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One Week to Bahrain – Schumacher in a Kart at Genk

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

What does it say about karting when Michael Schumacher is out testing in a KZ kart at Genk one week before his big comeback to F1.  To me at least it means that a kart is the closest thing to an F1 car you can get when you need to polish up on a few [...]

Nyck De Vries Quickest at WSK Euro Series!

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Live timing can be like watching paint dry at times but not today as  Nyck De Vries put out a warning shock to the karting world by putting his Zanardi/IAME fastest at the WSK Euro Series first qualifying  session at La Conca. The recently signed McLaren driver  has certainly now proved his worth! Considering his [...]

Super KF Crossed With Formula A? BRC Create Uber 150cc Kart Engine!

Friday, February 19th, 2010

What do you get when you cross and Formula A with a Super KF and then add some steroids to the mix? Well BRC Engineering, famous for their 250E Superkart Engines, seem to have the answer. They have been developing a special 150cc direct drive KF style engine for the North American dirt karting market, [...]

Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg Back Karting With Chiesa and CRG!

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

2008 F1 WDC Lewis Hamilton and fellow F1 driver Nico Rosberg returned home as Team MBM were reunited at Lonato for a days karting. Dino Chiesa ran both Hamilton and Rosberg back in the day with CRG winning the Formula A European Championship in 2000. Chiesa said  “Meeting again on a track after almost ten [...]

Official: McLaren Sign Up Nyck De Vries!

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

McLaren have now officially announced that they have signed up young KF3 superstar Nyck De Vries.  He had been linked to the Ferrari young driver programme but Dino Chiesa’s close relationship with McLaren F1 was obviously the F1 link. Dino Chiesa nurtured Lewis Hamilton in his karting days, and now works with other McLaren Young Driver Oliver [...]

2010 TKM Tony Kart Viper Ready to Roll

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

2010 Tony Kart Viper Elite
Paul Carr Racing has released the all new Tony Kart Viper for the new TKM 2010 regs. Considering the dominance that the Paul Carr designed Viper has shown in TKM, we expect nothing less from the 2010 incarnation. The chassis has been designed with a permanent front torsion bar [...]

Lewis Hamilton Karting Interview

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Here is a really candid interview with lewis Hamilton for his sponsors, it was made at Rye House Kart Circuit where he learned most of what has made him great.  He gives some real insights into how his relationship with his dad worked in karting, and how he learned to be so formidable at overtaking.
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Cool Karting 1 Clothing

Monday, January 4th, 2010

At last we have a selection of  Karting1 designed T-shirts, hoodies and caps available for you to buy!
They are available from our own Zazzle stores here -
Karting1 Clothing UK
Karting1 Clothing USA
Karting1 Clothing Australia

Here’s an example of one of our fave designs:-

Have a good browse around the Karting1 store and hopefully you’ll find something you like

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