How to ace the World Karting Championships

Autosport Performance speaks to an expert panel of ex-kart racers to share their tips for success in this weekend's World Karting Championships at PFI

James Newbold Sep 20, 2017, 10:28 AM

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Any eagle-eyed talent scouts worth their salt will typically focus their attention on junior single-seater paddocks to uncover the next generation of Formula 1 superstars - and rightly so. Formula 4, Formula 3/GP3 and Formula 2 is now a well-trodden route to the top for a reason, but every driver has to start that journey somewhere.

In this case, that somewhere is around 10 miles north of Grantham at the PF International Circuit in Lincolnshire, which this weekend will host the first crowning of a CIK-FIA World Karting champion on UK soil since 1968.

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Author James Newbold

James Newbold is Autosport's Plus Editor, responsible for coordinating website feature content.

In a sign of things to come, having completed his Politics and International Relations degree at the University of East Anglia in 2015, he left his graduation ceremony early to catch the last train to Brussels for the following day's Spa 24 Hours.

After a period as a freelancer, he joined the Autosport staff in 2018 and won the Motorsport UK young journalist of the year award. He initially edited Autosport magazine's Performance and Engineering supplements before joining the website team in his current role in 2020.

A keen enthusiast of anything that can be categorised unusual or niche, he enjoys unearthing little-known stories across all branches of motorsport, but has spent most of his career covering sportscars and is a regular part of the Le Mans 24 Hours reporting team.

He lives with his wife and children in Plymouth, England.