International – KartSportNews

Marco Ardigò To Retire

Tuesday 17th September, 2019Tuesday 17th September, 2019 by ksn_admin

Professional kart racer and multi European and World champion Marco Ardigò will retire from driving at the end of this year.

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Preview: Douglas at Academy Trophy Final

Tuesday 17th September, 2019Tuesday 17th September, 2019 by Media Release

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.

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Preview: Kiwis at KZ Worlds

Tuesday 17th September, 2019Tuesday 17th September, 2019 by Media Release

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 (Ricciardo Kart/Vortex/Bridgestone) and Dylan Drysdale (Birel Kart/Vortex/Bridgestone) cannot do well at this weekend’s big FIA Karting International Super Cup (KZ2) meeting in Italy says someone …

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New-Gen Challenge at NZ Prokart Final

Thursday 12th September, 2019Thursday 12th September, 2019 by Media Release

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.

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The 25th Rock Island Grand Prix

Thursday 12th September, 2019Thursday 12th September, 2019 by Media Release

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!

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Team PR: CRG at OK/OK-J World Champs

Thursday 12th September, 2019Thursday 12th September, 2019 by Media Release

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.

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World Championship Heartbreak for Wharton

Monday 9th September, 2019Monday 9th September, 2019 by ksn_admin

James Wharton has suffered the cruelest of luck during the Junior World Championship final in Finland.

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OK & Junior World Champs: Saturday Heats

Sunday 8th September, 2019Sunday 8th September, 2019 by ksn_admin

James Wharton has recorded some great heat results overnight in Finland. After qualifying 9th, the Aussie has carded 2-1-3-2-2 so far. He has one more heat to go before the grid is settled for the winner-take-all Final.

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The X30 Euro Series Final

Sunday 8th September, 2019Sunday 8th September, 2019 by ksn_admin

The curtain has come down on the fourth and final round of the 2019 IAME X30 Euro Series at Salbris in France. Here’s the official report and video.

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OK & Junior World Champs – Qualifying

Saturday 7th September, 2019Saturday 7th September, 2019 by ksn_admin

Australian James Wharton has qualified inside the top ten at the Junior World Championships at the Mika Salo circuit in Finland.

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Kiwis 1, 3, 4 at AKC Final

Wednesday 4th September, 2019Wednesday 4th September, 2019 by Media Release

In one of the best AKC weekends for the Kiwis in recent years, NZ teenager Jackson Rooney claimed his maiden SP Tools Australian Kart Championship round win in the TaG 125 class in dramatic fashion in Melbourne over the weekend.

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CIK-FIA Tribute to Anthoine Hubert

Wednesday 4th September, 2019Wednesday 4th September, 2019 by ksn_admin

The CIK-FIA has paid tribute to Anthoine Hubert, who lost his life in an F2 crash on the weekend. Hubert was still racing karts up until just a few years ago.

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Perfect Blossoms for Zaloum & Dowdall

Wednesday 4th September, 2019Wednesday 4th September, 2019 by Media Release

Top local Senior class ace Zach Zaloum and fast-rising Palmerston North youngster Logan Dowdall enjoyed perfect nine-wins-from-nine-starts runs at the 51st two-day Blossom Festival Grand Prix sprint kart meeting in Hawke’s Bay over the weekend.

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Final Round of the Italian Championships

Wednesday 4th September, 2019Wednesday 4th September, 2019 by Media Release

The closing round of the Italian ACI Karting Championship has crowned the 2019 National Champions in KZ2, 60 Mini, KZN Under, KZN Over, X30 Junior and Senior in the two finals in Val Vibrata.

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Rotax International Trophy

Friday 30th August, 2019Friday 30th August, 2019 by ksn_admin

Scott Howard was the top placed Australian at the Rotax MAX Challenge International Trophy at Le Mans, France, last weekend. Driving a Sodi Kart in DD2 Masters, the Queenslander qualified third before taking 1st, 14th and 3rd in the heats. Third in the pre-final was followed by 5th in the main Final, just 2.69s off …

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Preview: OK and Junior World Championships

Friday 30th August, 2019Friday 30th August, 2019 by ksn_admin

James Wharton is the only Australian entered for the OK and OK Junior World Championship meeting in Finland in a week’s time. Wharton will once again race in Juniors with the factory Parolin Racing Kart Srl team on Parolin/TM equipment. New Zealand’s Kaden Probst is also racing Juniors, but as private entrant aboard Tony Kart/Vortex. …

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Double Winners at Route 66 Series Round

Friday 30th August, 2019Friday 30th August, 2019 by Media Release

Concept Haulers Motor Speedway overcomes wet weather for Rounds Seven and Eight The 2019 season for the Route 66 Sprint Series – presented by MG Tires and Franklin Motorsports – is nearing the end. The penultimate event on the calendar was held on the August 16-18 weekend at the Concept Haulers Motor Speedway. The Norway, …

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Patrizicorse 3-Driver Attack on World Championship

Thursday 29th August, 2019Thursday 29th August, 2019 by Media Release

Patrizicorse will field a three driver team – two Aussies and a Kiwi – at Sarno’s KZ World Championship KZ2 Super Cup meeting next month.

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