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Round 2 Programme

Details can be found at http://www.easykart.co.uk/forum/m.asp?m=3153

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Testing Rye House on Saturday 26th April

Dear Club Members

Just to remind you all that testing is available at Rye House on Saturday 26th April. It will be an open test day run by Rye House, so you will need to sign on and pay the circuit direct. The day is scheduled to run from 9am until 4pm with a possible 1 hour break. Rye House will be charging £45 per Kart for the day.

Registration and Scrutineering on the Sunday 27th will open at 7.30am and close at 9.15am.

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Easykart Rd 1: Whilton Mill, Northants (30 March 2008)…

The 2008 Championship kicked off on Sunday at Whilton Mill, and gave a first look at the new Easykart Junior class.

With 17 drivers entered - including former cadet stars; Jack Sales, Luca Hirst and Brad Fairhurst - quality racing was assured.

As it was, Elliott Rice won a terrific 20 lap final after Jack Sale’s exhaust became detached and he was forced to retire. Brad Fairhurst delivered one of the drives of the day, coming through from the back of the grid to steal 3rd place on the last lap, with Luca Hirst barely 2/10ths ahead of him as they crossed the line.

In the Senior Light class, reigning World Finals Champion (in the Heavy class), Barnaby Pittingale swept to a dominant victory over Owen Jenman and defending champion, Harry Cockill.

In the Heavy category, Oliver George took a surprise win after Firas Bilbeisi seized two laps from the finish after leading from the start. Ed Cockill was another to deliver a superb drive from stone last at the start to a podium place, marking himself as one of the favourites for overall honours in this year’s series.

A full report will follow shortly.

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2008 World Finals

The EasyKart World Finals will be held at the famous Jesolo circuit on October 17th,18th,19th 2008. The circuit is approx 30 km from Venice and has seen some fantastic kart races overs the years.

With the EasyKart UK Championship kicking off this weekend at Whilton Mill drivers will now know where they are aiming for as the winner of the Junior, Easy Light and Easy heavy will win a free drive in the World Finals.

The prize includes drivers flight, entry, tyres, fuel and the use of a brand new EasyKart for the finals in Jesolo representing the UK.

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Testing is available at Whilton Mill

Testing is available at Whilton Mill on Saturday 29th March 2008 - 2.00pm till 6.00pm
£ 35.00 payable on the day to John Vigor.
The testing will be run in 20 min sessions with each class having 4 sessions i.e Juniors, Lights and Heavies.

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The Winter Series Shines!

Warm winter sunshine greeted EasyKart drivers for the 2nd and last round of the Winter Series at Whilton Mill on the 10th February.

Saturday was an optional test day and many drivers took the opportunity to test even if they were not racing the following day, it was packed! It was the first chance to see some of the new Easy Juniors and for them to check out each others form!. Sessions were split into Juniors, Senior Lights and Heavys just as it will be on the optional saturday tests for the summer championship in 2008.

In Easy Lights the current World EasyKart Finals Champion Barney Pittingale started as he finished 2007 with a win all be it with close attention from the super smooth Terry Langley in 2nd place. Times in the final were topped by Pittingale with a 47.260. Richard (TDI) Hudson showed real improvement with 3rd. Current UK Champion Harry Cockill drove a storming race from the back of the grid after a technical problem showing he is well up for defending his title in 2008. So Pittingale claims the Winter Championship, Langley 2nd and Hudson 3rd. ACR's tip for 2008 Light Championship " a titanic battle between Pittingale, Cockill, Langley and expect suprises from Longstaff and Hudson"

In Easy Heavy we saw the new entry in the form of Fras Bilbeisi. He set the pace and despite a couple of mistakes he was the eventual victor over Ed Cockill and a jubilant Will Smith in 3rd. Fras set the best time of 48.020 which shows that there is a big difference in time between lights and heavys and proves that EasyKart UK was right to introduce lights and heavy and give everyone a chance in 2008. The Heavy's Winter Championship went to a wily old scot - Mark (Gordon Ramsey) Lawerence who over the winter has put in some superb drives, 2nd was Ed Cockill and 3rd an ever improving Will Smith. ACR's tip for the 2008 Heavy Championship "expect a tatical battle between Bilbeisi, Ed Cockill. watch out for Lawerence,new boy Oli George, Will Smith and another scot Jack Bruce.

Pics: TeeDub Inc.

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Speedscreen Custom Made Stickers

SpeedScreen Ltd have come up with some special prices for stickers to be custom made for EasyKart owners. MD Tim Hill explains "I made the first ones for my own easykart, people kept asking who did them ! many drivers want their own logo or have their own sponsors , the easy pods are a unique shape so the material and adhesive is tricky".

In all cases customers to prepare own artwork, images laid down on Easy Kart Template we can supply. We need a High Res PDF file or Illustrator doc to work from:

Option 1. Kart decals printed to white self adhesive vinyl. £70.00 + vat second set less £25.00 + vat

Option 2. As above but with a Matt or Gloss over-laminate to protect graphic. £88 + vat second set less £25.00

Option 3. Printed undersurface onto 1.5mm clear pvc, then laminated with adhesive (as per easy Kart decals) £125.00 + vat second set less £25.00 + vat

For more information contact tim@speedscreen.net

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The First Registered Easy in the UK is up for sale!

Sir Tim Hill as he is known! is selling Easy number 10 ( in effect the first UK EasyKart to be registered). Tim was the first person to buy and put his faith in ACR, Club100 and EasyKart in the UK. Tim was a veteren Club 100 driver and many of his collegues soon followed into EasyKart as well as continuing racing in Club100. But number 10 being up for sale is not the end for Tim - he has placed an order for a new kart." Number 10 has been a great kart and still is, I am just able to renew at this point so I am taking this opportunity to do so, hopefully number 10 will offer an opportunity to get someone else into EasyKart its great racing" exclaims Tim.

By conicidence Tims new kart number when it arrives into ACR will be 110 - exactly 100 karts further on from when he started with kart 10!

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EasyKart City!

As you can see EasyKarts have taken over ACR, with 1 week to go to the Whilton Mill test and 2nd winter race ACR are nearly there to deliver their promise to all it's clients waitng for their EasyKart.

"The last part of the consignment is due Tuesday next week so we are going to make it " commented Easy UK boss Andy Cox " I have to hand to everyone at Birel Spa and to my staff Little Andy and Dave for getting all these karts ready and available in time"

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A bit of Extra Help

Well with the new season creeping up all easy owners and expecting owners are gearing up for the new season. ACR would like to inform drivers that for this season there will be a dedicated area with an air compressor with two lines and tyre inflators, a work table fitted with a vice and flex cutter and a tyre press. To use these items will be complimentry but please note they must stay in the area provided. ACR will of course still offer the fee paying services of tyre fitting, flex cutting for those that don't want to get their hands dirty so now at least you have a choice DIY or ask ACR - it's easy with easykart.

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National 'B' kart licence clarification

With the introduction of the new National B (Novice) kart licence, it has come to the attention of the MSA that some clarification is required with regard to who should apply for which licence in karting.

The MSA would like to clarify that competitors who have held a National B kart licence prior to 31st December 2007 and who are no longer a novice may reapply for a Kart National 'B' licence without qualification.

However, those competitors who are still Novices will need to apply for the new Kart National 'B' (Novice) licence.

For further clarification on any licensing matters, competitors are recommended to telephone the MSA Licence Department on 01753 765050.

No regulatory value: for information purposes only

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Whilton Mill Testing

Testing will be available at Whilton Mill for both Senior and Junior karts on Saturday 9th February 2008 from 12.00pm - 5.00pm all track fees are payable direct to circuit.

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Welcome to EasyKart 2008!

A warm welcome and Happy New Year to existing EasyKart owners, new clients waiting for the delivery of their new EasyKart's and any potential individuals wanting to get involved with EasyKart UK !

2008 is going to be a fantastic year for EasyKart, this year we will have Senior Lights and Heavy's and the New Junior class racing from March. Our biggest ever consignment of EasyKarts is due in at the end of this month, ACR is going to be flat out ensuring that all the new owners get their karts in time for the test and winter race at Whilton Mill on the 9th and 10th February.

On the 9th of February (Sat) there will be an open practice day for EasyKart. The idea is to run some test sessions for the new Junior owners as well as Senior Lights and Heavy's. Sunday 10th February is the second and final round of the winter series for the EasyKart Senior Lights and Heavy's only.

Over the next ten days please keep tuned to this website for more news and announcements. Existing owners and clients waiting for EasyKarts will receive there membership forms and race entry forms as well as technical regs via email in the next 7 days. Subscriptions will be high so get organised and get registered!

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EasyKart Junior grid grows and grows!

Well it looks like the Junior EasyKart is set to be just as successful as its elder brother the Senior EasyKart. So far 20 Juniors are expected to line up for the start of the 2008 summer season at Whilton Mill on March 30th. A full grid for the A final is 25 so it could be that we could see a B final in Round 1 !

"I am delighted with the response for Junior EasyKart" says Easy UK boss Andy Cox. "The Junior market in karting is very competitive with many brands or series creating stiff opposition and choice. Thanks to a superb job by my staff and our promotor Club 100 and the success of the Senior EasyKart Championship this year, people can see that the EasyKart system and philosophy really can deliver both in track time and quality and fairness of racing. We have proved that a budget of £2500 + VAT is realistic to run the year and win! Junior EasyKart is the perfect place to start and I am sure if we're lucky we could come across the next Lewis Hamilton."

A waiting list is currently running with the next consignment of karts due into the UK at the end of January. It is hoped that during the Saturday Open practice at Whilton Mill on February 9th that there will be some practice sessions for new Juniors to shakedown their EasyKarts before RD1 a month later at Whilton.

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Ultimate Airbrush offer

EasyKart UK have agreed a great offer for all EasyKart owners. Ultimate Airbrush specialize in individual helmet designs. Impressed at the growth of EasyKart and in particular new owners with new crash helmets ! Ultimate Airbrush are pleased to offer all easykart members a 10% discount on all helmet design/paintwork. they can work from your sketches / instruction or can come up with a unique helmet design of their own to meet your particular requirements. klick on the link below (www.ultimate-airbrush.co.uk), or e-mail: richard@ultimate-airbrush.co.uk. for a free no obligation quotation. Tele:01948 665554. Mobile: 07794312571.

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Easykart UK Agree's ARKS Deal with Protrain

EasyKart UK have agreed a special deal for ARKS test with the UK's leading kart school Protrain. Any new EasyKart owners are eligible for the offer who need to take their ARKS examination for their "MSA Kart national B Licence".

"I think we still hold the record with EasyKart for the most drivers passed in one day which was 23" comments Easy UK boss Andy Cox "EasyKart is attracting many new drivers into the sport so after speaking with Protrain boss Gary Chapman we have agreed a deal for £40 per driver to take their test. The only criteria is that we group four drivers together on one day. With such a demand I don't think this will be a problem!"

If you require an ARKS test please email ACR on birel@btconnect.com and you will be given a choice of dates available to take your test. The probable venue being Whilton Mill.

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Santa's Big EasyKart List!

EasyKart UK will have a busy Christmas and beyond ! Orders for EasyKart are stacking up and with the current waiting list potential owners are now looking at the end of January to recieve their EasyKart.

"Following the success of Barney Pittingale winning the EasyKart World Championships and Harry Cockill winning the EasyKart UK Championship interest in Easykart has been fantastic" comments EasyKart UK boss Andy Cox. "We annouced the catagories for 2008 Lights and Heavy's the feedback has been great, we have proved that karting doesn't have to be expensive, it can be fair and competative at the same time. The friendly atmosphere at EasyKart meetings between drivers is not to be witnessed in any other UK karting Championship"

"We have orders and completed sales for the new Junior Class which looks like emulating the senior class in its first year and many more drivers for the senior classes set to join in February at the final round of the winter series at Whilton Mill"

"I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the EasyKart owners for making 2007 so enjoyable - it's made me realize why I love karting so much"

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PITTINGALE WINS EASYKART WORLD FINALS!

Barney Pittingale was crowned as the Champion at the Easy Kart World Finals in Cervia at the weekend. The World finals are held every year and consist of all EasyKart franchises throughout the world including USA, Colombia, Venezuela, Poland, Russia, Germany, N Cyprus and of course the hosts Italy.

Pittingale drove a faultless race from Pole and totally dominated the race. Behind fellow Brit and 2007 UK Champion Harry Cockill followed Pittingale home in 2nd after a poor start from 3rd on the grid. Edward Cockill was in third with 2 laps to go but backmarkers and a sprained wrist were too much and put pay to a dream 123 for the UK as he arrived home in 4th. Firas Bilbesi from the UK team came home in 7th with fellow team mate Tim Hill retiring on lap 12.

In Junior’s UK wild card entry Alex Lynn was set for a podium finish but on lap 9 another driver crashed into the rear of his kart damaging his exhaust and caused his retirement a real shame after a fantastic performance from the youngster.

All in all a fantastic performance from all of the Easykart UK team which consisted of Barney Pittingale, Harry Cockill, Edward Cockill, Firas Bilbesi, Tim Hill, Tom Thompson, Steve Youle, Mark Elder and Alex Lynn.

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EASYKART UK to field 8 drivers in World Easy Finals

The prize for the top three is a drive for each in the World Easy Finals in Cervia , Italy. Both Cockhill brothers Harry and Edward and Barney Pittingale have booked their places with their Championship positions.

EasyKart UK bosses Andy Cox and John Vigor have negotiated a special price for 5 wild cards entries to make up a team total of 8 drivers for the EasyKart UK team. After considering all the drivers in our Championship our choices were made from a driver over 40's, drivers who had been up in the front of results, drivers who had fastest laps but not resulting in race wins and a young and up and coming driver. More importantly all drivers chosen have the correct licence and in our opinion the fitness to compete on the international field.

The wild card entires for 2007 are:

Mark Elder, Steve Youle, Firas Bilbesi, Tim Hill, Tom Thompson.

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Congratulations to our 1st ever EasyKart UK Champion

Well it went down to the wire, but it was Harry Cockhill who came away with the title at the final round at Bayford Meadows. Cockhill's nearest rival Barney Pittingale lost his chain in the main final, with Cockhill seeing his rival sidelined he relaxed and brought his kart home to 2nd place behind race winner Adrian Crockett and in doing so grabbed the championship victory.

Our conratulations to Harry, Vice Champion Barney and third place and keeping in the family Edward Cockhill! Our thanks also to all our Easy owners who I am sure have enjoyed the championship as much as we have!

2008 Easykart UK Dates

Rd 1 - Sun 30th Mar 08 – Whilton Mill
Rd 2 - Sun 27th April 08 – Rye House
Rd 3 - Sun 1st Jun 08 – Clay Pigeon
Rd 4 - Sun 6th Jul 08 – Ellough Park
Rd 5 - Sat 26th Jul 08 – Rowrah#
Rd 6 - Sun 27th Jul 08 – Rowrah#
Rd 7 - Sun 10th Aug 08 – LLandow
Rd 8 - Sun 21st Sept 08 – Whilton Mill

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£15 for EasyKart

On Friday 26th October , EasyKart UK will be attending an open test day at Whilton Mill. On offer will be the new Junior EasyKart and the Easykart Senior. The aim of the day is for new and or exisiting kart drivers to try out the EasyKart that they may be interested in competing in for the 2008 season.

Each driver will run for 12 laps for £15 and will also recieve an information pack on EasyKart as well as a basic introduction to the EasyKart concept.

If you would like to test drive an EasyKart on the 26th October. YOU MUST PRE- BOOK - to do this please contact Penny or John at Club 100 on 01992 470002. Track time 9am -13:00.

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Winter Racing at a Fraction of the Cost!

EasyKart UK is about to end its summer series at Bayford Meadows on October 7th after a sensational first season. A and B finals have been the norm in the inaugural season for the MSA backed EasyKart Championship. More EasyKart drivers are about to enter the upcoming EasyKart winter series, which kicks off on the 10th November at Whilton Mill.

“Its been a nice surprise, but not totally unexpected” commented EasyKart UK boss Andy Cox. “I think the best thing apart from the close racing has been what drivers have spent. As a prediction and guide we advised clients a budget of £2500 + VAT for the championship. The reality has been encouraging , after sampling data from our sales the minimum spend of an average easy driver racing on his/her own has been £680.00 and the maximum £1675.00. That’s doesn’t include the entry fee for each round but even so that’s real value for money karting ! Even better still, is that they can now afford to race on into the winter!”

“Sales continue to be strong and we expect to see a lot of new drivers who have karts and are waiting for our winter series to start which will be split into two divisions lights (158kgs) and heavy’s (172kgs). I think so far we have brought in about 30 new novice drivers into karting this year which is encouraging and is what essentially what EasyKart is all about” commented Cox.

EasyKart 2007/2008 Winter Series:

Rd 1 - Sat 10th Nov 07 – Whilton Mill
Rd 2 - Sun 10th Feb 08 – Whilton Mill

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Easykart Winter Series Dates

Rd 1 - Sat 10th Nov 07 – Whilton Mill
Rd 2 - Sun 10th Feb 08 – Whilton Mill

We will be running the new weight classes for the winter series, there will be two senior catagories Light at a weight of 158KGS and Heavy at a weight 172kgs. The heavy criteria requires the driver to weigh with helmet, ribtec, boots, overalls and gloves a minimum of 85kgs.

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2008 EasyKart Championship Proposed changes:

With only two rounds remaining of the 2007 EasyKart UK championship, behind the scenes ACR and Club100 are already hard at work organising the 2008 Championship.

Managing Director of ACR Andy Cox is proposing some changes for 2008.

“ EasyKart is growing faster in the UK than we anticipated which is great, but we have realized and can identify specific needs for our EasyKart clients already. For 2008 we want to introduce two weights for the senior category in the UK. Over the last few races we have introduced a requirement for each driver to weigh separately to the kart. The result is that we have identified a need for a light and a heavy EasyKart senior, the statistics we have studied have enabled us to come up with our proposal weights for the 2008 Championship” commented Cox

EasyKart Light: Minimum weight : 158kgs

EasyKart Heavy : 172kgs

To participate in the Heavy class the driver in racing suit, helmet, rib protector, gloves and boots has to be a minimum of 85KGS.

“we believe that this calculation for the weight is fair as the EasyKart senior with 3 litres of fuel weighs approx 80kgs, the division for the two weights should work well” continued Cox.

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The Easykart Event of the Season:

THE 2007 EASYKART FINALS WILL BE HOSTED BY THE TRACK OF ROMAGNA IN CERVIA (RA).THE EVENT THAT WILL ASSIGN BOTH THE ITALIAN TITLE, AND THAT OF THE INTERNATIONAL TITLES, WITH OVER 300 PILOTS ATTENDING.

The wait for the biggest Easykart event is counting down: the National and International Finale. All the classes will be in contest with over 300 pilots coming from 15 various nations, included the young of the preparatory program 50 Training.

The titles are of absolute prestige and all the contests guarantee an opportunity of comparison unique between the pilots from different nations, with particular reference to juvenile classes 60 and 100.

The event guarantees a showcase and an important combative experience and it can open the doors of International karting to many promising young people talents. As every year the organizational direction will be cured from the Birel group that, with the collaboration of the track Happy Valley and the Italian ASN, it will realize an event of world-wide calibration.

3 days of meeting with the free tests in program between Friday and Saturday morning are previewed, the qualifications Saturday afternoon and therefore the contests in the day of Sunday.

As for every edition an Hospitality structure for the pilots, the insiders and the companions will be prepared, a wide television production (with palimpsests that will communicated shortly) will be previewed and choreographies of great event which, among other things, will plan the spread of the contests’ live images on Maxi-screen.

All the representatives of the main journalistic headings of the field are attended in the circuit, the principles delegates of the Sport Authority and, obviously, the vertex of management and the Birel technicians who, during the weekend, will have the important opportunity to estimate “live” the best emerged talents of the juvenile classes.

After the edition 2006 that saw first in 60cc the Riccardo Arone, in 100cc Andrea Francescon, in the Light Federico Montoya and in the Heavy Sascha Viets, the match in order to conquer the bay crowns 2007 is already challenged.

Released by easyKart HQ

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Round 6 Preview – Rye House Sunday 29th July

With just 3 rounds remaining, the championship now moves into the business end, with the title contenders needing good results to keep them in the running.

So it’s back to the ever improving Rye House, with new ground works completed on the approach lane to the paddock and in the paddock. A new race control and private garages are next on the agenda.

We have a total of 39 entries including 4 new names on the grid. We welcome Ian Sewell and Al-Haitham Bilbeisi to the family. Also, our 2 guest drivers, Andy Golby from Haymarket publishing and Adam Jones, our race reporter.

Items to note –

1. Testing is available on Saturday 28th from 11am – 3pm. Please register and pay the circuit direct.
2. If you are not testing, but intend to arrive on Saturday to set up. The circuit will close at 9pm.
3. Please avoid setting up either side of the scrutineering bay. These areas are reserved for ACR and Club100.
4. Registration on Sunday will be open from 7.30am, as will scrutineering. Registration will take place in the race control building on the same side of the circuit as the pit lane/dummy grid.
5. The exit at Junction 25 on the M25 heading westbound is still closed. Please take alternative route via junction 24 / Waltham Cross.

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Just arrived……… New official EasyKart Sports Tops

The Official sports top for EasyKart are now in stock.

Sizes S, M, L, XL

EasyKart branded on the front with Take it easy on the right sleeve, Birel on the left sleeve.

A must for any EasyKart owner price: £36.95 + VAT for more information or to place an order contact the ACR office on 01527 889595.

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Rounds 4 & 5 preview: Rowrah

Rounds 4 & 5 take place at the fantastic Cumbrian circuit of Rowrah on the 16th and 17th June. The circuit is one of the best and historic circuits in the UK with many of the greats from Coulthard, Mcnish, Franchitti, Button and Hamilton all having raced there.

The circuit is beautifully set in the Cumbrian landscape and is set on two levels which makes it an awesome track to drive. For spectators the view for the track is best from the surrounding cliffs. A lap time for EasyKart will be in the region of 49 to 50 secs and will make Rowrah the longest lap of the EasyKart calender this year.

Although a little bit of a trek up North its worth it when you get there ! you can find directions at http://www.cumbriakrc.co.uk/locate.htm On saturday morning there will be an unofficial 2 hour practice with round 4 taking place from saturday lunchtime. Round 5 will take place Sunday morning allowing an early finish to travel home!

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Junior Easy Kart now available for testing:

The new Junior EasyKart for 12 to 16yr olds is now available for testing and try before you buy sessions at Club 100 at Rye House.

You can hire the Junior Easy Kart experience demo for £125 for an hour which includes a basic technical introductory to Easykart Junior. In the interest of ergonomics (juniors come in all sizes!) we a running a minimum Junior driver height of 160cms to be able to fit in the Easy Junior without any modifications to the exisiting seat and pedal configuration.

For more info or to book a session call John or Penny at Club 100 on 01992 470002.

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Change in the weather at Whilton!

Round 3 of Easykart UK returned to Whitlon Mill on the 12th May. The forcast was possible showers which came just at the wrong time for some!

As the A final lined up a sharp shower saw some drivers change to wets and some stay on slicks as the race was declared open. In the early stages wets held the advantage and Barney Pittingale built up a good lead, his rivals Scott Baines, Mark Elder and Steve Youle also opted for wets which became their downfall as the laps ticked by. The first man on slicks Harry Cockill picked up pace along with Tony Longstaff. In the closing strages Cockill took the lead with Pittingale slipping to 3rd. Longstaff finished 2nd but an incident with Elder saw him demoted 5 places. There was a good duel beween Kevin Baines and Firas bilbesi with Baines coming out on top in 5th.

The Championship leader is now Barney Pittingale , 2nd Mark Elder, 3rd Ed Cockhill and 4th Tony Longstaff. Next round a double header at Rowrah in the lake district on the 16th and 17th June 07.

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Ex EasyKart demo's for sale:

A rare opportunity to purchase ex ACR official demo EasyKarts. ACR have a choice of 5 used easykarts ranging from £1450 to £1650. These karts have been used to promote EasyKart in the 2006/2007 season and have maintained regardless of cost.

If you can't quite stretch to a new easyKart this is a perfect way to involved in EasyKart !

For more info conatct the ACR office.

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Round 2 build up:

Rye House stages the second round of the EasyKart Championship this weekend. Barney Pittingale will go in to this weekends racing trying to extend his lead over Mark Elder, both are favourites for this weekend, hot on their heels will be Scott Baines.

More drivers have joined the series since round 1, many though will not debut until round 3 at Whilton, but it is interesting to note some new names this weekend Lee Jenner a leading club champion will be taking part this weekend using a "Easy Rent" he may well figure in fight for the win. other predictions are Firas Bilbesi and Kevin baines who both sufffered with off's at Round one, subject to good qualification they are sure to figure too. Tony Longstaff surprised everyone with his pole lap at Whilton what can he do this weekend? And last by no means least lets not forget the epic battle bewteen Steve Jefferies and Rob Cotteril the duel is sure to continue!

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The EasyKart "STIG" sets the sprocket for Rye House:

The infamous "EasyKart STIG" tested at Rye House and has set the sprocket for Rye House for the 2007 season. The Stig cannot be identified for EasyKart reasons but surfice to say he is not a current EasyKart competitor ! If the stig's identity is ever revealed we'll just have to find a new one !

The Stig's best time was 37.0 secs flat. His set up was 139 rear width, 20 spacers in the front, front bar in, stays tight and tyre pressures of 18psi all round as Rye House is pretty slippery. With the 86T sprocket the stig briefly reached 16000 rpm but most laps were 15600 RPM. The STIG predicts a pole time of 36.6 secs for the Rye race on the 29th April 2007.

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EasyKart World Finals venue revealed:

The World EasyKart finals will held in Cervia, Italy on the weekend of the 19th, 20th,21st October 2007. The track is situated 50 kms from the fashionable Italian city of Rimini and near the coast.

You can view the track by visiting www.happyvalleykart.com and clck on "circuito" to view the layout.

The top three in the EasyKart UK championship will win a drive in the world finals and will be representing the UK in this prestigious event which include other drivers from Italy, Poland, Russia, USA, Colombia, Germany, Cyprus, Turkey, Greece and Guatamala.

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EASYKART RD1 VIDEO FOUND

MARK FROM RALLYXL.COM CONTACTED US TO INFORM US THAT HE HAD SOME FOOTAGE FROM THE EASYKART RD1 ON THE WEBSITES MYSPACE SITE CHECK IT OUT HERE

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=2014834920

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Pittingale takes the victory!

Pre race favourite Barn Pttingale took the victory in the first round of the MSA backed EasyKart UK Championship. Pittingale's pace was electric in the beggining of the final but in the closing stages Mark Elder drove a fantastic finale to close within inches of Pittingale. Other drives worth noting were Cockhill who finished 5th and Kevin Baines 8th who both started from the back of grid after off's in the pre final.

In the B final it was Darren Newport who after technical problems in time qualifying found himslef in the B and drove a lights to flag vicitory both in the pre final and the final. Spirited drives came from Ken Steward (2nd) and newcomer Lee Stenning.

It's worth noting that the majority of the A final was covered by just 0.2 on drivers best lap times, evidence indeed that easyKart is close, competative but above all fair !

Next round Rye House 29th April 2007

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Introducing Easy Rent:

Over the last six months we have had numerous requests to rent easy's for one or two races due to people's difficulties to commit to a full season. We have now decided to have for each round of the Easy Kart UK championship two karts available for rent.

Each kart will be available for rent for £450 + VAT per meeting, this will include new tyres,fuel,new chain, new brake pads and will run from the ACR tent with mechanical assistance included.Not included is the race entry, club memebrship fee or any accident damage. Once these karts are booked up we will not put any more on for this championship this year.

This scheme is designed for drivers that want to try out EasyKart maybe before purchasing a kart for themselves or for drivers that may only be able to do one or two of the Easy Championship rounds. For more info or to reserve a kart call the ACR office 01527 889595 or email birel@btconnect.com

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New EasyKart Junior hits the track:

Will Mayneord put the the first Easy Kart Junior in the U.K through it's paces at Whilton Mill on wednesday. Junior easyKart is anticipated to start in the U.K and join its elder brother Easykart in Jan 2008.

The difference between Junior and the exisiting senior is a 100cc engine instead of a 125cc and a 30mm rear axle. The same concept applies in regulations to acheive low cost racing for 11 to 16 year olds. Junior EasyKart's will be available for test at rye house with Club 100 from March.

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NEC Autosport a great success!

Easykart was a great success at the Autosport International show. More orders were taken with the total number of easy's nearing the 60 marque ! Included in some of the new owners is our first lady driver (Mrs Eason) who has previously raced Rotax max we wish her all the success in this years championship. Another new name who may race later in the year is Simone Patrese son of ex grand prix diver Ricardo. For the moment he and his friend Andrea Colombo will only test at Rye house.

The new Easy Shifter was shown and one was already sold by our Easy shifter agent Russell Dell. The shifter will be available for test from Marchwith Russell as will the new Easy Junior with Club 100 at Rye House.

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New Easykart Oil Officially arrives:

The New Official Easykart oil arrived at ACR HQ today. The oil which will be the only oil permitted for the 2007 Easykart UK championship has been developed both with Iame and Birel. It is a fingerprinted oil plus whilst giving good performance can indicate a change in colour when mixed with petrol. It has a cleaner burn and reduces the possibility of oiling up. The oil has been used in all Easykart Championships around the world in 2006.

The recommended mix ratio is 250ml EK oil to 5 Ltrs of petrol. For the Unofficial warm up races it is also permitted to use Shell M.

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Tricky conditions at Easy Shakedown!

Well after days of unusually higher temperatures for the U.K - it rained on the Easykart shakedown test!. Were we disapointed? I think not !

In all 30 drivers signed on with 23 owners bringing their Easy's . Other drivers experienced the Easykart demo's for the first time. ACR and Club 100 would like to thank all drivers who came along and proved what great racing we can expect from EasyKart. In the dry ex World Champion Colin Brown was fastest on hand to demonstrate the Easy's capabilities. He was closely followed by Kevin Baines and Tim Hill. After the rain came down it was Kevin Baines again showing the turn of pace in the slippy conditions.

We look foward now to the first Easykart race at Rye House on the 29th October 2006 look out for membership and race entry forms soon.

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EasyKart suit in stock

The Official Easykart kart suit is now in stock. Manufactured by MIR the suit is beautifully embroidered with the logo's of Easykart, Iame, Birel and Freeline. Sizes are from 50 to 64 . The price is £120.00 + VAT, for sure this suit with it's looks is worth at least 0.20 tenths!

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34 Hours for EasyKart demo engines!

The two demo Easykarts used by Club 100 for test drives have achieved 34 hours running from new !. Over 80 people have now tried EasyKart with fantastic results. With demo days consisting of nearly 5hrs solid running , only chains,pads and tyres have been changed, the karts have shown outstanding durability and performance. Of course the recommended service schedule will be 20 hours for the Easykart engines but we feel we have demonstrated the capabiltiy of the engine and shown that Easy Kart will be an affordable entry level to karting.

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