Interview about Karting
Close Up
29/09/22
The latest test held in Cremona for the newly formed OK-N and OKJ-N showed an excellent level of performance for the two categories destined to revitalize single-gear categories at the regional and national levels.
On September 27, 2002, the OK National was officially born, divided into the two OK-N and OK-N Junior categories. Hopes are high that they can truly relaunch the single-gear classes. The test was...
Interview
14/09/22
We spoke with Ricard Ferrando, who puts his experience as a pilot and his knowledge in data acquisition at the service of the official Birel Art Spain team to achieve the best results.
Hi Ricard, we've seen that the number of karting teams that include a coach in their ranks is increasing; what advantage do you think they have over those that do not have one?
I think it's...
Interview
14/09/22
Antti Ollikainen (FIN) started karting at the age of six and is now 42 years old racing in Rotax DD2 Masters. At the end of the nineties, he competed around the world in the Formula A and Formula Super A classes.
Then the best achievement was fourth place in the FIA World Cup in Suzuka, Japan. Antti started competing again at the beginning of 2010. He has participated nine times at the Rotax MAX Challenge...
Close Up
14/08/22
One of the most annoying problems affecting the kart cooling circuit is the formation of air bubbles inside it, which are often extremely difficult to eliminate by bleeding (P. M.)
The bubbles can then concentrate inside the water pump or engine, thwarting the effectiveness of cooling and, in some cases, even causing drastic drops in power and, in extreme situations, even...
Close Up
08/08/22
Having completed the Calendar of 4 races, which awarded the Champion among Italy’s "100s", D'Antinone, from Monza, it is time to take stock of a season characterized by ups and downs. (F.M)
One thing must be said right away: the 2022 season has not been the year that many expected for the KFA 100cc Championship, at least at the national level, since - instead - for the most...
Close Up
01/08/22
Sebastian says stop and does so at his moment of highest sporting and personal credibility. The last few years have shown us a very "open" man in a very "closed" world...(F.M.)
Presenting him as a 4-time F1 World Champion sounds perhaps a bit out of time because Vettel is one of those cases in which the evolution of the character, compared to the beginning of his career (...
Close Up
13/07/22
One of the most iconic karters in the sport’s history turns 48 today. Like others of his generation, today the father of an up-and-coming driver...
An exponent of that group of drivers who made karting history in the 1990s, Jarno won indeed much in karting: a World Championship in Formula K in 1991 and one in the gearbox category (then Formula C...
Close Up
05/07/22
A young track in Italy with a demanding layout that reminds many of the most technical tracks on the FIA calendars. How do you drive at Franciacorta?
In the recent past, the Franciacorta Karting Track has already hosted two RGMMC races, i.e. two purely international and high-level competitions, practically the same that we will find again in a few...
Interview
04/07/22
The wait is getting less and less for the OK and OKJ European Championship at Franciacorta staged this weekend, with eyes already on the 2023 World Championship.
Head down and work. This is the mantra that probably, even without saying it, all the staff of Franciacorta had well in mind when the new adventure of the kart track started. A staff led by Raffaella...
Close Up
01/07/22
The 2023 FIA Karting calendar as you may have seen includes some important changes, especially in the OK and OKJ European Championships.(gcg)
In fact, next year's races have been assigned to 3 new locations. The 7 Laghi track in Castelletto di Branduzzo is among them, but the Pavia circuit is certainly not new to most of the drivers...
Interview
15/06/22
Racing has played a major part in Corinna Kamper’s life since she was just 6 years old. Today, the 27-year-old Austrian ‘racer at heart’ leads a busy life travelling, manages her own boat license school and can regularly be seen on the ORF TV F1 Motorhome program during the Formula One coverage. When the opportunity came along for Corinna to race the Rotax Project E20 electric kart last season, she didn’t think twice of doing (J.Wade)
We recently caught up with Corinna in Belgium when she lined-up on the grid once more in the Project E20 at the opening round of the Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy in her first appearance since she...
Interview
14/06/22
After bidding farewell to Formula 1, the Swiss driver's career has taken that mental leap that allows one not to be blinded by the top Formula alone, looking at the entire global motorsport landscape. Sunday's fourth Le Mans victory seems to prove him right...
Sebastien Buemi is an emblematic case of top-level Motorsport in recent years: an early debut in Formula 1 thanks to a well-known supply chain brand, which just as quickly first benched him then...
Stories
01/06/22
The OK and OKJ European Championship returns to Kristianstad three years after the last time. A technical and fast track which over the years has made Lorenzo Travisanutto its landlord.
Thinking about Kristianstad means thinking about and retracing the most important stages of Lorenzo Travisanutto's career. It is not emotions or admiration for one of the best Italian karters of...
Close Up
25/05/22
The English driver, already a member of the Red Bull family, proved that he has the makings of a predestined driver at both Zuera and Genk, between Presa Diretta and KZ2.
Scrolling through the chapters and pages of karting history, it is not so easy to find a driver who has gone strong both in the queen class of Presa Diretta karting (the current OK Senior) and in his...
Close Up
16/05/22
We went to Franciacorta Karting Track to visit Raffaella Giacomini, the woman that works in the incredible international-level ascent of this highly appreciated track. Her skills and references were known a bit by everyone in the karting world, due also for her past in Tony Kart. In a short time she, together with Stefano Bonara, gained remarkable notoriety across the globe, positioning themselves in the elite of the FIA Karting circuits. Here is how they did it. (words M. Boscariol)
Raffaella, how are the on-track activities going?
I'd say we're very happy! It's now a year and a half that we've been open, exactly since July 10, 2020. The year 2020 was a break-in...
Close Up
11/05/22
The Alphatauri 's Japanese driver turns 22 today. After a promising start in Formula 1 is called this year to confirm that he is up to par.
The funny thing is that he doesn’t remember what was his first feeling in karting: «Honestly, I didn't remember what I said at the time, but my dad says, 'you told me this is...
Stories
11/05/22
The European KZ and KZ2 Championship starts in Genk, the track that probably more than any other has always expressed the values of the 125 shifter class at its best.
The queen class is also ready to take to the track. Even if with the formula of only two races - not very appreciated by the sector - to define the new European Champions. The Genk track is the most...
Interview
10/05/22
Akbar Ebrahim, accepted the nomination to become the new President of the FIA's International Karting Commission (CIK) in early February 2022 to replace Felipe Massa in the role, while the former Formula 1 driver takes the lead of the Drivers’ Commission, thereby reserving his seat on the World Motorsports Council. by Jen Wade
The former Indian Rally and Racing champion who currently heads the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) in his second term, has been instrumental in establishing the foundation of young...
Close Up
07/05/22
If we think of a Dutch driver who has rivaled Hamilton, 100% of you would not think of Giedo Van Der Garde, winner of a Formula Super A World Championship in karts in 2002. His career towards Formula 1 was interrupted - forever - in an abrupt and unprecedented manner. (F.M)
And to think that Van Der Garde's karting career had ended under the best auspices: a World Championship won in Italy, for the CRG colors in the queen class where he had got the better of drivers...
Close Up
03/05/22
With the victory in Zuera in the second round of the European OKJ Championship, Nathan Tye brought Sodikart back to the top in Direct Drive, too.
Tye's victory has already been defined as historic by many and we want to define it as necessary for karting’s future. The "driver with sunglasses" (by now a tradition on the...
