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Official race report from Rotax for the US Grand Nationals / US Open 2018 where 4 Australians were part of the 120 drivers lined-up on the grid in the battle for the USA and Open titles, plus the chance to qualify for the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals in Brazil.
The first round of driver invites for the 2018 Race of Stars has commenced. Are you on the list for a KZ2, DD2, TaG 125, KA3 Senior, KA2, KA3 Junior, KA4 Junior or Cadet 12 start?
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The closing round of the European Championship at Lonato saw Jorrit Pex (CRG) awarded the KZ title and Adrien Renaudin (Sodi) the KZ2 championship. Italian Federico Albanese claimed victory in Academy Trophy. Here’s the official finals day wrap and photos.
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Auckland’s Westlake Boys High School claimed its maiden Secondary Schools’ title at this year’s KartSport New Zealand Furnware National Schools’ Championships meeting at Hastings on Saturday.
The Emerald Kart Club is hosting round four of the 2018 Australian Kart Championship later this month. Here’s a preview and the official 36-page race program.
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Here’s information regarding the Jason Richards Memorial award and End of Season Gala for the 2018 Rotax Pro Tour that concludes at The Bend in September.
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Young Kiwi Matthew Payne impressed with his pace early at the European KZ2 Championship final in Italy on the weekend where teammate Daniel Bray placed 10th in the title fight.
Paolo De Conto had won the race and the title on track, but a 10-second time penalty handed both to fellow CRG drivers, Jorrit Pex (CRG Holland) taking the title and Fabian Federer (Team SRP) the race victory.
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IKD has confirmed the sixth and final round of the 2018 Rotax Pro Tour will be contested at the newly built The Bend Motorsport Park, and will see the official announcement of Team Australia drivers to contest the world final.
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Kiwi young gun Matt Payne steps up to the big time this weekend, joining established countryman Daniel Bray at the second and final round of this year’s CIK-FIA European KZ2 Championship in Italy.
The IAME Euro series completed its third round at the wonderful track of Wackersdorf in Bavaria last weekend and once again it was affected by rain.
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The sixth edition of Karting Australia’s ‘Race of Stars’ on the Gold Coast is set for October 11-13. Organisers are aiming for bigger and better when a host of international drivers do battle with the top Australians.
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Seven very happy Kiwi Briggs LO206 karters were part of 350 drivers celebrating at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday evening after a very successful second annual Battle at the Brickyard kart race meeting.
School-age karters from all over New Zealand are heading to Hawke’s Bay this week to compete in the 16th running of the KartSport New Zealand National Schools’ Championship, which includes the Bruce McLaren KartSport Awards.
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Team Press: The CRG Racing Team is ready to charge at South Garda Karting this weekend for the second and closing round of the KZ and KZ2 European Championships.
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Karting Australia has adjusted the weights for various engines that are eligible to race in the TaG 125 classes.
The first round of the German Elektro Kart Championship was run at the famous Oschersleben circuit on the weekend with a field of young drivers aboard new Rotax THUNDeR karts.
A British team with Dutch drivers won the Francorchamps 24 Hours for Private Karts at Spa, Belgium, on the weekend in hot conditions – unlike the deluge of the inaugural twice-around-the-clock race last year.
The opening event of a new Can-Am Karting Challenge season welcomed a solid number of karters to the ‘Mac Track’ in Oregon last weekend. Race report and photos from the USA.
In addition to the perpetual trophies, placegetters at Launceston’s Clubman Cup this Saturday will take home these uniquely styled trophies. Event preview…
The Kiwis are bringing back their annual CIK Trophy of New Zealand meeting. This season-starting event has attracted a number of Australians in the past and organisers hope it will once again by offering three CIK Trophy classes and three ‘Challenge Cup’ support classes.
Kiwi kart ace Ryan Urban was quick but unlucky at the opening round of this year’s Superkarts Australia National Series at Phillip Island on the weekend, he and Teddy Bassick mixing it up with the locals.
Josh Bethune is the latest Kiwi karter to make an impression on the Australian Rotax Pro Tour series, the 15-year-old finishing a close second in the DD2 class at the fourth round in Sydney over the weekend.
Located in the north-east of Italy, the Parolin factory manufactures its own brand as well as subcontracting for other manufacturers and holds an increasingly important place in the international karting landscape.
Two new winners stood atop the podium after an incredible finals day for the fourth round of the Rotax Pro Tour at Sydney’s Eastern Creek International Karting Raceway this afternoon.