27/07/2026
π ON TOP AT THE CREEK FOR DUNLOP KART STARS! π
Race #21 of 2026
π Sydney Illawarra Kart Club β Eastern Creek Karts
Round 5 of the 2026 Dunlop Kart Stars Championship kicked off on Saturday with five practice sessions, followed by a six-minute qualifying session in the afternoon, before the real racing got underway on Sunday morning.
Practice was difficult to read, with everyone running different combinations β new tyres, old tyres and various setup changes β making it almost impossible to know exactly where everyone stood in terms of outright pace.
When qualifying arrived, everyone put their best setups on the track, and Chayse Attard put together a lap good enough to secure 4th position and a spot on the outside of the second row.
Sunday morning brought three hard-fought heat races and a 15-lap Feature Race, with some of the best Rookies in NSW battling it out to see whether we would have a repeat winner or a fifth different name engraved on the silverware.
After the struggles of last weekβs Club Round at the same circuit β which was primarily used as a shake-down and preparation run for this event β the hard work appeared to have paid dividends.
A heat win, a 3rd and a 4th put Chayse on the outside of the front row for the Feature Race.
And what a race it was! π₯
Chayse drove a smart, calculated race, settling into the top three before making his move when it mattered most.
He took the lead on Laps 10 and 11, dropped back to P2, and then, with everything on the line, made the move of the day.
Coming out of Turn 5 on the final lap, Chayse fired up the inside, made the move stick and crossed the line to take a commanding victory at Eastern Creek! ππ₯
Another huge result and another massive step forward for this young driver.
ποΈ Chayse Attard β Rookies / Cadet 12
β±οΈ Qualifying β P4 | 46.262
π Heat 1 β P4 β P1 π₯
π Heat 2 β P4 β P4
π Heat 3 β P1 β P3 π₯
π Final β P2 β P1 π₯
Chayse would like to thank all his competitors, officials, supporters and fans for their continued support throughout the weekend.
A huge thank you to our incredible corporate partners for their continued support:
πΉ TB Kart Australia
πΉ Troy Farley Race Engines
πΉ Kart Wraps
πΉ Summerland Poultry
πΉ Blue Ribbon Poultry
πΉ Prompt Mower Service
And a very special thank you to our Crew Chief, Greg Stanley, for making the trip and putting in the hard yards all weekend. Your support, dedication and commitment never go unnoticed. π
P1 AT THE CREEK! πππ₯