Winter Series comes to an end this Saturday

THIS Saturday will see the Province's top karting drivers in action for the final winter series race before the sport springs into the main season of races in March.
By The Newsroom
Published 22nd Feb 2010, 09:35 BST
Updated 22nd Feb 2010, 13:59 BST

With two meetings put off by bad weather, strong grids of recent at Kirkistown indicate that this Saturday’s race should be a good one as drivers start jockeying for final points.

The action recently was off the track when the clubs held a triple launch of three big events in the new season and some big named ‘stars’ from motorsport and the music industry took a close up look at what is to offer in the local sport.

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The North of Ireland Karting Association and the 2 and 4 Wheels co-ordinating body stand at the recent Adelaide Insurance Motorcycle Festival and show saw the 2009 British Touring Car champion Colin Turkington from Portadown pay a visit to help the Ulster Karting Club launch it’s round of the Super 1 Series on 29/30 May.

Colin of course is no stranger to the sport as he started his motorsport career in Cadets at Nutts Corner Circuit and a run out at the circuit recently along with his team showed he had not forgotten his roots.

The past Minister of Sport and now Minister for the Environment, Edwin Poots, was also on hand along with Colin to help Bishopscourt Kart Club launch the Superkart UK Cup and British Championship round on 5 June.

Two big championship events a week apart will make the end of May and start of June a busy period.

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The Lets Go Karting scheme for this year was also launched and at only a fiver to trial out the sport it was extremely popular in 2009. None other than Shane Lynch from Boyzone was at the show and called by to hear about the scheme.

It turns out that Shane is a big motorsport fan himself and competes in Drifting so who know maybe we can get Shane into a kart somewhere in the year.

With Easter being early this year, this Saturday and early NI championship and Ulster Cup rounds will be important in the psychological battles in the run up to the first big two day meeting of the year, the Ulster Karting Club promoted Ulster Championships on Easter Monday and Tuesday.

With the magnificent Superkarts also in action in both championships then early rounds will also be important as the fastest in the sport gear up for their UK Cup.

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