The Motor Sports Association (MSA) is pleased to announce that the British Superkart Association (BSA) and British Superkart Racing Club (BSRC) have won a tender process to promote the MSA British Superkart Championship and MSA British Superkart Grand Prix respectively.The BSA and its member club the BSRC have successfully promoted the championship and GP for several years and will now continue to perform this role for a further five years from 1 January 2013.
Rob Willshire, BSA Chairman, said: We are delighted that the MSA has chosen the BSA to continue running the MSA British Superkart Championship. The Superkart discipline now has a stable platform for the next five years, and we look forward to using that platform to develop the sport and the championship.
Ian Rushforth, Competition Manager for the British Superkart Racing Club, said: As the lead club in the BSA we are immensely proud to be given the opportunity of promoting the MSA British Superkart GP for a further five years. With over 30 years under its belt the event is without doubt one of the sports great occasions and we look forward to even greater success going forward.
Rob Jones, MSA General Secretary and Kart Committee Chairman, added: The BSA and BSRC have done a great job as the current MSA British Superkart Championship and Grand Prix promoters, and following very strong tender proposals the MSA is confident that they will continue to ensure that Superkarting goes from strength to strength.Editors notes:
The Motor Sports Association (MSA) is the national governing body, responsible for the regulation and administration of four-wheeled motor sport in the UK. The MSA is a member of the world governing body, the Fdration Internationale de lAutomobile (FIA) and holds a seat on the World Motor Sport Council. The MSA represents 32,000 licence holders, 15,000 volunteer marshals and officials, more than 750 member clubs and issues permits for 4,500 motor sport events every year. As a result of its commitment to developing the sport, the MSA makes significant investment in the three elements of its Whole Sport Plan: Grow targets an increase in participation levels, Sustain invests in the infrastructure of the sport, its clubs and its people, and Excel focuses on training future world champions and educating their peers.
