Ellough Park
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Ellough Park Raceway is a kart racing track in Ellough in the English
England
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 county
County
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 of Suffolk
Suffolk
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. It is located around 2 miles (3 km) south-east of the market town of Beccles
Beccles
Beccles is a market town and civil parish in the Waveney District of the English county of Suffolk. The town is shown on the milestone as from London via the A145 Blythburgh and A12 road, northeast of London as the crow flies, southeast of Norwich, and north northeast of the county town of...

. It is primarily used for kart racing as it is a fast, but tight and twisty circuit. The authorities at the circuit extended the circuit in 2007, from 800m to just over 1000m to make it more suitable for other forms of kart and minimoto racing.

The track, which is fully floodlit, has existed on the old Ellough Airfield
Beccles Airport
Beccles Airfield is located in Ellough, southeast of Beccles in the English county of Suffolk. Built during the second world war, it has operated as a heliport servicing the North Sea oil and gas industry and currenty operates as a base for private flights and flight training.Beccles Aerodrome...

 since the early 1960s, but was not fully developed until 2000, where ex-Formula 1 driver Jackie Oliver
Jackie Oliver
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opened the circuit. Today, the track plays host to national and local kart championships, as well as charity events, stag parties and corporate days which use the arrive and drive facilities at the track. A small clubhouse and changing facilities are available.

Open Grand Prix

  • 2002 - Steve English
  • 2003 - Joe Larkin
  • 2004 - Matt Bond
  • 2005 - Steve English
  • 2006 - Tony Rumball
  • 2007 - Mel Paul
  • 2008 - Andy Horne
  • 2009 - Andy Horne
  • 2010 - James Barnes

Open Endurance

  • 2003 - Gill Building (Nick Gill, Andrew Gill)
  • 2004 - Team Max Downforce (Matt Bond, Derek Flegg, Tom Ashton)
  • 2005 - Red Dot (Tom Morfoot, Tony Rumball)
  • 2006 - Brown Streak (Tony Rumball, Steve English, Heidi Bacon)

Car Trade Challenge

  • 2006 - Wrights Mazda Norwich
  • 2007 - Team Lind BMW
  • 2008 - Wrights Mazda Norwich
  • 2009 - Wrights Mazda Norwich
  • 2010 - Glover Brothers

Junior League

  • 2003 - Olly Larkin
  • 2004 - Damien Swan
  • 2005 - Tom Morfoot
  • 2006 - Steven Hindry
  • 2007 - Steven Hindry
  • 2007 - Chris Long
  • 2008 - Jamie Cummings
  • 2009 - Jake Dewbery
  • 2010 - Ryan Cummings

Cadet League

  • 2004 - Tom Morfoot
  • 2005 - Tom Sykes
  • 2006 - Tom Sykes
  • 2007 - Alex Vingoe
  • 2008 - Jesse Chamberlain
  • 2009 - Arnold Lincoln
  • 2010 - Craig Cummings

Pro-Kart Endurance

  • 2001 - Focus
  • 2002 - Voodoo
  • 2003 - Rivett Motors
  • 2004 - Rivett Motors
  • 2005 - Sonic Deaf Monkeys
  • 2006 - Kart'orse (Carl Eweleit, Ian Sandell)
  • 2007 - Rivett Motors (Martyn Rivett, Chris Bond)
  • 2009 - Q Racing (Kyle Cumbers, Sean Curtis)

Pro-Kart Sprint Series (Formally 'Boat Boys')

  • 2008 Winter - Tim Lewis
  • 2008 Spring - Pete Mantripp
  • 2008 Summer - Rob Mayo
  • 2008 Autumn - Simon Francis
  • 2008 Overall - Chris Wright
  • 2009 Winter - Pete Mantripp
  • 2009 Spring - Simon Francis
  • 2009 Summer - Jonathan Lewis
  • 2009 Winter - Simon Francis
  • 2009 Overall - Simon Francis
  • 2010 Winter - Darren Houghton
  • 2010 Spring - Alex Wright
  • 2010 Summer - Jay Austin
  • 2010 Winter - Roger Smith
  • 2010 Overall - Roger Smith
  • 2011 Winter - Shaun Reeve
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