Extra “Best Of 2017”
Here’s another batch of the CIK-FIA “best of 2017” articles, this time featuring Dexter Patterson, Paolo de Cont, Valeria Vargas Garcia and Xavier Handsaeme
International
Flack’s Fairing Curtails Top Ten in Italy
A front fairing penalty cost Marcos Flack at top ten result in Italy on the weekend. Josh Fife was also threatening the top ten when he DNF’d the KZ2 final. Here’s the race wrap plus photos from Adria
advertisement
Fifey 6th in Quallie, WSK Super Master Series
Josh Fife has qualified an excellent 6th in KZ2 at the WSK Super Master Series opener. Marcos Flack is 27th in 60Mini. Here’s the qualifying wrap and some photos (includes live stream link)
advertisement
100,000th Rotax MAX Leaves The Factory
BRP-Rotax is celebrating the 100,000th Rotax MAX 125 kart engine leaving the assembly line in Austria.
Age No Barrier For NZ Masters’ Games
New Zealand’s biennial Masters Games is in Dunedin this weekend. Karters 30+ years of age will be competing, including a couple of drivers who are over 60.
advertisement
Sign Up & Subscribe to KartSportNews
We’ll soon be launching a service where karting news can be sent direct to your email inbox. Signup is simple and the service is free. Also, you could win some KartSportNews stickers!
advertisement
Flack & Fife Top Ten Adria International
Australian karters Marcos Flack and Joshua Fife both enjoyed strong showings and made the finals at the opening round of the WSK Champions Cup at Adria International on the weekend (includes event wrap and photo gallery).
New Zealand’s Wood Wins Jnr MAX in Melbourne
Wellington karter Ryan Wood picked up another Pro Tour win on the weekend, and several other Kiwis had strong showings. Here’s the Kiwi Report for the opening round of Rotax Pro Tour.
advertisement
Button & Ricciardo Drive at Private Karting Event
Former F1 World Champion Jenson Button and current Red Bull star Daniel Ricciardo took to the track aboard Ricciardo Karts at a private track event organised by the USA West Coast distributor for the brand, Phil Giebler Racing.
advertisement
Bakkerus & Burt Grab NZ Rok Cup Advantage
Youngtsers Hayden Bakkerus and Kiahn Burt have grabbed an early advantage in the 2018 ROK Cup NZ by winning the annual City of Sails meeting in Auckland on the weekend
New Branding for World Karting Championships
With a new promoter in place, the first visual change is a new logo and name for the karting World Championships
advertisement
Lammers In at Lion Kart
Lion Kart is a new chassis brand from Serbia and 2-time KZ World Cup winner Bas Lammers has signed to be lead driver for the new team.
advertisement
Live Timing: Pro Tour & WSK Champions Cup
Here are the links you need for the weekend to follow the opening round of Rotax Pro Tour in Melbourne, plus the two Aussies in Italy at the WSK Champions Cup round.
Karting News Briefs
The latest batch of briefs include driver, team & event news and updates.
advertisement
The Kiwis in Melbourne for Pro Tour Opener
Nine karters from New Zealand are in Melbourne for the opening round of the 2018 Rotax Pro Tour this weekend.
advertisement
CIK-FIA ‘Best Of 2017’
Another batch of ‘Best Ofs’ – hear from Ronnie Quintarelli, Sami Taoufik, James Geidel and OK World Champ Danny Keirle.
Rosebank Domain Ready to ROK
The first round of the New Zealand ROK Cup NZ Series kicks off in Auckland this weekend, offering the series winner a start at the ROK Cup International final. Event preview.
SKUSA & IKF Unite
Two of the governing bodies of karting in North America have united, Superkarts! USA announcing it has joined forces with the International Karting Federation.
Tony Kart Announce 11 Official Drivers for 2018
The Tony Kart Racing Team will have 11 official drivers in 2018, including the son of an F1 & Indy winner. However, Marco Ardigò won’t be driving until May due to injury.
Massa’s First Meeting
Felipe Massa, new President of the CIK-FIA, says he needs to “listen to competitors, teams and drivers to see what they think is working and what isn’t and focus on those areas.”
Chassis Partners For Rotax Grand Finals
Rotax has announced there will be no change in the chassis partners for the 2018 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals.
Facebook Changes – And What You Should Do
Facebook’s algorithm is changing. This means your News Feed will change. So here’s what you need to do…
Pushback Bumpers To Be Tested at Florida Winter Tour
Competitors in three classes of the Florida Winter Tour will be forced to use the controversial “pushback” bumper system in 2018. However, they will not have to pay for them and no penalties will be applied.
Karting News Briefs
Karting updates and information from anywhere – team, driver, industry, club, event, local, international…
More ‘Best Of 2017’
The CIK-FIA has published further ‘Best Of 2017’ articles, including interviews with Mick Doohan, Juan Montoya, International race directory Nigel Edwards and TM Racing’s Claudio Flenghi.