ZIP YOUNG GUNS . DRIVER DEVELOPMENT
Professional coaching, technical development and a clear racing pathway for ambition young drivers.
01 ABOUT THE TEAM
A PROUD RACING LEGACY
WHERE HERITAGE MEETS AMBITION.
Zip Kart is a name built on decades of British karting heritage, racing excellence and driver development.
Our legacy is closely connected to the late Martin Hines—known throughout the sport as "Mr Karting"—a three-time World Champion and five-time FIA European Champion whose influence helped shape generations of British motorsport talent.
Today, we proudly continue that legacy through Zip Young Guns: our dedicated youth racing team and driver-development programme.
3X
WORLD CHAMPION HERITAGE
5X
FIA EUROPE CHAMPION HERITAGE
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CLEAR PATHWAY FORWARD
02 DRIVER DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION
MORE THAN SPEED. COMPLETE COMPETITORS.
Zip Young Guns supports ambitious young drivers as they progress from rental and corporate karting into competitive Motorsport UK championship racing.
Specializing in Rotax karting, we work with drivers of all experience levels—from those entering owner-driver racing for the first time to established competitors striving for championship success in the UK and internationally.
COMPLETE RACE SUPPORT
EVERYTHING A DRIVER NEEDS TO PROGRESS.
Our role goes far beyond preparing a kart for race day. We help each driver understand the complete racing journey.
02 KART SETUP & TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT
04 CHAMPIONSHIP & CAREER PLANNING
06 CONFIDENCE, DISCIPLINE & DEVELOPMENT
03 THE PATHWAY
A CLEAR ROUTE FORWARD
FROM FIRST RACE TO FRONT RUNNER.
START
ENTER OWNER-DRIVER RACING
Build the right foundations with clear guidance, honest advice and professional team support.
DEVELOP
STRENGTHEN EVERY SKILL
Improve racecraft, technical understanding, confidence and consistency through purposeful testing.
COMPETE
CHASE CHAMPIONSHIP SUCCESS
Progress towards national and international competition with a long-term development plan.
PURPOSEFUL TESTING
LEARN WITHOUT CHAMPIONSHIP RISK.
Our team-testing sessions give drivers the opportunity to develop overtaking, defending, communication and teamwork without the pressure of a race weekend.
CHAMPIONS HAVE STARTED HERE.
Over the years, Zip Kart has played a part in the early development of drivers who progressed to the highest levels of motorsport, including David Coulthard, Jason Plato, Gary Paffett, Anthony Davidson, Lewis Hamilton, Oliver Rowland and Jake Dennis.
OUR AIM IS NOT SIMPLY TO ACHIEVE SHORT-TERM RESULTS, BUT TO BUILD STRONG FOUNDATIONS FOR LASTING SUCCESS.
built on track.
YOUR JOURNEY STARTS HERE
Whether taking the first step into competitive karting or working towards national and international success, we provide the right guidance at the right stage.
ZIP YOUNG GUNS – RACE PROGRAMME
CHAMPIONSHIPS WE SUPPORT.
Professional team support across leading UK club and national championships in both Rotax and Honda.
Our Race Team Pricing and Testing
Train. Learn. Compete.
Explore our professional race coaching and test day packages. Step under the ZipKart awning and immerse yourself in a genuine race team environment with expert guidance, professional support, and everything you need to maximise your performance on track.
Yes, please select it in the product listing and in the notes section please add your preferred date
Yes, we accept any kart but if we believe it to be not up to standard we will allocate you one of our frames at a standard hire rate
Yes, our main days for testing would be Thurs and Fri at PFI. Wednesday and Friday at Whilton Mill and Tuesdays at Silverstone
