Club100

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 11 minute practice, 11 minute qualifying, and 2 11 minute races; a pre final and a final, organised in A, B & C finals. 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 and an age range of 7-13 years old. The Cadet Lightweights have a minimum racing weight of 50kg and an age range of 7-13 years old. Whereas Cadet Super Lightweight have a minimum racing weight of 40kg.

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

* 2021 Ralph King
* 2022 Daniel Munro
* 2023 Sam Cole
* 2024 Jamie Tiley-Gooden

Junior Lightweight Champions

* 2021 Anthony Amato
* 2022 Anthony Amato
* 2023 Daniel Munro
* 2024 Bobby McGirr

Cadet Super Lightweight Champions

* 2023 Rory Hamilton
* 2024 Rory Hamilton

Cadet Lightweight Champions

* 2022 Oliver Laws
* 2023 Logan Mcalister
* 2024 Matteo Ehrenfeuchter

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
* 2023 Alisdair Irvine

Club100 Experience (Advanced)

* 2024 Alisdair Irvine

Club100 Experience Junior LW

* 2024 Bobby Mcgirr

Club100 Experience Junior SLW

* 2024 Jamie Tiley-gooden

Club100 Experience Lightweight

* 2023 Sam White
* 2024 Jack Woodward

Club100 Experience (Middleweight)

* 2024 Toby Mcallister-brown

Club100 Experience (Heavy)

* 2022 Anwar Beroual-Smith
* 2023 Tom Edwards
* 2024 Tim Hill

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 Alvarez 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
*2024 Andrew McWilliam

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
*2024 Joe Holmes

Super Heavyweight Sprint Champion

*2019 Richard Allen
*2020 Richard Allen
*2021 Bill Taylor
*2022 Bill Taylor
*2023 Lee Henderson
*2024 Bill Taylor

Lightweight SP60 Champions

*2019 Jack O'Neill
*2020 Jack O'Neill
*2021 Jack O'Neill
*2022 Jack O’Neill
*2023 Jack O’Neill
*2024 Jack O’Neill

Heavyweight SP60 Champions

*2019 Andrew Hall Jr.
*2020 Anwar Beroual-Smith
*2021 Daniel Brewer
*2022 Anwar Beroual-Smith
*2023 Anwar Beroual-Smith
*2024 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

European Endurance Champions

Elite Endurance Champions

Premier Endurance Champions

Clubman Endurance Champions

Intermediate Endurance Champions

Rookie Endurance Champions

Open Endurance Champions

O Plate Champions

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.

Notable drivers

*Damon Hill 1996 Formula 1 World Champion
*James Winslow 2008 Australian Formula 3 Champion
Trevor Fowell
2008 Caterham Academy Champion; 2009 Caterham Roadsport-B Champion; 2010 Caterham Superlight R300 Champion.

References

Club100 WebsiteKarting MagazineDiscussed on Ten Tenths MotorsportReporting on one driver's progress in the series

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