The number of competition licence holders in New Zealand has hit a 16-year high and the country’s governing body has published a membership report that includes detail and metrics at a level we have never seen in Australia.
As part of its ‘Conference Highlights’ series, Kartsport New Zealand announced it has 1,163 competitors. It also claims a 78% competition retention rate – which from an anecdotal perspective, should be regarded as pretty damn impressive.
The 26-page “State of the Sport” report was presented at KSNZ’s annual conference and can be viewed HERE.
It includes membership breakdowns by club, year, class, age, gender and more. It also has interesting information about officials and their participation, plus a penalties report – 61% of their competitors did not get any penalties in the July-to-June 12-month period, but there is driver (not named) over there who topped the list with 18!
“At a club level, certain clubs have seen incredible growth, while others have generally stabilized after significant prior year growth, or have faced economic related challenges” Kartsport NZ stated.
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“Female and male breakdown continues to be tracked, with limited change in this area, with female participation making up 8% of overall competition licenses.
“The State of the Sport includes a wide variety of other metrics which are useful for helping to align the future growth goals of the sport, plus identifying areas of key improvements.
“One area that has seen further analytic analysis is in regard to driver penalties. Using the data captured by the Sporty platform, the sport has a much greater picture of not only which penalties occur, but where and how often, for both drivers and clubs.
“It’s expected this year’s report will play a major role in identifying areas of focus for 2025 and towards the creation of a sport-wide strategic plan, increasingly becoming a tool for educational improvement and retention of licence holders.”
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