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Just a few days after entries opened in early December, a strong number of teams have already registered for the 24 Hours Karting of Italy, promoted by CRG and scheduled for March 14–15 at the...
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The 21st season of the ProKart Challenge concluded this past October, completing the five events with six rounds of competition for the Superkarts! USA regional program. Eleven different class...
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The 24 Hours Spa Karting is returning! Although the 2025 edition could not take place, organiser One Day Karting has decided to make up for it in 2026 with two events: one with a Sodikart fleet on 13...
Australian Hamish Campbell finishes seventh at  FIA Arrive & Drive World Cup
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The 24 Hours Karting of Italy 2026 will take place on March 15 in Castelletto (Italy)

The 24 Hours Karting of Italy 2026 will...

The 24 Hours Karting of Italy 2026 will take place on March 15 in Castelletto (Italy)

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Enzo Peugeot's ambitious program in international karting and maiden victory in Genk

Enzo Peugeot's ambitious program in international karting and maiden victory in Genk Read more

Enzo Peugeot is competing in his fourth season of Karting. At 13 years old, this Beaune native takes everything he can to succeed. 2019 will see him starting in the highest class in his age group, at the heart of the cosmopolitan fields of the European and World FIA Karting Championships. Since the winter break, he has already taken part in three events, in three different countries, and has just taken his first victory at the Genk circuit with his new team VDK Racing. The tone is set! Engines ready, and… action!

The 30th Andrea Margutti Trophy reached level 251 drivers

The 30th Andrea Margutti Trophy reached level 251 drivers Read more

The 30th edition of the Andrea Margutti Trophy, race scheduled for next April 4th – 7th at South Garda Karting in Lonato, registered a good participation.

Great participation at the 30th Spring Trophy in Lonato

Great participation at the 30th Spring Trophy in Lonato Read more

A record participation of 550 drivers took part in the two rounds of the 30th Spring Trophy,  whose two rounds have been held on March 17th and 31st, 2019, in Lonato. The winners of the Spring Trophy are Dante (KZ2), Cesari (KZN Under), Nalon (KZN Over), Blum (60 Mini) and Giusto (Entry Level).

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Faint hangs strong to record second AKC round win Read more

Queenslander Jason Faint has taken a memorable victory in the second round of the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship, presented by Castrol EDGE, in Newcastle NSW. Faint led home last round winner Troy Loeskow and perennial front runner, Christopher Hays in Sunday afternoon’s KZ2 Championship final.

The regulations of ACI Italian Karting 2019 Championship published

The regulations of ACI Italian Karting 2019 Championship published Read more

The Italian ACI Karting 2019 Championship will feature 5 rounds in Castelletto on May 12th, Siena on June 9th, Sarno on July 7th, Adria on July 28th and Val Vibrata on September 1st. Entitled categories are 60 Mini, KZ2, KZN Under, KZN Over, X30 Junior, X30 Senior, Rok Junior and Rok Senior.

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Jorrit and Stan Pex make the switch to Kart Republic for 2019: "The feeling was good!" Read more

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SFR Motorsport up on the podium again with RS Kart at the BNL Read more

The British team of SFR Motorsport took their second podium in as many races at the opening round of the BNL Karting Series last weekend. Daniel Guinchard claimed an excellent third place overall in the Junior Rotax class at the Karting Genk circuit in Belgium, where he finished runner-up at the 2019 BNL Kick-off event last month. 

Kart racers heading to the Hunter Valley this weekend

Kart racers heading to the Hunter Valley this weekend Read more

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Formula 20000: Historic races for karts are now part of the French scene! Read more

At the end of September 2018, a race called the “20,000 Revs per minute” reserved for karts with bodywork, powered by 100 cc air-cooled engines from the period 1986 to 2003, took place at Le Mans as a curtain raiser to the famous 24 Heures Karting. The aim was to test the formula and it has to be said that for a premier it couldn’t have been a bigger success!

Livetiming and streaming BNL Karting Series round 1 in Genk (New Link)

Livetiming and streaming BNL Karting Series round 1 in Genk (New Link) Read more

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The Andrea Margutti Trophy ready for its 30th Edition on April 4-7th in Lonato

The Andrea Margutti Trophy ready for its 30th Edition on April 4-7th in Lonato Read more

Only a few days are left to enter the 30th Andrea Margutti Trophy, race to take place in Lonato from April 4th to 7th 2019 for categories KZ2, OK, OK-Junior, 60 Mini, IAME X30 Senior and KFA. A good presence is building for the 30th edition of the Andrea Margutti Trophy, the International race organized by Parma Motorsport that is part of the FIA Karting calendar and that will take place next 4-7 April at the South Garda Karting circuit.

Great protagonist shining in Lonato’s opener of the 30th Spring Trophy

Great protagonist shining in Lonato’s opener of the 30th Spring Trophy Read more

A record number of 321 drivers coming from 23 different Countries gathered at the South Garda Karting circuit in Lonato for the first round of the 30th Spring Trophy. Closing round on March 30-31st.  The South Garda Karting circuit of Lonato housed the first round of the 30th Spring Trophy in the weekend of March 17th. The event that will reach its conclusion next March 30-31st 2019 had a good drivers presence so far.

From karts to cars! Jules Mettetal wins 2019 Volant Winfield and full French FIA F4 season

From karts to cars! Jules Mettetal wins 2019 Volant Winfield and full French FIA F4 season Read more

Thanks to an exceptional performance level and rigorous organisation, the 2019 Volant Winfield stayed true to its promises and crowned 16-year-old karting talent Jules Mettetal as the winner. At Circuit Paul Ricard, the Frenchman impressed the jury with his raw speed during a high-level finale with fierce international competition. The 25th winner of the Volant Winfield has earned a full season in the 2019 FIA French F4 Championship organised by the FFSA Academy. Isack Hadjar took home the Trophée Winfield, reserved for the youngest drivers, with Doriane Pin collecting the prize for best female.

Adria’s 24 hours of Italy almost sold out

Adria’s 24 hours of Italy almost sold out Read more

6 weeks before Adria’s event, 36 teams registered from 10 different countries. The 24 Hours Karting of Italy confirms to be a benchmark race in the Endurance world, event organised and promoted by CRG, scheduled on the prestigious Adria’s International circuit on March 30th-31st.

Kosmic shows good drivers development in 24th edition of Winter Cup

Kosmic shows good drivers development in 24th edition of Winter Cup Read more

The 2019 edition of Winter Cup was the redemption weekend for Andrey Zhivnov who battled for podium positions in OKJ. Our racing team once again shown good performance in the South Garda Karting at Lonato for the 24thedition of Winter Cup.

Alex Powell wins the season-opening classic

Alex Powell wins the season-opening classic Read more

Since its inception in 1996, the Winter Cup has revealed many great karting and car champions. This race is never easy to win because of the number of entries and the standard of the participants. On the ruthless circuit of Lonato, Jamaican Alex Powell patiently built the path that led him to victory in the Mini Rok category, after battles won with determination and competitiveness. The work done with the Energy Corse team was still paying off.

Another unlucky Winter Cup for Alex Irlando

Another unlucky Winter Cup for Alex Irlando Read more

Disappointing Winter Cup for Alex Irlando: even this year the Locorotondo’s driver did not finish the race because of an accident. The Winter Cup seems to be bewitched for the former World Champ Alex Irlando. The Apulian driver started the fight against other 97 drivers posting the 19th time in qualifying, just 2 tenths of second far from the leader.

Masterful double for Energy Corse at the Winter Cup

Masterful double for Energy Corse at the Winter Cup Read more

The season has definitely started strongly for Energy Corse with podiums on different continents and successive performances in Europe. At Lonato, Alex Powell and Kirill Kutskov produced a remarkable double at the Winter Cup in Mini Rok. Energy Corse is certainly one of the best teams in terms of training young kart drivers.

Tony Kart Racing Team shines in Lonato for Winter Cup! Turney and Ardigo on the podium

Tony Kart Racing Team shines in Lonato for Winter Cup! Turney and Ardigo on the podium Read more

Tony Kart Racing Team shines in Lonato for Winter Cup with drivers fighting for victories in all categories. The 24th edition of Winter Cup took place in the classic circuit of South Garda Karting where our Racing Team took podiums in KZ2 and OK classes, with Marco Ardigò and Joe Turney both finishing in third place in their finals. These results show once again the reliability and performance of the Tony Kart Chassis Racer 401 R equipped with Vortex Engines.

Who will be crowned the 25th Volant Winfield winner at Paul Ricard?

Who will be crowned the 25th Volant Winfield winner at Paul Ricard? Read more

Following the successful 2018 Volant Winfield, and with winner and reigning French F4 champion Caio Collet earning a spot within the Renault Sport Academy, the 25th edition will once again be a reference for the detection of young talents (most from karting) at the prestigious Circuit Paul Ricard.

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Only accidents stop Tony Kart from victories in Lonato
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Only accidents stop Tony Kart from victories in Lonato

Bedrin and Milell were in the lead the whole weekend of the second round of WSK Super Master Series. The second round of WSK Super Master Series that took place at South Garda Karting in Lonato during the 21st-24thof February showed how strong is our racing team fighting for victories all weekend long and taking many qualifying heats victories.

In a very hot Friday, Matteo Viganò finished fourth in the qualifying practice in KZ2 class. The Italian was the best wearing our colors in the shifter class, while Alessio Piccini finished in 26thplace. Viganò was all the heats fighting for victories, finishing 2ndin all the heats despite one, finishing 9thoverall while Piccini was 33rdafter battling in the midfield pack. Then in the prefinal, both drivers managed to step some positions as Viganò finished 4thwhile Piccini was 14th. Then in the final Viganò managed to finish in 6thplace while Piccini was 30th.

In OK Noah Milell was the third fastest in his qualifying group, while Joe Turney finished in 8th position. Sami Meguetounif was 25th, Matheus Morgatto 27th while Li Mingyang was 56th overall. Joe Turney was able to take the victory in heat C-D while Milell finished 2nd in two of them. The Swede was the best of our Racing team during the heats finishing 7thoverall, just in front of Joe Turney 8th. Morgatto also looked strong during the heats he was always fighting for top10 positions like Meguetounif. The Brazilian was 11thafter all the heats were complete, while the Frenchman was 15thbest. Mingyang was 62nd. Then in the prefinals, Noah Milell was fighting to win prefinal A but the Swede finally finished second while Meguetounif was 4th. Morgatto, unfortunately, had to retire. In the other prefinal despite the comeback, Li Mingyang was not able to join the final while Joe Turney had to retire. In the final Milell was in the lead for most of the race but the Swede driver wearing our colors finally finished 6th. Sami Meguetounif who also was driving in podium positions after a great start finally finished in 10th position.

Our OKJ drivers arrived at Lonato ready to lead towards the victory the Tony Kart Racer 401 R powered by Vortex. Things started pretty well with Nikita Bedrin finishing third in qualifying practice with Josep Maria Martí 14th and the newcomer Eron Rexhepi was 61st. Bedrin had no rival during the qualifying heats taking victories in all the heats he has contested showing the great performance of Vortex engines. Josep Maria Martí also showed a great performance winning heat A-B and finishing always in the top4. Rexhepi was learning every heat and he managed to finish 17thin one of those. Bedrin continued his dominant pace winning the prefinal, while Martí finished 8th. In the final, Bedrin had a difficult start dropping to 5th, the Russian anyway only needed 7 laps to take the lead of the race. Everything was set for the Russian to take his maiden victory this season but a crash on the last lap destroyed his options. Martí also was involved in a crash during the race which did not allowed to complete his comeback.

In the Mini class our drivers didn’t collect as much as hoped; however, the new Rookie EV chassis had shown its good performance in the final with the third place of Andrea Filaferro. Also, Francesco Marenghi has finished in the top ten. The next race for our racing team will be at the La Conca International Circuit in Muro Leccese for the third round of WSK Super Master Series dedicated to 60 Mini, OKJ and OK class.

 

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