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Buxeda and Rooney impress at opening Rotax challenge rounds
Thursday, 22 February 2018, 2:23 pm | KartSport
Jonathan Buxeda and Jackson Rooney impressed with their speed and adaptability at the opening (double header) rounds of this year’s Giltrap Group New Zealand Rotax Max Challenge kart series at Palmerston North over the weekend. Both drivers dominated ... More >>
Bray leads from the front at first Prokart Series round
Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 10:46 am | KartSport
Kiwi karting international Daniel Bray got his 2018 Molecule ProKart Series campaign off to the best possible start at the opening round at the annual TRC Toyota Levin Trans-Tasman kart race meeting in Palmerston North over the weekend. Aucklander Bray ... More >>
Karters Go for Gold at Masters’ Games
Friday, 9 February 2018, 2:14 pm | KartSport
Karters from all over the South Island were rewarded with medals as well as race wins and podium placings at New Zealand’s biennial Master Games in Dunedin at the beginning of the month. More >>
Kiwi Karters Back in Action Across Tasman This Weekend
Thursday, 25 January 2018, 2:13 pm | KartSport
Another bumper crop of Kiwi karters – nine in all - has crossed the Tasman this week to prepare for the opening round of Australia’s 2018 Rotax Pro Tour series at Melbourne’s Todd Rd kart track this weekend. More >>
Records Tumble as Goldstar Series Gets Off to Cracking Start
Monday, 20 November 2017, 3:18 pm | KartSport
Lap records tumbled as the latest Manawatu & TRC Toyota WPKA Goldstar KartSport Series got off to a cracking start in Taranaki over the weekend. More >>
Sceats Signs Off with Second Series’ Class Win in Same Year
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 10:03 am | KartSport
Auckland karter Liam Sceats signed off on a successful sojourn in the Vortex Mini ROK class on Sunday with a rare second series’ title win in the same year at the final round of the 2017 Hampton Downs Top Half Series at Edgecumbe. More >>
Rotax Meeting Kicks Off Big Fortnight for Kiwi Karters
Thursday, 2 November 2017, 10:37 am | KartSport
The 18th annual Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals meeting at Portimao in Portugal which begins on Saturday (Nov 04) this kicks off a big fortnight overseas for 15 Kiwi karters. More >>
Kartsport NZ's Nth & Sth Island Sprint Titles up for Grabs
Wednesday, 18 October 2017, 11:17 am | KartSport
It's KartSport New Zealand North and South Island Sprint Kart Championships title time again with events in Hamilton and Nelson over Labour Weekend. More >>
Manson Top Kiwi at Rok Cup International Finals in Italy
Tuesday, 17 October 2017, 10:07 am | KartSport
Levin's Logan Manson ended up top Kiwi at this year's ROK Cup International final meeting in Italy over the weekend, finishing eighth overall in the Mini ROK class' Vortex Trophy (B Main) Final. More >>
Tough Initiation for Kiwi ROK Trio in Italy
Tuesday, 10 October 2017, 11:29 am | KartSport
There was a tough initiation for the three young Kiwi karters, Jacob Douglas, Logan Manson and Kaden Probst, who contested the final round of this year's Trofeo D'Autunno (Autumn Trophy) series at the South Garda kart track near Lonato in the country's ... More >>
Barker And Workman Spearhead Late Nelson Charge
Thursday, 5 October 2017, 12:43 pm | KartSport
Kevin Barker and Ollie Workman spearheaded a late Nelson charge as the KartSport Canterbury club's Garden City Communications-sponsored Garden City Championship meeting hosted the final round of this year's Mainland Series in Christchurch over the September ... More >>
Hamilton Third at Big US Kart Event
Tuesday, 3 October 2017, 11:47 am | KartSport
He wasn't quite able to claim his third S1 class win in as many years but Christchurch-based Kiwi kart international Matt Hamilton still managed a podium spot (third) in the premier S1 stock moto class main event at this year's big Streets of Lancaster Grand ... More >>
Wintry Blast Fails to Dampen Karters' Spirits
Tuesday, 3 October 2017, 9:40 am | KartSport
The wind blew and rain showers swept across the track for most of the day but 140+ karters contesting the third round of this year's Hampton Down-sponsored Top Half Series at Hamilton took it in their stride. More >>
Mainland Titles Down to the Wire this Weekend
Friday, 29 September 2017, 12:10 pm | KartSport
Class placings are again going down to the wire in this year's Mainland Series as karters from across the South Island head to Christchurch today for the KartSport Canterbury club's two-day Garden City Communications-sponsored Garden City Championships ... More >>
Hamilton Top Half Round Set to Be Biggest Yet
Thursday, 28 September 2017, 4:40 pm | KartSport
This weekend's round of the 2017 Hampton Downs Top Half Series at Hamilton is set to be the biggest yet with the entry list likely to top the 140 mark. More >>
Can Matt Hamilton Make It Three Out of Three?
Thursday, 28 September 2017, 9:34 am | KartSport
Having now won the S1 stock moto class at the big Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix kart street race meeting in California for the past two years, the question heading into the 2017 meeting this weekend is, can Kiwi Matt Hamilton make it three in a ... More >>
Can Anyone Beat Superkart King Ryan Urban on Sunday?
Thursday, 21 September 2017, 4:35 pm | KartSport
That's the question being asked in the lead-up to the 2017 KartSport New Zealand SuperKart Championship and Grand Prix meeting at Hampton Downs this weekend. More >>
Impressive Senior Debut for O'meara-Hunt in Oz
Wednesday, 20 September 2017, 2:08 pm | KartSport
Teenage Wellington karter Rianna O'Meara-Hunt confirmed her potential as one of Australasia's best up-and-coming talents with an impressive debut in the Senior ranks at the final round of Australia's Rotax Pro Tour series at Wodonga in Victoria over the weekend. More >>
Sharp Continues on Winning Top Half Series Run at Rotorua
Tuesday, 19 September 2017, 9:54 am | KartSport
Young gun Louis Sharp made the trip north from Christchurch worthwhile with another near perfect performance in the Cadet ROK class at the second round of the 2017 Hampton Downs-backed Top Half (kart) Series at Rotorua over the weekend. More >>
KZ2 Super Cup Final the One That Got Away - Bray
Wednesday, 13 September 2017, 4:35 pm | KartSport
This year's CIK-FIA KZ2 Super Cup event Final at Wackersdorf in Germany on Sunday was the 'one that got away' reckons top Kiwi finisher at the event, Daniel Bray. More >>