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HOW MANY ENGINEERS DOES IT TAKE….
To those who own their own racing kart, you know how much work goes in to keeping it in tip-top condition. Imagine having to do that to 50 of them. In fact, as some of you may be aware, Daytona has over 250 karts in our fleet. For Round 1 of the 2012 Vodafone DMAX…
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Dan Wheldon Memorial Kart Race Video
[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHqNGT9ZRv0[/tube]
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Hamilton vs Massa in India 2011 – Who was at fault?
At the final round of the Vodafone Dmax Championships this Sunday, I asked each group of drivers in the briefing for a show of hands on who thought that the coming together between Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa was: a) Lewis’ fault b) Felipe’s fault c) A racing incident Interestingly at all four…
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Surface Tension
It has been my wish to get parts of the MK track re-surfaced for a number of years now. Long standing customers will know that the entry to turn two was extremely bumpy and uneven which made braking on the racing line quite tricky and also the run down from turn seven to turn eight…
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1.21 gigawatts? 1.21 gigawatts? Great Scott!
You may have noticed that we like technology at Daytona. We aim to be at the cutting edge of motor-sport technology… well at least when it comes to karting. We don’t quite have the budgets that the F1 teams have with regard to using technology to go faster, but we do make very good use…
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F1 Driver For The Day – Simon Lester
Like many motorsport enthusiasts, I’d always dreamed of driving a real F1 car on a race track. It was a dream that I never really believed would become a reality, until I heard about iRace. The guys at Lotus Renault GP have created what can only be described as the most amazing opportunity to drive…
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Just another Saturday for Daytona…
Over the last 21 years I have been lucky enough to be involved in some very glamorous and exciting karting events. Race Directing the Daytona 24 Hours on the Race Of Champions Circuit on the pitch at Wembley Stadium was a highlight, as was entering an endurance race with Tom Cruise. However my privileged viewing…
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How to win the F1 championship
Formula 1 is enjoying probably the best season for about 15 years. As British motorsport fans we all enjoyed watching Lewis’ successes over the previous three years, just as much as we enjoyed watching Button, Hill and Mansell thrashing everyone in their hey-days (with Adrian Newey’s help in most cases), but really F1 hasn’t been…
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I won’t watch F1 on Sky Sports
Motor racing fans throughout the UK are in shock this week, due to the announcement that Sky Sports will be the only place to watch the entire 2013 F1 season. The BBC are putting a brave face on the fact that they have half the races but the deal beggars belief. Over the last two-and-a-half…