MB Partners Partners with Formula Kart Stars Championship

Sports agency MB Partners has announced it will be the exclusive promoter and commercial partner for the exciting new Formula Kart Stars championship that starts in 2015.

British based Formula Kart Stars (FKS) is a new karting championship offering young driving talent the first steps onto the motorsport ladder supported with an educational program. FKS will allow competitors from 8-16 to compete in a world-class karting series at a fixed cost with controlled equipment for equal performance racing, medicine giving more emphasis on the driver’s ability.

The championship is already receiving high levels of interest since being announced at the British Grand Prix in front of the F1 teams and drivers. FKS will set new standards in karting with an environment that will be more in keeping with an F1 paddock and pit area so that competitors and commercial partners can operate at the level that reflects a new generation of karting with a controlled formula on and off track.

The championship is backed and endorsed by Formula One Management & Bernie Ecclestone who has supported FKS since 2009 and has been active in his guidance in the formulation of the new championship for 2015. It is also endorsed by Former FKS superstar and former F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton, impotent who recently quoted, “I wouldn’t be here without this Championship, Karting is where I learnt all my skills, it’s really where I built my foundation to enable me to drive the way I do today.”

Mark Blundell, CEO of MB Partners, said “I am very pleased that MB Partners will be working with FKS as the promoter and commercial partner; it’s an exciting concept and one that I think is needed in junior motorsport. We have some exciting plans ahead and with the support of Bernie Ecclestone and recognition from several F1 teams there is a great buzz surrounding the championship and we hope to take karting to a new level whilst hopefully finding the next generation of F1 drivers for future years.” 

The Chairman of the Formula Kart Stars, Carolynn Hoy, said in regards to MBP,  “We are very excited to have partnered with MBP in what is another substantial move into a new era for FKS. Mark and his team have an exceptional track record in their field. The opportunities from working with MBP will be greatly beneficial not only to the Championship, but importantly to the competitors themselves.”