Central Queensland Blokart Club will be hosting the 2012 Australian Blokart Open on Farnborough Beach, Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia, out of the Mercure Capricorn Resort ( www.capricornresort.com.au ).

Friday 16th will be a registration/practice day. Early registration is preferred. Saturday morning will take late registrations.
Saturday, 17th, Sunday, 18th and Monday, 19th March 2012 will be race days.

The event will consist of short course racing on Saturday and Sunday and a 100km marathon on Monday.
Short course racing will be scored for the Australian Open Title separately from the marathon which will be a stand alone bonus race.
The event will be run similarly to the 2011 Qld Titles and 2011 Cape Hillsborough Regatta with production and performance classes of the same weight division racing in the same races with classes scored separately to allow for the maximum number races to be held.
Classes offered will be production and performance with weight divisions to be adjusted to even fields. Traditional weight breaks may not necessarily be used with weight groups to be adjusted to allow more evenly filled fields.

Light, Middles, Heavies and Supers will be offered if enough early entries are received.

Yeppoon is located on the Queensland coast 40km north of Rockhampton (closest major airport) and 680km north of Brisbane (closest International airport). Accommodation is available from caravan/ camping grounds, up to holiday rental houses and motel and resort rooms. Capricorn Resort offers direct access to the beach and secure kart storage.

Scoring will be on a lowest point's winners system, with 1 point for a first, 2 points for 2nd, 3 points for 3rd etc. A Did Not Finish is number of races in the field plus 1, a Did Not Start is number of races in the field plus 2 and a Disqualification is number of races in the field plus 3. Electronic transponders will be used. Transponders may be hired or purchased or compatible Mylaps units may be used.

For those who are not attending the World Title's at Ivanpah, this will give you an Aussie based event to mix it up with some of best blokarters in Australia and beyond. For those that are going to the Worlds, it will give you some extra practice before you fly out.

International and long distance entrants may be able to secure a local kart or chassis (byo sails and mast) to borrow / hire for the event to minimize freight costs. These would be of limited availability and on a first in offer. Karts may be shared by different weight classes with only one being able to enter the marathon for points or shared with no points allocated.
If you have any enquiries, feel free to contact me,
Darren Bianchi
Secretary / Vice President
Central Queensland Blokart Club
9 Warland Street Mackay 4740 Queensland Australia
0749521889
0458775595
dbianchi2@bigpond.com