The Super One entry fee for 2010 is £160 for a two day event (Saturday and Sunday) or £140 for the TKM Series thanks to additional TV sponsorship from Tal-Ko and the extra cost over previous years is mainly due to the TV coverage, and extra officials. The cost of TV is approximately £40 per competitor per event at cost price with no profit for the clubs or organisers. The other portion of the increased fee is due to higher staffing of the Super One team and other investments. The Super One entry fees that are paid to the clubs have not increased since 2007, costs for the Super One have increased quite significantly in that time and also the Super One Team has increased in size.
We believe the Super One Series is very competitive compared with other championships, or even club racing, as shown in the following table for a two day event.
Club meeting for a non member at a typical premier circuit £95
Super One 2010 official British and ABkC National Championship £160
Another national series 2010 £200
Rotax Euromax £260
WSK Euro 600
Ginetta Cars £760
Porsche Cup Carerra £1200
None of these entry/practice fees includes tyres or fuel
During 2009 we had a lot of requests to include guaranteed television coverage. To help competitors understand our aims and the increase in costs, please consider the following.
1. TV coverage £40 per competitor
2. Super Team for 2010 will consist of up to 17 people per round this is additional staff to the club’s officials
3. Unilog system for clutch checking in KF and Rotax is provided and will be staffed (Competitors only purchase the fitting kit), leading to a very level playing field for all.
4. Camera data analysed and staffed
5. Parc ferme for tyres staffed
6. Fuel controlled, organised and comprehensive on site GC tests to the highest standard
7. Super One world class scrutineering
8. Super One Track officials and race observers
9. Super One Race Director
10. Super One race co-ordinator.
11. Live on track timing in the paddock, and on the website when links available
12. Approx value of prizes £80,000 in 2009, including event prize money and end of year vouchers and cheques
13. Approximately 70 minute race time per competitor
14. Approximately 80 minute practice time per competitor
Fuel for the series
KF3, KF2 and Super KF only will order in 25ltr drums – special 102 octane fuel
All other classes will order in 10ltr drums
All fuel can be carried forward and be used at the next round.
We provide at the Kartmania and Autosport Shows a fantastic new facility for our competitors to meet. It was staffed for the whole of the shows to help competitors with any questions regarding the series and the future plans. The Super One entries are the highest they have been for some time.
The Super One has being going for 27 years and has produced World Champion karters and two World Champion F1 drivers. We are the official British and ABkC National Championship and hold the seeded Numbers for the classes. It is a very competitive championship that produces world class drivers and our aim is to provide a series that is second to none. We are providing facilities that are to Internatoional CIK level not to be compared with to club meetings or championships that run alongside club meetings. Super One is the premier karting Championship that is run by professionals and our aim is to provide quality racing on a level playing field. There are costs involved to keep the racing fair. One thing to remember when a competitor cheats and tries to bend the rules we are there to police this and we believe we are second to none in this respect. We were the first Championship to introduce Unilog clutch checking in Rotax which sorted all the issues in this area.
We introduced on board video cameras in 2010 to try and reduce the amount of unfair incidents. This is an extra cost but you, the competitor, will own the camera which can be used for other sports uses as well. Guest drivers do not have to purchase a camera as they will be provided with one on loan.
We are trying to raise the profile of the series and feel TV can attract a lot of opportunities for competitors.
When the Motors TV championship ran a couple of years ago several drivers were approached by companies after watching them on TV and sponsored them. One example was Joe Boullen who was approached by a company that then sponsored him with £5000 for that season. This driver went on to race in Euromax where he was immediately recognised by foreign drivers who had seen him on Motors TV. Without the TV this would not have happened.