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The fastest society on campus...

Lancaster Motorsport is the society for all things motorsport. Whether it's watching Formula 1, karting, track events or meeting others with an interest in all things motorsport-related we are the society for you!

 

36th place BUKC Prems Championship 2026 & 19th place BUKC 24hrs Endurance event 2026  

 

Pricing

1 yr standard membership - £20

What's included: 

• Access to all society socials, including both Wednesday drinking social and F1 Viewings 
• Exclusive discounts 0n both entry fees and drinks on socials with colaboration with our sponsors Molly O'Malleys and Cornerhouse
• The opportunity to attend casual karting socials at a discounted rate, alongside our Women In Motorsport (WiM) events
• The opportunity to attend car meets and trips to a variety of tracks alongside other on-campus events
• Opportunity to race for our British University Karting Championship teams

Please note that the cost of karting is not included in the membership price. Karting events will incur additional costs which will be outlined closer to each event                                                                                                                                                      

Find out about our events this year on our website: Upcoming Events

Joining Lancaster this year? 

The Motorsport Society is one of the longest-running and largest societies on Campus, providing a great opportunity for those passionate about motorsport to interact and help people interested to get their first experience. 

All of our events are incredibly friendly to new members, encouraging members to engage with all events, be it F1 Viewings, karting etc, regardless of prior experience or knowledge. 

 

 

 

 

 

F1 Viewings

The society streams all Formula 1 qualifiers and races during term time! Qualifying is typically watched on campus while races are streamed crafties in the city centre.

Race viewings are a great opportunity to be able to watch F1 in high quality (without paying the expensive sky sports fees) alongside meeting other students who are passionate about the sport and overall a great atmosphere to enjoy yourself and make some new friends.

 

 

 

Casual Karting

A key cornerstone of our society Is the opportunity for members to engage with our casual karting sessions, where we visit a variety of tracks throughout largely the northwest!

We aim to have 3 casual events per term, including our Competitive karting trails within term 1, at both indoor and outdoor events to provide a varied experience. This is open to everyone regardless of experience and usually 

This offers a great experience for people just to have some fun on track, but also build up their karting skills and compete in our casual internal karting league! 

 

 

 

 

 

Society socials (Drinking & Sober)

Every Wednesday we have drinking socials where members can come along, get to know each other and overall enjoy. These socials mix between town and campus, however, we tend to always end the night at SugarHouse!

We also have sober socials, to include those who arent interested in drinking socials, where we go on hiking trips, have movie nights and much much more!

 

 

 

British University Karting Championship and Competitive Karting 

Similar to how the other campus sports teams compete in BUCS we have BUKC!

Our BUKC Teams are our most competitive teams, competing in a variety of tracks around the country and then eventually racing in the BUKC 24-hour endurance race at Teeside every year.

This year, Lancaster had 3 teams representing them in the British University Karting Championship. The A team hit the ground running at qualifiers which enabled them to qualify for the highest class in the championship for the second year running. The B and C teams placed in the other two classes meaning Lancaster had a team in every class and 2 teams (A and B) in the “mains” championship competing on the same day. All teams performed well throughout the season with the As picking up several podiums in races. This was then followed by a storming win at roses for Lancaster and a very strong 19th out of 60 for the B team at this years 24hr race.

If you would like to join either of these teams, come along to our BUKC trails within Term 1 and regularly attend our karting socials! If your pace Is good and you're passionate, you're likely to be picked to race BUKC or be a reserve driver. 

We also compete in Roses, having won the last 3 years we are looking to keep this winning streak going! We only pick competitive drivers to race within this so do your best to make a mark in the casual karting!!

 

 

Women in Motorsport 

At Lancaster Motorsport Society we also have a big push for our Women in Motorsport (WiM) initiative, where we have specific events exclusive for female/female-aligning students to feel more comfortable in karting and attend the main sessions!

Alongside this we will have participated in a WiM event joined with a handful of northern Universities including Leeds, to have a large event where you can meet other female students from other universities who are also passionate about karting!

 

 

Society Trips and Events 

We are also looking to go to a variety of tracks like Donnington and Oulton Park, to attend Rally events, British GT and any other car meets happening within the local area. 

Every year we also attend the Festa Italia car meet within Lancaster City centre, all of our car events offer a great opportunity for any of those interested in photography to get a great chance for some pictures and aside from that is just a great chance to see some interesting cars!

 

 

 

The University Stig

Some say that he only eats Greggs...

...and that he's scared of the campus ducks...

...all we know is he's not the Stig...

... he's the Stig's University Cousin!

Keep an eye out for Lancaster Stig out in the wild around campus!

 

 

 Your 2026/27 Exec team:

President - James Joyce

Vice-President - Roan Ecott

Secretary - Nate Johnson

Treasurer - Emmanuel Polychronakis

Social Sec - Reuben Knight and Edward Barioli

Welfare, Diversities and Safety Officer - Tyler Steele

Marketing and Social Media Officer - Wojciech Szydlo

Graphic Design Officer - Rowan Brierley and Darius Stevens

Women in Motorsport (WiM) and Alumni Officer - Mara Dragomir

Karting Captain - Elliott Price

Vice-Karting Captain - Kyan Gohill 

 

We look forward to seeing you on track and at socials this year!!

The Lancaster Motorsport Exec Team

Group links and chats:

• For one link to all our socials: Linktree
• For society events and more: Our Instagram
• The society TikTok page: Our TikTok
• For society announcements: Announcement Chat