Preview: Kiwi ROKkers in Italy
KIWI EIGHT ‘READY TO ROK’ AT BIG CUP SUPERFINAL EVENT IN ITALY They have qualified by beating their peers at home. And last weekend each got to complete what effectively …
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Winning Start for Sharp
Young Christchurch karter Louis Sharp enjoyed a winning start to his first racing trip to Europe, the 12-year-old storming through the pack to win the Mini ROK class B Final at the annual Trofeo D’Autunno (Autumn Trophy) meeting in Italy on the weekend.
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40% Off Kosmic Junior Kart
DPE Kart Superstore has an incredible limited-stock offer of 40% off Kosmic’s Nordix junior kart.
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Spanish Titles for CRG
CRG drivers Pedro Hiltbrand and Ayrton Fontecha have each won the Spanish Championship in their category after another strong round at Zuera.
Karting NSW Appoint First Ambassador
Karting (New South Wales) Inc has appointed 19-year-old Ashley Chebaia as the organisation’s first ambassador.
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Karting Icon Returns for Race of Stars
Five-time World Champion Davide Forè returns to the Gold Coast next month with the aim of taking a third Race of Stars victory. But this time he’ll be driving for the JC Kart team with Jon Targett on the spanners.
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Mini’ Officially Rookie of the Year
Italian Gabriele Mini’ has been named the CIK-FIA Rookie of the Year, a classification for drivers up to 16 years of age in their first year of OK category.
Sodi Factory win 24-Hours of Endurance
The 4th edition of the FIA Karting Endurance Championship finished with an indisputable victory for the No.1 Sodikart factory team.
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Four Karters Do The Garden City Double
Four karters successfully completed rare winning doubles at this year’s Garden City Championships kart race meeting in Christchurch over the weekend.
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Champions Decided at Route 66 Series Final
The final chapter of the Route 66 Sprint Series – presented by MG Tires and Franklin Motorsports – was written on September 21-22 at the Mid-State Kart Club. The established …
The MOJO Tyre Report from RMC International
The first edition of the Rotax MAX Challenge International Trophy, hosted by the famous Le Mans Karting International circuit in France from 20th to 24th of August, proved to be more than just an exciting and successful race event for the competitors, but also a display of confidence in the regulation MOJO Racing Tyres.
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Abbasse To Defend Race of Stars
Frenchman Anthony Abbasse has confirmed he will return to the Gold Coast next month to defend the Race of Stars crown he won in 2018.
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Team PR: CRG at KZ Worlds
The CRG racing team proved themselves very competitive in both categories at the South Garda Karting circuit in Lonato, the best results coming from Paolo De Conto and Simone Cunati in KZ and KZ2 respectively.
So Close but So Far: The Kiwis in Lonato
Fellow-racer-turned-mentor Daniel Bray said it best when describing the last-minute derailing of Matthew Payne’s and compatriot Dylan Drysdale’s 2019 FIA Super Cup (KZ2) campaigns at Lonato: “motorsport is a hard game.”
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Douglas 9th in Academy Trophy Final
14-year-old Kiwi karter Jacob Douglas can hold his head high after confirming his status as one of the top Junior drivers in the world at the final round of this year’s FIA Karting Academy Trophy in Italy.
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Team Australia Decided at Pro Tour Finale
The 12-person Team Australia that will tackle the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Final in Italy next month was finalised at the concluding round of Pro Tour in Albury on the weekend. The Team Australia drives for 2019 are:
IKD – Pro Tour 2019
message from IKD On behalf of the entire IKD Team we would like to extend our thanks to the officials, host clubs, volunteers, drivers, teams & families for helping us …
Another Aussie Win for Kiwi
Fast-rising young Kiwi karter Jackson Rooney has done it again. Just two weeks after claiming a breakthrough win in the TaG 125cc class at the final round of the 2019 …
AKRA Club Champs Round 6
Saturday August 31 was Australian Kart Racers Alliance 6th Round of the Club Championship at their Wollongong Kart Raceway. The weather man was giving mixed predictions during the leadup with …
Preview: Douglas at Academy Trophy Final
There was a spring in his step when young Kiwi karter Jacob Douglas left his Christchurch home on Monday to fly to Italy for the third and final round of this year’s 2019 FIA Karting Academy Trophy.
Preview: Kiwis at KZ Worlds
QUALIFYING THE KEY TO KIWI SUCCESS AT KZ2 SUPER CUP EVENT IN ITALY THIS WEEKEND. If they can qualify well there is no reason why young Kiwi karters Matthew Payne …
New-Gen Challenge at NZ Prokart Final
A new-generation of teenagers has pushed the established stars at the Prokart Series final in New Zealand, with Sam Wright winning a trip to the Race of Stars on the Gold Coast.
The 25th Rock Island Grand Prix
Two giants of North American street racing faced off again during the 25th annual Rock Island Grand Prix – and one of them entered 10 of the 17 classes!
Team PR: CRG at OK/OK-J World Champs
It was a bitter end for CRG and its drivers at the FIA Karting World Championship for the OK and OK Junior classes in Finland, on the Mika Salo Circuit in Alahärmä, especially in the OK final, where Gabriel Bortoleto had to retire at the start when he could have fought for the podium.
Chaotic Start to SKA Nationals Final Round
The second and final round of the Superkarts Australia National Series was held at Sydney Motorsport Park on the weekend, but got off to a chaotic start with a multi-kart accident at the beginning of the opening race.