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The possible ready-made solution to KF karting that is staring right at us!

Saturday, January 12th, 2013

In this article Alan Dove considers the current situation of KF and considers whether the possible solution to KF’s woes is already a class in existence and ready to race today!
Giancarlo Tinini, CRG S.P.A President, recently conceded to StopandGoTV that KF may have caused irreparable damage to top-level karting “Today the ‘fullness’ of 100cc racing is missing… There [...]

FIA confirm WSK to promote and organise CIK Euro and World Championships

Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

Vroom had broke the story last week, but the FIA have confirmed, in principle at least, that from next year onwards the CIK European and World Championships will be promoted and organised by the WSK. The WSK already run their own successful international championships for KF and KZ drivers. On the surface it would appear the manufacturers [...]

2012 Amateur Karting Photographer of the Year Competition!

Monday, July 30th, 2012

Karting1 is proud to announce our first Amateur Karting Photographer of the Year Competition! If you think you’re the next Chris Walker then please send us your best photo and you will be in with a chance to win the competition and a copy of 2011 of the fantastic Karting International Season Photographic Review by [...]

“Game Over” – Drivers react to latest (unofficial) proposed changes to KF

Monday, July 16th, 2012

“Game over”, “Unlikely to tempt me back”, “Just sounds even more complicated to me” and “I don’t think it makes any difference” said the ex-KF karters when presented with the latest unofficial KF proposals as published by Vroom magazine. At odds to what has been said about the CIK’s standpoint, they reported last week that [...]

British Karting Championship to go single make!

Friday, June 22nd, 2012

At first glance the MSA’s invitation to tender for promotion and organisation of the British Karting Championship is a pretty standard affair. However, the MSA have dictated that they want next year’s championship to be a single-manufacturer based championship. It isn’t a surprise as the trend for karting over the last several years has been [...]

Edgar’s Hyundai Super One MSA/TKM British Championship Series Round 2: Whilton Mill 12/13 May 2012

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Ben Barnicoat and Martin Kodric starred in the two MSA British Championship classes whilst other favourites faltered. Some huge battles, and huge disappointments entertained in the other classes on what was thankfully a dry weekend with plenty sunshine on Sunday. The Super Cadet class was dropped due to insufficient entries. Track action was recorded [...]

Callum Ilott: I have won a few races, but I still want to improve!

Monday, April 23rd, 2012

All eyes are on Callum in 2012 – pic by KSP Photo Agency
At just 13 years old British driver Callum Ilott has already bagged the WSK Masters title in KF3, and currently sits a comfortable 3rd in the WSK Euro Series title chase. He continues the legacy of successful British drivers to dominate on [...]

The CIK’s Mammoth Challenge – Simplifying the KF Concept!

Monday, March 12th, 2012

The CIK are pretty clear about this – they want to simplify the KF concept, make it cheaper and attract more private entries. But what does this actually mean for KF and its design philosophy? It is over a decade now since the CIK announced it wanted to get rid of 100cc and move to [...]

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