Interview: Paul Bizalion, CPB Sport
CPB Sport is a private French team that competes against the factories. Founder Paul Bizalion talks about the challenges of the team being inactive since February, and the road to recovery.
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Kiwis On Top in Australia
Kiwi drivers were again dominant across two of the biggest e-racing Sim series categories across the Tasman this week, including the latest Kartsport New Zealand ‘club day’.
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Interview: Luca Corberi, South Garda Karting
The famous kart circuit at Lonato is close to the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. Luca Corberi discusses the challenges of the business that runs competition and rental karts at the venue.
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Interview: Marijn Kremers, World Champion
A regular visitor to Australia, and managed by Michael Patrizi, Dutchman Marijn Kremers won the 2019 KZ World Championship with Birel ART. He then won Jacques Villeneuve’s Feed Racing F4 scholarship – but with COVID-19, he’s been doing iRacing instead of the real thing, and is tempted to defend his KZ World Championship.
Two More Wins For Ransley
Jaden Ransley enjoyed two more wins in the latest Kartsport New Zealand ‘virtual Club Day’ event.
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Interview: Giuseppe Sorrentino, Sarno Circuit
Giuseppe Sorrentino runs the famous Circuito Internazionale Napoli in Sarno. In this FIA interview he talks of activities at the circuit and COVID-19.
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“We Did It!” – Statement From Karting NSW
Karting NSW has issued a statement after returning to racing at Lismore and Orange today, the first kart race meetings since the COVID-19 lockdowns began.
KNSW Confirms Racing This Sunday
Karting NSW Inc has confirmed it has written confirmation from the NSW Police Operational Legal Unit to run racing events this Sunday at Lismore and Orange.
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Interview: Marcus Amand
2019 European Junior Champion Marcus Amand has enjoyed parts of lockdown, and reckons people drive too aggressively in sim racing. The 14-year-old Finn is looking forward to racing the Euro and Worlds in OK later this year.
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Kiwis Go Open-Wheel For Latest Club Day
He came, he saw and this time young Christchurch-based racing driver Jaden Ransley conquered the latest Kartsport New Zealand virtual club day.
Interview: Joakim Ward, Ward Racing
A former top-level driver, Joakim Ward has diversified his activities and manages the import and distribution of several brands in Sweden and neighbouring countries, has developed his own range of rental karts, and runs Ward Racing, one of the big private teams that can take on the factories. FIA Karting spoke with him about karting in Sweden and COVID-19.
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Dunstall & Stewart Dominate NZ Virtual Clubday
Sam Dunstall and young Wellington karter Ben Stewart dominated the latest KartSport New Zealand iKartSport Racing ‘Virtual Club Day’ on Tuesday night.
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Interview: Cash van Belle, IPK
A Belgian living in Italy for the past 15 years, Cash van Belle has worked with many great drivers in the sport and is currently the Team Manger at IPK which manufacture the Praga and Formula K brands. He spoke with the FIA about karting and life in Italy at the moment.
Karting Australia Webinars Guide Clubs Back On Track
Karting Australia this week conducted a round of webinars with club and state representatives from across the country to assist them return karts and karters to the track in a ‘COVIDSafe’ manner.
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Interview: Jeremy Iglesias
A professional driver for the Formula K brand with Italian manufacturer IPK, Jeremy Iglesias has also started his own team in France. FIA Karting spoke with him about what he’s doing in the current situation.
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Another Sim Win for Wood
Ryan Wood was back to his best aboard the ‘Ricciardo Kart’ MX5 KartSport New Zealand iKartSport Racing ‘Virtual Club Day’ on Tuesday night.
KA’s COVID-Safe Recovery Blueprint
Karting Australia has released two documents as its blueprint for the recommencement of karting in the COVID-19 environment; “Restart Your Kart” and “COVIDSafe Karting Events”.
Streaming Boost for NZ Club Day Sim Series
The online Sim racing program started by KartSport New Zealand has proved so popular that the team behind it has upgraded the hosting to the same global streaming facilitator that broadcasts the Supercars and TCR eSeries.
Interview: Paolo & Stefano Mantese, Vega
Vega S.r.L., a leading manufacturer of tyres for competition karting, has been strongly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. FIA Karting spoke with the company’s Paolo and Stefano Mantese.
Leitch & Frazer Share NZ Wins
Successful KartSport New Zealand graduates Brendon Leitch and Billy Frazer won a race apiece at the latest round of the Giltrap Group/Carter’s Tyre Service-backed ‘Virtual Club Race’ series on Tuesday evening.
Cadet and KZ Chassis Sale
There’s a chassis sale happening at Tony Kart Australia! NEOS and KRYPTON 801R rollers…
Interview: Marco Parolin,Parolin Racing Kart
Albino Parolin founded the Parolin Racing Kart brand in 1994. Today, Marco Parolin is in charge of marketing, and talks what’s happening in the business in the current times.
Champions Declared in Challenge of the Americas
The 2020 Challenge of the Americas series has been declared despite a shortened season and loss of the fifth and sixth rounds due to COVID-19.
KA’s 5-Stage “Road Out of Lockdown”
Karting Australia has documented its five-stage map of the ‘Road Out’ for the sport across the country.
Wood Comes Good at Kiwi ‘Club Day’
After a race-long battle with Auckland-based kart-turned-car racer Taylor Cockerton, it was Wellington karter Ryan Wood who won KartSport New Zealand’s latest ‘Virtual Club Day’ on Saturday evening.