The Rock Island GP is a fantastic street race held in the USA every year and a similar event could be on the cards for the UK as Cheltenham Motorsports are planning to emulate the event for 2013.  The project, promoted by Cheltenham Motorsports,  is being sponsored by a group of local businesses aiming to bring more trade to the Cheltenham area. Plans  include using proper karts including KZs, meaning it will be a full-on proper kart race instead of a gimmick using rental karts. This is the real deal and it sounds sensational!

We got in contact with Pete Allison, MD of Cheltenham Motorsports, and this is what he had to say

Cheltenham Motor Sports was formed about a year ago to look at the feasibility of mounting an eventually nationally leagued karting race, actually in the streets of Cheltenham.  Its quite a major project as you can imagine, its going to take an act of parliament to acheive!..

Everyone agrees it is a very exciting project and everyone is very keen to make it happen I think its true to say up until this point, in terms of the authorities and people who have a say in running the town centre, we have an absolute unanimous vote of lets try to make this happen for the town.

Pete Allison Speaking to Alan Dove Karting1.co.uk on the Cheltenham Motor Sports Karting Street Race

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