International
Gilbert ninth at PF International Kart Circuit
JRP Energy Racing Team driver Mitchell Gilbert competed in his first British event this weekend, finishing ninth in the fourth round of the TVKC Club Championship at the PF International Kart Circuit on Sunday 4 April.
Over 120 drivers competed during the weekend in a three heat – one final format with Mitchell going head to head with scores of British drivers who have spent their lives competing at the Lincolnshire based circuit. Despite struggling with a lack of grip on a slippery track surface and a completely different race format the Australian driver was still able to lap within two tenths of a second of the race leaders.
Mitchell Gilbert prepares for first British race at PF International Kart Circuit
15 year old Australian driver Mitchell Gilbert (Energy/TM/Vega) will compete in his first British event this weekend in the fourth round of the TVKC Club Championship at the PF International Kart Circuit on Sunday 4 April.
Over 120 drivers will compete during the weekend in a three heat – one final format. Mitchell will go head to head with scores of British drivers who have spent their racing careers competing at the Lincolnshire based circuit.
Lotus F1 Drivers Meet Karters
Lotus Racing Formula 1 drivers Heikki Kovalainen, Jarno Trulli, and Fairuz Fauzy were at the Speedway PLUS Karting Circuit today. Some of Malaysia's young karters were at the track to meet the drivers and ask questions about the Lotus Racing drivers' road to F1. Kovalainen, Fauzy, and AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes all took to the track in karts for a bit of fun.
Maddox Margutti Trophy Report
“The KZ2 podium is a very good result – said Peter de Bruijn after the race -. We are very motivated by the quality of our equipment, which will be a surprise to many during the season. We will be concentrating a lot of efforts in the gearbox category with Jack Hawksworth, and I promise you will be amazed by the development we have done with Iame. I can openly say that in 2010 we aim at the European and World Championships titles.” Maddox grabbed a 2nd place in KZ2 with Jack Hawksworth. They also had a presence in KF3 with Lucas Auer and Tanart Sathienthirakul in KF2. Download the Maddox Margutti Trophy Report. (pdf)
PDB Margutti Trophy Report
Peter de Bruijn’s PDB Racing Team took on the grids of the 21st Margutti Trophy with a team of six drivers in KF2, KF3 and KZ2. Download the full PDB Press Release. (pdf)
WSK Euro Series Round 2 – Lonato
The second round of the WSK Euro Series was held last weekend at the South Garda Karting Track in Lonato, Italy. In KF2 Australian driver Mitchell Gilbert and Indonesian driver Kevin Susilo made the final, while Thai driver Tanart Sathienthirakul had a tough weekend being classified only 65th after the heats. Kevin Susilo drove solidly in the heats starting 14th in the pre-final, but then his luck ran out with a DNF in both the pre-final and final. Mitch had 1 bad heat making it really close as he was the last (34th) driver to make the final phase. From there he worked his way to a 20th place finish in the final.
