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Corey Fowler leaves Whilton Mill with JKC Mini Max lead

Tom Gibson

Image © Karting Everything Another new class for the CKC this season is Mini Max, the half way house between cadets and the full Juniors. Around Whilton Mill, the location of the opening round, the Mini Max class are around a second per lap off the Juniors. Despite the pace difference, the younger drivers would be mixing it with the Juniors. The opening heat win would go the way of Liam Hartley, coming home 13th overall. He managed to get a kart between himself and 2nd placed Corey Fowler, who…

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Shields storms to first Junior Prokart win

Tom Gibson

Image © Karting Everything 2021 brought some brand new classes for the Cadet Kart Championship, one of them being the Junior Pro karts. This class uses the same RPM GX200 engine as the cadet classes, but using larger prokart chassis with 2 engines on each kart. The idea, is to provide a low cost route into junior racing. The opening round at Whilton Mill saw 6 drivers take to the track, on their own grid. It was clear, from the start of the opening race that there was a clear…

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5 Reasons to be excited for CKC in 2021

Tom Gibson

Image © Karting Everything The Cadet Kart Championship roars into life at Whilton Mill this weekend for the opening round of their 2021 championship. Despite all the challenges faced in their maiden year, they are back, bigger and better than ever. For 2021, there are new classes, new drivers and (of course) new challenges. Lets take a look at some of the reasons to be excited for their 2021 season. All New Classes For 2021, there are a few changes to the structure of the championship. Their cadet category will…

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Bart Harrison to contest FIA Academy Trophy

Tom Gibson

Every year, the FIA runs it’s karting academy trophy alongside the KZ and KZ2 events in Europe. Open to drivers aged 12-14, the grid consists of drivers nominated by their countries governing body to represent the country. A total of 40 young drivers will contest the championship. Motorsport UK’s representative for 2021 will be Bart Harrison. Harrison had a stellar year, blasting onto the scene with victory at the Iame Winter cup to kick his season off. He then went on to finish 4th in the Euro series despite missing…

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Carr and Slater join Energy Corse for 2021

Tom Gibson

Image © Energy Corse Fresh off the back of SodiKart’s signing of 2 fast British drivers, Energy Corse has also made a pair of British signings as part of their 15 driver roster for 2021. The first, being Alfie Slater. The Slater name is nothing new to European karting, with big brother Freddie securing last year’s junior world title last season at his first attempt. So it’s no supprise that Alfie has found his way onto the Mini 60 grid. Slater made his debut for the team back at the…

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Tonykart retains Keeble, Turney & Bradshaw for 2021

Tom Gibson

Image © TonyKart Arguably, the biggest team in karting is TonyKart. Tied to the Ferrari driver academy, they usually host some of the most talented drivers in the world. With that in mind, their 2021 driver line up, is pretty special. They are also pretty selective over the drivers they host, only taking 2 drivers into the OK Junior category for 2021 and for this year, they have gone with an Anglo-American line up. Harley Keeble’s services have been retained for another year, and hes joined by Mini 60 graduate…

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Ashcroft stuns with 2nd at Rotax International Trophy

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Image © Laser Tools Racing With the 2020 edition of the Rotax Max Challenge Grand finals pushed back to January 2021, the Rotax Max International Trophy was set as the biggest event of the 2020 Rotax calendar. Drivers from all over the world descended on Portugal’s Portimao circuit to do battle for the coveted Grand Finals tickets on offer. The first class to take to the circuit was the Micro Max category, which has began to gather momentum in the UK. That didn’t stop British Team Dan Holland Racing dominating…

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Edgar wins the closest race of the season

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Image © Karting Everything Junior X30 has a reputation for some extremely close racing and drivers not giving anyone an inch. And the latest round of the UKC at Three Sisters proved that was well and truely the case. Heading into round 3, it was Luke Watts leading the way in the title fight by 7 points over Daryl Taylor in 2nd. The opening heat showed exactly how close the field was, with just over half a second covering the top 3 drivers when the chequed flag fell. Kanato Le…

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Phillips makes it 3 winners from 3 rounds in Mini X30

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image © Karting Everything This season’s Mini X30 championship has quickly become a 3 way fight between Gabriel Stilp, Leo Robinson and Vinnie Phillips. The trio have been the only drivers to make it to the final podium, and hold the top 3 places in the championship. It looked like it was going to be business as usual in heat 1. But this time, Stilp and Robinson were able to push each other along at the front, while Phillips fought his way through from the back. Phillips ended the race…

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Caden McQueen leads madcroc 1-2 in UKC

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image © Karting Everything The Senior X30 class has been one of the most hotly contested classes of the UKC season. But with the news that Callum Bradshaw was heading back to Europe with TonyKart, it meant that things in the championship were about to get a lot closer. The opening heat saw the 3 title protagonists finish in the top 4, with Matt Armstrong taking the top spot after snagging the lead from Caden McQueen in the closing stages. McQueen would end up 4th behind Connor Jupp who lead…

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