Universities Taking Part
The championship is open to teams from any UK institution of higher education. Each university may be represented by more than one team of four drivers; Loughborough University fielded three teams in 2008.
Oxford Brookes University are the most successful team in the championship's history, with the core team of James Gornall, Luke Johnson and David Robb taking three consecutive titles in 2004, 2005, 2006 and Brookes taking a further title in 2009. The series is most popular among universities in the south of England; however Wales are well represented, with Cardiff and Swansea taking part, Swansea Metropolitan came 2nd overall in 2009. The north of England are also well represented. In 2009 Edinburgh became the first Scottish team to take part in the championships, Heriot-Watt with Keith Wilson as the team captain followed in 2010.
| University | Karting Club Website |
|---|---|
| Aber | http://www.facebook.com/pages/Aberystwyth-University-Motorsports/64888356640 |
| Bath | http://www.bathstudent.com/sport/clubs/motorsports/ |
| Birmingham | http://www.ubmrc.co.uk/ |
| Bristol | http://www.bris.ac.uk/depts/union/motorclub/index.html |
| Brighton | http://www.bumotorsport.co.uk |
| Brunel | http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2248571844&v=wall |
| Cardiff | http://groups.cardiffstudents.com/motorsport/about/ |
| Cambridge | http://www.cusu.cam.ac.uk/societies/directory/automobile |
| Coventry | http://www.cusu.org/karting |
| Durham | http://www.dur.ac.uk/motor-sports.society |
| Edinburgh | http://www.eumsc.co.uk/ |
| Exeter | http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2219969281 |
| Heriot-Watt | http://groupspaces.com/HeriotWattMotorsportsSociety/ |
| Hertfordshire | http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000459403014 |
| Huddersfield | http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_139691519409838 |
| Imperial College | http://www.cgcu.net/motor/ |
| Kingston | http://www.kingstonkarting.co.uk/ |
| Leeds | http://www.facebook.com/groups/151062198309311/ |
| Loughborough | http://www.lufbra.net/club/Kart/ |
| Newcastle | http://newcastle.oncampus.net/pages/activities_and_au/societies/list_of_societies/motorsport_society.html |
| Nottingham | http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=136336216410740 |
| Oxford | http://www.oumdc.co.uk |
| Oxford Brookes | http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2210466012&ref=ts |
| Plymouth | http://www.upsu.com/motorsport |
| Sheffield | http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/union/get-involved/societies/motor-sports-enthusiasts |
| Southampton | http://www.wessexmotorclub.co.uk/ |
| Sussex | http://www.sussexstudent.com/content/index.php?page=535583 |
| Swansea | http://www.suau.co.uk/karting |
| Swansea Metropolitan | http://www.metsu.org/karting |
| UCL | http://groupspaces.com/UCLUKarting/ |
| Warwick | http://warwicksport.warwick.ac.uk/clubs/motorsport/ |
| York | http://www.yorkunikarting.co.uk/ |
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