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So, what I have been up to in 2024? As is now tradition, my ‘season’ started in January at the annual British Rental Kart Championship (BRKC) event, held at Formula Fast in Milton Keynes. After mixed results over the last few years, it was my personal aim to finish in the Top 50 (with 100 drivers competing in all). Unfortunately once the points were added up I was officially ranked in 52nd place, but level on points with the drivers who were classified in 50th, 51st, 53rd and 54th, so not a complete disaster. The most surprising thing was that I ended up being more competitive in the races where I expected to struggle, whereas I under performed in my first and last heat races to the detriment of my overall position. As usual though I had a great time and it was fun catching up with some people who I only get to see maybe once a year. If you’ve never entered BRKC I would seriously recommend it. It’s such as well-run event and there are some fantastic prizes on offer. Full details can be found at their website: 

https://www.britishrentalkartchampionship.co.uk

Since January I’ve only raced in a handful of other events, most notably a ‘members’ race at Teamsport’s Avonmouth track (where I finished 2nd in class), two rounds of Castle Combe’s Adult Championship, finishing 4th and 5th (overall) respectively, and most recently a ‘Superchamps’ round at Daytona Milton Keynes. Using their 4-stroke Sodi karts, I finished 13th overall and 5th in class, so all in all I came away pretty happy with that result, especially given my lack of familiarity with the karts and the track layout used on the day (‘Linkback / Cliffdrop’, if you’re interested!).

In terms of what I have on for the rest of ‘24, I’ll soon be turning my attention towards trying to qualify for the British Indoor Karting Championship (BIKC) regional and national finals. To do so, I first need to set three separate ‘qualifying’ times between now and the end of August, further to which a ‘local’ final is held for each weight class. The top drivers from that will then progress to the regional final, etc. With Teamsport (BIKC’s organising body) adjusting the ‘heavyweight’ class down to a minimum of 85kg, I feel that this should allow me to be competitive - 

Certainly more so than I would have been at the heavier end of the ‘middleweight’ class (for which driver must now weigh between 70 to 85kg). I’ll be sure to post updates as to how I’m progressing in regards to this particular competition.

Until then -

Drive safe, and have fun!

Ben