News Briefs
A range of karting related news snippets from here and abroad – Sera’s Protégés, FWT dates, Marcos Ambrose teaches, Crashtag app, tyre rule tweak, KA COVID latest.
International
Preview: KZ World Championship
Impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 will bring the Lonato venue back to the forefront of international competition for the second time in a row this weekend for the FIA Karting World Championship – KZ, the FIA Karting International Super Cup – KZ2 and the third competition of the FIA Karting Academy Trophy.
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5 Podiums & Championship Hat-Trick for Birel ART
The WSK Euro Series ended with a triumph for the Italian Birel ART brands with Ricciardo, Leclerc and Birel ART karts all taking home trophies.
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Double-Header Concludes WSK Euro Series
After the double-header event at Lonato on the weekend, James Wharton has finished 7th and Griffin Peebles 12th in the WSK Euro Series for 2020.
Interview: Oliver Gray, OK Racer
Oliver Gray can already be considered one of the revelations of 2020 in the OK category. With with the Leclerc by Lennox Racing team, the young Briton has found the perfect environment to blossom.
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Texas Sprint Series Crowns 2020 Champions
The Texas Sprint Racing Series program closed out the 2020 season earlier this month with the fifth and final round at Speedsportz Racing Park.
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IAME – 2020 European Champions
IAME engines powered drivers to first and second places in the 2020 FIA European Championships in both the OK and OK Junior categories.
Victory in Siena for Peebles
Griffin Peebles has enjoyed another strong weekend in the Mini Rok class that supported the third round of the Italian Championships at Circuito di Siena on the weekend.
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Double Euro Championship for Kart Republic
Kart Republic drivers Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Ugo Ugochukwu were crowned the European OK and Junior Champions for 2020 at Wackersdorf on the weekend. But it was a tough event for Australian James Wharton.
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Qualifying: Wackersdorf
James Wharton has qualified 25th in the 65-strong OK class at the Wackersdorf round of the European Championship this weekend.
Rotax Euro Challenge – Round 2
The second round of the Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy was held in Germany earlier this month. Lachlan Robinson qualified fastest in the Senior MAX field and was ranked second overall for the round.
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Pole Then Problems for Peebles
Griffin Peebles enjoyed a fantastic qualifying session to take pole in the Mini class at Lonato last weekend for the 30th annual Trofeo D’Autunno.
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Pex Wins Round; Kremers Wins Title
Stan Pex won the round for Kart Republic, but it was Ricciardo Kart’s Marijn Kremers – the Dutchman with the Australian Manager – who claimed the 2020 European KZ Championship at Genk last weekend. Here’s the report, pics and video of KZ, KZ2 and Academy Trophy.
Interview: Glenn Keyaert, CRG Team Manager
Glenn Keyaert began as a young champion driver from Belgium, but after crossing to the other side of the fence, started as a mechanic for the official CRG team, and is now the CRG Team Manger.
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Milell & Gustavsson Pole Genk
Noah Milell (Tony Kart) and Viktor Gustavsson (Birel) have qualified fastest in KZ and KZ2 respectively at the Genk round of the European Championship.
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Interview: Douglas Lundberg, Lenzo KZ Driver
Swede Douglas Lundberg is about to turn 29 and reckons people can still be very competitive in karting and the KZ class until at least 40.
Peebles Top Ten at Sarno
After struggling for ultimate pace throughout the week, a Sunday morning engine change reversed the fortunes of Griffin Peebles at the Italian Championship round at Sarno on the weekend.
4th Consecutive ROK Cup Superfinal for Kiwi
While he would be the first to agree that the COVID-19 Coronavirus and pandemic have made his quest infinitely harder this year, young Christchurch karter Jacob Douglas is set to return to Italy in October to contest a record fourth consecutive ROK Cup Superfinal event.
Preview: European OK & Junior Championship Round 3
James Wharton will be hoping to score more points and move forward in the European Championship for the OK category which races its third round at the Prokart Raceland complex at Wackersdorf in Germany in two weeks time.
New Organisers For Rock Island Grand Prix
A new organising partner has been announced for the annual Rock Island Grand Prix, an event that has 25 years of history and 13 different foreign winners.
European Superkart Championship Cancelled
The 2020 FIA European Superkart Championship that was set to take place at Le Mans from October 23 to 25, has been cancelled.
Interview: Carlos Gill, Track Manager
As the manager, along with his brother Narciso, of three circuits in Spain, Zuera, Vendrell and Tenerife, Carlos Gil has been involved in karting for 45 years.
Kart Skills Rewarded at NZ Sim Series Round
Karters Zane Hills and Ryan Wood proved the value of the skills and racecraft they first learned in the ‘real world’ at the final round of KartSport New Zealand’s latest sim series round.
Strong Recovery for Wharton as Barnard Dominates
James Wharton enjoyed a strong final at Sarno for the second round of the European Championship which saw Kart Republic drivers Taylor Barnard dominate OK and Ugo Ugochukwu win Juniors (includes video).
NZ Rok Cup Is In The Books
Despite an interruption caused by Covid, the 5th annual New Zealand ROK Cup has now been run and won. Here’s the series summary, and who’s heading to Italy for the Superfinal.