New Contenders Show Form at Round 3 of the Italian Championship
The third round of the Italian Karting Championship was held at Battipaglia recently/. 140 drivers competed, including an credible 65 in the 60cc Mini category.
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2017 Sodi World Finals
The Sodi World Finals were held in France recently and a bunch of Australians contested the event – one in the Sprint Cup and three teams in the Endurance Cup.
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Rotax Euro ‘Kart Prix 2’
Kart Prix 2 of RGMMC Rotax Max Euro Challenge took place in Salbris, France last week under clear blue skies and high temperatures.
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Preview: 32nd Annual Sunbelts To Kick Off Kiwi Mainland Series
For over 30 years, karters on the South Island – plus some from the North – have travelled to Nelson and Blenheim at Queen’s Birthday for NZ’s annual Sunbelts meeting. This year will be no different.
NZ Goldstar Winners To Celebrate After Championship Meeting
Karters from throughout New Zealand will be in Palmerston North this weekend celebrating the success of the recently completed Manawatu & TRC Toyota WPKA Goldstar Series at the linked, but standalone ‘Championships’ meeting.
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AKC Podium For 8-Year-Old Kiwi
Pint-sized Pukekohe driver Emerson Vincent was the top Kiwi finisher with third place in the Cadet 9 class Final at the third round of the Australian Kart Championship in South Australia over the weekend.
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Aussie to Contest European Superkart Championship
Jordan Ford has confirmed he will compete in all three rounds of the 2017 CIK-FIA European Superkart Championship, kicking off at Donnington next weekend where he’ll attempt to defend his British GP title.
Birel ART Demonstrate Electric Kart at Formula E Race
Birel ART’s electric E-Kart was demonstrated on the track at the sixth round of Formula E Championship in Paris last Saturday.
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Testing Conditions At Rotorua Rotax MAX Challenge Round
A ‘Polar Blast’ swept through New Zealand last weekend, affecting the latest Kiwi Rotax MAX Challenge rounds at Rotorua. Here’s the official race report, photos, results and progressive series points.
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Drysdale Stars In Wet-N-Dry NZ KZ2 Round
Wet or dry, nothing was going to stop KZ2 class star Dylan Drysdale from taking out the third round of NZ’s Molecule ProKart Series at Rotorua over the weekend.
Preview: Kiwi Karters at AKC Round This Weekend
The eight Kiwi karters competing at the third round of this year’s Australian Kart Championship at Monarto in South Australia this weekend are in very good company.
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New Venue For 2017 SKUSA Supernationals
Video Interview: SKUSA’s Tom Kutscher gives his sometimes colourful and often polarizing opinions on a variety of aspects of the karting industry in the USA, including a new venue for this year’s SuperNationals in Las Vegas. “We have room to make the most bitchin’ track you can think of.”
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The Sound Of Karting – Lonato’s 2nd KFA Nations Cup
The second “KFA Nations Cup” for historic karts was run at Lonato on the weekend, Alessio Piccini winning the Pre-2000 class on a Tony Kart manufactured in the year of his birth.
Karting Instructor Qualifies For Indy 500
Karting instructor Jay Howard has qualified for this weekend’s Indianapolis 500. That’s a bit like Troy Hunt or Dave Sera qualifying for the Bathurst 1000. Howard runs driver development and karting programs at NOLA Motorsports Park in New Orleans.
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News Briefs!
Some of the latest info from here and overseas – includes various event updates and Supp Regs, the Billy Monger interview plus Dave Sera’s guide to driving Monarto
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Three the Magic Number at LA Kart Championship Round
A number of categories welcomed their third different winner during Round Three of the Los Angeles Karting Championship at CalSpeed Karting Center recently, over 180 entries competing at the Fontana facility.
Lap Records Under Threat at NZ Prokart Round
The Rotorua track record could be broken this weekend as the NZ Prokart KZ2 series rolls into town. But it won’t be re-set Australian Troy Loeskow, who despite sitting second in the Championship, will not be competing this weekend.
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Next Stop Rotorua; NZ Rotax MAX Challenge
By Emilee Wright The KartSport Rotorua club’s The Rock FM Raceway high in the Mamaku Ranges west of the city hosts the next double-header round of this year’s Giltrap Group …
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Super One Series, Round 4, Whilton Mill
The fourth Super One round of the season saw some drivers consolidate their championship positions and new contenders come to the fore. The inspirational Billy Monger was a welcome visitor to the Super One paddock, to the delight of everyone who knows him or who has been affected by his recent accident.
Photo Gallery: European KZ / KZ2 / Academy Trophy
Here are the official CIK-FIA press images from Genk. Click for larger versions.
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Team Report: Birel ART at Genk Euro Round
Birel ART at the front of the international scene at Genk The European event of Genk was marked by very good performance from the Birel ART Racing Team. Among other …
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De Conto Nails Euro KZ Round 2; Kremers 2nd
Drivers and teams met in Belgium for the second round of the CIK-FIA European Championship for KZ on the weekend and it was CRG’s Paolo De Conto who came through …
Team Report: CRG’s Euro KZ Win
The second round of the KZ European Championship held in Belgium at Genk saw another victory going to CRG, TM and Paolo De Conto. This was another victory obtained showing …
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Aussies Head To Sodi World Series Final
A bunch of Australian kart racers are heading to France to contest the 2017 Sodi World Series Final. Eleven of them qualified via Xtreme Karting Pimpama’s Sodi Series. Three teams …