Changi Karting Circuit looking to groom race drivers

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Singapore's newest karting track in Changi might be temporary but it is hoping to make a permanent mark on the motor sports industry here.

Opened in April, operators of Changi Karting Circuit are also hoping to produce future race drivers.

The 1.1-kilometre track is set to go into overdrive in June when Asia's top karters race here as part of the National Championships.

More recreational karting will also help increase the talent base.

Elite racing aside, a karting academy catering to schools has also been rolled out to bring new drivers through a structured curriculum and set them on they way to become professional race drivers.

Yuey Tan, founder of Changi Karting Circuit, said: "Part of that programme is to build sponsorship awareness around drivers that maybe are not quite so lucky, that don't have the correct funding. We want to build an industry so that a driver from anywhere in this country can be found, and he can go racing and money wouldn't be a deterrent, as we think it is right now."