SKY SPORTS UK KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP

Just looked at the PSC website following last weekends trophy presentation, which included a free entry into the 2008 competition. This is what the site said;-

Rotax Max: TKM boys are moving in... but can they handle the experienced drivers? I say no.... It will be the usual suspects as favourites, although you can't write off the ex TKM drivers: Caudle has already won at Rye House and Comber successfully did Jnr Max in S1 some years ago..... Paul Janes & John Stewart 4/1jf, Luke Caudle 6/1, Martyn Lyell (Rotax Virgin) & Mike Comber 7/1

Not bad to be so high in the listings for a Senior Rotax Virgin. Equal standing with this years TKM winner Martyn Lyell, and just behind ex-team mate Luke Caudle. It all looks good so far, but it's all subject to David Klaassen sorting out a decent chassis and engine, and it will be a development year for driver and team. A top 5 place this time next year would be excellent given the class field now entered.

FUN CUP

Could this be the entry route into cars for 2008? With a range of races all over the country, this class could provide a good basic introduction to car racing covering both 4 hour and 25 hour races and includes SPA. If anyone reading this has any experience of the series, we would like to hear from you. Please email info@michaelcomberracing with your views. Many thanks from the web-team.

Biland Championship for 2008?

Having last raced a 4/Stroke in 2003, Mike is slowly being persuaded by Martin Capenhurst to enter his Biland Championship for 2008.

Back in 2003 on a TKM, Mike won the F6 winter series, several Super 1 rounds and the TKM festival before joining Maranello for the Junior Max Super 1 2004 season.

Hopefully Mike will get a test session in at Whilton Mill in December with Saxon Motorsport before making a final decision. Having been running reliably for the past 5 years and cost effectively, it would make a good practice tool should he also be fortunate enough to land the funding for a BRITCAR drive.

KARTMANIA THIS WEEKEND

KartMania Programme of Events Saturday

7.30 Kartboot Setup

9.00 Kartboot open

9.30 Show open

10.50 Fashion Show

11.30Motors TV Award Presentation

1.00 Dadson Award Presentation

2.00Biland Championship and Super Series Awards Presentation

2.30 Easy Kart Award Presentation

3.00 Fashion Show

3.30 Auction

5.00 Close of show

Sunday

7.30 Kartboot Setup

9.00 Kartboot open

9.30 Show open

11.00 Fashion Show

1.00 NKF Presentation Award Presentation

2.00 Fashion Show

3.30 Auction

5.00 Close of Show

Mike will be on the Motors Tv stand for some of the day

NEW VIDEO SECTION FOR WEBSITE

Thanks to Alan Taddei's sterling efforts with the camera over the past few years, we have a range of DVD footage which we plan to make available on the website. Webmaster Gareth is in the process of adding the material once we have edited it into smaller chunks.

Material will shortly include:-

2003 TKM Festival victory in Junior 4 stroke

2003 TKM 4 stroke victories in Super 1

2004 Junior Rotax max coverage of Super 1

2004 Footage of National Schools Championship Title wins in both class 7 & 8 at Whilton Mill

2005 Footage of National Schools Championship Title win in class 8 at Rowrah

2005 Footage of Club Championship wins in TKM Intermediate

2006 TKM Festval victory in TKM Intermediate class

2006 TKM Open victory in TKM Intermediate class

2006 TKM Super 1 National Championship Title victories

2007 Motors TV Championship rounds 1-10

We are delighted to be adding more content to the site based on supporters requests.

PAPERS PICK UP ON LOCAL SUCCESS

The Leicester Mercury ran this:-http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=132407&command=displayContent&sourceNode=132390&contentPK=18874595&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch

The Melton Times wrote a similar article the following week:-http://www.meltontimes.co.uk/sport/Comber-caps-fine-debut-season.3445403.jp

Many thanks to David Granger for reporting the stories, we hope you enjoy them.

2007 TKM Equipment for sale

Now the season is over - just the GP Plate to contest, we have several karts available for sale.

We sold all our 2006 equipment this time last year, and started with all new kit in January 2007. All the chassis are 2007 models raced just a couple of meetings, and won heats at Super 1 and other championships. The Karts will have been stripped and fully prepared by David Klaaassen. We can supply them as bare shells or as rolling shells. Prices start at £300.

Our contact details are on the website, and we will be at Kartmania this weekend. Messages can be left on the Motors TV stand. We are unsure of our involvement next season, so all our kit needs to go.

Sponsors evening a great success.

Mike would like to thank Andrew Granger & Co Estate Agents for an excellent evening at the Formula 1 indoor track. England manager Martin Capenhurst joined Mike in an entertaining evening where just 2 laps split the podium finishers after 100 laps of racing.

Mike and his partner narrowly beat Martin and his partner by a lap, while an excellent team ffrom Grangers came just a lap behind. In total 7 mixed ability teams enjoyed a couple of hours of fun followed by an excellent Indian and a few beers.

Mike would like to thank both the company and in particular David , Andrew Grangers son, for his support with items for this site and for the local media. We hope we can enjoy your company in 2008 and beyond.

Motors TV

Many thanks to Alan Taddei and his PSC Production team for an excellent 2007 series.

The presentations are being made this weekend at Kartmania, the Karting Show organised by Martin Capenhurst at the Royal Showground at Stoneleigh near Coventry.

Heading Mike on the podium will be Martn Lyell and James Tucker, who both drove well all season. Thanks must also go to Stephen Napier and Luke Caudle who gave Mike stiff competition all year.

The progran will shorly be on Motors TV, but a preview is available on the following link.

http://www.kartingtv.tv/pages/video.html

BRITCAR TESTING

Saturday 10th November at Silverstone was the first time out testing in the 2008 Clio Cup Car.

Mike just stayed for the morning session, and left the team more time to play with the initial set up, but further sessions are planned before the end of the year. Basically. the car handled very well in the damp conditions, possibly a little too stiff at the rear for the days conditions. The 200bhp was enough to keep up with Porsche 911 GT3 and BMW M3's om the Michelin rubber, but infuture it will have to run Dunlops. Most of the 2007 contenders were at Brands Hatch for the Night race, hich was eventually won by Lord Grayson and Jonny Cocker (who was Mikes ARDS examiner).
http://www.jonathancocker.co.uk/news_52.htm

Mike said after his run that the car had very positive brakes, which allowed the car to be later than any other on the track, plus on the International circuit, it was very nimble through the bends. It had more power than the cars he had previously driven, but for a front wheel drive car, it got the power down very well. After his drives in the SAXMAX at Brands and the Fiesta XR2 at Donington, Mike preferred the rear end drive from the Ginetta at Rockingham, but this was something else, and Mike left the track excited about the prospects of further track time with Matt Ash and Owen.

This route into cars seems to be the best option for 2008, as it allows Mike to guage his performance against the other experienced race drives and against others in the field driving much faster and more expensive equipment. Options that could naturally follow in 2009 could be Clio Cup or Ginetta G20 subject to funding. The advantage of having a couple of drivers in a team is shared costs, and if its a 24 hour race you should still get plenty of tracktime.

Mike passes on his thanks to the team, and to Rob the teams driving coach for his words of encouragement. Pictures should follow.