In 2004 the Forest Edge Kart Club moved to its current location near Barton Stacey, just outside of Andover. Forest Edge plays host to monthly club meetings as well as the national endurance championships. Being 1200M long it is one of the longer kart tracks in the UK, and is a a very challenging circuit. The [...]

Dover speedway (Also known as the “Monster Mile”) is a permanent oval raceway. The circuit is unique in the fact that it is exactly one mile long and is one of the three concrete circuits in use on the Nascar calender. Dover was first developed in 1969, and after the 1971 season all other non Nascar [...]

Valencia is home to two race circuits, the permanent venue, and this one which is the Grand Prix street circuit. The street circuit is a semi permanent circuit, only used once a year for the Formula 1 and supporting series. Situated around the cities port, the track utilises some of the roads, and goes over a [...]

Bayford Meadows is home to one of the largest Kart tracks in the UK. The MSA circuit is over 1100M long, and hosts a club championship on the 4th Sunday of the month. The fast and consistent asphalt racing surface of the 1100m international circuit twists through open grassed areas, making for a demanding and technical [...]

Cadwell Park started life in 1934, as a private race track. The track was originally made by the sons of the original land owner, and since then it has evolved into the track we see today. It was then lengthened in 1953, and finally in 1962, which is the track that exists today. The popularity of [...]

Castle Combe is a permanent race track located near Chippenham, England. Opening as a race track in 1950, the airfield which is was located on continued to operate, so racing could only take place on certain days.  The track itself is a high speed circuit, involving a lot of high speed corners. The track was however [...]

Circuit de Nevers Magny Cours is one of the top race facilities in France, and has been around since the 1960′s. The track was originally designed for a Racing School by Jean Bernigaud. The Racing school proved very successful over the years, and helped nurture the talent of several F1 drivers. Unfortunately in the 1980′s the [...]

Bristol Raceway is one of the smallest ovals on the Nascar circuit. Having been first built in 1960 and hosting the first race in 1961, it will be celebrating 50 years in 2011. In the 1990s the main change occurred at the circuit, changing the surface from tarmac to concrete. Today this is perhaps the most [...]

The Hockenheim Ring in Germany is the location for a bi annual round of the Formula 1 championship. Situated in the Rine valley, the circuit is in dense woodland, which the track used to go through. In 2002 the circuit went through major redevelopment, after the FIA demanded the track was reduced in length. It used [...]

Kuala Lumpur in Sepang is one of the newer circuits around, being on of the first for Hermann Tilke. Located right next to the international airport, it is very easy to access and means transport to and from the track is pain free, always a bonus! Getting onto the track, it is just over 5KM long [...]

Spa Francorchamps in Belgium is one of the greatest race tracks in the world. Situated in the Ardennes mountains not only means altitude changes but an unpredictable weather. It’s a track which is loved by drivers and fans, for the awesome challenging layout as well as the high speed achieved. Located after the first corner is [...]

The Hunts Kart Racing Club run the Kimbolton circuit in North Cambridgeshire. Operating on an old WW2 airfield, the track is used for racing and testing throughout the year. They host the extremely popular club series as well as several large National events. The track has seen several revisions over the years to perfect the layout, [...]

Suzuka in Japan is the location for one of the greatest driver circuits in the world. The track was originally designed in 1962 as a Honda test circuit, and in 1987 held it’s first Formula 1 race. Once you look at the track itself, it becomes apparent why it is so popular! The track features a [...]

Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi is one of the newer circuits in the world, and is the only circuit on the island of Abu Dhabi in the UAE. Designed by Herman Tilke, the main track is 5.5KM long and currently features on the Formula 1 calendar. One of the awesome features of the track is [...]

Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace is the correct name for the track most know as Interlagos, located in Brazil. In 1940 the track was born, and has been in operation ever since. The circuit is in a natural bowl, so there are a lot of altitude changes throughout the lap. Some of the standout features of the [...]

Shenington Kart Track is based on a small airfield in Oxfordshire. It was one of the first Kart track to be used in the UK after the sport was brought over from the states, running under the Banbury Kart Club. Such was the popularity of the first event, over 5,000 spectators came to watch! It’s an [...]

Clay Pigeon Raceway is one of the UK’s premier kart tracks, and having driven the circuit many times, we can see why! The track itself was started in the early 60′s on a disused second world war military hospital. It was originally a 500M track, but was extended to the current length in the 70′s. Clay [...]

The Hungaroring was first built in the mid 1980′s, purposely for the Formula 1. The circuit is situated just outside of Budapest, and was built in 8 months which is really quick for a full sized race track. Unusually the opinions of viewers of the circuit are very different. Watching the circuit on the television is [...]

The Bahrain circuit was all part of a plan to boost tourism to the middle eastern country, and in turn this has worked fantastically. Bahrain was built to be ready for the 2004 formula 1 GP, and it just about made it. The circuit was not fully complete but it was usable. In 2007 the track [...]

Istanbul is one of the newer race tracks around, opening in 2005. The circuit is quite unusual in that it runs in an anti clockwise direction, adding a serious challenge the already tricky lap. The track itself is on the Asian side of Istanbul and was created by the German designer Hermann Tilke. One of the [...]