WSK International Series

July 25, 2008 De Vries returns to the podium

Alhough he is only at his first season in KF3, [Nyck De Vries] continues to score a series of excellent performances against pilots who are elder and especially more experienced than he is. Already at the beginning of 2008, the Dutch champion was soon confident with his Zanardi-XTR, and since then, victories and podiums have followed one another.

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July 25, 2008 Spirit recharges for the European Championships

The fifth round of the WSK International Series at Sarno saw Gianluca Beggio’s team, Spirit, lining up fewer drivers than usual. A technical decision taken by the multiple champion, who with the more important events of the season drawing nearer (European KZ2 and the KZ1 World Cup to be held in Varennes (F) on 4/7th September) decided to leave his top two gearbox drivers, Gianluca Cane and Danny Bleek, at home this time.

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July 25, 2008 Thompson to test Formula Renault

Top Irish karter Gary Thompson is heading to China shortly for a Formula Renault test ahead of a proposed full time move to cars in 2009. Thompson is ready to call time on his karting career after injury and illness wrecked his first full season in international KF2.

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July 22, 2008 SAINZ Jr FIRMA EL MEJOR RESULTADO ESPAÑOL

El circuito internacional de Nápoles, ubicado en el término municipal de Sarno, al pie del Vesuvio, acogió al quinto y penúltimo evento de las Winning Series Karting. En esta ocasión las categorías convocadas fueron la KF2, la KF3 y la KZ2, descansando por lo tanto la KF1.

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July 22, 2008 Harvey takes fifth to retain championship hopes at Sarno

Jack Harvey picked up more points in the penultimate round of the Winning Series of Karting (WSK) Championship at the weekend to maintain his title aspirations as his rivals failed to make headway.

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July 21, 2008 Thorp’s Sarno win puts him in title hunt

Spectacular results at Sarno (Italy) are becoming a habit for British KF2 racer [James Thorp] after his near perfect weekend ended in victory yesterday (Sunday 20th July). On his first return to the circuit where he went from last to third in the 2007 European Championship, James moved into third place in the WSK International Series by going fastest in qualifying, winning two heats and both of the finals.

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July 20, 2008 Ardigo seizes Sarno KZ2 win

Despite Alessandro Manetti's (IT, CRG/Maxter) monopoly on the heats and Prefinal, champion-elect Marco Ardigo (IT, Tonykart/Vortex) unseated him on the first lap of the final and successfully fended off Jonathan Thonon (BE, CRG/Maxter).

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July 20, 2008 Maisano victorious again in KF3

[Brandon Maisano] (FR, Intrepid/TM) has taken another win, this time in the WSK at Sarno, after strong opposition from the unknown Russian Sergei Sirotkin (Tonykart/Vortex) in the Prefinal. In the Final Maisano was able to pull out a lead of five seconds.

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July 20, 2008 Thorp dominates at Sarno

[James Thorp] (GB, Maranello/Maxter) was the dominant force of the weekend in KF2, faultless apart from an engine problem in a heat. He came through from mid-grid in the Prefinal to lead by lap eight and in the final he was half a second a lap faster than the rest of the field.

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July 20, 2008 KZ2 heats at Sarno

Alessandro Manetti has dominated KZ2 throughout Saturday and Sunday morning, followed by his team mates Thonon and Kozlinski, while there were some big names in the repechage.

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