Karting training programme kicks off first Rev Up Singapore! initiative

Race promoter Singapore GP Pte Ltd successfully kicked off their first Rev Up Singapore! initiative for the year with the Karting Training Programme and Championship. Designed to introduce karting - a sport most Formula One drivers consider as the first step to professional racing - to the youth, the campaign attracted close to 500 entries from aspiring local racers aged 14 to 21.

Held at the KF1 Karting Circuit over four days, participants who successfully balloted for a place attended a fully-sponsored training session, comprising theory and on-track practical lessons conducted by instructors from the Singapore Motor Sports Association.  

Competing in two age categories of 14 to 17 (Junior) and 18 to 21 (Senior) on the challenging 560m track, Lachlan Russell, 14 from Australian International School won the Junior Category while Pang Chun Boon, 20 from Singapore Polytechnic took the trophy for the Senior Category.  

The winners each walked away with a one-year scholarship by Singapore GP Pte Ltd and KF1 Pte Ltd, consisting of a Singapore Motor Sports Association karting license, practice sessions at the KF1 Karting Circuit, full race gear, entry to the 2015 KF1 official races in Singapore and a pair of tickets to the 2015 Formula One Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix worth over S$14,000 (per person).