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Yvonne Winterboer, the Bulawayo Motoring Club (BMC) secretary said she could not give the exact number of participants but about 20 riders were expected from Harare.
“All is set for the race but we cannot at the moment say how many participants will take part but we are expecting between 15-20 karters from Harare and about eight from Bulawayo,” she said.
She said the total number of participants will only be known tomorrow morning when registration ends.
Kart racing includes up to seven races per series and has competitors in three categories and these are cadets aged 8-11 years, juniors aged 12-16 and seniors who are aged over 16 years.
Winterboer however said tomorrow’s race will have the all-comers category which is meant for the new comers and some old karters who have been inactive.
“We cannot put the active karters who have been racing at the nationals in Harare in the same category with those who have been inactive. So I can say the all-comers category is meant for the Bulawayo karters who have not been active and we hope these will be able to join their Harare counterparts next year,” said Winterboer.
She expressed hope that this will be the beginning of serious karting activity in the city that will see more people getting involved in the national races next year.
Winterboer urged people to turn out in their numbers to watch the race.
Karting is commonly perceived as the stepping stone to the higher and more expensive ranks of motorsports and it is the closest one can get to Formula One Racing.
Professional racing karts typically weigh 75 to 79 kg, complete without a driver and they vary in speed with some known as super-karts reaching speeds exceeding 260 km/h while a KF1 kart, with a 125cc two-stroke engine and an overall weight including the driver of 150 kg, has a top speed of 137 km/h.
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