British Universities Karting Championship (BUKC)

Scott Michaels at Buckmore Park

Dave Watts chasing the lead at Clay

The British Universities Karting Championship is the most exciting sporting event you are ever likely to participate in. Hundreds of students from all over the UK will be coming together from across the country to compete wheel-to-wheel in high-performance outdoor go-karts - the likes of which Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button spent years honing their skills on!

You will race at 5 world-class outdoor karting circuits across the UK on the most powerful arrive-and-drive kart fleet in the world against some of the most succesful karters in the country who have won British karting titles, race in Formula Ford, Formula Renault, and British GT.

There is simply no other sporting event where novices and experienced alike will get the chance to compete against the very best. This championship is special. It is about making motor sport accessible and having lots of fun taking part in it. We welcome you to the most intense, adrenalin-fuelled, exciting student championship in the world.

The karts used in the BUKC are powered by direct drive TKM 115cc 2-stroke engines. The karts produce 18 hp at 15,000 rpm in a kart that can easily be lifted by two people. This gives a 5-60 time of 4.5 seconds and a top speed of over 70mph, pretty impressive if you've only driven indoor karts before!

The 12 members of the Karting Team will be selected at the first round of the Karting Championship at Thruxton.

The calander for 2010 is as follows:

For loads more information on race formats, test days and the BUKC forum visit the British Universities Karting Championship website.

The video below is a review of the last round of BUKC 2009 at Clay Pigeon, watch out for 3 members of the Karting Team in the video!

This video shows onboard footage from the BUKC Drivers Championship 2009.

Finally, this HD video is made by Club100, the company who owns the karts that you will drive in the BUKC.