Gladstone Kart Club

02/09/2026

02/09/2026

Any local 4ss guys want to have a crack at some of the best 4ss racers in Queensland.
Nominate now. If you need a hand nominating we can connect you with the right people.

28/08/2026

🏁 BRING THE CADETS & THE NOISE! 🏁

The Race for Benny #78 – Wide Bay Curtis Cup is shaping up to be one big race meeting! 🔥

💚 ALL CADETS RACE FOR FREE!
A massive thank you to the Benedetto family for covering the nominations for our Cadet 9, Cadet 12 and Cadet 4SS drivers. ❤️

And then there's…
📣 KEV “THE NOISE” DAVIES IS COMING! 📣
If you've heard Kev commentate before, you already know what that means. If you haven't… you're about to find out! 😂
And thanks to Harbour Lodge Motel Gladstone for keeping The Noise warm and looked after while he's in town!

This is Race for Benny #78. It's the first leg of the Wide Bay Curtis Cup — Gladstone vs Bundaberg — and we're gearing up for a massive weekend of racing, atmosphere and plenty of noise!
🏁 Fast karts
🏁 Big fields
🏁 Free cadet nominations
🏁 The Wide Bay Curtis Cup
🏁 The Noise on the microphone
🏁 And one hell of a weekend at GKC!
Let's get these kids on track. Let's fill the fields. Let's make some noise for Benny.

🔥 IT'S GOING TO GET LOUD! 🔥
Race for Benny #78 — Sunday 13 September 2026
Gladstone Kart Club
NOMINATE NOW VIA KOMP! 🏁
Bundaberg Kart Club Emerald Karting Club Cooloola Coast Kart Club Rockhampton Kart Club Mackay and District Kart Club

28/08/2026

🏁 RACE FOR BENNY #78 — BIG UPDATE #2

After reaching 20 nominations, the Benedetto family have extended their support to our youngest racers! ❤️💚

🟢 CADET 9, CADET 12 & 4SS CADETS — RACE FOR FREE!

Every Cadet 9, Cadet 12 and 4ss Cadet (Must be Karting Australia licence holder) who nominates for Race for Benny #78 will have their nomination covered by the Benedetto family.

KOMP nominations are temporarily closed until 12:00pm today while we sort out the office work in the background.

When nominations reopen at 12pm, Cadet 9s and Cadet 12s can nominate FREE of charge.

A massive THANK YOU to the Benedetto family for continuing to get behind this event and helping us make it something special.

Let's get these kids on track at Gladstone Kart Club and celebrate Benny the way he would have wanted — by going racing! 🏁

RACE FOR BENNY #78
WIDE BAY CURTIS CUP
📍 Gladstone Kart Club
🏎️ Sunday 13 September 2026

Get your nomination in when KOMP reopens at 12pm! 🏁
Bundaberg Kart ClubCooloola Coast Kart ClubEmerald Karting ClubRockhampton Kart ClubMackay and District Kart Club@followers

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27/08/2026

20 nominations reached in 16 hrs. Keep them nominations coming, this is shaping up to be a one great weekend of racing Bundaberg Kart ClubEmerald Karting ClubCooloola Coast Kart ClubRockhampton Kart ClubMackay and District Kart Club

27/08/2026

🏁 BIG UPDATE – RACE FOR BENNY #78 🏁

A massive thank you to the Benedetto family and Harbour Lodge Motel Gladstone for getting behind Race for Benny #78 and helping us make this meeting one to remember.

They are generously covering the entry fees for the first 20 nominations for the Gladstone leg! 🙌

That means the first 20 drivers to nominate will race for FREE! 🏁🔥

This is a fantastic gesture from the Benedetto family in honour of Benny, and we really appreciate their support in helping us celebrate Benny the way he would have wanted — at the track, racing hard and having a great time with mates.

So don't wait — nominations are OPEN via the KOMP Portal.

Race for Benny #78
📅 Sunday 13 September
🏆 Wide Bay Curtis Cup – Gladstone vs Bundaberg
🏁 First 20 nominations — RACE FOR FREE!

Let's fill the grid and make this one a meeting to remember.

THANK YOU BENEDETTO FAMILY! ❤️🏁

If your already nominated and have paid. GKC will organise a refund.

Emerald Karting Club Cooloola Coast Kart Club Rockhampton Kart Club Mackay and District Kart Club