With only a few days away from the 2012 Maxxis TKM Festival with a potential weather outlook that could look favourable. HKRC are working hard to complete the preparations around the site and circuit. Gates open at 9am on Thursday 9th August. No overnight parking is permitted before Thursday. Pitbays are still available for weekend rent if required - 01480-212210 for availability. Ensure that you are fully aware of the weekend timetable as it has been printed( changes may have to be made at the discretion of the organisers) Practice starts at 10am on Friday with race control opening at 08.30am for signing on.
Gallery- No under 16's are permitted and this area is for mechanics only with allocated passes. Parc Ferme access is only permitted with a pass or allocated wrist band. Two Spectator stands are available along the Hines straight. Refreshments will be available from the catering arena over the weekend with Hot food and snacks. Daily updates will be posted on the news page leading up to the opening of the site on Thursday 9th.

More than 160 drivers are entered for the Maxxis TKM Festival at Kimbolton next weekend – once again underlining the popularity of this event, now in its 14^th year Both Juniors and Seniors feature maximum grids of 68 drivers racing for the main Senior Elite and Festival trophies. A further 18 drivers in the Seniors are racing for the Clubman and Masters titles.There is also a good grid of TKM 4-stroke Seniors racing, also competing as a round of the Kartmania TKM 4-Stroke Championship.The event will be featured on Motors TV and will include a disco and barbecue. Prizes include £1000 of TKM vouchers given away through a raffle among all drivers.TKM boss Alan Turney said: “It is great to see such an excellent turnout for the event again this year and reinforces the fact that the TKM classes are very much alive and indeed growing – bucking the general downward trend of other classes. It is great to see the growth in the Clubman sector racing at the event as a class for the first time.“Our partnership with Kimbolton  and Maxxis Tyres for this event has always been very strong and proactive, and we are looking forward to another great event.”The Maxxis TKM Festival takes place on August 11/12 with testing on the 10^th for Festival competitors only and set up from the morning of Thursday Aug 9. 

ASR's including timetable for control tyre allocation and race times and an Update from TALKO letter for all competitors entered for the 2012 Maxxis TKM Festival are available to read under the TKM tab on the home page.Site Opens Thursday 9th August at 9am. No overnight parking is permitted on the road. There are catering facilities available over the four days. From Friday practice onwards the parc ferme will be restricted to pass holders only which will be given at Signing On allocating one per driver which the mechanic must use . The Gallery is also restricted for parc ferme pass holders only. If you require a reserved pit bay for the race weekend ( 18 remaining- different sizes) contact 01480 212210