Karting magazine - May 2009

Issue: May 2009

May 2009
Published: 08-Apr-09

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Super 1 Openers
There's coverage this month from the opening rounds of the 2009 TKM and MSA Super 1 series. A number of changes have been made for this season and most have been well received, although we are also carrying an article in this issue on why there's more to marketing and promotion than grid girls in hot pants!

Turbojet Kart Test
When we were asked if we would like to test a jet-powered kart on a drag strip, there was only one answer and only person for the job � Martin �KartMania' Capenhurst. We detected that he was a bit nervous beforehand but in the end there was no Richard Hammond episode! You can read all about it on pages 16 and 17, and readers of the online edition can also view an exclusive video of his run.

Britain�s First Race
We are fast approaching the 50th anniversary of the first official kart race to be held in Britain. Dick Tarrant finished 3rd behind Graham Hill and Roger Keele at Lakenheath on November 8th 1959 and his recollections of that meeting make an absorbing read.

Gillard Track Test
Tim Gillard has been making his own brand of karts since 1980� with great success. We sent George Robinson up to Larkhall to test the latest two models, the CIK homologated 010B and Daytona, and he was very impressed. He also got to meet two of Scotland's brightest stars, DTM racers Susie Stoddart and Paul Di Resta.

Cover Photo: Susie Stoddart & Turbojet Kart

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TKM Super 1 Fulbeck	8
Stephen Philip 'O' Plate Champion	11
Competition Time! Win a LP Tent Instant Awning!	11
DR Racing Kart UK Open Day	12
50-40-30-20-10 Years Ago	12
Noteworthy	14
Turbojet-Powered Kart Track Test	16
Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence	18
MSA Regulations Amendments	18
Is Easykart Cadet For You?	19
International Update	20
Bob Shipman & Prosport	22
Super Rok Test & Race	24
Round The Bend	26
Dick Tarrant Recalls Britain's First Official Kart Race	27
MSA Super 1 PF International	30
Formula TKM News	35
Jason Dredge Profile	36
Easykart UK Champs Rd 1 Whilton Mill	38
Rowrah March	40
St. Sampsons March	40
NatSKA Blackbushe	40
Buckmore Park Awards	41
Forest Edge March	41
Fulbeck February	46
Rissington March	46
Blackbushe February	46
Glan-Y-Gors March	47
Red Lodge Pro-Kart Sprint	47
Clay Pigeon March	47
Northern Ireland Update	48
Saxon Super Series Rd 1 Teesside	50
Off Track	51
Gillard 010B & Daytona Track Test	52
Subscription Form	58
Whilton Mill February	60
Red Lodge March	60
Bayford Meadows Enduros	60
Rye House March	61
Strubby March	61
Llandow March	61
KF Winter Series Rd 5 Shenington	62
To the Editor	63
Rotax Update	66
Club 100 Update	67
Gary Catt's International Insight	68
The WTP Column	69
Karts at Race Retro Show	72
GoPro Motorsports Hero Wide Video Camera	76
Race Calendar (May 2009)	77
George Robinson to Review UK Karting	78
Advertisers Index	78
Karting Magazine Shop	83