Armstrong & Ardigò Head Tony Kart Team
| 10 January 2016 |
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Seasoned professsional Marco Ardigò and Kiwi karter Marcus Armstrong will head up the Tony Kart Racing Team's factory entry in KZ competition for 2016.
Ardigò is a three-time World Champion, while Armstrong moves up to the shifter class after some excellent performances in KF last year.
In KZ2, Tony Kart will run the Italian Luca Corberi. Alessio Piccini will also compete in selected events.
In the new OK category, two young drivers - Clément Novalak and JB Simmenauer - have moved up from juniors and will be joined by the fast and experienced Nicklas Nielsen.
Charles Milesi and Leonardo Marseglia will compete in OK-Junior.
Tony Kart's 2016 race program includes all CIK-FIA competitions, several WSK Series trophies, the Winter Cup and some events in the German Championship.
The team says their drivers will use chassis such as Racer 401 and Krypton 801, powered by new Vortex engines, RKZ, DDJ and DDS.
Tony Kart Racing Team 2016 Drvier Lineup
Name |
Country |
Category |
Marco Ardigò |
Italy |
KZ |
Marcus Armstrong |
New Zealand |
KZ |
Luca Corberi |
Italy |
KZ2 |
Nicklas Nielsen |
Denmark |
OK |
Clément Novalak |
Switzerland |
OK |
Jean Baptiste Simmenauer |
France |
OK |
Leonardo Marseglia |
Italy |
OKJ |
Charles Milesi |
France |
OKJ |
Tony Kart Racing Team 2016 Competition Calendar
Winter Cup.
- 21st February, South Garda Karting, Lonato (I)
CIK-FIA competitions
- Campionato Europeo 24 aprile – Circuito Essay (F), cat. KZ e KZ2 (1° rnd)
- Campionato Europeo 15 maggio – Circuito Zuera (S), cat OK (1° rnd), OKJ (1°rnd) e KZ (2° rnd)
- Campionato Europeo5 giugno – Circuito Adria (I), cat OK, OKJ e KZ2 (2° rnd)
- Campionato Europeo 26 giugno – Circuito Portimao (P), cat OK e OKJ (3° rnd)
- Campionato Europeo 31 luglio – Circuito Genk (B), cat KZ, KZ2 (3°rnd), OK e OKJ (4°rnd)
- Campionato Mondiale 4 settembre – Circuito Kristianstad (S), cat. KZ
- CIK-FIA Int. Super Cup 4 settembre – Circuito Kristianstad (S), cat. KZ2
- Campionato Mondiale19 novembre – Circuito Bahrain (BH), cat. OK e OKJ
WSK Champions Cup.
- 4th February, Adria (I)
WSK Super Master Series
- 6th March, 7 Laghi Circuit
- 20th March, Naples Circuit
- 3rd April, La Conca Circuit
- 22nd May, Adria Circuit
WSK Final Cup
- 2nd October, Adria Circuit
