Driver PR: Aiden Schweikert, Vic Championship
Cadet 12 racer Aiden Schweikert contested his first ever state championship at Oakleigh on the weekend and saved his best result of the event for the Final.
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Driver PR: Cooper Stapleton, Vic Championship
Cooper Stapleton has had a busy season to date, racing multiple series in multiple states with multiple good results. He contested the Victorian Cadet 12 Championship on the weekend.
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Driver PR: George Brothers, Vic Championship
Jai and Riley George contested their maiden State Championship at Oakleigh on the weekend. The Kosmic mounted brothers contested the Cadet 9 and KA3 Senior Medium classes respectively.
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Driver PR: Braden Clark, Vic Championship
Braden Clark took to the Victorian Open Kart Championship over the weekend looking for a strong result. Despite a heat DSQ, that’s what he got.
Genk Opens Rotax Euro Trophy
Unlike Mico & Mini MAX, Senior, Junior and the DD2 classes were classified as ‘professional sport’ in Belgium and thus able to make a start with the opening round of the Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy at Genk on the weekend.
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Wet Finals at WSK Euro Series Opener
The finals at WSK Euro Series round 1 at Lonato were wet. very wet. Victories went to Arvid Lindblad (KR, OK), Jundrich Pesl (Parolin, Mini), Marijn Kremers (Birel, KZ2) and Rashid Al Dhaheri (Parolin, OKJ).
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AKRA Crown 2021 National Champions
Did you know green plates are still awarded to karting champions at Easter? AKRA conducted its 2021 Nationals at Wollongong Kart Raceway last weekend. Here’s the race report, photos and results.
Vale: Jean-Pierre Deschamps
An emblematic figure in French karting who sat on National and CIK-FIA Commissions plus supported young drivers such as Alexandre Prémat & Esteban Ocon, has passed away.
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Kiwi Nationals – Day 3 (Final)
Proof that the sport of karting is well and truly back on its feet in New Zealand was evidenced by the final day of competition at the Kiwi Nationals and the crowning of the final three champions for 2021.
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Kiwi Nationals – Day 2 Comes Alive; 2nd Title for Douglas
Christchurch-based international Jacob Douglas made it two NZ titles in two days on the second day of competition at this year’s Armstrong Group-backed three-day KartSport New Zealand National Sprint Championship meeting in Halswell today.
Kiwi Nationals – Rain & Wind on Day 1
Local drivers Jacob Douglas and Henry Fisher made light of the changeable weather and track conditions to claim the first two class titles of the weekend on the first day of competition at the New Zealand National Sprint Championships.
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Interview: Felipe Massa Looks Back on 2020
FIA International Karting Commission president Felipe Massa looks back on 2021, rating it a success despite the pandemic, and explains why he’s excited about 2021.
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Barter’s French F4 Debut This Weekend
Australian teenager Hugh Barter’s international car racing career begins this weekend as he lines up in the French Formula 4 Championship’s Easter Cup at the historic Nogaro circuit in the South of France.
Kiwi Nationals Return This Weekend
After being ‘covid-cancelled’ last year, around 120 karters from all over New Zealand are either in Christchurch already, or making their way there, for KartSport New Zealand’s 2021 National Sprint Championship meeting at Carrs Rd Raceway this Easter weekend.
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Winter Warmup Meet for Texas Sprint Series
The seventh season for the Texas Sprint Racing Series kicked off last weekend with its ‘Winter Warm-up’ event held at the NOLA Motorsports facility in Louisiana. A record 177 entries filled out the 12 categories.
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Driver PR: Ashton Ardley, GPS Round 2
KA4 Junior Driver Ashton Ardley is a driver making progression with his Golden Power and Metro Karting Series campaigns. But Goulburn Valley on the weekend proved tough.
Team PR: Richardson Motorsport, GPS Round 2
The Richardson Motorsport family team of Charlee and Erin Richardson contested the second round of the Golden Power Series at Numurkah last weekend.
Team PR: DJM at Power Series, Round 2
After taking out a class win and podiums at the opening round of the series, the DJM Race Engineering team went to the second round of the Golden Power Series looking to continue the good start.
Driver PR: Jai George, Golden Power Series Rnd 2
Jai George hasn’t been in the sport for all that long, but managed to take is first victory in the Golden Power Series at Numurkah on the weekend.
Driver PR: Mathew Basso, Golden Power Series Rnd 2
Mathew Basso proved he was the pace setter in the over-capacity Cadet 12 field at Numurkah, qualifying fastest and winning one of the heats by over 7 seconds before the event was called off.
Driver PR: Chadd Moore, Golden Power Series Rnd 2
A lover of wet conditions, Chadd Moore was looking to continue an upward trajectory after qualifying in KA4 Junior at Numurkah. Unfortunately, the event became so wet it was called off.
Driver PR: James Ceveri, Golden Power Series Rnd 2
After a strong podium at the opening round, KA4 Junior Light driver James Ceveri missed the setup in the dry and was involved in an incident in the wet at the second round on the weekend.
Driver PR: Aiden Schweikert, Golden Power Series Rnd 2
A massive 33-kart Cadet 12 field and only the second time he’d raced in wet conditions made for a challenging experience for young Aiden Schweikert at GPS round 2 on the weekend.
Driver PR: Riley Jabke, Golden Power Series Rnd 2
Despite missing the opening round due to AKC commitments, Riley Jabke went to the second round of the Golden Power Series at the Goulburn Valley Kart Club over the weekend.
Driver PR: Kristian Janev, Golden Power Series Rnd 2
Kristian Janev was looking to score two wins from two rounds, but it didn’t quite turn out that way at Numurkah’s latest round of the GPS.