Feb 22, 2014

The 19th edition of the Winter Cup got to its heart with qualifying run by 208 drivers competing in the three categories KZ2, KF and KF Junior. The quickest timeshave been set by Andrea Dalè on CRG-Maxter-Bridgestone in KZ2, Alessio Lorandi on Tony Kart-TM-Bridgestone in KF and Lorenzo Colombo on Tony Kart-TM-Vega in KF Junior. […]

From February 10th to 16th 2014, the traditional ROTAX Winter Cup kicked off the year’s first trial of strength successfully. For the fifth time this prestigious karting event welcomed the international ROTAX scene on the Spanish karting track of Campillos near Malaga. Since its debut in 2010 the Winter Cup has proved to be the […]

Next month’s (March 28/29) opening round of the 2014 CIK Stars of Karting Series presented by Castrol EDGE in Ipswich, Queensland will see a pair of Dutch drivers on the grid for the first time in the elite championship’s history. Reigning KZ2 Champion Joey Hanssen will return from the Netherlands early next month to begin […]

Feb 14, 2014

Constructors’ works teams as well as the most important teams are ready to get on track for the first International challenge in the CIK-FIA 2014 calendar. The programme of the event to start next 19thFebruary with free practice. The three Finals of KF Junior, KF and KZ2 on Sunday 23rd February. Preparation tests ahead of […]

Feb 13, 2014

BRP recently honoured its distributors KARTODROM from Germany, KOMBIKART b.v. from the Netherlands and STELIOS MARCOU & SONS LTD from Cyprus with its 2013 Distributor of the Year Award. “We congratulate our distributors to their success. They all work hard throughout the year to claim all the points of BRP’s evaluation system,” said Francois Tremblay, […]

Feb 11, 2014

Just five months into the role of running karting in Australia the Board of the new Australian Karting Association Ltd is beginning to show the shape of the sport in the future. In releasing the sport’s new name – KARTING AUSTRALIA and accompanying new logo, Chief Executive Officer Kelvin O’Reilly says that the Board’s vision […]

Feb 07, 2014

230 drivers will be taking part in the 19th Winter Cup of Lonato (Brescia, Italy), race scheduled at the South Garda Karting circuit from 21st to 23rd February 2014. The event will see on track the classic three categories KF, KFJ and KZ2 in what is going to be the first important race of the […]

Feb 04, 2014

Gentlemen, start your engines! From 10th to 16th February 2014, the traditional ROTAX Winter Cup is ready to kick off the year’s first trial of strength. For the fifth time this prestigious karting event will welcome the international ROTAX scene on the Spanish karting track of Campillos near Malaga. The 1.588 metres long circuit with […]

Feb 04, 2014

The Praga Kart Racing Team is pleased to announce that Gianluca Beggio has taken on the role of Technical Manager for the factory team, effective immediately. The five-time world champion has fallen seamlessly into his role, as he prepares the team for the upcoming season and manages the technical aspects of the races. Beggio will […]

Feb 03, 2014

The names of Bargwanna and Lowndes are synonymous with Australian motorsport, and now they’re also back as a part of Australian karting. Bathurst 1000 Champion Jason Bargwanna and long-time technical advisor across various forms of motorsport Frank Lowndes are two members of the new look functional committee structure for the Australian Karting Association Ltd. Bargwanna […]

Feb 01, 2014

On paper it was the perfect result – pole position in qualifying, four fastest race laps on the way to four heat race wins plus a runaway victory in the stand-alone Grand Prix race – but Wellington’s Karl Wilson says winning his fourth straight New Zealand SuperKart Championship title on Saturday was no cakewalk “It was definitely harder […]

Jan 30, 2014

A bumper entry list – including a recent record of 10 in the premier International class – bodes well for Saturday’s 2014 KartSport New Zealand SuperKart Championships event at Manfeild. Defending and now three-time New Zealand International class champion Karl Wilson from Wellington again heads the list with competition set to come from fellow former sprint […]

Jan 15, 2014

A unique global competition, comparing young hopefuls from different countries on an equal footing, the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy celebrates its 5th anniversary in 2014. This year it is poised to break popularity records and is open to a maximum of 51 drivers for a very reasonable overall cost. The ASNs concerned should delay no […]

Jan 07, 2014

Allan McNish will present the prizes to the top ten in each Super One kart racing series at the Autosport International Racing Car Show on Saturday 11th January.  The reigning World Sportscar Champion has recently announced his retirement from top line racing, he is also a triple Le Mans 24 Hour winner and a former […]

The winners of the 2013 season at the WSK Gala prize-giving ceremony The celebrations for the winner of the karting series promoted by WSK Promotion are nearly ready. The setting for the last event of the season is – for the first time – the Adria International Raceway. The facility will host the WSK Gran […]

Dec 17, 2013

Also in the 2014 season, the CIK-FIA Academy Trophy will be included in the calendar of the World and European CIK-FIA Championships. The Trophy is reserved to drivers aged 13-15 and will be raced in three rounds. The first two rounds are scheduled during the weekends of the European Championship: the opening event will be […]

Dec 16, 2013

Great expectations for the forthcoming season of the CIK-FIA World Championships. The new calendar, more rational in its structure is ready. Its final ratification has been decided in Paris during the FIA World Motors Sport Council, and the new CIK-FIA  racing season  by WSK Promotion has been made official. New structure for the CIK-FIA Championships […]

Dec 06, 2013

At its meeting on 6th December 2013 in Paris, the World Motor Sport Council of the FIA made the following decisions on the basis of the proposals of the International Karting Commission: –Reduced entry fee by about 20%. –Removal of the deposit at registration (except for the Academy Trophy). –Reduction of the duration of meetings: […]

Dec 05, 2013

For the 2014 MSA British Junior Kart Championship competitors will draw for two Vortex KF Junior engines to use at each round of the Super One Series.  The engines will be supplied by their UK agents, Strawberry Racing and they will all be checked for uniformity.  This initiative will dramatically lower the costs of competing […]

Dec 05, 2013

The 2013 kart racing season has just finished and WSK Promotion has already planned the events for 2014: the calendar of the forthcoming races has been officially announced. The opening international event is scheduled for the first weekend of March, with important novelties in the race format. The racing weekends will be scheduled from the […]