Reviving motorsports one step at a time

IT’S funny how things change and some don’t. This is so true with local Motorsports and what we saw so many years ago is still the same today.

My forever partner and I just came from our successful Nissan Road Safety Seminar in Cebu last week and have where people can share their passion for some fun around a kart track. Some people have also said that Karting is already main stream and is known by the majority of people that like cars.

With all of this positive groundwork, Our MP Turbo Team will now throw in the following support to help bring back the golden age of Karting.

Kart clinics

One of the best ways to bring back Karting is to get new and old blood back into the sport. We will have to invite them to kart clinics and do it on a regular basis. At least once a month in different locations will be a good start. This will get the newbie’s’ feet wet without going far from their homes. This will entail a lot more work especially with safety barriers and a bigger team to marshal the event but I believe this will be worth it.

These non- permanent locations will not be ideal for cadet drivers like 12 years old and below, but the young professionals and veteran drivers will be happy with a new track that no one has previous knowledge of. This will remove the factor of drivers getting an extra advantage by practicing day in and day out on the same track. The good drivers will also shine in these tracks as the natural talent will be seen right away.

Affordable costs

As in any form of racing, the one who has the deeper pocket can almost be assured of winning the event. However, we should try to keep the costs down and make it affordable and available to a huge number of enthusi- means that all the karts have the same chassis, same engine and same tires that are taken care of by 1 team. There will be tight regulations as to what you can

there will be drawing of lots as to what engine you will be able to use for that day.

The karts for beginners will be rental karts with Honda 4-stroke engines. This will be the cheapest and most durable kart to start on. The next level will be direct- drive, Yamaha