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Year: 2019

Featured News 

NKC adds Cadets and Juniors for 2020

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The National Kart Cup is back for 2020. There was a brief scare when organisers announced they were collaborating with Super One on their 2020 championship, but earlier this week, they showed off their 2020 plans. The NKC was created to bring low cost, national racing to the table. Origionally, the series only catered for the TKM Extreme engines, but it added the Rotax Senior Max motor to the paddock for 2019. The championship has become known for it’s single tyre set rule, where drivers must use a single set…

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Featured Opinion 

Is there something missing from Kartmania?

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Last weekend saw the British sport of karting descend onto the home of British Motorsport, Silverstone. The Kartmania show started 12 years ago, with the aim of bringing new people into the sport of karting. All of the major championships are present, including retailers where you can get yourself kitted out ready for the new season. This year was the biggest show yet, with the introduction of the Sim championship which run over the weekend. However, it isn’t the only kart show around. Held over the same weekend, the 2nd…

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CIK Featured News 

Lennox Racing Team Switches to Charles Leclerc

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The Lennox Racing team, run by former world vice champion Jordan Lennox-Lamb will be running the new Charles Leclerc chassis from next year. Since the team’s inception in 2016, the team has always run the OTK built Exprit chassis. Now, the team will make the switch to the Birel-Art built Leclerc machine, receiving the full backing of the Birel-ART factory. Lennox-Lamb has a good relationship with the Birel-Art guys, having run with their products for the majority of his karting career, including his Supernats victory and becoming vice world champion…

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Featured Opinion 

Best Series you probably haven’t heard of: DART Racing

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Over the next little bit, we will be taking a look at some of the UK’s best championships that you probably haven’t heard of. First under the spotlight is the DART Racing series. We caught up with them at Kartmania to find out a little bit more. Some of you may know this series by it’s old name, F4S. The championship provided a place to race for some truly crazy engines. Those being the Axiro rotary and the FQ250 4-stroke engine. In 2018, the championship changed into the DART Racing…

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Featured News UKC 

Ultimate Karting Championship Launches for 2020

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There is a new championship on the scene for 2020, and its called The Ultimate Karting Championship. Cool name, right? The championship, set up by racers, for racers will run over 7 rounds providing unrivalled media coverage for drivers. The championship will have TV coverage, including monthly programs about the series and the standing. As well as that, we will be covering as many of the rounds as possible. The usual classes will be on the grid, including the full Iame and Rotax package (minus Micro Max) as well as…

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Featured News Technology 

FA Kart heads to KartRepublic

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In a shock announcement on Instagram, Fernando Alonso showed off his FA Kart’s latest chassis for the Mini/Cadet category. The shocking part, is it’s no longer built by OTK. The FA Kart A1, is the first to be built by Breda Racing Srl, the guys behind the KartRepublic chassis. This is a huge move and one that could prove to be quite a shake up for the karting grid. In case you have been living under a rock for the last couple of years, KartRepublic have been taking the karting…

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Featured News 

You Now need a Licence for Club100, but it’s Free!

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Club 100 is an arrive and drive kart series with a difference. The club races on outdoor circuits around the country with the fastest fleet of rental karts in business. For years the club has been seen as the traditional stepping point for indoor racers wanting a little bit more speed. The club has a few new things for 2020, including an all new junior championship. But the latest to be announced is the fact that you need an Motorsport UK licence to compete. Motorsport UK have had a lot…

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Featured Karting UK News 

Final Piece of British Championship Jigsaw

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The final calendar for the 2020 Iame British Championship has been released, confirming the British Championships will not be visiting Whilton Mill or Three Sisters next season. Whilton Mill has come under some serious fire this season for the extremely strict track limits rules. Meanwhile, Manchester & Buxton Kart Club announced that they have not been offered any dates for 2020 from the team at Three Sisters. Despite the changes, the Iame drivers will still head to PF International for their first round in April. The Iame series will be…

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Featured News Super One Series 

Super One Series and Bambino Kart Club join forces

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The Super One Series and Bambino Kart Club have announced that they will unite for 2020 to provide a full package of racing. The new look ‘Super One BKC’ will run a 12 round calendar for a total of 10 classes. The paddock will see the BKC’s Comer and Iame Bambino class join the Super One classes, with the BKC’s Pooled Honda Cadet class also making an appearance. The Pooled Honda class uses championship issued RPM engines as well as the Dunlop SL3 control tyres. They are joined by the…

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Featured News Technology 

Karting Black Friday Deals

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Karting is an expensive sport at the best of times, so any chance to save a pound or two will be welcomed by most. We had a quick search of the internet and found some of the best deals available this black Friday. Just to be clear, none of the brands have paid to be here, these are just the deals that we like the look of. Minus 273 The guys over at Minus 273 make some of the best kart gloves around. Trusted by drivers of all levels, including…

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