Annual General Meeting
The AGM will be held by Zoom on Monday 28th April at 7pm. An invite has been sent to member clubs. Please send nominations for the Steering Group and for any official resolutions, or items for the informal Q&A to the Secretary by 13th April please.
Regional Association Strategy
ABKC is very privileged to be the only discipline specific Regional Association with all the benefits that brings. We are working with Motorsport UK to develop our on-going strategy and you can read more about this here aa84ca75-3886-44f3-adfa-1f0b94e644c0
ABKC Club Renewals
There are still quite a few clubs still to renew membership for 2025, you know who you are, and should have received an invoice, please send the membership fee soonest to continue supporting your Regional Association.
ABKC Website
We are nearly ready to launch our new website. It will be more modern and better suited to mobile phones. After the launch there will still be updating work to carry out. Let us know what you think. It was launched on 19 April.
Motorsport UK News items
A survey about spectator involvement is coming soon, for MSUK to gather important information about who comes to events.
NCR Version 9 has just been published, find it on the MSUK Resource Centre or the ABKC website. It is accompanied by a list of the changes. An updated version of the Karting Yearbook was published earlier in March.
Regulations Consultation
Draft regulations are currently available for comments on bodywork proposals and for a competitor to optionally waive their rights to a hearing for any technical non conformace. These would come into effect on 1 January, and clubs would have to ensure that the scrutineer is listed as a Judge of Fact, and with the correct regulation reference.
SLOW Boards
Clubs should be preparing to order SLOW boards for 2026. One club has already put in an order and it is proposed to trial in the British Kart Championships.
National Motorsport Week
Will be 10 – 20 July and Motorsport UK are seeking to have taster events during that period if any clubs can oblige. Any events during that time should be notified to kart@motorsportuk.org for inclusion.
A new kart driving standards explanatory video has been produced, more details soon. It will become an important part of the new ARKS video which will be shot in May.
Proposals to licence Event Secretaries, Club Stewards and Chief Marshals are being discussed. They would be nominated by a letter from a club. Then these personnel would have an official link to Motorsport UK, for training, advice and notifications.
Mechanics and those in performance roles will be registered with Motorsport UK with a suitability check certificate (e.g. DBS) on mechanics from 2026. Motorsport Uk are working with the race management providers so the mechanic and coach details can be entered by the competitor when entering a meeting.
Please ensure no media under the age of 18 are allowed on the live track or live areas. And where possible please ensure that Clerks and other officials remain behind barriers when the track is live.
An approved “National Tyre List” will be produced to approve those tyres that are not part of the class homologations.
Scrutineering PPE – quite a few fake race suits are being found, apparently purchased on Ebay. Please have your scrutineers on the look out and remember they have the right to keep the article and send it to Motorsport UK for further examination. Of course a receipt should be given to the owner.
Martyn’s Law
Martyn’s Law, officially known as the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill 2024 will enhance public safety by ensuring there is better preparedness for, and protection from, terrorist attacks. It is expected to get Royal Assent on 22 May. More details of how it will affect our sporting venues next month.