Karting for All starts in Crimea on September 6

Karting for All starts in Crimea on September 6

"Feel the speed. Feel the drive. Feel the life! "- this is the motto of an unusual race that will take place on September 6 at the open track of the Crimea Grand Prix in the Republic of Crimea.


The fifth race Karting for All for people with disabilities will take place in the Republic of Crimea in the territory of the open kart arena "Crimea Grand Prix". Drive, speed, movement, excitement of competition and joy of victory - every year this sporting holiday gives participants unforgettable emotions and impressions!

Mission: Sport and social project Karting for All helps people with disabilities to make an extreme trip, to feel the speed and joy of life. Similar competitions on accessible karts allow people to push the boundaries of public consciousness and show that disability does not matter if you are active and dream of adventures.

 

“Our goal is to show everyone that we are becoming equal, as soon as we begin to love life and stop confined to health problems. We are changing the idea of disabled people as extremely reduced mobility citizens! "- says the race organizer, the director of the Active Life Foundation, Daria Kuznetsova.


Organizers: Active Life Foundation for the Integration of Disabled People.

Participants: In races can participate persons with lesions of the musculoskeletal system and amputee at the age of 18 to 50 years who applied for participation on the official site of the race. Conclusion on the possibility of kart management is made by the medical commission before the start.

 

 

Cars: Hand-operated racing karts were specially developed by engineers of the University of Mechanical Engineering (MAMI, now part of the Moscow Polytechnic University). Control systems were transferred to the steering wheel so that pilots could drive cards without the help of their feet. To ensure the safety the card equipped with modern electronics, seat belts and a special arc, which protects the rider. At the same time, the racing characteristics of the kart remained the same - the car rushes at speeds up to 60 km / h.

History: The first race of Karting for All for people with disabilities took place in November 2013 on the track of the Arena GP karting club in Moscow. Since 2016, Spanish cards have been used in the races, in Moscow the race is held with the support of the Moscomsport. In 2017, the project became a laureate of the Planet of Good Foundation in the category For the Development of Disabled Sports. Since 2018 the project is opened for holding in various cities of Russia.

Track in the Crimea: For the first time the race is organized on an open track outside of Moscow and   participants from all round Russia could take part in it. The track for the race is provided by the international racing complex Crimea Grand Prix (Republic of Crimea, Saksky district, Razdolnenskoe highway, 6th km).
Participants will compete for the Cup of the Head of the Republic of Crimea.

Date and time: September 6, 2018, from 12:00 am to 07:00 pm.

 

 

Daria Kuznetsova: "In Moscow, we organize this race every year and every time we get a lot of feedback from people with disabilities from all over the country, saying that they dream of trying themselves in this sport. And for me it was a dream - to try to bring the project away from Moscow. We chose the Crimea, because here a huge number of people from all over the country have their rehabilitation, sanatorium treatment and rest. In addition, there is a great race track, which corresponds to the safety certificate of Formula 1. The track is under the open sky and it's also a challenge for us - to make the race not in a closed track. A lot of people have already applied for participation, among them the members of the Paralympic team and different athletes, this is a big holiday for everyone "

According to the established tradition, the opening of the race is a holiday for all. In the program of the ceremony - the performance of guests of honor, a concert in which Cornelia Mango, participants of the show "Star Factory", "Dancing with the Stars", "I Can", Bogdan Dyurd, Reggae Dancehall Artist and others will take part. The invited guest of the event is Sergey Shilov, six-time Paralympic champion, coach of the Paralympic athletics team, seven-time world champion in cross-country skiing, multiple winner of various sports competitions.

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