Seems that Christmas has brought good tidings and cheer this year for Karting enthusiasts as Kart Racing in India will receive the gift of the Official IAME X30 Series to India.
This new venture brought to our shores by Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited guarantees an affordable setup for the grassroot level development of motorsport in the country. The IAME Series is one of the most successful national karting series across the globe with its presence in over 24 countries and with more than 8,000 drivers participating in the series every year. The Series has now officially entered India and will have a significant influence in building the grass-root level ecosystem and skill development of various professionals on the grid, to enable them to make it to Formula One and other global motorsport events.
Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited (MFRL), the Indian motorsport giant is promoting the Series. Earlier this year MFRL in collaboration with Racing Promotions have gained approval from the FiA on hosting the newly established Formula Regional Indian Championship and the Formula 4 Indian Championship both of which provide winners with the highly coveted FiA Super License points. This First for India allows racers to attain the qualification to race in Formula One. The IAME Series creates the foundation for motorsport aspirants who have a goal to reach Formula One as well as other motorsport endeavors. MFRL is running the Series with the support of NK Racing Academy (NKRA) founded by Narain Karthikeyan, India’s First Formula One Driver, in the South of India. Rayo Racing (RR) founded by Rayomand Banajee, 8 Time National Racing and Karting Champion, in the West of India. And Akhilesh Reddy, Chairman of Racing Promotions, will be supporting the series in Central India.
In its inaugural year, the Indian edition of the IAME series will run three categories:
- X30 Mini will be powered by a 60cc air cooled engine, for competitors aged 8 to 12 years old
- X30 Junior will be powered by the reliable 125cc water cooled engine, for competitors aged 12 to 15 years old
- X30 Senior will be a more powerful version of the same 125cc water cooled engine, for competitors aged over 15 Years
The winners of the different categories will get the following prizes:
- Mini category – 1 chassis and 1 engine to upgrade to Junior category, plus inclusion into an assessment process for further talent development.
- Junior Category – One day of F4 testing with MFRL for drivers above 14 years of age. Drivers below 14 years of age will get a completely sponsored trip to the World Finals.
- Senior Category – Two days of F4 testing with MFRL.
The series is set to start in the second quarter of 2022 in multiple locations and the tentative calendar is due to be announced in the first week of January 2022.
“Karting is a massive boost for the young drivers. I missed karting as a young driver because we did not have karts in India back in the day. With this new venture, the next generation of young Indian drivers will be moulded to become champions of the future with
an extremely strong foundation” Narain Karthikeyan.
“The IAME series will give a huge boost to Indian Karting. All current F1 racers have spent ages honing their skills and race craft in such series. Thanks to Mumbai Falcons, young racers will develop a robust foundation, for a future in car racing.” Rayomand Banajee.
“We are already supporting and building the infrastructure of motorsport within the
country and karting is the basic steps that any athlete or engineer needs to start with.
Having a strong karting foundation will help us develop talent in the sport, as well as open
up the sport to be more inclusive” Akhilesh Reddy.