Gladstone Kart Club

🏁 RACE FOR BENNY #78 — THE BIG ONE IS ALMOST HERE! 🏁

This meeting just keeps getting bigger, and with nominations closing this Saturday, now is the time to get your nomination in!

We haven’t seen this much support behind a race meeting in recent history, and we honestly can’t thank everyone involved enough. ❤️💚

💰 $500 CASH — WINNER TAKES ALL!
Six classes are racing for $500 cash each, with all points counting:

🏎️ KA3 Junior Light
🏎️ TAG Restricted Light
🏎️ TAG Heavy
🏎️ Cadet 12
🏎️ Cadet 9
🏎️ 4SS Senior Medium

🟢 ALL CADETS RACE FREE!
Cadet 9, Cadet 12 and Cadet 4SS nominations are being covered thanks to the Benedetto family.

🛞 TYRE PRIZES!

Cadet 9 winner: Set of Maxxis Cadet tyres
TAG Restricted Light winner: Set of LeCont LH03 tyres

Massive thanks to Brisbane Northside Emergency for putting these prizes on the line!

And an equally massive thank you to all of our sponsors who have jumped behind this meeting and supported the club:

Ultimate Service Centre • Butler Fabrication • Coombs Mechanical Gladstone • Mates Rates Mechanical • Calide Manufacturing Company • Rayment Excavations • Brisbane Northside Emergency

Your support makes a massive difference to our club and our racers. 🙏

📣 And of course, Kev “The Noise” Davies will be on the microphone bringing the atmosphere we all know and love!

📺 ALL RACES WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE ON FACEBOOK, with the racing also uploaded afterwards to Kev’s YouTube channels.

🏆 And sitting over the whole weekend is the Wide Bay Curtis Cup — the two-track challenge between Gladstone Kart Club and Bundaberg Kart Club.

Leg 1 — Gladstone | Sunday 13 September
Leg 2 — Bundaberg | Sunday 20 September

This is Race for Benny #78, and it’s shaping up to be an incredible weekend of racing.

A massive thank you to everyone who has supported this event, sponsored prizes, nominated, travelled, volunteered and helped make it happen.

🔥 NOMINATIONS CLOSE SATURDAY.
🏁 GET YOUR NOMINATION IN VIA KOMP.
💚 LET’S FILL THE GRIDS AND GO RACING! 🏁
Bundaberg Kart Club Emerald Karting Club Rockhampton Kart Club Cooloola Coast Kart Club

🏁 NOMINATIONS UPDATE!

We’re building a great field for Sunday’s race meeting!

There’s still time to nominate, and don’t forget, the winners of Cadet 9 and TaG 125 Restricted Light will each take home a set of tyres! 🛞🏆

🏁 BIG RACE DAY THIS SUNDAY – MORE CANTEEN HELPERS NEEDED! 🏁

With a big field shaping up and a few of our usual helpers away, we’re looking for some extra hands in the canteen.

If you’re coming along and can spare an hour or two, we’d really appreciate it. You don’t need to commit to the whole day. Even a short stint helps us spread the load.

Please comment below or send the club a message if you can lend a hand.

It’s shaping up to be a great day of racing! 🏁

🏆 RIGHTO GKC — LET’S TAKE THE CUP TO BUNDY! 🏆

The Wide Bay Curtis Cup is officially on! 🏁

This weekend we kick things off at Gladstone Kart Club with the first leg of the challenge against our mates at Bundaberg Kart Club.

We want to see a big Bundaberg contingent at Gladstone — so get those nominations in and come and have a crack at the Cup!

But GKC members… we're going to need you too. 💚

The second leg heads to Bundaberg on Sunday 20 September, and if you've raced at Gladstone, you're eligible to represent GKC and help us fight to retain the Wide Bay Curtis Cup.

So who's keen for a road trip? 🚗💨

Get the kart on the trailer, grab your mates and let's get a big Gladstone crew down to Bundy!

It's not just about the racing — it's about supporting your club, backing your mates and having a bloody good weekend with the karting community.

🏁 Gladstone vs Bundaberg
🏆 Wide Bay Curtis Cup
💚 Let's defend our Cup!

Bundaberg — we'll see you at Gladstone this weekend.
Gladstone — we'll see you in Bundy next weekend!

Let's make this one count. 🔥🏁

Any local 4ss guys want to have a crack at some of the best 4ss racers in Queensland.
Nominate now. If you need a hand nominating we can connect you with the right people.

🏁 BRING THE CADETS & THE NOISE! 🏁

The Race for Benny #78 – Wide Bay Curtis Cup is shaping up to be one big race meeting! 🔥

💚 ALL CADETS RACE FOR FREE!
A massive thank you to the Benedetto family for covering the nominations for our Cadet 9, Cadet 12 and Cadet 4SS drivers. ❤️

And then there's…
📣 KEV “THE NOISE” DAVIES IS COMING! 📣
If you've heard Kev commentate before, you already know what that means. If you haven't… you're about to find out! 😂
And thanks to Harbour Lodge Motel Gladstone for keeping The Noise warm and looked after while he's in town!

This is Race for Benny #78. It's the first leg of the Wide Bay Curtis Cup — Gladstone vs Bundaberg — and we're gearing up for a massive weekend of racing, atmosphere and plenty of noise!
🏁 Fast karts
🏁 Big fields
🏁 Free cadet nominations
🏁 The Wide Bay Curtis Cup
🏁 The Noise on the microphone
🏁 And one hell of a weekend at GKC!
Let's get these kids on track. Let's fill the fields. Let's make some noise for Benny.

🔥 IT'S GOING TO GET LOUD! 🔥
Race for Benny #78 — Sunday 13 September 2026
Gladstone Kart Club
NOMINATE NOW VIA KOMP! 🏁
Bundaberg Kart Club Emerald Karting Club Cooloola Coast Kart Club Rockhampton Kart Club Mackay and District Kart Club