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.
International
Saturday @ Sarno: Euro Champs, Round 2
Aussie James Wharton is hovering around the top 10 in the OK class at the second round of the European Championship at Sarno this weekend (includes live link and Saturday wrap)
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Interview: Kajus Siksnelis
Now 15 years old, Kajus Siksnelis comes from Lithuania where basketball is much more popular than motorsport! So the young kart racer did not hesitate to travel across Europe to make progress and build his reputation.
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Team PR: Leclerc by Lennox at Adria
The KZ and KZ2 FIA Karting European Championship of the Leclerc By Lennox Racing team got off to a great start with its third success of the season, this time in KZ2 with Viktor Gustavsson.
Three Worthy Winners in Adria
BirelART drivers Alessandro Irlando and Viktor Gustavsson came out the winners of KZ and KZ2 in the opening round of the European Championship at a hot Adria Raceway on the weekend. Connor Zilisch won the Academy Trophy round.
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Sim Stars Add to Kiwi iKartsport Series
With its unique mix of drivers, choice of cool yet cost-effective GT3 cars, and professionally run races – KartSport New Zealand’s latest simulator racing series has been given the thumbs up by one of the country’s new breed of internationally successful Sim stars, James Anderson, from Whenuapai in West Auckland.
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Mixed Conditions Challenge NZ ProKart Racers
Last weekend, 95 Giltrap Group ProKart Series competitors faced a mix of conditions at the rescheduled second round of their COVID-19-interrupted 2020 series at the KartSport Tokoroa club’s Stihl Shop Tokoroa Raceway.
Rotax Euro Challenge Opens in Belgium
After a long period of waiting, the 2020 Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy finally kicked off last weekend, karts hitting the track at the Genk circuit in Belgium.
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Rotax Grand Festival Cancelled
BRP-Rotax has cancelled the Micro and Mini MAX Grand Festival for 2020. The event was to have taken place in the Netherlands later this month.
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Preview: Rnd 2, OK & Junior European Championship
The second round of the European OK and Junior championship will take place at the famous Sarno circuit in Italy later this month.
RIP – Konstantin Kapetanidis
A 19-year-old German karter who was set to compete in the KZ2 European Championship this coming week, has died as the result of a motorcycling accident.
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NZ Pro-Kart Series Stronger After COVID Curveball
It seems like an age since the KartSport Manawatu club hosted the opening round of the 2020 Pro-Kart Series back in February. But after the Covid-enforced break, things look like they’re bigger and better than ever.
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Peebles Tops Podium at Adria
Australian karter Griffin Peebles bounced back from a technical failure to take a win at Rok Italia at Adria Karting Raceway last weekend.
The Locals Win Big at Manawatu
More than 140 karters from all over New Zealand gathered at the KartSport Manawatu club’s Manawatu Toyota Raceway over the weekend for the annual ‘Championships’ round of the Manawatu & …
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Team PR: Leclerc by Lennox Racing at Euro Opener
“There is a little bitterness on our part because given our potential we expected to achieve more success this weekend” said team manager Jordon Lennox-Lamb. Here’s the team PR from Zuera.
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Photos: Zuera European Championship Round OK/OK-J
Here are the official images from the European Championship round at Zuera on the weekend. Race report, results and videos were posted yesterday HERE.
Euro Update: James Wharton
At just 14 years of age, James Wharton is competing in his first season of racing the OK category in Europe. Covid-19 shut down his race program for several months, but he’s now back competing at the top level in WSK and FIA karting. Kartcom.com recently posted a summary of his season so far, and a bit of history of where he’s come from.
European Championship Rnd 1 – Zuera
After all the delays due to COVID, the 2020 European Championship for OK and OK Junior finally got underway in Spain on the weekend, Kimi Antonelli (OK) and Tuukka Taponen (Junior) winning for Kart Republic and Tony Kart respectively. Unfortunately, Australia’s James Wharton got caught up in spectacular crashes and didn’t make the final.
Bradshaw Untouchable at IAME Euro Series Opener
The first race of the 2020 IAME Euro Series was run at Essay, France, last weekend where Callum Bradshaw was untouchable in Senior, Santiago Vallve snatched the Junior win and Cathal Clark was awarded the victory post-race in the Mini class. Includes the full stream from both days.
Young Karter Proves Old Adage Correct
Ambitious young Auckland driver Zane Hills proved the age-old adage ‘practise makes perfect’ true at the opening round of KartSport New Zealand’s new GT3 class simulator racing series on Tuesday evening.
Briggs & Stratton File for Bankruptcy
Iconic small-engine manufacturer Briggs & Stratton has filed for bankruptcy.
Kart Globe: Episode 6
David Sera and Kelvin O’Reilly were the Aussie guests on the latest edition of Kart Globe, discussing how the sport is – mostly – coming back strong from COVID, except for Melbourne…
Anderson Brothers Dominate Final NZ Sim Series Round
It’s a headline which could have been written about Bruce and Wayne Anderson, the Whenuapai-based West Auckland brothers famous for their efforts behind the wheel of the PinePac Ford Mustang …
WSK Euro Round 1
Aussie Wrap: Griffin Peebles and James Wharton at Sarno – includes round highlights video, link to pics plus official Finals day report.
Record Entry & Live Stream Highlight Hawke’s Bay Meeting
The decision to livestream the first major regional race meeting to be held in New Zealand since the Covid-19 lockdown was an inspired one, the record 162 entrants enjoying a large audience.