The Weipa Dirt Kart Club will be the only place for motorsport enthusiasts to be in July when western Cape York hosts the 2025 FNQ Dirt Kart Titles. Photo: Supplied.
If you can’t smell the two stroke and feel the excitement yet, you soon will as Weipa prepares to host a motorsport fan’s dream in July.
The Weipa Dirt Kart Club has been selected to host the 2025 Far North Queensland Dirt Kart Titles, which will bring competitors and fans from across the country to western Cape York from 10-13 July.
The four-day karting extravaganza will kick off with a welcome dinner on 10 July, before two days of racing culminate with an awards night on the final day of the titles.
President Dave Hancock said scoring hosting rights was “huge for the club”.
“The club itself is affected by the fact people move in and out of town, which causes memberships to go up and down,” he said.
“This is definitely one that will help spark a bit of interest in the sport and hopefully get a bit more involvement.”
The club has put out a call to action for sponsors and volunteers, and Mr Hancock urged businesses who could not provide financial support to consider donating their time and expertise.
“I understand not all businesses can just hand out money to every single event, but in a lot of cases, in-kind sponsorship makes up just as much of a positive impact on the event and what it does for the club,” he said.
The president said the club was working with Karting Australia to attract interstate drivers and offer more race classes to keep spectators on the edge of their seat during the titles.
“Between a few interstate drivers I’ve been talking to, and a few past members who are really keen to get involved and get up here, we are hoping that the event is a huge one,” he said.
“We’ll potentially see classes we don’t run here in town – you’ll see potentially KT Twin karts and an Outlaw class, where they adapt a 250 [cubic centimetre] dirt bike engine, bolt that on and hold on.”
Anyone wanting to sponsor the event can email the club and submit an expression of interest.
