Electric Juniors For Rotax Grand finals
An electric Junior class has been added to the list of categories for the 2022 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals. BRP-Rotax confirmed the Project E20 Junior news in its annual …
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Buttonwillow Opens California ProKart Challenge
The 2022 season for SKUSA’s regional series, the California ProKart Challenge, kicked off in near perfect weather last weekend at Buttonwillow Raceway Park.
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Champions Set to Clash In NZ
The battle of Kiwi karting royalty roars back into action in the second round of the Toyota Gazoo Racing New Zealand ProKart Series at the Hamilton circuit this weekend.
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Interview: Akbar Ebrahim, CIK-FIA President
With Felipe Massa off to another role within the FIA, Akbar Ebrahim took over the CIK-FIA Presidency in February and leads an entirely new administrative team in 2022.
Martin Reuvers, Campillos Karting Circuit
Martin Reuvers, who has been based at the Campillos Karting circuit in southern Spain for more than 15 years, took on the challenge of organising the 2021 FIA Karting World Championship – OK and Junior. The 39-year-old looks back on this memorable event.
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Vintage Karting Festival at Spa
A vintage karting festival will take place at the Karting de Francorchamps track later this year, bringing together karting enthusiasts across three major eras of the sport.
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Griff Breaks at Champions Of The Future
Europe-based Australian Griffin Peebles will be out of action for the next two months after suffering a serious wrist break at the second round of Champions of the Future Euro Series at Zuera, Spain, on the weekend.
Testing Experience for Kiwis in Adelaide
Young kiwi karters Nathan Crang and Josh Richmond received a testing reminder of the depth and strength of the sport in Australia after competing in round two of the AKC at Bolivar over Easter.
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Burris Supply Update
Edward Kart Wheels, the importer and distributor for Burris in Australia and New Zealand, has provided an update on the supply of Burris dirt kart tyres.
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Route 66 Series Opens in Indiana
Morning frost and snow flurries during qualifying kicked off the opening two rounds of the 2022 Route 66 Sprint Series on the ‘Backward 1’ layout of New Castle Motorsports Park last weekend.
Video – Finals Day, European Championship
The Sunday live stream from the opening round of the European Championship in Portugal has been re-uploaded by FIA Karting.
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Severyukhin’s Licence Withdrawn
The Sports Council of the Automobile Club of Italy has cancelled the race licence of Russian karter Artem Severyukhin. The organisation’s wording in its press release was quite scathing of …
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Portugal Opens the European Championship
It was a tough weekend for the two Australian junior drivers contesting the opening round of the European Championship at Portimao, Portugal, on the weekend. Griffin Peebles and Dante Vince …
Severiukhin Fired; FIA to Investigate
Fifteen-year old karter Artem Severiukhin has been fired by his team and will be investigated by the FIA for his actions on the podium after winning the OK class at the opening round of the European Championship in Portugal on Sunday.
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Numbers Boost for Academy Trophy
The number of entries for the 2022 Karting Academy Trophy has been increased, meaning Australia’s representative, Harry Arnett, will have a few more rivals to content with at the opening round in Belgium next month.
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Trio of Aussies at Margutti Trophy
There were mixed fortunes for the Australians contesting the 33rd edition of the Andrea Margutti Trophy at Lonato on the weekend.
Record Numbers at Texas Winter Warmup
A record turnout of 222 entries kicked off the eighth season for the Texas Sprint Racing Series with the ‘Winter Warm-up’ last weekend at NOLA Motorsports Park.
Preview: FIA European Championship
Victoria’s Harry Arnett joins two other Australians contesting the OK Junior class at the opening round of the European Championships at Portimão in a week’s time.
Employment Opportunity at DPE
DPE is looking for an enthusiastic team player to join the company at its Melbourne headquarters. Depending on the applicant(s), this could be a full time, part time or casual appointment.
Champions Of The Future – Euro Round 1
Two Australians contested the opening round of the Champions of the Future Euro Series at Portimao, Portugal last weekend. Griffin Peebles and Dante Vince both contested the 64-kart OK Junior class (includes video and event report/pics)
Nationals Reformat & Reschedule
With the cancellation of its traditional Easter-weekend National Championships, KartSport New Zealand has announced a revolutionalised event format across two meetings later this year.
“Masters” Super Cup for KZ2 World Championship
A standalone KZ2 Masters class for drivers 35-years or more will be contested at the KZ2 World Championship at Le Mans in September.
Aussies Improve at WSK Super Master Final
Some personal bests have secured 12th place in the WSK Super Master Series for Australian Mini driver William Calleja, while Oscar Targett also lifted the bar, qualifying for his first ever WSK KZ2 final (includes video highlights, report & lots of photos)
FIA Helmet Safety Statement
The FIA has expressed concerns regarding karting competitors attaching cameras, removing HANS attachments and using non-approved replacement visors on homologated crash helmets. FIA Karting’s full statement is below. It should …
Record Numbers as IAME Euro Series Kicks Off
The IAME Euro Series kicked off with great racing at the Circuito Internacional de Zuera with a record number of drivers. Here’s the official report, video etc.