Arvid Lindblad (OK – KR/IAME), Alex Powell (OK Junior – KR/IAME) and Christian Costoya (Mini – Parolin/TM) won the three classes contesting round 2 of the WSK Super Master Series at La Conca on the weekend. Two Australians competed at the event…
Karters from Auckland and all points south are set to celebrate a ‘return to (near) normality’ this weekend as the Hamilton club hosts the opening round of this year’s ProKart Series under a unified NZ-wide Level 1 COVID-19 alert level.
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BRP-Rotax has responded to Karting Australia’s recent statement regarding the 2021 Rotax Pro Tour and qualification for the Rotax Grand Finals.
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With a bunch of karters sitting out the event due to COVID lockdowns, the spotlight was on the region’s racers at Wellington’s Goldstar Series round last weekend.
The Bahrain International Karting Circuit will host the 2021 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals in December. It will be the first time the event, often referred to as The Rotax Worlds, has been held in the Kingdom.
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Changes to COVID restrictions midway through a two-day double-header across two venues didn’t stop the Kiwis from getting the racing done.
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After displaying promising pace at the venue the week prior, neither of the Australians at the opening round of WSK Super Masters at Adria Raceway were able to replicate their impressive form.
Team PR – The opening round of the WSK Master at Adria last weekend was the first outing for nearly the whole CRG team, which competed in all four categories, Mini, Junior, Ok and KZ.
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Organisers of the Rotax Pro Tour will respond to the recent statement from Karting Australia that Pro Tour competitors would not be able to qualify for the Grand Finals.
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Karting Australia has sent a statement to previous Rotax Pro Tour competitors stating that the 2021 Pro Tour is an ‘unrecognised competition’ and that drivers contesting it cannot qualify for the World Finals.
Event Preview: one of the first victims of last year’s COVID-19 lockdown, Kartsport New Zealand’s Mainland Series has over 60 karters signed up for the three weekend/six round series that kicks off with a double-header this weekend.
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It was mixed fortunes for the Aussies in the Finals at the WSK Champions Cup round at Adria on the weekend. Griffin Peebles scored a strong 7th in Mini while James Wharton DNFd in OK.
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The opening meeting of the international karting season, the WSK Champions Cup in Adria, has been highly successful with 337 drivers from 51 countries challenging each other across four categories.
With the 2021 season about to start, the CRG Racing Team has made official the last pieces to complete the team’s new driver line-up, announcing three Spanish drivers in Mini, OK Junior and OK.
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Team PR – The Leclerc by Lennox Racing team won at its seasonal debut on the Adria Karting Raceway circuit with Viktor Gustavsson, who dominated the KZ2 final.
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Australians James Wharton and Griffin Peebles have both qualified strongly at WSK Promotions’ first event for the year, round 1 of the Champions Cup at Adria Raceway.
The factory Tony Kart Racing Team has announced its driver lineup and event schedule for international events in 2021.
Kart Republic Australia is now an official Australian distributor for the quality range of AF Radiator products.
The FIA World Motor Sport Council has confirmed Bridgestone and MG will supply tyres for the 2021 international karting season.
Some quick news – karting & covid, Vic commentary & PR, AKC race program, sticker offer, Lithgow erection + more. And Jen’s back to talk karting!
Very active in the promotion of women in motor sport, the Danish Federation had the honour of seeing young driver Freya Normann selected to take part in the 2020 FIA Karting Academy Trophy.
In this post, multiple updates that cover club/track news, calendar re-schedules, industry info, driver happenings etc – local, national, international.
Unlikely to see something like this happen in Australia for a while… A group of sanctioning bodies in North America will work together to promote and run a “United States Karting Grand Prix” later this year.
For the past four years, the CIK-FIA has awarded a Rookie Of The Year for drivers up to 16 years of age. In 2020, it was Andrea Kimi Antonelli who claimed the title.
Open wheel racer Antonio Fuoco made a return to karts in 2020, racing a Charles Leclerc chassis in the KZ World Championship.