | Matt Hale Barry Luetchford Stewart Luetchford | 730 |
2015 | RaceCraft | Darri Simms Bobby Dawes Phil dancer | 730 |
2016 | CKS Throatpunchers | 785 |
Open Endurance Champions
Year | Winning Team | Winning Drivers | Points |
---|---|---|---|
2003 | Red Steel Racing | Andy Hinder Lee Clackett | 290 |
2004 | Red Steel Racing | Andy Hinder Lee Clackett | 333 |
2005 | Team Rhenus | Dean Evans Brian Hawkins | 339 |
2006 | Billy Whizzers | Robert Carter John McMullan | 312 |
2007 | Team Autotech | Dean Evans Brian Hawkins | 291 |
2008 | Team Banzai | Dean Evans Brian Hawkins | 290 |
2009 | Avit Racing | Harry Landy Glen Beard Eddie Hall Jordan Hill | 295 |
2010 | Loud Pedal Racing | James Taylor Mark Burrel Tim Hill Jose Soler | 295 |
2011 | N/A | Eddie Hall Richard Higham | 565 |
2012 | N/A | Andrew Johnson | 590 |
2013 | N/A | Lee Clackett | 575 |
2016 | Young Guns CP | 490 |
O Plate Champions
Year | Premier | Drivers | Clubman | Drivers | Rookie | Drivers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Essex TT | Trevor Randall Ben Yeomans Kieran McCullough | IMSD Racing | Stephen Deuchar Eddie Hall Ian Wilson Alex Withington | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Team Red Steel | Jamie Jakins Dan Butler Lee Clackett | Club Easy | Glen Beard Jordan Hill Howard Kayman | N/A | N/A |
Spin-off series
- BPKDC Elite Series (2009–2015)
- British Universities Karting Championship (2001–present)
- Advance Leisure (2003–present)
- Spiros 60 (2009–2013)
- UK Challenge (2002-2005)
- City Challenge (2004)
- Nationwide Series (2014–present)
Club100 have also been the promoters of the UK Easykart championship since its inception in 2007.[citation needed]
Notable drivers
- Damon Hill 1996 Formula 1 World Champion [1]
- James Winslow 2008 Australian Formula 3 Champion [2]
- Trevor Fowell, 2008 Caterham Academy Champion; 2009 Caterham Roadsport-B Champion; 2010 Caterham Superlight R300 Champion.
References
- Club100 Website
- Karting News
- Karting Magazine
- Discussed on Ten Tenths Motorsport
- Reporting on one driver's progress in the series