The exciting racing season of 2009 is coming to an end but the Motorsports Association of Malaysia’s preparation for the 2010 season is set to unearth new talents to help the sport’s growth. With the set up the 1Malaysia Formula 1 Team this year, top on the list for the talent identification is in the karting discipline.

The MAM Karting Talent Search Programme will be held over two day weekend throughout December and it is the second time being held after successfully done last year. It is open only to Malaysian school children who are in their primary and lower secondary aged between 8 and 14-years-old.

There will be four Kart Camps over a period of four weeks with a total of eight days from 9.00 a.m.- 5.00 p.m. On the first day, the children will learned about parts of karts, track configuration, braking, and turning, racing lines and apex. Lap times and child’s aptitude will be taken into account while a session on general road safety will also be conducted.

Second day will be about basic sporting regulations, overtaking, flags, exiting pits, entering pits, start procedure in which again, lap times and child’s aptitude will be taken into account. In a whole, every student will be guaranteed a minimum of 120 minutes of karting session.

The Kart Camp is limited to the first 30 children at any one session. A maximum of 150 children will be exposed to proper tutorial karting for their entire duration of Phase 1.

At the end of every Kart Camp, 5 highest ranking Cadet and 5 highest ranking Junior will be selected to proceed to Phase 2 of the programme in which a total of 25 Cadet Karters and 25 Junior Karters from the 5 Kart Camp will make through to Phase 2.

“In 2008, approximately 150 children benefitted from this Kart Camp organized successfully by MAM. After a successful first year, we are now eager to hold the second karting talent search programme in which MAM hopes will churn out champions of the future. We believe the talent search idea has proven itself and the formula works,” said MAM CE Mia Sharizman Ismail.

The parents/guardian will also be able to participate in all classrooms activities with their children. Student’s will be advised to wear long pants/jeans/sports shoes/long sleeve t-shirt/helmet. The programme is open to youngsters who do not hold a competition licence from Automobile Association of Malaysia (“AAM”) or Motorsports Association of Malaysia (“MAM”). A nominal fee of RM100 will be charged for a weekend programme.

First session was held on the 5th & 6th December. Second session will be on 12th & 13th, follows by third session on the following weekend on 19th and 20th and the last session will be on 26th and 27th December 2009. All sessions will be conducted at Sepang International Circuit's go-kart track.

For application form or more information about the programme, kindly contact Fazli Mukhtar at 012-308 3890 / 03- 7622 8000 or view www.mam.org.my

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