Big Entry for South Island Championship
The KartSport NZ South Island Sprint Championship meeting near Nelson this weekend features the largest entry at the event since the 2005 edition.
International
Preview: OK & Junior World Championship
FIA Karting nominates Freddie Slater as the favourite for the Junior world title, while in OK there’s a big list of names, headed by car racing-bound Andrea Kimi Antonelli. Racing will be live streamed across two days.
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Aussies Make RoK SuperFinal
Australian karters Alex Ninovic and William Calleja both contested the 2021 Vortex RoK Superfinal at Lonato, Italy, on the weekend – and both made the finals!
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Three Aussies at OK & J World Championship
Three Australians are on the entry list for the 2021 FIA Karting World Championship for OK and OK Junior in Spain later this month, and two of them are officially with an ‘Australian’ team.
Interview: Tymoteusz Kucharczyk, Kubica’s Protégé
Several young Polish drivers have recently emerged in the major international karting events. Among them is talented 15-year-old Tymoteusz Kucharczyk, a protégé of Robert Kubica, who’s racing in OK.
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Robinson Vice-Champion in Belgium
Australian Lachlan Robinson has secured the Vice Champion title in the BNL Karting Championship in Belgium (includes video of both days racing)
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California ProKart Challenge Concludes
The 2021 season for the California ProKart Challenge came to a close last weekend with the sixth and final round CalSpeed Karting facility in Fontana.
Video: WSK Open Cup, Round 1
Here’s all the action from the Finals of the opening round of WSK Open Cup at Lonato last month.
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Mix of Youth & Experience Wins NZ Briggs Endurance Title
Two drivers, each with over 30 years experience, teamed with a 17-year old reigning national sprint champion to win New Zealand’s National Endurance Championship in Wellington on Saturday.
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Promising Performances for Aussies at Adria
The two Australians competing in the WSK Open Cup in Italy on the weekend put in promising performances in their respective classes.
Mainland Series Concludes Despite COVID Restrictions
Thanks to strict adherence to social distancing and a blanket ban on spectators, Christchurch’s Canterbury Kart Club was able to successfully conclude the 2021 Mainland Series at its two-day Garden City Championships meeting last weekend.
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Wide Mix of Talent to Contest NZ Endurance Championship
Fourteen 3-driver teams will contest the third annual KartSport New Zealand National Endurance Championship across four hours at KartSport Wellington’s Upper Hutt circuit Saturday.
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Interview: Jan Koski, Manager of Koski Motorsport
Running a private team out of Finland in Europe-based FIA Karting events is a challenge, but a challenge that Jan Koski is making work with his Koski Motorsport team.
Texas Sprint Series Decided at Amarillo
The Texas Sprint Racing Series came to a close over the September 17-19 weekend as the fifth and final round of the championship concluded at the Amarillo Kart Circuit.
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Rotax Grand Final Vacancies in E-Kart
Who wants to be the first ever E-Kart champion at the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand finals? BRP-Rotax advise there are seats available in the 18-kart E-Kart class at Bahrain’s World Final in December.
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Champions Decided at Route 66 Series Finale
Over 100 drivers contested Route 66 Sprint Series fourth and final event of the year at Wolf Paving Raceway in Dousman, Wisconsin last weekend.
New Location for OK/OK-J World Champs
Entries have opened for the “new” OK and OK-Junior World Championships that will take place at the Karting Campillos circuit in Spain next month.
WSK Open Cup Opens
After promising starts, neither of the Australians made it beyond the pre-finals at the opening round of the WSK Open Cup at Lonato on the weekend. Report, pics etc.
Brazil Cancelled
FIA Karting has finally conceded there will be no World Championship event in Brazil this year. Instead, the OK & OKJ World Championship will be held in Spain next month.
Two Aussies at WSK Open Cup
Young Australians William Calleja and Griffin Peebles are contesting the WSK Open Cup round in Italy this weekend, and Calleja has already enjoyed a top ten result in one of his heats.
Willow Springs’ ProKart Challenge Round
The California ProKart Challenge hosted the penultimate round of the 2021 season on the September 11-12 weekend at the Willow Springs International Raceway.
Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy Finale
The final round of the Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy took place at the challenging Wackersdorf circuit in Germany last weekend. Here’s the official race report, images and video.
Interview: Nikola Tsolov, Bulgarian FA Driver
Few Bulgarian drivers try their luck in major international events. This year, Nikola Tsolov was the only representative of his country in the European Championship.
Robinson Secures 5th Straight Rotax Grand Finals Ticket
Overseas-based Australian Lachlan Robinson has secured his fifth straight Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals ticket.
Wharton 5th in International Super Cup!
Australian James Wharton has claimed an amazing fifth place in the KZ2 International Super Cup in Sweden on the weekend. Includes full video of the final