Italian Championship Concludes at Castelletto
The Italian ACI Karting Championship ended on a high with the eighth round at Castelletto on the weekend that awarded the KZ2, KZ3 and Rotax Trophy titles.
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12-Time French Champion for Race of Stars
Twelve-time French Champion Anthony Abbasse will make his Australian debut when he lines up as part of a three-driver KZ2 lineup for Sodi Kart Australia at the Race of Stars next month.
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More Internationals Announced for Gold Coast
Despite events for which they are qualified to participate happening in Europe on the same weekend, two Asian karting stars Jayden Jin and Yevan David have elected to compete at the Race of Stars in Australia instead.
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Familiar Winners at Los Angeles Karting champs Round 8
The Los Angeles Karting Championship is winding down the 2018 season, hosting the penultimate event of the season on September 16 at the CalSpeed Karting Center.
Kremers Wants The Surfboard
Dutchman Marijn Kremers has confirmed that he’ll be back for another shot at the Race of Stars title on Queensland’s Gold Coast – and he’s determined to take the Winner’s Surfboard back to the Netherlands.
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Interview: Mick Panigada, Energy Corse
Responsible for the kart factory and the Energy Corse racing team, Mick Panigada is also a master at training young drivers.
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Interview: Felipe Massa, CIK-FIA President
CIK-FIA President Felipe Massa was interviewed by the CIK-FIA at the Genk KZ World Championship event.
Team Australia Announced for Rotax Grand Finals
Eleven of the 12 drivers to make up ‘Team Australia’ at the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Final have been announced, including who will be the Team Captain for the trip to Brazil. This, plus Jason Richards Memorial Award winner, race wrap and photos from The Bend.
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New Rotax Global App
In time for the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals, BRP-Rotax has launched a new Rotax Global App (free, for Android and iOS) to expand its service to Rotax kart customers at the world finals, but also other Rotax events.
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Super Kiwis at The Bend
The Kiwi karters contesting this year’s Rotax Pro Tour definitely saved their best for last, with two drivers claiming breakthrough round wins (and the respective South Australian State Title) and another three finishing second in class at the final round at Tailem Bend on Sunday.
Super One Series, Round 11
Autumn had well and truly arrived at the penultimate Super One round of 2018 at Glan-Y-Gors in North Wales with showers throughout the racing last weekend.
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Could Kiwis Represent Australia at the Rotax Worlds?
Could there be one – and possibly even three – Kiwis representing Australia at the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in Brazil later this year? It all depends on what happens at The Bend this weekend.
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Limited Vacancies @ Melbourne Junior Sprockets
Do you know anyone with a kid looking to get into karting? There are limited places remaining for the SP Tools Junior Sprockets Program at Port Melbourne on Saturday September 22.
Sparrow Claims Top Half Series Cash
Tuakau teenager Mitchell Sparrow is $500 better off after storming through the reverse grid Vortex Mini ROK field to claim the feature Dash-For-Cash race at the second round of this year’s Hampton Downs Top Half Series at Auckland on Sunday.
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Preview: Pro Tour Hits The Bend
Australia’s best kart racers are set for the test of Australia’s newest karting circuit at The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend this weekend as the National Rotax Pro Tour comes to a conclusion for 2018.
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Mitchell A Worthy JR GP Winner
Christchurch karter Jacob Mitchell was a worthy winner of the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy after a dominant two days competing in the Rotax Max 125cc Light class at this year’s Jason Richards GP kart race meeting in Nelson over the weekend.
Official Report: KZ, KZ2 & Academy Trophy at Genk
Patrik Hajek (CZE) became FIA Karting World Champion KZ, Kobe Pauwels (BEL) won the FIA Karting Academy Trophy Final round and Matteo Vigano (ITA) triumphed in the FIA Karting International Super Cup KZ2.
CRG & Federer On KZ World Championship Podium
Problems in qualifying hampered CRG drives at the CIK-FIA World Championship “Kart Grand Prix Belgium” in Genk on the weekend, however Race of Stars winner Paolo De Conto put in a cracking drive in the KZ final.
Kiwi Report: KZ2 Super Cup
Aucklander Daniel Bray (GP Karts/Alu Group/TM Racing/Le Cont) is the toast of New Zealand’s KartSport fraternity this morning after finished second to Tony Kart’s Matteo Vigano in the Final at this year’s CIK-FIA International KZ2 Super Cup in Belgium on Sunday.
California Prokart Challenge: The Monterey Round
Billy Musgrave and Joseph Daniele won the headline divisions at the penultimate round of the California ProKart Challenge at the Monterey Bay Karters facility last weekend.
KZ Kiwis in Belgium for International Super Cup
Auckland karters Daniel Bray and Matthew Payne are at Genk in Belgium this weekend, contesting the premier event on the CIK-FIA world karting calendar for the KZ2 class, the 2018 International KZ2 Super Cup.
Jason Richards GP Memorial Now In 4th Year
The Jason Richards GP kart race meeting this weekend will be the fourth such event the KartSport Nelson club has run in memory of former club member Jason Richards, the V8 Supercar driver who died of a rare form of cancer in 2011.
De Conto Gunning For Third Straight Race of Stars
Dual World Karting Champion Paolo De Conto will return to the Gold Coast next month to defend his title and contest the sixth annual running of the Race of Stars.
Scott McLaughlin ‘Grand Prix’ Pro-Am for November
(includes video) The Scott McLaughlin Grand Prix, a new Pro-Am contest at Hampton Downs later this year, is the Kiwi Supercars ace’s way of giving something back to where it all started for him – karting.
Dylan D The Top Kiwi at AKC Finale
Dylan Drysdale was again the top-performing Kiwi at the final round of this year’s SP Tools Australian Kart Championship in Melbourne over the weekend, the Patrizicorse/Ricciardo Kart driver working his way from a P7 start to cross the line in second position in the premier KZ2 class Final.