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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 Co-ordinator - Niki Urwin :
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Name: | Niki Urwin |
KartSport ACADEMY 105 Hawkeridge Heights Bethlehem, Tauraunga Mob: 021 887 421 Email: nikiurwin@hotmail.com |
| Age: | 29 | ||
| Nickname: | Sticky | ||
| Heroes: | Ricky Carmichael | ||
| Favourite Race: | Nationals | ||
| Favourite Track: | Wellington | ||
| Years Karting: | 4 |
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Coach - Tony Chambers
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Name: | Tony Chambers | |
| Age: | 26 | ||
| 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: | 17 |
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 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
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 17 years of KartSport at the very highest level nationally and internationally.
Coach - Bradley Alexander
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Name: | Brad Alexander |
| Age: | 20 | |
| Nickname: | None | |
| Heroes: | Still thinking | |
| Favourite Race: | Any Superkart meeting, you all should try it | |
| Favourite Track: | Marlborough | |
| Years Karting: | 14 |
| 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
Coach - Bradley Tyrrell
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Name: | Bradley Tyrrell |
| Age: | 20 | |
| 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: | 10 | |
| 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 - Matthew Hamilton
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Name: | Matthew Hamilton |
| Age: | 24 | |
| Nickname: | Matt | |
| Heroes: | My Father | |
| Favourite Race: | Anything major, ie. Nationals, Blossoms, Overseas competition | |
| Favourite Track: | Hamilton | |
| Years Karting: | 16 | |
| 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.
Coach - Simon McLennan
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Name: | Simon McLennan | |
| Age: | 20 | ||
| Nickname: | Si | ||
| Heroes: | Peter Brock | ||
| Favourite Race: | Any F100 Race when the engine stays in tact | ||
| Favourite Track: | Wellington | ||
| Years Karting: | 6 | ||
| Best karting tip: Communication is key, without it Dad wont know how to make you go faster | |||
| Best racing memory: First time in F100 at CIK New Zealand 2006 | |||
| What do you want to improve on in karting: Consistency | |||
Simon is currently studying management at Victoria University in Wellington and has taken a great interest in sports management. He has been in kartsport for six years and looks forward to passing on his knowledge of both kartsport, and what he has learnt about dealing with sports athletes and management at the ACADEMY training courses.
Kartsport
results :-
Lascom Sprints/Upper Hutt Grand Prix,
1st Rotax Light
WPKA Goldstar Series, Rotax Light, 1st
Kartsport Wellington Championships, Yamaha Light, Rotax Light, 1st
2007 Nationals, Qualified 3rd F100 and 5th Yamaha Light
Simon has had a fair amount of catching up to do in his short six years of Karting. Learning off some of New Zealand's top drivers has allowed him to now challenge such drivers, and has enabled him to pass on what he has learnt to those who are in need of a hand.
Academy Director - Graeme Moore :
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Box 37-916 Parnell Auckland 1051 |
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