Army Karting Team

07/09/2026

Kart 7 race report Fulbeck
Having a tricky start to the weekend with setup for the kart and mixed conditions both drivers were ready to take on Saturday race 1 we qualified top heavy which was a good start even though the lap didn’t feel the best but still happy with qualifying going into the race it’s self we was slowly edging away from are competitors consistently however due to an incident on track a Battenberg flag came out and it was too early for a stop the pack was closed back up and on the restart an incident on track caused us to take avoiding action and resulted us having too take too the grass which ended up seeing us at the back of the back and the rest of the race was us playing catch up and left us with 5th in class at the end of race 1
Race 2
Qualifying wasn’t great we started in 24th overall due to use not being able to get a clean lap in so we took the time between the end of quali and the start of the race to adjust the front end made a great difference and was back on track for some good points gaining positions back and both drivers showing class and experience in the race we managed too finish 3rd heavy a big Thankyou too the mechanics and the rest of the team for a heroic effort it really goes to show how much the team keeps on going strength too strength and finally overall looking at the big picture kart 7 keeps moving closer to the championship leaders. Bring on Rowrah! 👊

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02/09/2026

Kart 97 race report

Race 1: Cribbers qualified in P28 in unpredictable weather. Fordy started the race with work to do, managed to get up to P15 but made some errors, dropping back to P28, then recovered to P20. Cribbers jumped into the seat, having a really solid stint, gaining positions that were lost in the pits. Foxy jumped in and maintained position with a really solid stint. Final stint for Clarkey with unpredictable conditions done a good job to bring it home P23 overall, P19 military, and P17 in class.

Race 2: Where to begin 🤯 Weather was unpredictable, so we qualified inP26. We jumped up to P19 at the start of the race. Throughout the race, Fordy, Cribbers, Foxy and Clarkey gained plenty of positions. However, a mechanical issue happened in the last 20 minutes of the race whilst we were on for a P11. In the end, we finished P26 overall, P25 military, and P18 in class.

On to Rowrah!

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02/09/2026

Fulbeck race report

Fulbeck Circuit has never been good grounds for Kart 1, like a bad omen. Tensions were high leading into this one.

A new pairing in the driver lineup put Curious and T together in kart 1, hoping to turn the tables on the historic results.

Practice started with a nicely rubbered-in track, giving us good conditions for a dry setup; by lunchtime, it was biblical rain for a bit of sliding on slicks and dialling in a wet setup.

Race 1 Quali = P18/39 overall, P3/10 in class

Race 1 started with too much caution, losing 4 places in the opening lap, then a further 9 after contact in the first chicane on the 2nd lap. This contact bent the left track rod, so we were racing in a different kart. Lap times were below expectations, and the kart would not pull off the corners as it had in practice; we plugged along to the pit stop, where our mechanics found that the right engine had lost 2 of its 6 side casing bolts. The bolts were replaced, and kart 1 was back out on track. The Red Flag incident meant the race was paused for 50 minutes, so we wouldn’t be able to recover. We decided to retire the kart and fully inspect the engine rather than risk catastrophic damage.

Race 2 Quali = P20/41 overall, P2/11 in class

Race 2 started better, maintaining gridded position and progressing forward. On Lap 15, Curious misjudged the corner exit, clipping the barrier and dropping back a few places. By Lap 25, all places lost were regained. Kart 1 pits for fuel and driver change; the rain has arrived but not enough for wet tyres. This meant T was doing the slippery stint.

Instantly, T was on pace and cutting through the field in the tricky conditions; some of the grid had already committed to wet tyres, meaning karts were using both the wet and dry lines.

At 3/4s race distance, wet went for wet tyres, hoping that the rain would continue to fall, making it the right choice, and we got it right 💪.

Chequered flag = P7 overall P1 in Class

A great 2nd race to recover; we move onto Rowrah for the penultimate round of the AFKC.

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02/09/2026

Kart 96 Fulbeck Race Report:

Result summary:
Race 1: 30th of 39 (26th in military)
Race 2: 4th of 38 (4th in military)
Overall championship: 11th of 66

Practice:
The weather in Lincolnshire was torrential rain with the track flooding repeatedly. Although fun, it provided us very little opportunity to set the kart up appropriately for wet conditions. What we did learn is that the track dries very quickly, meaning our wets were quickly redundant after some time. This was knowledge we kept ready for race day.

Race 1:
Ramm managed to qualify 5th on the grid as the lead Army Kart. As the race started, a few incidents saw Ramm drop down the field to P16 but clawed his way back to P10. Unfortunately, as the rain began, he lost control of the Kart and crashed into the tyre barrier, bending the left track rod, steering column and stub axle. The mechanics made quick work of repairing as much of the damage as possible and handing the Kart to Roy. More incidents on track caused a red flag. Under the regulations, each driver must complete a maximum of 1 hour. As Ramm had only completed 40 minutes and Roy was due to finish at 1 hour 20 minutes, they realised that Ramm had to jump back into the kart for the last 20 minutes. With weather, damage, and pit strategies factored in, they found themselves at P35. Roy's experience and consistency showed as he dragged Kart 96 from a few laps down to P33, but after the final driver change to Ramm, they left P34 overall.

Race 3:
The weather had turned, and the track was wet, so a full wet setup was in order. Ramm qualified P16 after being stuck in traffic. At the start, he gained 4 positions and moved to P12 after Kart 36 and Kart 6. Through consistency and by profiting from other people’s mistakes, Ramm moved to P8 before handing the Kart over to Roy for the final hour. This is where Roy’s pace, expertise and experience shone. As the Yoko Tyres fell off, the Maxxis came in, and Roy began closing the leaders down from P11 to P4. He gained almost 2 seconds a lap. Roy finished P4 of 38 and 4th in the military category.
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26/08/2026

Rnd 5 underway! We're ready, ARE YOU?

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14/08/2026

03/08/2026

Kart 96 Crail Race Report:

Result summary:
Race 1: 10th of 30 (8th in military)
Race 2: 10th of 27 (8th in military)
Overall championship: 12th of 66

Practice:
Keeping almost the exact same setup from Round 2 at Clay, we found ourselves on the pace with a relatively twitchy and sensitive kart as opposed to our counterparts in Kart 2. This suited Ramm, Roy and Cribbers’ driving styles, and they were all within 2 tenths of each other. We played with the setup to make it more stable; however, they found themselves losing time in different sectors, so they ended practice on the same setup they started with.

Race 1:
Ramm managed to qualify 10th on the grid alongside Kart 7 and 2. As a trio, we planned to work together through our first stints. While 7 and 2 took off with the front runners, Ramm had a battle with RAF Leemings Kart 121 before handing over to Cribbers. They tried a new strategy with having the dummy stop in the 2nd stop so we only have to stop 1 more time out of the 3 mandatory pit stops. This had brought us down to P26, which meant Cribbers had a lot of work to do. After his stint, a quick last change in P15 to Roy to finish the race. Roy’s experience showed as he clawed and finished in P10. We had good confidence going into our second race.
Race 2:
With the same lineup, Ramm qualified P9 alongside Karts 2 and 7 again. The exact same strategy, working alongside Karts 2 and 7 to fight up the field at the start. On Lap 25, the Safety Kart came out, giving 7 and 2 the opportunity to dive into the pits to do their dummy stops. Kart 96 would have lost time if they had followed them in. Instead, Ramm inherited P1 by lap 50 but dove into the pits to pass to Cribbers. Cribbers inherited P20 and climbing to P10 before handing to Roy who fell back down to P17. Roy climbed back to P11 and in the last 10 minutes, managed to overtake Kart 22 to finish P10.

Overall, Ramm, Cribbers and Roy scored a good load of points in Rnd 4, bringing them a place higher in the Military Championship to 8th of 55.

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02/08/2026