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| John Surtees relaunches Buckmore Park kart track | John Surtees relaunches Buckmore Park kart track |
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| Racing legend John Surtees has relaunched the karting track where Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button practised as youngsters. | Racing legend John Surtees has relaunched the karting track where Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button practised as youngsters. |
| The former world champion, 81, unveiled a new fleet of karts at Buckmore Park in Chatham with the help of TV presenter Paul Hollywood. | The former world champion, 81, unveiled a new fleet of karts at Buckmore Park in Chatham with the help of TV presenter Paul Hollywood. |
| Surtees won seven world motorbike championships before becoming F1 World Champion with Ferrari in 1964. | Surtees won seven world motorbike championships before becoming F1 World Champion with Ferrari in 1964. |
| He now aims to "firmly place Buckmore on the map". | He now aims to "firmly place Buckmore on the map". |
| Surtees said: "I would like Buckmore to become a feeder for youngsters into racing careers, and hope to work with various colleges with their educational programmes." | Surtees said: "I would like Buckmore to become a feeder for youngsters into racing careers, and hope to work with various colleges with their educational programmes." |
| Speaking at the launch, Buckmore Park Karting Ltd Managing Director Chris Pullman said: "We start young. We do the training for the future. | |
| "We start the serious training at six. It's all about progression - a ladder of success." | "We start the serious training at six. It's all about progression - a ladder of success." |
| He spoke of his excitement of working with John Surtees and added: "John is the only person that has won world championships on two and four wheels and I don't think that will ever get beaten." | He spoke of his excitement of working with John Surtees and added: "John is the only person that has won world championships on two and four wheels and I don't think that will ever get beaten." |