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Motorsport, explained from the ground up.

Practical guides and articles across motorsport disciplines, starting with karting — with more on the way. Written for people who race, or want to start.

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  1. Safety and rulesUpdated September 6, 2026

    How to find the governing bodies and rulebooks for a karting event

    New drivers, parents, owner-drivers, and competitive drivers often find one official-looking PDF and assume it covers everything. This guide gives a five-part lookup—sanction, authority, class, event, amendments—illustrated with scoped FIA and Motorsport UK examples, so the reader can build an event-specific document list and know who to ask when something's unresolved.

  2. DrivingUpdated September 6, 2026

    Driving in the Wet: Prepare, Confirm, Observe

    A three-part method—prepare, confirm, observe—for approaching a wet or potentially wet karting session, with a usable checklist, a copyable session record, and a labelled 2026 Motorsport UK example.

  3. DrivingUpdated September 6, 2026

    Kart driving fundamentals: what to practise next

    New and recreational kart drivers can use a three-stage progression to find the earliest foundation that still needs work, then review one observable task at a time rather than chasing a universal lesson plan or lap-time target.