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International
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)
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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.
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“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)
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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 …
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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.
Roberts & Simone Put Parolin USA On Top
The start of the 2022 season has included much success for the Parolin USA race team, beginning with race wins and a championship in the SKUSA Winter Series and ROK Cup Florida Winter Tour. This momentum continued into the opening rounds of the United States Pro Kart Series at the Orlando Kart Center.
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Lucky Lochy Off To FIA Karting Academy Trophy
14-year-old karter Lochiel (Lochy) McGregor has the chance to follow in the footsteps of rising Kiwi motorsport stars like Liam Lawson and Marcus Armstrong after earning selection to a global FIA series.
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ANZACs Represented in Academy Trophy
Australian Harry Arnett and Kiwi Lochiel Mcgregor will contest the annual one-make FIA Karting Academy Trophy for junior drivers, which commences at the Genk circuit in Belgium in May. Here’s the full entry list.
Wet Turns To Dry at WSK Super Master Round
One Australian started P6 for his final, another never got to start a race after an ankle injury. Here’s a wrap of what happened in the wet & dry WSK Super Master Series round at La Conca on the weekend.
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Cripps Chasing Goldstar Success
Southland-based Nixon Cripps is one of the most travelled karters in the country, and if his continued success in the WPKA Goldstar Kart Series is anything to go by, then he will quickly reach frequent flyer status.
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Preview: Goldstar Series, Round 2
Due to covid restrictions there will be no spectators, but that hasn’t stopped most of the leading competitors from entering the second round of the WPKA Goldstar Kart Series in Wellington this weekend.
Champions of the Future Winter Series
The Champions of the Future Winter Series kicked off at the Franciacorta circuit last weekend and a couple of Australians were there clocking up miles on the international stage (includes official report and video stream)
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FIA Allows Russian Drivers to Compete
The FIA has announced Russian drivers will still be allowed to participate in FIA events, but will have to race under the neutrality of the FIA flag.
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Interview: Tyler Robinson, Academy Trophy Driver
“I have to be a warrior! In karting, we start with equal chances” says South African Karting Academy Trophy driver Tyler Robinson who gained her seat in the series via the Women in Motorsport commission.
FIA Karting’s Technical Trio
Supervised by the technical delegate Karl Janga, the close-knit team of Michel Borgeaud, Hans-Jürgen Dangers and Marcello Somera look after the technical matters at FIA Karting events.
Bray Bags Tokoroa Prokart Win
With 29 years at the sharp end of the sport, Auckland’s Daniel Bray, remains one of the NZ’s foremost karters after dominating the opening round of the Toyota Gazoo Racing New Zealand ProKart Series opener (photo above is a couple of Vortex Mini ROKers mixing it up)
Young-Guns To Challenge Veterans at Prokart Opener
Super-slick young guns will take on some wily veterans in the opening round of the Toyota Gazoo Racing New Zealand ProKart Series that gets underway in Tokoroa this weekend.
Video Highlights – WSK Super Masters, Rnd 2
Here are the highlights from finals day at Lonato’s WSK Super Master Series round 2. Includes an event recap for William Calleja.
WSK Super Master, Round 2
It was a tough event for the Aussies at WSK Super Master round 2, DNF’s and penalties preventing all but one of them from making the Finals. Here’s the Aussie wrap plus report and photos from Europe.
Preview: WSK Super Master Series, Rnd 2
The second round of the WSK Super Master Series is about to get underway in Lonato with a record participation of 360 drivers from 54 different countries, including a bunch from Australia.
Massa No Longer CIK President
The FIA’s high-profile CIK President Felippe Massa has been replaced, India’s Akbar Ebrahim now filling the head position of the International Karting Commission.
Interview: Anthony Abbasse, Former Driver
The next in FIA Karting’s ‘Best Of 2021’ series is Frenchman Anthony Abbasse, a former top level driver but now entrepreneur and track manager.
IAME Kicks Off With Strong Winter Cup
The IAME Winter Cup has become synonymous with the start of the international season for the top teams and drivers in the IAME X30 circle, and its 7th running in Valencia did not disappoint with Marcus Luzio (Dan Holland Racing), Aaron Garcia (MDC Racing) and Kit Belofsky (Fusion Motorsport) winning the finals in X30 Senior, Junior and Mini respectively (includes video).