Lydd - Round 1 2026

WEEKEND DETAILS

Round 1 - Lydd - 18 & 19 APRIL

Excited for this weekend? We are.

As always it’s taken a lot of work from a team who are all volunteers, so a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who has helped get us ready for this weekend and a HUGE THANK YOU to the team who will make it happen over the weekend.

Your weekend details are here…..it might take you until the weekend to read through them #comprehensve!

PIT SPACE IS ‘SNUG’

Please can you all:

• Breathe in and pitch snuggly close together.
• NO additional vehicles in the PITS, any cars you are not working from must be parked in the overflow car park.
• No camping in the pits other than in your main kart support vehicle (ie van, motorhome etc) and you must be self sufficient remember no showers available to this in the pits.

It’s going to be tight, but we will al fit IF we use the space fairly and efficiently to help each other out ??

FORMULA A

(And any other class who exceed max grid this year)

Is going to be mega this year ????

We know the overall preference is for you to race together and big grids equals more fun.

We will not cap demand this year, but this does mean where entries go over max grid (34 at Lydd) we will:

- You will run in 3 of 4 heats (or heaven forbid 3 from 5 eek)

- Run short B Final with top 10 qualifying to join 24 already gridded for the A Final.

- If by the Saturday lunchtime it’s clear the on the day numbers have dropped to max grid (34) or below then we will revert to 3 heats and Final and re-issues the heat grids.

- If during the heats numbers drop to max grid (34) then we will revert to one Final.

- Sporting regs have been updated and re-issued on the website to reflect this change and ensure points for all three FA classes are correctly allocated.

Lydd entry is brilliant in the 30s for FA but frustratingly currently at 36….so we are on the cusp of only 3heats and Final. IF ANYONE cannot make Lydd can they flag this to Kim ASAP please through admin@retrokc.uk email.

FRIDAY PRACTICE 17th April

Exclusive Friday practice will be run by the track but to Retro regs.

Bookable through the circuit

SATURDAY PRACTICE 18th Apr

8:00 Sign On in main reception - say hello and be nice to Kim she’s missed you all (honest).

09:00 Track Opens

8min Practice in Rotation

There will be a lunch break (time to be confirmed)

** PM TRANSPONDERS MUST BE USED **

RUNNING ORDER

100National

Formula A

** Kart Recovery **

Formula TKM

100Classic

** Kart Recovery **

Junior Formula TKM

Formula C

** Kart Recovery **

125CLassic

Class 4’s - 250C / 125PR / 210H

** Kart Recovery **

 

4:30 ish SATURDAY HEATS

- 100National

- Formula A

- Formula TKM

- 100Classic

18:00 End of Day

SUNDAY RACE DAY 19th Apr

SIGN ON - For Sun only drivers from 8:00 to 8:30am

DRIVERS BRIEFING - 8:30 to 8:45am

TRACK ACTION - 9am to 5pm

TROPHY PRESENTATION - 30 minutes after last race finishes

Normal format:

- 3 lap transponder checks.

- 3 Heats of 10 Laps (12laps for FA, FC & 125Classic)

- Final 14 Laps (16laps for FA, FC & 125Classic)

(Changes may be applied due to reasons outside our control - note for wet races we may need to reduce by 2 laps to keep to time)

Lunch break after 2nd Heats.

Grids & entries published in the programme.

For live timing, upto date changes to the girds and results see Alpha.

** Please note it’s the responsibility of the driver to be on the dummy grid in time for their race - please keep upto date with the running of the meeting incase we are ahead or behind schedule **

KART RECOVERY

Will be EVERY OTHER SESSION ONLY on both days.

To keep to time and maximise laps we may switch to NO kart recovery during the finals.

This applies to practice day as well as race day.

TRACK LAYOUTS

With Gears - Without first chicane!

Without gears - with first chicane!!

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

• CAFE - YES - 9am to 5pm Friday to Sunday
•  DOGS - YES - Well behaved on leads, please pick up your mess.
• GENERATORS - if you can afford to run them!! - 10pm curfew please
• KIDS - must be supervised
• BIG KIDS - allowed, have fun, enjoy your racing
• BALL GAMES & SCOOTERS - No, there’s not enough space!

CAMPING ?? - Yes

1) You can sleep in the pits BUT must be self sufficient in a van or camper van (NO Tents in the pits, sorry) there are toilets and a cafe but NO SHOWERS.

2) Better is to Camp in the adjacent camp site Herons Park Campsite who have full facilities - you may only use these facilities if you have paid for a pitch in the campsite and you cannot work on your kart in the campsite (that needs to be setup in the pits) that’s only fair.

Contact the campsite on - camping@heronspark.com - Tel 07585 316316

GATES

Will be closed but not locked at night, if you arrive late or early you may open them to get in, but please close them after you.

GARAGE / SCRUTINEERING / SAFETY CHECKS

You MUST complete the SCRUTINEERING DECLARATION in the members area of the website and your equipment details in the SCRUTINEERING AREA in the members area. It is the drivers responsibility, please ensure it is all correct.

Our friendly scrutineer Mr Kev Gray will be:

• SAFETY CHECKS - Roaming the dummy grids on Saturday performing safety checks and available to you FREE of charge for advice.

• COMPLIANCE CHECKS - After all heats & finals

PHOTOGRAPHER

We are delighted that Michael Kemsley from Josh East team will be with us as official photographer on Sunday. As always if you need anything bespoke please contact Michael directly.

READ the REGS!

A nudge of a reminder…please make sure you have read ALL 3 relevant regs:

• Sporting Regs
• Noise Regs
• Your class Regs

All available at www.retrokc.uk/regs.cfm