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Ten Brinke and Ugochukwu already in the European top three

23-04-2019 12:34:47 in News by Admin

The opening of the FIA Karting European Championship - OK & Junior proved particularly complex at the French track of Angerville. Several crashes and numerous penalties punctuated the races, and it was not easy to make a difference as the conditions of the circuit smoothed the performance gaps. Wharton, Ugochukwu, Laursen and Ten Brinke however managed to finish in the top six of the heats, bu...

Ten Brinke snatches a 2nd place in the chaos of Sarno

03-04-2019 00:00:00 in News by Admin

The record of the RFM team at the first round of the WSK Euro Series at Sarno could have been much more positive without the air of wildness affecting some of its Junior drivers. Laursen and Ho crashed during their Prefinal, and then Wharton and Van Hoepen repeated this worst-case scenario in the Final. Luckily, Ten Brinke saved the day by coming back to 2nd place while Ugochukwu finished 6th. ...

Van Hoepen at the front of OK-Junior at Sarno

26-03-2019 19:08:43 in News by Admin

The fourth and final event of the WSK Super Master Series finally allowed Laurens Van Hoepen to obtain a result consistent with his speed. Often delayed at previous events, the young Dutchman completed a very good meeting at the circuit of Sarno by mounting the second step of the OK-Junior podium, while James Wharton finished 4th. The Neapolitan weekend, however, was punctuated by numerous raci...

First F1 Grand Prix for Lando Norris, a great source of pride for RFM

18-03-2019 20:45:02 in News by Admin

The 19-year-old British driver Lando Norris has just competed in his first Grand Prix for McLaren in Australia. Lando learned a lot in karting, especially during his two international seasons with the Ricky Flynn Motorsport team. "We are delighted to have contributed to Lando's rise," said Ricky Flynn. "With us he won his first international victories that launched his career. It was a pleasu...

First hot race at La Conca

14-03-2019 00:00:00 in News by Admin

In the extreme south of Italy, at Muro Leccese, the third event of the WSK Super Master Series took place in temperatures approaching 20° for the first time this season. Known for its strong adhesion, the La Conca track did not fail in its reputation of having much higher grip levels than is usual at the other circuits. The course of the competition changed with the appearance of rubber deposi...

More battles at Lonato

26-02-2019 15:30:11 in News by Admin

Run on the same circuit of Lonato one week after the Winter Cup, the second event of the WSK Super Master Series also resulted in fierce clashes in big fields. Multiple incidents marked the races, which did not make the task of the RFM drivers easy. However, thanks to the excellent work by the team and the level of performance of FA Kart / Vortex, four of the six Juniors were able to finish in t...

Lando Norris testing with RFM at Lonato

06-02-2019 00:00:00 in News by Admin

Car racers often take advantage of the winter to reconnect with karting, which prepared them so well to shine in single-seaters. Lando Norris seized the opportunity to join the RFM team to complete his testing at the wheel of a FA Kart / Vortex KZ kart on the South Garda Karting circuit in Lonato. Crowned KF World Champion in 2014, Norris had previously achieved other successes with RFM such ...

RFM on the march in 2019

30-01-2019 00:00:00 in News by Admin

While there have already been many test sessions in northern Italy since the beginning of the year, the first competition of the season took place on the last weekend of January in Adria. The Ricky Flynn Motorsport team had eight drivers at the start of the WSK Champions Cup in cold weather for karting, though quite dry. Victory did not reward the excellent performance of the FA Kart / Vortex kar...

RFM Accolade: FIA Karting Rookie of the Year 2017 and 2018

05-10-2018 13:26:46 in News by Admin

Ricky Flynn Motorsport continues to garner international success season after season. Last year, the British team enabled Sami Taoufik to win the official title of Rookie of the Year, which recognises the top OK driver up to 16 years of age over all the European Championship and World Championship events. In 2018, RFM was again successful with Harry Thompson, crowned 2018 FIA Karting Rookie of t...

Harry Thompson: 2018 FIA Karting Rookie of the Year

03-10-2018 18:49:46 in News by Admin

Since last year, the CIK-FIA has made a specific classification for Drivers up to the age of 16, participating in the FIA Karting World Championship and the FIA Karting European Championship for the first time in the OK category, in order to highlight the emergence of young talents at the highest level of racing. Of some thirty Drivers meeting these criteria, it was Briton Harry Thompson who sco...

Thompson and Ten Brinke: Two German Champions for RFM

29-08-2018 10:31:04 in News by Admin

The 5th and final round of the German International ADAC Championship took place at the end of August in Belgium at the famous Genk circuit. The Ricky Flynn Motorsport team once again achieved top performances in the face of severe competition. Three Final wins, two titles for Harry Thompson in OK and Thomas Ten Brinke in OK-Junior, and two other podiums in the Championship rewarded the work of ...

Aron European Junior Champion, Thompson OK Vice-Champion

07-08-2018 00:00:00 in News by Admin

The Ricky Flynn Motorsport team has just successfully completed the 2018 FIA European Karting season at the French circuit of Essay. Paul Aron was able to maintain leadership in OK-Junior to clinch his first European Championship title while Kai Askey finished in the top five. Harry Thompson led a good battle in OK to move up to 2nd position in the Championship, followed in 4th place by Zane Malon...