Local Swedish driver Noah Milell has taken out the 2021 FIA Karting World Championship for KZ. Milell dominated the final and lead home a Tony Kart Racing Team one-two. Here’s the official report, results and video.
James Wharton will contest the International Super Cup for KZ2 this weekend at the Kristianstad circuit in Sweden. Up against 100 other drivers, this is the effective ‘world title’ for the category and boasts a far bigger field than the KZ World Championship class.
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Prince Carl Philip of Sweden tested the Rotax E20 eKart at the GTR Motorpark in Sweden a week ago.
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It’s anyone’s guess what the numbers will be for the OK and Junior World Championship in Brazil later this year.
The third stop of the 2021 Route 66 Sprint Series returned to the Kart Circuit Autobahn inside the Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, Illinois.
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Tony Kart drivers took out the round and the championship in both Senior and Junior X30 categories at the IAME Euro Series finale at Genk on the weekend. Report, pics & video.
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Lots of catch-up news in this post, such as: The Noise shunts, a new Sera, win free stickers, RIP, Wagga upgrade, reverse radiator, etc
WSK Promotion has announced an ambitious 12-event program for 2022. The provisional schedule, utilising only circuits in Italy, kicks off at Adria with the Champions Cup in January, followed by…
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The CPB Sport team has some of the biggest titles in KZ2 competition. Its Manager, Paul Bizalion, talks about the creation of the French team and its functioning.
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An absolutely dominant win in the premier KZ2 class at the penultimate round of the ProKart Series at Tokoroa on Sunday has given ace Auckland driver Mat Kinsman a valuable points buffer ahead of the final round at Hamilton next month. Report/photos/results from NZ.
Riccardo Longhi (Birel ART/TM) and Giacomo Pollini (CRG/TM) have been crowned the 2021 FIA European Champions in the KZ and KZ2 classes respectively after the second and final round at Adria on the weekend.
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Top Kiwi karter Rianna O’Meara-Hunt, who has done a lot of Rotax racing in Australia over the years, will step up to the KZ2 class at this weekend’s NZ ProKart Series round at Tokooa.
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Turning 33 next month, factory Tony Kart team member Simo Puhakka is one of the most experienced professional drivers on the European circuit.
It appears there’s a standoff between FIA Karting and the Manufacturers & Teams over the 2021 OK & OK-Junior World Championship. The FIA is adamant the event will take place in Brazil in December, but the teams & manufacturers are united that they won’t be there.
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142 Kiwi karters were challenged by mixed weather and track conditions at the opening round of the 2021 Giltrap Group Top Half Series at Rotorua on the weekend.
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The IAME Euro Series reconvened at the 7 Laghi Kart track in Italy for the third round last weekend. Despite taking place in the middle of summer with 35-degree temperatures, thunderstorms were a frequent threat throughout (includes video stream).
The Midsummer Mashup was the fourth round of the 2021 Texas Sprint Racing Series, featuring racing under lights over a Thursday through Saturday stretch last week.
Maxime Léger, winner of the International Trophy in Handikart, competed in the European Championship for OK with only one hand on the wheel and a crew of volunteers.
After a shabby qualifying, James Wharton made it through to the final at the conclusive round of the European Championships in Spain on the weekend. Italy’s Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Kart Republic/IAME) and Britain’s Freddie Slater (Kosmic/Vortex) won the titles.
The 139 participants in the fourth round of the FIA Karting European Championship for OK and Junior have met sweltering conditions in the middle of Spain this weekend.
The California ProKart Challenge entered the second half of its season at Santa Maria last weekend, and it was the KA100 Senior category that was the largest class at the event.
Lachlan Robinson enjoyed another strong performance at the latest Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy round, finishing first on the road in both Senior MAX finals in Germany.
Two big fields of OK and OK Junior battled 37-deg temperatures at the Zuera round of the Champions of the Future series. James Wharton made the final but was not able to feature.
Luca Corberi, the driver who received a 15 year ban for his actions at last year’s KZ World Championship, has lost his appeal.
New Zealand’s top school-age karters proved their mettle as torrential rain lashed the Tokoroa circuit that hosted the 103 entries for this year’s KartSport NZ National Schools’ Championship meeting on Saturday.