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Jake with Senior Kart Championship Andrew Wheeler

12 year old Jake Rowbottom has been selected to drive a season for a fully sponsored Easy Kart team at the Zet Karting track in Lefkosia.  If he is successful in his first season he will be invited to race in the Easy Kart World Championships in Italy later in the year.

The 2009 Senior Karting Champion, Andrew Wheeler, bought the Cadet class Kart at an auction in January with the aim of finding a suitable youngster to race the Kart during the 2010 season.  Cyprop director Richard Burton contacted Andrew and suggested he test out Jake after seeing him drive on a family day out.

Andrew said “We were looking for a young person who not only demonstrated great driving ability but also the confidence to speak to the press and the dedication to turn up to many hours of  practice between race days.  Jake was quick around the track on his first test and proved to be only 2 seconds off of the time set by last season’s winner.  With a new set of tyres, some minor adjustments to the Kart and some more hours of practice I believe Jake will be a very competitive racer this season.”

The cost of racing the Kart for the season runs to about £1,500 which includes a professional helmet,  fireproof  racing overalls & boots, a new set of tyres for each race and fuel.  Cyprop were one of the first sponsors to step forward in what we hope will be a very successful first season for Jake.

Jake moved to North Cyprus in September with his parents Alan and Ann Rowbottom.  The Rowbottoms first came to TRNC on a Cyprop inspection trip in April 2008 when they bought their property in Bellapais.

We will continue to follow Jake’s progress on this Blog.

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A proud Jake with his new Kart and race gear

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon arrived in Cyprus on Sunday evening to boost the on going peace talks on the island.  The Secretary-General spent Monday meeting with Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

The UN chief held separate talks with the two leaders before chairing a joint meeting to decide on a strategy for the next phase of the process.

Ban’s visit to Cyprus was the first by a UN Secretary-General for over 8 years and is considered to be a personal show of support for the reunification talks between Christofias and Talat.

Ban said that he is pleased that the two leaders have recently made some significant progress on the key issue of governance and power-sharing during January’s intensive round of talks.  ”I’m here to show my personal support to the Cypriot-led talks to reunify the country,” Ban said on Sunday.  ”My visit is a reflection of the importance I have attached to the current efforts to reach a settlement.”