Weipa Dirt Karts president Dave Hancock and some of the club’s junior drivers get excited for the 2025 FNQ Dirt Kart Titles ahead of taking to the track for night racing on Friday. Photo: Cape York Weekly.
A few more western Cape York families have fuel in their veins after a successful come-and-try event was held in Weipa on 10 May.
The Weipa Dirt Kart Club hosted the event in a bid to attract more competitors and supporters to the sport, with about 40 curious seniors and juniors taking to the track to get a feel for the thrill behind the wheel.
The event came on the back of a big night racing meeting on Friday, which drew a solid crowd eager to watch racers hone their skills ahead of the 2025 Far North Queensland Dirt Kart Titles being held in Weipa on 10-13 July.
Competitors from across Australia will converge on the region for a chance to take home some dirt karting silverware, and club president Dave Hancock said he was expecting a bumper number of nominations across a range of racing classes.
“The titles are looking like we’ll have somewhere between 60 and 100 nominated drivers for that event,” he said.
Speaking to Cape York Weekly in the pits ahead of round one of the racing season on Friday night, Mr Hancock said the come-and-try day was emerging as “one of the biggest ones that we’ve ever held”, adding Weipa businesses had shown plenty of support ahead of the club hosting the FNQ titles.
“We’ve got some pretty good support and sponsorship from locals in town, so the businesses have really been getting behind it,” he said.
“And yeah, it’s the first night tonight, and there’s a bit of nerves going around with everyone.”
