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Rob Smedley Motorsport   (10/01)

The group founded by Formula 1’s Rob Smedley, former race engineer at Ferrari for Felipe Massa. His aim is to make motorsport faster, fairer, cheaper and cleaner.
 
Rob Smedley Motorsport heads two teams: Total Karting Zero and Total Karting iCE.
 
About Total Karting Zero

Arrive & Drive racing with electric speed!
 
Total Karting Zero is an Arrive & Drive race series aiming to make the sport more accessible and diverse. For one set price, drivers can attend a race weekend where their electric race kart, tyres, spares and repairs are taken care of - all they need is race wear and helmets.
 
The electric karts will provide speeds of up to 55mph while the team will provide the drivers with group coaching throughout the weekend, so they’re always learning and developing. The e-karts are equal in performance, allowing the drivers talent to be the winning factor.
 
Find out more at https://totalkartingmotorsport.com.
 
About Total Karting iCE

Your support to the top!
 
Total Karting iCE is a petrol race team and official supplier of Charles Leclerc chassis in the UK. The team attends race weekends providing various race packages where you pay only for what you use - from a simple awning space to a full coached driver programme.
 
The team provides a family friendly atmosphere where beginners and experienced racers can get the support they need to go to the top.
 
It has recently updated its look and team in preparation for the 2022 season.
 
For details visit https://totalkartingmotorsport.com/total-karting-ice.

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RSM Race Team Support 2021   (17/03)

RSM Racing Team, official Tonykart and OTK kart parts distributor are excited to get the 2021 Season underway. We will offer full race team support at PFI, Kimbolton, Shenington and Whilton Mill, along with other Championship race meetings.
 
RSM provide the following...

- Over 50 years combined experience
- Various arrive and drive packages
- Test days
- Data analysis / GoPro footage
- Kart preparation
- Specialised one to one driver coaching with a former British Champion
- Flat-bed chassis alignment
- Awning space
 
Whether you are looking to pass your ARKS test or are already an accomplished driver, RSM can offer you the best professional advice and guidance to help you succeed.
 
Although RSM is a relatively new team, the team’s personnel boasts a wealth of experience, having achieved multiple British and Club Championships in various categories, along with success throughout the world of CIK/FIA karting. You would be hard pushed to find another established team with this knowledge and experience that they have achieved at this level of karting.
 
RSM will be attending Shenington on 8th and 13th April for test days and the 17th April for the race meeting, followed by Whilton Mill, April Round 1.
 
Our fee starts at only £140 per day. Please feel free to stop by for a chat, as we are always happy to be of assistance.
 
For more information or to place an order please contact Stuart Wright at [email protected] or call 07824 470106.

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X-Kart Launches In The UK   (22/12)

UK karters can now get their hands on one of Europe's top karts with the launch of 'X-Kart'.

Founded by Matty Street, the owner of Rochdale's TeamKarting, the UK's top rated indoor kart track, the Italian-made TB Kart offers a high-end Italian made chassis, and is renowned for its innovation and quality in international karting.

For the first time, UK racers can now own the TB kart, re-branded as X-Kart, made for the Rotax and X30 classes. Featuring a sleek white chassis, coupled with black and magnesium, the X-Kart offers premium performance, maximum reliability and stand-out style on the track.

The X-Kart had its first test on UK tarmac in September with a test day at Wilton Mill. Four karts were constructed by Matty's team in Rochdale, equipped with Rotax MAX EVO 125cc engines, hitting the track just 72 hours after arriving in the UK.

Specially-invited expert racers were given the chance to test out the karts and feedback their verdicts. The reviews were unanimously positive with drivers complimenting the easy set-up, comfort and smooth racing style.

As part of the UK launch, team X-Kart has also been formed, featuring some of the UK's most promising young karters. The team, managed by Matty, will race in the Junior Kart Championship & Whilton Mill Club Championship next year.

Confirmed team X-Kart drivers are:
13-year-old Sandro Ballesteros from Rochdale
13-year old Kai Bachini from Newcastle
11-year-old Jacob Jukes from Nottingham
14-year-old Will Young from Rossendale
12-year old Harry Hurst-Grover from Oldham
10-year-old Jake Baury from Bolton
29-year-old Jonny Elliott from Manchester

Speaking on the launch, X-Kart founder Matty Street, who also launched the Cadet Kart Championship last year said, "It's an exciting time for us as we introduce what I really believe will be a serious contender as the best kart racing on UK tracks next year."

"We did a lot of research into the best karts out there in European karting and the X-Kart came out above everything else we could find when looking for the affordability and performance that we know people want."

"The feedback we're receiving is already fantastic and we've had a lot of interest from people keen on trying it out ahead of the 2021 racing season. On top of that, we've brought together some really exciting karters with huge potential to race as Team X-Kart next year. Some of our drivers have already competed in the new karts and are seeing some great results. Bring on 2021!"

Further information on X-Kart can be found at www.x-kart.co.uk.

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British Superkart Championship/GP   (10/11)

Motorsport UK has concluded the tender it launched on 7 September in relation to the promotion and organisation of the British Superkart Championship and the British Superkart Grand Prix.
 
Following a detailed review of the category it has been decided that the governing body will take on the organisation of the Championship and Grand Prix for a period of three years, with the operational support of Super Karting UK.
 
This long-term commitment to the future of superkarting is intended to build a stronger structure, and to invest in the promotion and growth of the sport. In the event that the organisation of the championship yields a profit, this will be invested back into the marketing and promotion of long circuit karting.
 
"This is a clear indication from Motorsport UK that we are committed to the long term future of superkarting in the UK," said Hugh Chambers, CEO Motorsport UK. "We are very grateful to those members of the industry who gave their time and commitment to the tender process, and we look forward to collaborating with them over the next three years for the future of superkarting."

For further information on Motorsport UK visit www.MotorsportUK.org/About-Us.

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Slater And Bradshaw Crowned   (09/11)

The conclusion of the 2020 FIA Karting World Championship - OK & Junior had no lack of turnarounds before crowning two new British Champions. The omnipresent rain on Sunday 8th November on the Kartódromo Internacional do Algarve played a major role in the final outcome. Freddie Slater, winner in the last metres in the Junior category, and Callum Bradshaw, incredibly dominating in the OK Final, deserve the warmest congratulations.

The rain didn't fall during the entire day, but the circuit of Portimão remained constantly very wet during the whole Competition. The contrast with the previous day set up a new balance of power in the last Qualifying Heats of the morning. As it was difficult to escape from all the traps set by the limited grip, there were many small race incidents. Several Drivers left their illusions on the edge of the track during uncontrolled slides that could happen at the beginning of the race as well as in the lead up to the finish.

Junior: Slater titled after a battle
The last three Qualifying Heats on Sunday morning didn't really upset the hierarchy of the FIA Karting World Championship - Junior, but they did deal some cards before the Final. Brando Badoer (ITA - KR/Iame/MG), Tymoteusz Kucharczyk (POL - RK/TM Racing/MG) and Evan Giltaire (FRA - Sodi/TM Racing/MG) for instance found themselves in much less favourable situations, as did Keanu Al Azhari (AER - KR/Iame/MG), Alex Powell (JAM - KR/Iame/MG) and Connor Zilisch (USA - Tony Kart/Vortex/MG).

Christian Ho (SGP - KR/Iame/MG) started from pole position for the Final alongside European Champion Ugo Ugochukwu (USA - KR/Iame/MG). An minor incident involving several karts took place shortly after the start and the "slow" procedure was initiated to clear the track and its surroundings. Freddie Slater (GBR - Kosmic/Vortex/MG) had already taken the lead and Ho was chasing after him. Harry Burgoyne (GBR - KR/Iame/MG) and Arvid Lindblad (GBR - KR/Iame/MG) came to join the battle. After mid-race, Slater seemed to be on his way to an easy victory with his lead of more than 1,5". But Lindblad mastered the wet track perfectly and came closer and closer in the last laps. An intense battle between Lindblad and Slater took place watched by Ho who went slightly off the track and tried to take advantage of it. Lindblad seemed to be in a position to take the victory in the last corners, but Slater didn't give up and finally won by a few thousandths of a second. Lindblad was then penalised for an incorrectly positioned front fairing and it was Tuukka Taponen (FIN - Tony Kart/Vortex/MG) who took second place with a gain of seven places. Still present in the leading group, Burgoyne finished third on the podium, ahead of Ho and Lindblad in fifth position.

Freddie Slater was crowned FIA Karting World Champion - Junior at the age of 12 in the colours of the Ricky Flynn Motorsport team.

Unstoppable domination of Bradshaw in the Final
Leader of the Qualifying Heats of the FIA Karting World Championship - OK with his three victories the day before, Taylor Barnard (GBR - KR/Iame/LeCont) maintained his status on Sunday morning despite the already impressive comeback of Callum Bradshaw (GBR - Tony Kart/Vortex/LeCont) in the rain. These two Drivers shared the front row of the Final in front of two experienced opponents, Lorenzo Travisanutto (ITA - Parolin/TM/LeCont) and Pedro Hiltbrand (ESP - Tony Kart/Vortex/LeCont). The poleman Matheus Morgatto (BRA - Birel ART/TM Racing/LeCont) was one of the Drivers that was delayed in the morning.
 
The rain had calmed down by the time of the start, but the track was still wet. A collision occurred shortly after the lights went out and the race was neutralised. A new start was given 25 minutes later, but neither Andrea Kimi Antonelli (ITA - KR/Iame/LeCont), nor Maya Weug (NLD - Birel ART/TM Racing/LeCont) were able to get back on track.

Bradshaw was immediately very fast in these track conditions. Barnard couldn't follow his rapid pace and was soon under threat from Hiltbrand and his team-mate Joe Turney (GBR - Tony Kart/Vortex/LeCont). Further back, some slippery figures continued to eliminate serious contenders. Without ever reducing his pace, Bradshaw let his joy explode by crossing the finish line more than six seconds ahead of Turney and Hiltbrand, a winning triple for the Tony Kart Racing Team. Morgan Porter (GBR - KR/Iame/LeCont) ensured a strong 4th place ahead of Barnard, whereas Travisanutto finished 6th. Two official CRG drivers made strong comebacks during the race: Rasmus Joutsimies (FIN - CRG/TM Racing/LeCont) to 8th with a gain of 19 places and Ruben Moya Lopez (ESP - CRG/TM Racing/LeCont) 10th with a gain of 22 places.

At the age of 19, British driver Callum Bradshaw was crowned FIA Karting World Champion - OK in the colours of the Tony Kart Racing Team, four years after winning the FIA Karting Academy Trophy.

The results of the Portimão Competition are available on the official FIA Karting Championship app for mobile devices and on the website www.fiakarting.com.

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Most English Motorsport Suspended   (02/11)

Motorsport UK has consulted on the implications for motorsport in England with the Government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in respect of the plan to enter a four-week national lockdown on Thursday 5th November.

The governing body confirms that following DCMS guidance it must suspend all non-elite motorsport until 2nd December. Selected elite events officially recognised by the DCMS, which include the British Touring Car Championship, will be permitted to continue.

Motorsport activities in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands are subject to prevailing government guidance in those devolved territories. At this time, motorsport as organised sport continues in Scotland, in accordance with Motorsport UK's comprehensive restart guidance introduced on 4th July. Motorsport is currently suspended in Northern Ireland and Wales, as mandated by the respective devolved governments.

In respect of permits issued for non-elite events in England between 5th November and 2nd December, Motorsport UK confirms that those permits are now withdrawn. Organisers will need to reapply if they plan to hold the event at a later date.

Motorsport UK will continue to monitor the prevailing advice from the UK Government and that of the devolved nations and ensure the motorsport community is updated.

Motorsport UK would like to thank the entire motorsport community for their resilience and hard work throughout the summer months to keep motorsport running and operating safely. During the coming weeks we will be working hard to ensure that as soon as government guidance allows, motorsport can safely resume once again.

To find out more about Motorsport UK - visit www.MotorsportUK.org.

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Owner Driver Racing Returns   (14/10)

Buckmore Park Kart Circuit has announced a partnership with F100 Kart Club to secure the return of Owner Driver racing to the circuit in 2021.

The iconic track announced at the end 2017 race season that it would be ceasing the running of its kart club as it had become untenable and to concentrate primarily on the leisure karting side of the business.

However, the circuit maintained its MSUK track licence purposely in order to keep the doors open for an opportunity for elite-level racing to return. F100 Kart Club, established in 2014 has been running race meetings at Buckmore Park since 2015 as part of its highly successful travelling championship. During extended talks between the two parties, an agreement was made that would see F100 Kart Club host multiple race meetings at the track from the start of 2021, marking the return of Owner Driver racing to Buckmore Park Kart Circuit.

Whilst the F100 brand pays homage to the spirit of the '90s, widely believed to be one of the most popular eras for karting, these additional race meetings will cater for the modern classes across different age groups.

F100 Kart Club consists of the small committee of executives:- Tim Wickett, Chris Derrick and Jay Fairbrass. This arrangement allows for faster decision making and enables the team to react to changes very quickly bringing dynamism and vibrance to kart racing. Jay commented, "We are extremely excited and honoured to have been invited to look after the Kart Club at Buckmore Park, a venue that is steeped in history and prestige. We are determined to do what ever it takes to carry that mantle forward and have no doubt that Owner Driver kart racing will flourish once more in the park with our grass-roots approach to racing."

"Our style and ethos towards kart racing has become admired and loved by many across the country as we have travelled around visiting other venues with the F100 90's Tour. I'd personally like to thank all the local drivers and teams for their support in this new project and we can't wait to unveil our plans within the next few days for 2021 and beyond."

For more information on Buckmore Park Kart Circuit visit www.buckmore.co.uk.

Photograph courtesy of Simon Burchett.

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MyLaps TR2 GO Transponder   (12/10)

The MyLaps TR2 transponder is the next generation of timing transponder fully compatible with all existing systems. Now available, the TR2 GO featuring an unlimited subscription for those who prefer a fixed purchase price with no ongoing annual subscription fees.

The TR2 is the newest and most innovative transponder for car, bike, motocross and kart racing. Many years of development resulted in the brand new TR2 Transponder: reliable hardware, flexible subscription options and easy registration & activation from your smartphone.

The new TR2 Transponder gives you all the information you need to start your race fully prepared. Manage the needs of your transponder everywhere with your smartphone. Due to a Bluetooth connection with the Speedhive app you can manage your TR2 Transponder always and everywhere with your smartphone. It's very easy to register and activate your transponder and you're re reminded of the duration of the ongoing license and battery status.

Together with the TR2 Transponder comes the TR2 Cradle to charge your transponder in just 5 hours for 5 days of racing, and to connect your transponder with your Speedhive app.

The TR2 transponder, including the TR2 GO with unlimited subscription, is available from www.buytransponders.com.  What's more, UK Karting visitors can receive a special 10% discount on the TR2 GO by entering the code "UKKARTGO" during checkout.

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Electroheads e-Kart Championship   (21/09)
 
Motorsport UK is delighted to welcome the Electroheads e-kart Championship to the expanding Karting Pathway. After initial trial events in 2020, the brainchild of former Ferrari and Williams Formula One engineer Rob Smedley will become a fully-fledged Motorsport UK championship for the 2021 season. 

The Electroheads series will be open to young karters who will be starting their motorsport journey, as the championship will act as the perfect entry point for both Bambino and Cadet age categories.

Both karts will be based around a standardised chassis with a 3kW motor for the Bambino category for six to eight-year-olds, while the Cadet variant for eight to 12-year-olds will boast a more powerful 5kW unit. All karts will feature a 48v lithium-ion battery and Control Area Network (CAN) for plug-in speed control and performance maps, which will be shared and monitored by the Electroheads team to ensure total performance parity across the grid. 

Most importantly, the bespoke machines will offer identical or greater performance regarding weight, speed and acceleration, when comparing them to the petrol-powered equivalents.  

Electroheads e-kart Championship founder Rob Smedley, commented on the partnership, "It's fantastic to be joining forces with Motorsport UK. On our side we have been working on the project for three or four years and now we are really proud to announce the collaboration with the national motorsport governing body, as we share the same vision of reducing barriers to entry, including cost, time and know-how."

"Our ambition has always been to make it far easier for the next generation of racers to experience the excitement of motorsport. We wanted to bring the knowledge acquired at the very highest level in Formula One to grassroots motorsport, to give something back to the community and especially the younger generations."

Motorsport UK CEO Hugh Chambers said, "We are delighted to work with Rob Smedley and the Electroheads electric karting initiative. Motorsport UK is continuing to establish a new Karting Pathway from entry-level karting such as the British Indoor Karting Championship with TeamSport, via arrive-and-drive Club 100 karting and the Daniel Ricciardo Series one-make kart series, all the way through to the pinnacle of karting with the Motorsport UK British Kart Championships. 

"The Electroheads project is extremely exciting, as we broaden the opportunities the Karting Pathway has to offer for young drivers, it represents as an innovative new element. Along with a high level of accessibility, the karts will offer complete parity, removing barriers to entry, creating an equal playing field for all, enabling the best drivers to rise to the top. We look forward to an exciting 2021 season as we work with Rob and his team to develop and promote this great initiative. Motorsport UK is continually exploring the ways in which we can diversify the sport and offer not only financial and social accessibility, but also combat broader issues such as diversity, inclusion and sustainability - especially through grassroots motorsport."

The Electroheads e-kart Championship will be holding taster and demonstration events throughout the remainder of the 2020 season before the Motorsport UK endorsement in 2021, with its competitors enjoying all the benefits of Motorsport UK membership. For more information, visit www.electroheads.com.

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UKC At Three Sisters   (28/07)

Just Announced - The UKC will be at Three Sisters Circuit in September.
 
The UKC will be holding round 3 at Three Sisters Circuit over the weekend of the 4/5/6th September.

Our next test day is taking place on Friday 31st July between 9am and 5pm and this will be one of the only two days available for testing before the UKC in September. The other test day is the 17th August.

All UKC classes are welcome and costs just £50 per driver. It is a pre-booked kart test day where social distancing will be in place. Call 01942 719030 to book your place.
 
For more information on Three Sisters Circuit visit www.threesisterscircuit.co.uk, or you can email us at [email protected].

Three Sisters Circuit - Three Sisters Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8DD.

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Larkhall: Back On Track   (23/06)

The UK is slowly beginning a return to normality with the lifting of some restrictions and Larkhall Circuit are in poll position when it comes to being prepared to welcome karting fans back. Indoor activities are still restricted, and with outdoor karting having the added benefit of being an all-weather sport, it is more popular than ever. This means that processes and protocols that protect visitor health and safety are more important than they have ever been.

Officially opened in 2019 by Sir Jackie Stewart after receiving a significant redevelopment investment, the track has become the most technical track in the UK, and the longest track in Scotland. An impressive 1140m long track with a fantastic mix of fast straights and technical bends, making it a firm favourite with the karting community. They have a rich history, and many of today's motorsport superstars began their racing careers at the circuit, including David Coulthard, Dario Franchitti, Marino Franchitti, Ryan Dalziel, Allan McNish, Paul Di Resta, Stefan Di Resta, Barry Horne and Susie Wolff... just to mention a few. Plus the rising stars Dean Macdonald, Ross Martin, Dexter Patterson, Angus Moulsdale, Lewis Gilbert and Ciaran Haggerty have all practiced and raced at the track.

There has been a recent influx of interest from many who have never been on a race track before and Larkhall Circuit are keen to welcome old and new drivers alike, and find the next racing stars of the future!

The team at Larkhall Circuit have worked hard to meticulously plan new safety processes in a way that does not impact or interrupt the enjoyment of karting. The new processes are slick and they provide everything required for a safe, fun day. Investment has been made in new suits, helmets and even technology, they are obviously very serious about making this work. Staff have been given extra training to ensure that event flow is planned in great detail. The first visitors have been welcomed and have not been disappointed.

"I was impressed by the safety procedures put in place, I felt completely safe. It only took ten minutes to get checked in and everything was fully explained. It didn't impact my time on the track. It was also really good to know that all equipment and overalls are cleaned after every use. I will definitely be back." - John Ross
 
If you would like to find out more please visit https://larkhallcircuit.com.
 
You can also follow us on social media at https://www.facebook.com/larkhallcircuit.

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BIZ Karts Job Vacancy   (21/02)

BIZ Karts, the largest kart manufacturer in the UK, are looking to hire a kart assembly technician / mechanic. As more world-class circuits are choosing to run our corporate karts across the globe, now is a very exciting time to join this rapidly expanding company. To meet our increasing product demands, we are looking for a hands-on individual with existing mechanical knowledge who can hit the ground running, assisting the team with jobs including:

- Building of kart sub-assemblies
- Asembly of components and parts for kart
- Building of karts
- Component Picking
- Ensuring components are assembled to a high quality in a fast time
- Possibility of international travel to support new kart fleet installs

The Person: A strong mechanical background is a must. Experience within the karting industry would be advantageous. The ideal candidate would integrate quickly into our team, be hard working, flexible, conscientious and will pay close attention to detail. As we manufacture both petrol and electric karts, an applicant with an interest and/or understanding of electrical engineering would be an advantage, but not a necessity.

Employment Details: The kart technician will be based in our purpose-built factory in Enfield, North London (EN3 7QA). Parking on site is available and Brimsdown train station is just 0.6 miles from the factory. Working days are Monday to Friday and basic working hours are 8am - 5pm, with plenty of overtime available. Rate of pay is dependent on existing skills and experience of the applicant. 'On the job' product training will be provided. The position is available for immediate start.

Company Perks: We offer 20 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), a workplace pension, company workwear and a PPE contribution. Plus, plenty of opportunities for karting socials!

Reference ID: Kart Assembly Technician / Mechanic BIZ1902
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £22,000.00 to £25,000.00 /year

Experience: Karting Industry: 1 year (Preferred), Mechanical: 1 year (Required)

Language: English (Required)

Please email [email protected] with your latest CV to apply for the position.

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WLKC Inaugural Race Meeting   (10/02)
 
Warden Law Kart Club will be holding our inaugural race meeting on Sunday 16th February - the first round of our IKR Sprint Series 2020.

The event will be streamed live on YouTube, and we are very happy to announce that the commentary team will be Joe Bradley and John Hindhaugh. They have both commentated on international motorsports events such as the Le Mans 24hrs, Daytona 24hrs and other events all over the world!
 
We are running the following classes: Senior Rotax 162/177, Junior Rotax, Cadet 160/200, Bambino C50, Senior & Junior Prokart and Mini Max.
 
Entries are now open on Alpha Timing, visit the Warden Law Kart Club Facebook page for more information!

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Mechanic/Workshop Manager Vacancy   (04/02)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Workshop Manager at our busy kart circuit and multi activity venue at Warden Law, Sunderland.

The role will see the successful applicant oversee the preparation and maintenance of our fleet of 60 karts & Can Am Maverick Off Road buggies as well the other company vehicles and equipment on site. Due to the nature of the business, evening and weekend work will be included.

Responsibilities will include:
- To be responsible for the workshop and maintenance/appearance of all KNE vehicles on site
- To be responsible for the stock control and workshop costings
- To ensure that there are sufficient karts/vehicles available to enable the company to fulfil the daily bookings
- Recording maintenance and repair work through our circuit management system
- To work under the supervision/guidance of the Circuit Manager/General Manager to provide safe events
- Carrying out site maintenance and helping with the running of events when required
 
Essential experience:
- At least 3 years' experience working in a busy workshop environment
- Minimum of NVQ level 3 in motor mechanics or equivalent
- Computer literate
 
To apply, forward your CV and covering letter to [email protected].

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New Kart Club At Three Sisters   (31/01)

Three Sisters Circuit near Wigan has announced that it is forming its own Motorsport UK licenced Kart Racing Club.
 
The Three Sisters Kart Club Ltd will offer members all short circuit classes from Bambino to 250 National.

Chris Pullman, Circuit Director says, "we felt it was time to bring the promotion of Motorsport UK Kart Racing in-house and therefore we are forming our own club. We have always tried to create a professional image with all the activities we offer, and the new club will follow that line. Initially we will be offering testing sessions throughout early part of the year, the first of which is on Sunday 9 February. Later in the year, the intention is to start organising race meetings with a full schedule of events planned for 2021".

Visit our website at www.threesisterscircuit.co.uk, or for more information call 01942 719 030 or email [email protected].

Three Sisters Circuit is located at Three Sisters Road, Ashton in Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 8DD

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CIK Issues Mini Regulations   (29/01)

As planned, the CIK-FIA has proceeded with the homologation of the chassis, bodywork, brakes, engines, ignition systems, carburettors, intake silencers and tyres for the Group 3 Mini equipment. This approval has been effective since 1st January 2020. The aim is to provide a common technical framework that can be relied on by the ASNs for the different categories dedicated to young Drivers in many countries.

"I think it is a very positive step to have homologated the Mini equipment," said Felipe Massa, CIK-FIA President.

"I look forward to seeing as many ASNs as possible following these new rules. It is important to train the youngest Drivers in a similar way all over the world. I hope that those countries that have not yet developed a Mini class will take the opportunity to do so by using standardised equipment to put their young Drivers on an equal footing and encourage them to continue on to international classes."

The CIK-FIA has not planned to give the Mini category an international sporting framework, notably because there is no international licence for Drivers before the age of 12 (reached during the year). The Mini categories are intended to remain on a national level.

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Thinking About A New Career?   (28/01)

Note: This event has been postponed until October.

Are you thinking of a career in Motorsport or Automotive?

This Spring join the MIA Motorsport & Automotive Jobs Fair, in association with National Motorsport Academy on 8th April 2020 within the Wing at Silverstone Circuit, and meet your next employer.

This is a Free event - open to all 16+ and with over 30 high-profile companies exhibiting from the motorsport and automotive sectors, there won't be a better opportunity to get your foot in the door.

A wide range of roles and opportunities will be available on the day, including jobs in engineering, design, manufacturing, sales & marketing, motorsport events, motorsport courses and apprenticeship schemes. This is your opportunity to get advice from the experts, meet with key companies and take the next step in your career!

A programme of free workshops will be available throughout the day.

Register your free ticket here - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mia-motorsport-automotive-jobs-fair-tickets-90760409829.

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Spellfame Karting Return   (20/01)

Spellfame Karting are pleased to announce that we are restarting our racing team at Kimbolton and Shenington.

We invite you to join us in a fun and friendly atmosphere to push yourself to improve your results and help you progress to your full potential, whatever your experience level may be.

Whether it's just awning space or full arrive and drive packages, we can cater for all your needs and at extremely competitive rates.

As a bonus, anyone that is part of the Spellfame Racing Team will be entitled to a race team discount in our trackside shop!

For more Information please don't hesitate to contact Richard Lloyd on +44 (0)7826 369369 and we can talk through your needs for the 2020 season.

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The New MyLaps TR2 Transponder   (20/01)

MyLaps have launched the new TR2 transponder to replace the current X2 range.

The new transponder represents state of the art timing technology for the industry leader in timing hardware.

To celebrate this latest timing innovation BuyTransponders.com are offering a special 10% discount for karting.co.uk visitors.

The prices listed on their website are directly linked to the Euro exchange rate to ensure you pay the best possible price.

To take advantage of this offer visit www.buytransponders.com and at checkout enter the code "karttr2".

For larger orders and enquiries relating to trade-ins and upgrades for kart clubs and circuits email [email protected] or call us on +44 (0)1432 860685.

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Thinking Of Switching To Rotax?   (26/11)

Thinking of switching to Rotax?

Rotax/JAG offer 12 month warranty on all new engines. Well WRE are about to take that further!

If you are coming from Honda, IAME, X30 or KZ then WRE will offer an 18 month warranty on all new engines, which also includes the awesome DD2 engine! So what better time to consider the Rotax classes for 2020?

The deal is:
- Engine to be fisched from new by WRE.
- Engine checked by WRE at 9 months.
- All parts from 9 months to 18 months if needed will be at 50% RRP.
- All labour needed will be Free of Charge as per the extended WRE warranty.
- Proof of non-Rotax previous class needed.

Full terms are available upon request.

Rotax and JAG broke the mould with their unique warranty, and now WRE are underwriting this additional warranty ourselves under the above conditions. What better time to consider and move to Rotax?

For DD2, the allowance next year of CIK approved chassis' means you can look to use non-specific DD2 chassis that allows this awesome class engine to be more readily accessible.

Plus, for DD2, if the engine and kart are bought together WRE will extend a 2 year warranty to the engine!

For more details see http://www.wrightracing.org/rotax.html

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Classic TKM Class For 2020   (18/11)

F100 is to create a Classic TKM class in time for the 2020 season.
 
TKM homologated karts up to the end of 2003 using the BT82 100ccc and 115cc engines will be welcomed for the Classic and Classic Extreme classes.
 
For more information about the class regulations, members discounts, the 2020 British tour and memberships, please visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/F100ClassicTKM

If you have experience but don't have a license, don't worry! F100 is here to help with our Pro Racer scheme to get you licensed very simply, safely and cost effectively.

For more general information on F100 visit our website at www.f100uk.com or email [email protected].

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BirelART Rotax Drives Available   (07/11)

Official BirelART Rotax UK team drives are available for the 2020 season.

If you think you are good enough to win the British Rotax Championship in 2020, we want to hear from you!

Drives are available with the team in all British Rotax Championships in the stunningly quick BirelART chassis.

Enquires should be sent to Steve Bell (Racing Perfection Team Principal) at [email protected] or call 07746 922006. 

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Get Ready For The 2020 Season   (05/11)

For anyone looking for a competitive edge and success, test drives in the brilliant BirelART Rotax and Honda chassis are now available.

Benefits include:
- Fantastically quick out the box.
- Brilliant to drive.
- No cracking - karts doing up to 30+ races plus testing without any cracks!
- Support available.
- Plus lots more.

Support is available at National and Club level including preparation, trackside, training, chassis jig services and more.

To place your order or book your test drive and join the number of drivers that have made the jump and achieved fantastic results and success, contact us via the details below...

Telephone Steve on 07746 922006 or email [email protected].

You can also visit our website at www.racingperfection.co.uk.

Racing Perfection - Official BirelART Rotax UK Team.

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Lydd International Kart Club   (31/10)

The Lydd International Kart Club is now up and running!

Newly registered with Motorsport UK as a kart club, the first meeting will be held on Sunday 3rd November.

The classes that will run are Bambino time trials, Cadet, Cadet Clubman, Mini Max, J-Max, J-Subaru, S-Max 162 and S-Max 177.

The format will be 3 minutes practice followed by timed qualifying, 2 heats and a final.

There will be 5 rounds in the Winter Championship with 4 to count.

2 sets of dry tyres for the 5 rounds only.

Further information can be found on the club's website at lydd-international-kart-club.org.uk.

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Daniel Ricciardo Series Open Day   (11/09)

The Daniel Ricciardo Series is opening its doors of its factory this Sunday 15th September at their HQ in Bromsgrove Worcestershire.
 
The factory will be open from 10.30am until 3pm with free entry and refreshments available so come and see us!
 
If you're looking at doing the 2020 Daniel Ricciardo Series, it's the perfect opportunity to speak to DRS staff to see how the series works and look at the DRS Ricciardo karts DRS62 (cadet) DRS100 (Junior) DRS125 (senior).
 
For 2020 the Daniel Ricciardo Series will be Motorsport UK approved and drivers will require a Motorsport UK Kart Licence. Thanks to the Daniel Ricciardo Series any new driver that has not held a MSA or Motorsport UK licence in the past will receive a complimentary Motorsport UK licence as part of their registration and membership fee for 2020 as well as a full DRS Ricciardo karts decal set.
 
The Daniel Ricciardo Series is a national series racing exclusively at circuits , no teams allowed and all engines serviced and prepared by the Daniel Ricciardo Series. The ethos is very much about an equal playing field and is against cheque book racing with the focus on a drivers actual driving and racing ability - take a look at what Daniel Ricciardo himself says about his series ! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsc-gHZPqec.
 
All races are LIVE streamed and you can watch the latest race from Rowrah RD5 and subscribe to the Daniel Ricciardo Series You Tube channel - danielricciardoseries.
 
We look forward to seeing new and old faces this Sunday 15th September 2019 - Daniel Ricciardo Series Lissone House Harris Business Park Stoke Prior Bromsgrove B60 4DJ.
 
.For more information visit www.danielricciardoseries.com or call the office 01527 889595 or email [email protected].

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Motorsport & Automotive Jobs Fair   (12/08)
 
Are you thinking of a career in Motorsport or Automotive?
 
This Autumn join the MIA Motorsport & Automotive Jobs Fair on 3 October 2019 within the Wing at Silverstone Circuit and meet your next employer.
 
This free event, in association with National Motorsport Academy, is open to all 16+ and with over 30 high-profile companies exhibiting from the motorsport and automotive sectors, there won't be a better opportunity to get your foot in the door.
 
A wide range of roles and opportunities will be available on the day, including jobs in engineering, design, manufacturing, sales & marketing, motorsport events, motorsport courses and apprenticeship schemes. This is your opportunity to get advice from the experts, meet with key companies and take the next step in your career!
 
See details on the companies exhibiting and register your ticket here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mia-motorsport-automotive-jobs-fair-tickets-59819720394.

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Race To Beat Dementia   (30/07)
 
Stars from Formula 1 have today joined with leading scientists from the University of Edinburgh and Optical Express, Europe's leading provider of eye surgery, in a unique initiative to achieve a breakthrough in the prevention or treatment of dementia.

Current Formula 1 stars including McLaren's Lando Norris, Williams' George Russell, Toro Rosso's Alexander Albon, former Williams driver and now Sky Formula 1 commentator Paul di Resta, and four-time Indy Car Series champion Dario Franchitti, along with racing legends David Coulthard and Damon Hill, are among those who attended a launch event at Glasgow's extended and newly-refurbished Larkhall Circuit. The stars celebrated the launch of a series of Endurance Races to raise money for Race Against Dementia, a global charity founded by three-time Formula 1 World Champion Sir Jackie Stewart, after his wife Lady Helen was diagnosed with the condition.
 
The Endurance Races, to be held at Larkhall Circuit and at partner race circuits across Europe over the summer, are expected to raise a substantial sum in support of Race Against Dementia's Fellowship Programme, which will fund cutting-edge, early career scientists. Run in collaboration with Alzheimer's Research UK, the Fellowship programme actively seeks out young scientists with innovative research proposals, supporting efforts to tackle new approaches to better understanding, treatment, and prevention of the diseases underlying dementia.
 
The selected scientists will also benefit from a Formula 1 mentoring and development programme, supported by leading teams including McLaren and Red Bull, to bring cutting edge Formula 1 ways of working to the research and to inspire fresh progress in achieving a breakthrough.
 
The programme has been brought about in partnership with the University of Edinburgh, a Hub for the UK Dementia Research Institute which is currently leading a large UK-wide study on vascular dementia. Race Against Dementia and the Endurance Races are also being supported by Europe's leading provider of eye surgery, Optical Express, which is headquartered in Glasgow and is committed to promoting the latest research in eye health.
 
There are currently 850,000 people with dementia in the UK, with numbers set to rise to over 1 million by 2025. Yet dementia research is drastically underfunded and there are not enough researchers and clinicians joining the fight against dementia. Five times fewer researchers work on dementia than on cancer. The Race Against Dementia Fellowship Programme aspires to change the narrative around dementia research by funding ground-breaking new research from young scientists with fresh ideas.
 
Sir Jackie Stewart said "In my world of motorsport I have seen extraordinarily creative and successful breakthroughs introduced that have resulted in huge leaps forward in performance and safety, and the sport has been able to achieve these changes with fast turnaround. I have no doubt that finding a cure for dementia is one of the biggest challenges we've ever faced. But my vision is that by thinking out of the box and finding new ways to achieve success, just as we do in Formula One, we will find faster ways to detect, prevent, manage and ultimately cure this terrible condition."
 
Professor Tara Spires-Jones, UK Dementia Research Institute Programme Lead, University of Edinburgh, said "To get effective treatments into the hands of people with dementia sooner, we need excellent scientists working together around the world to discover new ideas that result in new treatments. Race Against Dementia's support will help some amazingly talented scientists launch their careers in dementia research. These future research leaders could make a meaningful difference to the lives of people living with dementia.
 
"The planned partnership with clinicians at Optical Express is also hugely exciting for us. Linking up their vast databases and state-of-the-art technology with our preeminent research teams has the potential to bring about advances in our ability to predict who is at risk of dementia and eventually help diagnose diseases early and get people treated sooner."
 
David Moulsdale, Larkhall Circuit owner and Founder and CEO of Optical Express, said "I'm hugely proud that Larkhall Circuit and Optical Express are able to support Race Against Dementia's collaborative, innovative approach to tackling this devastating illness. Sir Jackie's passion and determination in leading this charity is as inspiring as it was on the racetrack, and it's a privilege to be involved in this work.
 
"Since my mother's dementia diagnosis I have been struck by how poorly understood the disease is, and how far behind the research is compared to other conditions. We're all desperate for a breakthrough, and at Optical Express we're going to collaborate with Professor Spires-Jones and the brilliant work her team are doing at the University of Edinburgh to achieve just that. We believe that through working together we could shine new light onto the disease and help us do more to tackle dementia."
 
Jonathan Neale, Chief Operating Officer, McLaren Group said "All of us here at McLaren are proud to support this vitally important cause. Our involvement in the Race Against Dementia fellowship and mentoring programmes underlines our commitment to work with the support of others in search of a cure. We work in a world of marginal gains and recognise that over time, these incremental improvements add up to significant advances. This mentality of always pushing for an extra tenth of a second could lead us to the next big breakthrough in Dementia treatment and prevention. At the very least, our alternative F1-based culture could gradually improve the lives of those that suffer from dementia, saving thousands from the heartbreak this condition causes."

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AIRkart's Successful 2019 Start   (13/06)

The 2019 season is proving to be a good one, taking off from where 2018 ended with the British-built AIRkart having success across a range of classes and circuits.

In Rotax 177 Masters Mark Redding has enjoyed success at Forest Edge, finishing 2nd during the May meeting.

Dan Jones asserted his position at the Whilton Mill round of the NATSKA Championship by finishing all of his races in the top five, putting him top of the championship table!

Dan's dad explained "Dan worked hard all day due to circumstances outside his control prior to the race meeting and was extremely proud of how he turned the day around, saying the AIRkart just didn't put a foot wrong all day."

At Whilton Mill and Kimbolton, Kaylem Burbridge enjoyed a stellar weekend in the top ten, setting a personal best time and is looking forward to racing over the summer once his exams are over.

Meanwhile, Dan Seager enjoyed a superb run of not finishing outside the top ten for the month of May.

For more information on the AIRkart or to arrange a test, please contact Alex Rowley at AIR Motorsport at [email protected].
 

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John Savage - R.I.P.   (13/06)

It is with great sadness that we report the demise of John Savage who passed away on 31st May 2019 after a short battle with cancer.
 
John was passionate about Karting and he and his son Lloyd had 15 years competing at various venues and he became a familiar face in many paddocks around the country.
 
The funeral will take place at the Walton Lea Crematorium, Chester Road, Higher Walton, Warrington, WA4 6TB on Monday 17th June at 11am and all who knew John and would like to attend are welcome.
 
Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with John's family and friends at this sad time.

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Compkart Wins In X30 Jnr Euro   (30/05)

Compkart UK & KKC, the UK & Ireland importers for the Fluro Compkart chassis range, congratulate MLR-Comp Junior X30 Driver Tom Lebbon on his fantastic performance at Round 2 of the RGMMC X30 European Championships at Castelletto.
 
From that start of official testing the young charger Tom Lebbon stamped his authority posting fastest laps during the sessions.
 
Qualifying would see him fastest in group until the dying stages, being pipped by just over 1/100th of a tenth.
 
Heat finishes of 2nd in his 1st heat, a win in his 2nd heat and 4th in his last heat would see him on P3 overall.

With a sensible & mature drive in the pre-final, posting just 1/2 tenth off the fastest lap and in P3 position it was all to play for in the final.

it most certainly did... leading the final for the last 8 laps of the race and winning the by over a second, Tom succeed in winning his maiden Junior X30 European Championship race, and with that another prestigious international win for the Fluro Compkart chassis.
 
What makes this even more special? Tom was the only Compkart driver at this race - no team mates, no huge amounts of data, just pure hard work and the "want to win" from the team.
 
This just goes to show and prove the true benefits of this chassis in all conditions, with the ease of setup, that any driver / team would benefit from in producing race winning results at the highest levels.
 
If you are interested in testing the chassis providing its drivers with the necessary requirements to win the race, currently obtaining race winning results at the highest level, please feel free to get in contact with Gary Rolfe, Compkart UK / KKC on 07725 367043 or 01327 844320.
 
Special mentions go to... 
Tom Lebbon - roll on the next one!
Stephen Lamyman aka Pod. A fantastic guy and a big big thanks for all his hard work in achieving this result with Tom.
Tom Grice and Grice Racing Engines for the power - outrageous all weekend.
Mark Litchfield of MLR-Comp for his dedication & hard work.
 
And everyone else involved in producing such a fantastic result... well done! 

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School Holiday Tuition   (15/05)
 
The Ambition Motorsport Team have got the 2019 season off to a flying start with strong podium performances from their Honda Cadet & Iame X30 Team at recent club events.
 
With the success we have opened up availability to join the team for the rest of 2019 at the below club events:
 
PF International
Kimbolton
Shenington
Whilton Mill
Motorsport UK Championship
Plus many one of Championship events.
 
With the demand we have opened up a 3 week school holiday testing programme suited to various schools half term time.
 
Starting from Monday 27th May - Sunday 16th June we will be at a range of circuits and can be requested for One to One, On Track Tuition or Group Bookings.
 
We are also welcoming drivers from Europe/Asia/Middle East/America looking to compete up against the strong UK competition from 8 years old in the Cadet Categories and Juniors from 12 years old.
 
Arrive and Drive packages available by request or your own equipment can be supplied for any of our events... no matter the make of kart or category you compete in.
 
For more information or to arrange a day with the team contact us on +44 (0)7951 831236, view our website at www.ambitionmotorsport.com or send us an email to [email protected].

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FIA ​​Karting Academy Trophy   (16/04)

The record set in 2018 of nations represented in the FIA ​​Karting Academy Trophy has been widely beaten this year, for the 10th edition, with 51 Drivers from 47 countries and five continents. Year after year, the FIA ​​Karting Academy Trophy continues to attract young talents from all over the world who are interested in a Competition where the skill of the participants takes precedence over the financial aspect, and makes it possible to reveal future Champions.

The FIA ​​Karting Academy Trophy is a unique Competition designed to pit the best hopes of the world against each other on equal terms. The young Drivers, aged from 12 to 14, represent their country driving randomly selected one-design karts, OTK chassis equipped with Vortex engines from the OK-Junior category, and Bridgestone tyres. This Competition is based on the knowledge and seriousness of the OTK Kart Group, who won the tender for the supply of chassis and engines for 2019, 2020 and 2021, after three successful seasons.

This year, the endowment consists of an educational programme offered to all Drivers by the OTK Kart Group and implemented by Formula Medicine, the renowned Drivers' preparation organisation founded by Dr. Riccardo Ceccarelli. This programme will take place during the three Competitions of the FIA ​​Karting Academy Trophy and will address the following topics during training sessions planned according to the schedule of each event.

- Athletic Training program tailored to the needs of the age and the category
- Correct Mental approach and techniques for Mental Training
- Basic rules for appropriate nutrition both for every day and for Race day

All Drivers will benefit of this educational program improving their abilities and knowledge as a fundamental part of their experience in the FIA ​​Karting Academy Trophy.

OMP has been appointed, following a tender procedure, as the sole supplier of overalls to Drivers participating in the FIA ​​Karting Academy Trophy, as well as clothing for their mechanics (polo shirts and softshell jackets).

The list of entries for the 2019 edition includes 51 drivers, including two women, from 47 nations on five continents. Thailand, New Zealand, Paraguay, Canada, the Philippines, Slovakia and Serbia have joined the many countries already won over by this Competition where the talents of tomorrow can be revealed.

This season the FIA ​​Karting Academy Trophy will travel to two European countries, Germany and Italy. The three Competitions will take place on very famous circuits, at the same time as the FIA ​​Karting European Championships - KZ and KZ2, as well as on the occasion of the FIA ​​Karting World Championship - KZ.

FIA Karting Academy Trophy Calendar
- 5th May 2019, Wackersdorf (DEU), 1/3
- 16th June, 2019, Sarno (ITA), 2/3
- 22nd September, 2019, Lonato (ITA), 3/3

Find the complete list of entries at this link.

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TVKC Winter Championship   (12/04)
 
In changing conditions the past weekend at the PF International circuit. The race being attended by 52 competitors as a shake down race for the following weekends British championship MSA-UK round 1 would see Compkart not only top the time sheets in both Junior & Senior form but also head the Senior X30 podium again. 
 
MLR-Comp Senior X30 driver Thomas Turner demonstrated the clear benefits of the Grice Powered, Fluro Compkart chassis, after posting the fastest lap of timed qualifying & winning the 1st heat in dry conditions, The final would see Turner, dominate the race and drive away from the field in the rain soaked final, whilst setting fastest laps & purple sectors throughout this final race of the day to then post the fastest lap of the final on the last lap and cross the line some 4.5 seconds ahead of the field.
 
Furthermore proving the chassis characteristics, handling, ease of set-up & speed whilst in changing conditions, during the same weekend, clearly does demonstrate the advantages of this product. 
 
KKC & Compkart UK would like to Congratulation Thomas Turner on both victories of winning the 2019 TVKC Winter Series & also the outstanding drive to win the TVKC April meeting.
 
If you find your equipment is not "up to the job in hand" then don't hesitate to call us
 
With the continuing wins and success, why not make the call to test the Compkart chassis. After all, are you wanting to achieve the same winning success that is being achieved on a regular basis? We look forward to hearing from you.

All enquiries relating to the Compkart chassis can be directed to Gary Rolfe at KKC on 07725 367043 or 01327 844320, or for the Factory UK Race Team contact Mark Litchfield at MLR-Comp on 07850 026321.

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Circuit Assistant Vacancy   (08/04)

South Coast Karting have an exciting opportunity to join the team on a Full Time basis as a Circuit Assistant to also train and, in time, build up to become a Circuit Supervisor.
 
The role includes but is not limited to:
- Kart, Circuit & Venue Maintenance.
- Meeting & Greeting customers.
- Briefing groups on race events and circuit rules.
- Marshaling race events & arrive & drive sessions.
- Running the race control timing systems and signing in customers using the registration systems.
 
As you can see the role advertised is a varied position. We are looking for an all rounder who is adaptable, has some mechanical skills to build on and that is approachable, good with members of the public & work colleagues alike.
 
Full on the job training will be given in all areas to the successful applicant, who in time, if successful will achieve promotion to Circuit Supervisor.
 
35 hours per week is offered. The applicant must be prepared to work evenings and weekends. A monthly rota will be issued for each calendar month.
 
Pay meets national minimum wage for a 3 month probation period after which a pay review will take place and any increase will be determined by progress made.
 
Apply, with your CV and covering letter of why you would be great for the job to [email protected].

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Compkart On The Podium   (03/04)

KKC & Compkart UK would like to congratulate Senior Rotax MLR-Comp driver Lewis Malin on his strong performances at the PFI Circuit hosting Round 1 of the new MSA-UK British Championship where he would highlight the performance and characteristics of the P1 Engines powered, Fluro Compkart Chassis in Rotax specification in a field where other chassis manufacturers have somewhat struggled.
 
During the test sessions prior to qualifying, the young charger would post the fastest lap time in the warm up sessions, posting a lap time in another second bracket to the rest of the field...
 
Unfortunately an unforeseen mechanical failure would see Malin, the only competitor in the strong 52 competitor field, fail to post a lap time during the qualifying session, with it all to prove in the heats and the final.
 
With the confidence that his P1 Racing Engines, Compkart Chassis package could produce the necessary speed to achieve far greater results, Malin would start both his heats from a lowly P26. Heat 1, would see the fastest lap being posted, charging through 11 places to finish in P15. Heat 2, would also see 15 places gained to finish P11 - half a tenth off the fastest lap!
 
Final 1 would see Malin line up P25. Knowing another charge was necessary. He most certainly did not fail to deliver. Moving up a total of 17 positions to finish final 1 in 8th place.
 
The Compkart Chassis with P1 Racing Engine power demonstrating its performance advantages against the competition would now see Lewis line up from a P8 slot for Final 2.
 
With another strong drive, demonstrating the true benefits of the chassis, Malin would cross the line in P3 and taking a truly deserved podium finish, rounding up the weekend in such fine form after a disastrous qualifying stage.
 
If you are finding that your chassis does not give you the edge that you are expecting and are interested in testing the Rotax chassis that everyone is talking about, then why not give us a call. Tests can easily be arranged with the Compkart Chassis, the chassis that has time and again proven its capabilities on track whether it be dry or wet, sun or rain. Tests can be conducted at either Whilton Mill or PF International circuit, where you will be able to witness the true advantages of this chassis.
 
All enquiries relating to the Compkart chassis can be directed to Gary Rolfe at KKC on 07725 367043 or 01327 844320, or for the Factory UK Race Team contact Mark Litchfield at MLR-Comp on 07850 026321.

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New Scottish Compkart Distributor   (03/04)

KKC & Compkart UK Would like to welcome Lenny Messenger of L.M. Motorsport to the Fluro Compkart family of key distributors throughout the UK.
 
With the placement of the highly rated and knowledgeable Lenny Messenger as Official Scottish Distributor and Rotax Race Team for the Compkart chassis amd brand, this strengthens our distribution network further and we can now ensure our Scottish customers receive the key service and support that they deserve.
 
We look forward to working with Lenny and brightening the Scottish circuits further with the Fluro Compkart brand.
 
If you are finding that your chassis does not give you the edge that you are expecting and are interested in testing the Rotax chassis that everyone is talking about, then why not give us a call. Tests can easily be arranged with the Compkart Chassis, the chassis that has time and again proven its capabilities on track whether it be dry or wet, sun or rain.
 
All enquiries related to the Compkart Chassis can be directed to Gary Rolfe at KKC on 07725 367043 or 01327 844320, or our official Scotland dealer Lenny Messenger at L.M. Motorsport on 07971 605558.

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Time Racing Engines   (02/04)

British and European Rotax Champions DHR are pleased to announce they have launched their Rotax engine department under the name of Time Racing Engines. 

We are now an official approved Rotax service centre based from our workshop at Whilton Mill Circuit.

Having worked very closely with Steve Ogden for 10+ years and now as Steve significantly reduces his workload down to focus on a new exciting venture of training and assisting with Rotax Austria the decision was mutually taken for us to become an official Rotax service centre. 

We are now building and preparing engines and invite you to contact us should you need new Rotax engine sales or Rotax engine rebuild work or just prep or dyno testing. With our state of the art dyno we are capable of everything from running in engines to performance testing your complete kit.

So contact Time Racing Engines by DHR for more information...

Tel: 07960047810
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.danhollandracing.co.uk

Stop press!
Time Racing Engines instant success! Oli Pylka dominates the BNL kickoff event at Genk in Junior Max with Pole and both final wins on freshly prepared junior Rotax Evo engines by Time Racing Engines. 

Stop press again!
Time Racing Engines off to a winning start at the Rotax Official British Motorsport UK series round 1 and 2! Time Racing Engines have double wins in 177 rotax with Levi King and heat and final wins in snr rotax with Ben Davis and James Johnson. 

New engine sales and rebuild work all available now and Rotax junior and senior engines available for hire. Contact Dan Holland of Time Racing Engines for your Rotax engine needs and be part of the success story.

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British Championships Are Back   (01/04)

The biggest British Kart Championships in decades made an instant impact as the opening two rounds of the Rotax series got the new-look season off with a bang. The 2019 championship, organised by Motorsport UK travelled to the iconic PF International Circuit in Lincolnshire where 155 drivers across four classes did battle last weekend (30/31 March). One fifth of the current Formula One grid cut their teeth in British Karting and the next generation of stars certainly produced a weekend of mesmerising wheel-to-wheel racing.

Rotax MiniMax
First-up to entertain the crowds at a sun-kissed PFI was the MiniMax series for drivers aged 11 to 15. The Coles Racing duo of Archie Kitching and Sam Gornall diced for the lead with the advantage being exchanged several times in the early stages. The pair soon decided to work together to pull a gap over third place and in the closing stages, battle resumed with Gornall clinching the first win of the season by just 0.17 seconds. TWM driver Alexander Hughes fended off Ryan Willis for third.

Kitching was to have his own celebrations as the Shipley driver lifted the trophy in the second contest of the weekend - a race where eight drivers created a slipstreaming freight train in the fight for victory. Teammate Gornall had a race to forget as he ran wide - dropping him down the order - eventually finishing eighth. Hughes followed Kitching home in second to bag another haul of points while Jez Hughes in his first season in the BKC took a fine podium - making up eight places after a spirited drive.

Race two winner Archie Kitching said - "It was a great weekend and a really close final race. It was a tough start getting around Sam but once everything settled I managed to pull a gap and to come away with first place, I am very happy with that."
 
Junior Rotax
Kai Hunter did the double in the Junior Rotax category for drivers aged 13-17. The DHR star hardly put a foot wrong all weekend as he took a lights to flag victory in both contests - but he didn't have it his own way as he was pushed hard by Tom Adams and Taylan Babbs in the first contest before Babbs and Harry Newman-Oakley slugged it out for the spoils in the second. The enthralling head-to-tail racing was in evidence throughout the field as the top-ten were separate by a matter of seconds on both rounds.

Kai Hunter said "I really enjoyed this weekend and had to fight for it at times, but I could control the pace. We had a draft to spring us into the lead and it provided some real close racing and I think the battles are going to be great throughout the season."
 
Senior Rotax
In the first final in the Senior Rotax class for drivers aged 16 and over, James Johnson climbed onto the top step for DHR after a nail-biting race which saw the top-three blanketed by less than one second. Kieran Gifford was the runner-up in race one, but he had his own moment in the spotlight in race two as he secured his first win of the season and with it the championship lead leaving PFI. James Lowther notched up a podium in the first race before a small mistake sent him down the order in the second. Lewis Malin had quite possibly the drive of the weekend. In the first final, the Solihull-star produced a monumental drive to lift himself from the back of the grid to finish seventh, before the MLR driver went on another mission to put his kart onto the final rostrum position in the final race of the weekend.  

Kieran Gifford said "Qualifying went really well, the kart was perfect, my team did a superb job and to win the second race was very special, so I am over the moon with the weekend."
 
Rotax 177
Last, but by no means least, the Rotax 177 classes were the final category of the weekend. Topping qualifying was Nathan Chafer maintained his excellent form to secure the first win of the season in front of James Beacroft and Chris Wright. Such was the competitiveness of the class Levi King who had a disappointing final one by his high standards had the bit between his teeth to pull out all the stops to lift the race two trophy from 12th on the grid.

James Beacroft was mister consistent as he recorded back-to-back second places as 2018 Open Champion Michael Cheek rounded out the top three in the final race of the PFI meeting.

Race 2 winner Levi King said "It was good weekend on the whole. I wasn't pleased with how race one went but race two more than made up for it and I can't ask for any more than that."

Dan Parker, Kart Manager at Motorsport UK said. "It has been a monumental challenge to get to PFI for the first round of 2019, but what a way to start off a brand-new dawn for the British Kart Championships. I cannot thank all of the officials, volunteers and marshals enough. The racing was excellent, the weather was brilliant, and everyone walked away with massive smiles on their faces. Several races were decided on the very last lap and by just tenths of a second. This close and exciting racing in the Rotax classes, really bodes well for the rest of the year."

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Three Sisters Friday Practice   (25/03)

Friday practice is available this year on every Friday preceding MBKC Race Meetings (up to and including September).

The practice days are open to both 2 and 4 stroke karts in organised sessions.

For more details please contact Three Sisters Circuit on 01942 719030 or visit our website at threesisterscircuit.co.uk/adults/owner-driver. 

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TVKC Special Events   (21/03)

As you may already be aware, TVKC have a very different looking calendar this year, opting to move away from the traditional Summer Club Championship in favour of 3 special stand-alone meetings instead:

Spring Special - 04/05 May - http://tvkc.co.uk/beta/spring-special/

PFi Trophy - 01/02 June - http://tvkc.co.uk/beta/pfi-trophy/

Classic Cup - 06/07 July - http://tvkc.co.uk/beta/classic-cup/

Held on the normal first weekend of the month, each meeting has a special 'theme'.  

Entries for all of these 3 meetings will be open online from 12noon on 27 March 2019!

More information about each event can be found using the links above.

The calendar will then continue with the famous 'Kartmasters' weekend in August and then we'll move into our 4 round Autumn Cup - details of these will follow shortly!

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Two Karting Legends   (21/03)

Mike O'Neill and Biff Harris talk passionately about their involvement in the 1980's and 1990's era of Karting.
 
Hosted by Lars Sexton (1999 Formula A British Open Champion), listen to them talking openly of their time in British Karting, there are some really interesting tales in there!
 
Warning!  The podcast was recorded in one go without a script and does contain some adult language!  If you feel it may offend you please do not click on the link, but for those that do wish to listen and there's some real Karting heritage in there, the podcast can be found on the following link...

https://soundcloud.com/user-918694205/mike-biff-podcast-part-1

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Motorsport Governance Changes   (14/03)

In one of the most significant changes to the administration of motorsport in the UK, the governing body has adopted new articles of association, which bring it in line with Sport England's Code of Governance and best practice.
 
Motorsport Council Members voted unanimously to approve the new articles during an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) at the Royal Automobile Club in London (12 March). 

The new articles see the Motorsport UK Board become the ultimate decision-making body in the governance of UK motorsport. This has historically been the role of the Motorsport Council, who will now become the body that informs and advises the Board on key issues affecting motorsport, helping to shape strategy and promoting the sport in the UK. The Board will be made up of a greater proportion of independent non-executive directors, in addition to the members representing the sport's direct interests.

The Council will expand significantly to include representatives of a wider range of stakeholders, including motorsport venues, broader motorsport activities such as commercial karting and the motorsport industry in general. This will allow a greater range of views to be considered and ensure the governing body better reflects the whole sport. 

A new Rules Committee, drawn from across the disciplines, will be established to review regulation changes proposed by the various specialist committees. Meeting bi-annually, the Rules Committee will review proposed regulation changes and ensure that full consideration is given prior to submission to the Motorsport UK Board.

David Richards CBE, Chairman of Motorsport UK, said: "This is a very significant moment in the history of Motorsport in the UK, as we commit to becoming a modern governing body that is truly representative of our members and motorsport in general. The changes approved this week have come about after lengthy debate and meet the objective of ensuring that we will now provide the highest standards of sports governance.

"This is a journey of modernisation that over 50 sports governing bodies in this country have already taken. As sport has developed from its amateur roots it has become highly complex, commercial and multidisciplinary. Motorsport is no exception and these changes now provide the foundation for the future development and promotion of motorsport in the UK."

Another important decision taken by the Board was the appointment of Tom Purves as the new Chairman of the reformed Motorsport Council, taking over from Tony Scott Andrews at the end of his nine-year tenure. Purves has previously served as a Director of Motorsport UK and is also a former Chairman of the Royal Automobile Club.

Purves said: "As a stalwart supporter of motorsport for decades, it is an honour to be appointed as the next Chairman of the Motorsport Council, especially at this pivotal moment when its role is being redefined. By including a much wider range of stakeholders and views, the Council will become the ultimate conscience of motorsport governance, advising the Board of the key issues affecting our community's ability to enjoy fun on four wheels."

Motorsport UK extends its sincere thanks to Scott Andrews for his many years' excellent service as Chairman of the Council and as a valued member of the Board.

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AIRkarts Win Season Openers   (06/03)

Mark Redding (Rotax 177) and Dan Jones (Junior Rotax) both started their respective Forest Edge and NATSKA championships with wins on their AIRkart AR19 chassis'.

Mark comfortably won heat two in very wet conditions at Forest Edge whilst also setting the fastest lap in the masters category.

In the final he made up 5 places to finish 6th commenting that the chassis was "absolutely fantastic and performed brilliantly in all conditions over the weekend."

Dan Jones had a similarly successful weekend in Junior Rotax at Camberley Kart Club winning two of his four races as well as setting the fastest lap of the entire weekend.

The result has lifted the Oswestry based driver to the top of the championship leader board.

Both drivers are new to the British AIRkart chassis but are already starting to unleash the kart's potential.

With a complete rolling chassis just £2995.00, with no VAT to pay, the AIRkart is the ideal solution to getting the best results at the best price.

For more information about the most successful senior British chassis of 2018 or to book a test drive, please visit www.airmotorsport.com or contact [email protected].

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Larkhall Circuit To Re-open   (06/03)

Following extensive Circuit redevelopment we are delighted to welcome our members and guests on March 9th & 10th.

Be one of the first to experience the new extended Larkhall track whether you want to pop along for the experience or simply to spectate.

Improvements include:
Extended track adding approximately 15 seconds to the lap time
Additional drainage throughout the track and Circuit Complex
New rumble strips to improve safety
Removed bark from last corner and replaced with tar to improve safety
Installation of over 100 power hook ups across the paddock 
Installation of 9 x 3 Phase power hook ups across the paddock
Installation of flood lights for the paddock and the track
New camera system
Resurfaced paddock with awning tie strap anchor points in the ground
Installation of new fencing and additional barriers where required
Revamped café and introduction of new menu
Stronger wifi

Every change has been made with member/visitor experience at the forefront, as well as safety for both drivers and spectators. 

First practice weekend is scheduled for this coming Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th March. We hope to see as many members and visitors as possible.

Visit https://wskc.co.uk/ for more details. 

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Last 2019 IKR Club Race Meeting   (01/03)

As you know our monthly club race meetings for the last 5 odd years for bambino, cadet, junior & senior classes have been under the IKR (Independent Kart Racing) umbrella.  From April 2019 onwards our monthly owner driver meetings will be Motorsport UK Events (MSA), starting with a Summer Championship consisting of 7 rounds April to October, still every 2nd Sunday of the month.

So, March being our last winter championship event (Round 6). Joining us with their own grids F300 & F160 drivers.  Lydd are proud to be hosts of the opening rounds for both of their 2019 season. Further details for these 2 at F300 Racing Face Book page or enquiries to [email protected]. Likewise for information about F160 Welcome to Formula 160.

So, our weekend schedule runs like this...

Friday 8th March
Owner Driver Open Practice / Test Day
Bambino Hour from 9am to 10am. Then 10am to 4pm (or half day) for cadet, junior & senior karts (Including F300 & F160 drivers).

Saturday 9th March
Open Race Practice / Testing
Bambino Hour from 9am to 10am. Then 10am to 4pm (or half day), usual classes run for bambino (including IAME Bambino), cadet, juniors & seniors (Including F300 & F160 drivers), sessions repeating throughout the day. 
Early race day sign-in takes place in the clubhouse this day, 3pm to 4.30pm.
Early race day scrutineering takes place outside the workshop this day, 4pm to 5pm.

Sunday 10th March
Lydd IKR Race Meeting for Bambino 2 stroke (Comer C50 engine only), Honda Clubman Standard, Honda Clubman Elite, Junior Subaru, Junior Club-Max,  Mini Club-Max, ProKart 175, ProKart 200, Senior Club-Max, 177 Club Max. F300 and F160.

IKR Winter Format 
Practice of at least 3 minutes per class, followed by timed qualifying of at least 5 mins per class, then one heat (8 Laps), Pre-Final (8 Laps) and a Grand Final (10 Laps) for each class. Bambino have a practice & a qualify session of at least 3 laps each, followed by 3 timed runs (10 mins each). F300 drivers, your format is slightly different, as per your own info page.

Lydd IKR winter regulations can be downloaded at https://www.lyddkartcircuit.com/owner-drivers/winter-championship-regulations/ (Saturday running order & Sunday time-table will be posted to our face book page). F300 & F160 to include your own respective regulations also.
 
Entry Options 
You can confirm a race entry & make card payment over the phone using the circuit details below, or enter online at https://www.trakentries.co.uk/clubclone/club.asp?C=26 - the deadline for this being Wednesday 6th March.

You can also enter in person at the weekend, entries are taken up to and including race morning sign-on, which closes 9am.
 
Transponder hire is available, £10 per unit/per day, issued on a first come basis. Weekend garage space is available, must be booked in advance, £30 per kart/per day. Overnight garage kart storage (kart only) at race weekend is £5 per kart, this can be booked on the day.

Clarkekarts shop, café and clubhouse are open all 3 days, spectators welcome, no charge.
 
IKR into 2020 at Lydd Kart Circuit
Calendars have long been set for 2019. Going forward into 2020, IKR grids still very welcome to come race at Lydd.  Most likely NOT as part of the monthly owner driver club race events; however other weekend date(s) will be in the pot for booking.

So, into 2020, IKR private circuit hire for 1 day/2-day events still very much in our plans, alongside the self-contained traveling IKR championships who have just the one or two grids only, where race entry fee applies. Contact Sue or James for further info on this.

Contact circuit staff on 01797 321747 or 01797 321895, email [email protected], visit our website www.lyddkartcircuit.com, or find us on Facebook.
 
We look forward to seeing you all again soon.

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Karting Project Manager Required   (14/02)

This is a one off opportunity to manage and develop London's only youth led Kart Track.
 
Do you enjoy working with young people and helping them to achieve their potential?
 
Do you have the skills and experience to develop an effective Youth Intervention programme at a well-known and established Karting Project?

This is a unique opportunity to work with a well-established and respected local charity to help improve the well-being and life chances of children and young people in Stockwell, London SW8 and beyond.
 
Oasis runs three main projects; a Children's Nature Garden, a Karting Project and an Adventure Playground and Cycle Project.

Each of the projects provides unique opportunities for children and young people to play, learn new skills and knowledge and develop confidence and self-esteem.
 
Funded by BBC Children in Need, this post is to develop an innovative youth intervention programme that aims to keep young people on the 'Right Track'. This will be achieved by providing positive karting activities as well as mentoring, advice, information and guidance and family support for children and young people from the local community.
 
Based at the Oasis Karting Project, the Right Track Project Manager will ensure that high quality services are provided for a wide range of young people with different interests, backgrounds and abilities.
 
The right candidate will be an enthusiastic, motivated, creative problem solver who believes that all young people have the right to succeed.

An interest in Karting and a mechanical aptitude would be an advantage.
 
The role consists of 35 hours per week, Tuesday - Saturday, and includes 6 weeks paid holiday per year. The salary is £27,846 per annum.
 
Please download the application pack from our website www.oasisplay.org.uk
 
The closing date is Thursday 28th February 2019 at 6p.m. Interviews will begin on 11th March 2019.

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Compkart PFI Podium Lockout   (06/02)

KKC & Compkart UK would like to congratulate MLR-Comp drivers Thomas Turner and Gary Edwards on their strong performances at the PFI Circuit this weekend past, finishing 1st & 2nd in the Senior X30 Final.
 
Having demonstrated his winning ways at Whilton Mill the weekend before, Thomas Turner would repeat his fine performance at the PFI Circuit the following weekend, along with his team-mate Gary Edwards standing on the podium in P2 Position, demonstrating the strength of their Compkart chassis whilst being powered by different engine tuners.
 
Both drivers would not start their weekend as planned however, enduring an "emotional" timed qualifying. Turner posted 2nd with Edwards 3rd fastest times of qualifying, heat finishes would reflect 3rd & 4th in their 1st heat with 2nd & 3rd in their 2nd heat, both drivers knowing that they had the combination of chassis performance and speed to challenge for the win.
 
A mixed final for both Turner & Edwards, at the flag however, would see Turner place his Compkart chassis 4.7 seconds ahead of the field, dominating the Senior X30 Final, whilst Edwards would cross the line in P3, being promoted to P2 at the end of the race.
 
A special mention must also be made to our drivers from Finland, who endured an 8 day test & race programme at both Whilton Mill & PFI Circuits, showing very encouraging pace and increasing performances. At the final chequered flag, they would post a very respectable P15 (from P23 Start) for Eemil Karjalainen & P18 (from P30 Start) for Arttu Salmela. With both drivers commenting on the valuable experience they had learnt from this.
 
Compkart have now won 2 out of the first 3 opening races of the season between Whilton Mill & PF International, clearly demonstrating the benefits of this chassis. If you are interested in testing the chassis that's creating the stir at the front of the grid, then why not give us a call. Tests can easily be arranged with the Compkart chassis, the chassis that has time & again proven its capabilities on track whether it be dry or wet, sun or rain. Tests can be conducted at either Whilton Mill or PF International circuit, where you will be able to witness the true advantages of this chassis.

Any enquiries relating to the Compkart chassis can be directed to Gary Rolfe at KKC on 07725 367043 or 01327 844320, or for the Factory UK Race Team contact Mark Litchfield at MLR-Comp on 07850 026321.

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Owner Driver Club Race Meeting   (04/02)

The next owner driver winter club race meeting takes place this coming weekend at Lydd, with on-track action from Friday to Sunday...

Friday 8th February
Owner Driver Open Practice / Test Day
Bambino Hour from 9am to 10am. Then 10am to 4pm (or half day) for cadet, junior & senior karts.

Saturday 9th February
Open Race Practice / Testing
Bambino Hour from 9am to 10am. Then 10am to 4pm (or half day), usual classes run for bambino, cadet, juniors & seniors, sessions repeating throughout the day.

Sunday 10th February
Lydd IKR Winter Championship Round 5, Bambino 2 stroke, Honda Clubman Standard, Honda Clubman Elite, Junior Subaru, Junior Club-Max,  Mini Club-Max, ProKart 175, ProKart 200, Senior Club-Max, 177 Club Max.

IKR Winter Format 
Practice of at least 3 minutes per class, followed by timed qualifying of at least 5 mins per class, then one heat (8 Laps), Pre-Final (8 Laps) and a Grand Final (10 Laps) for each class. Bambino have a practice & a qualify session of at least 3 laps each, followed by 3 timed runs (10 mins each).

Lydd IKR winter regulations can be downloaded at https://www.lyddkartcircuit.com/owner-drivers/winter-championship-regulations/ (Saturday running order & Sunday time-table will be posted to our face book page).
 
Entry Options
You can confirm a race entry & make card payment over the phone using the circuit details below, or enter online at https://www.trakentries.co.uk/clubclone/club.asp?C=26 - the deadline for this being Wednesday 6th February.

You can also enter in person at the weekend, entries are taken up to and including race morning sign-on, which closes 9am.

Clarkekarts shop, café and clubhouse are open all 3 days, spectators welcome.

Contact circuit staff on 01797 321747 or 01797 321895, email [email protected], visit our website www.lyddkartcircuit.com, or find us on Facebook.

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 New Karting Libre Class   (04/02)

New Motorsport UK 2019 Karting Libre class, grass roots clubman racing at affordable cost, no big teams, new tyre restrictions, racing at some of the best kart tracks in the UK.
 
This class endeavours to provide, at club level, a low maintenance and affordable means of Kart racing for all senior enthusiast. Why this engine? The Parilla Lynx, Lyon (Maxi) & Leopard engines (IAME RL TaG range) were launched in the late 90's, this is a period engine, one of the most user friendly kart engines ever produced, with long engine life between rebuilds, easy touch start ignition, tuneable carburettor and an alternator to 'keep the battery charged' while the engine is in use.

The complete engine kit is 'ready to race' including engine, radiator, battery, airbox, cdi and all connections and hardware - simply bolt it on and go racing! There is a good supply of these engines and spares around in the UK, as used in Formula Blue and UK Clubman, either used or new engines can be bought.

The 3 options of engine size ensures that the heavier driver can race the lighter driver, a true grass roots clubman class. This engine is not sealed and is easily maintained by the clubman driver keeping costs down.

Key features about the class:
One class with 3 weights (total kart +driver) one race for all.
Categories:
- Lynx (Blue cylinder head) 100cc = 162 kg No Driver min
- Lion (Green cylinder head)118 cc = 172 Driver min 78 kg
- Leopard (Black/Silver cylinder head) 125 cc = 182 Kg Driver min 98 kg
The one set of dry tyres per 2 rounds rule helps the driver on a budget and reduces environmental waste.
 
For those who want to try, limited race engine packages available, see website for contact details at www.h2okarting.co.uk.

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Motorsport & Automotive Jobs Fair   (04/02)

Are you thinking of a career in Motorsport or Automotive?
 
This Spring join the MIA Motorsport & Automotive Jobs Fair in association with the National Motorsport Academy on 2nd April 2019 within the Wing at Silverstone Circuit and meet your next employer.
 
This is a Free event - Open to all 16+ and with over 30 high-profile companies exhibiting from the motorsport and automotive sectors, there won't be a better opportunity to get your foot in the door.
 
A wide range of roles and opportunities will be available on the day, including jobs in engineering, design, manufacturing, sales & marketing, motorsport events, motorsport courses and apprenticeship schemes. This is your opportunity to get advice from the experts, meet with key companies and take the next step in your career!
 
A programme of free workshops will also be available throughout the day and open to all delegates to attend.
 
To register for this event please click here.

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AIM Technologies Trade-In   (29/01)

In 2019, to help you get your winning season off to a great start, Aim technologies are going to start offering a trade-in contribution of up to £200 off an old data system for a new Mychron 5 or Mychron 5 2T!
 
Details on the systems and amounts offered in contribution towards your new Mychron can be found on our web site link below...
 
https://www.aimtechnologies.com/aim-offers/
 
We can also offer a repair service on all your Aim products.

For more information on repairs visit https://www.aimtechnologies.com/aim-repair-centre/.

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Motorsport's Night Of Champions   (28/01)

FIA President Jean Todt and Deputy President (Sport) Graham Stoker crowned the 2018 British Champions during Motorsport UK's prestigious Night of Champions ceremony in London on Saturday (26 January).
 
David Richards CBE, Chairman of Motorsport UK, hosted the winners of British motorsport's most prestigious titles for the annual awards evening at the Royal Automobile Club. They were joined by a series of special award winners, each recognised for outstanding achievement in their areas of contribution to the sport. Steve Rider and Hannah White, the broadcaster and adventurer, co-presented the evening.

David Richards said: "Our British Champions have excelled in their chosen disciplines to claim the ultimate accolades in UK motorsport. What makes their achievements all the more remarkable is the strength of the sport in this country today, with its 30,000 competition licence holders and thousands of events nationwide.

"We also took opportunity to recognise outstanding achievement right across the motorsport landscape with a series of special awards, covering motorsport volunteers, clubs, media professionals and more. Everyone engaged in motorsport in this country is part of our Motorsport UK family and it is only right that we also recognise those who make such an exceptional contribution to our sport."

The Champions honoured on the night were:

British Cadet Kart Championship: Arvid Lindblad
British Long Circuit Kart Championship: Paul Platt
British Car Trial Championship: Mark Hoppe
British Sporting Trials Championship: Ian Wright
British Autotest Championship: Malcolm Livingston
British Sprint Championship: Heather Calder
British Drag Racing Championship: Andy Robinson
British Hill Climb Championship: Trevor Willis
British Rallycross Championship: Mark Higgins
British Historic Rally Championship: Paul Barrett and Brian Hodgson
British Junior Rally Championship: Steve Rokland and Tom Woodburn
British Manufacturers Rally Championship: Ford
British Rally Championship: Matt Edwards and Darren Garrod
British GT Championship: Flick Haigh and Jonny Adam
F4 British Championship - Certified by FIA, powered by EcoBoost: Kiern Jewiss
BRDC British F3 Championship: Linus Lundqvist
British Touring Car Championship Manufacturer: BMW
British Touring Car Championship: Colin Turkington

The special award winners were:

JLT Motorsport UK Club of the Year: Enniskillen Motor Club
JLT Motorsport UK Volunteer of the Year - Clerks & Stewards: Paddy Haveron
JLT Motorsport UK Volunteer of the Year - Marshals: Denis Arundell
JLT Motorsport UK Volunteer of the Year - Other: Lucinda McKee
JLT Motorsport UK Volunteer of the Year - Overall: John Comiskey
FIA Best Marshal of the Season: Barry Arundell
Motorsport UK Environmental Award: Rally4Wales
Motorsport UK Young Journalist of the Year: James Newbold
Motorsport UK Young Photographer of the Year: Michael Holden
iZone MSA Young Driver of the Year: Joe Turney
BWRDC Lord Wakefield Trophy: Jamie Chadwick

For details of all the award winners, please click here.  

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MSport Karting Join Kart Republic   (23/01)

The Whilton Mill based kart racing team MSport Karting have decided to use Kart Republic Racing chassis for the 2019 season.

The World championship winning chassis of 2018 which has shown to be at the forefront of European racing over the last 12 months will be a welcome return to the stable of Dino Chiesa, with the Msport team having previously worked together winning the U18 World Championship back in 2011.

Dino Chiesa commented "I have worked together on and off with Keiran and his team since 2001 and that relationship gave us a World championship win with Matthew Graham. We are pleased that Msport have chosen our chassis and we are sure of more success over the next few years".
 
The team will carry a comprehensive stock of spares along with our current trackside support.

Any interested drivers feel free to pop in to our workshops at Whilton Mill to see this exciting new range of karts.

Alternatively enquiries can be made by calling Keiran on 07968 987883 or Danny on 07794 714365.

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Kart Racing Champ Joins Team BRIT   (23/01)

A 19-year old from Wokingham who lives with autism, has become the latest rookie to join Team BRIT, known as motorsport's most inspirational team.

Bobby Trundley, a student at Berkshire College of Agriculture has been announced as part of the latest driver line up of the team that is revolutionising the motorsport industry.

The team consists of disabled drivers, many of whom are injured military troops, and it aims to be the first ever all-disabled team to compete in the Le Mans 24 hour endurance race.

Bobby was diagnosed with autism at 4 years old and from an early age, has found motorsport to have a profound impact on the way he copes with the condition.

He first sat in a cadet go-kart at the age of 10 when he went to a friend's birthday party. Having been reluctant to go as he hated noise and crowds, he found that he had a real talent for racing. 

His passion for the sport was ignited and in 2011 he was awarded the Charlie Parker Memorial Trophy at Buckmore Park, as the most promising driver.  In 2014 he was a finalist out of sixty participants in the Ginetta Junior Scholarship, having only minimal experience.  In 2015, he raced in the Daytona Dmax Endurance Championship, starting two rounds down but narrowly missing the podium by just three points.

He is now the reigning Dmax champion, holding five titles, three times Endurance and two times Heats Champion 2017 & 18. He has been awarded a wealth of trophies, and has taken part in charity events such as the Damon Hill Kart Challenge in aid of the Halow Project and the Back on Track Charity Kart Race.

Bobby has been awarded the Anna Kennedy OBE, Autism Hero Award for outstanding achievement in sport and was awarded the ANCA World Autism Festival Excellence in Sport Award 2017.

Team BRIT driver Warren McKinlay saw Bobby race at the Halow Project event with Damon Hill and contacted him to see if he might be interested in learning more about the team. He was then invited to take part at an assessment day at the team's HQ in Dunsfold, Surrey.  Bobby was successful and is now a Team BRIT rookie, ready to compete in his first race for the team in the BMW 116 Trophy at Brands Hatch in April.

Bobby said, "I love endurance racing. When I'm driving, everything falls into place and I am 100% focused. 

"Joining Team BRIT is a dream come true. I have endured bullying and disbelief from many people who have said I would amount to nothing. To be part of such an inspirational team as they forge a path toward inclusion and equality in motorsport is such an honour. 

"Raising autism awareness has been an important part of my life and I hope that by sharing my story as part of the team I may inspire others to believe in themselves and push themselves to achieve."

Team BRIT is competing in the BMW 116 Tropy and the Britcar Championship in 2019.

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British Championship Update   (22/01)

Following the announcement that Motorsport UK intended to take the promotion and running of the British Kart Championships back in house for the next 3 years, forming a Karting UK Operations team consisting of Richard Lock, Nigel Edwards, Danielle Short and Mick Barrett each bringing a wealth of experience and knowledge to the team it is fantastic to see the unprecedented support from the Karting community with 534 driver registrations and over 50 race teams supporting the championship.

Championship Regulations have now been published, with the exception of KZ2 which are still be finalised and can be found using the link below;
https://tagheuer-timing.co.uk/2019/01/19/kartinguk_update/

The IAME round planned for Larkhall 7th-9thJune has now been confirmed along with the Whilton Mill Rotax round that has been moved to GYG on 20th-21stJuly due to the unfortunate clash with the Rotax World Finals.

Entries were opened as planned at the Autosport Show, if you need to register for an event please use the following link http://bit.ly/kukentry

The fast and very exciting KZ2 class is proving popular with registrations exceeding original expectations with 38 drivers signing up for the championship to date.  The grid will consist not only of talent from within the UK but they will also be joined by Italian Fabian Federer and German David Trefilov from the SRP Racing Team.

The new British Karting Championships not only have former and current British title holders but also a host of former European and World Champions making it the place to race in 2019.

There are still limited registration places available so not too late to join this new and exciting British Championship format.

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Karting UK Official Fuel Supplier   (22/01)

The Championship organisation is delighted to announce the association with Vital Equipment & Carless Racing Fuels as the Official Championship Fuel supplier in 2019.

98 Octane Carless Hyperflo Superplus will be supplied 'on site' following pre-order. (£1.99/lt)

The product is prepared and refined here in the UK and provides the highest levels of quality and consistency.

Supporting the full Championship, Vital Equipment will have 'on site' testing facilities and Technicians to enable 'sampling' to be done at any time during the event - with immediate results.

The Championship organisers are delighted to be working with Vital Equipment in providing a convenient service and regulated product to our customers.

Vital Equipment are very pleased to be appointed Official Championship Fuel supplier for the prestigious 2019 British Karting Championship and look forward to working with Karting UK and competitors to build, what we feel, will be a very successful championship.

Follow @KartingUKchamps and @VitalEquip on Twitter.

Details on how to order fuel for race meetings will be available shortly.

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Owner Driver Club Race Meeting   (07/01)

The next owner driver winter club race meeting takes place this coming weekend at Lydd, with on-track action from Friday to Sunday...

Friday 11th January
Owner Driver Open Practice / Test Day.
Bambino Hour from 9am to 10am. Then 10am to 4pm (or half day) for cadet, junior & senior karts.

Saturday 12th January
Open Race Practice / Testing.
Bambino Hour from 9am to 10am. Then 10am to 4pm (or half day), usual classes run for bambino, cadet, juniors & seniors, sessions repeating throughout the day.

Sunday 13th January
Lydd IKR Winter Championship Round 4, Bambino 2 stroke, Honda Clubman Standard, Honda Clubman Elite, Junior Subaru, Junior Club-Max,  Mini Club-Max, ProKart 175, ProKart 200, Senior Club-Max, 177 Club Max.

IKR Winter Format
Practice of at least 3 minutes per class, followed by timed qualifying of at least 5 mins per class, then one heat (8 Laps), Pre-Final (8 Laps) and a Grand Final (10 Laps) for each class. Bambino have a practice & a qualify session of at least 3 laps each, followed by 3 timed runs (10 mins each).

Lydd IKR winter regulations can be downloaded here: https://www.lyddkartcircuit.com/owner-drivers/winter-championship-regulations/ (Saturday running order & Sunday timetable will be posted to our face book page)
 
Entry Options
You can confirm a race entry & make card payment over the phone using the circuit details below, or enter online at https://www.trakentries.co.uk/clubclone/club.asp?C=26 - the deadline for this being Wednesday 9th January.

You can also enter in person at the weekend, entries are taken up to and including race morning sign-on, which closes 9am.

Clarkekarts shop, café and clubhouse are open all 3 days, spectators welcome.

Contact circuit staff on 01797 321747 or 01797 321895, email [email protected], visit our website www.lyddkartcircuit.com, or find us on Facebook.

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Be Ready For 2019 With NJL   (03/01/2019)

NJL Racing has a limited number of Professional Race Support Packages ranging from team drives, trackside services and awning space available for Kimbolton, Whilton Mill and PFI rounds offering a professional service with no overcrowded awning! 
 
Test days and race weekends also available at other circuits in UK and Europe.

Successful and professional team NJL Racing have a wealth of experience with expertise from former British Touring Car and GT/Porsche Cup racer and British S1/European kart racer offering the perfect combination of their driver skills and knowledge. Top flight engineers/mechanics are available to keep your kart set up creating the best performance in all conditions with knowledge of specific set up characteristics/data at each track.

NJL Racing cater for X30 Seniors, Juniors and Minis, also Rotax, Iame Cadets and Bambinos at most UK and European circuits.

NJL Racing Team Services offer: 
Professional Team support
Kart storage/transportation facility
Full Kart preparation
Driver coaching/management/analysis
Driver PR/Sponsorship services
Awning space 

For more information on our range of services or to enquire about team drives please contact us email [email protected] or telephone 07774 891435.

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Most Successful X30 Team    (05/12)

Following the last round of the season at Whilton Mill Kart Club, AIR Motorsport would like to congratulate Daniel Seager, Archie Forber, William Thomas and Kaylem Burbridge on all achieving top 10's in the Senior X30 championship standings, making the team the most successful in the table.

The results also mean that the AIRkart is the joint most successful chassis in the championship.

As well as being successful in Rotax 177 Super One, the kart has also proven effective in the X30 class.

With the Christmas holidays coming up, test drives and kart orders are being taken to experience the most fruitful British senior chassis.

For more information visit our website at www.airmotorsport.com.

Or email team owner Alex Rowley at [email protected].

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FIA ​​Karting Prize Giving Ceremony   (05/12)

The 2018 FIA ​​Karting Champions were celebrated on Saturday, 1st December, 2018 in the halls of the Hotel President Wilson in Geneva (CHE) during an awards ceremony organised by the CIK-FIA in the presence of Jean Todt, FIA President, Peter Bayer, FIA Secretary General for ​​Sport, Felipe Massa, CIK-FIA President, outgoing Vice-President Kees van de Grint, Promoter James Geidel and many guests.

Jean Todt launched the evening during his opening speech. The FIA President hightlighted the important role of Karting as the first level of Motor Sport, as well as its role in the FIA campaign ​​dedicated to road safety. He then spoke of the remarkable electric karting experience at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires (ARG) last October. Finally, Jean Todt hailed the particularly effective work of Kees van de Grint as CIK-FIA Vice-President since November 2010 and took the opportunity to congratulate Kay Oberheide, the CIK-FIA Executive Secretary and all his team.

The three FIA ​​Karting World Champions of 2018 received their trophies to the applause of the guests: Lorenzo Travisanutto (ITA) in OK, Victor Bernier (FRA) in OK-Junior and Patrik Hajek (CZE) in KZ. All three will be invited to the FIA awards ceremony on 7th December in St. Petersburg (RUS). The European Champions, the winner of the International Super Cup, the top three of the FIA ​​Karting Academy Trophy and the FIA ​​Karting Endurance Champion have also been recognised. Ksenia Pkoenix (RUS) received the award from the FIA ​​Women in Motor Sport Commission for the best female performance in the 2018 FIA Karting Academy Trophy.

The Best Event Trophy of the 2018 FIA Karting Championship season was awarded to Limburg Karting (BEL), represented by Koen Lemmens, for the very high quality of the organisation of the FIA ​​Karting World Championship - KZ, the FIA Karting International Super Cup - KZ2, the final FIA Karting Academy Trophy Competition and the FIA ​​Karting Historic Super Cup on the Belgian Horensbergdam circuit in Genk, "the Home of Champions".

Outgoing CIK-FIA Vice-President Kees van de Grint received the trophy "In honour of his long and exceptional contribution to Karting" for his decisive action during his eight years term.

The guests then voted on the 2018 photographic competition. French photographer Philippe Kalmès of the KSP Reportages agency won the 12th FIA Karting "Best Picture of the Year" trophy.

The evening was punctuated by the projection of beautiful videos retracing the past sporting year. The guests received the traditional "Best-Of" published by the CIK-FIA, a superb collector's book of more than 145 pages in large format, recalling the highlights of the 2018 season in text and images.

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Christmas Has Come Early   (04/12)

Free tyres!

Register for the Super One Championship and purchase an engine through Karting Limited (with a deposit of £250 + VAT) and receive free race slicks for each race weekend of the Super One Championship
 
Be quick, as this offer ends on 24th December 2018.
 
Mini ROK
£1250 + VAT, including everything except the engine mount.
 
ROK GP
Junior and Senior share the same engine with just an exhaust restrictor in the junior.
£1950 + VAT, including everything except the engine mount.
 
The winner of the championship in each ROK class will win a Golden Ticket to Italy or Las Vegas.
 
For more information on the Rok Cup visit the website at http://www.vortex-rok.com/home_completa_eng.php.
 
Video from the 2018 ROK Finals can be seen at https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J5sjGqyUGzU&time_continue=182.
 
For more information and to discuss the options please call 07774 646784 or 01928 740090.
 
Register Today online at https://superone.alphatiming.co.uk/register/series.

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Lydd Christmas Club Race Meeting   (03/12)

The next owner driver winter club race meeting takes place this coming weekend at Lydd, with on-track action from Friday to Sunday...

Friday 7th December - Owner Driver Open Practice / Test Day
Bambino Hour from 9am to 10am. Then 10am to 4pm (or half day) for Cadet, Junior & Senior karts.

Saturday 8th December - Open Race Practice
Bambino Hour from 9am to 10am. Then 10am to 4pm (or half day), usual classes run for Bambino, Cadet, Juniors & Seniors, with sessions repeating throughout the day.

Sunday 9th December - IKR (Independent Kart Racing) Owner Driver Race Meeting
Lydd IKR Winter Championship Round 3. Bambino 2-stroke, Honda Clubman Standard, Honda Clubman Elite, Junior Subaru, Junior Club-Max, Mini Club-Max, ProKart 175, ProKart 200, Senior Club-Max, and 177 Club Max classes.

IKR Winter Format 
The format for the event consits of practice of at least 3 minutes per class, followed by timed qualifying of at least 5 mins per class, then one heat (8 Laps), Pre-Final (8 Laps) and a Grand Final (10 Laps) for each class. Bambino have a practice/qualify session of at least 3 laps, followed by 3 timed runs (10 mins each).

Lydd IKR winter regulations can be downloaded here: https://www.lyddkartcircuit.com/owner-drivers/winter-championship-regulations/

Saturday running order & Sunday timetable will be posted to our Facebook page.
 
Entry options for regular classes run at Lydd
You can confirm a race entry and make a card payment over the phone using the circuit details below, or enter online at https://www.trakentries.co.uk/clubclone/club.asp?C=26 - the deadline for online entries being Wednesday 5th December .

You can also enter in person at the weekend - entries are taken up to and including race morning sign-on, which closes 9am.

Lee Jenner
With 25 years in the sport, achievements at club, national & International level, across all classes, numerous championships and race wins along the way, Lee is our race team manager for Clark Karts. Lee shares James's passion for the sport and in his new role is very keen to nurture both new and upcoming talent alongside our current fantastic crop of young stars.

In due course, expanding the services within the race team are also on the agenda. James Clarke will remain race principle, an ongoing active role. If you are interested in tuition, improving your race craft, or becoming a Clarke Karts team member do not hesitate to get in touch. Lee can be contacted at the circuit, details below, or via his direct email: [email protected].

Clarkekarts shop, café and clubhouse are open all 3 days, spectators welcome.

Chef Paul
Who manages our café now, will have a festive menu over this race weekend! 
 
Circuit Diary Dates
'Hire Karts' are available for booking on:
Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd December
Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th December
Tuesday 1st, Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd January
 
'Owner Driver' open practice/testing is available on:
Thursday 27th & Friday 28th December.
Monday 31st December
Friday 4th January
 
The circuit will be closed on Monday 24th, Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th December.
 
Thank You & Merry Christmas
To everyone reading this, thank you for all your support & friendship in 2018.

This year we have run many hire kart events, both corporate & family session, seen a lot of great club racing within the various owner driver classes. Visiting Championships, BKC, f100, RAF/MSA, British Bikes, Club100, Retro Racers, FAB Racing, DART Motorsport, F160, F300 & of course the Kent Kart Championship, best wishes to you all, lets do it all again in 2019.

Contact circuit staff on 01797 321747 or 01797 321895, email [email protected], visit our website www.lyddkartcircuit.com, or find us on Facebook. 

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Winter Series & Memberships   (21/11)

Entries for the 2019 Winter Series are now open!

You can enter all 4 rounds at once if you wish.

Please note: Subject to demand and the level of interest in this event, entries may need to be restricted.

Find all the details about the Winter Series here.

We are now accepting 2019 Memberships too! So if you'd like a specific race number to use at TVKC race meetings next year, join today, as numbers are allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.  Or if you're a new member, joining TVKC for the first time, why not join now and enjoy 13 months worth of membership?!

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Racing Perfection BirelART Agents   (20/11)

The South of England based team, Racing Perfection, will now be supplying and running BirelART chassis and parts to the Rotax classes after very successful tests.

Steve Bell from Racing Perfection said "We are really delighted to be working with the BirelART brand and products. We have been massively impressed with the engineering quality of the karts and components along with the performance on circuit".

"Each driver that has tested the chassis has been amazed by the balance and mid corner grip that it provides. In addition the weight saving of the chassis compared to that of others available is proving very useful for achieving the tight weight limits in the Rotax classes".

Racing Perfection will be attending all of the MSA Rotax Championship rounds along with the majority of Forest Edge, Clay Pigeon, Dunkeswell and Whilton club championship events, for the supply of parts and services.

Test drives in the BirelART chassis are now available on request.

Please contact Steve of Racing Perfection on 07746 922006 or email [email protected] to arrange yours.

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TVKC Winter Series Latest   (19/11)

Entries for all 4 rounds of the Winter Series will be opening very soon - 21 November at 12 noon!

With special tyre discounts for Rotax, controlled and restricted tyre use for Cadets and Free entries to Kartmasters GP 2019 up for grabs - there's plenty of reasons why to enter!

Read the full details here.

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TVKC 2019 Memberships   (16/11)

Applications for TVKC 2019 memberships will be available soon!

Apply online here from 12 noon on 21st November.

The membership fee is £65, valid until 31st December 2019.

This is a great opportunity for new members to get 13 months of membership! And remember, club race numbers are allocated on a first-come-first-served basis, so if you have a special number you would like to use at TVKC, you might want to apply as soon as you can?

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The Honda Kart Group   (16/11)

The Honda Kart Group welcomes Russell Anderson as the Stakeholder for Honda Cadet, and look forward to working closely with him to continue the development of the most popular class in the UK.

The group believe that in Russell we have a safe pair of hands guiding the class forward and strengthening its premier position.

The Honda Kart Group is made up of circuit operators, clubs, chassis manufacturers, engine preparers and licenced officials.

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Christmas Cup Latest News   (14/11)

Following a great initial response to the introduction of TVKC's Christmas Cup, we are pleased to announce further details for this special, one-off, festive meeting!

The Club has been approached on several occasions by cadet drivers/teams showing an interest in having controlled tyres at TVKC events. We decided to act on these requests and are pleased to announce that all Honda and Iame drivers entering the Christmas Cup will be required to nominate one set of slick tyres and one set of wet tyres that they wish to use for this meeting. These tyres will be barcoded and held in parc ferme for the duration of the meeting, limiting each driver to just the one set of slicks and one set of wets for the meeting.

Entries for the Christmas Cup are now open! Entries close 27 November at 13:00 - enter online now at https://www.trakentries.co.uk/clubclone/club.asp?C=14.

There's also a chance to win a Fortnum & Mason Christmas Hamper worth £250!

Find all the details about the Christmas Cup, including the official bulletin regarding the cadet tyres at http://tvkc.co.uk/beta/2018-christmas-cup/.

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MSA Rebrands As Motorsport UK   (13/11)

An ambitious new phase for motorsport in the United Kingdom has begun, with the Motor Sports Association (MSA) launching a new identity, Motorsport UK, as it transitions from a traditional governance-led association to a modern membership-focused organisation.
 
The rebrand from the MSA to Motorsport UK signals a shift in the governing body's emphasis, putting the promotion of the sport and customer service at the forefront of its mission. This represents a fundamental repurposing of the organisation as it seeks to grow the sport and better serve its members.

The new name, Motorsport UK, and the more striking visual identity with its modern typeface and bold colour palette, will make the governing body more identifiable and relevant to new audiences, providing a better platform from which to market and grow the sport.

Motorsport UK's new strategy aims to build a stronger, more vibrant community across motorsport. The new identity reflects this through four concentric circles to represent four-wheeled action, united across four home nations, with a dynamic design celebrating speed.

The governing body will create a sustainable future for UK motorsport not only by reaching out to new audiences but also by adding value for existing members. The current membership comprises 30,000 competitors, 10,000 marshals, 3200 officials and 720 clubs.

As a first step, Motorsport UK is launching a new member benefits package, with High Street partners offering discounts across a range of accommodation, travel, outdoor clothing and breakdown recovery products. Motorsport UK will also get its members closer to the action through discounts on the most popular motorsport and automotive shows, exhibitions and magazine subscriptions.

Motorsport has a wide range of disciplines, from karting to drag racing and autotests to trials. Many have lacked promotion to new audiences, yet they present a great low-cost way for enthusiasts to enter the sport. As part of the new approach, there will be a promotional focus in each area, with sub-brands such as Karting UK providing a clear focal point for the industry. An important step in this direction has been the creation of the new official British Kart Championships for 2019, launched today on the new kartinguk.org website.

Governance will remain a cornerstone of Motorsport UK's activities but the organisation will work to recruit and retain members through a more transparent and customer-focused approach to regulations. The governing body will maintain its track record of outstanding management of safe and fair sport; while lowering barriers to entry and enhancing its customers' ability to enjoy their passion for four-wheel competition.

David Richards CBE, Chairman of Motorsport UK, said: "When I took over as Chairman in January, I outlined my vision of a sustainable future for motorsport in the UK. It's been a year of hard work behind the scenes as we've begun moving towards this goal, and I'm delighted that the first real changes can now be revealed in the shape of our new identity, Motorsport UK. This is the just the start; there are lots of new initiatives in the pipeline, all designed to grow the sport and better meet the needs of our customers and stakeholders. We're moving forward with a renewed confidence for the future of UK motorsport, and that future starts here."

Hugh Chambers, the new Chief Executive of Motorsport UK, said: "Becoming Motorsport UK means so much more than a new name and logo. It signals a new chapter in the history of the governing body, marking a clear step change in approach, putting a real focus on our members and the promotion of grassroots motorsport to new audiences. We're confident that by strengthening our customer service, adopting a more commercial approach and enhancing our marketing capabilities, we can ensure the UK's world-leading motorsport success story continues well into the future."

All the governing body's main channels, from its website and social media accounts to its publications and membership packs, adopt the new Motorsport UK branding from today. Visit www.motorsportuk.org and follow us @OurMotorsportUK.

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TVKC's 2019 Race Schedule   (12/11)

2019 will witness a very different looking TVKC calendar which reflects the changing face of UK Club Karting. You can take a peek here!

The sport, while still heavily influenced by Clubs, is now, more than ever, influenced by its customers and TVKC recognise that while drivers and teams have a diverse choice of events to attend in the Summer months, in Winter, the best karting facility is PFi.  With it's fully tarmacked paddock, free electricity, excellent catering and hospitality and of course, the superb PFi circuit! - what more could you want?!

To reflect this we have re-thought our traditional race calendar for the year ahead.  As previously announced, we still have our usual 4 round Winter Series but that will commence in January next year (making this year's December meeting the Christmas Cup).  The year will finish with a 4 round Autumn Cup (Sept-Dec).  There is no Summer Championship as such, instead, we have put together a stunning mid-season fixture list of one-off specials so that you can pick and choose without forfeiting a Club Championship: - these shall be the Spring Special (May), the PFi Trophy (June) and the Classic Cup (July).

Spring Special:
"TVKC's charity event"
Raising money for our chosen 2019 Charity. Special race format.

PFi Trophy:
"Celebrating all things PFi"
Winners to get the first-ever PF plates! Design the trophy competition.

Classic Cup:
"Back to old-school karting"
Traditional grids format. F100 & Historic karts on track. Paddock entertainment

All of these stand alone race meetings are open to all classes (subject to minimum numbers), including Bambino!

In addition that, and following the really successful Bambino Experience sessions that the Club has held in the past, there'll be another 4 events in 2019. Bambino Experience is open to all licenced and non-licenced Bambino drivers that have their own equipment.  The sessions will be held in the evening and an ARKS examiner will be present.  Register your interest with Danielle by emailing [email protected].

With ever increasing costs, we have found it necessary to slightly increase our fees for 2019.  The prices for 2019 will be as follows:
Membership - £65.00.
Race Entry - £65.00.
Practice Fee - £60.00.

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X30 Jnr PFI Club Champions   (08/11)

KKC & Compkart UK Would like to congratulate Axel La Flamme of MLR-Comp of his recent success, winning the 2018 Junior X30 PFI Club Championship with a round to spare on his Grice Racing Engines powered Compkart Chassis.
 
Throughout the 2018 season, Junior X30 Driver Axel La Flamme has continuously demonstrated the capabilities of the Compkart Chassis, showing his continued dominance at the PFI Circuit.

In addition to this, 2018 would see Axel on the podium winning numerous races throughout the country, whilst the highlight of the year - winning the Junior X30 O Plate Championship, from a low grid starting position of P24. All of which showing the true capabilities of the striking Compkart chassis.
 
If your 2018 season has not quite gone to plan as you may have expected with the results to match, then why not give us a call. Tests can easily be arranged with the Compkart Chassis, the chassis that has time & again proven its capabilities on track whether it be dry or wet, sun or rain.

Tests can be conducted at either Whilton Mill or the PF International circuit, where you will be able to witness the true advantages of the Compkart Chassis
 
All enquiries related to the Compkart Chassis can be directed to Gary Rolfe, KKC, on 07725 367043 / 01327 844320 or for the Factory UK Race Team - Mark Litchfield, MLR-Comp, on 07850 026321.

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X30 Senior LGM Champions   (05/11)

KKC and Compkart UK Would like to congratulate Thomas Turner of MLR-Comp on his recent success of winning the 2018 Senior X30 LGM Championship. This is also the 2nd year running for the Compkart Chassis winning this championship.
 
Throughout the 2018 season, Senior X30 Driver, Thomas Turner has continuously highlighted the capabilities of the Compkart Chassis, winning numerous races throughout the country, whilst winning the Senior X30 O Plate Championship earlier in the year too.
 
If your 2018 season has not quite gone to plan as you may have hoped or expected, then why not give us a call. Tests can easily be arranged with the Compkart Chassis, the chassis that has time and again proven its capabilities on-track whether it be dry or wet, sun or rain.

Tests can be conducted at either Whilton Mill or PF International circuits, where you will be able to witness the true advantages of the Compkart Chassis.
 
Please do not hesitate to contact us directly to discuss your requirements.
 
All enquiries related to the Compkart Chassis can be directed to Gary Rolfe, KKC, - 07725 367043 / 01327 844320 or for the Factory UK Race Team - Mark Litchfield, MLR-Comp - 07850 026321.

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Compkart's Winning Ways Continue   (05/11)

KKC and Compkart UK would like to congratulate all of the Compkart teams and drivers across the country on the success that they have achieved throughout the 2018 season...
 
This season saw the Fluro Compkart Chassis brand achieve major success throughout the UK & Ireland. From fastest laps and race wins, through to championship success and ultimately winning both the Junior & Senior O Plate Championships, and culminating in winning the Senior X30 LGM Championship.
 
For the 2019 season we are looking at expanding our network of customers, drivers & teams even further. If you would like to become part of the Fluro future and race the chassis that is quickly becoming the talking point of the paddock, proving its capabilities time & time again on track, then please do not hesitate to contact us directly to discuss your requirements or to book a test.
 
All enquiries related to the Compkart Chassis can be directed to Gary Rolfe, KKC, - 07725 367043 / 01327 844320 or for the Factory UK Race Team - Mark Litchfield, MLR-Comp - 07850 026321.

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Lydd Winter Club Race Meeting   (05/11)

The next owner driver winter club race meeting takes place this coming weekend at Lydd, with on-track action from Friday to Sunday...

Friday 9th November
Owner Driver Open Practice / Test Day
Bambino Hour from 9am to 10am. Then 10am to 4pm (or half day) for cadet, junior & senior karts, can included F160 & F300 drivers.
 
Saturday 10th November
Race Practice 
Bambino Hour from 9am to 10am. Then 10am to 4pm (or half day), usual classes run for bambino, cadet, juniors & seniors, sessions repeating throughout the day. F160 & F300 drivers are welcome to join this day also.
 
Sunday 11th November
IKR (Independent Kart Racing) Owner Driver Race Meeting
Lydd IKR Winter Championship R2, joining us are F160 (Graham King & friends), also with their own grid F300 (Phil Hetherington, [email protected])
The following usual classes will also run: Bambino 2 stroke, Honda Clubman Standard, Honda Clubman Elite, Junior Subaru, Junior Club-Max,  ProKart 175, ProKart 200, Senior Club-Max, 177 Club Max.

IKR Winter Format 
Practice of at least 3 minutes per class, followed by timed qualifying of at least 5 mins per class, then one heat (8 Laps), Pre-Final (8 Laps) and a Grand Final (10 Laps) for each class. Bambino have a practice/qualify session of at least 3 laps, followed by 3 timed runs (10 mins each).

Lydd IKR winter regulations can be downloaded here: https://www.lyddkartcircuit.com/owner-drivers/winter-championship-regulations/
(Saturday running order & Sunday time-table will be posted to our face book page)
 
Entry options for regular classes run at Lydd
You can confirm a race entry & make card payment over the phone using the circuit details below, or enter online at https://www.trakentries.co.uk/clubclone/club.asp?C=26 - the deadline for this being Wednesday 7th November.

You can also enter in person at the weekend, entries are taken up to and including race morning sign-on, which closes 9am.
(F160 & F300 drivers to sign-on & pay the circuit direct please)
 
Clarkekarts shop, café and clubhouse are open all 3 days, spectators welcome.

Contact Sue Hart (Lydd Kart Circuit Club Secretary) or circuit staff on 01797 321747 or 01797 321895, email [email protected], visit our website at www.lyddkartcircuit.com, or find us on Facebook.

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Daniel Ricciardo Series   (02/11)

Daniel Ricciardo announced today via his personal Instagram that he is to launch an exciting new karting series with his Ricciardo kart brand.

The inaugural Daniel Ricciardo Series - DRS will launch in the UK in April 2019 and is aimed for kart drivers to race in their own Ricciardo racing kart with youngsters able to start from 6 years old and upwards.

The Daniel Ricciardo Series in the UK will be run and managed by Andy Cox...

"I'm delighted and very proud to be working with Daniel and his team at Ricciardo kart. I have managed and run kart racing series in the UK for over 10 years and have been involved in karting as a sport for nearly 30 years both as a driver and as a team manager.

For youngsters to race in Daniel's racing series is unique and for sure it will help them as they race towards their dreams and develop their racing skills just as Daniel himself once did in karting on his way through the ranks to F1.

We are all very excited and are looking forward to welcoming Daniel at one of the Daniel Ricciardo Series races in 2019 where he hopes to come and check out the talent racing in his series for himself."

The ethos behind the Daniel Ricciardo Series
Karting can be very expensive and a complicated sport at times. It's often confusing for parents and people interested in starting kart racing to engage and understand the sport. Karting is exciting and teaches invaluable life skills for youngsters through competition.

Always in touch with his karting roots Daniel recognizes the importance of keeping karting fun, low cost and accessible and a positive social experience!

By creating a bespoke kart racing series with the one make Ricciardo kart the emphasis will be focused on a driver's raw ability and talent and who knows we may discover the next Daniel Ricciardo!

And so the Daniel Ricciardo Series is born... DRS - www.danielricciardoseries.com.

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The New Generation In Karting   (15/10)

With the arrival of the RS Kart in the UK we are delighted to announce testing is now available on the fantastic New RS Kart.

Testing is currently available in ALL X30 & Rotax classes and are available at PFI, Whilton Mill and GYG, we are happy to run test nationwide by request.

We are also taking inquiries from drivers interested in driving for RS moving forward into 2019.

2019 will see RS compete at; Super One, LGM, RGMMC Euro X30 Series, PFI and Whilton Mill club events.

With full backing and support of Ralf Schumacher & Schumacher Racing there has never been a better time to benefit your racing and join RS Kart for the 2019 Season.

To find out more information about RS and to see how we can help you in 2019 and to discuss your racing requirements contact us today;

Email [email protected] or call +44 (0) 1244529988.

You can also visit our website at www.RS-KartUK.com.

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Tuto Super One Series Report   (08/10)

The final round of the Tuto Super One Series was packed with brilliant racing in the fine autumn weather at PF International on 28th - 30th September. All classes were racing at this event apart from Rotax 177.
 
The two-day format for the TKM and Rotax classes really seems to have worked, as numbers have been strong all year.
 
Some drivers really couldn't get enough, with Joe Turney racing in both Senior Rotax and X30 throughout the year and becoming Champion in X30 and taking 2nd in Rotax. Reggie Duhy uniquely drove in each of the three Junior classes this weekend, racing at the front in all of them and winning Final 1 in X30 Junior and Final 2 in Junior TKM.
 
Several of the Rotax drivers have won their tickets to the Rotax Max Grand Finals in Brazil in early December, with the final team still to be confirmed. Other drivers are heading off to the IAME International Final at Le Mans on 14th October, including champions Joe Turney and Clayton Ravenscroft but also many other Super One stars including Cadets moving up to X30 Mini.

MSA British Cadet Kart Championship
Maxwell Dodds took pole on Friday afternoon just 2 thousandths ahead of William MacIntyre with Freddie Slater 0.05s behind in 3rd. Dodds and Slater both experienced problems in Heat 1. Dodds retired at the start while Slater was disqualified for driving issues but keeps his 2nd position pending an appeal decision. MacIntyre therefore took the upper hand in the Intermediate Classification with two wins, ahead of Slater and Vinnie Phillips while Dodds finished 2nd in the other heat putting him 13th on the Final 1 grid.
 
Dodds gained 12 places to win Final 1 by a fraction from Slater, but Slater was later given driving penalties of two laps, dropping him to the back of the field. Phillips made the best start to lead the first lap at the front of the lead pack but was quickly passed by Slater while the battle raged between Dodds, Arvid Lindblad, Maximus Hall and Brandon Carr. Dodds took the lead three laps from the end and Slater's penalty promoted Carr to 2nd while Harley Keeble slipped through to a podium position in the closing laps.
 
Determined to win the final round, Slater made up an amazing 26 places to win Final 2 in a race which had five different leaders over the 12 laps. Dodds led the first five laps before Keeble, MacIntyre and Phillips led the large lead pack while Slater was making his way through after gaining 13 places at the start. He hit the front with two laps to go to win ahead of MacIntyre and Phillips.
 
Lindblad drove a relatively quiet meeting to ensure this year's British Championship win by just five points ahead of MacIntyre with Dodds finishing 3rd.

Final 1: 1. Maxwell Dodds (Synergy) 13:49.73, 2. Brandon Carr (Synergy) +0.25, 3. Harley Keeble (Synergy) +0.88, 4. Arvid Lindblad (Synergy) +3.51, 5. Maximus Hall (Synergy) +4.03, 6. Oliver Wright (Synergy) +4.12
Final 2: 1. Freddie Slater (Synergy) 13:43.18, 2. William MacIntyre (Synergy) +0.16, 3. Vinnie Phillips (Synergy) +0.42, 4. Maxwell Dodds (Synergy) +0.48, 5. Harry Burgoyne (Synergy) +1.12, 6. Arvid Lindblad (Synergy) +1.6

ABkC Honda Cadet National Championship
Theo Micouris headed a very close Qualifying, 0.06s ahead of Alfie Rigby with Daniel Guinchard and Oliver Greenall also just a tiny margin away. Micouris retained his position after the heats with a 1st and a 2nd, with the other wins going to Greenall and Jack Clements but Rigby was 2nd on the Final 1 grid with two 2nd places.
 
Guinchard won Final 1 which was cut short after eight laps due to a red flag incident including Antonis Sofroniou and Jamie Perilly. There was an battle between early leader Rigby, Guinchard and Micouris before Guinchard settled at the front of the pack where he was when the yellow flags and then the red flag came out. The result was declared at that point.
 
Later on Final 2 was another Guinchard win where he led the early stages before he was overtaken by Kean Nakamura-Berta who had worked his way to the front of the lead pack. The race was again neutralised for a couple of laps after a midfield crash, and Guinchard attacked for the lead again with two laps to go and Nakamura-Berta dropped to 4th. Rigby took the flag a close 2nd but 3rd was Daniel Holdsworth 3 seconds behind after the last-lap fighting.
 
Rigby becomes the 2018 Champion by eight points from Guinchard with Greenall 3rd and Micouris 4th.

Final 1: 1. Daniel Guinchard (Synergy) 9:14.43, 2. Oliver Greenall (Synergy) +0.07, 3. Kean Nakamura-Berta (Project One) +0.24, 4. Theo Micouris (Synergy) +1.84, 5. Alfie Rigby (Synergy) +4.24, 6. Archie Walker (Synergy) +4.33
Final 2: 1. Daniel Guinchard (Synergy) 13:27.32, 2. Alfie Rigby (Synergy) +0.04, 3. Daniel Holdsworth (Synergy) +2.94, 4. Kean Nakamura-Berta (Project One) +3.37, 5. Jack Clements (Synergy) +3.48, 6. Leon Henderson (Tonykart) +3.57

Mini X Guest Event
Joshua McLean qualified fastest just 2 hundredths ahead of Oliver Duffell and Aaron Walker a further hundredth back. McLean won both heats while Jessica Edgar moved up to 2nd on the Final 1 grid with 4th and 2nd and was Walker 3rd.
 
Eventual winner McLean fought with Walker for the lead in the early stages of Final 1 before Ivan Lomliev took the lead for the biggest proportion of the race. McLean took back control on the penultimate lap and Cian Shields and Walker took the remaining podium positions on the last lap.
 
There was a three-way fight between McLean, Shields and Freddie Spindlow early in Final 2 but Lomliev took the lead on lap 5 which became more secure after McLean retired. Spindlow passed Shields two laps from the end to finish 2nd by 2 seconds.

Final 1: 1. Joshua Mclean (Exprit) 13:06.91, 2. Cian Shields (Exprit) +0.58, 3. Aaron Walker (Exprit) +0.63, 4. Freddie Spindlow (Redspeed) +0.89, 5. Ivan Lomliev (Tonykart) +1.27, 6. Jessica Edgar (Exprit) +2.99
Final 2: 1. Ivan Lomliev (Tonykart) 13:00.37, 2. Freddie Spindlow (Redspeed) +2, 3. Cian Shields (Exprit) +2.44, 4. Daniel Bolton (Tonykart) +3.89, 5. Aaron Walker (Exprit) +4.01, 6. Oliver Duffell (Tonykart) +1 Lap

MSA X30 Junior National Championship
Luke Whitehead took pole in X30 Junior followed by Reggie Duhy, and Clayton Ravenscroft posted the same time as Duhy to get on the second row next to Georgi Dimitrov. Duhy went ahead after the heats with a 1st and 2nd ahead of Ravenscroft while Alex Lloyd moved up to 3rd and Whitehead dropped to 5th behind Lewis Gilbert.
 
Poleman Duhy won the first Final but he didn't have it all his own way with Lloyd taking the early lead and Ravenscroft and Gilbert also having a turn at the controls. Duhy retook the lead with for laps to go, with Lewis Thompson gaining a couple of spaces to 2nd on the same lap and Dimitrov moving into 3rd a lap later.
 
In Final 2 Duhy was quickly deposed by eventual winner Dimitrov, but Dimitrov still had to contend with Duhy and Thompson before he made his lead stick halfway through. Caden McQueen came through to 2nd while Duhy and Thompson both dropped back with Duhy later disqualified. Dimitrov finished 1.32s ahead of McQueen and Gilbert.
 
Ravenscroft is the new Champion by 30 points from Gilbert with Dragan Pinsent 3rd.

Final 1: 1. Reggie Duhy (Exprit) 13:49.28, 2. Lewis Thompson (Birel ART) +4.31, 3. Georgi Dimitrov (Exprit) +4.75, 4. Lewis Gilbert (Kosmic) +4.77, 5. Alex Lloyd (Alonso) +4.89, 6. Oliver Gray (Tonykart) +4.99
Final 2: 1. Georgi Dimitrov (Exprit) 13:42.89, 2. Caden McQueen (Mad-Croc) +1.32, 3. Lewis Gilbert (Kosmic) +1.82, 4. Oliver Gray (Tonykart) +2.25, 5. Clayton Ravenscroft (Kosmic) +2.67, 6. Teddy Pritchard-Williams (Kosmic) +2.89

MSA X30 Senior National Championship
Thomas Turner finished at the top of a tight Qualifying session ahead of Oliver Hodgson and Levi King with Joe Turney down in 6th. Lewis Malin headed the hierarchy after heats though with 1st and 2nd to start Final 1 ahead of Turner and Derek Morgan while Elliot Harvey, back from injury, made up eight places to 4th.
 
In Final 1 Malin and Turney battled throughout the race before Hodgson in 3rd took his opportunity to take the lead on the last lap, leaving Malin 2nd and Turney 3rd. Hodgson had started 8th on the grid and once 3rd reeled in the leaders as they fought.
 
Morgan Porter won Final 2 following a lively race with eight lead changes, the battle for control also including Hodgson, Harvey, Turney and King. Porter took the lead on the last lap to win ahead of Hodgson, who was later disqualified for technical non-compliance which promoted Morgan to 2nd and Jenson Brown to 3rd.
 
Turney has built up a massive 40 point lead over Porter to become the 2018 Champion, in addition to his vice-Championship in the ABkC Senior Rotax class.

Final 1: 1. Oliver Hodgson (Birel ART) 13:37.53, 2. Lewis Malin (Compkart) +0.18, 3. Joe Turney (Kosmic) +0.38, 4. Thomas Turner (Compkart) +1.18, 5. Elliot Harvey (Alonso) +4.24, 6. Levi King (Tonykart) +4.89
Final 2: 1. Morgan Porter (Tonykart) 13:40.12, 2. Derek Morgan (Gillard) +1.59, 3. Jenson Brown (Alonso) +1.64, 4. Sean Butcher (Tonykart) +1.89, 5. Joe Turney (Kosmic) +2.83, 6. Henry Laws (Kosmic) +2.99

ABkC Minimax National Championship
Sam Gornall took pole by 0.06s from Archie Kitching and just over a tenth ahead of Marcus Littlewood with Myles Barthorpe 4th, but Barthorpe came through to win both the heats ahead of Gornall and Kitching. Max Edmundson had qualified down in 13th but moved up to 5th after the heats behind Gornall and Brodie Trayhorn.
 
In Final 1 Kitching made a good start to lead early on but Barthorpe quickly retook the position and led for the rest of the race with Kitching always close behind. Edmundson continued his recovery to finish 3rd after overcoming Gornall.
 
Barthorpe and Edmundson had to be separated by a photo finish on the finish line of Final 2 with Barthorpe judged to be the winner. There was Cadet-style pack racing for the top four all race with Barthorpe leading most of it from Kitching, Edmundson and Littlewood with the rest of the field left far behind. Kitching challenged for the lead on the penultimate lap but when it mattered Edmundson was the one alongside Barthorpe with Kitching taking 3rd.

Final 1: 1. Myles Barthorpe (Tonykart) 13:30.34, 2. Archie Kitching (Tonykart) +0.21, 3. Max Edmundson (Kosmic) +1.83, 4. Marcus Littlewood (Tonykart) +2.4, 5. Sam Gornall (Exprit) +2.52, 6. Brodie Trayhorn (Luxor) +6.24
Final 2: 1. Myles Barthorpe (Tonykart) 13:33.43, 2. Max Edmundson (Kosmic) +0.01, 3. Archie Kitching (Tonykart) +0.02, 4. Marcus Littlewood (Tonykart) +0.44, 5. Alexander Hughes (Kosmic) +18.77, 6. Callum Voisin (Alonso) +19.05

ABkC Junior Rotax National Championship
Kai Hunter took the Junior Rotax pole ahead of Samuel Harrison and Finley Bunce but in the heats James Lowther took 1st and 2nd after qualifying 5th to give him pole ahead of Harrison and Oakley Pryer. The other heat win went to Bunce but he had dropped back in Heat 2 so was 7th on the Final 1 grid.
 
Bunce won Final 1 after he and Guy Cunnington reeled early leader Lowther back in. The battle continued in the second half of the race with Lowther taking back the lead for a spell and Cunnington also taking control. Bunce regained the lead two laps from the end with Cunnington crossing the line 2nd but he received a 10 second penalty for breaking formation too early at the start, which gave Ben Burgess 2nd after a rise from 6th on the grid. Lowther dropped to 4th behind Klaas Kooiker.
 
Cunnington made up for it in Final 2 by winning nearly 2 seconds ahead of Bunce and Lowther. Bunce and Cunnington battled throughout the race, with Reggie Duhy and Kai Hunter also having a hand in how the race progressed at the front. Duhy finished 3rd after having a turn in the lead but received a bumper penalty, dropping him to 20th.
 
Lowther takes the Championship by 11 points to Cunnington whom he overhauled in the latter part of the season.

Final 1: 1. Finlay Bunce (Kosmic) 13:01.52, 2. Ben Burgess (Tonykart) +1.3, 3. Klaas Kooiker (Tonykart) +2.12, 4. James Lowther (Tonykart) +2.35, 5. Oakley Pryer (Tonykart) +2.63, 6. Kai Hunter (Kosmic) +2.74
Final 2: 1. Guy Cunnington (Tonykart) 13:10.96, 2. Finlay Bunce (Kosmic) +1.94, 3. James Lowther (Tonykart) +2.18, 4. Klaas Kooiker (Tonykart) +2.26, 5. Kai Hunter (Kosmic) +2.56, 6. Oakley Pryer (Tonykart) +2.73

ABkC Senior Rotax National Championship
Joe Turney took pole in the biggest class of the day with 58 drivers, 0.09s ahead of Tom Edwards. Myles Apps took control after the heats with two wins while the others were won by Turney and Tommy Foster who were 2nd and 3rd on the Final 1 grid.
 
Turney won a particularly exciting Senior Max Final after Apps and Foster swapped the lead throughout the race. Turney started 2nd and dropped back at the start but typically kept pushing to reel the Apps/Foster duel back in, then both Turney, Apps and James Johnson  overtook Foster. Turney took the lead on the last lap to win by 3 tenths from Apps.
 
The battle between Foster, Apps and Turney continued in Final 2 but again Turney came out on top after taking the lead late in the race. Rhys Hunter also joined the leaders nd was 2nd for several laps but retired, and Kearn Tsang held 3rd in the second half before dropping back on the last lap. Apps was the biggest last lap loser though, dropping to 17th while Turney took the chequered flag 1.44 seconds ahead of Foster with Charlie Turner 3rd.
 
Charlie Turner narrowly won the title from Turney after doing enough throughout the season not to need to push for the win at PF International.

Final 1: 1. Joe Turney (Kosmic) 13:53.60, 2. Myles Apps (Alonso) +0.31, 3. James Johnson (Alonso) +0.87, 4. Tommy Foster (Tonykart) +0.9, 5. Kearn Tsang (Tonykart) +1.19, 6. Gus Lawrence (Alonso) +2.45
Final 2: 1. Joe Turney (Kosmic) 13:53.50, 2. Tommy Foster (Tonykart) +1.44, 3. Charlie Turner (Alonso) +1.68, 4. James Johnson (Alonso) +1.9, 5. Gus Lawrence (Alonso) +2.39, 6. Kearn Tsang (Tonykart) +2.98

MSA Junior TKM National Championship
Reggie Duhy returned to the class for the final round of the year and qualified on pole 0.15s ahead of Scott Smith (in only his second S1 TKM race) with Zak Oates a further 0.03s back. However, the hierarchy was disrupted in the heats with several bumper and driving penalties, including one for Duhy and championship front runner Daniel Butterworth. Archie Strong lined up on pole for Final 1 next to Abbi Pulling with Spencer Stevenson and Smith on the second row.
 
In Final 1 Stevenson took the lead for the last two laps to cross the line a hair's breadth ahead of Pulling. Strong led from pole with Stevenson on his tail before Oates swooped in to pass them both. Next to come out on top of the lead battle was Pulling, but she couldn't get away and fell victim to Stevenson. Dan McKeown gained a magnificent 18 places during the race to finish 3rd.
 
Duhy made one of the weekend's exceptional comebacks in Final 2 when he came through from 25th to 1st after a brake problem in Final 1. Stevenson was the early leader but Oates, Pulling and Ben Watson passed him. Oates retired from the lead on the penultimate lap and by then Duhy was waiting for his chance to win, which he took followed by Louis Harvey, with Pulling crossing the line 3rd.
 
Pulling has won a historic second Super One Championship in a row, the first double for a female driver. Butterworth is 2nd in the points after dropping the scores from this meeting and Stevenson 3rd.

Final 1: 1. Spencer Stevenson (Tal-ko) 13:27.50, 2. Abbi Pulling (Tal-ko) +0.08, 3. Dan McKeown (Birel ART) +3.74, 4. Zak Oates (Tal-ko) +4.26, 5. Connor Kearney (Tonykart) +4.35, 6. Archie Strong (ARC) +4.58
Final 2: 1. Reggie Duhy (ARC) 13:30.37, 2. Louis Harvey (ARC) +0.31, 3. Abbi Pulling (Tal-ko) +0.5, 4. Dan McKeown (Birel ART) +0.68, 5. Ben Watson (Tal-ko) +0.86, 6. Spencer Stevenson (Tal-ko) +1.01

MSA TKM Extreme National Championship
Ryan Cole was the fastest of the 41 drivers in Qualifying ahead of Kyle Sproat and Chris Whitton, with Joe Fowler 6th and Adam Sparrow 10th. However, Sparrow moved to the top of the Intermediate classification with two wins, the other win going to Sproat who had problems in Heat 1 and was down in 14th. Cole took two 2nd places in the heats but a driving penalty dropped him down to 17th on the Final 1 grid.
 
Final 1 was an epic battle between Owain Rosser, Sparrow and Fowler with Sparrow taking the win by 0.16s ahead of Rosser. Rosser took the lead at the start from 3rd on the grid but the three raced as a pack throughout with multiple lead changes and Whitton and Louis Beaven joining in too towards the end.
 
Final 2 saw Sparrow win by a quarter second ahead of Rosser after a typically animated battle between Rosser, Sproat and Bingham. Towards the end Rosser seemed settled in the lead but Sparrow swooped in on the last lap to win ahead of Rosser and Bingham.
 
Fowler is the new Champion, just four points ahead of Whitton with Sparrow 3rd.

Final 1: 1. Adam Sparrow (Tal-ko) 13:25.55, 2. Owain Rosser (Birel ART) +0.16, 3. Joe Fowler (Birel ART) +0.27, 4. Louis Beaven (Tonykart) +0.53, 5. Chris Whitton (Tal-ko) +0.7, 6. Charlie Bingham (Tonykart) +0.93
Final 2: 1. Adam Sparrow (Tal-ko) 13:22.42, 2. Owain Rosser (Birel ART) +0.27, 3. Charlie Bingham (TBA) +0.86, 4. Louis Beaven (Tonykart) +1.58, 5. Mitchell Ball (Birel ART) +1.81, 6. Ryan Cole (Tal-ko) +3.29

Full results and championship standings are available at http://www.tagheuer-timing.co.uk/?page_id=630.

Report by Mary-Ann Horley, photographs courtesy of Chris Walker/Kartpix.net.

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Winter Series & Christmas Cup   (04/10)

Trent Valley Kart Club are excited to reveal their 'new look' Winter Series for 2019 and also to introduce December's Christmas Cup!

The Winter Series will remain a 4-round championship but will commence 5-6th January, followed by rounds on 2nd-3rd February and 2nd-3rd March before concluding on 6-7th April.

All rounds will count towards the championship points and the overall Winter Series winners will be announced at the podium presentation at the April meeting where they will receive a special trophy and a free entry to the 2019 FairFX MSA Kartmasters British Kart Grand Prix! Winners will also be invited to attend TVKC's 'Night of Champions' held later in 2019.

Don't worry though, there will still be a race meeting in December - a one-off 'Christmas Cup' will take place on 1st-2nd December! The meeting will have a special festive theme where each class winner will receive an early Christmas present, a free entry to the 2019 Winter Series! This fantastic prize will cover the entry and practice fees for all 4 rounds, a prize worth £500!

TVKC will be releasing their full 2019 race calendar in the next few weeks and be warned... the changes don't end here! Although sticking with the traditional slot of the first weekend of each month, be prepared for some very different looking race meetings. More to be revealed soon - watch this space!

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Msport Wins Super One Finale   (04/10)
 
Msport fielded 5 drivers for the last Super One round of 2018 at PFI last weekend. Morgan Porter signed off a stunning season with an emphatic win, overtaking the current World Champion 3 corners from the finish. The team record this year of not being off of the podium at the British championship event is made even more impressive with Morgan being straight from Junior karting in 2017.

The Junior team had a strong finish to the weekend after a tough start which was eventually found to be water in the race fuel. The team returned to their Whilton Mill base on Saurday evening to fire up the dyno, with the result clear to see in Sundays finals. Will Ellswood ending up in 8th place after starting down in 25th position in the first final. Josh Rattican, fresh from his FIA race podium a few weeks ago, lined up in 11th place after a tough couple of heats. His final didn't end as we would've wanted with a spin dropping him down the order.

Sam Hawthorne continued his progress finishing a season's best 13th in final 1 with a crash in final 2 ending his weekend.

Will Orton made his Super One X30 debut with the team, finishing 18th and learning the ropes ready for a full campaign in 2019.
 
The team is now getting ready for its winter program with a trip to Vendrell in Spain for the prestigious Cupa De Campionnes race in December. Drivers interested in this or any of the club meetings attended by the team should call us to discuss requirements ASAP.
 
Contact Keiran on 01327 842778 (extension 2) or 07968 987883, or Danny on 01327 842778 (extension 3) or 07794 714365. You can also email [email protected] or [email protected].

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FIA Karting Rookie Of The Year   (04/10)

Since last year, the CIK-FIA has made a specific classification for Drivers up to the age of 16, participating in the FIA ​​Karting World Championship and the FIA ​​Karting European Championship for the first time in the OK category, in order to highlight the emergence of young talents at the highest level of racing. Of some thirty Drivers meeting these criteria, it was Briton Harry Thompson who scored the most points and has been named Rookie of the Year for 2018.

The one-year reduction in the age of entry to the OK category, introduced in 2017 by the CIK-FIA, has significantly increased the number of young Drivers competing against their elders in the benchmark category for direct-drive karts. Formerly trained in OK-Junior, these youngsters challenge the very experienced Drivers throughout the international season without no difficulty, including some professionals and several former World or European Champions. That's why the CIK-FIA has decided to highlight the best hopefuls of the year by creating a Rookie ranking that counts all the results obtained in the FIA ​​Karting World Championship and the FIA ​​Karting European Championship - OK for Drivers up to 16 years old making their debut in the category.

14-year-old FIA Karting European Vice-Champion Harry Thompson of Britain (FA Kart / Vortex / B'stone) had the most points (104) in the 2018 Rookie of the Year classification ahead of the Italian Luigi Coluccio (BirelART / TM Racing / B'stone) with 94 points and the Briton Dexter Patterson (KR / Parilla / B'stone) with 90 points.

Harry Thompson will receive the 2018 Rookie of the Year Trophy at the FIA ​​Karting Prize Giving Ceremony on 1st December in Geneva.

Full rankings are available in PDF format here.

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MSA Provides Tyre Barcoding   (04/10)

In a move designed to curb tyre usage and reduce costs to competitors, the MSA will supply barcoding systems free of charge to all registered kart clubs in 2019.

The process for homologating kart tyres now requires a barcode to be incorporated on the sidewall, so their use can be tracked using barcode readers connected to specialist software and a dedicated database.

To contain costs, clubs can now restrict the actual usage of tyres during a race meeting or championship, meaning that competitors do not have to buy an excessive number of sets to remain competitive.

A recent survey of competitors across motorsport revealed that tyres are their single biggest ongoing expense, so limiting usage is an important cost-saving measure. An added benefit is that clubs can identify the origins of any abandoned or discarded tyres at events, helping to ensure they are disposed of properly.

To encourage the widespread use of this technology, the MSA has negotiated a three-year software subscription deal with Alpha Timings. The MSA will also provide clubs with the wireless handheld scanners. In total, the governing body's initial investment is worth a significant five-figure sum, with support from Dunlop.

Any clubs that have already invested in the Alpha barcoding software will be able to cancel their subscription payments from 2019, and those that have purchased a scanner will be reimbursed or provided with a second unit if preferred.

David Richards CBE, MSA Chairman, said: "Karting should be one of the most accessible forms of motorsport, yet costs have been allowed to spiral in recent years. This initiative is just the start of a fresh drive to lower these cost barriers and return the sport to a more affordable position. We will also explore whether this technology could benefit other types of motorsport in a similar way."

Alpha Timings' Will Tew added: "We're delighted that the MSA has taken the initiative to provide our industry-leading tyre scanning software to all its kart clubs. It means that any decisions in the future to reduce tyre usage can be measured effectively. We believe this is a world-first for a governing body to take this kind of initiative and we are very proud to be part of it."

In conjunction with this initiative, the MSA will be encouraging all clubs to incorporate tyre usage controls into their 2019 regulations - many already do so successfully in certain classes, such as Cadets.

All MSA-registered kart clubs will be contacted directly with full details of how to take advantage of this offer.

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2019 Kent Kart Championship   (03/10)

Next year's Kent Kart Championship, racing at Lydd Kart Circuit and Bayford Meadows Kart Circuit, will be bigger and better with many sponsors coming onboard and great prizes to be offered.

The rules and regulations will be released soon, plus there is exciting news ahead so keep an eye out and a listening ear for further updates.
 
The 2019 championship will consist of six rounds, three at each track, so the 2019 dates to book in your diary are...
 
Round 1: Bayford Meadows, March 17th
Round 2: Lydd, April 14th
Round 3: Bayford Meadows, May 19th  
Round 4: Lydd, June 9th
Round 5: Lydd, September 8th
Round 6: Bayford Meadows, October 20th

In the meantime, the last 2018 Kent Kart Championship (Round 6) is held at Lydd Kart Circuit on the weekend of 13th & 14th October. Race day is Sunday 14th and race practice/testing will be on Saturday 13th.
 
Current Kent Kart Championship results can be found here https://results.alphatiming.co.uk/bmkr/kent/.

There is still all to play for with just one round to go so make sure you don't miss it.
 
Looking forward to seeing you all again soon.
 
Call us on 01797 321747 or 01797 321895, email [email protected], visit our website at www.lyddkartcircuit.com, or find us on Facebook.

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Pulling Wins Second Championship   (02/10)

BWRDC 2017 Club Champion Abbi Pulling made history by becoming the first person to retain the Super One British Karting Championship for Junior TKM following the final round at PF International, driving her Tal-Ko Racing kart.
 
Andy Pulling explained "Abbi went in to the final round with a small championship lead but was full of confidence. A technical problem in qualifying left her much to do and starting in 8th position, she drove two very controlled heat races finishing third and second, but more importantly ahead of her rival, giving what seemed an insurmountable championship lead ahead of the finals on Sunday.
 
Abbi once again drove in a very measured manner, to ensure she didn't pick up any penalty's, finishing second and third". 
 
Abbi declared "It's been such an amazing last two years, I never would have thought as an 8 year old girl that in 7 years I would be winning the British Championship back to back! Huge thank you to Alan Turney at Tal-Ko Racing for helping us have another stellar year and hopefully there are many more to come."
 
BWRDC Chair, Lorraine Gathercole, said of Abbi's latest victory "Once again Abbi has left us awestruck by her talent and her measured approach to what many would consider overwhelming pressure. This girl's capacity to rise to every challenge put before her, is really way beyond her 15 years. The only way is up for Abbi and we are all excited to be sharing her journey with her."

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MSA Kart Championships   (02/10)

MSA British Cadet Kart Championship
Maxwell Dodds and Freddie Slater shared the wins at PF International.

Dodds gained 12 places to win final one ahead of Brandon Carr, with Harley Keeble in third.

Slater made up an amazing 26 places to win final two in a race which had five different leaders over the 12 laps. Dodds led the first five laps before Keeble, MacIntyre and Phillips led the large lead pack while Slater made his way through. He hit the front with two laps to go to win ahead of MacIntyre and Phillips.

Lindblad drove a relatively quiet meeting to ensure this year's British Championship win by just five points ahead of MacIntyre with Dodds finishing third.

Results Final 1: 1 Maxwell Dodds (Synergy) 13:49.73, 2 Brandon Carr (Synergy) +0.25, 3 Harley Keeble (Synergy) +0.88
Results Final 2: 1 Freddie Slater (Synergy) 13:43.18, 2 William Macintyre (Synergy) +0.16 , 3 Vinnie Phillips (Synergy) +0.42

MSA X30 Junior National Championship
Reggie Duhy and Georgi Dimitrov claimed a win apiece at the Lincolnshire circuit.

Poleman Duhy won the first final ahead of Lewis Thompson and Georgi Dimitrov.

In the second final Duhy was quickly deposed by eventual winner Dimitrov, but Dimitrov still had to contend with Duhy and Thompson before he made his lead stick halfway through. Caden McQueen came through to second ahead of Lewis Gilbert.

Clayton Ravenscroft claimed the championship title by 30 points from Gilbert, with Dragan Pinsent in third.

Results Final 1: 1 Reggie Duhy (Exprit) 13:49.28, 2 Lewis Thompson (Birel ART) +4.31, 3 Georgi Dimitrov (Exprit) +4.75
Results Final 2: 1 Georgi Dimitrov (Exprit) 13:42.89, 2 Caden McQueen (Mad-Croc) +1.32, 3 Lewis Gilbert (Kosmic) +1.82

MSA X30 Senior National Championship
In the first final Lewis Malin and Joe Turney battled throughout the race before Oliver Hodgson took his opportunity to take the lead on the last lap, leaving Malin second and Turney third.

Morgan Porter won the second final following a lively race with eight lead changes, the battle for control also including Hodgson, Elliot Harvey, Turney and Levi King. Porter took the lead on the last lap to win ahead of Hodgson, who was later disqualified for technical non-compliance which promoted Morgan to second and Jenson Brown to third.

Turney has built up a massive 40 point lead over Porter to become the 2018 champion.

Results Final 1: 1 Oliver Hodgson (Birel ART) 13:37.53, 2 Lewis Malin (Compkart) +0.18, 3 Joe Turney (Kosmic) +0.38
Results Final 2: 1 Morgan Porter (Tonykart) 13:40.12, 2 Derek Morgan (Gillard) +1.59, 3 Jenson Brown (Alonso) +1.64

MSA Junior TKM National Championship
Spencer Stevenson took the lead in final one to win ahead of Abbi Pulling. Dan McKeown gained 18 places during the race to finish third.

Guest driver Reggie Duhy made an exceptional comebacks in final two when he came through from 25th to finish first. Louis Harvey took second, with Abbi Pulling crossing the line in third.

Pulling has won a historic second Super One championship in a row, the first double for a female driver. Butterworth is second in the points, with Stevenson third.

Results Final 1: 1 Spencer Stevenson (Tal-ko) 13:27.50, 2 Abbi Pulling (Tal-ko) +0.08, 3 Dan McKeown (Birel ART) +3.74
Results Final 2: 1 Reggie Duhy (ARC) 13:30.37, 2 Louis Harvey (ARC) +0.31, 3 Abbi Pulling (Tal-ko) +0.5

MSA TKM Extreme National Championship
Adam Sparrow dominated at PF International as Joe Fowler claimed the championship title.

The first final was a battle between Owain Rosser, Sparrow and Fowler with Sparrow eventually taking the win. Rosser settled for second ahead of Fowler.

Final two saw Sparrow win ahead of Rosser and Charlie Bingham.

Fowler is the new champion, finishing just four points ahead of Chris Whitton with Sparrow third.

Results Final 1: 1 Adam Sparrow (Tal-ko) 13:25.55, 2 Owain Rosser (Birel ART) +0.16, 3 Joe Fowler (Birel ART) +0.27
Results Final 2: 1 Adam Sparrow (Tal-ko) 13:22.42, 2 Owain Rosser (Birel ART) +0.27, 3 Charlie Bingham (TBA) +0.86

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AIRkart Shines In Debut Season   (28/09)

With the 2018 Rotax 177 Super One British Championship now complete, the new AIRkart chassis launched at the beginning of the season finished 4th in its debut year.

Piloted by Alex Rowley, team manager at AIR Motorsport, the chassis was the only non-OTK chassis to complete the whole championship proving that the British made chassis is very competitive in all weather conditions at different circuits.

The chassis is also proving to be a success in the X30 class with four drivers inside the top 11 in the Whilton Mill Kart Club championship in Senior X30.

Orders and test drives are now being taken in preparation for the 2019 season.

Please get in contact with Alex on 07545 570067 or email [email protected] for further details.

Or visit www.airmotorsport.com for the full specifications.

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Team Positions Available   (21/09)

The Ambition Motorsport team are drawing their 2018 season to a close and are now preparing for the 2018 winter season and events leading up to the 2019 national & European championships.
 
The team are looking to compete in the following championships in 2019...
 
Iame Belgium Championship
Super One British Championship
Whilton Mill Club Championship
Bayford Meadows Club Championship

...plus selected club championships and testing throughout the year.
 
We are preparing our driver line-ups in the following categories...
 
Bambino
Honda Cadet
Iame Mini Swift
Mini X30
Junior X30
 
We can also take bookings for other classes subject to numbers at our club events.
 
One-to-one driver development is also widely available at many circuits across the UK throughout the week too!
 
Not only can we carry out our services at the track but we have a fully equipped workshop to carry out maintenance, preparation, chassis alignment and stock karting spares
 
Social media and race management is also catered for within the team, so why wait any longer to make the decision to excel your karting going forward.

Contact the Ambition Motorsport team today to see how we can help you achieve your goals.
 
Call us on +44 (0)7951 831236 or email [email protected]. You can also visit our website at www.ambitionmotorsport.com.

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Mechanic Positions Available   (20/09)

Racing Perfection have both full time and part time mechanic positions available.
 
Successful candidates will require:
- Previous/current experience within karting.
- Available for up to 3 days during the week along with weekends (Full time)
- Available for Fridays in addition to weekends (Part time)
- Local to Eastleigh.
- Over 16 years of age
 
Full time position:
The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting in kart preperation during the week at the unit based in Eastleigh along with team activities at Club and Super One events throughout the year. Must hold a valid UK driving licence.
 
Part time:
Weekend team mechanic for both Club and Super One events. (Includes some Fridays)
 
Please send your CV and a covering letter to [email protected].

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FIA ​​Karting Endurance Championship   (18/09)

The third edition of the FIA ​​Karting Endurance Championship will take place during the 24 Hours Karting organised at the Le Mans International Karting Circuit by the ACO on 29th and 30th September 2018. This Competition confirms the ascendance of OK engines in endurance with 13 teams committed to the GP1 category out of the 32 participants entered to date. On the other hand, between the official teams and the pure specialists in the discipline, the FIA ​​Karting Endurance Championship sees an increase in international representation.

With the CIK-FIA, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) is pursuing its efforts to develop the audience of its great specialty, endurance racing. To go further in this direction, the great novelty of 2018 is to match the date of 24 Hours karting with that of a very popular event, the 24 Hours Trucks on the famous Bugatti circuit close to the kart track. This event, counting for the FIA ​​European Truck Racing Championship, attracts a very large audience. Motor Sport enthusiasts will have the opportunity to enjoy two 24 Hours Races during the same weekend.

This year, 13 GP1 karts will compete on the 1384m Le Mans Karting International Circuit as part of the FIA ​​Karting Endurance Championship. Lightweight and powerful, these machines, powered by the latest generation OK engines, have also demonstrated their excellent reliability in the previous two editions. The enthusiasm they arouse justifiably explains why the OK represents 40% of the 24 Hours Karting field this year. As in previous editions, LeCont will be the exclusive tyre supplier for this Competition.

Internationally renowned champions and specialists in the discipline will face each other with different attributes, but the same desire to win. The main factories have understood that a victory in the FIA ​​Karting Endurance Championship at Le Mans after 24 Hours offers first class media and commercial benefits. Although they have not all taken the step openly, two of them will compete again in 2018 through their factory teams.

Carrying the No. 2, the CRG SpA team will start with increasing ambitions as the Italian brand deepens its knowledge of endurance. It will feature two World Champions, Paolo De Conto (ITA) and Pedro Hiltbrand (ESP), alongside two young drivers known for their speed, Callum Bradshaw (GBR) and Andrea Rosso (ITA). Two 100% Czech crews will reinforce the presence of the CRGs powered by TM Racing at Le Mans with Czech Endurance Karting Blue and Red No. 7 and No. 8.

For its part the French brand Sodikart will line up an official team, the No. 3, also with a TM Racing engine, for the World Championship winner Tom Joyner (GBR) along with the experienced Bas Lammers (NLD) and Anthony Abbasse (FRA), multiple winner of the event, and the very fast Alex Irlando (ITA). The No. 1 will be reserved for the winner of the 2017 edition, the Sodi / TM Racing of Rouen GSK whose team composition has been completely renewed and rejuvenated. Yann Bouvier (FRA), Milane Petelet (FRA), Thomas Mialane (FRA) and Jules Mettetal (FRA) will have the heavy burden of defending the title this year.

The Vortex engines will be well represented among the other contenders for the win and the battle between the two great Italian engine manufacturers will be very interesting to follow. A great of endurance racing, the British crew London Kookeli will rely on their international training to defend their chances. On the other hand, experienced teams in the GP2 category like JFJ Performance or Cormeilles - KURB by MD, will challenge the GP1 leaders on their home territory. The uncertainty inherent in this type of Competition, coupled with the experience and the very high level of performance of most of the teams involved, guarantees the sporting interest of the 2018 FIA Karting Endurance Championship throughout the two turns of the clock.

The full grid of the 2018 24 Hours Karting of Le Mans will include a total of 32 teams with 19 GP2 karts and a GP3 that will also participate in the race, which will start on Saturday, 29th September at 15:00.

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Interview With Felipe Massa   (17/09)

CIK-FIA President Felipe Massa is keeping his promise to be as active as possible on the ground. He attended the FIA ​​Karting World Championship - KZ at Genk (BEL) and will travel to Sweden soon for the OK and OK-Junior categories. Always very available to the public, he also takes the opportunity to conduct many discussions with members of the international karting community, Drivers, professionals, organisers and officials.

Mr. President, how are the first months of your mandate going?
My goal is to develop karting at a global level. I observe, listen and analyse all aspects of the sport, which remains the school of motor sport, in order to be able to make the best choices for the future. Karting is a complex discipline with many different categories and races. When I became interested in karting again a few years ago, I could not find my way between all the categories. It is too complicated, we need to gradually move towards greater simplicity. The work done by the CIK-FIA on the OK categories is going in the right direction. OK and OK-Junior must have their place in all countries to make the championships more attractive and facilitate the arrival of new Drivers.

How do you see the implementation of a common definition of the Mini category?
It was a lot of work to harmonise this crucial category worldwide for the future of karting, while keeping the costs of use within reasonable limits. It is difficult in some countries like Brazil where taxes are very high for importing foreign products. This is a real problem that deserves all our attention.

Do you have a preference between KZ and OK?
For me, it's OK that represents the future of karting. I am not criticising KZ, where we see the best Drivers, true karting professionals. Their presence is very rewarding in terms of the success of a Competition and to keep the passion alight, because they are the real experts. It is also the category in which I prefer to drive myself because it is the one that comes closest to Formula 1. However, young Drivers embody the future of motor sport. In OK-Junior and OK we see future champions evolving, in all disciplines, including F1. For a brand, winning the World Championship with a new Driver who may be able to become the Lewis Hamilton of the future is very important.

How is the integration of the CIK-FIA into the FIA going?
The FIA ​​can bring a lot to karting. I think it is important that it be more integrated within the International Federation. With its power, the FIA ​​can help to ensure that international categories are more widespread around the world and that the rules in force here, in terms of equipment and safety, are adhered to. The hard work carried out by the FIA to organise and simplify the different categories of single seater, from F4 to F1, is an example to follow. Applied to karting, this approach would allow us to develop our sport more quickly. The idea is to make the CIK categories into the reference worldwide. In the next five years, it would be good for all countries to follow this trend. I know it will not be easy, that there are a lot of issues to settle, but that's my plan. We definitely need more help from the FIA, it will make us stronger.

Did you participate in the development of the 2019 calendar?
The choices were already well advanced for next season's events when I took office and I think I will have more influence in the future. I will try to bring the World Championship to Brazil for 2020. Karting is not only Europe. For me, a World Competition must visit other horizons. It must be a special event, felt by all to be the most important of the season and it involves intercontinental travel to contribute to the revitalisation of karting in every country.

What are your relationships with the RGMMC Promoter?
I'm in constant contact with James Geidel, we get along very well. He is very motivated, he is a good person who always tries to do better. Since the first event, we can see many improvements. This weekend, in Genk, the organisation was excellent thanks to good collaboration with the owners of the circuit, the Lemmens family, who did an exceptional job in preparing for the competition.

Have you been paying attention to the Historic Super Cup at Genk?
Absolutely! I love the history of karting and I am very interested in historic karts. This is a very good show for the fans and it allows everyone to appreciate the incredible evolution of the machines since the time of the pioneers. We were spoiled by the selection in Genk. The demo format is perfectly adapted to the history, it is not necessary to organise races to entertain the public.

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Tuto Super One Series Report   (14/09)

Autumn had well and truly arrived at the penultimate Super One round of 2018 at Glan-Y-Gors in North Wales with showers throughout the racing.
 
The Championships have one last round at PF International in a three-day meeting for all classes at the end of September, where many of the classes will see tense battles for the top positions.

MSA Bambino Championship
The Bambinos qualified in the wet with Aston Sharp fastest by 0.88s from Frazer Anderson, and the two went on to share the heat wins with Sharp retaining pole for the Prefinal.
 
Sharp and Anderson battled for the Prefinal win throughout the race on the drying track, with Sharp eventually finishing 0.08s ahead of Anderson.
 
By the main Final it was wet again and this time Anderson jumped into the lead at the start and held it to the chequered flag. Skye Parker and Ryan McCall battled for 2nd but McCall received a driving penalty which dropped him to the back and gave the final podium position to Oscar O'Sullivan.

Prefinal :1. Aston Sharp (Wright) 11:18.77, 2. Frazer Anderson (Zip) +0.08, 3. Laith Khan (Wright) +0.43, 4. Oscar O'Sullivan (Project One) +0.95, 5. Ryan McCall (Wright) +4.45, 6. Fletcher Jamieson (Wright) +16.45
Final: 1. Frazer Anderson (Zip) 12:05.89, 2. Skye Parker (Wright) +0.71, 3. Oscar O'Sullivan (Project One) +2.85, 4. Aston Sharp (Wright) +3.57, 5. Fletcher Jamieson (Wright) +5.62, 6. Gregor Reid (Wright) +9.7

MSA British Cadet Kart Championship
Aiden Neate took pole ahead of William MacIntyre and Bart Harrison with Championship leader Arvid Lindblad in 4th. Neate retained the lead after the heats with Lindblad up to 2nd, the heat wins going to Neate and Oliver Wright.
 
After starting from a mid-grid position due to a DNF in Heat 1, MacIntyre gained ten places to take the win in Final 1 on a dry track. Neate led until lap 9, with MacIntyre moving up and passing both Freddie Slater and Neate in quick succession with Slater moving into 2nd.
 
Final 2 was wet again and Neate took an overwhelming win over Dodds and Lindblad after Slater took the lead on the last lap and crossed the line first but received a 10s driving penalty.
 
Lindblad remains in the Championship lead by nine points with MacIntyre 2nd on dropped scores and Dodds in 3rd.

Final 1: 1. William Macintyre (Synergy) 13:00.03, 2. Freddie Slater (Synergy) +0.47, 3. Aiden Neate (Synergy) +0.84, 4. Arvid Lindblad (Synergy) +1.07, 5. Harry Burgoyne (Synergy) +1.24, 6. Maxwell Dodds (Synergy) +1.84
Final 2: 1. Aiden Neate (Synergy) 13:49.42, 2. Maxwell Dodds (Synergy) +4.59, 3. Arvid Lindblad (Synergy) +5.04, 4. Maximus Hall (Synergy) +7.26, 5. Bart Harrison (Synergy) +8.2, 6. Freddie Slater (Synergy) +9.32

Mini X Guest Event
In the small but tight Mini X field, Cian Shields qualified fastest ahead of Jessica Edgar, but Ivan Lomliev took pole for Final 1 with 1st and 2nd in the heats, ahead of Joshua McLean.
 
McLean however took the lead a few laps into the wet Final 1 leaving Lomliev to battle Daniel Bolton and Edgar. McLean pulled away without challenge to win by nearly 4 seconds.
 
Lomliev made a great start to take the lead in Final 2 but once more McLean took back the lead and this time Lomliev retired. McLean gradually pulled away from Edgar in 2nd and Shields in 3rd but Edgar and Shields received bumper penalties after the race, handing the runner-up spot to Aaron Walker.

Final 1: 1. Joshua Mclean (Exprit) 13:36.65, 2. Ivan Lomliev (Tonykart) +3.98, 3. Jessica Edgar (Exprit) +4.57, 4. Daniel Bolton (Tonykart) +7.82, 5. Aaron Walker (Exprit) +14.03, 6. Cian Shields (Exprit) +17.08
Final 2: 1. Joshua Mclean (Exprit) 12:51.26, 2. Aaron Walker (Exprit) +3.04, 3. Jessica Edgar (Exprit) +11.91, 4. Cian Shields (Exprit) +12.49, 5. Daniel Bolton (Tonykart) +4 Laps, 6. Ivan Lomliev (Tonykart) +13 Laps

MSA TKM Junior National Championship
Spencer Stevenson was faster than Abbi Pulling by the thinnest of margins in Junior TKM Qualifying with Louis Harvey also in the same half-tenth, despite the wet conditions. However, Daniel Butterworth took pole with 2nd in both of the two heats after both Pulling and Stevenson had DNFs.
 
They had a dry first Final and Butterworth led from lights to flag, ending up with a massive lead, while Pulling moved up through the field to 2nd. Zak Oates had been 2nd on the grid but was passed early on by Archie Strong who was in turn forced to give way to Pulling five laps from the end.
 
Final 2 was wet again and Butterworth again held the lead from the start while Ethan Newsham overtook Pulling for 2nd. However, she was back in 2nd after five laps and stayed behind Butterworth until the last lap where she took the lead to take the win.
 
With one round left, Pulling is 14 points ahead of Butterworth on dropped scores but Stevenson is now 40 points behind Butterworth.

Final 1: 1. Daniel Butterworth (Gold Kart) 13:06.64, 2. Abbi Pulling (Tal-ko) +11.73, 3. Archie Strong (ARC) +12.86, 4. Ethan Newsham (Tal-ko) +13.05, 5. Oliver Richardson (Tal-ko) +14.67, 6. Alexander Page (Tonykart) +14.84
Final 2: 1. Abbi Pulling (Tal-ko) 13:30.91, 2. Daniel Butterworth (Gold Kart) +0.21, 3. Ethan Newsham (Tal-ko) +3.73, 4. Zak Taylor (Tal-ko) +13.39, 5. Oliver Stewart (Birel ART) +16.75, 6. Alexander Page (Tonykart) +20.42

MSA X30 Junior National Championship
Lewis Gilbert was just 0.02s faster than Alessandro Ceronetti in Qualifying with Matthew Hudson a tenth off pole, but Hudson was the leader after the heats with 2nd and 3rd. Gilbert and Ceronetti took the heat wins but were less successful in their other heats leaving Clayton Ravenscroft on the front row next to Hudson.
 
Ravenscroft made a slightly better start to Final 1 but Hudson was back in control by the end of the first lap where he stayed throughout the wet race, gradually increasing his gap to Ceronetti then Ravenscroft in 2nd.
 
In Final 2 the track was drying and Ravenscroft quickly secured the lead ahead of Hudson and Teddy Pritchard-Williams where they stayed throughout the race, but Pritchard-Williams was penalised for driving standards which promoted Ceronetti to another 3rd.
 
On dropped scores Ravenscroft has a 24 point lead over Gilbert and another gap to Lewis Thompson.

Final 1: 1. Matthew Hudson (Tonykart) 13:29.39, 2. Clayton Ravenscroft (Kosmic) +1.81, 3. Alessandro Ceronetti (Exprit) +2.48, 4. Teddy Pritchard-Williams (Kosmic) +3.91, 5. Dragan Pinsent (Tonykart) +4.51, 6. Nelson King (Tonykart) +8.49
Final 2: 1. Clayton Ravenscroft (Kosmic) 13:32.78, 2. Matthew Hudson (Tonykart) +0.81, 3. Alessandro Ceronetti (Exprit) +5.71, 4. Dragan Pinsent (Tonykart) +6.13, 5. Caden McQueen (Mad-Croc) +6.62, 6. Nelson King (Tonykart) +8.31

MSA TKM Senior National Championship
TKM Extreme was the biggest class of the day with 40 entries and Joe Fowler took pole ahead of Kristian Brierley and Jake Campbell-Mills. Fowler retained the lead after the heats but Adam Sparrow moved up to 2nd and Chris Whitton 3rd, while the heat wins went to Fowler, Whitton and Kyle Sproat. Sproat would be one to watch after other problems in the heats gave him a low grid position.
 
In Final 1, Joe Fowler was unbeatable on the wet track, pulling away from Max Goldsmith who had overcome Theo Hesketh and ending up the winner by over 7 seconds. Pete Newman gained 11 places and took 3rd from Hesketh in the closing stages, while Sproat gained 14 places for 5th.
 
Sproat took 2nd at the start of Final 2 and was in the lead a lap later while Fowler, Newman and Hesketh fought for 2nd behind him, joined by Sam Fowler towards the end. Sproat was faster and took the chequered flag with a second's lead. 
 
Reeves-Smith leads the Championship on drops while Joe Fowler moves up to 2nd and Whitton and Welham are on equal points in 3rd, but the gaps are relatively small.

Final 1: 1. Joe Fowler (Birel ART) 13:05.41, 2. Max Goldsmith (Birel ART) +7.4, 3. Pete Newman (Alonso) +7.71, 4. Theo Hesketh (Tonykart) +9.34, 5. Kyle Sproat (Tonykart) +9.44, 6. Robert Welham (Tal-ko) +13.25
Final 2: 1. Kyle Sproat (Tonykart) 13:21.50, 2. Theo Hesketh (Tonykart) +1.06, 3. Pete Newman (Alonso) +1.21, 4. Joe Fowler (Birel ART) +2.96, 5. Sam Fowler (Birel ART) +3.42, 6. Robert Welham (Tal-ko) +6.31

MSA X30 Senior National Championship
Morgan Porter qualified fastest, ahead of Championship leader Joe Turney by a large margin with Sean Butcher 3rd. However, Turney secured pole for Final 1 with 2nd and 3rd in the heats ahead of Butcher and Oliver Hodgson with Porter down in 5th after problems in his first heat.
 
In Final 1 Turney was the early leader of the wet race, before Luke Hughes passed him then a while later so did Porter. Porter continued his trajectory to take the lead in the closing stages, but lost his win with a bumper penalty that dropped him to 4th. Hughes was the winner from Turney, with a bigger gap to Butcher in 3rd.
 
Turney was the clear winner on the drying track of Final 2 after dispatching Hughes after four laps. Porter took 2nd at half distance but didn't manage to reel Turney in.
 
Turney remains in the lead of the Championship on dropped scores with Hodgson 2nd and Porter 3rd.

Final 1: 1. Luke Hughes (Mad-Croc) 13:24.89, 2. Joe Turney (Kosmic) +1.82, 3. Sean Butcher (Tonykart) +5.52, 4. Morgan Porter (Tonykart) +8.33, 5. Bradley Pennell (Compkart) +10, 6. Lewis Malin (Compkart) +10.54
Final 2: 1. Joe Turney (Kosmic) 13:11.74, 2. Morgan Porter (Tonykart) +1.02, 3. Luke Hughes (Mad-Croc) +2.99, 4. Sean Butcher (Tonykart) +4.75, 5. Henry Laws (Kosmic) +8.47, 6. Lewis Malin (Compkart) +8.74

Full results and championship standings are available at http://www.tagheuer-timing.co.uk/?page_id=630.

Report by Mary-Ann Horley, photographs courtesy of Chris Walker/Kartpix.net.

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MSport Special Introductory Offer   (13/09)

After a busy season for everyone with lots of races, Msport Karting are looking to ease the financial strain on drivers - and their parents - by offering an introductory offer of £125 per day for the following winter races.

This will include all of our usual facilities on race day with preparation and driver coaching second-to-none. If you have had a tough time or feel you are not quite getting the service you need, don't delay and pick up the phone.

This offer is valid for race meetings at Kimbolton, Shenington and Whilton Mll throughout October, November and into December.

Make the most of your budget with Msport Karting.

For further information contact Keiran or Danny via email [email protected] or call 01327 842778.

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MSA & D2BD To Get Girls On Track   (13/09)

The Motor Sports Association (MSA) and Dare to be Different (D2BD) are teaming up to offer 120 girls the chance to try motorsport free at Silverstone next month (28 October).

The event is part of the FIA's new Girls on Track initiative, which aims to promote and develop young women in motorsport at grassroots level using karting slalom, an accessible, cost-effective arrive-and-drive format.

The UK's round at Silverstone will see young women aged 13 to 18 set timed laps around a kart track, with three girls being selected to attend the European final at Le Mans next spring. The free karting event aims to raise awareness of gender equality and increase women's participation in the sport, while also inspiring and encouraging girls off-track via road safety and STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) activities.

The Renault Sport Formula One Team pit stop challenge will test collaboration skills as the young women work together to change the wheel on a life-size F1 car in garages used by teams at the F1 British Grand Prix. Reactions will be tested on the F1 in Schools race system, and Tobii Pro will use its eye tracking technology to demonstrate the effects of distraction on road safety.

Dare to be Different ambassadors will be on hand, alongside women working in the industry, to inspire the girls and demonstrate first-hand that a career in engineering is both achievable and desirable.

David Richards, MSA Chairman, said: "Currently only five per cent of MSA competition licence holders are female but we're committed to redressing the balance, and Girls on Track offers a great opportunity to introduce 120 young women to the sport. We're pleased to be working with Dare to be Different to remove barriers to entry and inspire the next generation, whether that's on track or within surrounding STEM activities."

Susie Wolff, Dare to be Different Co-Founder, said: "Girls on Track provides a vital opportunity to showcase young female talent and not only educate but also inspire the next generation regarding the whole range of motorsport career opportunities available to them. With the incredible support of the MSA, Dare to be Different is widening the doorway for girls and women who want to pursue a future in motor racing and we are looking forward to collaborating with the MSA and the FIA's Girls on Track initiative at Silverstone. Openly accessible events like these are an essential part of our strategy and go a long way towards helping us to deliver on our shared goal to drive female talent."

Donna Ibbott, Silverstone Head of Track & Automotive, said: "Silverstone are delighted to be able to support this wonderful initiative. We are committed to protecting the future of motorsport and there is no better way than through education, inspiration and opportunity for future generations to come."

To register your interest, click here. For further information, email [email protected].

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New Vega Tyre UK Website   (12/09)
 
Andy Cox is the Sole UK Importer for Vega Tyres and he has launched a new dedicated website at www.vegatyre.co.uk for online sales of the Vega Tyre range for the UK and Eire.
 
Vega tyres are the benchmark in racing karting tyres and are used anywhere from World Championship level to club racing and IKR kart racing.
 
Vega tyres are now available for endurance and indoor and outdoor rental karting too with the RH8, S1 and H1 Vega tyre ranges.
 
Famous racing models of Vega tyres like the Vega Green (XH2) Vega White (XM) are extremely popular in the UK as are the new Vega Yellow (XP) all models giving unrivalved grip compared to other tyre manufactuers.
 
The Vega W5 is probably the best rain tyre in the World with incredible grip in the wet but the W5 can also withstand difficult changeable conditions with a good wear and consumption rate of the W5 tyre.
 
Tyres can be ordered on line 24 hours a day via credit or debit card and can be delivered next day in a working week Monday to Thursday via the online shop - www.vegatyre.co.uk - or find us on face book or call us on 01527 889595

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British Superkart Championship   (11/09)

Rounds 12 and 13 of the MSA British Superkart Championship took place at Anglesey on 2nd September.

Paul Platt claimed his fifth title at Anglesey with another perfect performance.

Starting from pole position in race one, he took an immediate lead and was never headed during the 10 laps. His closest rival for the championship, Andy Bird, finished 4.447 seconds behind at the flag.

In race two it was much the same. Starting from pole again, he kept previous champions Gavin Bennett and Daniel Clark at bay in the opening stages. Bennett went out with engine problems and then the race was red flagged. At the restart, Platt resumed in the lead and held off Clark to take this 12th win from the 13 rounds that have taken place.

Results:
Round 12: 1 Paul Platt (PVP Gas Gas), 2 Andy Bird (Anderson Gas Gas), 3 Tom Hatfield (Anderson DEA)
Round 13: 1 Paul Platt (PVP Gas Gas), 2 Daniel Clark (Anderson Gas Gas), 3 Tom Hatfield (Anderson DEA)

Provisional championship standings: 1 Paul Platt - 480 points, 2 Andy Bird - 394, 3 Tom Hatfield - 340

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Hajek Crowned World Champion   (10/09)

Patrik Hajek (CZE) became FIA ​​Karting World Champion - KZ in Genk (BEL) this weekend. Kobe Pauwels (BEL) won the FIA ​​Karting Academy Trophy Final where the Trophy was won by Jose Maria Navalon Boya (ESP) and Matteo Vigano (ITA) triumphed in the FIA ​​Karting International Super Cup - KZ2. The Genk Competition will be remembered as a remarkable event thanks to the show, the quality of the organisation and the large audience.
 
More than 4000 spectators had the chance to attend a spectacular sporting event and a high quality show orchestrated by the teams from the circuit of Genk and RGMMC Promotion in the presence of Felipe Massa, President of the CIK-FIA. At an impeccably prepared venue, the staging of the Competition brought spectacular innovations that enhanced the attractiveness of the discipline to the general public as well as partners and VIP guests. In the end, all those present received an extremely positive impression.
 
The 2018 Historic Super Cup was particularly well received under a large marquee at the entrance of the paddock, welcoming many visitors to see the karts emblematic of the history of karting from 1959 to 1984, along with the original kart with which Lewis Hamilton won the European FA Championship in 2000. Several demonstrations on the track revived these machines to the delight of all.
 
Hajek finally rewarded
The favourites after the Qualifying Heats, Patrik Hajek (CZE), Matteo Vigano (ITA) and Jose Maria Navalon Boya (ESP) were crowned in their respective categories, even though Kobe Pauwels (BEL) won the Final in Academy. With its sporting and popular success, the 2018 World Championship Belgium will remain an outstanding feature of this decade of international karting.
 
Patrik Hajek (CZE - Kosmic / Vortex / LeCont) added another victory to his score Sunday morning in the last Qualifying Heats to strengthen his dominance and secure pole position on the starting grid of the World Championship final. FIA Karting - KZ. The Czech drove a perfect Race in the lead throughout the 23 laps. Starting well, he took advantage of incidents that delayed some of his pursuers to gain a small lead on the first lap and then continued to widen the gap consistently. Simo Puhakka (FIN - Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont) and Marijn Kremers (NLD - Birel ART / TM Racing / LeCont) dropped to the back of the pack after contact, while Anthony Abbasse (FRA - Sodi / TM Racing / LeCont) retired at the same time as Jonathan Thonon (BEL - Birel ART / TM Racing / LeCont). Rick Dreezen (BEL - KR / Parilla / LeCont) recovered after a slip on the first lap and settled solidly in 2nd position ahead of Fabian Federer (ITA - CRG / TM Racing / LeCont). However, Alex Irlando (ITA - Sodi / TM Racing / LeCont) managed to overtake Paolo De Conto (ITA - CRG / TM Racing / LeCont), holder of the fastest lap in the race, for 4th place.
 
Three years after the Karol Basz won the World title in KF, Patrik Hajek became the second World Champion from the Olivier Maréchal's Kosmic Racing Department, and the first Czech to win this crown, a great reward for a brave Driver who has been searching for a major success for many seasons.
 
Pauwels victorious at home, Navalon Boya wins the Academy Trophy
Points leader Jose Maria Navalon Boya (ESP) confirmed his ascendancy in the FIA ​​Karting Academy Trophy with an additional victory in a  Heat. Yet his rival Kobe Pauwels (BEL) quickly took control of the Final. The gap varied between the two contenders, but Navalon Boya, holder of the fastest lap, decided not to take any risks, knowing that he was already assured of winning the Trophy and contented himself with the second step of the podium. Joshua Rattican (GBR) was brilliantly 3rd in front of Craig Tanic (FRA), later penalised for a poorly positioned front fairing. Guilherme A. De Figueiredo (BRA) recovered 4th position and Robert De Haan (NLD) finished 5th.
 
Final ranking of the 2018 FIA Karting Academy Trophy
1 - Jose Maria Navalon Boya (ESP) 64 points
2 - Kobe Pauwels (BEL) 63 points
3 - Guilherme A. De Figueiredo (BRA) 50 points
4 - Sami Meguetounif (FRA) 47 points
5 - Federico Albanese (ITA) 40 points
 
Vigano triumphs to the end
Dominant in the International FIA Karting Super Cup - KZ2, Matteo Vigano (ITA - Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont) only conceded a 3rd place in his last Qualifying Heat against rivals who had already fitted their new tyres. This did not prevent the Italian from starting in pole position for the Final alongside Adrien Renaudin (FRA - Sodi / TM Racing / LeCont). While Vigano took off immediately, Daniel Bray (NZL - GP / Alu Group / TM Racing / LeCont) took a solid 2nd place. Renaudin resisted the pressure from Gaetano Gomes E.S. Di Mauro (BRA - CRG / TM Racing / LeCont) until the penultimate lap. An last-minute attack allowed David Vidales Ajenjo (ESP - Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont) to take 3rd place ahead of the Brazilian and Renaudin, while Vigano clinched a well-deserved international success.
 
Further information and results are available at www.cikfia.com.

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Summer Club Race Meeting   (03/09)

The next Summer Club Race Meeting takes place this coming weekend at Lydd, with on-track action from Friday to Sunday...

Friday 7th September
Owner Driver Open Practice / Test Day
Bambino Hour from 9am to 10am. 10am to 4pm (or half day) for cadet, junior & senior karts. Senior to include DART FQ250, to book a test on this day contact Tommi direct.
 
Saturday 8th September
Race Practice 
Bambino Hour from 9am to 10am. 10am to 4pm (or half day), usual classes run for bambino, cadet, juniors & seniors, sessions repeating throughout the day.
 
Sunday 9th September
IKR (Independent Kart Racing) Owner Driver Race Meeting
Lydd IKR Summer Championship R6 (the last summer round), also featuring DART Motorsport race meeting.   
The following classes will run: Bambino 2 stroke, Honda Clubman Standard, Honda Clubman Elite, Junior Subaru, Junior Club-Max,  ProKart 175, ProKart 200, Senior Club-Max, 177 Club Max, visiting class DART FQ250.
Any other classes wishing to run must have at least 6 entries.
 
IKR Summer Format 
Practice of at least 3 minutes per class, followed by timed qualifying of at least 8 mins per class, then one heat (8 Laps), Pre-Final (8 Laps) and a Grand Final (15 Laps) for each class. Bambino have a practice/qualify session of at least 3 laps, followed by 3 timed runs (10 mins each).
 
DART Racers will run to their own format as per regulations.

Lydd IKR summer regulations can be downloaded here http://www.lyddkartcircuit.com/owner-drivers/club-championship-regulations/.

Confirmation of Club-Max gearing for Lydd:
Junior Club-Max 13T Front & 76 Max Rear
Senior Club-Max 12T Front & 78 Max on Rear
177 Club Max 12T Front & 80 Max on Rear

DART Racing drivers to enter direct with Tommi please; entry form & all other information is on his website www.dartmotorsport.com.
 
Entry options for regular classes run at Lydd
You can confirm a race entry & make card payment over the phone using the circuit details below, or enter online at https://www.trakentries.co.uk/clubclone/club.asp?C=26 - the deadline for this being Wednesday 5th September.

You can also enter in person at the weekend, entries are taken up to and including race morning sign-on, which closes 9am.
 
Clarkekarts shop, café and clubhouse are open all 3 days, spectators welcome.

Early Notice - Lydd Kart Circuit - Winter Club Racing 2018/2019
A 6 round championship which kicks off in October, race day being Sunday 14th October, then every 2nd Sunday of the month Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb/March.
  
Contact Sue Hart (Lydd Kart Circuit Club Secretary) or circuit staff on 01797 321747 or 01797 321895, email [email protected], visit our website at www.lyddkartcircuit.com, or find us on Facebook.

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Tuto Super One Series   (31/08)

The country's longest running karting series, the Tuto Super One, reached the height of the season last weekend at the legendary Cotswold circuit of Rissington. Both competitors and the series and circuit teams worked hard this weekend in difficult weather conditions with rain on Saturday and Sunday, with not a single red flag interruption.
 
Louis Large is celebrating becoming the first Super One Champion of the year, winning Rotax 177 by two points from Chris Thomas in their final round.
 
The TKM drivers have two more rounds, at Glan-Y-Gors in North Wales on 8th-9th September and PF International in Lincolnshire at the end of the month, while the Honda Cadet and most of the Rotax Max classes only have the PF International round remaining.

ABkC Honda Cadet National Championship
As always with Cadets, Qualifying was tight with Daniel Guinchard 0.02s ahead of Theo Micouris and 0.08s ahead of Harley Haughton. However, Oliver Greenall won both his heats, with the other going to Kean Nakamura-Berta after some lively racing. Alfie Rigby was 2nd on the Final 1 grid with two 2nd places and Guinchard 3rd with two 3rds.
 
Final 1 on Sunday afternoon was wet and Micouris jumped into the lead early on before Greenall repassed at half distance, gradually pulling away from Micouris and the rest of the pack. Rigby was also on his own in 3rd with no threats from Sonny Smith in 4th who was overtaken by Edward Pearson at the end.
 
Guinchard had dropped back in Final 1 but in the also-wet Final 2 he stormed back up 11 places to win ahead of Smith. Greenall was the early leader before a battle with Guinchard and Micouris, then Guinchard made it stick a couple of laps from the end. Alfie Rigby has retained the Championship lead and is eight points ahead of Guinchard when dropped scores are taken into account.

Results
Final 1: 1. Oliver Greenall (Synergy) 12:56.53, 2. Theo Micouris (Synergy) +2.18, 3. Alfie Rigby (Synergy) +5.41, 4. Edward Pearson (Synergy) +5.54, 5. Sonny Smith (Synergy) +5.66, 6. Archie Walker (Synergy) +10.08
Final 2: 1. Daniel Guinchard (Synergy) 13:39.58, 2. Sonny Smith (Synergy) +1.28, 3. Theo Micouris (Synergy) +1.37, 4. Oliver Greenall (Synergy) +1.48, 5. Alfie Rigby (Synergy) +2.69, 6. Ethan Symonds (Tonykart) +4.9

ABkC Minimax National Championship
The top five were within a tenth in Minimax Qualifying with Sam Gornall on top ahead of Max Edmundson. Myles Barthorpe and Marcus Littlewood won the two heats but as they each had less successful other heats Brodie Trayhorn took pole for Final 1 with a 2nd and 3rd.
 
Final 1 saw Trayhorn lead from start to finish, consistently ahead of Edmundson and Littlewood who had made up places at the start. Littlewood made the jump at the start of Final 2 and led throughout but never managed to shake off Trayhorn although they both pulled away from Tristan Rennie. Barthorpe now leads the Championship by 14 points from Trayhorn on dropped scores.

Results
Final 1: 1. Brodie Trayhorn (Luxor) 13:07.86, 2. Max Edmundson (Kosmic) +0.72, 3. Marcus Littlewood (Tonykart) +1.86, 4. Tristan Rennie (Project One) +2.2, 5. Charlie Knight (Kosmic) +10.26, 6. Juan Mwaniki (Tonykart) +11.35
Final 2: 1. Marcus Littlewood (Tonykart) 13:03.43, 2. Brodie Trayhorn (Luxor) +0.3, 3. Tristan Rennie (Project One) +1.2, 4. Myles Barthorpe (Tonykart) +2.35, 5. Charlie Knight (Kosmic) +3.64, 6. Max Edmundson (Kosmic) +6.22

MSA TKM Junior National Championship
Spencer Stevenson took pole in Qualifying, 0.7s ahead of Championship leader Abbi Pulling and 0.18s ahead of Louis Harvey. He went on to win both heats, one on Saturday evening and one on Sunday morning which was wet. Pulling was 5th and 2nd to finish the heats on equal points with Harvey (3rd and 4th) but she was 2nd on the grid due to her higher Qualifying.
 
Stevenson took the win in the wet Final 1, leading all the way to finish a tenth ahead of guest driver Reggie Duhy, after Pulling dropped back slightly at the start and didn't recover for a lead challenge. Louis Harvey was 3rd and 2 seconds back.
 
Duhy won the drying Final 2 by 2 seconds from early leader Stevenson, gradually pulling away while Pulling came in 3rd another 2 seconds behind. With two rounds to go, Pulling is 33 points ahead of Butterworth on dropped scores.

Results
Final 1: 1. Spencer Stevenson (Tal-ko) 13:17.82, 2. Reggie Duhy (ARC) +0.11, 3. Louis Harvey (ARC) +2.1, 4. Abbi Pulling (Tal-ko) +4.48, 5. Archie Strong (ARC) +6.78, 6. Zak Oates (Tal-ko) +9.78
Final 2: 1. Reggie Duhy (ARC) 13:06.66, 2. Spencer Stevenson (Tal-ko) +2.09 , 3. Abbi Pulling (Tal-ko) +4.11 , 4. Daniel Butterworth (Gold Kart) +4.67 , 5. Dan McKeown (Birel ART) +7.28 , 6. Louis Harvey (ARC) +9.07

ABkC Junior Rotax National Championship
Another close Qualifying saw Kai Hunter a hundredth ahead of Harry Newman-Oakley and while Hunter stayed ahead after the heats Newman-Oakley had an early DNF in the first and dropped down the field allowing Guy Cunnington to take 2nd and Oakley Pryer 3rd.
 
Hunter led from lights to flag in the wet Final 1 but with Pryer reeling him in after he passed Cunnington in the early stages. Pryer finished 4 tenths behind with a further big gap to Lowther.
 
Final 2 was also wet and Pryer took the early lead as Hunter dropped to 4th, but after less than a lap Lowther took control and was to stay there for the rest of the race with Pryer again closing up towards the end. Lowther now leads the Championship by three points from Cunnington on dropped scores.

Results
Final 1: 1. Kai Hunter (Kosmic) 13:27.33, 2. Oakley Pryer (Tonykart) +0.42, 3. James Lowther (Tonykart) +8.77, 4. Finlay Bunce (Kosmic) +10.5, 5. Guy Cunnington (Tonykart) +13.58, 6. Ben Burgess (Tonykart) +16.68
Final 2: 1. James Lowther (Tonykart) 13:26.13, 2. Oakley Pryer (Tonykart) +0.61, 3. Finlay Bunce (Kosmic) +1.68, 4. Kai Hunter (Kosmic) +3.96, 5. Ben Burgess (Tonykart) +7.22, 6. Tom Adams (Tonykart) +8.87

MSA TKM Senior National Championship
In Qualifying Adam Sparrow took pole ahead of the 38 drivers in a dead heat with Gavin Pitt and James Pashley 3rd a tenth back. However, Pitt was on pole for Final 1 after a 2nd and 3rd in the heats, with wins going to Sparrow, Joseph Reeves-Smith and Chris Whitton.
 
Pete Newman won Final 1 in the wet after pressuring Pitt throughout the race, then passing on the last lap. Reeves-Smith took 3rd in the early stages and stayed over a second behind Newman. Robert Welham gained 18 places to 4th but was 8 seconds behind the leaders.
 
In Final 2 Newman held the lead for half the race before he was forced to retire with a mechanical problem, with Kyle Sproat taking over control to win ahead of Welham and Reeves-Smith. With two rounds to go, Reeves-Smith has a 28 point lead over Welham on dropped scores.

Results
Final 1: 1. Pete Newman (Alonso) 13:17.41, 2. Gavin Pitt (Alonso) +0.37, 3. Joseph Reeves-Smith (Tonykart) +1.95, 4. Robert Welham (Tal-ko) +8.01,5. Kyle Sproat (Tonykart) +8.81, 6. Lewis Wadley (Tal-ko) +9.13
Final 2: 1. Kyle Sproat (Tonykart) 13:07.28, 2. Robert Welham (Tal-ko) +0.49, 3. Joseph Reeves-Smith (Tonykart) +2.72, 4. Nathan Wells (Jade) +6.55, 5. Lee Whittingham (Tal-ko) +6.93, 6. Samuel Johns (Jade) +8.36

ABkC Senior Rotax National Championship
Senior Max was the biggest class of the day with 54 entries and Tommy Foster took pole just ahead of Rhys Hunter and Bradley Barrett. Foster and Hunter won two heats each to put Foster on pole for Final 1 while Charlie Turner was 5th.
 
Turner made the best start in Final 1 which was wet, and led ahead of Barrett for the entire race, gradually pulling away. Morgan Rose was 3rd for most of the race but was penalised which gave the place to Hunter.
 
It was the same story in Final 2, again wet, with a dominant win for Turner ahead of Barrett who overcame Hunter early on with Ben Davis moving up to 3rd. With a round to go, Turner leads Hunter in the Championship by six points on dropped scores.

Results
Final 1: 1. Charlie Turner (Alonso) 13:25.32, 2. Bradley Barrett (Alonso) +5.15, 3. Rhys Hunter (Kosmic) +10.82, 4. Ben Davis (Alonso) +16.1, 5. Tommy Foster (Tonykart) +16.97, 6. James Johnson (Alonso) +17.3
Final 2: 1. Charlie Turner (Alonso) 13:17.27, 2. Bradley Barrett (Alonso) +2.56, 3. Ben Davis (Alonso) +6.94, 4. Michael Cheek (Tonykart) +9.62, 5. Rhys Hunter (Kosmic) +11.02, 6. James Johnson (Alonso) +11.16

ABkC Rotax 177 National Championship
Chris Thomas qualified fastest against Alexander Luck and Louis Large and went on to win both heats with Luck taking 2nd and Daniel Martin 3rd each time.
 
In Final 1 Thomas was the early leader but despite dropping back at the start, Martin reeled him back in to take the lead after a few minutes and continue to pull away to the chequered flag on the wet track.
 
Martin led from lights to flag in Final 2, while Jamie Dzyra moved up from 5th on the grid to 2nd. Dzyra could do nothing about Martin though, and he again pulled away throughout the race to win by over 10 seconds.

Results
Final 1: 1. Daniel Martin (Tonykart) 13:52.49, 2. Chris Thomas (Tonykart) +7.39, 3. Alexander Luck (Tonykart) +8.73, 4. Louis Large (Tonykart) +9.25, 5. Jamie Dzyra (Tonykart) +9.42, 6. James Moorcroft (Tonykart) +10.11
Final 2: 1. Daniel Martin (Tonykart) 13:32.88, 2. Jamie Dzyra (Tonykart) +10.88, 3. Chris Thomas (Tonykart) +11.47, 4. Charlie Whaley (Mad-Croc) +12.01, 5. Louis Large (Tonykart) +12.51, 6. Alex Rowley (Air Kart) +13.87

Full results and championship standings are available at http://www.tagheuer-timing.co.uk/?page_id=630.

Report by Mary-Ann Horley, photographs courtesy of Chris Walker/Kartpix.net.

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Rissington Midland Champs   (21/08)

The first weekend in September is the Midland Champs at Rissington!
 
This will not be the normal race meeting drawn out over two days but a full on race weekend! Practice on Friday 31st August, 3 heats and a final on Saturday, and then another 3 heats and a final on Sunday too! The Midland Champion will be decided be by the total points combined from the finals on each day.
 
Apart from the title, there are also trophies and prizes for the top drivers. Competitive grids make this a fabulous racing weekend with a great atmosphere. Full weekend is only £140 comprised of £40 for Friday practice, £50 for Saturday entry and £50 for Sunday entry.
 
Rissy enjoys a large, open paddock area which means there is plenty of room to pit. Access to set up is available from Thursday afternoon and staying overnight for the weekend is free!
 
For more info about the track, facilities and online entry visit www.rissingtonkartclub.co.uk. 

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Centre Manager Required   (20/08)

Do you want to be part of one of the fastest growing parts of the leisure industry?

Absolutely Karting has a vacancy for a Centre Manager at its kart track in Maidenhead. In this role you will be responsible for driving our Maidenhead karting business forward. Ensuring high levels of customer and staff satisfaction, alongside delivering excellent financial results. If that doesn't sound exciting enough- Absolutely Leisure is a charity so by working with us you will not only be having a great time, but also helping support vulnerable people in the communities that we work in.

Working for Absolutely Leisure give you excellent progression opportunities across a growing and innovative business, you will also be working in a team with a 92% staff satisfaction rating significantly higher than the national average of 71%. We also provide discounted or free use of all of the groups facilities and access to the Westfield Healthy Extras program which gives you:

- 24hr access to a GP and counselling services line
- Access to the big white wall
- Access to Westfield Rewards giving you exclusive discounts to hundreds of retailers.

The role is 40 hours per week with a salary up to £30,000 per annum.

To apply follow this link we look forward to hearing from you: https://absolutelyleisure.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=a9e906b0-fc27-4926-86e1-9ade9fe1d920

Closing date: 7th September 2018

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KartDavid Sales Position Available   (08/08)

Kartdavid's mission is to develop and produce best-in-class products for the motorsport industry. We currently supply race teams & drivers in both karting & motocross, from all around the world, with graphics & design services.

We are looking for a junior sales assistant, who loves motorsport, to grow our turnover rapidly. You will achieve this through direct contact both over the phone & face-to-face at race tracks with customers all over the world. This will mean plenty of travelling and time at race tracks on any day of the week. You must have a car, driving license and be willing to work 3 out of 4 weekends (usually only the Saturday or the Sunday) per month. However, you will still only work 5 days per week.

This is an amazing opportunity to get into a small, ambitious company that is growing quickly. You will work directly with the founders and senior leaders to learn and grow your career in sales. You don't need any past formal sales experience, however we would like to see your proof of results selling something. This can include selling lemonade outside your parents' house growing up!

We are looking for someone who can quickly build rapport and who wants to learn & improve. We love it if you've read sales & business books as this is one of the quickest ways to learn.

We are based in Bristol, however you can work from home anywhere in the UK as you will be travelling to tracks most weeks. We require an initial training period in Bristol and regular office visits. This role will have a small salary plus a large reward scheme based on sales commission. We believe in a meritocracy and reward people for the value they bring to the company.

This role is for you if you have the following competencies:
- Resilience & persistence
- Proactivity
- Honesty/integrity
- Hard work ethic
- Follow through on commitments
- Enthusiasm
- Good at listening
- Results driven

Your Key Responsibilities: -
- Grow revenue rapidly.
- Help create direct mail campaigns.
- Attend race tracks, particularly from April to October each year.
- Help build a profitable & ethical sales process.
- Deeply understand our customers, product and business and take customer feedback to improve the business & it's products.

If this sounds like the job for you please email your CV & covering letter to [email protected].

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Daytona Tamworth Are Hiring   (01/08)

Daytona are looking for a new Head of Engineering to join their team at Tamworth.

Location: Daytona Tamworth, B78 1AR
Hours: Full-Time - 40 hours per week
Salary: Competitive

As the Head of Engineering, you will be required to carry out all aspects of the day-to-day running of the department whilst managing a small team. You will be required to complete admin duties required for the role and run the workshop completing kart maintenance whilst ensuring that the work is correctly logged and carried out to the required standard.

The Successful Candidate must be:
- Self-driven and results oriented.
- Dedicated, reliable, tolerant and determined individual.
- An individual with a keen eye for detail.
- A motivator who takes pride in their work that is projected to the team.
- Flexibility in working weekends and evenings as per the needs of the business.
- Well presented, friendly, professional and keen for a new experience, responsibility and accountability.

Essential Skills:
- Mechanical experience along with a thorough understanding of engineering principles.
- A thorough knowledge and understanding of kart maintenance to the required specification.
- Demonstrable prior experience of working with budgets and forecasting
- An understanding and compliance of statutory requirements with regards to Health and Safety.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel & Outlook)
- Confidence in communicating with suppliers and colleagues across the Daytona Motorsport group.
- Previous experience from a Supervisory or Management level in order to manage a team.
- Prior experience/knowledge of Sodikart, Birel, Biz and CRG products are highly advantageous.
- Must have own tools.
- Experience of maintaining stock and budget control is essential, however, training will be provided.
- A clean or near clean driving license.

How to Apply:
If you are interested in this role, please send your CV & covering letter with salary expectation to [email protected] quoting the job ref: HOETAM18.

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Msport On The Podium   (26/07)
 
Msport karting continued their run of being the only team to have a driver on the Podium at every Super One British championship round in 2018.
 
In Jnr X30 we had 2 new drivers in Josh Rattican and Will Ellswood. Both drivers made great progress and started in the top 12 for the main Final. The race ended with Rattican in 4th only 0.02 behind 3rd. Ellswood had an eventful final finally ending up P12 on the road. Sam Hawthorne again showed good speed and steady improvement over the weekend, now comfortably inside the top 20.
 
Senior X30 was again a three horse race between the 3 runaway title contenders. Msports Morgan Porter again the only 2017 Jnr graduate running at the front of the field. Morgan and the team have consistently been at the Front in S1 and Shenington being no different, making it a 100% podium finish record for the Surrey youngster. Kieran Long made a welcome return to the team after a 5 month layoff, again put in a great performance which is way beyond his 12 months karting experience to finish P17.Lebeneese Driver Rashid Ganhem was again fast but the victim of a huge crash in heat 2 that totalled his kart. A great team effort saw all mechanics stripping his old kart onto a new frame to get Rashid out for the Final races where a shaken Rashid finished .
 
The team now prepares for the British Kart GP at PFi in August, hoping to emulate the results from 2017's successful event.

Drivers wanting to test or race with the team are invited to call us on 01327 842778, pop in to our Workshop at Whilton Mill Circuit, or email [email protected] - ask for Keiran or Danny.

Photographs courtesy of Chris Walker/Kartpix.net

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Tuto Super One Series   (26/07)

Super One hit high summer at Shenington, Oxfordshire at the weekend with spectacular racing for the Cadet, TKM and X30 classes.
 
US-based Sebastian Wheldon, son of the late Indycar racer Dan Wheldon, was competing in one of a selection of races in the UK this summer and is rapidly improving in the IAME Cadet class.
 
The next round will be at Rissington on 25th-26th August for Honda Cadet and the TKM and Rotax classes, while the X30s will be out again at Glan-Y-Gors on 8th-9th September.

MSA British Cadet Kart Championship
Arvid Lindblad took pole in Timed Qualifying, 0.6s ahead of William MacIntyre and Sam Shaw a further hundredth back. However, MacIntyre was ahead after a heat win, with the other heat going to Shaw.
 
Lindblad won Final 1, taking over control of the lead pack from MacIntyre before halfway and taking the chequered flag two tenths ahead of MacIntyre, who had Maximus Hall on his bumper. In Final 2 Hall made the best start but Freddie Slater led most of the race before MacIntyre seized the lead on the last lap to win by less than a tenth.
 
Lindblad is four points ahead of MacIntyre in the Championship standings, with a 23-point gap to Maxwell Dodds.

Results
Final 1: 1. Arvid Lindblad (Synergy), 2. William MacIntyre (Synergy) +0.22, 3. Maximus Hall (Synergy) +0.28, 4. Sam Shaw (Tonykart) +0.63, 5. Freddie Slater (Synergy) +3.85, 6. Archie Clark (Synergy) +3.93
Final 2: 1. William Macintyre (Synergy), 2. Freddie Slater (Synergy) +0.07, 3. Maximus Hall (Synergy) +2.634. Sam Shaw (Tonykart) +2.82, 5. Arvid Lindblad (Synergy) +2.9, 6. Brandon Carr (Synergy) +3.06

ABkC Honda Cadet National Championship
Theo Micouris was on pole by 0.3s from Mitchell Gibbons but a win and a penalty in his heats dropped him down to 12th in the Intermediate Classification. Alfie Rigby moved up from 12th in Qualifying to pole in the Intermediate with a 1st and 2nd, while the other win went to Sebastian Bloch who was well down the grid also with a penalty in his other heat.
 
With the Final 1 grid featuring some favourites with ground to make up, Rigby led most of the race apart from a brief period early on with Daniel Guinchard in control. However, Guinchard dropped back and Kean Nakamura-Berta pushed Rigby all the way before losing some time when attacked on the last lap. Micouris made it up to 5th and Bloch 7th.
 
Rigby was again the winner in Final 2 after overcoming Nakamura-Berta who led mid-race, but lost out in the last-lap battle where Bloch had made it over the line in 2nd but was penalised a lap which gave the position to Guinchard with Edward Pearson 3rd.
 
Rigby is now 14 points ahead of Guinchard in the standings with two rounds to go.

Results
Final 1: 1. Alfie Rigby (Synergy), 2. Kean Nakamura-Berta (Project One) +1.06, 3. Oliver Greenall (Synergy) +1.24, 4. Archie Walker (Synergy) +1.66, 5. Theo Micouris (Synergy) +1.75, 6. Tristan Rennie (Project One) +1.92
Final 2: 1. Alfie Rigby (Synergy), 2. Daniel Guinchard (Synergy) +0.56, 3. Edward Pearson (Synergy) +0.71, 4. Theo Micouris (Synergy) +1.19, 5. Kean Nakamura-Berta (Project One) +1.21, 6. Sonny Smith (Synergy) +1.43

MSA TKM Junior National Championship
Abbi Pulling was 2nd in Qualifying behind Jack Nicholson but won both heats to take pole for Final 1, while Nicholson dropped back with a penalty in Heat 2.
 
Final 1 saw two red flags and the race eventually abandoned, with Pulling leading all six laps while Connor Kearney was close throughout.
 
In Final 2 Pulling led most of the way apart from a brief period with Archie Strong in the lead, but he later dropped to the back leaving Kearney, Morgan Kidd and Ben Watson to fight over 2nd which eventually went to Watson over a second behind Pulling.
 
Pulling is a huge 56 points ahead of Daniel Butterworth in the Championship with Kearney 3rd.

Results
Final 1: 1. Abbi Pulling (Tal-ko), 2. Connor Kearney (Tonykart) +0.07, 3. Astin Wigley (Birel ART) +0.45, 4. Archie Strong (ARC) +0.72, 5. Jack Nicholson (Tal-ko) +0.76, 6. Morgan Kidd (Tal-ko) +1.63
Final 2: 1. Abbi Pulling (Tal-ko), 2. Ben Watson (Tal-ko) +1.36, 3. Scott Smith (Jade) +1.85, 4. Oliver Stratford (Jade) +2.89, 5. Morgan Kidd (Tal-ko) +2.96, 6. Alexander Page (Tonykart) +5.39

MSA TKM Senior National Championship
Sam Fowler qualified on pole in the biggest class of the meeting, just 0.02s ahead of E Plate holder Pete Newman. Fowler stayed ahead with two 2nd places in the heats, with the wins going to Newman, Chris Whitton and Joseph Reeves-Smith, but Newman dropping down the Intermediate Classification after problems in his other heat.
 
Fowler won Final 1, leading from lights to flag but never pulling away from Whitton and Reeves-Smith, while Newman made up eight places to 6th. Reeves-Smith won an exciting Final 2 which was a constant battle with Fowler, Max Goldsmith and Newman, with Fowler unfortunately not finishing.
 
Despite a relatively low-scoring Shenington, Adam Sparrow is leading the Championship by 13 points from Kristian Brierley, while Fowler and Reeves-Smith are in 5th and 6th.

Results
Final 1: 1. Sam Fowler (Birel ART), 2. Joseph Reeves-Smith (Tonykart) +0.12, 3. Max Goldsmith (Birel ART) +1.47, 4. Louis Beaven (Tonykart) +1.54, 5. Chris Whitton (Tal-ko) +1.77, 6. Pete Newman (Alonso) +1.9
Final 2: 1. Joseph Reeves-Smith (Tonykart), 2. Pete Newman (Alonso) +0.09, 3. Max Goldsmith (Birel ART) +0.32, 4. Harry Moore (Birel ART) +0.66, 5. Louis Beaven (Tonykart) +1.02, 6. Kristian Brierley (ARC) +1.35

Mini X Guest Race
Joshua McLean put it on pole in Timed Qualifying but the heat wins went to Joshua Rowledge and Ian Aguilera, with Rowledge on pole for Final 1.
 
The first Final saw a constant battle between Rowledge, Aguilera and Jessica Edgar with Aguilera ahead when it mattered to win by eight tenths. In Final 2 Edgar overcame Aguilera early on and led much of the race before Rowledge passed, and Aguilera retired a few laps from the end.

Results
Final 1: 1. Ian Aguilera (Exprit), 2. Joshua Rowledge (Tonykart) +0.79, 3. Jessica Edgar (Exprit) +0.97, 4. Aaron Walker (Exprit) +9.06, 5. Ivan Lomliev (Tonykart) +9.23, 6. Joshua Mclean (Exprit) +11.01
Final 2: 1. Joshua Rowledge (Tonykart), 2. Jessica Edgar (Exprit) +0.09, 3. Joshua Mclean (Exprit) +0.17, 4. Ivan Lomliev (Tonykart) +2.59, 5. Rashan Chigorimbo (Birel ART) +7.78, 6. Aaron Walker (Exprit) +11.77

MSA X30 Junior National Championship
Clayton Ravenscroft qualified on pole in a session where the top seven were in the same tenth but problematic heats dropped him down to 11th on the Final 1 grid while Alex Lloyd took pole with two heat wins.
 
After starting 6th, Lewis Thompson took the lead from Nelson King near the end of Final 1 with Lloyd also having a shot in the lead in the early stages. Ravenscroft, Caden McQueen, Lewis Gilbert, Casper Stevenson also formed part of the lead group in a race full of suspense.
 
Ravenscroft gained five places to win Final 2 ahead of Thompson after tailing him for much of the race and overtaking five laps from the end. This time the two of them were out on their own, pulling away from McQueen in 3rd.
 
Ravenscroft now has a five-point lead over Gilbert with Dragan Pinsent further back in 3rd.

Results
Final 1: 1. Lewis Thompson (Birel ART), 2. Alex Lloyd (Alonso) +0.12, 3. Caden McQueen (Mad-Croc) +0.89, 4. Lewis Gilbert (Kosmic) +1.04, 5. Casper Stevenson (Exprit) +1.25, 6. Clayton Ravenscroft (Kosmic) +1.38
Final 2: 1. Clayton Ravenscroft (Kosmic), 2. Lewis Thompson (Birel ART) +0.22, 3. Caden McQueen (Mad-Croc) +4.42, 4. Joshua Rattican (Tonykart) +4.46, 5. Lewis Gilbert (Kosmic) +4.72, 6. Alex Lloyd (Alonso) +5.01

MSA X30 Senior National Championship
Joe Turney took pole in Timed Qualifying ahead of Morgan Porter and Oliver Hodgson who posted exactly the same time.
 
Hodgson then won both heats to put him on pole for the first Final. He led much of Final 1, but was attacked by Turney who led a lap, then in the latter half Sean Butcher came through to win by half a second.
 
Turney had his revenge in Final 2 where Hodgson led all the way with Turney close behind, until Turney pulled ahead to win on the last lap. Porter was the fastest man on the track but took 3rd too late to reel in the leaders.
 
Turney's win has given him a 15-point lead over Porter, with Hodgson another seven points behind.

Results
Final 1: 1. Sean Butcher (Tonykart), 2. Oliver Hodgson (Birel ART) +0.48, 3. Thomas Turner (Compkart) +0.6, 4. Joe Turney (Kosmic) +0.85, 5. Morgan Porter (Tonykart) +1.64, 6. Rory Hudson (Tonykart) +1.74
Final 2: 1. Joe Turney (Kosmic), 2. Oliver Hodgson (Birel ART) +0.07, 3. Morgan Porter (Tonykart) +1.56, 4. Derek Morgan (Gillard) +2.05, 5. Sean Butcher (Tonykart) +3.89, 6. Thomas Turner (Compkart) +4.04

Report by Mary-Ann Horley, photographs courtesy of Chris Walker/Kartpix.net.

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Abbi Pulling Secures Clean Sweep   (25/07)

15 year old Abbi Pulling from Spalding, Lincolnshire, had another dominant performance at Shenington to make it 4 wins out of 4.
 
Abbi reports "Final one was very strange with 2 red flags, thankfully no serious injuries and although the race was shortened, a win is a win! A good start from pole position in the grand final and into the lead, quite a battle behind apparently but managed to stretch a gap to the chequer for a clean sweep and win 4 of the weekend. With the championship rivals all having poor weekends it has opened up a good championship lead".
 
BWRDC Chair, Lorraine Gathercole, said "Abbi continues to impress, her maturity and determination is way beyond her years, and her natural talent shines through time and again. However, like so many young racing driver's, Abbi needs financial support to enable her journey to the top levels to continue, and with these continuing excellent results goes to demonstrate her talent to potential sponsors and partners".

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Cystic Fibrosis Trust Karting GP   (16/07)

It is with great delight that we announce experienced GT racer and former British Touring Car driver, Luke Davenport, will be racing in this year's Cystic Fibrosis Trust Karting Grand Prix, held at Red Lodge Karting, Suffolk, on Sunday the 22nd of July. 
 
The event, open to members of the public aged 14 and over will feature up to 60 drivers split in to 3 groups of 20, battling it out in a timed qualifying session, followed by 3x 10 lap races for each driver with qualifying times setting the grid for their first race, followed by a reverse grid race 2, and race 3's grid determined by points gained in races 1&2 with trophies for the top 3 of each groups final race. 
 
A similar event in 2017 helped raise £2,303 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust who play a vital role in carrying out research and developments for people who live with the incurable genetic condition which affects the lungs and digestive system. Up until recent years, the average life expectancy for someone with CF was just 31 years. 
 
2018's event will run between 1pm and 6pm at Red Lodge Karting, near Newmarket in Suffolk, and is where Luke started his racing career back In Karts, winning Karting titles in 2004-2005. He then progressed in to cars with career highlights featuring a host of race wins, pole positions and podiums in the Ginetta Challenge G40 and Ginetta Supercup G55. His racing has included appearances in the Dutch GT Championship, Masters Historic Racing Series and British GT Championship where he took 1 win, 2 pole positions and 3 fastest laps competing in GT3 with the Ginetta G55 Factory Team. In 2017 he moved in to the British Touring Car Championship with Motorbase Performance in the Ford Focus ST where he achieved a Jack Sears Trophy win at Oulton Park before his season was cut short after just 4 rounds following a serious accident at Croft which left Luke with multiple serious injuries. 
 
In 2018 Luke is focusing on rebuilding his health and racing career following the accident and has been working with Speedworks Motorsport, working on a comeback to GT Racing once again. 
 
Luke Davenport is a welcome addition to the grid for this fantastic charity event already made up of very experienced drivers from the world of karting, right through to near novices and gives a unique chance for members of the pubblic to go wheel to wheel with an experienced and successful racing driver from GT and Touring Car pedigrees as well as multiple Karting champions entered to the event. The day will also feature a great BBQ and bake sale, as well as raffle with some top quality prizes on offer. 
 
Entries are still open for competitors, however places are filling fast, to enter call Red Lodge Karting on 01638 552316 or enter online by visiting https://www.redlodgekarting.com/charity-grand-prix-22-07-18.

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Kartmasters Title Sponsor   (11/07)

Trent Valley Kart Club are proud to announce their partnership with FairFX who will be the title sponsors for the 2018 Kartmasters event.

Following their initial interest in the event and then learning more about the UK's finest one-off kart race meeting, FairFX have signed a 3 year contract, showing their commitment and support until at least 2020!

TVKC's Chairman, Nigel Edwards, is thrilled to have FairFX onboard, "Over its 23 year history, Kartmasters has become known as the 'not to be missed' karting event so to have the backing of such a prominent company as FairFX is fantastic news and adds to the high calibre race meeting that Kartmasers has become".

FairFX was established over 10 years ago and offer a range of currency and banking solutions, helping it's customers to manage and move money smarter.  FairFX was founded on the simple belief that is should be easy to move money around the world with no hidden fees.  The company has helped more than 10,000 businesses and 650,000 consumers to take control of their overseas payments, expenses and travel currency.  FairFX is also the Official foreign exchange (FX) provider of the Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team.

The FairFX MSA Kartmasters British Kart Grand Prix will take place at the infamous PF International kart circuit (Lincolnshire) from 02-05 August 2018 and entries are still open online (they close on 21 July at 18:00).

With CASH prizes for the top 3 in each class, a long list of other great prizes to be won, live streaming coverage, live daytime entertainment and of course, the notorious GP plates up for grabs - what's not to like about Kartmasters 2018?!

To enter the FairFX MSA Kartmasters British Kart Grand Prix and for more information about the event, please visit the dedicated website - http://tvkc.co.uk/beta/kartmasters/.

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Kent Cup Championship   (29/06)

A full weekend of owner driver action is coming up at Lydd...

Friday 6th July - Owner Driver Open Practice / Test Day
Bambino Hour 9am to 10am
10am to 4pm (or half day) for cadet, junior & senior karts. 
(Senior to include the DART FQ250, to book a test on this day contact Tommi direct)
 
Saturday 7th July - Race Practice
Bambino Hour 9am to 10am
10am to 4pm (or half day), usual class session will run, repeating throughout the day.
 
Sunday 8th July - Owner Driver Race Meeting
Lydd IKR Summer Championship R4, also Kent Kart Championship R4, also DART Racing.   
The following classes will run: Bambino 2 stroke, Honda Clubman Standard, Honda Clubman Elite, Junior Subaru, Junior Club-Max,  ProKart 175, ProKart 200, Senior Club-Max, 177 Club Max, visiting class DART FQ250.
(Any other classes wishing to run must have at least 6 entries.)
 
IKR Summer Format
Practice of at least 3 minutes per class, followed by timed qualifying of at least 8 mins per class, then one heat (8 Laps), Pre-Final (8 Laps) and a Grand Final (15 Laps) for each class. Bambino have a practice/qualify session of at least 3 laps, followed by 3 timed runs (10 mins each).
 
DART Racing will run to their own format as per regulations.

Lydd IKR summer regulations can be downloaded here http://www.lyddkartcircuit.com/owner-drivers/club-championship-regulations/.

Confirmation of Club-Max gearing for Lydd:
Junior Club-Max 13T Front & 76 Max Rear
Senior Club-Max 12T Front & 78 Max on Rear
177 Club Max 12T Front & 80 Max on Rear

DART Racing drivers to enter direct with Tommi please; entry form & all other information is on his website www.dartmotorsport.com.
 
Entry Options for non FQ250 drivers
You can confirm a race entry and make card payment over the phone using the details below, or enter online at https://www.trakentries.co.uk/clubclone/club.asp?C=26 - the deadline for this being Wednesday 4th July.

You can also enter in person at the weekend, entries are taken up to and including race morning sign-on, which closes 9am.
 
Clarkekarts shop, café and clubhouse are open both days, spectators welcome.
  
Contact Sue Hart (Club Secretary) or circuit staff on 01797 321747 or 321895, email [email protected], visit our website at www.lyddkartcircuit.com, or find us on Facebook. 

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Daytona Motorsport Are Hiring   (29/06)

Daytona Motorsport are looking for an experienced Engineer/Mechanic to join the team at Daytona Sandown Park. We have a vacancy for a Dmax Engineer who will be primarily responsible for race preparation of our Dmax fleet of karts.

We are looking for:
A motivated, experienced team player.
Flexibility, good communication skills and attention to detail.
Ideally some experience with karts, two stroke engines and in particular Rotax 125cc engine experience would be a bonus.
Must have own tools.

The successful candidate will be based at Daytona Sandown Park reporting directly to the Head of Engineering.
 
If you think this might be you, please send your CV and covering letter to [email protected] quoting the job ref: SPENG2018.
 
A full job description is available on request.

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Not Just The Weather Hotting Up   (28/06)

With entries now open for the 23rd running of the infamous FairFX MSA Kartmasters British Kart Grand Prix, the event is gathering momentum!

We are pleased to announce that the prize fund keeps on growing...

In addition to the cash prizes for the top 3 of each class (1st £500, 2nd £250, 3rd £100), our friends from JAG, JM Engineering and Anderson have very kindly offered some extra awards!

JAG Engineering have donated a set of tyres for the top 3 in Mini Max, Junior Max, Senior Max and 177 Max.

JM Engineering have donated some additional cash prizes for the top 3 in IAME Cadet, Mini X, X30 Junior and X30 Senior (1st £450, 2nd £200, 3rd £100) along with the following for the X30 Junior & X30 Senior at the IAME International Finals in Le Mans in October...

1st - Free Entry to IIF + Tyres for official phase
2nd - Free Entry to IIF
3rd - Free Entry to IIF
4th-12th - Reserved Space for IIF  (Juniors)
4th-10th - Reserved Space for IIF  (Seniors)

Anderson have also donated two sets of Dunlop Tyres.

Over the next few weeks we'll keep you updated of any more prizes that are added to the list!

Have you entered yet?  In not, enter online now at https://www.trakentries.co.uk/clubclone/club.asp?C=14. Entries close at 18:00 on 21 July 2018.

Kartmasters will be supported by the 'X30 Mini Kartmasters Trophy' again this year and remember, drivers for that only need a minimum of a National B licence!

More information about the event can be found on our dedicated website http://tvkc.co.uk/beta/kartmasters/.

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British Superkarts Preview   (28/06)

The MSA British Superkart Championship heads to Snetterton this weekend (1st July) for rounds 9-11, and Paul Platt looks well on the way to securing title number five.

Seven wins from the eight rounds contested so far have seen Platt open up a massive lead at the top of the points table. His most recent success came at the British Superkart Grand Prix event at Donington Park, four weeks ago. Will Platt be on the top step of the podium again this weekend or will someone else take the glory?

Redspeed team mate Andy Bird picked up two wins in the championship last season and lies second in the 2018 standings. Three second place and two thirds have been his best results so far. Can he get a win this weekend?

Jack Layton holds third place in the championship but unfortunately won't be racing this weekend, so it is left to his team mate Tom Hatfield to fly the flag for Parker Motorsport at the top of the championship. Hatfield holds fourth spot in the series and had his best result of the season at Silverstone in May with a third place but struggled to repeat that recently at Donington.

The racing this weekend will be close and exciting. Tickets will be available on the gate for £16, for more information visit https://snetterton.msv.com/SN-18-MSVR2.

Photograph courtesy of Steve Addison.

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Tuto Super One Series Round 5   (21/06)

The fifth round of the Tuto Super One Series took place at Rowrah in Cumbria with some excellent racing in wet and dry.
 
Event hosts Cumbria Kart Racing Club donated the proceeds of an extra Friday practice session to Bambino driver Ben Clark's charity, which collects, washes and resells microfibre cloths to raise money for Leicester Royal Infirmary's children's ward. Along with generous donations from many in the paddock he has now raised over £1000. Find out more at https://www.facebook.com/BenjaminClarkRacing/.
 
This time, all the racing took place on Saturday and Sunday and Saturday's Qualifying and heats mainly took place on a wet or drying track. On Sunday the weather was dry until the second Finals with rain starting for the first class out, Mini X.
 
All of these categories will be out next at Shenington in Oxfordshire on 21st-22nd July.

MSA British Cadet Kart Championship
Maxwell Dodds topped Timed Qualifying ahead of Arvid Lindblad, William MacIntyre and Freddie Slater but the heat wins went to MacIntyre and Lindblad, leaving Dodds in 3rd on the Final 1 grid. Slater was penalised in one of the heats so ended up 17th.
 
Dodds won Final 1 in a race that included a yellow flag period, pulling away from MacIntyre towards the end. Vinnie Phillips moved up four places to 3rd in mid-race but poleman Lindblad moved up a mighty 17 places to 5th behind Harley Keeble after dropping back at the start.
 
Final 2 went to MacIntyre after battling early leader Phillips, Dodds and Lindblad. Slater set the fastest lap and gained 24 places to 4th after a disqualification in Final 1.
 
In the Championship, Lindblad is the leader, four points ahead of Dodds with a slightly bigger gap to MacIntyre, and Slater 4th with even more ground to make up.

Final 1: 1 Maxwell Dodds (Synergy) +13:39.32s, 2 William Macintyre (Synergy) +0.8s, 3 Vinnie Phillips (Synergy) +1.13s, 4 Harley Keeble (Synergy) +5.52s, 5 Arvid Lindblad (Synergy) +5.76s, 6 Brandon Carr (Synergy) +5.85s
Final 2: 1 William Macintyre (Synergy) 13:50.22s, 2 Maxwell Dodds (Synergy) +0.2s, 3 Arvid Lindblad (Synergy) +0.33s, 4 Freddie Slater (Synergy) +0.49s, 5 Luke Watts (Tonykart) +0.53s, 6 Aiden Neate (Synergy) +1.51s

MSA X30 Junior National Kart Championship
Alex Lloyd headed the wet Qualifying session half a second ahead of Lewis Thompson with Dragan Pinsent 3rd, but Reggie Duhy took pole for Final 1 with two 2nd places in the heats. Thompson ended up 2nd on the grid and Axel LaFlamme 3rd, with the wins going to Thompson and Pinsent.
 
LaFlamme narrowly won against Lewis Gilbert in Final 1 after Thompson was forced to retire from the lead battle with five laps to go. This incident also promoted Duhy to the podium.
 
In Final 2 Duhy took the lead from LaFlamme early on and held it throughout, but was disqualified and holds the position under appeal. Clayton Ravenscroft moved up from 5th on the grid to 2nd and was reeling Duhy in at the end with Gilbert a solid 3rd.
 
Ravenscroft still leads the Championship 19 points ahead of Gilbert with Pinsent 3rd, but the standings are provisional pending Duhy's appeal.

Final 1: 1 Axel LaFlamme (Compkart) 13:31.20s, 2 Lewis Gilbert (Kosmic) +0.1s, 3 Reggie Duhy (Exprit) +2.36s, 4 Luke Whitehead (Mad-Croc) +7.44s, 5 Clayton Ravenscroft (Kosmic) +7.65s, 6 Oliver Gray (Alonso) +7.86s
Final 2: 1 Reggie Duhy (Exprit) 13:29.90s, 2 Clayton Ravenscroft (Kosmic) +0.12s, 3 Lewis Gilbert (Kosmic) +1.1s, 4 Axel Laflamme (Compkart) +3.69s, 5 Lewis Thompson (Birel ART) +7s, 6 Rufus Hunt (Exprit) +13.06s

MSA X30 Senior National Kart Championship
Joe Turney led Timed Qualifying ahead of Sean Butcher and Elliot Harvey, and Turney kept the lead after the heats with a 1st and a 2nd. Rory Hudson moved up to 2nd and Oliver Hodgson 3rd, while the other heat winner Harvey was down in 7th after a penalty in Heat 2.
 
Hodgson took the lead at the start of Final 1 ahead of poleman Turney while Bradley Pennell passed Hudson on the second lap. There the positions stayed until the end although Hodgson never managed to shake off Turney.
 
Turney took the lead three laps into Final 2 ahead of Hodgson, from whom he pulled away. Paul Stewart overcame Hodgson for 2nd but was penalised after the race for driving standards, giving 2nd to Morgan Porter ahead of Hodgson.
 
Turney is the Championship leader seven points ahead of Porter, with three rounds to go. Hodgson is 19 points back in 3rd.

Final 1: 1 Oliver Hodgson (Birel ART) 13:19.96s, 2 Joe Turney (Kosmic) +0.1s, 3 Bradley Pennell (Compkart) +2.7s, 4 Morgan Porter (Tonykart) +5.4s, 5 Lewis Malin(Compkart) +6.34s, 6 Paul Stewart (Kosmic) +7.22s
Final 2: 1 Joe Turney (Kosmic) 13:17.08s, 2 Morgan Porter (Tonykart) +2.7s, 3 Oliver Hodgson (Birel ART) +2.92s, 4 Bradley Pennell (Compkart) +8.05s, 5 Derek Morgan (Gillard) +8.64s, 6 Elliot Harvey (Alonso) +8.91s

MSA TKM Junior National Championship
Alexander Page topped the wet Qualifying session, three tenths faster than reigning Champion Abbi Pulling and Max Davies. Pulling and Butterworth took the heat wins but Pulling was down in 6th after dropping back in the difficult conditions of Heat 2. Davies was to start 2nd on the Final 1 grid and Zak Oates 3rd.
 
Butterworth won Final 1 almost five seconds ahead of Spencer Stevenson after leading throughout the race. Stevenson passed Pulling on the last lap after working his way through from 7th on the grid. Connor Kearney was 2nd for a time but crossed the line in 4th.
 
Stevenson made the best start in Final 2 but was overtaken by Pulling after five laps, followed through by Archie Strong. Strong spent the rest of the race in Pulling's wheeltracks before overtaking her, again on the last lap.

Final 1: 1 Daniel Butterworth (Gold) 13:12.70s, 2 Spencer Stevenson (Tal-ko) +4.83s, 3 Abbi Pulling (Tal-ko) +5.04s, 4 Connor Kearney (Tonykart) +6.83s, 5 Max Davies (ARC) +7.03s, 6 Archie Strong (ARC) +7.44s
Final 2: 1 Archie Strong (ARC) 13:20.30s, 2 Abbi Pulling (Tal-ko) +0.37s, 3 Spencer Stevenson (Tal-ko) +0.64s, 4 Daniel Butterworth (Gold) +1.3s, 5 Zak Oates (Tal-ko) +3.87s, 6 Zak Taylor (Tal-ko) +3.88s

MSA TKM Senior National Championship
Kyle Sproat took pole ahead of the 40 competitors in the two wet sessions, and the significant differences between the sessions meant the times were alternated. Joe Stockford was 2nd and Robert Welham 3rd. Sproat retained the lead in the heats after a win and a 2nd, Harry Moore was 2nd and Lewis Wadley 3rd, and the other heat winners were John Hogan and Joe Fowler.
 
Sproat took the lead from pole in Final 1 but Wadley soon overtook before Fowler's decisive move at half-distance secured him the win by 0.15s. Moore, who had briefly been in the lead, finished 3rd and Sproat dropped to 7th.
 
Sproat had his revenge in the wet Final 2 with a win ahead of Moore and Fowler after they passed early leader Adam Sparrow. Once ahead, Sproat was able to pull away.
 
Sparrow is still in the lead of the Championship 21 points ahead of Fowler, with another gap to Lee Whittingham.

Final 1: 1 Joe Fowler (Birel ART) 13:11.37s, 2 Lewis Wadley (Tal-ko) +0.15s, 3 Harry Moore (Birel ART) +0.51s, 4 Adam Sparrow (Tal-ko) +0.63s, 5 Sam Fowler (Birel ART) +0.9s, 6 Chris Whitton (Tal-ko) +1.87s
Final 2: 1 Kyle Sproat (Tonykart) 13:10.53s, 2 Harry Moore (Birel ART) +1.65s, 3 Sam Fowler (Birel ART) +3.27s, 4 Adam Sparrow (Tal-ko) +5.61s, 5 Lewis Wadley (Tal-ko) +7.96s, 6 Robert Welham (Tal-ko) +8.7s

ABkC Honda Cadet National Championship
Qualifying for the two sessions took place on a wet track and Sebastian Bloch prevailed, 0.07s ahead of Sonny Smith with Alfie Rigby 3rd. Bloch stayed ahead after the heats with 1st and 2nd with Oliver Greenall moving up from 5th in Qualifying to 2nd with two 2nd places. The other heat wins went to Rigby and Theo Micouris.
 
Daniel Guinchard won Final 1 after moving up from 8th on the grid. He made a good start to join the lead pack and passed Bloch with five laps to go with Greenall following him through a lap later. Rigby, who had briefly been in the lead earlier in the race, followed Greenall closely and their last-lap battle allowed Guinchard to win comfortably.
 
Guinchard repeated his success in Final 2, now on a wet track, after a last-lap move. Rigby took the lead at the start before Greenall overtook him and led most of the race with Guinchard behind him waiting for an opportunity. After his opportunity came, Micouris was also able to overtake and finished 2nd with Rigby coming in 3rd.
 
Rigby is now the Championship leader but is just one point ahead of Guinchard with quite a large gap to Bloch. However, the points are provisional as Bloch has appealed against a penalty in his second heat and is awaiting an MSA National Court hearing.

Final 1: 1 Daniel Guinchard (Synergy) 13:15.66s, 2 Oliver Greenall (Synergy) +1.13s, 3 Alfie Rigby (Synergy) +1.2s, 4 Sonny Smith (Synergy) +2.94s, 5 Edward Pearson (Synergy) +4.4s, 6 Mitchell Gibbons (Project One) +6.35s
Final 2: 1 Daniel Guinchard (Synergy) 13:53.71s, 2 Theo Micouris (Synergy) +0.74s, 3 Oliver Greenall (Synergy) +0.92s, 4 Alfie Rigby (Synergy) +1.54s, 5 Sonny Smith (Synergy) +1.66s, 6 Edward Pearson (Synergy) +2.19s

Mini X Support Class
Joshua Rowledge took pole on a damp track from Joshua McLean and Jessica Edgar, and the two Joshuas shared the heat wins. Rashan Chigorimbo was 2nd on the Final 1 grid with Edgar 3rd ahead of McLean.
 
Final 1 was still dry and saw several lead changes and penalties but in the end Rowledge prevailed. McLean took the lead at the start at the front of a battle between himself, Edgar and Rowledge where all three had a turn in the lead. Edgar was penalised for driving standards after the finish but had dropped back anyway, leaving the third step on the podium to Ivan Lomliev.
 
It started to rain for Final 2 and Jacob McComb was the only driver to go out on wets. He was 6s a lap faster than the rest so lapped them all logically enough. Chigorimbo finished 2nd and Lomliev 3rd after all the penalties had been handed out.

Final 1: 1 Joshua Rowledge (Tonykart) 13:09.32s, 2 Rashan Chigorimbo (Birel ART) +0.33s, 3 Ivan Lomliev (Tonykart) +1.04s, 4 Joshua Mclean (Exprit) +3.66s, 5 Jacob Mccomb (Compkart) +9.06s, 6 Harvey Riby (Tonykart) +12.79s
Final 2: 1 Jacob Mccomb (Compkart) 13:18.50s, 2 Rashan Chigorimbo (Birel ART) +1 Lap, 3 Ivan Lomliev (Tonykart) +1 Lap, 4 Aaron Walker (Exprit) +1 Lap, 5 Jessica Edgar (Exprit) +1 Lap, 6 Harvey Riby (Tonykart) +1 Lap

Report by Mary-Ann Horley, photographs courtesy of Chris Walker/Kartpix.net.

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MSA Kart Championships   (19/06)

Rowrah played host to round 5 of the majority of the MSA Kart Championships on 16th-17th June.

MSA British Cadet Kart Championship
Maxwell Dodds and William MacIntyre claimed a win apiece at Rowrah.

Dodds won the first final after starting fourth, battling to the front and pulling away from MacIntyre in the last few laps. Vinnie Phillips moved up four places to finish third. Poleman Arvid Lindblad dropped back to P22 at the start of the race but fought back an impressive 17 places to finish in fifth overall.

MacIntyre won the second final after battling against Dodds and Lindblad. Freddie Slater set the fastest lap and gained 22 places to finish fourth after a receiving a penalty in the first final.

Results - Final 1: 1 Maxwell Dodds (Synergy) +13:39.32s, 2 William Macintyre (Synergy) +0.8s, 3 Vinnie Phillips (Synergy) +1.13s
Results - Final 2: 1 William Macintyre (Synergy) 13:50.22s, 2 Maxwell Dodds (Synergy) +0.2s, 3 Arvid Lindblad (Synergy) +0.33s

MSA X30 Junior National Kart Championship
Axel LaFlamme and Reggie Duhy shared the wins at Rowrah.

LaFlamme narrowly won against Lewis Gilbert in final one after Lewis Thompson was forced to retire from the lead with five laps to go. Duhy completed the podium.

The second final saw Duhy take the lead from LaFlamme early on and hold it to the finish. Clayton Ravenscroft moved up from fifth on the grid to finish second. Gilbert collected a solid third place finish.

Results - Final 1: 1 Axel LaFlamme (Compkart) 13:31.20s, 2 Lewis Gilbert (Kosmic) +0.1s, 3 Reggie Duhy (Exprit) +2.36s
Results - Final 2: 1 Reggie Duhy (Exprit) 13:29.90s, 2 Clayton Ravenscroft (Kosmic) +0.12s, 3 Lewis Gilbert (Kosmic) +1.1s

MSA X30 Senior National Kart Championship
Oliver Hodgson and Joe Turney were the victors in round five of the championship.

Hodgson took the lead at the start of final one ahead of poleman Turney, while Bradley Pennell passed Rory Hudson on the second lap. There the positions stayed until the end although Hodgson never managed to shake off Turney.

Turney took the lead just three laps into final two and pulled away from the pack. Paul Stewart finished second but was penalised after the race for driving standards, promoting Morgan Porter to second, ahead of Hodgson.

Results - Final 1: 1 Oliver Hodgson (Birel ART) 13:19.96s, 2 Joe Turney (Kosmic) +0.1s, 3 Bradley Pennell (Compkart) +2.7s
Results - Final 2: 1 Joe Turney (Kosmic) 13:17.08s, 2 Morgan Porter (Tonykart) +2.7s, 3 Oliver Hodgson (Birel ART) +2.92s

MSA TKM Junior National Kart Championship
Daniel Butterworth and Archie Strong overcame strong competition from Abbi Pulling and Spencer Stevenson to share the wins at Rowrah.

Butterworth won the first final almost five seconds ahead of Stevenson. Pulling completed the podium ahead of Connor Kearney.

Stevenson made the best start in final two but was overtaken by Pulling after five laps, followed through by Archie Strong. Strong spent the rest of the race in Pulling's wheeltracks before overtaking her, again on the penultimate lap.

Results - Final 1: 1 Daniel Butterworth (Gold) 13:12.70s, 2 Spencer Stevenson (Tal-ko) +4.83s, 3 Abbi Pulling (Tal-ko) +5.04s
Results - Final 2: 1 Archie Strong (ARC) 13:20.30s, 2 Abbi Pulling (Tal-ko) +0.37s, 3 Spencer Stevenson (Tal-ko) +0.64s

MSA TKM Senior National Kart Championship
Joe Fowler won the first final at Rowrah, before Kyle Sproat overcame wet conditions to take final two.

A determined Fowler took the lead from Lewis Wadley at half distance and never looked back. Harry Moore, who had briefly been in the lead, finished third.

Sproat won a wet final two ahead of Moore and Fowler after they passed early leader Adam Sparrow. Once ahead, Sproat was able to pull away and hold the lead.

Results - Final 1: 1 Joe Fowler (Birel ART) 13:11.37s, 2 Lewis Wadley (Tal-ko) +0.15s, 3 Harry Moore (Birel ART) +0.51s
Results - Final 2: 1 Kyle Sproat (Tonykart) 13:10.53s, 2 Harry Moore (Birel ART) +1.65s, 3 Sam Fowler (Birel ART) +3.27s

Photographs courtesy of Chris Walker/Kartpix.net.

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MSA Kart Championships Preview   (14/06)

The weather is expected to be dry on Friday and Sunday but with light rain on Saturday. For entry lists and timetables visit www.tagheuer-timing.co.uk/results/s1/2018/20180603.html and for track and access details for Rowrah visit www.cumbriakrc.co.uk.

MSA British Cadet Kart Championship
Round 5: Rowrah, 16-17 June

After three rounds Arvid Lindblad leads the championship but is just five points ahead of arch-rival Freddie Slater, with Maxwell Dodds a further six points behind.

William MacIntyre has also had some great results, including a win and a second place finish at Whilton Mill, while Aiden Neate, Harry Burgoyne Jr and Harley Keeble have also shown they can score well in the right conditions.

MSA TKM Junior National Championship
Round 5: Rowrah, 16-17 June

Reigning Champion Abbi Pulling is just two points ahead of Oliver Richardson after Richardson's double win at the previous round at Clay Pigeon.

The first round at Larkhall saw Pulling and Daniel Butterworth share the wins, and Spencer Stevenson and Archie Strong have also made themselves at home on the podium, but it is Butterworth laying thid in the points, 16 behind Richardson.

MSA TKM Senior National Championship
Round 5: Rowrah, 16-17 June

Adam Sparrow is top of the table by three points from Joe Fowler despite the lack of a win so far, with double wins going to Fowler and Chris Whitton at the first two rounds.

Lee Whittingham is another one to take consistent podiums but no wins yet, and he is closely followed by the experienced Ryan Cole, while Robert Welham is also on good form.

MSA X30 Junior National Championship
Round 5: Rowrah, 16-17 June

After three rounds Clayton Ravenscroft leads the championship but a slight drop in form at the previous round at Larkhall will see him fired up to consolidate his lead.

Dragan Pinsent and Alessandro Ceronetti have been the other race-winners with Pinsent second in the championship but 25 points behind Ravenscroft, and Lewis Gilbert third after a double podium at Whilton Mill.

MSA X30 Senior National Championship
Round 5: Rowrah, 16-17 June

Morgan Porter is in the championship lead going into the fourth round for X30 but Oliver Hodgson will be out for revenge following his disqualification from final two at Larkhall after winning final one.

All Final wins have gone to those two so far. Joe Turney is second in the points just ahead of Thomas Turner with Hodgson fourth, while Levi King, Owen Byatt, Sean Butcher and Bradley Pennell have had some interesting podium finishes.

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Compkart - Making History   (11/06)

KKC & Compkart UK would like to congratulate MLR-Comp and their drivers Thomas Turner and Axel La Flamme, on their championship-winning drives to win the first ever X30 O-Plate race in both Junior & Senior classes.
 
The weekend of the 2nd & 3rd June saw the 1st ever Iame X30 British O-Plate Championship race take place at the PF International circuit.
 
Throughout Saturday the MLR-Comp drivers Gary Edwards from Ireland (Senior X30), Thomas Turner (Senior X30), Jordan Brown (Senior X30-Club), Theo Edgerton (Junior X30) and Axel La Flamme (Junior X30) posted lap times to place them at the front of the grid.
 
With no qualifying for the O-Plate Championship race, this would make it difficult to obtain a strong front running finish. However, this did not stop Thomas Turner and his P1 Racing Engines Fluro-powered Compkart chassis charging through to win his 1st heat and finish in 6th place in his 2nd, placing him on pole for the final. Unfortunately for Gary Edwards, after lapping the PF Circuit at a pace that would put him at the sharp end, a nose cone penalty in his 1st heat and an engine component failure in his 2nd would see Edwards having to start from P21 for the B Final. A strong charge through saw him finish inside the top 6 - an excellent drive promoting him in to the A Final. A further charge from the back of the A final in to P11 at the finish and with a lap time that would have put him at the winners' pace really did show what could have been for this Irishman.
 
In the Junior class, represented by Theo Edgerton and Axel La Flamme, finishing positions for Edgerton of P13 and a DNF in the 2nd heat would always prove difficult for a strong finish, and indeed a difficult final for young Edgerton saw him cross the line in P14. However, the young charger La Flamme in his 1st heat moved forward a very impressive 24 places before a nose cone penalty put paid to this strong finish. This, combined with a DNF in his 2nd heat saw all hopes of a podium finish scraped with a starting position of P26 for La Flamme in the final.
 
The final for the Fluro Compkart drivers Thomas Turner - powered by P1 Racing Engines - and Grice Racing Engines powered Axel La Flamme, would see history being made when the Mark Litchfield-MLR run Compkart Chassis became double British Open champions in the same weekend!
 
La Flamme, setting off from P26, knew that to win the race was an extremely tall order, however the young charger set about this the moment the lights went green, powering through 11 places by the 2nd lap. With 5 minutes of the final race left to run, La Flamme would see himself in P5 with it all to play for. By the 2nd to last lap, La Flamme moved in to the lead and went on to take the win by some 3 seconds! An outstanding and terrific drive by this young charger, really highlighting the true potential of his Grice-powered Fluro Compkart Chassis against the top drivers in the country and against all major chassis manufacturers.
 
In the senior class Thomas Turner set off from Pole Position, but unfortunately an incident on lap 1 saw Turner damage his chassis considerably and bend not only the chassis but also the steering column and track rod too, badly affecting the steering and chassis. On lap 3 and dropping back to 6th place Turner felt his chances of winning the race were slipping away. However, by digging deep and adjusting his driving style, he started to reel the leaders in, eventually overtaking them and placing himself in the top position by lap 9. Unfortunately, he dropped back to P2 with 3 laps of the race to the X30 World Champion Oliver Hodgeson. Realising that P2 was not sufficient and only winning the O-Plate Championship would suffice, Turner charged back to Hodgeson and by the 3rd to last lap was back with him on his bumper looking for an opportunity to overtake. The last lap board was shown and a small mistake at the top of the bridge didn't help matters, but as Hodgeson approached the 1st hairpin Turner knew that this was the moment to overtake and despite being 4 kart lengths behind Turner placed his Compkart chassis at the 1st hairpin and pulled an audacious move to obtain the lead from Hodgeson. With no impact or damage taken by both class drivers.
 
Turner held the lead to chequered flag to win the 1st ever X30 British Open Championship race.
 
With this both drivers not only won fantastic trophies, but also received their tickets to the International Finals along with their necessary race tyres, compliments of the Iame-importers JM Racing.
 
To win 1 x British Championship O-Plate race is an incredible feat,but to win both Junior & Senior Classes during the same weekend, taking in to consideration the difficulties both drivers experienced during their finals, really demonstrates the capabilities of the Fluro Compkart Covert-18R Race Chassis in both Saturday's wet and both days' dry conditions, highlighting the true potential of the chassis.
 
Not only is the chassis striking off-track in its colour and characteristics, but on-track it continues to demonstrate true winning capabilities with striking results.
 
KKC and Compkart UK Would like to congratulate Mark Litchfield of MLR, the Compkart-mounted drivers, mechanics and their parents for their efforts, outstanding pace, determination, strength and success during the race weekend.

Regardless of your engine supplier the Compkart chassis again proves that it has what it takes to be able to put different drivers in differing classes at the sharp end of the field, regardless of the weather conditions.
 
With continuing results and podium successes with differing drivers, plus fastest laps along the way, be it hot or cold, wet or dry, the Compkart has the pace to put you to the front.

All enquiries regarding the Compkart chassis can be directed to Gary Rolfe at KKC on 07725 367043 or 01327 844320, or for the Factory UK Race Team contact Mark Litchfield at MLR-Comp on 07850 026321.

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Tuto Super One Series Round 4   (07/06)

Round 4 of the Tuto Super One Series took place at Clay Pigeon on 2nd-3rd June.

The fourth round of the 2018 season saw high temperatures on Sunday at the fast Dorset track and some great racing, particularly in the TKM classes. Honda Cadet and the three Rotax Max classes were also on the programme.
 
Honda Cadet, TKM Extreme and Senior Max all had entries big enough for a Repechage and numbers in the other classes remained more than respectable, to give a total of 237 entries for the weekend.
 
Honda Cadet and the TKMs will now head to Rowrah at the opposite end of the country in less than two weeks time to join the X30s for the next round.

MSA TKM Junior National Championship
Abbi Pulling took pole, 0.08s ahead of Spencer Stevenson and 0.12s ahead of Ben Watson, with arch-rival Daniel Butterworth in 4th. Pulling won Heat 1 on Saturday half a second ahead of Butterworth, then on Sunday morning Archie Strong beat them both. Pulling did however keep pole for Final 1 on equal points with Butterworth but Qualifying as the tiebreaker.
 
Butterworth leapfrogged into the lead at the start of Final 1 but was soon repassed by Pulling before he briefly retook the lead. The latter half of the race was marked by a lead battle between Spencer Stevenson and Oliver Richardson with Pulling attacking wherever possible too. Richardson was ahead at the chequered flag of an epic race with Strong slipping through to 2nd ahead of Stevenson.
 
Final 2 was a continuous battle between Richardson and Pulling with Richardson leading most of the way apart from a few brief periods with Pulling ahead. They pulled away from Strong who took 3rd from Stevenson on lap 14. Richardson was again triumphant, almost two tenths ahead of Pulling.

Results
Final 1: 1 Oliver Richardson (Tal-ko) 12:47.95s, 2 Archie Strong (ARC) +0.14s, 3 Spencer Stevenson (Tal-ko) +0.36s, 4 Connor Kearney (Tonykart) +0.45s, 5 Ben Watson (Tal-ko) +0.7s, 6 Abbi Pulling (Tal-ko) +0.95s
Final 2: 1 Oliver Richardson (Tal-ko) 12:46.47s, 2 Abbi Pulling (Tal-ko) +0.19s, 3 Archie Strong (ARC) +1.88s, 4 Connor Kearney (Tonykart) +2.07s, 5 Spencer Stevenson (Tal-ko) +2.16s, 6 Dan Mckeown (Birel ART) +2.27

MSA TKM Senior National Championship
Kristian Brierley qualified fastest on Saturday morning with both Lee Whittingham and Ryan Cole 0.07s behind him, while in the heats Brierley, Whittingham and Adam Sparrow won a heat each with Whittingham taking pole for Final 1.
 
There was more close racing in the Senior class with Brierley, Whittingham and Sparrow taking turns in control. However, Chris Whitton took the lead three laps from the end to win by a small margin from Whittingham.
 
In Final 2 Whittingham and Robert Welham overtook Whitton but Whitton bided his time to retake the lead for the last five laps to win. Welham had dropped to 3rd but overtook Sparrow in the closing stages although he wasn't quite close enough to take the win on the last lap.

Results
Final 1: 1 Chris Whitton (Tal-ko) 12:46.11s, 2 Lee Whittingham (Tal-ko) +0.07s, 3 Adam Sparrow (Tal-ko) +0.77s, 4 Robert Welham (Tal-ko) +1s, 5 Ryan Cole (Tal-ko) +1.4s, 6 Lewis Wadley (Tal-ko) +1.8s
Final 2: 1 Chris Whitton (Tal-ko) 12:48.36s, 2 Robert Welham (Tal-ko) +0.6s, 3 Adam Sparrow (Tal-ko) +0.76s, 4 Louis Beaven (Tonykart) +1.09s, 5 Sam Fowler (Birel ART) +1.26s, 6 Lewis Wadley (Tal-ko) +1.69s

ABkC Honda Cadet National Championship
Archie Walker was the poleman after the two sessions of Qualifying with Mikhai Singh 2nd and Sonny Smith 3rd, but 10th qualifier Daniel Guinchard came through to win both of his heats and take pole for Final 1.
 
Oliver Greenall made the best start in Final 1 but poleman Guinchard soon repassed and held the lead until near the end, he and Alfie Rigby pulling away from the pack which was headed by Sebastian Bloch and Theo Micouris. The pair closed back up to the leaders at the end and Rigby took the lead in the last lap battle to go on to win from Micouris, but he was penalised a lap so Bloch and Guinchard took the remaining podium positions.
 
In Final 2 Rigby led most of the race but didn't have it all his own way, leading a pack of several karts, including Guinchard, Greenall, Bloch and Kean Berta. Guinchard and Greenall both had a turn in the lead but Rigby retook control on the last lap to win ahead of Guinchard and Berta.

Results
Final 1: 1 Alfie Rigby (Synergy) 13:08.51s, 2 Sebastian Bloch (Project One) +1.86s, 3 Daniel Guinchard (Synergy) +2.56s, 4 Sonny Smith (Synergy) +2.57s, 5 Edward Pearson (Synergy) +2.65s, 6 Oliver Greenall (Synergy) +3.19s
Final 2: 1 Alfie Rigby (Synergy) 13:13.60s, 2 Daniel Guinchard (Synergy) +0.06s, 3 Kean Berta (Synergy) +0.37s, 4 Oliver Greenall (Synergy) +0.5s, 5 Edward Pearson (Synergy) +0.95s, 6 Sebastian Bloch (Project One) +2s

ABkC Minimax National Championship
Myles Barthorpe narrowly took pole ahead of Brodie Trayhorn and Sean Cuss but a penalty for Barthorpe dropped him down to 4th on the Final 1 grid despite a win, while Trayhorn took pole with a 1st and 2nd in the heats.
 
Trayhorn held the lead early on in Final 1, but Barthorpe gained back four places in quick succession to take the lead on lap 4. Barthorpe never managed to shake Trayhorn off but they pulled away from 3rd-placed Charlie Knight until the end of the race.
 
Barthorpe led from lights to flag in Final 2 while Cuss moved up to 2nd early in the race before Trayhorn retook the position in mid-race. Knight again took 3rd after fighting off Archie Kitching.

Results
Final 1: 1 Myles Barthorpe (Tonykart) 13:04.49s, 2 Brodie Trayhorn (Luxor) +0.22s, 3 Charlie Knight (Kosmic) +5.76s, 4 Sean Cuss (Tonykart) +5.94s, 5 Archie Kitching (Tonykart) +7.45s, 6 Maciej Hamera (Alonso) +7.98s
Final 2: 1 Myles Barthorpe (Tonykart) 13:05.33s, 2 Brodie Trayhorn (Luxor) +0.08s, 3 Charlie Knight (Kosmic) +3.5s, 4 Archie Kitching (Tonykart) +3.57s, 5 Sean Cuss (Tonykart) +4.08s, 6 Sam Gornall (Exprit) +4.78s

ABkC Junior Max National Championship
Guy Cunnington dominated the early stages of the Clay Pigeon round with pole in Qualifying and two heat wins, with James Lowther the closest to him.
 
Lowther made a good start from 2nd but Cunnington quickly retook the lead and pulled away from Lowther slowly throughout the race with Oakley Pryer taking 3rd at half-distance.
 
Cunnington could only hold the lead for a few laps in Final 2 though, with Lowther taking control a couple of laps in and going on to win. Pryer took 2nd for much of the race but Cunnington retook the runner-up spot with three laps to go.

Results
Final 1: 1 Guy Cunnington (Tonykart) 12:57.82s, 2 James Lowther (Tonykart) +0.81s, 3 Oakley Pryer (Tonykart) +1.04s, 4 Ben Burgess (Tonykart) +3.21s, 5 Kai Hunter (Kosmic) +3.54s, 6 Cameron Thomson (Kosmic) +5.92s
Final 2: 1 James Lowther (Tonykart) 12:59.62s, 2 Guy Cunnington (Tonykart) +0.17s, 3 Oakley Pryer (Tonykart) +0.68s, 4 Kai Hunter (Kosmic) +0.95s, 5 Ben Burgess (Tonykart) +1.1s, 6 Cameron Thomson (Kosmic) +2.62s

ABkC Senior Max National Championship
Bradley Barrett took pole ahead of the 60-kart Senior Max field and stayed ahead in the Intermediate Classification with a 1st and 2nd in the heats. Charlie Turner and Joe Turney both also took 1st and 2nd in the heats to take 2nd and 3rd on the grid for Final 1.
 
Barrett was never headed in Final 1, with Turner initially 2nd before he was overtaken by Turney. Turney closed up on Barrett but not quite enough, although he had escaped from the threat of Turner.
 
Tommy Foster had been fastest in Final 1, and after early leader Turney's Final 2 came to an abrupt end after an incident with Barrett, he was 2nd behind Turner. Foster reeled Turner in and pulled away once he had taken the lead to win by a second from Turner with Tom Edmunds a further four tenths back.

Results
Final 1: 1 Bradley Barrett (Alonso) 12:56.79s, 2 Joe Turney (Kosmic) +0.35s, 3 Charlie Turner (Alonso) +5.11s, 4 Myles Apps (Alonso) +5.26s, 5 James Johnson (Alonso) +5.42s, 6 Tom Edmunds (Kosmic) +5.56s
Final 2: 1 Tommy Foster (Tonykart) 12:59.32s, 2 Charlie Turner (Alonso) +1.01s, 3 Tom Edmunds (Kosmic) +1.42s, 4 Kieran Gifford (Gillard) +1.76s, 5 Morgan Rose (Tonykart) +2.39s, 6 Myles Apps (Alonso) +4.15s

ABkC Rotax 177 National Championship
Chris Thomas took pole in Rotax 177 with Daniel Martin close behind, with both heat wins going to Thomas. Championship leader Louis Large came through to take 2nd in both heats for 2nd on the Final 1 grid with Colin Davis 3rd.
 
Thomas dominated Final 1, finishing 1.2s ahead of the experienced Davis with Large 3rd, and it was the same in Final 2 despite the efforts of Martin early on.

Results
Final 1: 1 Chris Thomas (Tonykart) 13:09.73s, 2 Colin Davis (Kosmic) +1.2s, 3 Louis Large (Tonykart) +3.1s, 4 Daniel Martin (Tonykart) +3.37s, 5 Alexander Luck (Tonykart) +3.92s, 6 Jason Wilson (Tonykart) +10.28s
Final 2: 1 Chris Thomas (Tonykart) 13:09.46s, 2 Colin Davis (Kosmic) +0.47s, 3 Louis Large (Tonykart) +4.39s, 4 Alexander Luck (Tonykart) +4.47s, 5 James Moorcroft (Tonykart) +4.6s, 6 Daniel Martin (Tonykart) +7s

Report by Mary-Ann Horley, photographs courtesy of Chris Walker/Kartpix.net.

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MSA Kart Championships   (05/06)

MSA British Superkart Championship
Round 7-8: Donington Park, 3 June.

Paul Platt is well on the way to lifting title number five after collecting two more wins at Donington Park.

In the opening race he took the lead on the opening lap and held off a late challenge from reigning champion Daniel Clark to squeeze home by 0.282s.

In race two, it was Redspeed team-mate Andy Bird who took the initial lead but Platt moved ahead on the second lap and eased clear to secure his second victory by 2.76s. Bird battled with former champion Jack Layton for second spot with the result decided on the last lap.

Results Round 7: 1 Paul Platt (PVP Gas Gas), 2 Daniel Clark (Anderson Gas Gas), 3 Jack layton (Anderson DEA)
Results Round 8: 1 Paul Platt (PVP Gas Gas), 2 Andy Bird (Anderson Gas Gas), 3 Jack Layton (Anderson DEA)

MSA Junior TKM National Championship
Round 4: Clay Pigeon, 2-3 June.

Oliver Richardson overcame constant pressure from Abbi Pulling to win both finals at Clay Pigeon.

Pulling started from pole in the first final after heading qualifying and taking one of the heat wins, with Archie Strong winning the other. Daniel Butterworth leapfrogged into the lead at the start but tight pack racing produced several different leaders with Richardson ahead at the chequered flag.

The second final was a continuous battle between Richardson and Pulling, with Richardson again triumphant. Strong completed the podium.

Results Final 1: 1 Oliver Richardson (Tal-ko) 12:47.95s, 2 Archie Strong (ARC) +0.14s, 3 Spencer Stevenson (Tal-ko) +0.36s
Results Final 2: 1 Oliver Richardson (Tal-ko) 12:46.47s, 2 Abbi Pulling (Tal-ko) +0.19s, 3 Archie Strong (ARC) +1.88s

MSA Senior TKM National Kart Championship
Round 4: Clay Pigeon, 2-3 June

Chris Whitton dominated at Clay Pigeon, winning both finals despite close racing.

Kristian Brierley was fastest in qualifying and shared the heat wins with Lee Whittingham and Adam Sparrow, with Whittingham taking pole for the first final. There was more close racing in the Senior class with Brierley, Whittingham and Sparrow taking turns in control before Whitton took the lead three laps from the end.

In final two Whittingham and Robert Welham overtook Whitton but he bided his time to retake the lead in the last five laps to win. Welham and Sparrow completed the podium.

Results Final 1: 1 Chris Whitton (Tal-ko) 12:46.11s, 2 Lee Whittingham (Tal-ko) +0.07s, 3 Adam Sparrow (Tal-ko) +0.77s
Results Final 2: 1 Chris Whitton (Tal-ko) 12:48.36s, 2 Robert Welham (Tal-ko) +0.6s. 3 Adam Sparrow (Tal-ko) +0.76s

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Joe Dale Memorial Meeting   (05/06)

This month marks the anniversary of the passing at 16 years old of Karter Joe Dale from Barnsley who died from complications resulting from a sudden, severe asthma attack which caused his lungs to collapse and his heart to stop.

His local club, South Yorkshire Kart Club at Wombwell, Barnsley are running this weekends MSA meeting on 9th and 10th June in his memory and it would be great to see some new faces amongst all Joe's old friends.

We're also hoping to have a couple of football matches on Saturday evening for anyone stopping by who fancies a kick about and possibly some food and live entertainment.

We'd be thrilled to see as many people as possible turning out to support a traditional kart club and to #raceon in Joe's memory.

For more information on race entries etc., visit www.sykc.co.uk.

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Owner Driver Race Meeting   (04/06)
 
Sunday 10th June sees Round 3 of the IKR Summer Championship take place at Lydd Kart Circuit, with race practice being Saturday 9th June. 
 
The following classes will run here: Bambino 2 stroke, Honda Clubman Standard, Honda Clubman Elite, Junior Subaru, Junior Club-Max, Mini Max, ProKart 175, ProKart 200, Senior Club-Max, 177 Club Max. (Any other classes wishing to run must have at least 6 entries.)
 
Summer Format
Practice of at least 3 minutes per class, followed by timed qualifying of at least 8 mins per class, then one heat (8 Laps), Pre-Final (8 Laps) and a Grand Final (15 Laps) for each class. Bambino have a practice/qualify session of at least 3 laps, followed by 3 timed runs (10 mins each).

The full summer regulations can be downloaded here http://www.lyddkartcircuit.com/owner-drivers/club-championship-regulations/.
 
Rotax (Club-Max) & Junior Subaru classes will only be permitted to use Maxxis HG1 slick tyres. The first set they use will be recorded on the barcode and only this set will be counted for championship points & trophies. (Be advised to start your championship with a new set.)
 
Confirmation of Club-Max gearing for Lydd:
Junior Club-Max 13T Front & 76 Max Rear.
Senior Club-Max 12T Front & 78 Max on Rear.
177 Club Max 12T Front & 80 Max on Rear.

Entry Options
You can confirm entry and make card payment over the phone using the details below, or enter online at https://www.trakentries.co.uk/clubclone/club.asp?C=26 - the deadline for this being Wednesday 6th June.

You can also enter in person at the weekend, entries are taken up to and including race morning sign-on, which closes 9am. Provisional Saturday practice running order & Sunday race day time table are posted to facebook prior event.

Clarkekarts shop, café and clubhouse are open both days, spectators welcome.
 
Costs
Saturday race practice and other owner-driver test days.
- Half day: (10am to 1pm or 1pm to 4pm) £35 non-member / £30 circuit member.
- Full day: (10am to 4pm) £55 non-member / £50 circuit member.
Sunday race fee £55 non-member / £50 circuit member.
Transponder hire £10 per person.
Kart storage per week or overnight at race weekends is £5 per kart.
Garage space is £25 per kart/per day and requires advance booking.
 
Contact Sue Hart (Club Secretary) or circuit staff on 01797 321747 or 01797 321895, email [email protected], visit our website at www.lyddkartcircuit.com, or find us on Facebook.

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Compkart Show Speed At Whilton   (01/06)
 
It was an excellent race meeting at Whilton Mill in both Senior and Junior X30 Classes, with Compkart drivers all demonstrating the speed of their Fluro Compkart chassis to maximum effect.
 
With Compkart drivers posting the fastest lap times throughout the Saturday in both Junior & Senior X30 Classes, Sunday would see them demonstrate much of the same again!
 
With 4 Compkart drivers inside the top 7 in the Senior X30 Class, along with posting the fastest lap time in Sundays warm-up, the heats continued in similar dominant fashion. Matty Armstrong won the 1st heat to see 3 Compkart chassis in the top 5. The 2nd heat saw much of the same again with Piers Prior this time winning the 2nd heat, and again with 3 Compkart drivers inside the top 6 this time. With the 3rd heat, 5 Compkart drivers would finish within the top 7 places this time with Saul Robinson winning this heat. Compkart were really showing how to dominate the heats.
 
The final however would have mixed results for several Compkart drivers. However, a strong showing from Piers Prior and Jordan Brown at the finish line would see these chargers finish in P1 & P2 respectively! It could have been 5 Compkart's in the top 6 finishing positions were it not for another driver's mishap, but at the flag 3 Compkart chassis would cross the finish line within the top 6 finishing positions. This Highlighted the most popular chassis choice of drivers for the top finishing positions in the final.
 
In Junior X30, Axel La Flamme highlighted the strengths of his Compkart chassis throughout Saturday. Sunday warm-up saw him a mere 7/100's of a second off of the fastest lap. However, come the 1st heat Axel positioned his chassis at the front of the pack by winning the 1st heat and posting the fastest lap time of the race. The 2nd heat would see Axel move forward by 11 places, crossing the line in P2, with a lap time an impressive 4 tenths faster than the eventual race winner. The 3rd heat proved more difficult with a penalty absorbed by a fault from another competitor seeing him drop down to 9th position, although again posting a lap time over a tenth faster than the rest of the field.
 
Sadly, with weather conditions deteriorating rapidly, the Junior X30 along with the remainder of the finals had to be cancelled as the meeting was abandoned. This resulted in Axel in P2 finish position due to this being his starting grid position for the final.
 
So, another race and, yet again, another dominating performance from the Fluro-mounted Compkart drivers.
 
Compkart UK Would like to congratulate all of the Compkart drivers, mechanics and their parents for their efforts, outstanding pace, determination, strength & success throughout the race weekend at Whilton Mill.
 
Regardless of your engine supplier the Compkart chassis again proves that it has what it takes to be able to put different drivers in differing classes at the sharp end of the field, regardless of the weather conditions.
 
With continuing results and podium successes with differing drivers, plus fastest laps along the way, be it hot or cold, wet or dry, the Compkart has the pace to put you to the front.

All enquiries regarding the Compkart chassis can be directed to Gary Rolfe at KKC on 07725 367043 or 01327 844320, or for the Factory UK Race Team contact Mark Litchfield at MLR-Comp on 07850 026321.

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Shenington Success For Compkart   (01/06)

Compkart drivers' Rashan Chigorimbo (Mini X30), Jacob McComb (Mini X30), Luke Weston (Mini X30) and Lewis Malin (Senior X30) all demonstrated the capabilities and strengths of their Compkart chassis to maximum effect at Shenington with a dominant performance.
 
With young Luke Weston making his comeback after being out of the seat since summer last year, it was always going to be a tall order for this young driver. However, progress made throughout Saturday would soon see young Luke posting very respectable lap times to put him at the sharp end of the field. Sunday continued to show promise, but a lack of race craft through being out of the seat for such a period of time was evident however. We know Luke will come back stronger, as a full race calendar has now been finalised for this young driver.
 
Jacob McComb posted the fastest lap times in several test sessions throughout Saturday, and the young charger Rashan Chigorimbo dominated the heats and final on the Sunday
 
Not only did they post the 1st & 2nd fastest lap times in the warm up, the young pair Chigorimbo and McComb continued posting fastest lap times in heats 1 & 2, with Rashan winning the 1st & 3rd heats in dominating fashion. The final saw Rashan crossing the line in 1st position with Jacob in P3, highlighting the strengths of their Compkart chassis in the Mini X30 class.
 
In the Senior X30 Class, Lewis Malin would dominate the entire race weekend. Posting fastest lap times throughout the Saturday tests, Sunday saw Malin post the fastest lap time in the warm-up along with fastest sectors. Malin was some 4 tenths faster than anyone other competitor which would continue throughout the day. In a truly dominating display, Malin crossed the finish line in 1st place in all 3 heats, a fantastic feat. However, this was not enough for Malin who went on to lead the final from lights to finish, winning the final with over a 5 second lead! He truly knows how to demonstrate the capabilities of his Compkart chassis.
 
Compkart UK Would like to congratulate Luke Weston, Rashan Chigorimbo, Jacob McComb & Lewis Malin on their performances throughout the weekend, winning respectively with dominating force.
 
Regardless of your engine supplier the Compkart chassis again proves that it has what it takes to be able to put different drivers in differing classes at the sharp end of the field, regardless of the weather conditions.
 
With continuing results and podium successes with differing drivers, plus fastest laps along the way, be it hot or cold, wet or dry, the Compkart has the pace to put you to the front.

All enquiries regarding the Compkart chassis can be directed to Gary Rolfe at KKC on 07725 367043 or 01327 844320, or for the Factory UK Race Team contact Mark Litchfield at MLR-Comp on 07850 026321.

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Watch The British Superkart GP   (31/05)

This weekend sees the 39th MSA British Superkart Grand Prix take place at Donington Park, and if you can't make it to see the action in person, you can watch the event online.

The Sunday Superkart action, including the British and National Championship races, CIK-FIA European Championship races, and the British GP races will be live streamed at the following websites...

BARC TV - www.barctv.net
CIK - www.cikfia.tv

The timetable for the event can be found on the Donington Park website here.

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Msport On Top At Larkhall   (21/05)

Round 3 of this year's Super One Series saw a welcome return to Larkhall in Scotland as the team was victorious there on our last visit in 2016.

The weekend was again a success for the team, scoring our first win in senior X30 of the season, Morgan porter winning the final after a stunning overtake in the hairpin section to seal his victory.

Over the weekend the team drivers all showed strong pace, Lebanese driver Rashid Ghanem having his best qualifying to date and both series newbie Brandon Matschull and Josh Thompson having strong weekends.

With the team having only 1 junior currently entered for Super One, Samuel Hawthorne had big shoes to fill following the teams multiple victories in 2017. Although his result did not show his full potential, progress was definately made.
 
We still have spaces in Junior and also race winning junior motors available for the remainder of the 2018 series. We can fodder a package to suit all budgets so get in contact if your year is not going to plan.

For more information contact Keiran, Danny or Lisa to discuss your requirements on 01327 842778, or visit us at Whilton Mill Kart Circuit, Whilton Locks, Daventry, NN11 2NH.
 
Next stop for the team is the Whilton Mill club championship round and Mariembourg in Belgium for round 2 of the Euro series.

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FIA F1 Future Stars Picked   (17/05)

Channel 4 F1 and Renault Sport F1 reserve driver Jack Aitken have helped the MSA select ten young British karters as F1 Future Stars for this year's Formula 1 2018 Rolex British Grand Prix at Silverstone (8 July).

FIA F1 Future Stars is a new initiative to bring young drivers closer to their grand prix heroes by accompanying them on the grid for the national anthem before each race.

The MSA pre-selected its reigning Bambino Kart Champion, Archie Clark, as the first FIA F1 Future Star. The governing body then invited MSA kart competition licence holders aged seven to ten to record a short video introducing themselves and saying why they wanted to be an FIA F1 Future Star. More than 50 young drivers submitted clips.

Channel 4 F1's Steve Jones and David Coulthard sat down with MSA Team UK member and F2 racer Aitken during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend to review the videos. They selected the following MSA Bambino and Cadet karters as FIA F1 Future Stars:

Summer Chapman
Callie Clifford
Zain Khan
Monde Jnr Konini
Jason Park
Skye Parker
Leo Robinson
Lucas Ross Cameron
Ronnie Shrimpton

Coulthard, twice a British Grand Prix winner, said: "All the young karters presented very well in their videos, so whittling them down to just nine was tough. I couldn't believe how many trophies some of these youngsters had in the background - I didn't win as many in 30 years of racing! I'm really looking forward to meeting the FIA F1 Future Stars at Silverstone and who knows, a future F1 world champion could be among them."

Silverstone is running its own initiative to find the remaining 10 FIA F1 Future Stars for this year's British Grand Prix.

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Tuto Super One Series Round 3   (16/05)

The third round of the 2018 Super One Series saw some outstanding racing for the IAME Cadet, X30, TKM and Bambino classes at the Scottish circuit of Larkhall. The weather stayed mild but cloudy for most of the event, which was the first of the year for the TKMs and Bambinos.
 
The next round will be at Clay Pigeon in Dorset on the first weekend of June for the Honda Cadet, Rotax, TKM and OK classes.

MSA British Cadet Kart Championship
Freddie Slater took pole but with nothing to choose between himself, Arvid Lindblad and Maxwell Dodds. Lindblad won both heats though with Slater 2nd and Dodds 3rd both times. 
 
From pole Lindblad led all of Final 1 with Dodds increasingly pressing, and in fact fastest, but not quite able to pull ahead. Slater had been 3rd but dropped back after a clash on lap 5, leaving 3rd to William MacIntyre, 3s behind.
 
It was the same story for the top two in Final 2 but Slater came through the field after a brilliant start to finish 3rd, while reeling Dodds in.
 
With three rounds already completed, Lindblad is five points ahead of Slater and 11 points ahead of Dodds in the Championship.

Results
Final 1: 1 Arvid Lindblad (Synergy) 13:01.54s, 2 Maxwell Dodds (Tonykart) +0.05s, 3 William MacIntyre (Synergy) +3.31s, 4 Harry Burgoyne Jr (Synergy) +5.23s, 5 Sam Shaw (Tonykart) +6.44s, 6 Brandon Carr (Synergy) +6.65s
Final 2: 1 Arvid Lindblad (Synergy) 13:00.05s, 2 Maxwell Dodds (Tonykart) +0.18s, 3 Freddie Slater (Synergy) +1.07s, 4 William MacIntyre (Synergy) +2.42s, 5 Sam Shaw (Tonykart) +2.78s, 6 Brandon Carr (Synergy) +4.89s

Mini X Support Race
Rashan Chigorimbo took pole by 0.06s from Ivan Lomliev with Joshua McLean just 0.01s behind that. Lomliev won both heats though, with Chigorimbo dropping to 4th. Lomliev led two-thirds of Final 1 but McLean reeled him in and overtook on lap 12, with Joshua Rowledge following him through. Lomliev had his revenge in Final 2 with local driver Cian Shields 2nd by a second and Chigorimbo back up to 3rd ahead of Rowledge.

Results
Final 1: 1 Joshua McLean (Exprit) 12:42.75s, 2 Joshua Rowledge (Tonykart) +3.42s, 3 Ivan Lomliev (Tonykart) +3.61s, 4 Rashan Chigorimbo (Birel ART) +8.07s, 5 Cian Shields (Tonykart) +8.08s, 6 Jacob McComb (Compkart) +16.81s
Final 2: 1 Ivan Lomliev (Tonykart) 13:19.37s, 2 Cian Shields (Tonykart) +1s, 3 Rashan Chigorimbo (Birel ART) +1.15s, 4 Joshua Rowledge (Tonykart) +2.43s, 5 Aaron Walker (TBC) +4.78s, 6 Jessica Edgar (Exprit) +6.02s

MSA X30 Junior National Kart Championship
Lewis Gilbert staked his claim in Qualifying with pole, but Nelson King and Alessandro Ceronetti were on virtually the same pace 0.01s behind. Gilbert won both heats with Lewis Thompson following both times.
 
Gilbert was the early leader of Final 1 after starting on pole but Ceronetti reeled him in and went on to win. Dragan Pinsent worked his way through the chasing pack to finish 3rd, very close to Gilbert, while Clayton Ravenscroft was fastest and also gained several places.
 
Final 2 opened with a duel between Ceronetti and Pinsent before Ravenscroft and Teddy Pritchard-Williams made their presence felt, with the win eventually going to Pinsent. Caden McQueen gained nine places to finish 4th, and Ravenscroft was again fastest.
 
Following his excellent first two rounds, Ravenscroft leads the Championship by 21 points from Pinsent.

Results
Final 1: 1 Alessandro Ceronetti (Exprit) 13:03.07s, 2 Lewis Gilbert (Kosmic) +6.6s, 3 Dragan Pinsent (Tonykart) +6.71s, 4 Axel LaFlamme (Kosmic) +6.83s, 5 Teddy Pritchard-Williams (Kosmic) +7.08s, 6 Clayton Ravenscroft (Kosmic) +7.23s
Final 2: 1 Dragan Pinsent (Tonykart) 13:07.25s, 2 Teddy Pritchard-Williams (Kosmic) +1.69s, 3 Alessandro Ceronetti (Exprit) +1.78s, 4 Caden McQueen (Mad-Croc) +5.51s, 5 Clayton Ravenscroft (Kosmic) +5.81s, 6 Alex Lloyd (Alonso) +6.04s

MSA X30 Senior National Kart Championship
Lewis Malin took pole in another very close Qualifying session, 0.01s ahead of Oliver Hodgson, and all of the top eight within a tenth. Malin and Morgan Porter took a heat win each while Hodgson came in 2nd twice.
 
Porter and Malin battled for the opening stages of Final 1 before Malin dropped back, allowing Hodgson to swoop in and take the win ahead of Levi King and Sean Butcher.
 
Hodgson led all the way in Final 2 but was disqualified for technical non-compliance. Bradley Pennell was 2nd until four laps from the end where he was passed by Porter and King, with Porter inheriting the race win.
 
Porter now leads the points standings 19 points ahead of Joe Turney, with Thomas Turner 3rd.

Results
Final 1: 1 Oliver Hodgson (Birel ART) 12:56.61s, 2 Levi King (Tonykart) +0.6s, 3 Sean Butcher (Tonykart) +1.69s, 4 Morgan Porter (Tonykart) +1.81s, 5 Bradley Pennell (Compkart) +1.94s, 6 Joe Turney (Kosmic) +5.36s
Final 2: 1 Morgan Porter (Tonykart) 12:59.32s, 2 Levi King (Tonykart) +1.56s, 3 Bradley Pennell (Compkart) +2.89s, 4 Thomas Turner (Compkart) +2.94s, 5 Joe Turney (Kosmic) +6.03s, 6 Paul Stewart (Kosmic) +7.18s

MSA TKM Junior National Kart Championship
Spencer Stevenson and Daniel Butterworth finished on a dead heat in Qualifying with Stevenson taking pole with a faster second-fastest lap and reigning Champion Abbi Pulling just 0.01s behind them. Pulling took both heat wins with Oliver Richardson and Stevenson taking the runner-up spots.
 
Pulling held the lead from pole in Final 1 but Stevenson came through to attack and lead for several laps before Pulling regained the lead and Richardson followed her through.
 
After starting 4th, Butterworth won Final 2 ahead of Pulling in a hard-fought race which saw Pulling, Richardson and Stevenson all taking turns in the hot seat.
 
This has been the first round of the year for Junior TKM, but Pulling leads the points standings seven points ahead of Richardson with Butterworth 3rd.

Results
Final 1: 1 Abbi Pulling (Tal-ko) 12:51.43s, 2 Oliver Richardson (Tal-ko) +0.26s, 3 Spencer Stevenson (Tal-ko) +0.41s, 4 Daniel Butterworth (Gold) +0.52s, 5 Dan McKeown (Jade) +2.11s, 6 Zak Taylor (Tal-ko) +3.31s
Final 2: 1 Daniel Butterworth (Gold) 12:53.28s, 2 Abbi Pulling (Tal-ko) +0.17s, 3 Oliver Richardson (Tal-ko) +0.63s, 4 Spencer Stevenson (Tal-ko) +0.7s, 5 Zak Oates (Tal-ko) +2.74s, 6 Connor Kearney (Tonykart) +3.84s

MSA TKM Senior National Kart Championship
Joe Fowler and Ross Deal were another pair to finish on the same time in TKM Extreme Qualifying, with Ryan Cole just 0.03s behind. Fowler won both his heats with the other heat win going to Louis Beaven.
 
Fowler led the first Final all the way from pole with Cole half a second behind for most of the race apart from a brief period where he was headed by Lee Whittingham.
 
Final 2 was under a yellow flag for three laps from the start after a crash at the bottom end, and Fowler again won ahead of Cole while Whittingham went out on lap 7, having already been passed by Joseph Reeves-Smith.
 
Fowler is the early leader after the first round of the Championship, seven points ahead of Cole.

Results
Final 1: 1 Joe Fowler (Birel ART) 12:47.77s, 2 Ryan Cole (Tal-ko) +1.15s, 3 Lee Whittingham (Tal-ko) +1.61s, 4 Adam Sparrow (Tal-ko) +1.82s, 5 Joseph Reeves-Smith (Tonykart) +2.11s, 6 Sam Fowler (Birel ART) +2.45s
Final 2: 1 Joe Fowler (Birel ART) 13:06.25s, 2 Ryan Cole (Tal-ko) +0.58s, 3 Joseph Reeves-Smith (Tonykart) +2.39s, 4 Louis Beaven (Tonykart) +7.67s, 5 Chris Whitton (Tal-ko) +7.9s, 6 Gavin Pitt (Alonso) +8.09s

MSA Bambino Kart Championship
Oscar O'Sullivan took pole in this first MSA Bambino race for the six- to eight-year-olds, leading Frazer Anderson by three tenths and Freddie Duncan just a fraction behind that. O'Sullivan and Anderson won a heat each with O'Sullivan on pole for the Prefinal by virtue of his better Qualifying.
 
Anderson then led the Prefinal from 2nd on the grid and went on to win by 2s from O'Sullivan. After a brilliant start Aston Sharp briefly took the lead at the start of the Final but Anderson regained control while there was a battle immediately behind him for 2nd, eventually gained by Skye Parker.

Results
Prefinal: 1 Frazer Anderson (Zip) 11:24.41s, 2 Oscar O'Sullivan (Wright) +2.11s, 3 Skye Parker (Wright) +15.05s, 4 Ryan McCall (Wright) +18.76s, 5 Gregor Reid (Wright) +19.11s, 6 Aston Sharp (Wright) +19.46s
Final: 1 Frazer Anderson (Zip) 13:12.01s, 2 Skye Parker (Wright) +0.14s, 3 Oscar O'Sullivan (Wright) +1.55s, 4 Ryan McCall (Wright) +1.59s, 5 Freddie Duncan (Wright) +1.67s, 6 Gregor Reid (Wright) +5.69s

Photographs courtesy of Chris Walker/Kartpix.net.