Some of the best racers in the country will be in Weipa for two days of thrilling on-track excitement this weekend as they face off in the 2025 FNQ Dirt Kart Titles. Photo: Supplied.
The Weipa Dirt Kart Club will be the only place for motorsport fans to be this weekend as competitors from across Australia descend on western Cape York seeking driving glory.
The club is hosting the 2025 FNQ Dirt Kart Titles from 10-13 July, with drivers going head-to-head in nine classes on Friday and Saturday as they vie for some of the silverware on offer.
Club president Dave Hancock said the committee was putting the finishing touches on the track and program as competitors made last minute tweaks to their racing setups.
“We’ll have nine classes up for contention for a plate,” he said.
“We’ve got the junior class through to the 125s as the competitive classes, as well as the midgets and rookies racing in exhibition classes.”
Mr Hancock said while the action on the track would be red hot, he was expecting the visiting drivers would help add to the camaraderie the sport is known for when the chequered flag is waved.
“In the past, the involvement that our local drivers get out of racing with the likes of current and ex state plate holders, or Australian national plate holders, is extraordinary,” he said.
“The experienced guys don’t come up here to, you know, wipe the slate clean of the local drivers; they come up and actually help out the local drivers; they really get involved and help them with their kart setups and that sort of stuff.”
With many of the interstate drivers set to arrive on Friday morning, Mr Hancock said excitement was building for the dirt track showdown.
“By what I hear, the community is getting pretty excited,” he said.
“I know I’ve been getting messages from all the racers and people that are coming up to be involved with it, and they’re all getting pretty pumped.”
Gates open at 4pm on Friday and 10am on Saturday, with adult tickets $5 and admission free for racing fans aged under 16.
