KartSport Bay of Plenty

🏁 Hello from our family to yours!

Wow — what a month October was! It was a busy one for all our drivers, supporters, and officials.

RMC Round 3 – Tokoroa

What a round! A huge well done to all drivers, crews, and officials — the meeting ran smoothly and showcased some awesome racing.
Congratulations to our BOP Drivers:
Cadets:

Tanner Samuelson – 4th
Charlie Clarke – 1st
Nico Thomasen – 2nd
Van Merrett – 7th
Murphy Dobson – 9th
DD2 Masters: Mike Brinkworth – 2nd

Fantastic effort, everyone! 👏

Top Half Series – Rotorua (Round 3)

Things are heating up for the final round in Hamilton! With 100 drivers entered, this series is proving to be an absolute cracker — loads of passing, tight battles, and brilliant racing to watch.

Well done, team! Hopefully you all made it home in time to catch Bathurst — who knows, maybe we’ll see some of you on the V8 Supercars grid one day, following in the footsteps of Matthew Payne, Ryan Wood, Ritchie Stanaway, and Andre Heimgartner. Remember, they started where you are now — keep pushing and never give up! 💪

KSNZ North Island Sprint Championships

Another big highlight for October! The event was awesome, and the weather gods mostly played nice — except for that suspenseful Heavy Final.

A huge shout-out to Adam Bell — what a story! After a last-minute tyre change (thanks to Lance Fisher, Hayden Knight, Ryan Bell & Mumma Rach), Adam started from the back and drove an incredible race to become the North Island Champion. Superb drive!

In KZ2, Mitchell & Blake Corin kept us all on the edge of our seats with some epic battles — amazing work, boys!

VMR saw a clean sweep for our BOP crew:
🥇 Nico Thomasen – NI Champion
🥈 Charlie Clarke – 2nd
🥉 Murphy Dobson – 3rd

You guys were focused, consistent, and a joy to watch. Your teams and families should be very proud!

Also, congratulations to:

Arlee Hewlett (DD2)
Mike Brinkworth (DD2 Masters)
Van Merrett (VMR)
Joey Zhou (VMR)
Patrick McDonald (Rotax Max Junior)
Braxton Kraayvanger (Rotax Max Junior – Pole Position for Qualifying!)

Every one of you represented KSBOP with pride — we’re absolutely over the moon for you all! 🌟

Our Amazing Officials

A huge thank-you to our club members who volunteered their time to help make these events possible:

Eddie Donnelly (Chief Steward) – keeping things running smoothly with a smile
Daniel Samuelson (Track Official) – ensuring clean racing
Graham Knight (Race Director) – sharp on the starts and keeping it safe
Jenni Knight (Timing & Results) – always on the move, keeping everyone updated
Todd Adlam (Tech Officer) – keeping things fair and adding a few laughs in the tech shed
Jo Adlam (Tech Assistant) – swapping from Race Control to help with tyres, nose cones, and post-race refreshments! 🍻

Thank you all — your time, energy, and humour make a huge difference.

And a big thanks to KartSport Tokoroa for hosting — the event was fantastic, and everyone was so accommodating.

Club Update

Unfortunately, we had to cancel our September 21st meeting, but our Club Champs are now locked in for Sunday, 16th November 2025, combined with the Ross Fisher Memorial Meeting.

👉 Please jump onto Sporty and get your entries in early — entries close Wednesday, November 12th at 5pm. Early entries help us run a smooth, well-organised event!

That’s about it for now — apologies if we’ve missed anyone, but what a month it’s been!
We hope to see you at Kartsport Hamilton for the final round of Top Half. Enjoy your short break — the racing never ends, but we wouldn’t have it any other way!

🏁 Until next time,
Jo Adlam
Race Secretary – Kartsport Bay of Plenty