Vale – Claudio Flenghi, TM Racing
Claudio Flenghi, co-founder of TM Racing, passed away on Sunday 12th July at the age of 79.
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Interview: Kay Oberheide, CIK-FIA Executive Secretary
Now that the outlook for international kart racing is becoming clearer, Executive Secretary of the CIK-FIA, Kay Oberheide, talks about the last few months and what the season ahead looks like.
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Interview: Thomas ten Brinke, Junior World Champion
Always loyal to the British team RFM, 15-year-old Dutchman Thomas ten Brinke was planning to compete in OK for a full season. The coronavirus decided otherwise.
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Alice Buckley Chosen for FIA Women in Motorsport Shootout
Third-generation Queensland karter Alice Buckley has been chosen by the FIA Women in Motorsport Commission as Australia’s representative in the FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars program.
Interview: Alessandro Manetti
A former World and European Champion, Alessandro Manetti now runs Manetti Motorsport. He talks to the FIA about the challenges of running a private team and the big problems facing karting in Italy at the moment.
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Interview: Paolo Bombara, LeCont Tyres
LeCont is the tyre supplier for a number of this years FIA Karting Championships. The company’s Paolo Bombara tells us of the factory closure and how things are shaping up for later in the year.
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Bart Price: COVID & The Karting Industry
COVID-19 has impacted people and commerce around the globe. We had a chat with Bart Price about how it’s affecting DPE and the Australian karting industry.
Interview: Sandro Lorandi, Babyrace
Sandro Lorandi created the Babyrace team to support his sons Alessio and Leonardo in their debut in kart racing. Today, his passion continues with the Babyrace Driver Academy.
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Interview: Karl Janda, CIK-FIA Technical Delegate
Karl Janda is an engine enthusiast who has held the position of CIK-FIA Technical Delegate since 2017. He gives an international karting update from Germany.
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Interview: Paul Bizalion, CPB Sport
CPB Sport is a private French team that competes against the factories. Founder Paul Bizalion talks about the challenges of the team being inactive since February, and the road to recovery.
Interview: Luca Corberi, South Garda Karting
The famous kart circuit at Lonato is close to the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. Luca Corberi discusses the challenges of the business that runs competition and rental karts at the venue.
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Interview: Marijn Kremers, World Champion
A regular visitor to Australia, and managed by Michael Patrizi, Dutchman Marijn Kremers won the 2019 KZ World Championship with Birel ART. He then won Jacques Villeneuve’s Feed Racing F4 scholarship – but with COVID-19, he’s been doing iRacing instead of the real thing, and is tempted to defend his KZ World Championship.
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Interview: Giuseppe Sorrentino, Sarno Circuit
Giuseppe Sorrentino runs the famous Circuito Internazionale Napoli in Sarno. In this FIA interview he talks of activities at the circuit and COVID-19.
Interview: Marcus Amand
2019 European Junior Champion Marcus Amand has enjoyed parts of lockdown, and reckons people drive too aggressively in sim racing. The 14-year-old Finn is looking forward to racing the Euro and Worlds in OK later this year.
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The Punt! Dave Sera’s Swapping Paint Podcasts
Still looking for something to do? How about spending some time listening to David Sera’s Swapping Paint podcasts? Over the past couple of months, Dave has been chatting with friends who happen to be stars of motorsport.
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Interview: Joakim Ward, Ward Racing
A former top-level driver, Joakim Ward has diversified his activities and manages the import and distribution of several brands in Sweden and neighbouring countries, has developed his own range of rental karts, and runs Ward Racing, one of the big private teams that can take on the factories. FIA Karting spoke with him about karting in Sweden and COVID-19.
Kart Globe – Edition 2
The second edition of Kart Globe has been released. Host Jenni Wade catches up with karting media from around the world to discuss the sport and it’s recovery, plus an interview with RGMMC Group’s James Geidel (promoter of the FIA Karting Championship).
KA Celebrate National Volunteers Week
Karting Australia has celebrated National Volunteers Weeks with a big thank you to those who volunteer and contribute to the sport of karting. Here are the backgrounds of some karting volunteers from around the country.
Interview: Cash van Belle, IPK
A Belgian living in Italy for the past 15 years, Cash van Belle has worked with many great drivers in the sport and is currently the Team Manger at IPK which manufacture the Praga and Formula K brands. He spoke with the FIA about karting and life in Italy at the moment.
Interview: Magnus Hedman, Kristianstad Kart Klubb
Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, Sweden chose a different path to its European neighbours. FIA Karting spoke with Magnus Hedman, President of Kristianstad Kart Klubb, host of many international karting events.
Verstappen Voted Top CRG Pilot
Max Verstappen has been voted by fans as the top CRG driver from the past 20 years. Verstappen scored 983 points, clearly ahead of Paolo De Conto and Lewis Hamilton.
Interview: Jeremy Iglesias
A professional driver for the Formula K brand with Italian manufacturer IPK, Jeremy Iglesias has also started his own team in France. FIA Karting spoke with him about what he’s doing in the current situation.
Interview: Paolo & Stefano Mantese, Vega
Vega S.r.L., a leading manufacturer of tyres for competition karting, has been strongly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. FIA Karting spoke with the company’s Paolo and Stefano Mantese.
Interview: Marco Parolin,Parolin Racing Kart
Albino Parolin founded the Parolin Racing Kart brand in 1994. Today, Marco Parolin is in charge of marketing, and talks what’s happening in the business in the current times.
Interview: Bertrand Pignolet, Sodikart
Bertrand Pignolet heads of one of the world’s leading kart manufacturers, Sodikart. Here, the Frenchman talks of how the company is coping in the COVID-19 environment.