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Lines claims first podium of 2025 at Shenington Winter Kickstarter

Finlay Lines worked hard to claim his first podium finish of the 2025 season at Shenington Kart Club last weekend. Taking part in the first round of the Winter Kickstarter series, Finlay went second fastest in the practice session on Sunday morning as he prepared to race against 17 other drivers in the X30 Junior class. With the grids for the two...

Maximum Motorsport announce pre-season test day for Donington Park

Maximum Motorsport has announced an Open Pre-Season Test Day, which will take place at Donington Park on Tuesday 18th February. Using the National layout at the Leicestershire venue, this pre-season test day is Unsilenced, offering the opportunity to various levels of drivers from within UK Motorsport to test out their vehicle of choice. For the cost of £450.00 + VAT, there will...

Lines rescues a top seven finish in the Ice Breaker Cup

Finlay Lines took a top-seven finish in his first event of 2025, fighting back after questionable on track tactics and also battling the poor conditions of a winter weekend. During the drier conditions in free practice on Saturday, the Synergy Factory driver showed front running pace in two out of the four sessions that took place. Setting the seventh fastest time in...

Lines shows front running pace at end-of-season HKRC round

Finlay Lines took a fighting seventh place in the final round of the 2024 HKRC Championship last weekend as he continued his Junior programme. Braving very poor conditions at the Cambridgeshire venue, the Synergy Factory driver was up against a strong field in the X30 class. With a random draw setting the grid for heat one, Finlay fought his way forward from...

Lines takes the positives from his experience in IWF2024

Finlay Lines showed good pace throughout his latest adventure in his Junior Karting career. Competing at the IWF 2024 in the X30 Junior class, Finlay was set to race the world’s best of over 100 drivers. Supported by Birelart and the Synergy Factory Team, Finlay was determined to step up to the challenge and showed good pace throughout early practice sessions,...

Finlay Lines collects his trophies at the 2024 Wera Tools British Kart Championships Awards

Finlay Lines attended the 2024 Wera Tools British Kart Championships Awards Ceremony on Friday evening, held at the home of British Motorsport, Silverstone, in the famous Wing building. The reigning British O Plate and British E Plate champion collected his trophies during the evening, having finished a spectacular season where he was crowned as vice-champion in both the Rotax MiniMax 950...

Lines takes podium finish on Junior X30 debut at Kimbolton

Finlay Lines came away with a podium finish from his debut in the Junior X30 class at round nine of the 2024 Hunts Kart Club Championship The Synergy Factory driver started from row five for the first heat race of the day, and despite being in a new class, this didn’t faze Lines at all. Moving forward during the 11-lap heat race,...

Finlay Lines claims back-to-back Whilton Mill Kart Club Championship titles

Finlay Lines has successfully retained his Whilton Mill Kart Club Championship title for the second year in a row after a top-ten finish in the final round. Representing Team UK in the Rotax World Finals in Italy the week before, with the World Final itself taking place on Saturday, meant that the Synergy driver flew back into the UK soon after...

Lines sets pole position at the Rotax World Finals in Italy

Following on from his successful season, Finlay Lines was afforded the much-coveted opportunity to race in the prestigious Rotax World Finals held at Sarno, Italy, representing the United Kingdom. The Maximum Motorsport star was to compete against 72 drivers from a whole host of nations from around the globe in the Mini Max Class, all with the goal of achieving...

Finlay Lines joins Fewkes Sport Management

Fewkes Sport Management is delighted to announce that it is now representing Finlay Lines, with the aim of guiding the successful karting champion as he takes the next steps in what is already proving to be a fledgling career in motor racing. Becoming the latest driver to join the athlete portfolio at FSM, Lines will work with the agency to continue...