News
Keep up to date with the latest developments at SWRD & Wright Karts
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BACK IN STOCK! SWRD Cadet & Bambino Wheels!
BACK IN STOCK, NOW! A brand new batch of our much sought after Bambino and Cadet wheels. Get yours now, they won’t hang around for long. In Stock: Super Off-Set 6 Spoke Fronts (Silver) – £21.50 each – Shop Link Super … - news
Welcome To 2017: Year Of The Vulcan!
An all new Cadet kart for 2017! We have completely rewritten the script for the newest incarnation of our Cadet chassis. The result is the “Vulcan”. The chassis has been developed over many months, utilising the feedback from race winning drivers, … - news
New Online Shop
We take great pleasure in introducing to you the BRAND NEW SWRD online store. We stock all SWRD original products for Wright Karts as well as other big brand products that will fulfil all of your karting requirements. … - news
Ross’ Return!
We are delighted to welcome back Ross Martin into the Team Wright Karts family. 2015 saw Ross crowned FKS – Super Junior Champion, which was rewarded with a drive in the British F4 Championship. However, sadly for Ross, following the collapse … - news
Ben Cochran Wins Anglia Championship
Congratulations to Team Wright Kart driver Ben Cochran on winning the Anglia Championship at Kimbolton (Hunts. Kart Club). Ben was on scintillating form all weekend and was dominant in the Iame Cadet class. Using his Wright Apollo chassis, Ben won 9 … - news
Bambino Season Report – Orridge and Slater Crowned Champions!
Following our mid-season report, SWRD are delighted to announce that Taylor Orridge has been crowned MSA Bambino champion, and Freddie Slater is 2015 BKC “O Plate” Champion. Orridge’s season was nothing short of remarkable with landmark moments throughout his … - news
Wright Centaur – Bambino Mid Season Report *Updated*
2014 saw the introduction of Simon Wright Racing Developments first 100% pure racing Bambino kart, the Wright “Centaur”. In the Centaurs maiden year it won the British Open championship (The “O” plate), with driver Oakley Keightly. Along with fellow Centaur … - news
The Golden Era Reborn – F100 *Updated*
The “golden age” of karting for many people was powered by 100cc air cooled motors revving upwards of 20,000 RPM. Since then the demand to drive down cost and increase reliability has seen a dramatic change in the landscape of … - news
Cochran Awarded HKRC Mark Hines Trophy
Team Wright karts member Ben Cochran, a 9-year old pupil from Kesgrave has been awarded the Mark Hines Memorial Trophy at the HKRC awards, a trophy once won by Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton. Ben himself is hoping … - news
Bennett and Stevens Make It A Centaur 1-2 At Llandow
March 14/15th saw Llandow kart circuit host the inaugural Martin Hines trophy, a one off, MSA run, non-Championship event for the Bambino class. The weekend gave the drivers the opportunity to test and practice on the track that will be … - news
A Dirty Weekend In Australia
Motorsport come in hundreds of different guises, from “Barstool racing” to “Formula 1”, but there are few formats that lend itself to as many variations as Karting. Since the Karts creation in California in 1956 Karting has been a base … - news
A massive SURPRISE for Kartforce
KartForce is an organisation founded by Dave Player, it is set up to get injured troops into the exciting world of Motorsport through karting. Dave is ex-Army, having served 5 years in the Royal Engineers and has been a wheelchair … - news
Superb début year for the Centaur.
2014 saw Wright Karts make their debut into the Bambino class with the Wright Centaur chassis. After exhaustive testing during 2013/ beginning of 2014 the Centaur was produced with the sole aim of supplying the most complete Bambino chassis on … - news
Spitfires Gun Down The Opposition
RAF Digby Spitfires have been crowned the 2014 Royal Air Force Motorsports Association Inter-Service Endurance Karting Champions. The RAF Digby Team we positioned at the top of the points table, amongst a field of 55 individual karts and 16 station … - news
“O” What A Weekend – Wright Karts, Double British Open Champions
Last weekend (August 10th-11th) saw Cumbria kart circuit (Rowrah) host the the “O” Plate championship for the relatively new Bambino class. With the meeting being held alongside the BKC Championships throughout the weekend, the “O” plate was to be … - news
Case Study: Army Motorsport Kart Team
The British Army Motorsports Association (BAMA) was formed in 1960. The purpose being “To co-ordinate motorised wheeled driver training within the Army”. BAMA would represent the interests of Army motor sports at Service, National and International level. In 2010 BAMA was … - news
Welcome To The New SWRD Website
We have been working with our new website which we hope will bring SWRD & Wright Karts to the forefront of all the manufacturers on an interactive & commercial level. We felt we had the experience, history & technical expertise with regard to all … - news
Customer Safety Notice
For any customers who have purchased a Wright Kart there is now a User Manual including Safety Guidelines available. SWRD recommend that you keep a copy of this Manual for the lifetime of the kart for your information and in …
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2014 Chassis Range
See our range of chassis for the 2014 season
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Wright Apollo Pro (Cadet Pro)
The “Apollo Pro” is a tried and tested race winning chassis that is accessible to all levels of driver. The Apollo Pro is an ideal chassis for both club and Championship level drivers. The “Apollo Pro” chassis is compatible with … - chassis
Wright Apollo (Cadet)
The “Apollo” is a tried and tested race winning chassis that is accessible to all levels of driver. The Apollo is an ideal chassis for both club and Championship level drivers. The standard “Apollo” chassis is compatible with both the … - chassis
Wright Cronus (Corporate)
Built to withstand the rigors of Corporate karting whilst maximising chassis handling. We pride ourselves on producing chassis which meets the needs of both the owner and customer of the kart. Based on our previous pro-race model, our corporate chassis … - chassis
Wright Centaur Chiron (Bambino Corporate)
Based on the kart that won the British Open Bambino Championship in it’s maiden year, the Centaur Chiron is designed to provide exemplary handling, ease of use and durability. The Centaur Chiron is ideal for an introduction into karting for … - chassis
Wright Pro Suzuka 2 (Pro-Kart)
Arguably the most successful single chassis that Wright karts have ever produced. With multiple club, regional, national, International and endurance titles to its name, including winning the prestigious Le Mans 24 hour race TWICE, most recently in 2009. This demonstrates … - chassis
Wright Mercury
The “Mercury” chassis offers a number of features that are designed to create the optimum set-up for any driver in any condition competing in the Rotax Max, Iame X30 and TKM classes. Depending on the chosen chassis specification the kart is … - chassis
Wright Suzuka 3
The Suzuka 3 is the flag ship chassis for Wright Karts. This is the chassis of choice for the official Wright Karts racing team. It is the chassis all competitive drivers should be looking at. The Suzuka 3 is suitable … - chassis
Wright Nemesis (Super Cadet)
The “Nemesis” chassis was developed using the same laborious technique as the Apollo chassis. Using experienced drivers that have completed in the Super Cadet class in Europe as well as potential Super Cadet drivers, we completed the same process of … - chassis
Wright Vulcan Pro -Blackout Edition – (Cadet Pro)
We have completely rewritten the script for the newest incarnation of our Cadet chassis. The result is the “Vulcan”. The chassis has been developed over many months, utilising the feedback from race winning drivers, experienced technicians and cutting edge data … - chassis
Wright Vulcan Pro (Cadet Pro)
We have completely rewritten the script for the newest incarnation of our Cadet chassis. The result is the “Vulcan”. The chassis has been developed over many months, utilising the feedback from race winning drivers, experienced technicians and cutting edge data … - chassis
Wright Vulcan – Blackout Edition (Cadet)
We have completely rewritten the script for the newest incarnation of our Cadet chassis. The result is the “Vulcan”. The chassis has been developed over many months, utilising the feedback from race winning drivers, experienced technicians and cutting edge data loggers. … - chassis
Wright Vulcan (Cadet)
We have completely rewritten the script for the newest incarnation of our Cadet chassis. The result is the “Vulcan”. The chassis has been developed over many months, utilising the feedback from race winning drivers, experienced technicians and cutting edge data loggers. … - chassis
Wright Centaur (Bambino)
Specifically designed to compete in the newly formed, up and coming Bambino class. The Centaur is ideal for an introduction to karting for a youngster. Designed for the 6-7 year old range. The Centaur is the closest thing you can …
The Team
The people behind SWRD
Simon Wright /
Managing Director/Founder
Founder & Managing Director of S.W.R.D. ltd. Engine tuning specialist and continuing mainstay in U.K. Karting
Nick Chantler /
Sales/Stores Manager
Sales advisory role and technical help at S.W.R.D. for over 20 years.
Sue Wright /
Accounts Manager
Works Accounts manager and S.W.R.D. ltd company secretary.
James Wright /
Manufacturing Manager
Manufacture Manager/Product Design/Social Media. Manufacturer of all Wright Kart Chassis and other in-house products S.W.R.D. Social media manager for Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and Youtube
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