Seb’s Italian Win
Sebastian Ekandari-Marandi enjoyed a double podium that included victory at the second round of the Italian Championship at La Conca on the weekend.
International
Restricted Brands For Historic Super Cup
Only kart brands that are on an FIA Karting eligibility list will be allowed to take part in the FIA Karting Historic Super Cup for vintage karts later this year.
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Anagnostiadis Heads COTFAP
A win and a second place in the two finals has pushed James Anagnostiadis into the lead of the Junior class in the Champions Of The Future Academy Program (includes video)
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Seb Sixth at La Conca
Queensland’s Sebastian Eskandari-Marandi has finished sixth at the second round of the WSK Open Series at La Conca, Italy, on the weekend.
New Winners at Summer Shootout
Texas Sprint Racing Series competitors hit a new circuit for the series halfway point on the weekend, just under 180 drivers fronting at the KartMoto facility.
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Follow The Aussies
A bunch of Australians are entered in two international karting events in Europe this weekend. Here are the links you need to follow their progress.
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Electric Rotax Gets CIK-FIA Approval
The Rotax E20 electric powertrain has received official CIK-FIA approval and will be part of the 2024 RMC Euro Trophy.
Rotax Chassis Partners Announced
BRP-Rotax has confirmed the chassis partners for the 2024 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals – four regular brands, plus one that is new to the RMCGF.
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Seat Allocations For OK-N World Cup
The CIK-FIA has released the seat allocations for each country that can send drivers to the first ever OK-N World Cup in the UK later this year. Australia is not on the list.
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Kiwi Secures First USA Victory
Driver PR – Current New Zealand KZ2 Karting Champion, 15-year-old Jay Urwin, has taken a convincing win at round 1 of the US Stars Pro Karting Championship at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Burke Top Tens Academy Opener
Australia’s representative in the 2024 FIA Karting Academy trophy put in a strong performance in France on the weekend, walking home with sixth place in the Final.
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Multiple Sweeps at Cali PK Challenge
Repeat and first time winners highlighted the second round of the California ProKart Challenge at Buttonwillow Raceway Park.
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Rotax Euro Trophy, Round 1
Australian Sean Butcher was competing for the win at the opening round of the Rotax Euro Trophy in Belgium on the weekend, but dropped out of contention when he had to drive off the circuit to miss a collision.
Francis Third In France
Melbourne’s Lewis Francis finished on the podium at the second round of the Champion Of The Future Series in France.
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Rotax Celebrate 25 Years of Grand Finals
The Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals (often just called the ‘Rotax Worlds’) kicked off in Puerto Rico in 2000. This year’s edition in Italy will mark a quarter of a century since that first running.
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Four OTK Wins at Texas GP
Brand PR – A total of four wins and 12 podiums were achived by OTK karts at the United States Pro Kart Series opener Texas Grand Prix at Speedsportz Racing Park.
Rental Kart World Contest
CRG has announced the preliminary details of its Rental Kart World Contest, which will include three classes and a women’s ranking, for its event in Italy in October.
Aussie 5th in Italy
On his debut in the OK-N Junior category, Sebastian Eskandari-Marandi has finished 5th at the opening round of the WSK Open Series at Franciacorta on the weekend. Report, pics & video…
Preview: WSK Open Series
Four Australians are on the entry list for this weekend’s WSK Open Series round at Franciacorta, Italy. Karting legends Davide Fore and Alessandro Manetti headline the KZ2 Masters class. Here are the links to follow the event.
New Zealand Nationals
The 2024 Meridian General New Zealand National Sprint Championship was held at KartSport Marlborough over the traditional Easter long weekend, 163 entries contesting the eight classes.
Urwin Back-To-Backs Kiwi Nationals
Driver PR – Jay Urwin has won back-to-back New Zealand National Titles in the KZ2 class and is now perfectly prepared to compete in the USA later this month.
A Round of Firsts
The opening round of the European Championship for OK and OK-Junior witnessed a number of firsts for FIA Karting; on-board camera images in the live stream and Taiwanese Maxxis tyres across both classes.
Aussies On The Podium at Cremona
Australian karters James Anagnostiadis and Pip Casabene both finished on the podium on Day 2 of the Champions Of The Future Academy round in Italy, James actually winning the Junior final before a penalty was applied.
Pip Poles & P2 in Italy
Melbourne’s Pip Casabene has placed second at the opening event of the Champions Of The Future Academy meeting at Cremona, Italy, overnight.
Free Live Streams
There’s plenty of kart racing live streamed via YouTube this weekend – the New Zealand Nationals, the British Kart Championship plus the COTF Academy in Italy.