FIRST LAPS IN BRANDON FOR THE RACE TOWARDS THE WORLD KF CHAMPIONSHIP Today, qualifying has started in Brandon, a small village set in the middle of the green countryside of Lincolnshire. On the PF International Circuit, on Sunday 1st September, the 84 scrutineered drivers will make their moves on the chessboard of the World CIK-FIA […]

Aug 21, 2013

THE KF WORLD CHALLENGE STARTS FROM ACROSS THE CHANNEL The top events of international karting concentrate in September in this 2013 season. All the European Championships were awarded, and it is now time for CIK-FIA to focus on the ‘world tour’, beginning with the opening event in England on the PF International Circuit of Brandon. […]

The Super One Series and Trent Valley Kart Club invite entries to the MiniMax class for the innovative Rotax Academy with pooled engines. As a precursor to 2014, this event is a low cost and controlled cost race for 11 to 15 year olds, where all costs are met with one single fee except for […]

Aug 18, 2013

As many members would recall, back in early 2012, the AKA embarked on a major initiative to consider future engines that would replace the KT100S and KT100J in the Clubman and National categories (future engine project 1) and the Comer and KT100J engines in the Cadet and Rookie categories (future engine project 2), all run […]

Australian Karting Association Ltd Chairman Mick Doohan has announced long-time Australian motorsport administrator Kelvin O’Reilly as the governing body’s new Chief Executive Officer today. Karting will be the fourth motorsport category for Mr O’Reilly who has held numerous roles within the sporting and corporate arena. His experience covers sporting, administration, technical process and control, governance, […]

Jul 30, 2013

The first part of the CIK-FIA season ended in Ortona (Italy) last week. The four categories of international karting crowned their champions. The KF and KFJ titles were awarded in the Italian round, which followed the mid-June round in Alcaniz (Spain). Three weeks ago, in Genk (Belgium), the winners of the KZ and KZ2 categories […]

Jul 30, 2013

The British summer ended abruptly with heavy rain on the Sunday morning at the Scottish circuit, although the track dried up for the later second finals in the afternoon. Thus a good wet weather set up was essential to stay at the front of the pack.  With a round to spare, Honda Cadet has a […]

Jul 30, 2013

The sport of karting will return to Queensland’s Gold Coast for the first time in more than five years this October when the inaugural Race of Stars kicks off the Gold Coast 600 Festival on Saturday October 19. As a joint initiative between V8 Supercars and Karting Queensland, the Gold Coast 600 Race of Stars […]

Jul 27, 2013

Back to the home of motorsport: After 2005 the ROTAX MAX Euro Challenge finally returned to Great Britain. For the halftime race of the season the amazing PF International circuit in Brandon, close to Grantham, hosted the third round of the year from 18th to 21st of July. PF International is one of the most […]

Jul 26, 2013

July 26, 2013 – Traveling to Ortona, Italy to the Circuito Internazionale d’Abruzzo, KFJ pilot Parker Thompson would compete in the second round of the CIK-FIA European Championship. Though the final result was not one that the young Canadian had hoped for, speed and race craft throughout the heat races showed improvement and is something […]

Jul 15, 2013

The winners of the WSK Master Series Finals in Castelletto (Italy): Hanley (Art GP-TM KZ2), Corberi (Kosmic-Vortex KF), Norris (FA Kart-Vortex KFJ), Marseglia (Top Kart-Parilla 60 Mini). The recap of the weekend with all the winners on RaiSport 2 with the special report on Friday 19th. A terrific finale for the WSK in Castelletto Expectations […]

Jul 11, 2013

Strong performances by club members across all seven CRC Speedshow Top Half series classes have earned Auckland kart club KartSport Mt Wellington the prestigious Roundabout Kart Shop Club Challenge Trophy for another year. The  East Auckland club, where both Indianapolis 500 winner Scott Dixon and World Karting Champion Wade Cunningham got their starts, has been […]

Jul 10, 2013

Passing the halfway mark for the series at an immaculately presented Larkhall circuit in Scotland, the KZ1 gearbox class was absent, having only three rounds this year. It will return at the Shenington last round. Hot sunshine was the order for Sunday’s racing, too hot for some. KF Junior (MSA Junior British Kart Championship) Daniel […]

Jul 03, 2013

Thrilling races excited the crowd at Britain’s premier circuit, at 1.382km it is the longest the series will visit. However driving standards were poor, especially in Mini Max, and many penalties were issued, some appealed with a little success. Clerk of the Course Alan Bryant warned the drivers, saying: “The driving standards are unacceptable, penalty […]

Jul 01, 2013

The 2013 Queensland Karting Champions were crowned at Bundaberg’s Dromeside Raceway on Sunday. With more than 280 competitors converging on the venue from all parts of the country to compete in the 15 categories, the action came thick and fast as they battled centimetres apart at high speed. Local driver Kel Treseder stamped his authority […]

Jul 01, 2013

The closing day of the second and last round of the CIK-FIA European Championship was as spectacular and thrilling as the previous racing days. The eventful and gripping races changed continuously the situation of the Championship standings. The live streaming on the websiteshttp://www.cikfia.tv and http://www.cikfiachampionship.com spread all around the world the news about the Dutch Max Verstappen’s and […]

Jun 28, 2013

At its meeting on 28th June 2013 at Goodwood, UK, the World Motor Sport Council of the FIA made the following decisions on the basis of the proposals of the International Karting Commission: Amendments to the Sporting Regulations Academy Trophy, Articles 20, 21 and 23: – Removal of the Final “B” and extension of the […]

Jun 28, 2013

It is with great enthusiasm that IAME announces that starting from September 2nd 2013, the entries* for the second edition of the IAME International Final will be officially opened. Thanks to the consolidated cooperation with the Karting Club du Pays d’Olmes Mirepoix, yet organizer of the 2012 successful edition, the International Karting gets ready for […]

Jun 25, 2013

Engines are roaring and drivers are looking forward to the final round of the CIK-FIA European Championship for the KZ and KZ2 categories. The event is hosted by the Horensbergdam Circuit of Genk, in Belgium, next weekend. The event in Genk is the second and last round of 2013 Championship reserved to the categories with […]

Jun 21, 2013

For the third round and approaching the half way point of Britain’s Max Challenge qualifier and ABkC National Championships for Rotax and Honda Cadet along with the MSA Comer Cadet National Championship the series moves to Wales. With much of the circuit very tight and twisty, but also having a long uphill straight, Glan y […]