Central Queensland Blokart Club wish to advise we will be hosting the 2013 Australian Blokart Open on Farnborough Beach, Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia, from Friday 5th to Monday 8th April 2013 out of the Mercure Capricorn Resort.
Friday 5th will be a registration/practice day. Early registration is preferred. Saturday morning will take late registrations if required.
The event will consist of short course racing on Saturday and Sunday and a 100km marathon on Monday.
Short course racing will be scored for the Australian Open Title separately from the marathon, which will be a stand alone bonus race.
The event will be run similarly to the 2012 Australian Open with production and performance classes of the same weight division racing in the same races with classes scored separately to allow for the maximum number of races to be held.
Classes offered will be production and performance with weight divisions to be adjusted to even fields. Traditional weight breaks may not necessarily be used with weight groups to be adjusted to allow more evenly filled fields.
Light, Middles, Heavies and Supers will be offered if enough early entries are received.
Yeppoon is located on the Queensland coast 40km north of Rockhampton (closest major airport) and 680km north of Brisbane (closest International airport). Accommodation is available from caravan/ camping grounds, up to holiday rental houses and motel and resort rooms. The event will be run out of Mercure Capricorn Resort (formerly Rydges) with Sweetlips Room being the registration/briefing/kart storage room again.
Resort bookings can be made at: www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-8543-mercure-capricorn-resort-yeppoon/index.shtml
Scoring will be on a lowest point's winners system, with 1 point for a first, 2 points for 2nd, 3 points for 3rd etc. A Did Not Finish is number of racers in the field plus 1, a Did Not Start is number of racers in the field plus 2 and a Disqualification is number of racers in the field plus 3. Electronic transponders will be used. Transponders may be hired or purchased or compatible Mylaps units may be used.
International and long distance entrants may be able to secure a local kart or chassis (byo sails and mast) to borrow / hire for the event to minimize freight costs. These would be of limited availability and on a first in offer. Karts may be shared by different weight classes with only one being able to enter the marathon for points or shared with no points allocated.
Entry form and more details will be released soon.
For more information, email me or check out the CQBC forum at www.tapatalk.com/groups/cqbc_forum/
Darren Bianchi
President Central Queensland Blokart Club
0749521889 / 0458775595
dbianchi2@bigpond.com
Contract with Mercure Capricorn Resort in hand and other arrangements coming along well.
Book your time off now to get ready for the next Australian Open.
Entry form now available at:
www.tapatalk.com/groups/cqbc_forum/2013-australian-blokart-open-t53.html
It is done as a word document so you can fill it in online and email back to me. It can be signed at registration.
If you have any trouble downloading it, email me at: dbianchi2@bigpond.com and I will send it to you.
It's only 4 weeks to early discount cut off- 15th March
and seven weeks to the event- 6-8th April.
Please get those entries in as the new resort management requires Saturday dinner numbers by the end of March.
They also don't allow greatly for late extras.
Looking forward to seeing you all & another great event.
Deb
Yep, sure did- you & Bernard were in the first few before New Year's as well as few others out of Sth East Qld.
We already have some Kiwis registered and a couple Victorians, while the WA crew have confirmed but no forms yet. Some regular New South Welshmen have been checking details & will probably happen soon. The locals here & Rocky are gradually happening, but I know they're going- just need a nudge. Should be a good turn out.
Deb
Early discount entry finishes 15th March- 3 weeks away.
Please get those forms in so I can keep the Mercure happy & have dinner numbers ready as they have requested.
NZ has a growing contingent already entered,so far we have 3 from Victoria, same from WA, almost double digits team travelling from Brisbane region,
20+ will be going down from Mackay & Whitsunday and the strong band of Rocky, Yeppoon locals- looks like some stiff competition for those prestigious Blokart trophies.
Entry form is attached for your convenience.
See you all soon
Deb
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2013Aus_Open_Entry_Form.doc (42 KB)
Stay tuned, I know we will have at least 6 Mexicans there! I'll try to get them to ebter before the early bird date. Me included! 
hi Darren, looks like a great field. Looking forward to the event and catching up!
Fairly normal wet season rain for us. We have been spared from bad wet seasons and cyclones in recent years.
We end up with heavy falls and fine days after.
I am getting sick of letting water out of the pool 150mm plus at a time. I just get it balanced and it overflows again. That is a small problem compared to the massive floods down south Qld and Northern NSW.
We have been lucky in tropical Queensland with the foul weather landing way further south.
Hope all those with weather problems overcome them.
Yeppoon is holding up well and the event is coming together nicely.
Many are topping up their blokart spares in preparation for what will be a great event.
Early discount finishes 15/3/2013
With entries from NZ, WA. Vic, NSW, Qld still happening, the competition is growing stronger.
Please get those forms in now & help the club comply with resort requests for catering numbers.
See you all in a few weeks
Really looking forward to this event.
Deb
Over 50 early entries so far and more locals yet to enter.
Keep those forms coming or email details & I can do them for you.
We have a great mix of competitors from the Worlds champion to first time racers, all keen for the challenge.
Cheers & good luck to all.
Deb
Only 2 days left for early discount.
Over 60 competitors took advantage of the early entry discount.
We are still accepting entries until Friday registration 5/4/2013 at the event,
so if you find you can make it & want to put the practice to use, come & join in another great blokart event.
See you all very soon.
Deb
Final details have been sorted with Mercure so here we have the Notice of Race, other details are on the entry form.
2013 Australian Blokart Open Notice of Race
Scrutineering / registration will be on Friday in the CQCB timing van near Sweetlips room from 9.00am to 12.00 pm or at 45 Kiama Avenue afterwards.
It is located 2km south of Capricorn Resort, off Hinze Avenue, Mirrawena Avenue, Culgoa Street to Kiama Avenue. Go around the left side of the house to the back area.
If we are not there, walk towards the beach (pathway on LH side of house) and call us in.
Phone Darren or Deb on 0439775595 to arrange if required.
Practice is available after registration on Friday. Low tide is 12.02pm.
Saturday will start with scrutineering and a briefing in the block building closest to the beach from 8.30am to 9.00am with racing to start (hopefully!) after 9.30am. Low tide 12.50pm.
Saturday night will be the event dinner at Capricorn Resort.
Meal starts at 6.00pm till mid night at Palms Conference Room.
Sunday briefing is in the block building closest to the beach at 9.30am with racing to begin after 10.00am. Low tide 1.32pm.
Monday's 100km marathon will start as soon as we can get beach access which should be around 10.30am / 11.00am after an even shorter briefing on the beach at 10.00am. Low tide 2.09pm.
Blokart storage will be available in Sweetlips Room Thursday from midday until Friday morning. Karts will need to be stored in the block shed Friday, Saturday and Sunday as Sweetlips is being used privately. Sweetlips will be available after the marathon for storage for Tuesday pick-ups.
Production and Performance classes of the same weight division will be run together for short course.
Marathon will be run over 10 approximately 10km laps. The race is finished for all competitors on the completion of the lap after the winners complete 100km.
Presentations will be held Monday afternoon in Sweetlips room after the marathon.
Hi All,
An update on entries so far & still more trickling in.
We have 27 production & 37 performance.
6 Kiwis, 6 Victorians, 10 Brisbane, 2 WA ,2 NSW, 12 Rocky, 22 Mackay,
4 Whitsunday-
world champions to rookies.
This is going to be sooooo much fun.
See you all on the beach next week.
Deb
If the wind we have been having here in Bundaberg today is a precursor for the rest of the weekend, you are going to have a wild time over the next two days
Sixty four competitors for the event. That is a great achievement.
You guys and gals have a fat old time up there. You hear??
Short course racing done with fast, exhilarating racing.
100km racing today.
Bring on the wind.
Hey it was nice to catch up and meet a lot of you on the beach, while I was in Yeppoon.
Glad the wind held up for you and it all looked great from the southern end of the beach.
Look forward to seeing you guys in Esperance WA sometime.
Cheers Chook
Chook and his mates made an interesting addition to our fleet on the lead up to the Open. Massive sails on those rigs and very well controlled. It was good to run with them.
Hopefully we will catch up with them in WA for the world's.
Short Course
Production
Lightweight
... Name Points Place
Bryn Wooding 10 1
Brendon Monteath 21 2
Jerome Henwood 33 3
Connor Dempster 45 4
Tori Paterson 51 5
Sydnee Smith-Jung 54 6
Luke Paterson 59 7
April Hill 74 8
Middleweight
Name Points Place
Brendan Dempster 21 1
Bev Schultz 24 2
Steve Bundred 29 3
Richard Reynolds 34 4
Judy Cox 37 5
Ian Cormac 58 6
Rachel Hill 71 7
John Davidson 75 8
Cliff Daley 84 9
Kay Davidson 106 10
Heavyweight
Name Points Place
Colin Skinner 10 1
Brett Fisher 20 2
Wayne Lewis 36 3
Alban Corroy 37 4
Barry Mason 52 5
John Allen 49 6
Robert Stroud 69 7
Super Heavyweight
Name Points Place
Daryl Skinner 12 1
Nev Michell 17 2
Russell George 31 3
Alan Murdoch 43 4
Kevin Brady 46 5
Ron Tyler 56 6
Kevin Smith 66 7
Performance
Lightweight
Name Points Place
Blake Smith-Jung 14 1
Barak Dekel 17 2
Ian Musker 27 3
Quinn Hiskens 42 4
Warwick Blanchard 53 5
Josh Mayne 55 6
Devlin Hiskens 63 7
Middleweight
Name Points Place
Haydn Ingall 13 1
Gary Smith 18 2
Tony Frischer 33 3
David Heilbron 38 4
Chris Van Lint 39 5
Michael Hockley 59 6
Dave Moore 69 7
John Buzo 92 8
Heavyweight
Name Points Place
John Rae 24 1
John Nicholson 25 2
Darren Bianchi 37 3
Brendon Moohin 40 4
Ivan Paterson 42 5
Tony Francis 44 6
Cameron Moore 72 7
Steve Cullen 76 8
Bernard Cox 81 9
Brenton Emanuel 86 10
Dean Hiskens 106 11
Michael Bodnar 122 12
Jon Guymer 133 13
Super Heavyweight
Name Points Place
Gavin Statham 16 1
Paul Beckett 19 2
Dave Blundell 23 3
Russell Whitehouse 44 4
Andy Bates 48 5
Brian Campbell 59 6
Eric Smith 64 7
Tim Vance 67 8
next year will be fantastic, with the Aussie talent shown at this comp up against the World! Who would miss it?!
Well done and thanks to all who organised and helped.
Well done to all who competed.
Bring on worlds.
cant wait
