As a lad I always loved Karting, but the chances to have a go were limited to family trips to Spain, the Canaries and various Mediterranean destinations where my sister and I would have to beg and whine if we were to convince our parents to go there.
It’s only in the last five years I have discovered the wonders of Warden Law Karting outside Sunderland, and in any weather it’s definitely a fab day out.

Not surprising then, that Lewis’ first F1 championship has provided a well deserved boost to the Karting industry, and tracks all around the UK have been upgrading their karts.

The Rooksley circuit in Milton Keynes is owned by Datona karts, where Lewis Hamilton himself used to race, and this year saw Hamilton fly in by helicopter just before the UK Grand prix to offer advice to young Karting cadets.

Daytona have just invested more than £25,000 in 160cc 4-stroke Honda
Cadet Karts. The state-of-the-art machines have adjustable seating, increased wrap-around safety bodywork, aerodynamic styling and a sleek profile.

My local circuit at Warden Law have just upgraded to 390cc Biz Thunderkarts too! Of course, if you are young and serious about following in Lewis Hamilton’s footsteps, then it’s certainly worth buying your own Kart. It’s a great way to learn and improve technique before graduating to the national or international circuits and if you’re really good - on to Formula 1.

Realised by Dunkn and posted by magic7e7 this is a nice tribute charting Hamiltons rise to glory with a very “Metal” soundtrack!

Yesterday was a quiet day for Lewis and Alonzo as McLaren pulled them out of their respective scheduled press conferences as the battle between the team and Ferrari heats up. 

Ron Dennis, eager to shield his drivers from the affair, opted to withdraw Hamilton and Alonso from press duties at the circuit. Hamilton’s only media function of the day was a Karting event in Budapest held by Vodaphone.

Hamilton had been scheduled to conduct a number of group interviews at the McLaren ‘Brand Centre’ - the team’s recently-acquired £10million paddock home, and Alonso was due to appear in the official FIA press conference, but following a request from McLaren he was allowed to pull out without financial penalty.

Back in England his local supermarket have decided to honor Lewis by making his life a little easier away from the track.

The ASDA Supermarket in Stevenage near his home town of Tewis have allocated Lewis a parking spot marked with a plaque initialled L.H. right outside their front door – never will Hamilton have to fight for a space while shopping there again.

Today (Thursday 5th July) Lewis took a break from his busy schedule to go karting at the Daytona Racing Track in Milton Keynes where he used to race.

He took a cart round the track and spent some time talking to the young members saying “The main thing is working as hard as you can for yourself, your family, team or sponsors.” and “When I was your age I looked up to the Formula 1 drivers but they would not talk to me except one – David Coulthard.”

We say well done Lewis, nice to se you sticking to your roots. To see a video of Lewis in Milton Keynes click here.