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About the Adelaide Dirt Kart Club
History
The Adelaide Dirt Kart Club first started out back in 1980 under the
name of Noarlunga Kart Club. In early 1985 a local motor sporting
club invited the club to use their track facilities at Lonsdale,
South of Adelaide. Interest soon grew and the local council
allocated a site on the old Lonsdale dump site. Construction of a
track at Lonsdale began in 1985. Due to the rapid development of the
Hallet Cove residential sites in 1986, the council asked the club to
relocate.
In March 1986 the club secured a new site at the Speed Kart complex,
later known as the location of kart mania on waterloo corner road
Burton. September 1987 brought a club name change. Now to be known
as the Adelaide Dirt Kart Club inc. 18 years later in 2004 the track
site changed ownership and the leasing arrangements changed and with
the site needing to be redeveloped the ADKC needed to find a new
home. October 2004 brought a club decision to accept an offer to
once again relocate, this time an exciting location was found right
in the heart of Motorsport territory. Speedway City, Virginia South
Australia is now the home of the Adelaide Dirt Kart Club located
between Speedway City, and Adelaide International Raceway.
February 2005 saw the 1st race meeting occur at the new location. In
the October of 2008 with the help of Darren Woods, the first 200cc
Dash for Cash was held and turned into Adelaide's most prestigious
race meeting of the season. In January 2009 the clubrooms are
reopened again, Power, Toilets, Shelters & Sheds are all complete.
In 2010 the canteen was back in the clubrooms, track has banking
added and now several night meetings under lights are schedule each
year.
March 2011 has been the time the Adelaide Dirt Kart Club lifted the
bar for all dirt kart racing with the introduction of the inaugural
“Adelaide Dirt Kart Club Classic”. The Classic was introduced as a 2
day meeting with racing under lights, B mains and dashes and a
winner take all final. With the clubs vision for the “Classic”
become an annual premium dirt karting event securing the ADKC as a
leader in dirt karting in Australia.
ADKC “Where Families WIN Together”
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