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The UK based SLD Consultancy Group consists of the following consultants who make up the most experienced and successful team of karting experts ever assembled. Their professional qualifications are as follows:

J Surtees OBE — Executive Consultant
John Surtees maintains connections with present Grand Prix racing and still enjoys driving and racing. He is the former chairman of the British A1GP racing team as well as being a team owner in various single seater motor-racing formula. He still works with the Mercedes Benz, Honda and Ferrari museums, while at the same time running a business specialising in property construction and development. John’s involvement adds credibility to any project and he is normally involved in both the initial design of the venue and on the opening day as a celebrity.

WH Sisley — Senior Consultant
Bill Sisley is the managing director and founder of Buckmore Park Kart Circuit, Europe’s leading outdoor karting venue, catering for both leisure and competition kart drivers of all ages. Bill is a director of the Association of Racing Kart Schools Ltd and his kart school, the Sisley Kart Racing School (founded in 1972), is acknowledged as Europe’s leading facility for training young, talented racing drivers. He represents outdoor kart circuits on the MSA Kart Sporting Committee, a regulatory association governing kart racing in the UK via the FIA-CIK, and has recently consulted on projects in Cambodia, Vietnam, Korea, the USA and Cyprus. Bill has a lifetime experience in kart manufacture, selection of suitable equipment, kart circuit design, and he advises on the overall concept of a commercial kart circuit.

C Pullman — Senior Operations Consultant / Competition and Driver Training Consultant
Chris Pullman has unrivalled experience as a kart club administrator, being director of the Buckmore Park Kart Club and operations director of the Buckmore Park Kart Circuit. He is also the chief instructor at the Sisley Kart Racing School, as well as previously being a senior race driving instructor at venues throughout the UK. Chris’s area of expertise includes advice on maximising profitability and developing successful safe operation modules, as well as the setting up of kart racing clubs and kart schools. His expertise also includes the promotion of race meetings of national and international standards, as well as the training of racing school instructors and operational staff including safety marshals.

J Symes — Circuit Inspector and Technical and Risk Control Consultant
John Symes is the risk management director for the national governing body of motorsport in the UK: the MSA. He has over 30 years of experience in all areas of motorsport and is also responsible for the licensing of motor racing and kart circuits. His expertise covers the implementation of the statutory health and safety regulations, as well as the correct technical layout of circuits in line with the statutory regulations laid down by the governing body of international karting, the CIK.

M Griffiths — Construction Consultant
Mike Griffiths is the group's construction consultant and for a number of years was chief executive of one of Great Britain’s largest property development companies, Land Securities. His experience in major civil engineering construction projects, as well as the enthusiasm that he shares of motorsport, make him imminently qualified to consult on kart circuit projects.

Project Managers
We draw on a number of selected independent project managers who are experienced in the operating methods used throughout the karting world and who are well versed in up-to-date technology