Revolution July 2026 88 Issue 88 | Page 18

KARTING

F1 Academy driver Ella Stevens was awarded the FIA Karting Award at the British Grand Prix ahead of the championship’ s first race event at Silverstone. The FIA Karting Award is given to the highestplaced female racer in UK karting. Ella received

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Visitors to Dundee this summer will have the chance to discover just how accessible motorsport can be as the Scotland StreetCar Festival the award from McLaren’ s F1 Business Operations Director, Stephanie Carlin, who runs the operation’ s Driver Development Programme of which Ella is a member.

arrives at John Clark Motor Group from 31st July to 2nd August. Taking place alongside the FIA EcoRally Scotland, the festival forms part of a weekend celebrating sustainable and grassroots motorsport, giving local communities the opportunity to get closer to the sport than ever before.

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SAFETY EQUIPMENT

The Technical Department has recently received several enquiries regarding“ Not Valid After” dates on items of competitor personal protective equipment( PPE), particularly flame-resistant overalls. Motorsport UK National Competition Rule Chapter 9 Article 4.3 requires overalls to be presented bearing an acceptable standard and in a satisfactory condition but does not mandate that they cannot be used beyond any validity date printed on the garment label.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Silverstone Kart Circuit is hosting a charity fundraising event to raise funds towards a new Intraoperative MRI( iMRI) facility at Addenbrooke’ s Hospital in Cambridgeshire.

This free-entry event is being held at 3.00pm on Monday 24th August, and has been inspired by BRDC Rising Star Will Macintyre who is battling Primary Central Nervous System Vasculitis. There are several ways to get involved:

• Enter a karting team

• Bid in the silent auction

• Buy a raffle ticket

• Donate directly

For more details on how to enter your team, and donation information,

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