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The IAME Winter Cup has become synonymous with the start of the international season for the top teams and drivers in the IAME X30 circle, and its 7th running in Valencia did not disappoint with Marcus Luzio (Dan Holland Racing), Aaron Garcia (MDC Racing) and Kit Belofsky (Fusion Motorsport) winning the finals in X30 Senior, Junior and Mini respectively (includes video).
Ashton Cattach had his final hit out in KA3 Senior Light at the Go Kart Club of Victoria over the weekend before the all important Australian Kart Championship opener.
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To continue his preparation for the Australian Kart Championship, Cooper Stapleton headed back to Todd Rd and his second meeting aboard his new PCR kart in KA4 Junior Light.
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Ayrton Dalmaso made the trek from New South Wales down to the Go Kart Club of Victoria for the AKC Shakedown over the weekend very worthwhile.
TWM TaG Light driver Maximus Chudasko took to the Go Kart Club of Victoria over the weekend for the all important Australian Kart Championship Shakedown meeting.
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Aiden Schweikert started a busy February by taking to the Australian Kart Championship Shakedown meeting at the Go Kart Club of Victoria over the weekend.
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When your family name is Williams and given name is Ayrton, there’s a fair bet that motorsport is going to be in your blood. 15-year-old Aucklander Ayrton Williams claimed the Trophy in the Vortex ROK DVS class in Hamilton on the weekend.
The 2022 Ipswich Kart Club Championship kicks off on Saturday the 5th of February with Round 1 of the Championship which also doubles as the IKC Cadet Titles.
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The second largest entry in the history of the CIK Trophy of New Zealand meeting will descend on the exciting Hamilton circuit this weekend, including F2 stars Liam Lawson and Marcus Armstrong.
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Double National Champion Harry Arnett has been announced as Australia’s representative in the 2022 FIA Karting Academy Trophy, the first time a true top-level junior has been selected for the role.
The appearance of FIA Formula 2 stars Marcus Armstrong and Liam Lawson could not outshine the effort of KartSport NZ officials and volunteers in managing 180 drivers and crew competing under Covid red light rules in Auckland on the weekend.
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French FIA F2 driver Theo Pourchaire talks karting in this latest FIA Karting ‘Best Of’ interview.
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The upcoming major karting meetings in New Zealand have received a second major boost with Liam Lawson joining fellow FIA Formula 2 driver Marcus Armstrong on the start grid.
MG Tires supplied rubber for all categories of the FIA Karting Championships, Cups and Trophies in 2021. FIA Karting spoke with MG’s Marino Albrecht Junior about this.
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Honda MotoGP riders Marc and Alex Márquez are following the example of many F1 drivers this year, incorporating karting into their training regime.
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After not hosting an FIA Karting event in 2020 due to the pandemic, Kristianstad Kart Club was back on the international schedule in 2021. FIA Karting talk with club President Magnus Hedman.
Back in New Zealand on a break, FIA Formula 2 driver Marcus Armstrong is venturing back to karting, taking in two major Kiwi events before returning to Europe.
Cadet 9 racer Jackson Brasher started his 2022 karting season over the weekend at the Go Kart Club of Victoria. While he didn’t win the round, he did pick up his first race victory of the year.
Cooper Stapleton moved from Cadet 12 into the KA4 Junior Light ranks to start the 2022 season at Todd Rd on the weekend.
Debuting a new Parolin mini chassis, and bumping into Oscar Piastri in the lead up, Cadet 12 driver Aiden Schweikert was looking to get his 2022 season off to a strong start in Melbourne last weekend.
It was a mix of pace and mechanical dramas for KA3 driver Ashton Cattach at Todd Rd on the weekend. But his mum was more concerned about the number of roll-overs.
After being shuffled back in the last heat race, Marcus Pisani took an all-or-nothing approach to the KA3 final at Port Melbourne on Sunday. It paid off.
Danish engine tuner Ole Haugård started his business “One Engines” when his brother raced karts and only had the one engine. Wins with George Russell and RFM helped cement his reputation.
Having competed in Aussie Racing Cars it was many years before Paul Buckley got into Rotax-powered Superkarts. This year the Queenslander wants to “just have a blast and a laugh with a bunch of great racers”.
Diego & Pablo Rodríguez have become a key player in the FIA Karting paddock with their DPK Racing team, which sports the Spanish and Asturian colours so dear to their idol, Fernando Alonso.