Month: January 2023

DAP Brand makes a return thanks to KartRepublic

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 Tom Gibson

If you are into motorsport, you will of heard of some guy called Ayrton Senna. The 3 time Formula 1 world champion is a hero to many, even almost 30 years after his death. And if you’re familiar with Senna, you will probably have seen images of him throwing karts around the world in the late 70’s and early 80’s. What you may not of known, is during the later years, Senna drove for the DAP brand, In fact the very kart in the image below came up for sale…

It’s back to the 90’s for Super One

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 Tom Gibson

The popularity of ‘historic’ karting has boomed in the last few years, with 100cc screamers now having many places to race, including F100, NKC and Retro Racer. Now though, they will also have a home in the Super One Series. Formerly the home of the British championships, Super One has been looking for ways to bring in the numbers over the last few years, with the addition of the ROK classes and a move away from Motorsport UK proving to be successful for them over the last few years. For…

Pro Kart racing returns to Le Mans in 2023

January 4, 2023January 3, 2023 Tom Gibson

Image © 24 Hour Karting Series When you think of endurance racing, there are a couple of venues that come to mind, the most prolific of which being Le Mans. The home for the infamous 24 hour race, also plays host to various other events, including the CIK FIA World Endurance Karting event, which sees teams race around the kart circuit for 24 hours in OK and Rotax machines. It also played host to a round of the 24 hour karting series, which saw both owner drivers and rental karts…

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Inters: What is it all about?

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023 Tom GibsonIntermediate, MSUK, new

Image © Stu Stretton The world of karting classes is about to be turned on it’s head for 2023, as the new ‘MSUK Pathway’ comes into effect. What it will see is the shrinking of the age range covering the majority of classes, and the introduction of the new ‘intermediate’ classes. Intermediates will sit between the traditional cadet and junior classes, with drivers able to enter from the year of their 10th birthday and leaving the class at age 13. Drivers will still have the option of staying in cadets…