120 go karting crazy in Grantham
28/08/2019
The UK’s premier insurance themed endurance karting event Insurance Endurance took place this year on Tuesday June 25. And what a day it was!
There were thrills, spills, and more insurance industry networking than any right-minded person either could or would wish to shake a stick at. You can get a fleeting impression by watching our mercifully brief YouTub video of the event by clicking here.
While the various members of 15 eight-man teams (or thereabouts) took turns to tear round the 1382m ‘A Grade’ track for six solid hours in Soddy GT5 karts, whose 390cc engines endow them with the ability to attain speeds up to 60mph, team hosts had their unsuspecting guests (potential business partners and prospects) exactly where they wanted them… trackside in Grantham!
The eventual winners of a hotly-fought contest hotly fought out on the UK’s largest outdoor karting circuit were the misleadingly named Not Fast But Furious team fielded by Take That Car Hire Ltd.
Hosts (and last year’s most unsporting winners) Team Bunkstain were hard on their heels, mind, finishing less than a minute behind Take That, with rescuemycar.com‘s wittily named team, Rescuemykart, coming in a very creditable third.
The team from resucemycarp.com also scooped the pit stop challenge by changing some tyres on a retired race car faster than anyone else. AND they recorded the fastest lap time (1:29:38) – twice! That’s a literally staggering average speed of 34.5mph – even with all those wiggly bends.
As well as being a great day out, Insurance Endurance also raised more than £500 for richly deserving charity The Insurance Charities. And it’s happening all over again next year, when the event returns to the Public Finance Initiative Kart Track on Thursday 18 June 2020.
Registration is already open. So be sure to book your team place soon or flirt with the desolation and misery of missing out. Visit www.insuranceendurance.co.uk for further deats.
08/01/2019
Summer seems like a long time ago now, but back in June, we, alongside 16 other teams faced off in a 6-hour endurance karting race known as Insurance Endurance.
By channelling their inner Lewis Hamilton and enduring several hours of hard racing, the Bankstone team came out on top and were crowned winners of the 2018 event.
The race took place at Kart PFI Racetrack near Grantham, with the tack being the biggest outdoor karting circuit in the UK.
The event was another great success once again with the Bankstone battling it out alongside 2017 champions LAMP Champs throughout the day.
Whilst the afternoon provided an opportunity to display each company’s racing edge, it also played an important role in raising funds for The Insurance Charities.
This charity helps support insurance employees and their friends and family across the UK and Ireland.
We look forward to next year’s event where we hope to retain our crown as champions.
Check out some of our highlights from the day below.