Alonso opens kart centre

By Jay
March 20 2011

Fernando Alonso opens Kart centre in Margal, in the suburbs of Oviedo. The sports centre is named in his hounour as "Complejo Deportivo Fernando Alonso".

Alonso thanked the Asturian authorities for making it possible, “I wish to thank the Asturian authorities for making this facility possible.”

"Today I have only tried the surface, for the real opening, we must wait until June. This track could become one of the best in the world for karting with an average width between nine and ten metres, a really well laid out paddock and a track layout that reprises some of the most interesting corners from tracks around the world, such as the last one at Valencia and the esses at Suzuka, which are its strong points.”

The complex includes a 1,390.5 metre long kart track, an area of 2500 square metres dedicated to road safety training and a museum focusing on the sporting career of the Spaniard.

Alonso added, “When the doors open, there will also be sports driving lessons with the aim of involving all the schools in the Asturias region, because road safety is as important as other studies, while the museum houses cars and memorabilia linked to some of the best moments of my career.”