The Brentwood Karting Cadet Academy is a competitive championship for up-and-coming modern day Michael Schumachers. The Academy is exclusively for drivers aged between 8 – 16 and has already produced many drivers who have advanced into the world of competitive Motorsport, with some of them being very successful, winning many championships not just in Britain, but across Europe. The Brentwood Academy is proven to be a very successful starting point for many drivers; visit Luciano Bacheta’s website, a former member of the Brentwood Academy and up-and-coming British driver currently breaking records and winning championships throughout Europe. The current academy members have also had the chance to race against their idols, noticeably Top Gear’s Stig (Perry McCarthy).

The Cadet Academy racing season consists of 12 weeks of competitive racing. Throughout this time drivers will race head-to-head against one another. Each week will see the drivers take part in a practice session (around 10 minutes) followed by three 10 minute races for each driver. Grid positions for each race will be decided in the fairest possible way ensuring all drivers will have to work as hard as each other to secure the all-important race victory. Only after the 12 long weeks can we crown the Brentwood Cadet Academy Champion. * Only 10 of the 12 weeks will count towards the championship title. Drivers will be competing in karts designed exclusively for our 850 meter outdoor track. The entire fleet of karts are serviced weekly restricted or derestricted to ensure all karts are as equal as possible. There are two different race categories Cadets and Seniors, the winning drivers from each category will be presented with a large trophies to show off their achievement. Driver positions are updated weekly on the Brentwood Karting website along with a weekly race report and weekly video which can be seen on YouTube perfect for those budding Hamiltons.

All-Star Cup:
After every season all academy driver will be invited to attend the challenging All-Star Cup, This one-off race is for all the academy members, former academy members and those drivers looking to sign up for the new season. This race has already seen some historic Brentwood Karing moments and has invited back former champions who have progresses into the demanding world of Motorsport. The All-Star Cup race has a different format to the championship season where drivers will be entered into final’s and the winner of the A final being crowned the All-star Champion. The previous All-Star Cup’s race report can be read on the Brentwood Karting Cadet Academy Page.

Presentations:
The presentation for each week’s race meeting will take place the following week before the weeks racing. The winning driver for each championship is awarded a medal.

Most Improved driver award:
After each season all drivers are invited to the presentation morning where the drivers are entered into the All Star-Cup race, also there is a special award for the driver the race director’s believe has improved the most throughout the championship season. The winning driver from both championships is awarded a attractive trophy!

Fastest Lap award:
The presentation morning isn’t just for the championship’s top three or the most improved driver’s! The drivers who recorded the fastest lap throughout the championship season are also awarded an attractive trophy.       

Why Brentwood?:
The Brentwood Karting Cadet Academy is a great starting point for many drivers, but why chose Brentwood. Firstly practice makes perfect and with all drivers on track for at least 40 minutes a week Brentwood offers much more track time compared to its rivals, Buckmore is around 25 minutes a month. After the academy many academy drivers hit the track for another 30 minutes in Arrive and Drive practice, 30 minutes track time for the academy members is £20 a huge discount compaired to other karting tracks in the southeast! The championship tables can been seen on the internet like most academies, however Brentwood also offers Race Videos, Chat forums, Facebook sites, YouTube pages, Race Reports and Published kart laptimes.

Parents are also valuable members of the academy as questionnaires are handed out to see the parent’s views on the championships. As well as the FREE membership all academy drivers will also be told of special offers before any other customers including half price vouchers! Why Brentwood?

Points system.
The championship points system is designed to make sure the entire championship season is as close as possible. The winning driver will receive 10 points with the runner up scoring 9 points and the third placed driver will score 8 points. Points will then fall 7,6,5,4,3,2,1. The driver who records the days fastest for each category will also score a further 2 points meaning the maximum amount of points a single driver can score in a week is 32 points. Drivers can lose points depending on their driving, if a driver breaks the rules their points total suffers!

Driver Appraisals:
The Brentwood Karting Cadet Academy is possibly the only academy in the country that offers all drivers an appraisal programme to keep check on how well the drivers are progressing in the championship. Throughout the championship season all drivers will be assessed on a weekly basics and all drivers will have an appraisal where the race director will meet with the drivers individually to let the drivers know where he thinks the driver can improve, what the driver need to focus on and advise the drivers how they can progress up the championship table. Towards the end of the season the race director will once again meet with all the drivers individually to asses their performances and see if the driver reached the targets set to them in there original appraisal.

Tuition:
All Academy drivers have the chance to improve their skills and advance up the championship table with Brentwood Karting’s impressive 1-2-1 tuition where drivers can hit the track with a race tutor who will help them improve on what ever skills a driver believes he needs improving on. Assessments are also available. Assessments are great, the driver can hit the track and be watched by the race director, after the drivers session the driver can chat with the race director and hear the race directors views on how to improve their laptimes, Don’t forget academy members receive discounts on both 1-2-2 training and on assessments.

Driver Warning’s
Here at Brentwood we pride ourselves on safety and ensuring all rules are followed therefore a warning system has been introduced for the academy.

Fair Play Championship:
As well as the senior and cadet championship there is also a fairplay championship. The fairplay championship will record the amount of points a driver loses throughout the season, the drivers who don’t lose as many points will find themselves topping the championship and the winning driver will be crowned the Fariplay Champion.

Academy Membership:
In order to help the young Michael Schumacher’s progress and climb the motorsport ladder all academy driver will receive a FREE club membership, rewarding them with double time karting at both Brentwood and Lakeside Karting Raceways every weekday. (Usually £50) Academy members will also receive many other great offers including Special offers, discounts on 1 2 1 tuition and many more brilliant offers.

Cost:
The academy cost is £35 plus £3 insurance per week.

Academy Benefits:
Being a member of the Brentwood Karting Academy comes with its rewards, take a look.

Your FREE membership includes :

Other Academy Benefits:

Memberships at both Lakeside and Brentwood.

What next?:
The Brentwood Academy open’s many doors into the world of motorsport and many of our former members have walked through them.

Shaun Hollingsworth, Jack Mitchell, Jamie Cummings and Liam Nolan are just a small number of young drivers who have advanced as all of these drivers are currently competing across the UK in the EasyKart Championship. Jack Mitchell hold the lap record at Brentwood and is currently 3^rd in the UK in the EasyKart Championship.

Lyon Winterbourne, Connor Mills, Jordan Nallett, and Steven Bull are a few more name who have gone on to win trophies across the UK in many different karting championship with Connor Mills winning championships. Luciano Barchetta is a memorable former academy member who has taken the world of Motorsport by storm by winning several championship across Britain and Europe and is currently competing in the Formula Renault Europe Championship.

Book Now:
You have read the information, now it's time to book your induction.

Call 01277 260001 to book your induction and take your first step onto the motorsport ladder. Your induction will consist of a written theory test to separate the David Coulthards from the David Dickinsons to see if you really know your stuff! After your theory test it’s time to hit the track! You will be pushed to your limit as you have a 1-2-1 session with a race tutor, he will help you lower your lap time and teach you how to handle your kart in every condition. You will have 30 minutes track time to see if you have what it takes to join one on the most successful hire kart championships in the country.