A brand new Caribbean Karting Championships is set to roll off early next year.

Already Jamaica has identified 5 drivers with two yet to be confirmed .

Breaking that news is Vice President of the Jamaica Karting Association Neil Williams.

The championship will be run over three weekends in January, February and March at Bushy Park, Barbados, using four different circuit configurations and will include drivers from several other Caribbean territories.

Each race weekend will follow the same format, including two rounds of the series, the second run in the reverse direction to the first.

Ahead of the opening round, all registered competitors will also benefit from a two-day driver education programme, which is being led by FIA-accredited regional training providers from the United Arab Emirates.