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Wera Tools British Kart Championship 11th-13th April, Warden Law, Sunderland The battle for the championships will begin for real when around 100 karting hopefuls across four classes set off to chase their dreams. The twisty track will present a challenge for the rookies but one day, some of them could follow former alumni, including recent F1 recruits Oliver Bearman and Jack Doohan. The universally popular Rotax classes covers power levels for drivers aged seven and up, while the Honda Cadets is specifically for young drivers with sealed engine units to focus purely on driver performance. https:// britishkartchampionships. org

Colin Reid Spring Car Trial 13th April, Ivinghoe Aston, Buckinghamshire Falcon Motor Club’ s traditional opener to the 2025 Car Trial season takes place at the popular Ivinghoe Aston venue in April. Renamed as the‘ Colin Reid Spring Car Trial’ in fond memory of club stalwart, and car trialling afficionado, Colin, who sadly passed away last June. The event forms part of the Motorsport UK British Car Trial Championship, the BTRDA Car Trials Championship and the BTRDA Allrounders Championship, plus ASEMC Car Trials Championship, AWMMC Car Trials Championship and the AMSC 2025 Trials Challenge. www. falconmotorclub. com / colin _ reid _ spring _ trial. html

Wera Tools British Kart Championship 18th-20th April, Warden Law, Sunderland The latest field of UK karting hopefuls taking the IAME and KZ2 routes begin their season a week after the Rotax and Honda drivers. This weekend is a double-header for all categories, with twice the opportunity, but also twice the pressure. The IAME field has four options, with the restricted and unrestricted Water Swifts or the popular Junior and restrictor-removed Senior X30s. The geared KZ2 category, meanwhile, is the fastest of the short circuit championships, topping out at 90mph, and counts a multiple F1 world champion as one of its most famous graduates. https:// britishkartchampionships. org

Festival of Power at Santa Pod 18th-20th April, Santa Pod Raceway, Bedfordshire The Motorsport UK British Drag Racing Championship has Andy Robinson launching his bid to win a tenth crown at Santa Pod Raceway’ s Festival of Power over Easter weekend( not Easter Monday). Robinson will face some stout European opposition joining the homebased entrants seeking to unseat him. Top Fuel Dragsters, Funny Cars and Jets also feature on the family-friendly programme. https:// santapod. co. uk / festival-of-power. php

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