Photos: European Championship Round, Finland
Here are the official CIK-FIA images from the European Championship round at Alaharma.
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Dylan Drysdale The Top Kiwi In Queensland
Dylan Drysdale was the best placed of the six Kiwis at the latest round of this year’s Australian Kart Championship series at Emerald in Northern Queensland over the weekend.
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CRG Team Report from Finland
Team Report: CRG drivers showed a good pace in qualifying and heats at the European Championship round for categories OK and OK-Junior, but the final result went missing at Alahärmä.
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Doohan Fourth In Finland
After a near perfect run in the preliminaries, Jack Doohan had to settle for fourth in the Final at the European OK-Junior Championship round in Finland overnight.
Doohan Qualifies Pole in Finland
Jack Doohan has qualified fastest and won two of the opening three heats at the 4th round of the European Championships in Finland.
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Karting News Briefs
This weeks mixture of news updates and information from here and abroad…
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CRG Target Entry Level 4-Stoke Class for Europe
CRG and Briggs & Stratton have jumped into bed with the aim of creating a cheap entry level karting program for the European market.
Karting is “at a too professional level” says Jarno Trulli
Former World Karting champion and Formula One driver Jarno Trulli believes junior karting is now at a level that is too professional.
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SuperNationals Priority Pre-Entry Now Open
Australian karters are regular starters at the annual SKUSA SuperNationals in Las Vegas. SKUSA has now opened the ‘priority pre-entry’ program for this year’s event and announced the date entries open for everyone else.
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Six Kiwis To Contest AKC Round This Weekend
Six Kiwi karters will contest the penultimate round of this year’s Australian Kart Championship at Emerald in Northern Queensland this weekend.
Scott McLaughin Becomes Patron for Kartsport New Zealand
Australian Supercars star Scott McLaughin has been named as a new Patron for the governing body of karting in New Zealand.
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Italian Karting Championship, Round 4
Forty-five KZ2 drivers took to the track at the fourth round of the Italian ACI Karting Championship at Adria Karting Raceway on the weekend.
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Another NZ Schools Championship for Palmerston North Boys High
Palmerston North Boys High School claimed a record-extending sixth Secondary Schools’ title at the New Zealand National Schools’ Championships in Blenheim on Saturday.
Kartsport NZ Does Deal with National Tyre Chain
The governing body for karting in New Zealand has announced a deal with a nationwide tyre retail chain.
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Podboy & Yu Score First Wins in California ProKart Challenge
Round four of the California ProKart Challenge saw the introduction of the pushback bumper system to the X30 Senior and X30 Junior categories.
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Karting News Briefs
Former Australian Superkart Champion Jason McIntrye is waiting for a five-organ transplant. The Victorian, who had to stop racing a number of years ago, requires…
Preview: KartSport New Zealand’s National Schools Championship
School-age karters from all over New Zealand will be in Blenheim on Saturday contesting the 15th annual KartSport New Zealand’s National Schools Championship meeting.
Super One Series, Round 7
The Tuto Super One Series visited the spectacular and immaculate Glan-Y-Gors circuit in North Wales on the weekend with racing for the IAME Cadet, X30, TKM and Rotax classes.
Ups & Downs For Kiwis in Germany
Kiwi karters Daniel Bray and Dylan Drysdale are taking positives from their weekend competing in KZ2 at the third round of this year’s German Kart Championship (DKM).
CRG Takes The Lead of DKM Championships
CRG drivers had a strong round in the German Championship at Wackersdorf on the weekend, the Italian manufacturer now leading the KZ2, OK and OK-Junior classes of the DKM.
GoPro Motorplex Karting Challenge, Round 7
Saturday thunderstorms as pre-finals began caused the seventh round of the GoPro Motorplex Karting Challenge championship series to be postponed until the Sunday morning.
Kiwis, Pro Tour and the Rotax Grand Finals
IKD has issued a clarification to Pro Tour competitors regarding Kiwi drivers qualifying for the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals via the Australian Rotax Pro Tour.
Kiwis Competing In Germany This Weekend
NZ karters Daniel Bray and Dylan Drysdale are this weekend competing in KZ2 as works-supported GP Kart drivers at the third round of the German Kart Championship at Wackersdorf.
Brits Dominate Spa 24-Hour Kart Race
Despite treacherous wet conditions, organisers were so happy with the running of the first ever Francorchamps Karting 24 Hour kart race for private karts, they’re already looking forward to the 2018 edition.
Texas Sprint Racing Series, Round 3
Round 3 of the Texas Sprint Racing Series was held at Hill Country Kart Club on June 24-25, organisers saying entries continue to grow in both the two-stroke and four-stroke classes.