With the new year well and truely here, the 2023 NRKL Calendar is starting to take place, and we can confirm the venue for our opening round of 2023. Those who attened the prologue will already know, but we will be heading to Rowrah for round 1. We also confirm that our 2023 season will consist of 8 races over the North of the country.

Set into the side of a disused quary, the Cumbrian circuit is 1050m of challenging corners and massive elevation changes, this circuit is the perfect place to host our opening round. The circuit will also be receiving a new fleet of karts which should make kart parity even better when we visit in March.

The event itself will follow the same format as our prologue event, with drivers contesting in a 5 minute practice, then moving into 3 x 10 minute heats before contesting a 12 minute final. As our sporting regulations, drivers will score points at the end of the heats and for their finishing position in the final, meaning consistency is key.

The event will also see the first use of our licence system, with driving standards at the front of our minds. Just like a licence on the road, drivers will score points based on their (erm) indiscretions, with a scale employed based on what the driver's found to be doing. These will be published after the event, with 12 points leading to a race ban. We are also looking to have a specific driving standards observer for each race.

As for the rest of the calendar, that will be released in the coming days, subject to finalising the last deals with host circuits for 2023.