The Mayor of North Warwickshire will officially open the new Daytona Tamworth karting facility this Friday (17 April), before stars from Britain’s biggest motor sport series christen the 1,000-metre track in a fleet of sensational Sodi RT8 pro-racing karts.Run by the UK’s premier kart venue operator, Daytona Tamworth is a purpose-built circuit benefitting from £750,000 investment, and it joins Daytona Motorsport's three other nationwide centres in Manchester, Milton Keynes and Esher.Many leading racing drivers learnt their craft at these tracks, and Formula 1 luminaries Lewis Hamilton, Damon Hill, David Coulthard and Mark Webber have all famously torn up the Daytona Motorsport tarmac.On Friday, eight of the country’s finest tin-top talents will add their names to that illustrious list, as some of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship’s foremost protagonists prepare to go for a spin – perhaps literally in some cases! Race-winners Sam Tordoff, Rob Austin, Adam Morgan and Dave Newsham will be joined by local ace Martin Depper, series sophomore Hunter Abbott and BTCC new boys Mike Bushell and Derek Palmer.The pros will qualify the karts, before teams of media and guests climb behind the wheel for an hour-long flat-out, pedal-to-the-metal race. The high-octane action will be overseen by the Mayor of North Warwickshire, Cllr. Ray Sweet and his wife, Mayoress Annette Sweet. Cllr. Sweet will cut the ribbon to rev the West Midlands’ new high-speed leisure facility firmly into life.