Club100 is a UK-based "hire kart" karting championship. Senior/Junior karts use identical BirelART chassis, Rotax Junior Max 2 stroke engines and Dunlop KE1 tyres, while the Cadet championship use a smaller BirelART chassis, a smaller Rotax Micro Max 2 stroke engine and Dunlop SL3 tyres, these are provided by the club to an equal standard, putting all competitors on a level playing field.

Club100
Club100 Racing.
Categorykarting
Inaugural season1993
ConstructorsBirel
Engine suppliersRotax
Tyre suppliersDunlop Tyres
Official websitewww.club100.co.uk

History

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The first Club100 championship was held in 1993. Initially it was a 6-round sprint championship held at Buckmore Park and has since grown into a multi-event series held all over the country at some of the UK's top karting circuits.

In 1995, the sprint championship was split up into two weight categories. 1997 saw the creation of the first endurance championship and this has grown into 4 separate championships for rookies, intermediates, clubman and premier level teams. 2004 saw the creation of the Clubman endurance championship that was a level between intermediate and premier level. In 2007, the sprints were split up again and a separate premier championship was created to accommodate the monopoly the top drivers held. The first winter championship was also held that year with all rounds being held at Rye House. In 2011, the sprint championship was split up further and 2 clubman championships were created (heavyweight and lightweight classes) as a stepping stone to the premier series. The format of the Open championship was changed from 3 hour endurance races for teams to a 60-minute format for individuals or teams of 2. The Advance Leisure series moved to a similar format with two 30 minute races. 2020 brought the Young Drivers Championship, which was a big success; it brought along two classes the Lightweight and Super Lightweight Young Driver Championship, this championship was open to people 14 - 18 years old. In 2022, a couple new classes were added/rebranded; the Lightweight and Super Lightweight Young Drivers Championship was rebranded into the Junior Lightweights, and Junior Super Lightweights. The two new classes are the Cadet, and Super Cadet classes. Both of these new classes have 12 minute practice, 10 minute qualifying, and 2 12 minute races. The Junior classes have an age range of 14 - 18 years old. Whereas, the Cadet class has an age range of 7 - 10 years old, and the Super Cadet class has an age range of 10 - 13 years old. For the 2023 season the Cadet and Super Cadet Championships have been switched to the Cadet Lightweight, and Cadet Super Lightweight classes. The Cadet Lightweights have a minimum weight of 45kg and an age range of 7-13 years old. Whereas Cadet Super Lightweight have a minimum weight of 35kg and an age range of 7-13 years old.

Since 1999 the club has been managed by John Vigor. In 2006, he bought all the rights to Club100 from Playscape and moved the base of operations from Streatham in London to Rye House in Hoddesdon. In 2011 the base was moved to Sittingbourne, just next to the Bayford Meadows kart circuit.

Junior Super Lightweight Champions

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  • 2022 Daniel Munro
  • 2021 Ralph King

Junior Lightweight Champions

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  • 2023 Daniel Munro
  • 2022 Anthony Amato
  • 2021 Anthony Amato

Cadet Champions

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  • 2023 Logan Macallister
  • 2022 Oliver Laws

Super Cadet Champions

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  • 2022 Benjamin Hamilton

Super Final Sprint Champions

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  • 2020 Steve Hicks

Club100 Experience (Novice)

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  • 2022 Harry Chapman

Club100 Experience (Intermediate)

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  • 2022 Rhianna Purcocks

Club100 Experience (Heavy)

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  • 2022 Anwar Beroual-Smith

Premier Sprint Champions

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  • 2007 Marc Craddock
  • 2008 Phil Ingram
  • 2009 Jamie Jakins
  • 2010 Chris Powell
  • 2011 Kieran McCullugh
  • 2012 Chris Powell
  • 2013 Chris Powell
  • 2014 Ian Blake
  • 2015 Anwar Beroual Smith
  • 2016 Steve Brown
  • 2017 Joe Holmes
  • 2018 Joe Holmes

Lightweight Clubman Champions

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  • 2011 Jonny Goddard
  • 2012 Andrew Johnson
  • 2013 Jack Harding

Heavyweight Clubman Champions

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  • 2011 Ian Blake
  • 2012 Trevor Randall
  • 2013 Dan Hoy

Clubman Sprint Champions

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  • 2014 Steve Crutchley
  • 2015 James Small
  • 2017 Harry Neale
  • 2018 James Taylor

Lightweight Sprint Champions

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  • 1993 Andy Laid
  • 1994 Andy Laid
  • 1995 Malcolm Smith
  • 1996 Andy Laid
  • 1997 Russ Stephens
  • 1998 Marc Craddock
  • 1999 Marc Craddock
  • 2000 Lee Pilcher
  • 2001 Luigi Mazza
  • 2002 Trevor Randall
  • 2003 Marc Craddock
  • 2004 Marc Craddock
  • 2005 Marc Craddock
  • 2006 Ben Yeomans
  • 2007 Jon Pethick
  • 2008 Parmveer Nijjar
  • 2009 Lee Kemp
  • 2010 Dan Gore
  • 2011 Andrew Johnson
  • 2012 Peter Cole
  • 2013 James Reveler
  • 2014 James Small
  • 2015 Daniel Healey
  • 2016 Tom Golding
  • 2017 Darri Simms
  • 2018 Mike Noon
  • 2019 Ed Barrs
  • 2020 Ed Barrs
  • 2021 Jack O'Neill
  • 2022 Fraser Brunton
  • 2023 Rob Newman

Heavyweight Sprint Champions

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  • 1995 Steve Dart
  • 1996 Russ Stephens
  • 1997 Mark Terry
  • 1998 Trevor Randall
  • 1999 Rob Hart
  • 2000 Rob Hart
  • 2001 James Winslow
  • 2002 Brian Trott
  • 2003 Paul Hicks
  • 2004 Brian Trott
  • 2005 Brian Trott
  • 2006 Jamie Jakins
  • 2007 Marc Laukam
  • 2008 Will Gibson
  • 2009 Michael Roots
  • 2010 Dave Pethers
  • 2011 Dan Hoy
  • 2012 Gerard Moore
  • 2013 Anwar Beroual Smith
  • 2014 Sam Fisher
  • 2015 Jonny Elliott
  • 2016 Joe Holmes
  • 2017 Adam Wright
  • 2018 Tim Hill
  • 2019 Joe Holmes
  • 2020 Joe Holmes
  • 2021 Joe Holmes
  • 2022 Anwar Beroual-Smith
  • 2023 Joe Holmes

Super Heavyweight Sprint Champion

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  • 2019 Richard Allen
  • 2020 Richard Allen
  • 2021 Bill Taylor
  • 2022 Bill Taylor
  • 2023 Lee Henderson

Lightweight SP60 Champions

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  • 2019 Jack O'Neill
  • 2020 Jack O'Neill
  • 2021 Jack O'Neill
  • 2022 Jack O’Neill

Heavyweight SP60 Champions

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  • 2019 Andrew Hall Jr.
  • 2020 Anwar Beroual-Smith
  • 2021 Daniel Brewer
  • 2022 Anwar Beroual-Smith
  • 2023 Anwar Beroual-Smith
  • 2024 Anwar Beroual-Smith

Lightweight Elite Champions

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  • 2000 Marc Craddock
  • 2001 Marc Mercer
  • 2002 Trevor Randall

Heavyweight Elite Champions

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Winter Series Champions

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Year Lightweight Heavyweight Open
1996 Russ Stephens Nick Portlock  
1997 - 2007 no championship held
2008 Chris Powell Andy Baker  
2009 Jordan Hill Lee Clackett Chris Bell
2010 Dan Gore Lee Clackett  
2011 Parmveer Nijjar Stuart Symonds
2012 Alex Vincent James Taylor
2013 Andrew Johnson Matt Brooks

European Endurance Champions

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Year Premier Drivers Clubman Drivers Rookie Drivers
2004 Essex TT Trevor Randall
Ben Yeomans
Kieran McCullough
N/A N/A N/A N/A
2005 Conservatories Online Stuart Symonds
Brian Trott
Tim Hill
IMSD Racing Stephen Deuchar
Ian Miller
Eddie Hall
Ian Wilson
N/A N/A
2006 D'Oily Kart Marc Craddock
Graeme Coombes
Paul Hicks
Jamie Jakins
IMSD Racing Stephen Deuchar
Ian Miller
Eddie Hall
Ian Wilson
N/A N/A
2007 D'Oily Kart Marc Craddock
Graeme Coombes
Paul Hicks
Jamie Jakins
NSPCC Pete O'Connor
Simon Young
Dan Gore
Tim Gibson
Will Gibson
N/A N/A
2008 Essex TT Trevor Randall
Ben Yeomans
Kieran McCullough
Mac Boys Gilles Chetelat
Damien Ducourty
Guillaume Stevens
Jean Letard
N/A N/A
2009 Steel London Jamie Jakins
Daniel Butler
Lee Clackett
Andy Baker
Es Car Go Geoff Symonds
Ross Andrews
Angus Boath
All Torque Barney Langley
Ross Britten
2010 Steel London Jamie Jakins
Lee Clackett
Pete O'Connor
Lufbra ? Lufbra ?
2016 Tankled Up Racing Darren Teal
Jonathan Lisseter
Jack Harding
The Incrediballs Kosta Kyritsis
Luke Austin
Ian Williams
Hot Fuzz Kevin Coombes
Roy Grassie
Geoff Lamb
Matt Wileman

Elite Endurance Champions

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Year Winning Team Winning Drivers Points
2016 Pure Racing Jonny Goddard
Jon Maycock
Chris Bell
790

Premier Endurance Champions

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Year Winning Team Winning Drivers Points
1997 Crazy Dimonds Russ Stephens
Neil Leaver
Jeremy Dart
400
1998 Crazy Dimonds Russ Stephens
Neil Leaver
Jeremy Dart
329
1999 Logic Racing Lee Pilcher
Ross Pilcher
Stephen Gibson
Chris Milan
360
2000 D'Oily Kart Marc Craddock
Luigi Mazza
780
2001 Essex TT Trevor Randall
Ben Yeomans
750
2002 Essex TT Trevor Randall
Ben Yeomans
775
2003 D'Oily Kart Marc Craddock
Paul Hicks
Luigi Mazza
765
2004 D'Oily Kart Marc Craddock
Paul Hicks
Graeme Coombes
770
2005 D'Oily Kart Marc Craddock
Paul Hicks
Graeme Coombes
765
2006 D'Oily Kart Marc Craddock
Paul Hicks
Graeme Coombes
Jamie Jakins
785
2007 D'Oily Kart Marc Craddock
Graeme Coombes
Jamie Jakins
785
2008 Team Red Steel Jamie Jakins
Dan Butler
Lee Clackett
765
2009 Team Red Steel Jamie Jakins
Dan Butler
Lee Clackett
785
2010 Just So Racing Stuart Symonds
Brian Trott
Phil Ingram
785
2011 Just So Racing Stuart Symonds
Brian Trott
Phil Ingram
755
2012 Tanked Up Racing Chris Powell
Darren Teal
Oliver Allwood
745
2013 Just So Racing Stuart Symonds
Brian Trott
Phil Ingram
790
2014 Ministry of Speed Jordan Hill
Pete O'Connor
Parmveer Nijjar
780
2015 Pure Racing Jonny Goddard
Jon Maycock
Chris Bell
780
2016 InkJet Racing Anton Killick
Harry Landy
Ian Perkins
730

Clubman Endurance Champions

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Year Winning Team Winning Drivers Points
2004 Cartman Alan Hindley
Ian Hindley
Dan Sullivan
565
2005 Team Red Steel Andy Hinder
Dan Butler
Lee Clackett
670
2006 Tanked Up Racing Anthony Teal
Darren Teal
575
2007 FB Racing Darran Clackett
Keith Perkins
420
2008 Ministry of Speed Jordan Hill
Stuart Davies
765
2009 High Times Richard Higham
Paul Higham
Parmveer Nijjar
750
2010 The Man's an ANIMAL Neil Small
Ian Blake
Aidan Ball
740
2011 Es Car Go Geoff Symmonds
Mark Oliver
Angus Boath
760
2012 Teamcraft Henry Jones
Dan Underhill
Peter Cowan
785
2013 3Cubed Trevor Randall
John Emerson
Alex Withington
780
2014 Titan Motorsport Jack O’Neill
Andrew O’Neill
Ed White
770
2015 Akita V2 Christophe Boudet
Sean Williams
Eddie Hall
770
2016 Team DGB Chris Brown
Chris Dean
760

Intermediate Endurance Champions

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Year Winning Team Winning Drivers Points
1999 Logic Fairway Rob Risbridger
Brian Pilcher
746
2000 Yellow Peril Paul Williams
Chris Hoyle
James Godfrey
770
2001 LST Jon Luik
Chris Simpson
Brian Trott
755
2002 Rapido II John McMullan
Martin Cooke
735
2003 2 The Limit Simon Mace
Kevin O'Shea
775
2004 Team Rhenus Dean Evans
Brian Hawkins
770
2005 IMSD Racing Ian Miller
Stephen Deuchar
Eddie Hall
Ian Wilson
730
2006 RBB Economics Dan Gore
Simon Young
Pete O'Connor
745
2007 Cunning Stunts Dan Sherwood
Paul Djuric
Andy Clarke
720
2008 KAD Racing Alan Bull
Karl Headleand
Dan Moore
730
2009 Auditing Armageddon JJ Aiston
Jon Buck
Doug Fidler
750
2010 Drive Fast Don't Crash Jon Maycock
Dave Vaughton
Nick Williams
715
2011 Akita 2 Sean Williams
Christophe Boudet
Alexi Vasiliou
775
2012 Alakart Racing Jamie Crease
Peter Crease
725
2013 KOKS Racing George Turner
Fernando Moreira
Alex Burgess
Bond
755
2014 Team DGB Chris Brown
Chris Dean
685
2015 Team G3Pro Matt Hale
Barry Luetchford
740
2016 JAM Racing Jack Mitchell 780

Rookie Endurance Champions

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Year Winning Team Winning Drivers Points
2003 Happy Racing Phil Harris 660
2004 Affinity Wills Gary Charles
James Attfield
Mike Burgess
750
2005 Team Dab Bruce Search
Dave Pooley
680
2006 Loose Heads Jon Wort
Colin Dangerfield
740
2007 KAD Racing Alan Bull
Karl Headleand
Dan Moore
720
2008 Team Ginsters Tom Foy
Oliver Hall
Ian Williams
730
2009 The New Yorkers Alex Drage
James Harris
James Open
755
2010 Pantera Racing Pete Mills
Liam Hitchen
740
2011 For Fox Sake Colin Fox
Jamie Fox
Colin Fox Jr
750
2012 The Jabokers Alex Vincent
Faisal Haneef
725
2013 Team DGB Chris Brown
Chris Dean
790
2014 Team G3Pro Matt Hale
Barry Luetchford
Stewart Luetchford
730
2015 RaceCraft Darri Simms

Bobby Dawes Phil dancer

730
2016 CKS Throatpunchers 785

Open Endurance Champions

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Year Winning Team Winning Drivers Points
2003 Red Steel Racing Andy Hinder
Lee Clackett
290
2004 Red Steel Racing Andy Hinder
Lee Clackett
333
2005 Team Rhenus Dean Evans
Brian Hawkins
339
2006 Billy Whizzers Robert Carter
John McMullan
312
2007 Team Autotech Dean Evans
Brian Hawkins
291
2008 Team Banzai Dean Evans
Brian Hawkins
290
2009 Avit Racing Harry Landy
Glen Beard
Eddie Hall
Jordan Hill
295
2010 Loud Pedal Racing James Taylor
Mark Burrel
Tim Hill
Jose Soler
295
2011 N/A Eddie Hall
Richard Higham
565
2012 N/A Andrew Johnson 590
2013 N/A Lee Clackett 575
2016 Young Guns CP 490

O Plate Champions

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Year Premier Drivers Clubman Drivers Rookie Drivers
2005 Essex TT Trevor Randall
Ben Yeomans
Kieran McCullough
IMSD Racing Stephen Deuchar
Eddie Hall
Ian Wilson
Alex Withington
N/A N/A
2008 Team Red Steel Jamie Jakins
Dan Butler
Lee Clackett
Club Easy Glen Beard
Jordan Hill
Howard Kayman
N/A N/A

Spin-off series

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Club100 have also been the promoters of the UK Easykart championship since its inception in 2007.[citation needed]

Notable drivers

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  • Damon Hill 1996 Formula 1 World Champion [1]
  • James Winslow 2008 Australian Formula 3 Champion [2]
  • Trevor Fowell, 2008 Caterham Academy Champion; 2009 Caterham Roadsport-B Champion; 2010 Caterham Superlight R300 Champion.

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Josh Hill to follow in father's footsteps". Archived from the original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  2. ^ "James Winslow Australian F3 Championship Promo". Retrieved 21 February 2018.