About 190 competitors from throughout the South Island were there to tear up the turf at the New Zealand Grass Kart Championship.
The event was hosted by the Dunedin Grass Kart Club and club president John Tielkes said the kart engines ranged between 85cc and 450cc.
Classes ranged from midgets to superkarts and a couple of women’s categories.
Mr Tielkes said the club had grown in the past three years.
It was grassroots motorsport, which was budget-friendly and fun for the family, he said.
Max McNabb, 14, of Dunedin, got involved about four years ago.
He was in the junior open at the weekend and said he had mates in the sport from Ashburton, Timaru and Christchurch.
The frame for his kart was imported from Adelaide and it had a GasGas 85 engine.
His father, Mark, was there in support, but also as a Dunedin club committee member, helping to set up.
Mr McNabb said it was a team effort to put the event together.
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