This coming weekend signals the hugely anticipated opening races in the UK’s three premier karting classes – Formula A, Formula JICA and Formula ICA – at Three Sisters Circuit near Wigan with almost 80 young drivers from the cream of domestic karting registered to take part.
With backing from legal services specialist BTE Lawline and motoring giant Renault UK, the 2004 Formula A, Formula JICA and Formula ICA championships are expecting to be the best in their respective histories with many of the country’s top karters returning or stepping up to one of the three categories in question.
Formula A
Reigning champion Gary Catt (Thruxton, Hampshire) returns to defend his title in the BTE Lawline/Renault MSA British Kart Championship and will be joined by Vice-Champion Mark Litchfield (Rocester, Staffordshire), 2002 champion Mark Rochford (Charlton Musgrove, Somerset) and former title winner Chris Rogers (Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire).
Other notable names likely to be at the front throughout the season include current ABkC ICA Champion Jason Edgar (Cleator, Cumbria), Jason Parrott (Crowland, Peterborough) and Alexander Sims (Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire). A total of 33 drivers are expected to enter qualifying for round one at Three Sisters.
Formula ICA
The 2004 BTE Lawline/Renault ABkC ICA Championship sees a plethora of star names graduating from the junior classes including the likes of reigning Formula JICA Champion Riki Christodoulou (Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield), JICA Vice-Champion Freddie Martin-Dye (Shamley Green, Surrey) and ex-JICA competitor Jon Lancaster (Pudsey, West Yorkshire).
Last season’s ICA Vice-Champion Danny Cruttenden (Wilmington, Kent) returns and must surely be one of the favourites for the 2004 title with Chris Chubb (Streetly, Sutton Coldfield) and Sam Hill (Almandsbury, Bristol) also remaining in the category. A total of 32 karters are currently entered for the 2004 ICA championship.
Formula JICA
Even though the BTE Lawline/Renault MSA British Junior Kart Championship field is currently half that of its senior Super One neighbours, it isn’t to say the racing will be any less action packed or exciting.
Adam Christodoulou (Shenstone, Litchfield), cousin of ICA competitor Riki, is the main ‘name’ to make a move to Formula JICA this season and will be gunning for title glory alongside regulars Adam Batch (Swanland, East Yorkshire), Daniel Rowbottom (Mamble, Kidderminster) and Tom Armour (Emerson Park, Hornchurch).
Formula A, Formula JICA and Formula ICA form part of the ELF/BTE Lawline MSA British Super One Kart Series.
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