This weekend sees the second exciting round of the 2012 ROTAX MAX EURO CHALLENGE being hosted by the ever-popular ProKart Raceland circuit in Germany. The 1,275 metre Wackersdorf track offers the ideal location for the international Rotax championship, providing some great racing, facilities and hospitality for the many teams and spectators who come out to support the competitors making-up the 160-strong field representing 29 different nations this weekend.

Following two days of …

  Mathew Kinsman – Right Karts 125cc Rotax Max Light winner
(Photo: Fast Company – Graham Hughes)
Heading into the third round of this year’s Right Karts KartStars Rotax Max Challenge in Hamilton over the weekend it looked like round two winner Daniel Connor was defending Right Karts 125cc Rotax Light class title holder – and round one winner – Daniel Kinsman’s biggest threat.

But on Sunday Kinsman and Connor found themselves playing second fiddle to someone else altogether; Kinsman’s …

  Ed Brand
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Torrential rain spoilt proceedings at the first round of the Super One Rotax series, which attracted a fantastic 183 entries from loyal and new customers. The Whilton Mill circuit is located on a slope with a variety of tight and medium corners over its 1190m length. The promoters have invested in a new TAG-Heuer timing system which attracted over 7000 visits to the live timing website. All the Saturday timed qualifying and heats were held without …

  Thomas Randle on his way to victory in Junior Rotax
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Melbourne drivers Thomas Randle and Daniel Rochford were two of the big winners at the Rotax Pro Tour event, incorporating the Jason Richards Memorial, hosted by the Albury Wodonga Kart Club on the weekend.

Randle proved victorious in the Junior Rotax category in his FA (Fernando Alonso) Kart ahead of Wright Kart pilot James Golding while CC Racing’s Liam McLellan completed the all-Victorian podium.

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The 2012 CIK-FIA Championships begin this weekend with the European Superkarts going to the famous circuit at Hockenheim, Germany, for rounds 1 and 2 of their 8 round Series.

The Series has been expanded for 2012 with events in 4 countries: Hockenheim, Germany; Snetterton, GB; Assen, Holland; and Le Mans, France. 2 rounds will be raced at each event and the Championship will be decided by a Driver’s best 7 results in the 8 rounds.

The choice of these countries means that rounds will be …

  Daniel Connor
(Photo: Fast Company – Greg Henderson)
Daniel Connor stepped up to claim top spot in the premier Right Karts 125cc Rotax Max Light class at the second round of this year’s Right Karts Kartstars Rotax Max Challenge at Tokoroa over the weekend.

After finishing second to defending class title holder Daniel Kinsman at the first round of the 2012 series at Palmerston North in February then second to top Australian driver David Sera at KartSport New Zealand’s annual Sprint …

 
The first round of the 2012 ROTAX MAX EURO CHALLENGE saw the new season begin with some incredibly close racing at the Karting Genk circuit in Belgium over the weekend. With 190 drivers representing 30 nations from around the world, the opening event of the championship left no room for the faint-hearted, even when it came to the race for positions just to qualify for Sunday’s all-important finals. The weather was near perfect and the technically challenging 1,360 metre Genk track …

  David Sera
(Photo: Fast Company – Graham Hughes)
Top Australian karter David Sera has rated his title-winning drive in the 125cc Rotax Max Light class at the 2012 MG Tyres 2012 KartSport New Zealand National Sprint Championships in Hamilton over the Easter weekend as one of his finest – despite a stellar career which so far has netted 12 Australian National titles and 42 Australian State titles.

“It’s definitely up there,” the 23-year-old from Melbourne said of his charge from last …

 
The Super One Series is proud to welcome Edgar’s Hyundai as its headline sponsor and new partner for the 2012 season. Edgar’s Hyundai are a well known and highly respected motor vehicle dealer chain in the Cumbria north-west region of England and the family firm has a long association with kart racing. Iredale Edgar started racing in 1961 when he purchased a Trokart/Clinton in 1961. His son Terry Edgar won the Little Green Man Championship, the precursor to the Super One, in 1977 and …

  KZ2 winner Fabian Federer
(Photo: Parma Karting)
The 23rd Andrea Margutti Trophy organized by Parma Karting closes with a great show. The event took place on the South Garda Circuit for the first time, with the participation of 225 drivers coming from 33 different countries in the fourcategories KF2, KF3 and KZ2, besides the 60 Mini for the Junior Trophy.

The winner in the top performing category, the KZ2, was the Italian Fabian Federer from Sudtirol, on CRG Maxter. He won both the …

 
Organisers of the CIK Stars of Karting Series presented by Castrol EDGE have confirmed their commitment towards the current engines being used in the Pro Light (KF1) and Pro Junior (KF3) categories for 2013 and beyond.

While there is a new homologation process for engines to occur from January 1, 2013 it can be confirmed that the current IAME and Vortex engines for the two respective categories will remain eligible for competition in 2013 and beyond.

Since the Championship was …

The first edition of the ROTAX MAX EURO CHALLENGE (March 28 – April 1) looks set to be an exciting start to the 2012 four-round series with entries full to capacity in each of the three classes being contested. More than 190 drivers from 30 nations will line up on the grid at the initial ‘Euro’ event at the popular Karting Genk circuit in Belgian, which also played host to the CIK-FIA World Championships as well towards the end of 2011.

This year, the Euro Challenge field in Senior and …

  The youngsters in the Cadets category put on a spectacular display of racing during their final (6 Montalbano, 4 Smith and 10 Doohan)
(Photo: AF Images)
Following three days of frantic action at the Beckley Park Raceway in Geelong, the Champions in the Victorian Open Sprint Kart Championships were crowned this afternoon.

While they may be small in stature, the drivers in the Cadets category (aged between 7 and 11 years old) put on scintillating display during their 22-lap final.

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  KZ2 class Final winner Ryan Grant
(Photo: Greg Henderson)
It was defending class champion Ryan Grant from Auckland by a nose in the KZ2 Final at the second round of this year’s Mi Sedaap instant noodles Pro Kart series at Rotorua over the weekend, former champion and Grant’s long-time rival Daniel Bray just 0.232 of a second – hardly the length of a kart – behind at the flag.

That said, Grant – who also won the opening round of the 2012 Mi Sedaap series in Wellington last month – …

  Jake Spencer (1), Cian Fothergill (20) and Daniel Rochford (39) exiting the penultimate corner in the Pro Light (KF1) Final
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The 2012 CIK Stars of Karting Series presented by Castrol EDGE blazed into action at South Australia’s Bolivar Raceway on the weekend.

Competitors in the country’s elite karting series battled temperatures in excess of 40 degrees Celsius throughout the event before Jake Spencer (Melbourne, Vic), Kyle Ensbey (Sunshine Coast, QLD) and Jake …

  Rick Dreezen on the top of the KZ podium with Arnaud Kozlinski and Anthony Abbasse
Also the 17th edition of the Winter Cup, which took place on the South Garda Kartingtrack of Lonato (Brescia, Italy) was a gripping one. It was one of the mosthard-fought events of these last years; a challenge with more than 273 entrants coming from the four continents for the first top level technical and sports contest of the season.

The top category, the KZ2, was the centre of everybody’s …

 
The season opener on the RGMMC race calendar saw some great racing across the weekend at the Rotax Winter Cup in Spain. The hosting venue, Karting Campillos near Malaga in the south, was once again the ideal location for the 2012 icebreaker event, as competitors from 22 different countries battled it out for the Winter Cup title and the chance to take home free entries to the Rotax Euro Challenge in all categories.

Harrison Scott wins the English showdown in Senior Max

Friday’s …

  2012 Right Karts KartStars Rotax Max Challenge of New Zealand is defending Lights class Challenge winner Daniel Kinsman
(Photo: Fast Company – Graham Hughes)
New Zealand’s top Rotax Max category karters get another chance to gauge their form against their counterparts from across the Tasman at the opening round of this years’ Right Karts KartStars Rotax Max Challenge of New Zealand in Palmerston North on Saturday.

Round organiser KartSport Manawatu has invited four Australians to …

  Start in KZ2 during last year’s Winter Cup
The great show of international karting starts this weekend with the 17th edition of the Winter Cup, in schedule from 17th to 19th February on the South Garda Karting track of Lonato (Brescia – Italy).

There are nearly 290 entrants in the three categories; KZ2, KF2 e KF3. The race is literally “sold out” and the event is going to be one of the most followed at world level. All the major official constructors and the top drivers are ready to …