Charles Leclerc Tests With Lennox
Charles Leclerc participated in a test with the Lennox Racing Team at Lonato during the week, the F1 star mixing it with the team’s regular drivers aboard Birel ART manufactured CL Karts.
Team/Driver PR
Team Press: GF Motorsports, Warwick March Meeting
Team Report – It’s time for our race report for Round 1 of the Warwick Kart Club Championship. We’ve had a reasonably productive break from racing, with some good practice and some set up changes to Jack’s kart. Now it’s time to put rubber to the road and see if we’ve actually achieved anything.
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The Kiwi Report: AKC Opener
Jackson Rooney, Maxim Kirwan and Ryan Wood were the best performed Kiwis at the opening round of the Australian Kart Championship at Tailem Bend last weekend.
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Record Kiwis Set For AKC Start
A record number of New Zealand karters will contest the Australian Kart Championship that kicks off at The Bend this weekend.
Leclerc Progress With First Top Ten
Team Press – The Leclerc by Lennox Racing team continues to significantly move forwards on the path to competitiveness by holding an excellent second stage of the WSK Super Master Series.
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Payne Confirms Potential in Italy
Top Kiwi karter Matthew Payne confirmed the potential he showed the weekend before in Italy by finishing 13th overall in the premier KZ2 class Final at the second round of the WSK Super Master Series at Lonato on Sunday.
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Payne Enjoys Strong Euro Season Start
Current New Zealand KZ2 class title holder Matthew Payne enjoyed a strong start to his 2020 European campaign with a storming drive from 20th to 12th in the KZ2 final at the 25th annual Winter Cup race meeting in Italy on Sunday.
Karting Quickies
Anything from driver announcements to Corona virus… Click through for some quick updates on karting matters.
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First 2020 Ferrari Driver Academy Camp for Tony Kart
Team PR – Intense day of testing in Lonato for the Ferrari Driver Academy and our official racing team drivers, got on track for the first appointment of the renewed partnership between Tony Kart and FDA.
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Louis Sharp Gets Academy Trophy Call-Up
Young Christchurch karter Louis Sharp will contest the three-round FIA Karting Academy Trophy Series.
Valuable Experience on Team Leclerc’s Debut
Team Report: A lot of positive feedback and valuable experience are what Team Leclerc by Lennox Racing takes home from its debut race at the Adria Karting Raceway.
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Anderson’s Australian Assault
An influx of drivers are lining up for the 125cc Open category of Australian Superkarting this season, and the local Anderson agent says they’ve got plenty of the latest Maverick model in the field.
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CRG Shakedown at Super Master Opener
The first round of the WSK Super Master Series took place last weekend, and the goal for CRG was to shakedown the 2020 chassis and new drivers, especially in the Mini category.
Karting Quickies
Lots of news briefs! Team/driver updates, event info, poll result, class growth, engine suspension, industry news, series prizes, Euro videos etc. How fast can you do a driver change?
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OK & OKJ for Kosmic Racing Department
The Kosmic Kart Racing Department has announced it will enter factory drivers in the OK and OK Junior categories in 2020.
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Tony Kart Announce 2020 Drivers
The factory Tony Kart Racing team has announced its driver lineup for the international 60 Mini, OKJ, OK and KZ/KZ2 classes for 2020. The team has also confirmed a continued alliance with the Ferrari Driver Academy.
Karting Quickies
Included in this episode of Karting Quickies: your discussions & comments, Leclerc team, calendar/event updates & info, 2-strokes and e-karts, reader poll results, Vettel hoax, things with wings, Go! movie, industry latest and more.
2020 Additions to Patrizicorse Lineup
The Patrizicorse team has announced a couple of driver additions for the 2020 Australian Kart Championship season.
Josh Richmond: Kiwi Karter Doing Well
Little did top Auckland karter Josh Richmond’s parents realise what they were getting themselves into when, while on a family holiday on the Gold Coast, their then 11-year-old son had a go in a rental kart.
Majman Victorious in Sin City
team press – The 2019 edition of the SKUSA SuperNationals event has been run & won by SDD driver Brad Majman in the Micro Swift category.
Team Wrap: Sam & Jack at Warwick
GF Motorsports team report from the latest round of the Warwick Kart Club Championship.
Kiwis Win Two Classes at Rotax Grand Finals
With wins against some of the world’s best young karters in their respective classes at the annual Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals meeting in Italy recently, young Kiwi karters Clay Osborne from Hamilton and Jay Urwin from Tauranga helped elevate New Zealand to fourth overall in the Nations Cup competition.
Interview: Alessandro Sferrella
Starting as a 7-year-old in 1986, European ICC Champion in 2001, Alessandro Sferrella is now a race team manager and owner of the Greyhound Seats brand.
RMCGF Qualifying: Toparis & Barter Top Aussies
Costa Toparis and Hugh Barter are the top placed Australian qualifiers at the Rotax Grand finals, taking second and third fastest in their respective classes.
Kiwi Karter Back to Her Best in Italy
Top Kiwi female karter Rianna O’Meara-Hunt has returned home to Wellington on a high after a breakthrough performance at this year’s ROK Cup Superfinal meeting in Italy a fortnight ago.