Kid's Racing
Karting Opportunities for 8 - 15 year olds
At SuperKarts, we place particular emphasis on safety for all our young drivers and with this in mind we have developed a training programme to ensure safe enjoyment of karting at all ages and levels. This page describes the steps a young karter passes through to promote efficient karting. Once the training programme is completed, the young karter can go onto competitive karting and perhaps become the next Jenson Button, Damen Hill or David Coulthard; all of whom started in karting!!
Kart School (The first step) - Beginners
This is the first step. Kart school is held on Saturday mornings and lasts for approximately one hour. You are taught the basics of karting to include:-
Safety briefing
Flags and what they mean
The basic elements of a kart
How to enter and exit a kart
Circuit driving with Marshal/Instructor leading to show the line
The school includes the use of all safety equipment to include race suit, crash helmet, neck brace and gloves. At the end of the session, a certificate is presented to show that you have passed through kart school. This allows you to go onto step two which is Race School.
The cost of the session is £30.00 and it must be pre-booked as we limit the number of places to ensure correct supervision.
Nursery School & Race School (The next step) - Starter & Intermediate
Once Kart School has been completed you receive a provisional Skids driving license and are able to join EITHER Skids Race School or the Nursery School. Race School has sessions on Mondays and Tuesdays at 4.30 and 5.30 pm (please check day and times for each grade) whilst Nursery School is on a Wednesday at 5 p.m. Both provide a progressive training programme through five grades with a provisional SuperKarts license. Upon completion of Grade 1 you are issued with a full Skids Race License which allows you to attend the Skids Kart Club and to attend arrive and drive sessions. The programme consists of:-
Nursery Grading - For the more nervous driver to get used to the karts and circuit prior to more advanced training               Grade 5 - Correct understanding of flags and signal boards
Grade 4 - Correct control of the kart
Grade 3 - Following the correct line on the circuit
Grade 2 - Building your race speed and consistency
Grade 1 - Maintaining speed, racecraft including overtaking
At each stage you have a safety briefing, use of safety equipment and training by our Marshal/Instructors. When on the circuit, you are accompanied by a Marshal/Instructor.
The cost of the session is £20.00 and it must be pre-booked as we limit the number of places to ensure correct supervision.
Must be pre-booked by telephoning 01462 485959
Skids (The final step) - Expert
Once drivers reach Grade 1, they will be issued with your license and can go onto race competitively in our race club, Skids. Which takes place on a Sunday morning.
Annual membership is £10.00. Every Sunday the fee is £20.00 to race per child.
View the Skids page
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