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We have been members of Bristol Tourism for many years as they are extremely proactive in promoting not only the exceptional City of Bristol, but businesses in the surrounding countryside that only enhance what Bristol has to offer.
Visit Bristol have managed to negotiate a discount for corporate business coming to Bristol with First Great Western Trains from London Paddington and the South East and this would be the perfect time to arrange corporate hospitality, staff incentives or team building in the South West.
Follow the link to find out more information on the deal which has to be booked via the Visit Bristol conference website at:
We offer team building activities which are the perfect antidote to spending hours in a meeting room and range from full skid control training on our skid pan to combining the speed of go-karting with either skid pan training or 4x4 off road driving. We can tailor make the event to suit your budget, group size and ultimate aims. We do have our own meeting rooms and these can be hired when taking part in any driving activity with us. The Hammerdown Suite can be blacked out and we provide AV equipment free of charge.
Visit Castle Combe for the perfect corporate event and meeting room facilities.
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2012 Castle Combe Karting Championship Round 4 Report
The fourth round of the 2012 Castle Combe Karting Championship attracted a decent grid of 23 drivers. This resulted in some great racing throughout the day. Antony Weeks lined up on pole for the first semi-final after winning all four of his heats. Leigh Janes took advantage of a mistake from
Semi-Final two saw championship leader Kristian Jennings lining up pole, with Tim Janes lining up 2nd, a mistake from Tim allowed Kristian to build up a safe lead and take the victory. Semi-Final three saw a past junior champion, Will Foulkes taking part in his first adult league round, lining up on pole and taking a dominant victory.
The second round of the 2012 Autumn Castle Combe Junior Karting championship got off to a good start. 23 drivers turned up for the event, but the two drivers on the front row were the same as in the first round. This time however it was Dan Healey on pole, with Justin Draper in 2nd. Jack Jones lined up in 3rd after a very impressive run of results,
Dan Healey made the better start, maintaining the lead into the first corner. Jack Jones mad a great start as well, pulling up alongside Justin Draper. Unfortunately a little bit of contact resulted in Justin Draper hitting the barrier and dropping to last. This promoted
Monthly Competition Winner
July Winner
The lucky winner of our online competition for July was Gillion. The winner was drawn at random from a list of subscribers to our monthly competition. Gillion chose to win an Adult Kart voucher.
Subscribers to the competition will have lots of chances to win, as they will automatically be entered every month until such time as they unsubscribe.
Subscribe today and choose your favourite activity from Skid Control, Karting or 4x4 Off Roading and maybe you will be next months winner.
Congratulations to Gillion, and good luck every one who enters.
The Drive-Tech Team
Tadd Crowned Junior Kart Champion Spring 2012
Bath's Max Tadd wrapped up the Castle Combe Junior Karting Championship title with a sixth-place finish in the 11th and final round of the 2012 series.
The consistent Tadd took the crown ahead of Yate's Dan Healey, who leapt to second spot after a runners-up finish.
Justin Draper of Radstock took third spot in the championship, ahead of Castle Combe's Alexi Littler after the pair finished level on points. Oliver Bayani was fifth, while Will Hertzell, who won the final race after starting second on the grid, was sixth.
Bath's Kane Moncrieff clocked the fastest lap of the day – and the entire championship – as he climbed from sixth on the grid to third at the finish line.
Jacob Hearne of Trowbridge was awarded the best novice of the season prize ahead of Ellis Pullinger, with Corsham's Archie Cousins close behind in third spot. However, Ellis Pullinger was awarded a Special Recognition award for a great performance through out the season.
The Junior Racing Club at Castle Combe is fun exciting and affordable, just pay as you go!
For more details see our junior karting section or call a member of our Team on 01249 783010
Skid Pan Voucher chosen by our June Winner!
The lucky winner of our online competition for June was Tomasz from Swindon. The winner was drawn at random from a list of subscribers to our monthly competition. Tomasz chose to win a Skid Pan voucher which is valid for 18 months and will enable him to a full Skid Control Course worth £95.
Subscribers to the competition will have lots of chances to win, as they will automatically be entered every month until such time as they unsubscribe.
Subscribe today and choose your favourite activity from Skid Control, Karting or 4x4 Off Roading and maybe you will be next months winner.
Congratulations to Tomasz, and good luck every one who enters.
The Drive-Tech Team
NATIONAL MOTORSPORT WEEK
30TH JUNE
National Motorsport Week is a special celebration of all that is brilliant about Motorsport in the
We have been members of the MSA for over 20 years and pride ourselves in the service we contribute to the Motorsport industry. Our driver trainers have lots of experience in guiding anyone that would like to start out in this amazing sport.
If you would like to have a go our availability this week is:-
SATURDAY, 30TH JUNE:
Adult 200cc Outdoor Karting -
Anyone aged over 15 years can take part in a 3 hour Kart Grand Prix Race for £47 inc VAT – racing against other likeminded individuals that would like a bit of speed over the weekend.
SUNDAY, 1ST JULY:
Junior 200cc Outdoor Karting -
We have a few limited spaces available for 10-15 year olds (min 4’ 8”) in height to join in our
SATURDAY, 7TH JULY
Adult 200cc Outdoor Karting -
Lots of space for our 3 hour Kart Grand Prix at £47 + VAT per person. Try and get your hands on the winners trophy by booking on today!
All of the above must be pre-booked on 01249 783010 or if you have any questions about booking exclusive groups during the weeks or Summer evenings with BBQ options please give the TEAM a call.
For more information on Motorsport Week look at the website:- http://www.nationalmotorsportweek.co.uk/
"National Motorsport Week is a fantastic initiative."
Jenson Button MBE
"Without the fans, there would be no point in going motor racing."
Derek Bell MBE
"NMW is a very good thing.
and it is important for the industry that we attract newcomers to the sport."
Sir Stirling Moss OBE
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Will Blackwell -Chambers Wins Charity Karting Event
Written by Jayne CooperCongratulations to Masda MX5 racer Will Blackwell-Chambers in winning last Saturday's Castle Combe Karting Challenge organised by commentator Ian Sowman and FF1600 racer Luke Cooper.
A very healthy grid of 45 drivers came along to try their skills out against each other. Second place went to Rhys Jenkins who is also a Masda MX5 racer, whilst Third place was Adam Higgins who is a FF1600 racer. The event managed to raised an amazing £723 for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Thank you for our brilliant sponsors Aford Awards who donated the prizes.
The event details on our blog previously for the event were:-
Kart Champions past & present are entering this event. It currently has a number of Formula Ford 1600 drivers and Mazda drivers signed up. There is a Britcar driver and Ex Castle Combe Saloon Champion now Ford Fiesta ST driver, with a number of other drivers from race car championships across the country currently checking plans before 100% committing to the event.
The event will have a number of heats, all in preparation for the Semi-Finals. The top 26 drivers will make it through to the Grand Finals, with a C final, B final and A final. All 3 finals will be videoed for youtube, with trophies going out to the top 3 from the A final.
This event is taking place on the Saturday evening of Saturday 16th Castle Combe race meeting, on the Drive-Tech kart circuit. It is being organised by Ian Sowman Motorsport enthusiast/commentator/reporter raising money in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. We are currently exploring a number of other ways of raising money for this excellent charity through the event.
Aford Awards will be sponsoring the events Trophies and will be supplying the event with some large Silver Cups with Engraving. These Cups will be given out to the Winner, 2nd place and 3rd place Drivers.
The Mayor of Westbury, David Windess, organised his second charity kart race with a share of the money raised in aid of The Wiltshire Air Ambulance. This time he managed to get mayors from 3 other towns to take part including Bradford-on-Avon mayor Peter Leach, Frome Mayor Nick White and Glenis Ansell the Mayor of Calne. There were also teams from local businesses and pubs all trying to be the winning team in a very exciting, albeit little damp endurance karting event.
Cllr Windess said in the Wiltshire Times "It was a very enjoyable event, althoughit was very wet and cold. We managed to raise about £320 in total, which will be split between the charities evenly".
"The team from Rygor Commercials, Salisbury Branch were the winners and the team from the Crown Inn did very well" "It was one of my last events as mayor and we managed to raise £2,300 for my two charities over the year, which has been good".
If you have a charity that you would like to raise money for and would like to organise a go karting event, please email the Drive-Tech Marketing Manager, Lyn Eden at to discuss in more detail. If you would just like to come along and try karting yourself call the office on 01249 783010 and the team will give you more information.
