Karting Africa, working alongside South African development outfit WORR Motorsport, staged what it describes as the largest continental karting showrun ever held in Africa in Benguela, Angola, on 10 and 11 October 2026. The event, run as part of the Angolan National League, brought together 39 drivers from Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Karting Africa founder and head coach Wesleigh Orr said the initiative has the backing of the FIA and is intended to eventually produce a championship held in similar regard to continental institutions in other sports. The goal is to build a world-class series on African soil, run by Africans for Africans, Orr said, adding that the team wants a championship held in the same esteem as the Africa Cup of Nations in football.
Orr added that the longer-term aim is cultural as much as competitive: encouraging young African racers to see winning a continental karting title as a meaningful goal in its own right, rather than only a stepping stone to Europe. He said the project is meant to promote grassroots development across the entire continent, not only South Africa.
The Angola showrun follows WORR Motorsport's separate efforts to lower the cost of competitive karting through a local manufacturing partnership with TB Kart, which the organisation says has already cut equipment costs by 20 to 30 percent, with a goal of reducing prices by up to 55 percent within five years. Fifteen drivers are currently enrolled in WORR's academy pipeline.
Source: Namibia Economist.
Original source: Namibia Economist — https://economist.com.na/historic-continental-karting-showrun-in-angola-to-pave-africas-path-to-formula-one/
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