Supporting The Alzheimer's Society

Interline UK have decided to support the Alzheimer's Society with £1 for every 2 points scored by Jim Rainbird during the 2011 season. A possible 130 points are up for grabs at each round. The championship is now finished and 'Conset Kart' finished 5th overall with a points total from the 7 best rounds of 834 points, meaning a donation from Interline UK to the Alzheimer's Society of £417.00. (report)

Many of our senior citizens are the heroes for our country, many alive today having lived through a world war, Alzeimers too often robs people and their loved ones of many years of normal life. We all hope to reach a ripe old age .. To reach that goal with our memories and abilities intact means that the person retains their independence .. Something most of us are lucky enough to take for granted at least in our younger years. The Alzheimer's Society is dedicated to defeating dementia Alzheimers Research

2/3/11 Racecar.com reports..

Simon Mace and Will Gibson also featured strongly and took top ten finishes in the World Finals. They’re back to make life for their fellow competitors very hard indeed. And look out for Jim Rainbird. Karting runs through him like ‘Blackpool’ does a stick of rock and the veteran racer will want to be in the thick of the action from the word go.

Easykart 2011 Championship (standing after 5 rounds = 4th)

March - 5th/6th Round 1 Ellough Park – Suffolk – ‘A’ Final: Result 10th place 116 points scored

April - 30th/1st Round 2 Teeside Autodrome – Middlesborough Location ‘A’ Final: Result 4th place 122 points scored (Photos)

May - 21st/22nd Round 3 Clay Pigeon – Yeovil - Location ‘A’ Final: Result 8th place 118 points scored (photos)

July - 8th/9th/10th (2 Rounds) 4 & 5 Whilton Mill – Daventry Location ‘A’ Final: Results 6th and 5th 241 points (photos)

July - 30th/31st Round 6 Glan-Y-Gors – North Wales Betws-y-coed Location A’ Final: Result 7th 119 pointsscored (photos)

August - 27th/28th Round 7 Fulbeck – Lincs - Location ‘A’ Final: Result DNF classified 21st 105 points scored (report)

September - 24th/25th Round 8 Llandow – South Wales - Location A’ Final: Result8th 118 points scored (report)

Jim Rainbird

“Having been out of karting since 2005 it suddenly dawned on me that with 50 years old looming, if I was ever going to race again the time was now. A few phone calls took place in November 2010 to old contacts and I decided to do the ‘Easykart’ championship for 2011 with the ACR Team running the equipment. The series benefits from having strict rules regards modifications and testing before races, which keeps the costs lower than other National Karting Championships but being a National series, with Worldwide recognition it offers and excellent way to use my racing experience to promote our ‘Conset’ brand further “

The karts

125cc 2 stroke motors revving to around 16000rpm and giving accelaration from 4mph - 60mph of less than 3 seconds with a typical top speed of around 80mph depending on the circuit gearing. Around 80 Senior class drivers will compete at each round split in 2 catagories depending on total weight of kart and driver 158kg and 172kg

Donate

If you wish to donate to to The Alzheimer's Society, here is the link Alzheimers Donate

Visit a race meeting

If you are able to visit any of the above events the main race day is always on the Sunday. Please come and say hello.. Just look for no.168 in the ACR big red awning.