Event Preview: one of the first victims of last year’s COVID-19 lockdown, Kartsport New Zealand’s Mainland Series has over 60 karters signed up for the three weekend/six round series that kicks off with a double-header this weekend.
It was mixed fortunes for the Aussies in the Finals at the WSK Champions Cup round at Adria on the weekend. Griffin Peebles scored a strong 7th in Mini while James Wharton DNFd in OK.
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The opening meeting of the international karting season, the WSK Champions Cup in Adria, has been highly successful with 337 drivers from 51 countries challenging each other across four categories.
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With the 2021 season about to start, the CRG Racing Team has made official the last pieces to complete the team’s new driver line-up, announcing three Spanish drivers in Mini, OK Junior and OK.
Team PR – The Leclerc by Lennox Racing team won at its seasonal debut on the Adria Karting Raceway circuit with Viktor Gustavsson, who dominated the KZ2 final.
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Australians James Wharton and Griffin Peebles have both qualified strongly at WSK Promotions’ first event for the year, round 1 of the Champions Cup at Adria Raceway.
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The factory Tony Kart Racing Team has announced its driver lineup and event schedule for international events in 2021.
Kart Republic Australia is now an official Australian distributor for the quality range of AF Radiator products.
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The FIA World Motor Sport Council has confirmed Bridgestone and MG will supply tyres for the 2021 international karting season.
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Some quick news – karting & covid, Vic commentary & PR, AKC race program, sticker offer, Lithgow erection + more. And Jen’s back to talk karting!
Very active in the promotion of women in motor sport, the Danish Federation had the honour of seeing young driver Freya Normann selected to take part in the 2020 FIA Karting Academy Trophy.
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In this post, multiple updates that cover club/track news, calendar re-schedules, industry info, driver happenings etc – local, national, international.
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Unlikely to see something like this happen in Australia for a while… A group of sanctioning bodies in North America will work together to promote and run a “United States Karting Grand Prix” later this year.
For the past four years, the CIK-FIA has awarded a Rookie Of The Year for drivers up to 16 years of age. In 2020, it was Andrea Kimi Antonelli who claimed the title.
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Open wheel racer Antonio Fuoco made a return to karts in 2020, racing a Charles Leclerc chassis in the KZ World Championship.
Ricardo Patrese contested 256 Grands Prix and won the 1974 karting World Championship. His son Lorenzo has been racing karts the past 4 years. Ricardo spoke with FIA karting.
LeCont, MG and Vega respond to questions posed by FIA Karting about the challenges of the 2020 race season.
He came, he saw, he conquered – on his return to the sport, New Zealand racing driver Liam Lawson won two classes at Auckland’s City of Sails Two-Day Challenge.
Cédric Goudant is a former driver who is now a championship winning engine tuner through his Cédric Sport Motors business.
The OTK product line was front and center throughout the Challenge of the Americas opening round at the Phoenix Kart Racing Association facility in Glendale, Arizona.
In this edition of FIA Karting’s Best Of series, IAME engine tuner Filippo Zaggia reveals what he does at the company.
Jordon Lennox-Lamb became team manager of a factory team in 2019 when he was only 27 years old. With the Lennox Racing Team, he strives for success representing Charles Leclerc karts.
Kiwi racing driver Liam Lawson returns to karts this weekend, entering two classes at the City of Sails meeting in Auckland. “No matter how much you train, if you haven’t been in a kart in a while it is a lot a work!”
Aurélia and Ethan Nobels did not go unnoticed at the 2020 Junior World Championship – they were the only brother and sister to compete in the same category, Aurelia was the only female driver and Ethan was the youngest in the field.
Victor Sousa’s passion for motor sport dates back to his youth, and while he’s never actually raced in karting, he’s been one of the most active officials.