karting

Wellington karter Karl Wilson has set his sights on the Australian SuperKart Championship after claiming his third International class title in as many years at the Racetech-backed 2013 New Zealand SuperKart Championship and Grand Prix meeting at Feilding’s Manfeild circuit on Saturday. “That’s the plan,” said the 28-year-old former sprint class title holder who qualified […]

Karters contesting the 2013 Formula S Kartsport ProKart series will be fighting for more than round and series victory next year – three trips to the 17th annual SuperKarts USA (SKUSA) SuperNationals meeting in Las Vegas next November will also be up for grabs. The meeting is held on a temporary circuit marked out in […]

Aucklander Daniel Kinsman ended up the best of the Kiwis with a 13th place finish in the 125cc Rotax Max Light Senior final at the 13th annual Rotax Max Grand Challenge kart race meeting in Portugal on Saturday. Kinsman, representing New Zealand for the third time at a Rotax Max Grand Challenge event, had a […]

KartSport Wellington and KartSport New Zealand have confirmed Mi Sedaap instant noodles as the premier sponsor for the 2013 CIK Trophy of New Zealand event to be contested at CRC Raceway, Kaitoke, Upper Hutt between January 25-27 2013. This event is the premier international kart event of the year and doubles as the first round […]

Standing on the top step of the podium at an annual Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals event is the ultimate goal of every karter who contests a national Rotax Max Challenge kart series. And this week the four Grand Finals trip winners from New Zealand’s 2012 series – brothers Daniel and Mathew Kinsman from Auckland, […]

Luck deserted Kiwi karters Daniel Bray and Marcus Armstrong in Las Vegas on Sunday (Monday NZ time) after the pair had been amongst the front-runners in their classes earlier in the weekend at this year’s MG Tires 16th annual Superkarts USA (SKUSA) SuperNationals meeting. Bray, 24, from Auckland, ended up in the fence and out […]

Auckland international Daniel Bray and fast-rising young Christchurch driver Marcus Armstrong spearhead a strong antipodean presence at SuperKarts USA’s annual SuperNationals kart race meeting in Las Vegas this weekend. Works GP Karts/Aluminos team leader Bray, 25, is the reigning SKUSA Pro Tour S1 class champion after sealing victory with a third placed finish in the […]

With over 70 entries across six classes at the opening round in Palmerston North over the weekend the annual WPKA Goldstar kart series is in good heart. “It’s certainly a very satisfying beginning to our year, says WPKA (Wellington Provincial Karting Association) President Wayne Zaloum. “The hard work done by the clubs in encouraging their […]

Daniel Connor was the best finishing Kiwi karter at the opening round of Australia’s 2012/13 Rotax Pro Tour in Canberra over the weekend claiming fifth place in the premier 125cc Rotax Max Light class. The teenager from Helensville north-west of Auckland was one of three Kiwis to cross the Tasman for the meeting, qualifying tenth […]

Kiwi karters Niki Urwin, Daniel Connor and Aarron Cunningham are back competing on the other side of the Tasman Sea this weekend at the opening round of the 2012/13 Rotax Pro Tour in Canberra. The trio were part of an eight-strong New Zealand team which crossed the Tasman at the end of August to contest […]