Marcus Hudson has relied on EBC’s Green kart pads
Kart racer Marcus Hudson is campaigning in the Super 4 British Championship for the 2025 season.
EBC’s Green kart pads and BF005.1 silicone fluid continues to be the brake setup of choice for Hudson and his fiery ABKC 250cc National kart.
Following more solid driving at Fulbeck recently, Hudson soon found himself at the final round of 2025, set at Hunts Kart Racing Club, Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire.
Read how the action panned out in the team’s own words below…
Heat 1 (Grid: 12th)
“Lap 3 brought chaos out of Turn 3 onto the back straight; four karts tangled out of Turn 3 and suddenly I was threading my way through karts pointing all directions. Both me and Kart 27 had to back off to avoid the carnage, and I merged back into 8th. A few laps later, I tried to follow a couple of karts making a move on Kart 73 into the final corner. I dived up the inside too, but as he moved across, I clipped his rear tyre and ended up stuck on top of his kart for a few seconds.
That cost me two positions, dropping me to 10th with just two laps to go. I regrouped quickly, retook the two spots I had just lost, and crossed the line in 8th.”
Heat 2 (Grid: 18th)
“Got off to a lightning start, darting past three karts into Turn 1. It was elbows out and chaotic, but I emerged in 13th – up five positions in just a few hundred meters. On Lap 3, I sent it up the inside into Turn 1 to grab 12th. A few laps later, I out-braked Kart 14 into the last corner, had the inside line, and powered past down the start/finish straight to move up to 11th. I was 2.6 seconds behind 10th at that stage, and managed to close the gap down to 1.4 seconds by the chequered flag.”
Heat 3 (Grid: 4th)
“The weather turned just as we went onto the dummy grid – rain hammering down, forcing all 21 drivers to swap slicks for wets. We couldn’t touch the kart setup though, so it was wet tyres on a dry setup. On Lap 1, disaster nearly struck on the back straight: Kart 8 was stopped at 90 degrees across the track. As I approached, he crept forward slightly and I had to swerve onto the grass to avoid him. Another kart wasn’t so lucky and hit him square on, resulting in an ankle injury for that driver. From there, my kart was almost undriveable – no braking, no turn-in, and no traction out of the corners. I slipped backwards lap by lap, but wrestled it home in 10th.”
Final
“Back in the paddock we finally got the kart set up for the wet, with a fresh set of tyres bolted on. Starting 9th on the grid in pouring rain, the kart felt much stronger. I latched onto the back of 8th, looking for a way past. But on Lap 4, heading down the start/finish straight, I hit standing water and aquaplaned. The kart snapped sideways, spinning me 360 degrees into the tyre barriers, then another 360 back onto the track. Luckily, I kept the engine alive and stayed in 1st gear, flooring it immediately to avoid getting collected in the spray by the chasing pack. The Battenburg flag was thrown so the marshals could rebuild the barriers I’d demolished. My kart still drove, but the front bumper was scraping the floor and the engine wasn’t delivering power smoothly. I suspected a cracked rear engine mount from the impact, but decided to push on. Despite the damage, I only lost five spots in the crash and restarted 14th. I fought as best as I could with the wounded kart, clawing back three positions to finish 11th.
“We finished in 8th place in the 2025 standings out of 20 drivers. The year had some highs and sometimes we were at the wrong place at the wrong time. We will work in the off season to come back fighting.
“Looking forward to the presentation Awards Evening in January in Coventry.
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support through this season and previous seasons as it is much appreciated and helps a lot.”
