PARTICIPATION RATES – APRIL TO JULY

Despite the tough economic times faced by Australians, the participation rate in the Australian Karting Association once again experienced a slight increase over the past quarter.

In comparison to the same point of the year in 2011, the participation rate currently sits at an increase of 2.89%, adjusted to 1.93% when considering the participation figures of Endurance racing wasn’t recorded last year.

This increase represents a total of 519 more competitors taking to the track in comparison to the same point in 2011.

When analysing the participation rates, there are a number of aspects that are significant:

Junior National has experienced growth in all but one state to now almost surpass Clubman as the most participated category in the country
The TaG Restricted category continues to be one of the largest growth areas with participation rates up more than 20%, or 600 competitors, on the year to date in 2011. When compared to the same point in 2010, the category has had 1023 more participants in 2012 representing a 38% increase from 2010
While the Sportsman 125 category has grown significantly, this is offset by the decline in the stand alone 125 categories, to get a clearer picture the participation rate of Open 125 should have these categories bundled together. When combining these categories it equates to a 1% increase (35 competitors) compared to the same point of 2011

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