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.

Water Swift Restricted

Age 8-12

Cadet
  • 8-12 years old
  • 950mm CIK/MSUK (Group 3) homologated chassis
  • IAME 60cc Water Cooled Engine
  • Vega tyres

Water Swift

Age 10-13

Inter
  • 10-13 years old
  • 950mm CIK/MSUK (Group 3) homologated chassis
  • IAME 60cc Water Cooled Engine
  • Komet tyres

Junior X30

Age 12-15

Junior
  • 12-15 years old
  • Restricted 125cc water cooled IAME engine
  • Komet Tyres
  • CIK/MSUK (Group 1 or 2) homologated chassis

KZ2

Age 15+

Senior
  • 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+

Senior
  • 15 years old upwards
  • 125cc water cooled IAME engine
  • Komet Tyres
  • CIK/MSUK (Group 1 or 2) homologated chassis
ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD WEATHER

Three huge spoil heaps, referred to as the Three Sisters, were a legacy of extensive coal mining at Garswood Hall Colliery. Begun in 1867, this was a ceaseless enterprise until 1958, nearly a century later. Postindustrial Revolution slag heaps were a common sight around the country, often blighting the landscape for years before re-greening and reclamation plans brought benefits for the people living around them. The people of Wigan were no exception; and whilst their slag heaps also became affectionally known to locals as the Wigan Alps, it took a further 20 years until these vast eye-sores metamorphosed into a glorious 44-hectare country park and woodland.

Work began in the late 1970’s, and today the Three Sisters Local Nature Reserve, aside from featuring a boating lake and picnic area, also boasts a thriving wildlife wetland. An extensive network of footpaths attracts walkers, cyclists and even horse riders. It is also home to one of the UK’s most exciting race circuits.

Notable motorsport celebrities associated with the circuit include Neil Hodgson, who won the 2000 British Superbike Championship – his first win came in 1990 at the Three Sisters Circuit. The circuit was also one of five to be chosen to host the 2006 season for McLaren Mercedes’ Champions of the Future, a series aimed at creating an environment in which young, aspiring drivers from all backgrounds could excel. The class champions that year were Formula 1 superstar Lewis Hamilton (Cadet), Andrew Delahunty (Yamaha), and German Touring Car champion Gary Paffett (Intercontinental).

Circuit overview

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Circuit length

1160 mtrs

Pole position

Right

Address

3 Sisters Rd
Ashton-in-Makerfield
WN4 8DD