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Edu-Karting Bahamas Is Back This Year Showcasing Five Professional Race Karts Used By Formula One Champion Drivers Like Sir Lewis Hamilton

Fri, Apr 12th 2024, 10:00 AM
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The Bahamas Motor Sports Association (BMSA) is excited to encourages youth of all ages to “Come 2 Race” at the start of their 5-day educational program, Edu-Karting, on April 13th. This event was initiated with a goal to bring awareness to young students about the importance of road safety while also teaching them valuable team building and business skills.

The event is set to take place at the Bahamas Motorsport Park and will be showcasing five professional race karts that were used in Formula One by well-known champion drivers, namely Sir Lewis Hamilton, that will be available for interested go-kart enthusiasts to try out. A Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) simulator for e-racing will also be available to experience the real-life thrills of driving on a racetrack.

“We were invited last year to the e-sports Olympics in Singapore for e-racing. With the simulator this year, we are now able to send someone to participate in this Olympic event from The Bahamas. Thats one of the things that we are trying to achieve with this event” says Vice President BMSA, Susan Schauff.

Karting has come a long way in The Bahamas since the first World Karting Championships was hosted here in 1959. In 2013, BMSA’s Edu-Karting was developed as a crowdfunded program by David McLaughlin and has welcomed a growing number of students aged 10-16,  giving them a safe, educational, and enjoyable outlet to do something out-of-the-box. Many students who have been brought up in the program years ago have now returned to the track to mentor and teach this new generation of drivers.

Currently there are over 800 students involved in the program.

With road accidents being the 13th leading cause of death in The Bahamas, Edu-Karting makes it a point to emphasize how important it is to learn safe driving. So much so that students are taught the fundamentals of road safety on the first day of the program.

BMSA proudly supports the FIA ‘Action for Road Safety’ campaign, that was created in support of the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety. Out of this campaign, the hashtag #3500Lives was born and brings attention to crucial road safety rules such as obeying the speed limit, buckling up, checking your tyres, and don’t text and drive, just to name a few.

“Motorsport is a business in itself and its a team sport” Schauff explains. “Everybody on their team will a significant role, one will be a driver, one will be a mechanic, one will be in charge of the finances, one will be the public relations and marketing person and another will be the team captain. Everybody here is important, it doesn’t matter if you live in Fox Hill, Nassau Village or in The Grove, we want all of these kids to have a chance to do something else.”

The event will take place from 11am to 4pm this Saturday, April 13th, and donations to drive will be accepted starting as low as $10.

The Bahamas Motor Sports Association (BMSA) is excited to encourages youth of all ages to “Come 2 Race” at the start of their 5-day educational program, Edu-Karting, on April 13th. This event was initiated with a goal to bring awareness to young students about the importance of road safety while also teaching them valuable team building and business skills.
The event is set to take place at the Bahamas Motorsport Park and will be showcasing five professional race karts that were used in Formula One by well-known champion drivers, namely Sir Lewis Hamilton, that will be available for interested go-kart enthusiasts to try out. A Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) simulator for e-racing will also be available to experience the real-life thrills of driving on a racetrack.
“We were invited last year to the e-sports Olympics in Singapore for e-racing. With the simulator this year, we are now able to send someone to participate in this Olympic event from The Bahamas. Thats one of the things that we are trying to achieve with this event” says Vice President BMSA, Susan Schauff.
Karting has come a long way in The Bahamas since the first World Karting Championships was hosted here in 1959. In 2013, BMSA’s Edu-Karting was developed as a crowdfunded program by David McLaughlin and has welcomed a growing number of students aged 10-16,  giving them a safe, educational, and enjoyable outlet to do something out-of-the-box. Many students who have been brought up in the program years ago have now returned to the track to mentor and teach this new generation of drivers.
Currently there are over 800 students involved in the program.
With road accidents being the 13th leading cause of death in The Bahamas, Edu-Karting makes it a point to emphasize how important it is to learn safe driving. So much so that students are taught the fundamentals of road safety on the first day of the program.
BMSA proudly supports the FIA ‘Action for Road Safety’ campaign, that was created in support of the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety. Out of this campaign, the hashtag #3500Lives was born and brings attention to crucial road safety rules such as obeying the speed limit, buckling up, checking your tyres, and don’t text and drive, just to name a few.
“Motorsport is a business in itself and its a team sport” Schauff explains. “Everybody on their team will a significant role, one will be a driver, one will be a mechanic, one will be in charge of the finances, one will be the public relations and marketing person and another will be the team captain. Everybody here is important, it doesn’t matter if you live in Fox Hill, Nassau Village or in The Grove, we want all of these kids to have a chance to do something else.”
The event will take place from 11am to 4pm this Saturday, April 13th, and donations to drive will be accepted starting as low as $10.
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