Five top Kiwi karters are at Monarto near Adelaide this week preparing for the opening round of this year’s SP Tools Australian Kart Championship presented by Castrol Edge.
Jonathan Buxeda and Jackson Rooney impressed with their speed and adaptability at the opening (double header) rounds of this year’s Giltrap Group New Zealand Rotax Max Challenge kart series at Palmerston North over the weekend.
With 114 entries, racing season roared back into action for the GoPro Motorplex Karting Challenge series opener on Saturday. Round One began the 12-Round club championship series at GoPro Motorplex’s 0.7-mile track in Mooresville, N.C. Although a heavy drizzle created an official “Rain Race” event, competitors were able to prove their skill in adverse track conditions and those with rain racing prowess shined.
Despite winter conditions which were still harsh for the machines and men, the 23rd edition of the Winter Cup validated the positive dynamic that prevails this season within Birel ART Racing. Although failing to obtain all of the successes that were possible, the team has achieved many remarkable performances in several categories, starting with the top five for Pizzi in Junior.
Weather conditions have affected the performance of CRG drivers at the 23rd edition of the Winter Cup of Lonato, but two well-deserved podiums rewarded Pedro Hiltbrand (OK) and Fabian Federer (KZ2).
Kiwi karting international Daniel Bray got his 2018 Molecule ProKart Series campaign off to the best possible start at the opening round at the annual TRC Toyota Levin Trans-Tasman kart race meeting in Palmerston North over the weekend. Aucklander Bray was at his dominant best in the premier Lascom Motorsport KZ2 class, qualifying quickest before winning the three heat races, and both the Pre-Final and Final very much as he liked.
Saturday’s heats saw several protagonists coming to the fore ahead of the final stages to be held on Sunday February 18th, which will see the Super Heats from 12:00 (Italian time) and Finals from 14:50.
A fresh group of Rotax category kart racers is set to take up the Giltrap Group New Zealand Rotax Max Challenge at the double-header opening round of the annual multi-round kart racing series in Palmerston North this weekend.
Three Australian are competing at the Winter Cup at Lonato, Italy, across the weekend. This, the 23rd running of the event, attracted 333 entries across the four classes.
New Zealand’s annual Molecule-sponsored, KZ2 class-based ProKart series bursts back into life in Palmerston North this weekend for another season of high-octane kart action.
Karters from all over the South Island were rewarded with medals as well as race wins and podium placings at New Zealand’s biennial Master Games in Dunedin at the beginning of the month.
Josh Fife has qualified an excellent 6th in KZ2 at the WSK Super Master Series opener. Marcos Flack is 27th in 60Mini. Here's the qualifying wrap and some photos (includes live stream link) Continue reading → ...
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Two Australians are entered for the opening round of the WSK Champions Cup this weekend at Adria International Raceway. Marcos Flack (now aboard Energy/TM) in the Mini category, and Joshua Fife (KZ2). Both are competing with the factory Energy Corse team.
The first round of the New Zealand ROK Cup NZ Series kicks off in Auckland this weekend, offering the series winner a start at the ROK Cup International final.
The new Promoter of the CIK-FIA European and World Championships from 2018 to 2020 has not been slow to take up its role since the FIA’s decision was announced in late November. Time is indeed of the essence for RGMMC Group before the start of the season at Sarno (ITA) in April 2018. In frequent contact with the CIK-FIA, James Geidel, President of RGMMC Group, took advantage of one of his many visits to the FIA in Geneva to discuss the main lines of future action.
Two of the governing bodies of karting in North America have united, Superkarts! USA announcing it has joined forces with the International Karting Federation.
Starting in January 2018, BRP-Rotax, the manufacturer of Rotax kart engines located in Austria, assigns the distribution of Rotax kart products in the Chinese market to Eric Motorsport Supply, located in Kunshan, Jiangsu province in China. Eric Motorsport Supply will be responsible for the further development of the sales and service network for Rotax kart […] ...