More Wins for Kiwis in Italy
Kiwi karters Arie Hutton and Jacob Douglas are in the box seat after both claimed heat wins in their respective classes as this year’s ROK Cup Superfinal meeting in Italy overnight.
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The Role of ASNs in Karting Academy Trophy
Each country’s ASN can enter its greatest young hope in the FIA Karting Academy Trophy, which celebrated it’s 10th anniversary this year. Here’s a spiel and video from the FIA about it’s annual series for 12 to 14-year-olds.
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AKC Re-Starts In Three Weeks!
The 2020 Australian Kart Championship is set to resume at Newcastle on November 6 to 8 – the same weekend as the Karting NSW State Titles at Port Macquarie. AKC competitors can only count 2 of the 3 rounds for their total score. Click through for more…
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Kiwis Start Big at ROK Cup Superfinal
Kiwi karter Jacob Douglas has enjoyed a winning start at this year’s ROK Cup Superfinal meeting in Italy overnight.
IAME Euro Series Concludes
The 2020 IAME Euro Series concluded at Mariembourg recently. Here’s the official report and highlights video of the round.
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Last Minute Track Change Affects Kiwis
Fall-out from the KZ World Championship meeting at Lonato has thrown a spanner into the works for two Kiwi karters who have already travelled to Italy to compete at the ROK Cup Superfinal.
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All Action at 52nd Blossom Festival & GP
Heavy rain showers that swept across Hawke’s Bay on Sunday morning played their part, but this year’s big Blossom Festival and Grand Prix kart race meeting will be remembered as much for the 100+ entry and quality of competition across both days.
Preview: KZ World Championship
Impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 will bring the Lonato venue back to the forefront of international competition for the second time in a row this weekend for the FIA Karting World Championship – KZ, the FIA Karting International Super Cup – KZ2 and the third competition of the FIA Karting Academy Trophy.
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KNSW Approve Hard-Chromed Cranks in Mini-ROK Engine
Karting New South Wales will allow the Vortex Mini Rok engine used in the Novice and Rookie classes to have its crankshaft main bearing journals hard-chromed.
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Wollongong Championship, Round 6
Round 6 of the AKRA Wollongong Kart Raceway Championship was run last Sunday; here’s full report from the meeting, with photos.
Preview: IKC Championship, Rnd 4
Over 250 entries are expected for Round 4 of the Ipswich Kart Club Championship this Saturday which will also feature the IKC TAG Titles and the Graham Acerman Memorial for TAG Light.
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IAME Euro Series – Castelletto
The fight for the 2020 IAME Euro Series titles was turned upside down in another exciting race meeting from September 18th to 20th on the 7 Laghi Circuit of Castelletto di Branduzzo. Includes video.
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5 Podiums & Championship Hat-Trick for Birel ART
The WSK Euro Series ended with a triumph for the Italian Birel ART brands with Ricciardo, Leclerc and Birel ART karts all taking home trophies.
Interview: Oliver Gray, OK Racer
Oliver Gray can already be considered one of the revelations of 2020 in the OK category. With with the Leclerc by Lennox Racing team, the young Briton has found the perfect environment to blossom.
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Texas Sprint Series Crowns 2020 Champions
The Texas Sprint Racing Series program closed out the 2020 season earlier this month with the fifth and final round at Speedsportz Racing Park.
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IAME – 2020 European Champions
IAME engines powered drivers to first and second places in the 2020 FIA European Championships in both the OK and OK Junior categories.
Rotax Euro Challenge – Round 2
The second round of the Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy was held in Germany earlier this month. Lachlan Robinson qualified fastest in the Senior MAX field and was ranked second overall for the round.
Pex Wins Round; Kremers Wins Title
Stan Pex won the round for Kart Republic, but it was Ricciardo Kart’s Marijn Kremers – the Dutchman with the Australian Manager – who claimed the 2020 European KZ Championship at Genk last weekend. Here’s the report, pics and video of KZ, KZ2 and Academy Trophy.
COVID Update from Motorsport Australia
Motorsport Australia’s Eugene Arocca has issued a state-by-state COVID update pertaining to MA-sanctioned events, thus relevant for most Superkart clubs.
Interview: Glenn Keyaert, CRG Team Manager
Glenn Keyaert began as a young champion driver from Belgium, but after crossing to the other side of the fence, started as a mechanic for the official CRG team, and is now the CRG Team Manger.
Milell & Gustavsson Pole Genk
Noah Milell (Tony Kart) and Viktor Gustavsson (Birel) have qualified fastest in KZ and KZ2 respectively at the Genk round of the European Championship.
Participation Up As Karting Emerges From Lockdown
As the sport emerges from lockdown in most states, Karting Australia reports the participation levels are up on the corresponding (pre-Covid) periods last year.
Preview: 220 Entries For ‘KA100 Titles’ at Ipswich
Another huge field of 220 entries will be racing at Ipswich Kart Club this Saturday for the KA100 Titles and Round 3 of the IKC Championship.
Interview: Douglas Lundberg, Lenzo KZ Driver
Swede Douglas Lundberg is about to turn 29 and reckons people can still be very competitive in karting and the KZ class until at least 40.
4th Consecutive ROK Cup Superfinal for Kiwi
While he would be the first to agree that the COVID-19 Coronavirus and pandemic have made his quest infinitely harder this year, young Christchurch karter Jacob Douglas is set to return to Italy in October to contest a record fourth consecutive ROK Cup Superfinal event.