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September 20, 2008 Ardigo on pole - Six drivers within a tenth of a second

Timed qualifying practice, which is the first competitive track action at the CIK-FIA World Karting Championship at Muro Leccese in the south of Italy, saw the world champion Marco Ardigo secure pole position. But with 5 other drivers within the same tenth of a second, the Italian will not have an easy time.

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September 17, 2008 Mission accomplished for Fore at Varennes

When he arrived at Varennes sur Allier on the first weekend of September for the World Cup for KZ1 2008, Davide Fore could not help thinking about the podium he lost in 2007, after a collision from behind in the final. He owed it to the Maranello Team, this is why the Italian driver really did his best to reach the top 3 despite a missed heat.

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September 17, 2008 Double win for Mason at Shenington

Matt Mason was ecstatic this weekend after taking his maiden national wins in the prestigious BRDC Stars of Tomorrow championship. The 16-year-old, who races in Junior Max, was competing in a double-header meeting at the Shenington season finale so there was a full programme on both Saturday and Sunday.

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September 13, 2008 Wide open World Championship and World Cup

The showcase event of any Karting season, the CIK-FIA World Championship, will take place on 19-21 September 2008 on the La Conca track, in Muro Leccese, located in the heel of the boot of Italy. It will be the 45th edition of this World Karting event. Organised for the first time in 1964, it is ...

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September 11, 2008 Gutsy Hawksworth races to podium flourish against the odds

Jack Hawksworth had to dig deep in his latest karting appearance – the final meeting on the prestigious 2008 CIK-FIA European Championship calendar – but his efforts would prove to be more than worthwhile, as he ended the campaign with a rostrum flourish.

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September 9, 2008 Thonon renews his KZ1 World Cup title, Lavanant (KZ2) and Vainio (KF3) European Champions

This weekend the French circuit of Varennes-sur-Allier hosted the Karting World Cup for KZ1 (the top category of gearbox karts) and the European KZ2 (second division of gearbox karts) and KF3 (Juniors) Championship finals. In an unexpected sunshine and before several thousand spectators, the Belgian Jonathan Thonon (CRG-Maxter) renewed his world KZ1 title while the Frenchman Tony Lavanant (Energy-TM) in KZ2 and the young ...

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September 9, 2008 Unfortunate circumstances for De Vries

Nyck De Vries had a hard time during the European KF3 Championship held in France, on the fast circuit of Varennes sur Allier. On his first attempt at this level of competition, the Dutch driver showed he had the potential to achieve a good result. Unfortunately, he was very unlucky during the weekend…

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September 8, 2008 Thonon, Vainio, Jansen and Lavanant win at Varennes

Title-holder Jonathan Thonon (BE, CRG/Maxter) won the KZ1 World Cup from Marco Ardigo (IT, Tonykart/Vortex); Tony Lavanant (FR, Energy/TM) won the KZ2 European Championship with both race wins going to Kevin Jansen (NL, Energy/TM); and Aaro Vainio (FI, Maranello/Maxter) is now the European KF3 Champion.

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September 6, 2008 Ardigo cruises to pole for the World Cup

Marco Ardigo (Tony Kart-Vortex) secured pole position for the final stage of the KZ1 World Cup but his closest rivals all failed to make the most of their chances. As a result, they are all now outsiders looking to ambush their way back in to title contention. However, several drivers not normally expected to mount a challenge are now in contention.

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September 5, 2008 Ardigo (KZ1), Goudant (KZ2) and Moller Madsen (KF3) in pole position

In spite of threatening weather throughout the day, it was a dry track on which this afternoon’s qualifying practice sessions were held at Varennes-sur-Allier in France where 3 major karting titles were being contested. These were the KZ1 World Cup (the principal class of gearbox kart racing), the KZ2 European Championship (the second division of gearbox karting) and the finale of the KF3 European ...

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