Dylan Drysdale was the top Kiwi finisher at the latest round of the Australian Kart Championships at Newcastle over the weekend, the 19-year-old claiming his third consecutive fourth place with one of the drives of the meeting in the premier KZ2 class final.
19-year old Kiwi karter Dylan Drysdale heads into the third round of this year’s Australian Kart Championships at Newcastle this weekend with a real chance of a place on the podium on Sunday.
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Rain or shine, wet track or dry, it didn’t seem to matter to series returnee CJ Sinclair at the latest double-header round of the New Zealand Rotax Max Challenge at Rotorua on the weekend.
In the space of two weeks, the official Birel ART team visited two benchmark international circuits – Wackersdorf in Germany and PF International in England – and enjoyed excellent results in the DKM.
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Torrential rain and a streaming wet track on Saturday then a dry track but cool temperatures on Sunday tested both the skill and resolve of karters contesting the third round of the NZ ProKart Series at Rotorua over the weekend.
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James Wharton and Christian Mansell were unable to accrue enough points in their last heat to make the Final at round 2 of the European Championships in Britain on the weekend.
Team PR: CRG’s Pedro Hiltbrand claimed the third place at the end of an exciting OK finale at the PFI circuit on the weekend, launching him into the lead of the European Championship.
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The two Australians competing at the second round of the CIK-FIA European Kart Championship have one heat remaining tonight (Aus time) to see of they can get into the finals at PFI in the UK.
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Younger than many of his colleagues, Julien Dexmier (43) has earned a respected place as Team Manager at the Sodi Racing Team.
The third round of the 2018 Super One Series saw some outstanding racing for the IAME Cadet, X30, TKM and Bambino classes at the Scottish circuit of Larkhall last weekend.
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Rotorua this weekend is the next stop for this year’s Giltrap Group New Zealand Rotax Max Challenge, and it’s the second ‘double-header’ meeting of the 2018 season.
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The third edition of the South Garda Karting Trophy experienced wet finals in Lonato, but the event was still successful on several fronts, such as attracting 200 drivers.
Manager of the Kosmic Racing Department, Olivier Maréchal is a former racer who’s dad was a key engine man in the past. Here’s the CIK-FIA’s Q & A session with the Belgian.
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The new cooperative between the International Karting Federation and Superkarts! USA is slowly taking shape. The first joint initiative will be to launch a new ‘club in a box’ program.
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18 drivers tested the new Rotax THUNDeR e-kart prior to the category’s debut in the German Kart Championship this weekend. But it’s not, as organisers are claiming, the world’s first national electric kart championship event…
Australian juniors James Wharton and Christian Mansell are entered for the Kart Grand Prix of Great Britain (European Championship round 2 for OK/OKJ), to be held at the PF International circuit on May 18 to 20.
Another fresh batch of class winners has been crowned after an intensely competitive third and final points round of the 2017/18 Manawatu & TRC Toyota WPKA Goldstar KartSport Series at Chemz Raceway near Hastings on Sunday.
Team Press: The Birel ART team clearly displayed a very high level of performance at Salbris at the opening of the European Championship, especially in KZ2.
Kiwi Report: NZ karters Josh Hart and Ryan Wood claimed class wins and compatriots Jackson Rooney and Sebastian Manson backed them up with podium finishes at the third round of Australia’s Rotax Pro Tour at Ipswich in Queensland on Sunday.
Managing tyre deg meant New Zealand’s Daniel Bray finished an impressive eighth overall in the KZ2 class Final at the opening round of the CIK-FIA European KZ2 Championship at Salbris, south of Paris over the weekend.
Australian junior driver Beau Russell missed the cut for the finals at the opening round of the 2018 CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy at Salbris, France, on the weekend. Here’s the finals day report and video for round 1 of the European KZ & KZ2 Championship.
The new President of the CIK-FIA, Felipe Massa, made a point of honouring the launch of the 2018 European Championships with his presence at the opening round in Italy.
Here’s the follow-up Question & Answer video to yesterday’s “Decline of Kids In Sport” post from KartSport New Zealand’s officials’ training seminar.
Kiwi Preview: New Zealand’s Josh Hart leads the Pro Tour points for Rotax Light as the series heads to Ipswich for this weekend’s round.
