KartSport Canterbury

21/08/2026

Karting New Zealand is reminding competitors of the importance of correctly storing, handling and preparing tyres used in competition...

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19/08/2026

🏎️Current Entry List For Garden Cities🏎️

The countdown is on for the 2026 Wolfbrook Garden City Championships at Kartsport Canterbury 🏁

📅 Event Dates:

- Friday 25th September – Practice
- Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th September – Racing

⏳ Early Entries Close: 11th September 2026 – get in early to secure your spot!

👉 Enter now: https://www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/363649

Entry list (updated Wednesday 19th August 9:30pm)

Cadet (2) - Sponsored by Insight
10 Maxwell Bird
30 Harry Tipple

VMR (2) - Sponsored by KartStore
26 Flo Bird
31 Leo Tipple

Junior (3) - Sponsored by Gramado’s Restaurant and Bar
7 George Molyneux
21 Josh Steele
24 Christian Tipple

Rotax Light (4) - Sponsored by Findlay Motorsport
4 Mandela Pluck
7 Logan Backhouse
9 Ollie Workman
81 Charlie Steele

Rotax Heavy (2) - looking for a sponsor
42 Simon Hunter
44 Dwayne Southey

Briggs Light (2) - Sponsored by Oakleys Plumbing
4 Mandela Pluck
27 Connor Peel

15/08/2026

Amazing night for Canterbury at the inaugural
New Zealand Karting Awards and Hall of Fame

We have some amazing talent in our club with a couple amazing winners in the awards last night:

Harry Gradwell - Earl Bamber Rookie of the Year

Zach Tucker - Brendon Hartley Senior driver of the Year

Zach Tucker - Sir Colin Giltrap Sportsperson of the Year

Lastly we had our long time serving club member as the 2nd Inductee to the Karting Hall of fame

Congradulations - John Hamilton

14/08/2026

With garden cities in a few weeks we are opening the track to reverse practice. Please follow the August schedule for which direction at what time.

13/08/2026

Still spots available for class sponsors for the 2026 Wolfbrook Garden City Championships

Get in touch with us now if you're interested in supporting a class!

📣📣 Kartsport Canterbury are on the lookout for class sponsors for the 2026 Wolfbrook Garden City Champs

Cost is $500+gst per class
Classes available:
Cadet - insight building inspections
VMR - Kartstore
Rotax Junior - Gramado’s Restaurant and Bar
Rotax Light - Findlay Motorsport
Rotax heavy -
Briggs Light - Oakleys Plumbing
Briggs Heavy - Southern Alps Ultra
Open -
Briggs Junior -

If yourself or someone you know wants to help sponsor this event please get them in touch with us here or at
[email protected] or
[email protected]

10/08/2026

Well done to all the drivers yesterday!

Next race meeting: 2026 Wolfbrook Garden City Championships 26th—27th September. Entries are now open.

09/08/2026

A huge thank you to The Kiwi Gaming Foundation for its generous support of Kartsport Canterbury.
This funding has enabled us to upgrade our race-day radio equipment, helping ensure clear and reliable communication between our officials and volunteers.
Effective communication is essential to running safe, efficient and enjoyable race meetings. This investment will make a meaningful difference to our club, competitors and wider karting community.
We sincerely appreciate The Kiwi Gaming Foundation’s support and contribution to grassroots motorsport.

09/08/2026

August Club Day all wrapped up! Great to see the large Cadet and VMR fields give us some exciting and close racing throughout the day. Thank you to all our sponsors and the dedicated track officials and volunteers who made this day possible.