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Iame British Karting Championship – Shenington

May 15, 2019March 22, 2020 Tom GibsonBritish Championship, Iame, Round 2, Shenington0 comment

Round 2 for the Iame classes saw the series head to Shenington just a month after the opening round at PFi. This time, there were a few less drivers in some of the classes, but the quality was seriously on the rise. Kimber vs Keirle, the rematch Saturday was the battle of the K’s: Kimber, Keirle and King. The trio were at the top of the time sheets for almost the entire day. Qualifying showed how close these three were, as King and Kimber set identical times, a 42.35s. Keirle…

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Senior X30: MacDonald wins as Turney Completes Mega Recovery

February 12, 2019March 22, 2020 Tom GibsonChampion, Dean Macdonald, Iame, Strawberry Racing, Winter Cup, X300 comment

The Senior X30 class had the largest fields with 90 drivers, with some extremely talented drivers. The entry list included the likes of X30 World Champion Joe Turney, CIK Karting Academy Trophy winner Mari Boya and Lewis Gilbert who had a strong run at the world finals last year. The star of qualifying though was Dean MacDonald, lapping 2 tenths faster than anyone else. Morgan Porter was 2nd fastest with Leevi Lintukanto 3rd, Daniel Macia was 4th with Joe Turney 5th. It was a strong performance for Sweden’s Mathilda Olsson…

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Junior X30: Bearman completes perfect weekend in Valencia

February 12, 2019March 22, 2020 Tom GibsonIame, Junior X30, KR Sport, Oliver Bearman, Winter Cup, X300 comment

A 59 strong, British dominated field were on track for the Junior Winter Cup. Over 20 of the country’s best drivers did battle with some of the top drivers from Spain, France, Portugal and many more. With 2 groups qualifying, it was Swiss driver Eron Rexhepi who topped the first qualifying session with a 57.659, Ken Oskar Algre was 2nd fastest while Miguel Peiro Luzarraga 3rd. Top Brit was Alex Ley in 4th and Josh Rowledge 5th. The second session was a touch slower with Daniel Guinchard topping the time…

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Mini X30: Freddie Slater completes clean sweep at Winter Cup

February 12, 2019March 22, 2020 Tom GibsonEurope, Freddie Slater, Fusion Motorsport, Iame, kartrepublic, Valencia, Winter Cup0 comment

The Iame Winter Cup kick started the international karting calendar, where some of the continents top drivers descended on Valencia to do battle. The Mini X30 class was first to hit the track with a strong 34 driver field. It was clear from the start that the driver to beat would be Freddie Slater. The young Brit managed to put his Fusion Motorsport kart on pole position by a tenth from BRT’s Alberto Hurtado Gonzalex and Driver Racing Kart’s Giovanni Trentin. Slater’s team mate Leo Robinson was an impressive 11th…