Sport
26 September, 2024
Go-kart meet biggest yet
A WEEKEND of Go-Kart racing with competitors travelling from all over Queensland will be held from 27-29 September at Mareeba’s MakoTrac.
The event will be Queensland’s biggest Go-Kart racing meet for the year and will boast “around 100” competitors from the local region as well as Townsville, Mackay, Gladstone, Ipswich and Brisbane.
Some of the faster classes of races are said to reach speeds of up to 110km/h with competitors ranging in age from seven all the way up to 70 years old.
Hosted by the Cairns Kart Club, the 2024 Tyrepower Cairns-Mareeba Queensland State Cup will consist of three days of competitive racing as a precursor event to the Queensland State Title race which will be held mid next year.
The event will kick off on a Friday and each day will run from approximately 9am-4pm. The first day will feature official practice racing while Saturday will consist of qualifying and heat races.
Pre-final and finals racing will be held on the Sunday from noon until 1.30pm, with more qualifying races taking place beforehand.
There will be food vans catering the event and any spectators who wish venture into the pit stops and talk with competitors are welcome to but will be required to wear enclosed shoes.
