Another series by WSK has come to an end and our new OKJ driver, Christian Ho, has taken the chance to launch himself into the competition with the Sauber Karting Team, learning our methodology and understanding the material, in preparation for next year.
His positive results are well welcomed by our team managers, who are supporting the driver from Singapore with the best that Kart Republic has to offer.
The Sauber Karting Team just completed the first round of the WSK Open Cup with a new entry; driver Christian Ho from Singapore has joined the program in OKJ and completed a great job, being competitive throughout the whole week end, finishing 5th in the final!
In a difficult week end, with constantly changing weather conditions, our drivers had quite a hard time, despite showing solid performance, especially in dry conditions.
The Swiss Joshua Dufek made a brilliant qualifying session, scoring P3 and was strong during the heats as well; a contact at the start of the final sent him to the back of the pack, forcing him to recover.
It’s also been a tough week end for the Scotsman Dexter Patterson, who struggled during qualifying but wisely completed his heats staying away from troubles; he then recovered in the final, closing P6.
This was his last race in karting, and we would like to thank Kart Republic for the amazing support given to Dexter, who’s now going to step up to Formula 4 for 2020.
A bit unlucky this time, our driver from Scotland was in the fight for the title, but a difficult week end and a contact in the final, took our winning hopes away. Thanks to the big advantage accumulated in the previous rounds, Dexter still made it to be on the podium of the Championship, with a bronze medal.
This week end we also witnessed another great performance from the Swiss Dufek, who drove well in all phases and recovered from the back of the grid in the final. With a bit more luck, he’s going to be close to the podium soon!
Not an ideal week end for our drivers, not the one we were hoping for. Dexter Patterson started pretty well in qualifying, but then had some troubles during the final phases of the week end, and was forced to retire after being involved in a crash.
Josha Dufek also struggled a bit more this time, after a pretty bad qualifying session. But the driver from Switzerland didn’t give up and performed a good recovery; after starting 17th in the final, he made it into the Top 10.
Fantastic week end for the Sauber Karting Team here in Lonato!
At this third round of the WSK Euro Series, Dexter Patterson was unstoppable, and scored a sensational win after dominating the race!
We’re even more happy for Joshua Dufek, our driver from Switzerland, who recovered very well after an unlucky qualifying session, finishing 2nd on his pre-final and 5th in the final, again after recovering from a complicated start.
Sauber Karting Team had a bittersweet week end in Kristianstad, Sweden, during the third round of this 2019 edition of the CIK FIA European Championship.
Our driver Dexter Patterson was really competitive; he scored pole position on Friday and lead the pack during Saturday, and all the way to Sunday, after winning the pre final. At the start of the final he couldn’t avoid an aggressive overtaking attempt from one of his competitors, an episode that costed him many positions. After slipping back to P8, he started his recovery, eventually finishing 4th. He’s still leading the championship, but he and the team definitely deserved more after such a strong week end.
Very good performance for Joshua Dufek; the Swiss brilliantly recovered after bad qualifying sessions. He started 24th in the final and made it to P11, showing very good speed.
Under very difficult and changing weather conditions, Dexter achieved his second podium in a row, finishing 2nd and recovering after an unlucky heat on Saturday.
Dufek also slipped to the back in the qualifying practice; due to the circumstances, his group had to drive slick tires on a wet track. He started a furious recovery, eventually closing 10th and showing his talent.
Sauber Karting Team started this 2019 edition of the CIK FIA European Championship with a fantastic win! The Scotsman Dexter Patterson showed incredible speed during the entire week end, and scored a well-deserved win on OK Class.His team mate, the Swiss Joshua Dufek, also showed good performance despite not being so lucky. A crash occurred during the heats made things more complicated for him, but he made it to recover and finish P13 in the final, showing some very competitive lap times.
Sauber Karting Team confirms the great performance showed last week at the Euro Champ. This second round of the WSK Euro Series, sees both our drivers, Patterson and Dufek, solidly into the Top 10!
Under serious weather conditions and with different tires, our Kart Republic chassis keeps being competitive and the Team has definitely taken the most out of it.
Scotsman Dexter Patterson scored a wonderful pole position on Friday but couldn’t help slipping back during the first heat, while driving with slicks on a track that was getting wet because of the increasing rain. He set up a furious recovery, eventually rushing to P2 in the final.
The Swiss Joshua Dufek confirms his positive moment; he concluded P3 in one heat and solidly remained in the Top 10 for the whole week end, under tricky weather conditions. He closed P6 in the finals, scoring again good points for the championship.