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Only New Zealand’s very best coaches have been selected for the KartSport ACADEMY. Professionally trained by full time Motorcross and KartSport coaching advisor Niki Urwin, the team is ready to share their skills and passion with you through intensive training sessions for drivers and crew.
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Academy Head Coach - Tony Chambers :
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Name: | Tony Chambers | |
| Age: | 29 | ||
| Nickname: | T | ||
| Heroes: | My Mum | ||
| Favourite Race: | 2003 Rotax World Finals, Sharm El Shiek, Egypt | ||
| Favourite Track: | Gibley Raceway, Sharm El Shiek, Egypt | ||
| Years Karting: | 20 |
Originally from Hamilton and now based in Auckland, Mt Wellington has for the past 4 years been Tony's 'home' club. Tony is proprietor of Right Karts and during the time working at the shop has helped a lot of drivers at Rotax World Finals and other CIK events in Australia, Spain, Portugal, Hong Kong and the UK as well as assisting many karters locally, both customers and his opposition. Tony will in fact go out of his way to help any other karter and was a natural selection for ACADEMY head coach.
Titles won
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1997 NZ Junior Yamaha National champion
2001 North Island Rotax Max Light Sit-Up Road Race Champion
2002 North Island Rotax Light Champion
2006 NZ Rotax Max Light Champion
2010 NZ Open Champion
Overseas
results :-
2000 Rotax World Finals Purto-Rico 9th
2002 Ford Australia Rotax Kartstars series 17th
2003 Rotax World Finals Egypt 7th
2005 Thailand 24 hour international race, Kiwi team 4th
Tony is really enjoying coaching at the Explore and Learn days and looking forward to future courses where he can pass on a lot of the valuable things he has learnt in 20 years of KartSport at the very highest level nationally and internationally.
Coach - Niki Urwin
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Name: | Niki Urwin | |
| Age: | 32 | ||
| Nickname: | Sticky | ||
| Heroes: | Ricky Carmichael | ||
| Favourite Race: | Nationals | ||
| Favourite Track: | Wellington | ||
| Years Karting: | 7 |
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Coach - Bradley Alexander
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Name: | Brad Alexander |
| Age: | 23 | |
| Nickname: | None | |
| Heroes: | Still thinking | |
| Favourite Race: | Any Superkart meeting, you all should try it | |
| Favourite Track: | Marlborough | |
| Years Karting: | 17 |
| Best karting tip: if you don’t know, ask someone who does | |
| Best racing memory: beating the lights at the North Island Roads |
Titles won
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2005 North Island Sprint Rotax
Heavy Champion
2004 & 2005 North Island Superkart Rotax Heavy Champion
2003, 2004, 2005 Top Half Rotax Heavy Champion
2004, 2005 Rotax Heavy Series Champion
2004 2nd Rotax Heavy Nationals
Current coach of local guys and girls, nothing to serious but been getting some good results.
Coach - Karl Wilson
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Name: | Karl Wilson |
| Age: | 27 | |
| Nickname: | ||
| Heroes: | Ayrton Senna | |
| Favourite Race: | Rotax World Finals 2003, South Africa | |
| Favourite Track: | Macau, Hong Kong | |
| Years Karting: | 17 | |
I am looking forward to the remainder of 2011 and the events I have ahead. Looking at competing in selected rounds of the 2011 CIK Stars of Karting in Australia. I think the Kartsport Academy is a great initiative by Kartsport NZ and should be utilised by all at every level.
KartSport Results:
2011
- 1st CIK Trophy KZ2, 1st NZ Superkart Nationals & NZ GP.
2010 - 3rd CIK Trophy KZ2
2009 - 2nd CIK Trophy KZ2
2008 - 1st NZ sprint champs Yamaha Light
2007 - 1st North Island sprint champs Yamaha Light, 1st North Island sprint
champs F100
2007 - 2nd NZ Rotax Max Challenge
2003 - 3rd NZ Rotax Max Challenge
2002 - 1st NZ Rotax Max Challenge
7th overall Rotax Max World Finals, South Africa and 3rd also in the Nations
cup.
Coach - Bradley Tyrrell
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Name: | Bradley Tyrrell |
| Age: | 23 | |
| Nickname: | Someone please give me one !! | |
| Heroes: | Fernando Alonso | |
| Favourite Race: | Any Street Race | |
| Favourite Track: | Te Puke - Bay of Plenty Kart Club | |
| Years Karting: | 13 | |
| Best karting tip: Smooth is Fast | ||
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Best racing memory: Winning my first ever senior meeting at Round 1 Rotax Challenge |
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What I'd most like to improve on in karting: Qualfying |
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Kartsport results:
1st National Schools Champs 2003 Rotax Light
1st Yamaha Light and Rotax Overall 2005 Top Half, backed up with 2006 Yamaha
Light Overall Title
4th Australia Rotax Nationals
3rd NZ Nationals
4th Overall Redbull Kartstars Series
3rd Queensland State Titles
Won City of Sails 3 times in various classes
3rd twice in New Zealand Rotax Challenge.
Bradley has lived in Tokoroa for 17 years and it's not surprising that he calls Tokoroa his home track despite now living in Hamilton where he and his business partner have started a Kart Shop called Pacific Kartsport NZ.
Coach - Joshua Hart
Coach - Gary Wilson
Coach - Ryan Urban
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Name: | Ryan Urban |
| Age: | 28 | |
| Nickname: | Ry | |
| Heroes: | Wayne Rainey | |
| Favourite Race: | 2006 Superstars of Superkarts Laguna Seca | |
| Favourite Track: | La Conca (Italy) | |
| Years Karting: | 20 | |
| Best karting tip: A clean kart is a fast kart | ||
| Best racing memory: 93 NZ Champs Blenheim in Midgets | ||
Kartsport results: 6X NZ sprint titles, Multiple NI sprint champ
Coach - Matthew Hamilton
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Name: | Matthew Hamilton |
| Age: | 27 | |
| Nickname: | Matt | |
| Heroes: | My Father | |
| Favourite Race: | Anything major, ie. Nationals, Blossoms, Overseas competition | |
| Favourite Track: | Hamilton | |
| Years Karting: | 19 | |
| Best karting tip: If you fail to prepare be prepared to fail. | ||
| Best racing memory: Winning the Lady Wigram trophy. | ||
Kartsport results:
2007 NZ Rotax Max Champion
2006 NZ Yamaha Light Champion
9 times NZ champion in various classes
Other motorsport:
Competed in Formula Fords, Toyota Racing Series and Indy Pro Series.
Academy Director - Graeme Moore :
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Box 37-916 Parnell Auckland 1051 |
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