The phrase ‘entry-level motorsport’ is one that is often bandied around to describe various categories. Yet many of these series still require huge investment – both in time and money – to compete, let alone run at the front. But one contest that represents ‘entry-level motorsport’ in the truest sense has to be the British Indoor Karting Championship.
Karting is widely regarded as a common entry point into the sport and yet even many of the championships in this discipline are far from cheap. However, the BIKC represents a back-to-basics approach that is affordable to the masses and is also incredibly competitive as well. Aspiring drivers competing at their local indoor karting venue, without necessarily having to buy equipment, makes the series a great starting point and the fact over 5500 drivers have participated in last year’s competition is testament to that accessibility.
“It’s so accessible, it’s cost-effective and it’s really good fun, which is the most important and overriding thing that keeps people coming back,” says Motorsport UK’s karting manager Dan Parker.
Prior to Parker’s arrival
