Europe
British Performance at WSK Round 1
TonyKart drivers Will Stevens and Gary Catt made it a British clean sweep of the top two positions in the first round of the WSK series held in La Conca, Italy. Stevens took first in both the pre-final and final ensuring maximum points and Catt came in at second best both times also taking in a massive points haul. With the remaining positions changing around from pre-final to final the British duo earned themselves a healthy points-gap in the championship standings. Jack te Braak took 3rd in the final on his Zanardi.
Unfotunately none of the Asian drivers at the event made it into the final stages of the event.
Asian Drivers Compete in Europe – WSK
Mitchell Gilbert representing Malaysia, Stefano Marcelo from the Philippines, and Tanart Sathienthirakul from Thailand are attacking the first round of the WSK series this weekend in La Conca, Italy. Mitch is racing in KF3 as a factory driver in the Kosmic team using Vortex engines. Tanart is driving with the PDB Racing Team on a Gillart-Parilla combo in KF2. Also in KF2 Stefano is racing with Maranello Kart on a TM engine. The WSK championship is a 6-round series attracting the best karting drivers in Europe with all major factory teams taking part. Karting categories in the WSK are KF1, KF2, KF3, and KZ2. Each category is raced at 5 of the 6 rounds. Results will soon start being available on the WSK website. Discuss the event in this WSK thread in the forums.
Winter Cup Results Bring Change
Looking at the results from the first big event of 2008 held last weekend it appears that the Tonykart-Vortex dominance in KF1 from 2007 hasn't carried over in quite the same way with other manufacturers having played catch-up over the winter.
Mitchell Gilbert Joins Factory Kosmic Team in 2008
The Kosmic racing department has announced their driver lineup for 2008, and in the KF3 category this includes Mitchell Gilbert - an Australian driver that has been karting in Malaysia for the past 7 years or so.
Mitchell will be representing Malaysia in the ultra-competitive WSK series in the KF3 category. There are already 90 drivers on the provisional entry list. Good luck Mitch! You can read the announcement by kosmic on their website here.
Comment on this news in the forums.
UK Karter Takes Track to Court
Lee Crawford in the UK took the Warden Law Circuit operators to court after being banned from the track after an alleged confrontation with another driver in October. The lawsuit failed with Lee's father being ordered to pay the case costs and the ban remains. After a quick search for results it seems that Lee had been active in the Super 1 Rotax DD2 category. Read the article published here in the Sunderland Echo.
ROK Cup International Final 2007
The ROK Cup International Final has just been concluded at the South Garda Karting Track with non other than Michael Schumacher making a guest appearance at the event to greet the drivers. A fair few Asian drivers made the trip over to the event and faired quite well.
