LOCALS LEAD CHARGE AT TOP HALF R2
Thursday, 16 May 2013
Stuart Gould and Corey Green led the local charge at the second round of this year's CRC Speedshow Top Half kart series at KartSport Bay of Plenty's Fagan's Valley Raceway near Te Puke on Sunday.... Find out more ::
NO 'FLYING UNDER THE RADAR' FOR BRAY
Thursday, 16 May 2013
There will be no 'flying under the radar ' for top Kiwi karter Daniel Bray at the opening round of this year's CIK-FIA European Championship meeting for KZ1 and KZ2 class karts at Wackersdorf in Germany this weekend. ... Find out more ::
BRIDGEMAN & THOM SHARE GOLDSTAR HONOURS
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Hawke's Bay driver Jack Bridgeman beat his Taranaki rival Ben Thom at the final round of the 2012/13 Wellington Provincial Karting Association Supreme Kart Supplies Gold Star series
in Wellington over the weekend - but so evenly matched have the pair been at previous rounds that they ended up tied on points and therefore share this season's series honours in the 125cc Rotax Max Light class.
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BRAY PROVES HIS VERSATILITY AT NZRMC R3
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
Kiwi karting international Daniel Bray proved his versatility at the third round of this year's YÖGG Rotax Max Challenge of New Zealand in the Bay of Plenty over the weekend, making light of at times atrocious weather and track conditions to claim a breakthrough win in the premier Platinum Glass 125cc Rotax Max Light class. ... Find out more ::
INTERNATIONALS BACK FOR NZRMC R3
Thursday, 18 April 2013
Last weekend Auckland karter Daniel Bray was competing in the United States. The weekend before, namesakes Daniel Kinsman from Auckland and Daniel Connor from Helensville were racing in Australia. This weekend all three will be back home contesting the third round of the 2013 YÖGG Rotax Max Challenge of New Zealand in the Bay of Plenty. ... Find out more ::
MANSON MAKES PROKART DEBUT IN KZ2
Thursday, 18 April 2013
Former New Zealand Junior 100cc Yamaha champion and Rotax Max Challenge Junior class winner Scott Manson is the latest high profile young New Zealand karter to move to the 6-speed-gearbox/125cc KZ2 class, the Christchurch teenager making his Formula S ProKart Series debut at Te Puke this weekend. ... Find out more ::
BRAY FOURTH IN THE USA
Wednesday, 17 April 2013
Fourth place in the second feature race of the weekend on Sunday afternoon was the best result for Kiwi karter Daniel Bray at the season-opening SpringNationals kart race meeting in the United States over the weekend.... Find out more ::
STRONG START FOR COX & ARMSTRONG
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Nationally-ranked Canterbury karters Chris Cox and Marcus Armstrong kicked off their Mainland Karting Series campaigns with class wins at the opening round of the South Island series at KartSport Canterbury's annual Memorial meeting on Sunday. ... Find out more ::
KIWI DUO IN TOP 10
Monday, 15 April 2013
Kiwi Rotax Max category duo Daniel Connor and Daniel Kinsman finished line astern in sixth and seventh places respectively in their class final at the fourth round of this season's Australian Rotax Max Pro Tour in Newcastle on Sunday.... Find out more ::
GREEN AND BUXEDA BATTLE AT TOP HALF R1
Monday, 15 April 2013
Corey Green and Jonathan Buxeda were rarely more than a kart length or two apart as they battled for the top spot in the 100cc Yamaha Light class at the first round of the 2013 CRC Speedshow Top Half kart series at the KartSport Mt Wellington club's track in Auckland on Sunday.... Find out more ::
KIWI STARS CROSS THE TASMAN
Thursday, 11 April 2013
Kiwi Rotax Max category stars Daniel Kinsman and Daniel Connor take their intense and long-standing rivalry to the other side of the Tasman Sea this weekend at the fourth round of this season's Australian Rotax Max Pro Tour. ... Find out more ::
BRAY BACK IN THE USA THIS WEEKEND
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Former S1 class series champion Daniel Bray is back in the United States this week preparing to contest the double-header first and second rounds of this year's Superkarts USA (SKUSA) Pro Tour. ... Find out more ::
BRAY & KINSMAN LEAD TITLE CHARGE ON DAY 3
Monday, 1 April 2013
Namesakes Daniel Bray and Daniel Kinsman led the title charge in their respective classes on the third and final day of competition at this year's GoPro KartSport New Zealand National Sprint Championships in Wellington on Sunday. ... Find out more ::
CLEAN SWEEP FOR CANTERBURY ON DAY 2
Monday, 1 April 2013
Canterbury drivers James Penrose, Simon Hunter and Marcus Armstrong completed a clean sweep of the three class titles contested on the second day of competition at this year's GoPro KartSport New Zealand National Sprint Championships in Wellington today.... Find out more ::
TOP KARTERS IN WELLINGTON FOR NATIONALS
Thursday, 28 March 2013
Karters from across the country - as well as across the Tasman - have gathered in the greater Wellington area this weekend for the 2013 GoPro KartSport New Zealand National Sprint Championships to be contested at Wynn’s Raceway, Kaitoke, Upper Hutt.... Find out more ::
WILSON MAKES AUSSIES TAKE NOTICE
Monday, 25 March 2013
Kiwi champion Karl Wilson made Australia's top SuperKart racers sit up and take notice in Sydney over the weekend, the Wellingtonian qualifying on the front row and ending up fifth overall at the opening round of the 2013 Rockpress Australian championships at Sydney Motorsport Park. ... Find out more ::
KINSMAN BROTHERS 1-2 AT ROTORUA
Tuesday, 12 March 2013
Karting brothers Daniel and Mathew Kinsman again kept it in the family at the latest round of this year's YÖGG Rotax Max Challenge of New Zealand near Rotorua over the weekend, dominating proceedings in the premier Platinum Glass 125cc Rotax Max Light class. ... Find out more ::
MOORE BACK FOR YOGG NZRMC R2
Thursday, 7 March 2013
After a dominant performance in the Logitech 125cc Rotax Max Heavy class at the opening round of this year's YÖGG Rotax Max Challenge of New Zealand, Australian karter Lane Moore will be back on the grid at the second round near Rotorua this weekend. ... Find out more ::
CAN ANYONE BEAT RYAN GRANT THIS WEEKEND?
Thursday, 7 March 2013
Aucklander Ryan Grant has been the dominant figure in the premier KZ2 class since New Zealand's Formula S KartSport club first set up its successful ProKart Series. And the question heading into the second round of this year's series at Rotorua this weekend is, can anyone beat him? ... Find out more ::
KINSMANS LEAD KIWI CHARGE AT TT EVENT
Monday, 18 February 2013
Auckland's Kinsman brothers, Daniel and Mathew, led the Kiwi charge against a six-strong group of visiting Australian karters at the opening round of the 2013 YÖGG Rotax Max Challenge of New Zealand in Palmerston North on Saturday. ... Find out more ::
TRANS-TASMAN CHALLENGE FOR ROTAX SERIES
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
The country's top Rotax Max category karters will come up against five of Australia's best at the opening round of this year's Yögg-sponsored Rotax Max Challenge of New Zealand in Palmerston North on Saturday.
Yögg is the name of a new frozen yoghurt franchise being rolled out around the country this year and the company behind it is using the annual Rotax Max Challenge - now in its 14th year - to spread the word.
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GRANT'S CIK TROPHY RUN CONTINUES
Monday, 28 January 2013
Ryan Grant's record setting run at KartSport New Zealand's annual Mi Sedaap instant noodles-backed CIK Trophy of New Zealand meeting in Wellington has continued, the Aucklander winning the premium senior KZ2 class title for a record-setting sixth time at the KartSport Wellington club's Wynn's Raceway at Kaitoke, Upper Hutt on Sunday. ... Find out more ::
WILSON EYES AUSSIE TITLE AFTER 'THREE-PEAT'
Sunday, 6 January 2013
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.... Find out more ::
WILSON GUNNING FOR SUPERKART TITLE # 3
Friday, 21 December 2012
Wellington's Karl Wilson will be gunning for his third New Zealand SuperKart title in as many years when he lines up at the Manfeild circuit on Saturday January 05 for the Racetech-backed 2013 New Zealand SuperKart and Grand Prix championship meeting. ... Find out more ::
USA TRIPS FOR 2013 PROKART SERIES DRIVERS
Friday, 7 December 2012
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. ... Find out more ::
DANIEL KINSMAN BEST OF THE KIWIS
Monday, 3 December 2012
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.... Find out more ::
ROTAX WINNERS ULTIMATE CHALLENGE
Tuesday, 27 November 2012
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. ... Find out more ::
NO LUCK FOR BRAY OR ARMSTRONG IN VEGAS
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
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. ... Find out more ::
BIG WEEKEND FOR BRAY & ARMSTRONG
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
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. ... Find out more ::
CONNOR BEST IN CANBERRA
Tuesday, 30 October 2012
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... Find out more ::
KIWI KARTERS RETURN TO AUSTRALIA
Friday, 26 October 2012
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. ... Find out more ::
CANTERBURY SUCCESS AT BOTH ISLAND EVENTS
Monday, 22 October 2012
Canterbury karters found success at both of KartSport New Zealand's Island title meetings over Labour Weekend this year, Christchurch's Simon Hunter winning the 125cc Rotax Max Heavy class title at the Pace Engineering North Island meeting at Waitara in Taranaki and North Loburn's James Penrose winning both the 100cc Yamaha Light and 125cc Rotax Max Light class titles at the Evolution Motorsport South Island event at Mosgiel near Dunedin. ... Find out more ::
ISLAND TITLE BONUS FOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Sunday, 21 October 2012
Reigning New Zealand title holders Scott Manson from Christchurch and Arie Hutton from Auckland have added 2012 Island titles to their CVs on the first day of competition at the 2012 North and South Island Sprint Kart Championship meetings being held this weekend.... Find out more ::
GRANT FORCED TO FIGHT FOR KZ2 SERIES WIN
Tuesday, 25 September 2012
Defending class champion Ryan Grant from Auckland headed into the final round of this year's Mi Sedaap instant noodles Pro Kart Series at Rotorua over the weekend odds-on favourite to win the KZ2 class title for a record fifth time.... Find out more ::
BROTHERS SPEARHEAD KIWI ROTAX CHALLENGE
Tuesday, 25 September 2012
Auckland brothers Daniel and Mathew Kinsman will spearhead the New Zealand challenge at this year's Rotax Max Grand Final meeting in Portugal after locking out first and second places in class at the final round of the local series in Rotorua over the weekend. ... Find out more ::
TOP DRIVER PREDICTS FOUR-WAY BATTLE
Thursday, 20 September 2012
Top New Zealand karter Daniel Bray is predicting a four and possibly even five-way battle for KZ2 class honours at the final round of the 2012 Mi Sedaap instant noodles Pro Kart series at KartSport Rotorua's Amoore Rd Raceway this weekend.... Find out more ::
ROTAX TITLE FIGHTS GO DOWN TO THE WIRE
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
This time last year Auckland karter Daniel Kinsman could afford to sit out the final round of the 2011 Right Karts KartStars Rotax Max Challenge because he had already won the premier 125cc Rotax Max Light class title - and with it the chance to represent New Zealand at the 2011 Rotax Max Grand Final in Abu Dhabi. ... Find out more ::
KIWI PLAYS KEY ROLE IN WORLD CUP VICTORY
Friday, 14 September 2012
While Aucklander Daniel Bray was raising eyebrows with his heat-winning pace in the KZ2 class at the recent World Cup for KZ1 and 2 karts at Sarno in Italy, fellow Kiwi Josh Hart was helping top Dutch driver Bas Lammers claim a second World Cup KZ1 class title. ... Find out more ::