TKM

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TKM (Polish term)

TKM („Teraz, kurwa, my”, lit. "Now, damn, we [are in power]", used to mean "This is our time now") – an expression used by numerous Polish politicians and journalists with reference to "winner mentality" which prevails typically after an election victory. Guided by the saying "us and them", the victorious party would divide political positions between themselves and their cronies, replacing the officials of the prior government with their own people. This abbreviation came to the classics of political quotations in Poland and was repeatedly quoted and repeated (often in relation to actions by successive Polish governments)

The term „TKM” was first used by Jarosław Kaczyński in a 1997 interview for „Gazeta Wyborcza”, while explaining the reasons why he did not run the in elections to the Sejm on the AWS ticket, although he was one of the founders of his formation. He argued that „TKM”, an informal "faction" of AWS, has become demonstrably too prominent. This „faction” was characterized by relentlessness in acquiring government positions and simply replacing his predecessors to gain the benefits of their position, without making reforms. After years Jarosław Kaczyński admitted, that term „TKM” invented Marek Kuchciński.

TKM (Karting)

Formula TKM is a low-cost British based karting category raced at club and national championships around the UK. It uses 100cc/115cc 2-stroke TKM engines and drivers are restricted to the use of single type of tyre. A second class, called TKM 4-Stroke, run on performance oriented 200cc 4-stroke engines was introduced into the category in the early 2000s.

History

The TKM karting class was created in 1989 by the British-based kart manufacturer, Tal-Ko. The company owner Alan Turney started the class with the ambition of keeping the large costs of kart racing down while maintaining a level of competitive and equal racing. To maintain the lower prices, only British registered homologated chassis were allowed, along with a Tal-Ko designed engine and hard compound tyres by Maxxis.

The original uptake of the class was successful and with the lower costs involved, the class soared in popularity through the 90s, becoming the UK's most popular karting formula. The TKM Festivals of the late nineties saw over 100 entrants in both senior and junior classes and from this boom the class boasts several current Formula 1 drivers amongst its former racers. However, since the rise of the Rotax Max formula in the UK from the early 2000s and the impact of the recession grid sizes have dropped dramatically.