Super One Drivers Meet Jenson Button

press release

Jenson Button wowed Super One drivers and their families during his visit to the Super One Series stage at the 2010 Autosport International Racing Car show.   The reigning Formula One World Champion timed his visit to make the awards in the ‘MSA’ classes, allowing every seeded driver present to have a moment of glory shaking hands with Jenson as well as Colin Hilton, the Chief Executive of the MSA. 

The British driver, who joins Lewis Hamilton at Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes this season, admitted that he had expected a big crowd, but nothing had prepared him for the reception he was given at the show. "It's been so nice," said Button. "I've had many months to think about today and being at Autosport International as World Champion. I obviously had my expectations because I've been here before, and it's always been busy. But today was amazing, I was blown away."

You can hear Jenson’s full interview on the S1 website www.s1series.co.uk  , where drivers can also download registration forms , view the regulations and see the facts about the series. 

Prizes amounting to over £60,000 of cheques and vouchers were distributed to the seeded drivers in the MSA British Championship and ABkC National championship classes during the Saturday 16th January prizegiving on the splendid new stand at the show.  This was followed by a celebratory dinner at The Belfry, the prestigious country club and golf resort set in 550 acres of finest English countryside, not far from the NEC, where 250 supporters and officials of Britain’s biggest  and best karting championship sat down to enjoy an evening of prime entertainment.  

Many drivers took the chance to enter the 2010 Series, taking registrations 50% higher than last year’s figure for the same time.  Already 306 drivers have put their names down for this year, compared with 195 at this time in 2009.  This is made up from 94 in the Comer Cadet/KF classes, 170 in the Rotax classes and 42 in the TKM classes.  Over 400 drivers entered for the 2009 season, and the expectation is that this could easily be exceeded this year.  Drivers in the MSA (Super KF, KF2, KF3 and Comer Cadet) and Rotax classes are excited by the prospect of full television coverage beamed to 17.7 million homes.  In each one hour programme, all the drivers on the grid for the final will have their name mentioned and a photo image displayed, along with any sponsor information.  Some drivers have already signed up sponsors based on the opportunities arising from the television coverage.  Another innovation in these classes is that each kart will carry a HD mini camera, the video being used both to augment the TV coverage, and also for judicial purposes. 

A question mark remains over the future of the Junior TKM 4-stroke class, where registrations have been very slow arriving.  Drivers are reminded that unless sufficient drivers do register, the class may not run.  There is no point in waiting in the hope of ‘guesting’ at the first round, and the promoters urge the TKM drivers to register without delay.  The drivers in the TKM and Honda Cadet classes are being given an opportunity to vote on whether they too wish television coverage and use of the on-board HD cameras, at a small entry fee surcharge.

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