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Image © Envision Images The karting season has been extremely busy since July, but within the paddock, some have been busier than most. Matty Street is one of those. Alongside launching the Cadet Kart Championship in 2020, he also runs the TeamKartingIndoor circuit in Rochdale and the TK Xtra race team. Now though, he has launched his own kart brand: XKart. We decided to put 8 questions to one of the busiest men in karting. KE: To kick off, give us a brief history of yourself in the karting world.…

How to build your own kart – 8 Questions with AIR Motorsport

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 Tom Gibson0 comment

Over the last few years, there have been many manufactures that have come and gone. But what does it take to put your own brand of kart on the track? We put some questions to AIR Motorsport team owner Alex Rowley, the makers of the striking, British built AIR Kart. KE: Firstly, for those that don’t know, can you give us a brief history of AIR Motorsport? AR: AIR Motorsport was established in July 2015 when I was still racing. I’d been lucky enough to of had a lot of…

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Alfie Briggs – “Ready For The Challenges Ahead”

March 6, 2020March 21, 2020 Tom Gibson0 comment

Words: Jake Sanson Photography © Stu Stretton Media / BBM Sport Alfie Briggs, the 11 year old Mini X30 kart racer from Banbury, has had a quick start to the 2020 season and the signs are good for a competitive campaign ahead. Having won the Downforce Radio Keir Millar U13 Racer of the Year in 2016 and been top three in multiple club championships at Cadet level since then, Alfie’s 2020 campaign began at the Trent Valley Kart Club Winter Series at the world famous PF International circuit in Lincolnshire.…

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Maxwell Dodds Takes First European win in Italy

February 18, 2020March 21, 2020 Tom Gibson0 comment

Words: Jake SansonPhotography © Fotocar13 International karting sensation Maxwell Dodds of Harrogate picked up his first European race win at the 25th Lonato Winter Cup in Italy, the first major international racing event for the OK Junior karting category which is the pinnacle of junior kart racing worldwide. Having finished 3rd in the final round of the FIA Karting Academy Trophy at the famous South Garda circuit in Lonato back in September, Dodds took on the might of the world’s best junior racers to pick up his first win on…

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Macie Hitter – The Quantum Leap to Junior X30

February 14, 2020March 21, 2020 Tom Gibson0 comment

Images: Stu Stretton Media Words: Jake Sanson, Racing Voice PR Norfolk’s latest top young racing driver Macie Hitter has made a strong start to her 2020 season by making the mammoth jump from Honda Cadet racing to Junior X30, one of the most exciting and competitive classes in the sport which even the best racing drivers in the world regularly return to, including George Russell, Lando Norris and BTCC champion Ash Sutton. So where did it all start for Macie? “My dad used to race bikes and my cousin used…

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Karting For Good: Ben’s Bins

August 27, 2019March 21, 2020 Tom Gibson0 comment

The sport of karting can be an extremely competitive world, but there are those in the paddocks around the country who are using this sport for good. By either making it more accessible or using it as a platform for their message. One such individual is Benjamin Clark. Ben, a racer himself is the brother of Archie Clark who competes in the British Kart Championships. Ben has became a frequent visitor to his local children’s cancer ward and is now seeking to give something back and is using karting as…