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Archive for July, 2006

Whilton Mill to get Track Extension at Last!

Sunday, July 23rd, 2006

Whilton Mill is one of the UK’s most popular kart circuits. The new design looks interesting, but the jury’s out on this one! I believe the first corner needs a redesign, and its a shame that doesn’t look as if it will change! Hopefully the track will flow well!
Here is the current track design -

And [...]

World Karting Champion Oli Oakes Interview, and Competition!

Saturday, July 22nd, 2006

Hi!
We have put a couple of updates on the Karting 1 site we think you should check out!
First of all we have a mammoth interview with current World Karting Champion Oliver Oakes. Oli reveals a ton of Grade A, and superb information about how he became the Karting World Champion. There also some great hints, [...]

Tal-Ko Announce 2007 Changes to Formula TKM

Thursday, July 13th, 2006

You may remember our post on TKM Elite for 2007. Well, Tal-Ko press released their Formula TKM regulations for 2007, and its looks as if TKM Elite will not happen. Here it is from Tal-Ko -
‘Foreign manufacturers are being given their first ever chance to homologate karts for the UK’s most successful kart racing series, [...]

The CIK Anounce that the New Generation of Top Spec Kart Engines

Tuesday, July 11th, 2006

So, the specification and details of the new generation of CIK TaG engines have been released, and it makes for grim reading!
The name changes and details are as follows -
KF1 – Formula A
KF2 – ICA
KF3 – JICA
KF4 – Some new class
KZ1 – Super ICC
KZ2 – ICC
It looks as if the ICC classes will pretty much [...]

Ayrton Senna Karting Gold on VIDEO from Back in the Day!!

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

I havbe just discovered some video of Ayrton Senna Racing karts back in the day. I think it may be from 1977. It shows him racing his DAP powered kart. This is a very very very special video indeed.

It was taken from a time when karts were pure racing machines. No pods, no clutches, no [...]

Road Legal Kart!

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

That’s right, a road legal kart! I have lucked across some footage of a road legal kart, and you must check it out. I am not sure what kart engine it uses, but I think it may be some form of moped engine, I am not sure.
The kart does look a bit rediculous, but you [...]

The Australians Are Brilliant! Check out their Top Gear Style Report on Karting from ‘The Car Show’!

Saturday, July 1st, 2006

Scroll down the page and click the ‘Go-Karting’ link for probably the funniest report on proper karting, and for good measure they have have got ultimate kart slider genius, Dave Sera, there to show the crazy ozzy reporters how to do it!
http://thecarshow.carpoint.com.au/portal/tabID__803159/DesktopDefault.aspx