European KZ2

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 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 3, 2008 Varennes (F): CIK-FIA World Cup for KZ1 + European KF3 & KZ2 Champs, 5-7/9/2008

The entry lists of the Varennes sur Allier event scheduled for 5-7 September cut a fine figure, with no fewer than 224 drivers, hailing from different backgrounds and with different levels of experience and ages.

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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.

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July 3, 2008 Energy dominates at Mariembourg

The Energy Corse official team continues to collect excellent results and victories. After winning at Angerville on the European Championship debut, Tony Lavanant repeated his success during the second round at Mariembourg. His team mate Mathias Gallepe has also shown his remarkable qualities over the last few weeks. Winner of French Cup 125 Long Circuit, he conquered his first European podium in Belgium. The two Energy pilots now occupy the 2nd ...

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June 30, 2008 Thonon European Champion in KZ1, all still to play for in KF1

Jonathan Thonon (CRG/Maxter) largely dominated the second and final round of the KZ1 European Championship, which was held this weekend in Mariembourg, Belgium, to win the European crown. In KF1 Marco Ardigo (Tony Kart/Vortex) is back on course for the title which will be decided at the final in Portugal following his two race wins whilst Joffrey Demanse had a fine showing in KZ2.

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June 29, 2008 Thonon dominates in KZ1 while other classes are wide open

With its many qualifying races which determine the 34 qualifiers for Sunday’s starting grid, the Saturday is traditionally a testing and competitive time in the European Championship. Jonathon Thonon dominated KZ1 but the competition has been fierce in KF1 and KZ2.

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June 25, 2008 European Championships @ Mariembourg

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June 20, 2008 Duel belgo-hollandais en KZ1 à Mariembourg

Après avoir assuré - et bien réussi - l’organisation du «Mondial» en 2007, le «Karting des Fagnes» de Mariembourg (Belgique) reçoit cette fois les Championnats d’Europe de Karting des catégories KF1, KZ1 et KZ2. Pour deux d’entre elles, l’épreuve belge constituera la seconde des trois épreuves de la tournée européenne. Pour la KZ1 (division 1 des karts à boîte de vitesses) en revanche, Mariembourg sera la dernière manche du Championnat d’Europe et sera donc décisif ...

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