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Hottrax Motorsport is run by Dave and Karen Mabbutt, with over 10 years of experience organising circuit based events in the UK and Europe and are probably the only track day event company providing events at the largest selection of venues in the UK from Brands Hatch through to Donington Park and Silverstone. European events are held at venues such as Cartagena and Almeria in Spain and Portimao in Portugal. They also run events in Brno (Czech Republic), Val de Vienne in France. Michelin has selected Hottrax to operate the Michelin Power Cup race series.

As you'll no doubt see Dave and Karen on race days, we thought you might like a quick bio of them...

Dave Mabbutt

Title : Director and Owner of Hottrax and Hottrax Motorsport
Lives : Milton Keynes
Status : Married to Karen
Children : 3 between us
Pets : Cassie the dog
Current Bike : Kawasaki ZX10R
Favourite Circuits UK : Oulton Park/Croft
Favourite Circuit Abroad : SPA, Belguim
Favourite All time Rider : Rayne Rainey
Most admired person : Karen the wife
Drink : Red Wine, Beer, Coffee, Tea
Food : Chinese, Spaghetti

Dave has a wealth of experience in the racing world, he won the New Era Superclub and Club Championships in 1998 on a Kawasaki ZX7RR and did a few rounds of the BSB Championships that year with a best finish of 16th overall at Oulton Park. Racing with Niall MacKenzie, Steve Hislop, James Hayden, Chris Walker and John Reynolds was the highlight of his career. Turning to World Endurance from there he competed in many rounds including the awesome SPA circuit for 3 consecutive years riding for different teams over the course of 24 hours of racing. Crashing once in the rain at 3am in the morning was not a high point but finishing 2 of these was a great achievement. He also raced at the Nurburgring and Daytona in the USA.

Karen Mabbutt

Karen is the lynch pin of the Hottrax organisation, from telephone and internet bookings through to registration and organisation of the day she's a busy girl. She started out knowing nothing about motorcycles but now knows the difference between a GSXR1000 and a Yamaha R6. Helped out in the office by Gaynor they make a great team. Give her a call if you need any help.

Title : Membership and Race Admin
Lives : Milton Keynes
Status : Married to Dave
Children : 3 between us
Pets : Cassie the dog
Current Bike : None but always looking!
Favourite Circuits UK : Croft
Favourite Circuit Abroad : Alcarass in Spain
Favourite All time Rider : Steve Plater
Most admired person : All her boys at the race meetings and track days
Favourite Food and Drink : Bacardi and Coke, Coffee, Tea, Chinese, Sunday Roast

The Rest of the Team

Hottrax Motorsport is made up of a number of highly motivated people, all volunteers of course. Dave and Karen rely on these people in such a massive way, here is a list of them for your information and their jobs.

Dave Mabbutt - Club Secretary and Owner
Karen Mabbutt - Membership Secretary and Race Admin
Lindsay Greenroyd - Clerk of the Course
Fraser Greenroyd - Pit Lane and Regulations
Bob Covey - Safety Officer
Shaun and Caroline Knox, Andrew Skelly - Technical Officers
Pete Clifford - Technical Control and Regulations
Nigel Slater - Chief Marshal
Dave Eyre - Recovery and Pit Lane Control
Mum and Dad Whitehouse - Race Admin and Race Control