Last year, we sponsored Abi Sanders on her conquests at the SODI World Series in Bratislava. The Daytona Tamworth driver was the only female driver representing the United Kingdom, and she went on to win the Championship in style.

This year, Abi will be defending her title in Genk, racing against 30 of the world's fastest female SODI drivers.

The competition commences on Wednesday afternoon, 3rd July. Abi will be racing in three qualifying rounds on Wednesday, followed by three Heats on Thursday 4th, before a Super Heat and Final on  Saturday 6th July.

In her own words, Abi tends to grow into competitions as they progress, as she familiarises herself with the track, her kart, and the competition around her, growing in confidence race-after-race.

Last year, she was locked in a fierce battle with and eventually overcame the Dutch & Belgian competitors. She knows it will be even more of a challenge in Genk, as the pair local drivers will be more familiar with the track.

Abi has not been short of practice at new circuits, however, having recently made her debut at Daytona Sandown Park and Milton Keynes whilst competing in the Jamie Chadwick Series. She also recently finished Daytona Tamworth's Thursday Night League in third place.

"I've been racing at Daytona Tamworth since I was eleven years old and I'm thankful for their support at the SODI World Series. I started off doing Cadet Practices, and then progressed into the InKart championship, and then eventually onto SuperChamps. I've since won over 50 races in the 4-stroke & DMAX-GT karts, and have been on the podium over 200 times.

I've loved racing in the Jamie Chadwick Series - it's such a great initiative as it brings together so many talented female drivers, and has been brilliant in building a community."

Daytona will be keeping our community updated on Abi's progress via our Instagram and Facebook feeds. You can also stay posted by following Abi's karting page.