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CIK Angerville: Patterson Opens Account with Victory

April 22, 2019March 22, 2020 Tom GibsonAngerville, CIK, Dexter Patterson, France, Round 1, Taylor Barnard0 comment

The young Scottish driver Dexter Patterson has continued his recent run of strong form by taking victory at the first round of the CIK FIA European Championship at the wheel of his Sauber Karting Team Kart Republic frame. It was clear from the start though, that victory wouldn’t be easy for any one, as Pedro Hiltbrand topped the time sheets in qualifying, piloting his CRG chassis around the French circuit in 48.795s. That being said, Patterson was only 0.012s behind in 2nd, with Juho Valtanen rounding out the top 3.…

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CIK Angerville: Tukka Taponen Dominates in OKJ

April 22, 2019March 22, 2020 Tom GibsonAngerville, CIK, France, Jamie Day, Round 1, Thomas Ten Brinke, Tuukka Taponen0 comment

With 81 of the top junior drivers descending on Angerville for the first round of the OKJ European Championship. There was lots of talent on the grid, Thomas Ten Brinke, Nikita Bedrin and Jamie Day to name just a few. However, Maceo Capietto would be the one setting the pace aboard his Kart Republic machine, setting a pace of 50.778s. Just 0.007s behind was James Wharton with Irishman Alex Dunne almost as close. Tuukka Taponen and Artem Severiukhin rounding out the top 5. The field was extremely close, with the…

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One of the strongest European Fields yet!

April 13, 2019March 22, 2020 Tom GibsonCIK, Euro Champs, Europe, Round 10 comment

With the first round of the European Championship coming up in just a week, lets take a look at one of the strongest fields in recent history. Compared to the 90 Juniors, there are just 73 seniors, but there is definable some quality in the field. Regining champions TB Racing and Hannes Janker are back, this time running the Mclaren Customer Racing Team colours on Janker’s and Hugo Sasse’s karts. Also returning is world champion Lorenzo Travisanutto, no longer in the Rosberg Academy colours, now wearing the CV Performance group…

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OKJ: A new pool of talent to challenge at the front

April 13, 2019March 22, 2020 Tom GibsonAngerville, CIK, Euro Champs, France, OKJ, Round 10 comment

The first round of the European Junior championship will take place in Agerville, France next weekend (April 18th-21st), with 90 drivers down on the entry list. With a large proportion of last years challenges moving on or moving up, there is a large number of Rookie drivers this season. Despite the fact they are Rookies, some have already made a name for themselves. Namely is Andrea Kimi Antonelli, the Rosberg Racing driver has already made an impression on the WSK paddock, and will be looking to build on that in…

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Super One Series Round 1

March 26, 2019March 22, 2020 Tom Gibsonfulbeck, ROK Cup, Round 1, Super One0 comment

The first round of a new look Super One series took to the track on Saturday (March 23rd) featuring lots of new names and 3 new classes to the UK. While the total entries were down compared to the Super One normal, there was still some great racing and great karts on display. Iame Cadet 8 drivers took part in round 1, pretty much all were new to Super One. Leading the way in qualifying was Aydan Hassan, taking pole for final 1 by just over 2 tenths from the…