Tag: karting

  • We Host Dare To Be Different Inaugural Event

    We Host Dare To Be Different Inaugural Event

    We were very proud to be asked to host the first ever Dare To Be Different event. The brainchild of Susie Woolff, D2BD aims to educate and involve girls about the opportunities for them in the Motorsport Industry. 100 Primary School girls attended an amazing day at Daytona Sandown Park. Watch the video now!  

  • David Coulthard’s Lucky Underpants

    David Coulthard’s Lucky Underpants

    We caught up with BBC F1’s David Coulthard at The Race Of Champions in London and talked kart racing and lucky underpants…  

  • The City Go Kart Grand Prix at Daytona Sandown Park

    The City Go Kart Grand Prix at Daytona Sandown Park

    Daytona Sandown Park was delighted to be chosen to host the inaugural City GoKart Grand Prix. 25 Teams representing the City Livery Companies raced over two hours on the 900m GP Circuit at Daytona to raise awareness and funds for the Lord Mayor’s Appeal.

  • Alonso – last to first in three laps at Daytona Sandown Park

    Alonso – last to first in three laps at Daytona Sandown Park

    Fernando Alonso popped down to Daytona Sandown Park last week for a race with a few friends and colleagues. Opting to start last on the grid, Fernando wasted no time making it to the front within three laps!

  • Video Evidence

    Video Evidence

    Over the last couple of years, more and more drivers turn up to our championship races with cameras affixed to their helmets. The growth of popularity of Go-Pro and similar cameras means that there are often multiple cameras recording multiple angles of races – and incidents within those races. Some circuits and championships are considering banning…

  • Daytona Deliver at Mercedes-Benz World Brooklands Again – Video

    Daytona Deliver at Mercedes-Benz World Brooklands Again – Video

    Daytona Motorsport were delighted to be asked to provide their fleet of High-Performance Dmax karts, along with their unrivalled experience in event production and race management, for the 2014 Henry Surtees Brooklands Team Challenge. The 2014 event would be the third running of this unique event, where 35 teams race on the Brooklands Circuit at…

  • So who’s going to win the 2014 World Drivers Championship and why?

    So who’s going to win the 2014 World Drivers Championship and why?

    F1 2014 has been pretty good so far. The first few races of the year have provided fans with plenty to talk about – and with the new quieter engines you can even hear what the fans are saying! It has been a very mixed year for the actual teams though. Obviously Mercedes are enjoying…

  • The Recession Is Dead : Long Live Team-Building!

    The Recession Is Dead : Long Live Team-Building!

    Daytona has always enjoyed strong demand from corporate entertainment organisers. Ever since we opened our first circuit in London in 1990, we have entertained tens of thousands of corporate event guests each year. But in 2008, when the credit crunch bit, we saw a large reduction in corporate entertainment events demand – which has taken…

  • Daytona’s New Year Revolutions

    Daytona’s New Year Revolutions

    In a recent Facebook Competition we asked fans to guess how many laps we had recorded in 2013. Lots of people entered their guesses – and we do mean guesses as they ranged from 20,000 to 20,000,000. The correct answer was 3,121,615 and a fan by the name of Simon won the prize of a…

  • The wait is over

    The wait is over

    As the F1 season returns from its three week summer break, British fans will get to see if Hamilton, Alonso or Raikkonen can take the fight to Vettel to stop him winning yet another World Championship – and if Grosjean can finally deliver on a race win – rather than a dramatic crash! If you…