International

August 14, 2008 Jonny aims to fly in Scotland

The British Super 1 Kart Championship returns to Larkhall in Lanarkshire this weekend (16/17 August) - and the Scottish circuit holds happy memories for KF1 front-runner, Jonathan Walker.

August 10, 2008 Harvey battles back to 13th at Braga

Lincolnshire kart racer Jack Harvey took a hard fought thirteenth place finish in the CIK FIA KF2 European Championship meeting at Braga in Portugal last weekend.

August 8, 2008 Fired-up Hawksworth ready to ‘throw caution to the wind’

Exciting young karting star Jack Hawksworth may have seen his chances of lifting the laurels in the prestigious CIK-FIA European KZ2 Championship snatched away from him by foul play on the part of one of his rivals – but he acknowledges that with nothing left to lose, he will be going all-out for glory in the final round of the 2008 campaign.

August 7, 2008 Mixed results at Braga for the French team

Braga’s Kartodromo has not brought a lot of luck to the French pilots in the past. The Portuguese circuit, which has hosted many international competitions, complicated once again the task of the French pilots. There are several explanations for this, the main being that today’s karting competitions require the maximum participation to international races, in order to find the right set-up and fine-tune the driving technique in often agitated races.

August 7, 2008 Maranello ready for the World Championship

At the wheel of his Maranello-Maxter, Davide Fore was one of the best drivers during the last round of the European KF1 Championship. The Italian driver took pole position, became the leader at the end of the heats and was second twice in the finals, thereby proving once again that his team is able to fight for the most prestigious titles.

August 4, 2008 RFM kart star Foster-Jones takes second in Portugal

[Robert Foster-Jones] underlined his burgeoning reputation with a superb performance in last weekend’s (2/3 August) European Kart Championships at Braga in Portugal.

August 4, 2008 No mistakes for Elkmann at Assen

Germany's Peter Elkmann (MS Kart-Yamaha) swept majestically to his first European Superkart title as the challenge from his French rivals evaporated in the sun and rain of Assen.

August 3, 2008 Ardigo wins fourth European Championship

Marco Ardigo (IT, Tonykart/Vortex) has won the European Championship again after both his rivals, Arnaud Kozlinski (FR, CRG/Maxter) and Gary Catt (GB, Tonykart/Vortex) had problems in Race 2. In KF2 Flavio Camponeschi's (IT, Tonykart/Vortex) European KF2 Championship made it a perfect day for the Italian manufacturer.

August 3, 2008 Korjus on course for Junior Max title as Alarcon wins

The current junior Rotax World number one was the driver to beat from the beginning of official timed practice in Junior Max. Kevin Korjus was on the track early in his qualifying session Friday and immediately followed with his fastest time (45.802) on the next lap.

August 3, 2008 Lock wins second Euro Max race on the trot

Defending European champion Ben Cooper (44.519) set the quickest lap in the final group in the class of 76 drivers. He was fast in both the wet and dry sessions in the two days leading up to official timed practice, edging out the current series leader Chris Lock by 2-tenths.