Team/Driver PR
Preview: Kiwis at KZ Worlds
QUALIFYING THE KEY TO KIWI SUCCESS AT KZ2 SUPER CUP EVENT IN ITALY THIS WEEKEND. If they can qualify well there is no reason why young Kiwi karters Matthew Payne (Ricciardo Kart/Vortex/Bridgestone) and Dylan Drysdale (Birel Kart/Vortex/Bridgestone) cannot do well at this weekend’s big FIA Karting International Super Cup (KZ2) meeting in Italy says someone …
Payne Heads Kiwi Squad at AKC Final
Young Auckland-based kart international KZ2 Matthew Payne heads a five-strong group of fellow Kiwis who have crossed the Tasman to contest the final round of this year’s SP Tools Australian Kart Championship presented by Castrol Edge (AKC) in Melbourne this weekend. NZ KZ2 class #1 Payne, 16, from Papakura, returned from Italy especially for the …
Kiwi Earns Spot on USA Rotax Worlds Team
Kiwi karter Josh Bethune has earned a place on the United States team at this year’s Rotax Max Challenge Grand Final in Italy in October after a dominant Rotax DD2 class win at the big Stars & Stripes Open meeting in Pittsburgh, PA, last weekend. After qualifying a close second to eventual class runner-up Race …
Wood & Kirwan Top Kiwis in Melbourne
With third place finishes in their respective classes, Ryan Wood from Wellington and Maxim Kirwan from Auckland ended up the best of what turned out to be a seven-strong squad of young Kiwi karters who contested the 35th annual City of Melbourne Titles meeting last weekend. Wood, 15, the reigning New Zealand Rotax DD2 class …
Super Strong First Half for T ten Brinke
With a top international program, karter Thomas ten Brinke has had an intense and successful first half of the season in the prestigious OK Junior class. The fourteen-year old talent from Zeddam can look back on a number of podium places in various championships, of which the third position overall in the FIA Karting European …
Driver PR: Haverkort at Le Mans
Top performance by Kas Haverkort with a strong finish after leading the final at the FIA Karting European Championship in Le Mans During the deciding round of the FIA European Karting Championship in France last weekend, Kas Haverkort was a front-runner throughout the event, also leading the final of the OK class in the early …
Back-to-Back Cadet 12 Victories at AKC
Pro Karting traveled to Emerald Kart Club in Queensland for round 4 of the AKC championship over the last weekend. The team enjoyed another great weekend that included fastest laps, heat race wins, 2 front row final starts and was highlighted by victory in the Cadet 12 class by Kristian Janev. Kristian Janev has had …
