Rivalries will be on the line when the Weipa Dirt Kart Club hosts the 2025 Far North Queensland Titles on 11-12 July. Photo: Supplied.
Weipa to host kart titles
There will be two days of high-speed thrills, fierce rivalries and two stroke when the Weipa Dirt Kart Club hosts competitors from across the country on 11-12 July.
The club will be the venue for the 2025 Far North Queensland Titles, and president Dave Hancock said the event was “definitely a big one” for showing off what western Cape York could offer motorsport fans.
“It’s a blue ribbon event,” he said.
“We’re going to have interstate drivers here for the event; we’re going to have some guys who used to race here coming back for it.”
The titles will kick off with a welcome dinner for drivers on 10 July before champions are crowned at a presentation ceremony on 13 July.
Pom takes Wackers countback
It was a late tee-off for Wackers on 2 April as the field of 11 had to wait for mid-afternoon drizzle to dissipate.
Pom (gross 44) and PK (gross 46) returned to the Carpentaria Golf Club bar locked on nett 33, with the former winning a countback to secure weekly bragging rights.
PK claimed the pin prize on the 15th hole, while no one got close to the green on hole 18.
Gary Head was the Bradman’s recipient for the round.
Suns set to shine
There is still time to register players for the upcoming junior rugby league season in Weipa.
The 2025 Central Cape Suns season will run from 29 April-19 June and 22 July-26 August, with grand final day scheduled for 30 August.
Training will be held each Tuesday from 4:30-5:30pm, and players will take to the paddock for games on Thursdays from 4-8pm.
To register a junior player, or for more information, check out the club’s Facebook page or email [email protected].
Newbies star at parkrun
First timers impressed in their maiden outings to claim the first male and female finisher crowns for Weipa parkrun #413 on 5 April.
Five newbies were amongst a field of 72 to lace up their shoes, with Dylan Young (21 minutes, 5 seconds) and Harriet Biddulph (25:21) being the first man and woman to greet the timekeepers in their first look at the 5-kilometre circuit.
Scott Easter, Jack Connor, Alister Munro, Bianca Icke, Mallory Allen, Catherine Samuel, Polly Nash, Nanthini Kanthan, Richard Dobeson, Nikki Parkinson and Brooke Moore were the 11 participants to notch up personal best performances for a Saturday morning.
