Junior Karting
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After getting my children into Karting slightly naively, I have now realised (probably quiet obvious for most) that the money you need to even run near the front in an amateur series is mind blowing.
We run in the GX200 class as it’s ‘cheaper’ than the 160, MSA don’t recognise the GX200 class so British Championships is all GX160’s - a Honda engine that completely standard will set you back a few hundred quid. Winning engines now change hands for £10k!
Anyway..... my question for anyone that is in the know. Are all the teams taking the kids on from talent or are mum and dad paying for them to be in the Kart teams? Iv heard rumours of people paying £50k a year to be the in the teams. We went to watch the British Champs up at Warden Law this weekend and I don’t think there was more than 5 privateers in the race.
I’m more than aware that we will never run at the front but after speaking to one of the Dads at the weekend I’m quiet glad. His son is running at the front in one of the big teams and said all the ‘father and son’ aspect has gone out the window.
We run in the GX200 class as it’s ‘cheaper’ than the 160, MSA don’t recognise the GX200 class so British Championships is all GX160’s - a Honda engine that completely standard will set you back a few hundred quid. Winning engines now change hands for £10k!
Anyway..... my question for anyone that is in the know. Are all the teams taking the kids on from talent or are mum and dad paying for them to be in the Kart teams? Iv heard rumours of people paying £50k a year to be the in the teams. We went to watch the British Champs up at Warden Law this weekend and I don’t think there was more than 5 privateers in the race.
I’m more than aware that we will never run at the front but after speaking to one of the Dads at the weekend I’m quiet glad. His son is running at the front in one of the big teams and said all the ‘father and son’ aspect has gone out the window.
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