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Driver Journals & Project Logs

Promote yourself and use this section as a continual log to document your Karting journey. You can also use this section to show off your Karting related rebuilds and restoration projects.

For example: Log your progress & achievemnts, Promote yourself as a driver, Document and log your current rebuild projects.

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Remember you can use this section to continually update and log your progress. It's a great way to keep people interested in your Karting Journey and also keep a track of your progress and achievements for yourself. You can update your thread as much as you wish, even with small updates like maintenance, new parts, test days, etc. Don't forget to add some pictures or videos to keep people engaged too!

** If you wish to update your Driver Journal's cover photo and initial text snippet, update the first image and information in your first post! **

Driver Journal Lucas Ellingham

Hi & thanks for clicking on this post. I started driving karts when I was 6 and since have been obsessed with racing and winning ever since. I work hard at ensuring that I and my equipment are in the best condition and I use what I have available to the best of my ability to maximise my potential. To date I have won multiple championships including National Titles and will keep working to realise my goals. Currently I race in the UK in the X30 Senior & Rotax Max classes with Jack Dex Racing and I am focusing on achieving my next goal which is to win UK & European kart series with my long-term goal being to drive professionally. The partnerships I have built up over the last few years enable me to be competitive against those with...
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Driver Journal James 'Adam' Pell - J. A. Pell & Son Motorsport - #66

Cover Image & Info - Updated 26/08/2021 Since 1998 J. A Pell & Son have been involved in the world of Motorsport. It’s a great family orientated sport and hobby, which incorporates our business and it’s core values perfectly. Not to mention a fantastic wind down from the world of general life and work! You can follow the journey of ‘J. A. Pell & Son Motorsport’ on and off the track. KartingForum.co.uk was recently launched, which is intended to help the Karting community and bring a fresh platform to the scene. KartingForum.co.uk has been created to help people within the sport and support small businesses within the industry. We post regular updates on our Driver Journal via KartingForum.co.uk and also other social platforms...
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Driver Journal Arthur-Ray

Hi everyone I’m the father of Arthur-Ray , he is currently started karting, Arthur-Ray is 4 years old and we are from The Netherlands. He’s driving a Parolin Delphino with a Honda 4-stroke GX35. We started driving on grass in our garden. After that we start driving at a private part of industrie. In September he will begin his first lessons at the local circuit. You can follow his steps on his YouTube account in the link below. https://youtube.com/@Arthur-Ray?si=Ptm8BtAxRkPZQEKD I’m here to find out more about karting and everything around it ! Thanks for you’re support!
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Driver Journal LB Racing

Hello All, My name is Lewisand I'm the fonder of LB racing we are a small team fronted by myself racing in the FP4K championship and a team online racing IN the CC sim racing League of witch I also do some commentary work for. Racing has been a part of my life but i did not start racing until 16 in rental karts at my local tracks of Clay pigeon and Matchams raceway. this then evloved into racing in the BRKC and the in house championship at the newley opened South coast karting. After Covid i finally made the jump to owner driver racing a move i will never look back on making. If you have any questions about myself or the racing i do please drop me a message. Many thanks Lewis Beckingham LB Racing Fonder
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Driver Journal Riley Mason-Lewis

As a large Formula 1 fan, Riley began his karting journey at Rye House on the junior track, starting with the electric karts and moving on to the Bambinos. He took some time out before returning to the main track doing arrive and drive sessions. In 2021 he took part in the Rookie Cup, an arrive and drive championship. This was his first championship and he was consistent throughout which saw him finish 10th in the championship. In 2021 we purchased his first kart, a 2012 Project One Honda Cadet. Taking part in test days, he wanted to do the Rye House IKR series. We studied the times and grids and I set him a goal of hitting 44 second laps before he could enter. After a few months, he managed to hit this goal so we focused on getting in...
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Driver Journal Jacob Lethaby - Honda Cadet #95

Jacob is 9 years old and races in the Honda Cadet class, taking part in the MKRC South West Championship (GX160) and The Kart Championship (CKC) in Honda Cadet 200. He’s been doing practice sessions for around 18 months but this is his first season racing. What a great first day racing for Round 1 of MKRC and the South West Championship yesterday. Jacob has absolutely done us proud and although the end results (more in a sec) didn't align with what he could have achieved, he made an incredible start. I was a bit nervous after Saturdays practice session where he was way off the pace and thought maybe we've put ourselves (ok, I've put us....), in over our heads! Jacob saved us (me) though and I couldn't be prouder of him! - He practiced...
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Driver Journal Hudson1984 - Early midlife Crisis Looms....

Hi all so, at the grand old age of 37 (for a few weeks anyway) i've been seeking some excitement and hopefully some socialisation. I've always had somewhat of an active background but mostly focussed around martial arts rather than racing. I've done the odd Kart session, couple of iron mans, couple of corperate things, certainly nothing major. Last year, I had my hip replaced which means the end of martial arts for me, and i've struggled to find anything else that really fits in around normal life. I enjoy cycling but group rides are normally during the weekend and being as I've got a 3 year old who for some reason quite likes spending time with me (he'll learn) it makes that hard to organise. Plus, I look a tit in Lycra! So...
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Driver Journal Daniel Wyatt rotax max 177 BMKR

Hi All, so I’m actually a late bloomer to the karting scene, starting in hire karts at bayford meadows. It took literally 2 practice days and 1 race day in hire karts before I bought 2 go karts off a friend (a big leap I admit). Having seen the competition in BMKR, I decided to use the karts I had to practice as much as possible to get my times to within a couple of seconds of the race pace. To get my race craft up I entered the hire kart championship at Bayford Meadows coming 8th overall in my first year with a second place in round 4. I’ve carried this on for the last two years becoming a more consistent driver and a better racer, whilst also doing owner driver practice days and the occasional marshaling. roll on to 2022 and I’ve...
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Driver Journal Sam Richardson - No Idea Karting

I'm brand new to karting and only had my first seat time at Whilton Mill last month at an Arrive & Drive. I'm also fairly new to motorsport in general and before Hamilton won Silverstone last year after the controversial clash with Verstappen, I had never even watched an entire F1 race let alone a season. That race grabbed my attention like nothing before and ever since I've always looked for my next fix of any type of motorsport. Recently it's the WRC during the F1 off season. I'm 28 and weigh 16stone(!) but my passion for this sport has already driven me to loose the weight so I can be faster on track. On my first outing at Whilton I came 16th out of 21 places which I will take any day of the week given it was my first time and I...
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Driver Journal Michael Gibbons - Senior Rotax 177 #44

12 years go was the last time I sat in a Rotax as a junior. Now 27 & alot larger than I was at 15 put me into the Senior Rotax 177. Usually coming in around the 183-185kg. Need to work some weight off for sure! So I purchased a 2020 GMS complete chassis & engine from Dave at GMS. As it's not a very common kart I was quite concerned at 1st but definitely a nice chassis to drive & work with on the set ups. I missed the 1st round of the BMKR, other than that I've done every round. So far scoring 91 points every round (rounds 2, 3 & 4). 2nd in all my heats & finials. On to round 5 next... 15/08/2021. Just purchased a new engine & carb from Dan Holland Racing - Time Race Engines. Going into the 5th round of the championship I'm...
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Driver Journal Intro and Brentwood karting first league race!

Hello everyone, My name is Claudia Bushby, I am 14 and I race rental karts in the Club 100 Super Lightweight, Brentwood race league and BP championships. My previous experience is racing rental karts at Rye House in the cadet ones and I managed to get a win and 2 seconds which got me to the point where I wanted to race at different tracks and with harder people racing to help me with gaining some experience. Anyway, I had my first league race in karts that were 10 mph faster than I have been before with only a couple practice days under my belt with 50 other drivers. Qualifying: p16 (last) The format is 5 minute warm up and then a one lap quali and unfortunately I pushed a little too hard in the first and second corners and brushed with...
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Driver Journal Team Thirteen Karting

Driver Name Lee Maund Number 13 Team Name Team Thirteen Karting Team Facebook Team 13 Karting Driver/Team Instagram Team 13 Karting Photographer Busy Bee Photography My Career My motor racing career began back in 1987, with the purchase of my first kart at the tender age of 8. Competing successfully against modern day luminaries such as Jenson Button, Daniel Wheldon, Gary Paffett and Anthony Davidson I was crowned Welsh Driver of the Year three years running, as well as finishing on the podium at the Little Rissington club championship, at that time considered to be the most competitive club championships in the UK. A lack of funds led to the hard decision to concentrate on my career. I returned to the motor racing environment...
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Driver Journal Luke bailey 177 #99

BMKR Final Round With a few races under my belt, I had planned to start this in the 2022 season but after talking to @Adam and @Billywatts, I have decided to start now as it gives me something to do over the break 😂 Qualifing - P5 The P5 in quali was a great start to the day as this was far and away my highest starting position. It was very wet and the track had very little running for the day. The conditions where extremely tough and I think this gave me a slight advantage. I was able to set a time of 58.00, just 1.5 seconds off pole. It also gave me a great run into turn 1 on the inside. However after the first 4 or so laps my visor fogged up and my times quickly fell off. In hindsight, as i could barely see 2 metres infront of...
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Driver Journal Journey of karting (abbas )

I started karting a few months back and went for indoor karting. After doing a bunch of sessions my laps got better and ended up averaging in the middle of most races. I have been close to podiums and I was on track to getting 2nd / 3 rd in two/three of my last races, but messed up with my pedals being locked up and the other times I didn’t have the strength. I’ve competed in the bikc2021 but dnf the regionals as I had no practice in the diesel kart ( I had only driven electric before). So now I’m trying to keep my health up so that I can compete in indoor karting races and move up to outdoor karting where I want to compete in championships . Only problem for me is funding, it’s really tough and will get more harder to pay for outdoor...
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Driver Journal Billy Watts #51

Been meaning to do one of these for a while, finally gave into @Adam ‘s persuading 😂 Introduction - My first year back in karting for 7 years, racing in the 177 rotax class at BMKR and some on off rounds in the LIKC. Now that we are 4 rounds into the championship at bayford and currently leading the championship by 57 points; nows a good time to update on my progress throughout the year. With taking the win at the first round was more then successful for my first race weekend back. But the next 3 rounds would find us fighting setups and mechanical issues with the kart, guess that’s the issue with second hand parts 🤷🏻‍♂️. It’s a hard learning curve with it feeling a lot like a full time job at times with all the hours of researching...
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Driver Journal Lewis Holt-Brown

I've finally got some time on my hands so I thought I'd at least make a start on a drivers journal. I've been hooked on karting ever since my old man took me for a look over tilbury...I started indoor karting on my 14th birthday (1998) and raced there - Rayleigh indoor karting for 2 years. I was bought a 100cc on a Fullerton chassis on my 16th birthday and cracked on with practice days over tilbury for a year or so before saving enough for a Rotax Max. First max was on a CRG chassis but later moved onto a Tonykart Venox. Never done anything but practice days over Tilbury and Rye house, Then done a few IKR rounds at lydd in 2014 before selling up and trying oval racing in mini super two's for a year. Life took over for a while so...
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Driver Journal Typhoon Racing #1 Brand Ambassador

Ty is 11 & Karting since 8 from indoor. Starting out in Iame & won his 1st championship only 6m into racing his own kart, Wombwell Winter Series. The following year Ty moved in to a brand new & faster class to compete in the British SuperOne Championship. This would not of been possible without sponsorship from PVF Scaffolding & headline sponsors Buildbase. Ty finished 10th overall in this top of the game Championship & 12th in the country. As well as SuperOne he also competed in the Fulbeck Sprint Championship securing 2nd place.overall. Ty still carries on with indoor Karting & 2020 will see him take part in the British Indoor Cadet Karting Championship. Ty has attracted a wealth of companies & charities who support him due to his...
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Driver Journal Urgent sponsorship required

Cruz Speakman is a determined 12 year old boy whose dream is to have a career in motorsport. Cruz has shown real skill from an early age when he first hit the track at the age of 5. Since 2012 Cruz has entered various competitions throughout Spain and the UK showing real talent, gaining numerous podium finishes. In 2015 Cruz participated in his first championship, the “Valenciana Championship”. Cruz was the youngest competitor in his category and secured podium finishes and finished third place in the championship. In 2017 Cruz’s season ended with coming 2nd in the Spanish championship. In 2018 we made the bold move of relocating back to the UK to give Cruz a chance to race against the best of the best. Cruz has spent the 2018 season...
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