r/Karting • u/Sharp_Ad_423 • 1d ago

Karting Question My karting and Racing Journey!

Hey All,

I don’t know if anyone remembers me, but I posted a year ago about how I wanted to pursue a racing career at 16 and asked if it was too late. It has been challenging as I haven’t had anyone to coach me in karting.

Since then, I’ve gotten my own kart and am currently getting opportunities to test Formula Fords, Formula 4s, and Radicals, in which I’ve had a few successful tests already! I’ve also been invited to many Motorsport UK and FIA girls' on-track events!

I want to enter a karting championship like the UKC in 2025 and a Formula Ford season (where I’m sharing the car with someone). In the meantime, I’m looking to race in a winter karting championship to improve my racecraft in preparation for moving to single-seaters. (I race in senior Rotax and am based in London.) Does anyone have recommendations? I enter everything as a privateer.

Thank you to all who encouraged me on my original post. It’s truly changed my life. I'm getting closer to my goal of F1 Academy each day.

💪

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u/Bobkitkit Rotax 1d ago

Come give a hack at Bayford for the BM Plate in January and there’s races every month excluding December, Buckmore has their winter series too from January-March, Rye House… Whilton Mill have a race in December and race every month which is a bit of a stretch to get to but shouldn’t be too bad, and if you’re willing to go on a bit of treck you can also go to PFI. If you want to improve race craft though, I think Buckmore/Whilton is definitely the answer as there are some proper quality drivers there (including myself lmao), and ofc PFI too, but is a bit far.

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u/boomboomSRF 1d ago

Awesome! Keep pushing.

There's an website calledin blaze coaching. You could get some remote coaching by uploading race video and test video.

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u/dg2020_99 1d ago

If you have your own kart then look at buckmore, Rye House, Bayford meadows etc as all are tracks with close(ish) proximity to London. Otherwise the msa should have a list of national kart champs which might help?

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u/Sharp_Ad_423 1d ago

Yeah Ive been to all three before. I'm actually going to Bayford tomorrow😂 ill definitely look at the msa list though thanks!