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October 30, 2007 Decisions from the CIKFIA World Motorsports Council

During its meeting on 24 October 2007 in Paris, the World Motor Sport Council of the FIA took the following decisions regarding Karting.

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October 24, 2007 McLaren fine doesn’t go to driver development

According to Grandprix.com: The council has also announced that it is to establish the FIA Development Fund, which will assist the work of National Sporting Authorities (ASNs) in promoting the development of safer motor sport worldwide, especially in countries where the motor sport infrastructure is in need of support. Representatives from Mercedes and Ferrari will be invited to join the Fund’s board. The money is coming from the fine that McLaren is due to pay ...

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October 24, 2007 Vortex KF1 Track Test

Karting1 tests the dominant KF1 engine - winner of all six rounds of the European Championship.

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October 18, 2007 Andretti, Herta, & Hand Confirmed for Team Topkart at All-Stars Karting Classic

While the event is still seven weeks away, the wheels of motion have began to turn as teams prepare their driver lineups for the 2nd Annual All-Stars Karting Classic event at the PRI Show in Orlando, FL. Topkart has come out as the first team to announce their driver lineup in the All-Star event announcing that it will field IndyCar Series star Marco Andretti, ALMS pilot Bryan Herta, and Grand-Am ...

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October 13, 2007 Event coverage partnership with Kartcom

This weekend Kartlink and Kartcom are working together to bring you (almost!) live coverage from the Monaco Cup for Juniors in both French and English. If it's popular, look out for more over the coming season.

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October 10, 2007 More 2008 circuits announced

Both the WSK and Italian Opens have announced their circuits for next year, they should now be showing on our Calendar.

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September 25, 2007 Florida Winter Tour to include KF2 and KF3

Formula Kart Productions, Inc. announced today its intent to include the CIK KF2 and KF3 categories in the 2008 Formula Kart Racing Florida Winter Tour. Located in Florida in the United States, the FWT is one of the longest running and largest sprint kart racing series in the world. FKP’s Bill Wright; “Over the last six months I received many requests to include the KF categories in the 2008 FWT. Due to the lack of ...

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September 24, 2007 “Worst World Champs ever”

That's the opinion of top race engineer Mark Rose. He blames the front brakes, saying they make the racing processional and remove a lot of the need for talent in the sport. "I don't want to take anything away from Ardigo and Catt, they were unbelievable, but this weekend was the worst World Championships I've ever seen," he said.

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September 24, 2007 Paddock ambience at the World Champs

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September 24, 2007 Historic karts at Mariembourg

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