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Foré to the fore! 4x winner makes return to the CIK World Karting Championship

By Karting1 ~ May 8th, 2012. Filed under: Kart Racing News.

It was only two months ago that the karting scene was questioning whether there was going to be a world championship at all. However, with the CIK ditching the European rounds as well as the engine lottery rules, they have managed to attract a couple of big names for this years World Championship to fill the grid. Most notably 4x World Champion Davide Foré. He’ll also be joined by 2009 champion Arnaud Kozlinski. Both drivers have raced in the KZ1 scene in the last few years, and it’s quite a surprise to see them join KF1.

The king is back to regain his crown

Their presence gives the championship a much needed dose of credibility it desperately required, however questions still remain about whether it was really necessary to dump the European rounds. The World Champs entry list of 39 includes 25 European based drivers, and a 30+ grid at the European based rounds could have easily been achieved had the the CIK allowed wildcards like they have with the Asian rounds.

The first round of the championship will be held at Suzuka on the weekend of 19-20 May.

KF1 World Karting Championship Entry list:

1. Graham, Matthew

2. Camponeschi, Flavio

3. Paz Patric Armand, Philo

4. Sasaki, Daiki

5. Gil, Carlos

6. Gromanová, Tereza

7. Kasai, Takashi

8. Petjoi, Teemu Markus B’stone

9. Basz, Karol

10. Ishii, Kazuya