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Blake Thompson and Daniel Ullyett will renew their battle for the Sectus Technologies Barbados Karting Association (BKA) Championship on Sunday (August 13) when the BKA returns to Bushy Park Barbados after a six-week break. Just five points separate leader Thompson from two-time Champion Driver Ullyett ahead of the season’s fourth Raceday, sponsored by ?????.

Thirteen karters aged from 12 to 17 from Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago will contest the third Caribbean Junior Karting Academy Trophy (CJKAT) this weekend (July 21-23) at the Palisadoes International Raceway in Jamaica. The competition is being hosted for the first time by the Jamaica Karting Association (JKA), which will also be staging rounds four and five of its annual championship on the same programme.

In what is proving to be a very competitive season, Blake Thompson is the third different leader of the 2023 Sectus Technologies Barbados Karting Association (BKA) Championship in as many rounds, following the July 2 event at Bushy Park Barbados, sponsored by Crane & Equipment. As racers from the 100cc Easykart Juniors class move to the head of the overall title chase, Thompson leads two-time Overall Champion Daniel Ullyett by five points, with Raizer Stoute third, another 14 points behind.

The Jamaica Karting Association (JKA) will host the third Caribbean Junior Karting Academy Trophy (CJKAT) at the Palisadoes International Raceway in two weeks’ time (July 21 to 23). Funded by the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile’s (FIA) Sport Grant Programme and administered by the Barbados Motoring Federation (BMF), the competition is open to kart racers aged between 11 and 17 years.