Water Swift Restricted
Age 8-12
Classes competing at this event
Championships feature a number of different classes based on driver age and kart specification. Each class has its own races within the meeting.
- 8-12 years old
- 950mm CIK/MSUK (Group 3) homologated chassis
- IAME 60cc Water Cooled Engine
- Dunlop tyres
TKM Inter
Age 10-13
- 10-13 years old
- 950mm CIK/MSUK (Group 3) homologated chassis
- Restricted BT82 TKM 100cc Engine
- Maxxis tyres
Water Swift
Age 10-13
- 10-13 years old
- 950mm CIK/MSUK (Group 3) homologated chassis
- IAME 60cc Water Cooled Engine
- Komet tyres
Junior TKM
Age 12-15
- 100cc TKM BT82 engine
- Maxxis tyres
- CIK/MSUK (Group 1 or 2) homologated chassis
- 12-15 years old
Junior X30
Age 12-15
- 12-15 years old
- Restricted 125cc water cooled IAME engine
- Komet Tyres
- CIK/MSUK (Group 1 or 2) homologated chassis
KZ2
Age 15+
- 125cc water cooled
- CIK/MSUK (Group 1 or 2) homologated engines, 6-speed gearbox
- Le Cont tyres
- Full-size kart, modified for gearstick and hand clutch
- 15 years old and upwards
Senior X30
Age 15+
- 15 years old upwards
- 125cc water cooled IAME engine
- Komet Tyres
- CIK/MSUK (Group 1 or 2) homologated chassis
TKM Extreme
Age 15+
- 115cc TKM BT82 engine
- Maxxis tyres
- CIK/MSUK (Group 1 or 2) homologated chassis
- 15 years old and upward
Kart racing was brought to the UK in 1958 by American airmen based here in the UK. After a successfull demonstration at Silverstone in 1959 British rules were drawn up and soon large crowds were coming to meetings.
At first the local club was called Banbury Kart Club, inaugurated in 1959 and holding the first meeting on Shenington (Edgehill) airfield in February 1960 (see picture left for the first ever start). Five thousand spectators came to see the twenty or thirty drivers competing, in those days there were not so many demands on leasure time.
The club was founded by a Mr John Cooper who bought karts for hire, these were augmented by competitor’s own karts. The facilities in the village did a roaring trade on that first weekend and indeed on many others.
During 1960 an 1961 the club held rounds of the first World Championship which had its final round in Nassau, Bahamas, the other rounds were in Italy and USA. Stirling Moss raced at Nassau but not we believe at Shenington, but many famous drivers such as Graham Hill did race karts in that time period.
Circuit overview
| Circuit length |
Direct Drive - 1018 mtrs Gearbox - 1211 mtrs |
|---|---|
| Pole position |
Left |
| Address |
Shenington Airfield |
| Club website |
