Club100

Club100

Club100 Racing.
Category	karting
Inaugural season	1993
Constructors	Birel
Engine suppliers	TKM
Tyre suppliers	Vega
Official website	www.club100.co.uk

Club100 is a UK-based "hire kart" karting championship. All karts use identical Birel chassis and TKM 2 stroke engines and 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.

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 Sittinbourne, just next to the Bayford Meadows kart circuit.

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

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

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

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 Jonathan Elliott
• 2016 Joe Holmes

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

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 promotors of the UK Easykart championship since its inception in 2007.

Notable Drivers

• Damon Hill 1996 Formula 1 World Champion ^[1]
• James Winslow 2008 Australian Formula 3 Champion ^[2]
• Alex Kapadia - 2009 European Radical Champion
• Trevor Fowell - 2008 Caterham Academy Champion, 2009 Caterham Roadsport-B Champion, 2010 Caterham Superlight R300 Champion ^[3]

References

• Club100 Website
• Karting News
• Karting Magazine
• Discussed on Ten Tenths Motorsport
• Reporting on one driver's progress in the series

Notes