Alfie Keeling #78

Alfie Keeling #78 I’m a 9-year-old go-karter chasing big dreams. This is the first full season of racing and every time I’m on track, I give it everything I’ve got.

I love the speed, the challenge, and the thrill of competition. Follow me for race updates and track action.

16/06/2026

🏁🔥 Race Report🔥🏁

What a weekend! 💪 After not racing Wombwell Karting for 9 months and only having a 3-lap warm-up ⏱️ before the first heat, I was pleased to get straight back into the rhythm. 👊🏎️

🚦 Heat 1
Started P2 and managed to hold onto the position throughout the race. It didn't take long to get back into the groove and bring home a solid P2 finish 🥈🙌

🚦 Heat 2
Started down in P9 😬 but quickly worked my way through the traffic 🚀💨. Made some great overtakes and fought my way up to P2 🥈. The gap to the leader was just a little too big to close, but a strong result nonetheless! 👏🔥

🚦 Heat 3
A very similar story, starting P7 and charging through the pack once again 💪🏁. Some great racing and another P2 finish 🥈🔥 secured me a front-row start for the final.

🏆 Final
Started P2 and had an incredibly close battle throughout 🤜🤛. There was some brilliant racing, plenty of pressure, and a couple of half opportunities to challenge for the lead 👀🏎️💨. In the end, it wasn't quite enough, but after a couple of weeks out of the seat due to holidays 🌴☀️, I'm really happy to come away with 2nd place overall 🥈🍾🙌.

A massive thank you to everyone who supports me ❤️, especially my family 👨‍👩‍👦, my mechanic 🔧, and everyone behind the scenes who helps make weekends like this possible 🙏💙.

A special thank you to our weekend sponsor, GRAPPOLO RESTAURANT 🍕🍝🇮🇹. Your support means so much and helps me continue doing what I love on the track 🏎️💨. Please show them some support! 🙌❤️

Not a bad way to get back into racing! 💪🏎️🔥

➡️ Next stop: Teesside! 🏁
Time to keep working hard, keep learning, and keep pushing for that top step! 🥇🚀🔥

🏁 🥈 🏎️ 🍕 🙌 🚀 🏁 ❤️

P2 !!!!!! Great final only 0.1sec off the win but great to be back racing after a few weeks and I continue to learn and ...
14/06/2026

P2 !!!!!! Great final only 0.1sec off the win but great to be back racing after a few weeks and I continue to learn and grow.

Full race report to follow.

Thanks GRAPPOLO RESTAURANT for continued support.

Venon Race
Wombwell Karting

14/06/2026

Back to it after holidays!!

🏁 TEESSIDE ROUND 3 – RACE REPORT 🏁A little bit of a mixed weekend at Teesside for Round 3. Plenty of pace throughout the...
20/05/2026

🏁 TEESSIDE ROUND 3 – RACE REPORT 🏁

A little bit of a mixed weekend at Teesside for Round 3. Plenty of pace throughout the weekend, but unfortunately we were plagued with mechanical issues from qualifying right through to the final 😩🔧

Saturday practice started reasonably well, but qualifying didn’t go to plan after my lead came loose and dragged along the ground 😖 Despite that, I still managed to secure P11 💪

🔥 Heat 1 🔥
The troubles continued into Sunday’s race day, with the kart lacking drive out of the hairpins 🏎️💨 Even so, I managed to fight my way up to P8 👊 Probably one of my strongest drives of the day — with a 10 kart train all within 2 seconds behind me 😳 yet nobody managed to find a way past 🚫

⚡ Heat 2 ⚡
We switched to engine number 2, but unfortunately the issues remained 😕 The kart still felt sluggish and lap times were down ⏱️ resulting in a P9 finish.

💥 Heat 3 💥
More of the same unfortunately. Onto engine number 3 and again lacking drive down the back straight into South Bank 😤 bringing home another P9 finish.

🏁 FINAL 🏁
During the break we went back to our main race engine and completely went through the kart 🔧 checking the clutch, brakes, bearings, axle and fuel system to give ourselves the best possible shot 👌

Finally… the kart came alive 😍🔥

I soon set my fastest lap of the entire weekend 🚀 AND the fastest lap of the race ⏱️💨 climbing through to finish P6 👊🏁

After trying 3 different engines throughout the day, it turned out the engine wasn’t actually causing the issues after all 🤯 which makes the pace in the final even more encouraging heading into the next round 💪🔥

Overall, a difficult weekend with frustrating mechanical issues 😩 but there are still plenty of positives to take away 📈 We continue to learn every round and we’ll come back stronger next time 💪🔥

Massive thank you to everyone for the continued support ❤️👏

A huge thank you to Grappolos for sponsoring me this weekend 🙌🇮🇹 Your support helps keep me out on track and pushing forward every round 🏎️💨

As always thanks to our sponsor GRAPPOLO RESTAURANT

#78
Teesside Motorsports
VENOM RACE Engines

16/05/2026

Not the qualifying result we wanted at Teesside after some mechanic issues aka Dad with the lead hanging off costing pace, but we battled through to qualify P12 👊

A few driver & mechanic discussions along the way 😅 but we keep learning and pushing forward! 🏁

Huge thank you to our amazing sponsors at GRAPPOLO RESTAURANT for being brilliant race sponsors this weekend and helping keep the racing dreams alive ❤️🇮🇹

We’re excited to officially welcome Grappolo Italian Ristorante, Huddersfield as a sponsor of Alfie Keeling #78 for the...
15/05/2026

We’re excited to officially welcome Grappolo Italian Ristorante, Huddersfield as a sponsor of Alfie Keeling #78 for the next few race weekends! 🇮🇹🏁

A huge thank you to the team at Grappolo’s for supporting Alfie on his karting journey as he continues competing in the Honda Cadet class. Support from local businesses means so much and helps keep this dream moving forward. 👊💙💚

If you’re local to Huddersfield and looking for amazing authentic Italian food, make sure you check them out! 🍝🍕🍷

Thank you again to Grappolo’s for believing in Alfie and becoming part of Team #78 💥



GRAPPOLO RESTAURANT
grappolohuddersfield

13/05/2026

Archie Cannon secured the Honda Cadet win after a measured drive at the front, converting pole position into victory.
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P1 - Archie Cannon
P2 - Freddie Drury
P3 - Henry Colbourne
P4 - Joshua Bailey
P5 - Mason Becker
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🏆 Top Novice: Alfie Keeling
🏆 Top Privateer: Keane Delaney
🟣 Fastest Lap: Archie Cannon
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The front group remained tightly packed throughout the race around Whilton Mill.

🏁 Race Report – Alfie Keeling #78📍 Wilton Mill Kart CircuitFollowing on from Saturday’s heats, it was all to play for h...
11/05/2026

🏁 Race Report – Alfie Keeling #78
📍 Wilton Mill Kart Circuit

Following on from Saturday’s heats, it was all to play for heading into race day… 👊🔥

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🏎️ Super Heat 1
⬆️ Started: P19
🏁 Finished: P20

Unfortunately tyre pressures weren’t quite right which left Alfie slightly off the pace and cost a position.

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🔥 Super Heat 2
⬆️ Started: P20
🏁 Finished: P15

A much stronger performance with some brilliant overtakes and great pace 💪

The race was heavily affected by a controlled yellow flag 🚧 following an earlier incident, meaning half the race was neutralised. Unfortunately, after being pushed from behind into another driver, Alfie picked up a drop-down nose cone penalty resulting in a 5-second penalty.

Under normal racing conditions the penalty wouldn’t have hurt as much, but with the field bunched together under yellows, it proved costly meaning we didn’t outright qualify for the final.

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⚔️ Repercharge
⬆️ Started: P2
🎯 Needed Top 4 to qualify

An incredibly eventful race with all 12 drivers battling for a place in the final, with positions changing several times a lap 😮‍💨

Alfie showed fantastic race craft, composure and maturity throughout, keeping himself out of trouble and securing P2 🥈 to book his place in the final 👏🔥

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🏁 Final
⬆️ Started: P32
🏁 Finished: P27

Racing against some of the fastest Honda Cadet drivers in the country 🇬🇧 Alfie put in some great overtakes and strong racing throughout the final. Plenty of positives to take away and lots learned for the future 💪

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🏆 Overall, an amazing weekend full of learning, determination and resilience — all capped off by Alfie winning Best Honda Novice Driver of the Weekend 🔥👏

Thank you to everyone for the support, messages and encouragement throughout the weekend ❤️

The Kart Championship
VENOM RACE Engines
Whilton Mill Kart Club
Project One Racing



Best novice in Honda Cadet class today! 🏆Couldn’t be prouder of this achievement and the progress being made every weeke...
10/05/2026

Best novice in Honda Cadet class today! 🏆
Couldn’t be prouder of this achievement and the progress being made every weekend 👏🔥

Thank you to everyone who has supported me this weekend and for all the good luck and well done messages — it really means so much! ❤️🙏

Race report coming soon… 👀🏁

The Kart Championship
Whilton Mill Kart Club
VENOM RACE Engines


10/05/2026

Race Weekend Update at Wilton Mill Kart Circuit 🏁for The Kart Championship

A mixed start to the weekend in the heats today.

Heat 1:
Started P21 and finished P21 after a poor start off the line.

Heat 2:
A much stronger race from Alfie, climbing from P21 to P15 with some great overtakes and setting a new personal best lap time in the process 👊🔥

Plenty to build on heading into race day and the finals today💪🏁

The Kart Championship
thekartchamps
Venon Race
Whilton Mill Kart Club

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