In the lead up to Round 1 at Newcastle, we are offering free membership to all new members who sign up before or on race day. Remember one member of each team must be a TEKA club member for your team to be eligible for Championship points. Memberships will be valid until June 30, 2018.

Additionally, all membership renewals from now until June 30, 2018, will incurr a flat fee of $15 only.

Please send your completed forms to the following email: form@teka.com.au

Click here to download the Teka membership Form

While the first race of the year is high on everyones mind, TEKA’s social activities are just as important. To see in what will be our biggest year to date, and to welcome all members to Round 1 of the 2018 Endurance Karting Series we’re having a trackside dinner!!

After an exciting day of practice, testing, and a qualifying race the perfect Aussie Buffet will be prepared for you. It will be conveniently early at 5.30 – 6pm and some drinks will be served.

Without going anywhere sit with your TEKA buddies and enjoy a choice of the following..

• Prime Yearling Beef
• Roast Chicken
• Served with Hot Beef Gravy
• Gourmet Tossed Garden Salad
• Coleslaw Salad
• Creamy Pasta Salad
• Chat Potatoes-Served with either Garlic Butter or Sour Cream
• Fresh Stone Baked Rolls and Butter

All for $25 per head. Payment can be made via cash or eftpos at race entry.

Numbers have to be confirmed, so please let us know if you'll be joining us. Please RSVP to form@teka.com.au, with your name and kart number by the end of this week (18 Jan). Payments will be taken at race entry.

Click here to download the National Homologation Form

The endurance chapter of the Karting Australia rulebook has been revised for 2018. The biggest change for us is the introduction of hollow axles (make sure you read the rules and comply with the minimum wall thickness).

Another change which is less significant but worth noting, is that we are returning to yellow backgrounds and black numbers in 2018, all grades. To identify B grade karts we will supply a small sticker to be applied to the rear number plate of B grade karts at the first round.

Check out Chapter 22 at the link below.

The analogy of sport and war is not a new one and it tends to come up when two sides in sport are evenly matched. A perfect description for TEKA 2018. This year our club has more potential victors than can be remembered. It’s going to be a battle royal, heavyweights vs street fighters vs kung foo experts! A bloodbath held over 7 rounds and thousands of racing miles.

The pre season gossip has teams describing a single podium this year to be rated as an achievement in itself and with a new point score system on the table, that not only rewards consistency but makes a high finishing position even more desirable, we can expect to see some gloves off, pound for pound racing.

Contenders

HellRazor - 13

2017 Champions, we can no longer call their speed a newfound thing. These guys go into the year as odds on favourites for the 2018 Championship. With a new custom to their requirements chassis, built specifically to their specifications and a no holds barred approach to testing you will be lucky to hang on to the back of kart 13. If you hung around on the Monday after the season final in Lithgow last year, you would have seen kart 13 testing for this season.

Buildline – 9

A fool would underestimate this team of aging enigma’s. Always fast, always finish, always there hunting that Championship trophy.

Buildline 2 – 27

Word on the street is that the more talented portion of Bulidline is breaking away and forming a team. Who is the best within the build line stable? Only time will give rest to an internal team question. Either way both teams will race towards the front of this Championship.

Preston Hire – 15

With the presence of a professional outfit kart 15 are giving 2018 a mighty nudge. Gun driver Paul Marano has recruited none other than Daniel Wheeler to further strengthen the Preston hire attack. Serious contenders.

Trackside – 5

A team restructure sees the team owner relegated to strategy specialist, meaning an already fast kart just got faster. It makes sense, 3 gun sprint karters and someone who solely focuses on getting them to the end of the race in as short a time as possible. The year starts at their home track, anything but a win would be disappointing for them here.

Shot fox – 49

Returning to A grade this team showed their potential speed in the final race of last years season. That coupled with an exceptional ability to go long on fuel, this team is a serious dark horse.

Allyman – 16

It’s time for this team to rise. Always there or abouts it wont take much to get these guys/girl right in the mix for a championship assault. Friends with everyone it would be a popular victory if it were to come.

Shake and bake -11

Headed by Kirt Metcalf the TEKA gun for hire, he has signed up a hot young sprint karter to give himself the best shot possible at a TEKA title. New everything except the frame puts him in good steed to achieve this.

All these guys plus kart 45 Top step finding recent form (topped the time sheets at last years final) and RPG 90 always looking dangerous the year is going to be massive!!

Look forward to seeing you on the battlefield.

Kart 50

Welcome to the Christmas edition of the TEKA Committee newsletter, aimed at keeping members informed of the behind the scenes work shaping our racing. The newsletter will be sent out between rounds to fill you in on the happenings in the other world we all live in, TEKA.

Click here to download the December newsletter