Alonso invest in Karting

concetta · 4 Jan 2006, 19:22 (Ref:1494997)

After Trulli also new F1 world champion invest on Karting

hotwheels · 4 Jan 2006, 19:38 (Ref:1495007)

Trulli and Pantano also had their own brands... it seems to be very common in Italy, but it is more marketing (licencising) than anything else. Alonso used to race for IAME (engine) and Rakama (Chassis), AFAIK he had know links with Tony Kart in the past.

hotwheels · 4 Jan 2006, 19:45 (Ref:1495012)

if they (tony + FA) put a professional karting driver (eg. Davide Fore) the thing will be really serious. let's wait and see.

Rushy · 4 Jan 2006, 20:05 (Ref:1495023)

that will be good but Trulli has gone to Swiss Hutless now i think?? and tony kart has got redspeed and Kosmic so i dont think they will need anymore. Redspeed i think is nigel mansell (Ive Heard) but they dont normally go for engines aswell(also alonso kart name would sound a bit funny)

Rushy · 4 Jan 2006, 20:07 (Ref:1495026)

ACtually just looked up on internet it looks like it is Tonykart

Alex Hodgkinson · 4 Jan 2006, 21:28 (Ref:1495078)

From a quick google search:

Quote:

FA ALONSO KART racing kart chassis. Developed and manufactured jointly by World Champion driver Fernando Alonso and World Champion manufacturer Tony Kart s.r.l.. A new championship conquering name.

Link

Nintendo · 4 Jan 2006, 23:02 (Ref:1495142)

Me Want That Kart Now!!!!!!

concetta · 5 Jan 2006, 01:55 (Ref:1495192)

Guys Karting is simply fantastic! This is the list of drivers that invested or sponsored on small tyres that me know:
Michael Schumacher
Jarno Trulli
Tonio Liuzzi
Giorgio Pantano
Jos Verstappen
Ryan Briscoe
Kimi Raikkonen
Fernando Alonso
Rubens Barrichello
Tony Kanaan
Nico Rosberg
Mika Salo

You know others?

sonic · 5 Jan 2006, 09:54 (Ref:1495335)

Alonso had zero afilliation with Tony kart in his karting days. So its interesting he should do a deal with them. His old mentor who he was very close to, Mike Wilson, may not have the capacity to manufacture or manage the business as Tony Kart might.

Whilst it is a bit of a 'badge job' as you say, the chassis design is different and Trulli used to show up at the races to oversee things. I hope Alonso does too. Its great that these guys keep in touch with their roots. They all raced karts a lot longer than single seaters after all!

hotwheels · 5 Jan 2006, 10:54 (Ref:1495406)

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Originally Posted by sonic

Alonso had zero afilliation with Tony kart in his karting days. So its interesting he should do a deal with them. His old mentor who he was very close to, Mike Wilson, may not have the capacity to manufacture or manage the business as Tony Kart might.

Whilst it is a bit of a 'badge job' as you say, the chassis design is different and Trulli used to show up at the races to oversee things. I hope Alonso does too. Its great that these guys keep in touch with their roots. They all raced karts a lot longer than single seaters after all!

I can remember Trulli in Belgium in 1999 launching his Trulli Kart (the Orange Tony Kart at that time) with Pantano driving really great for him. Alonso was there, racing for Mike Wilson and Raikkonen was there as well, racing for Gillard Karts.

enemy-ace · 5 Jan 2006, 11:43 (Ref:1495436)

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Originally Posted by concetta

You know others?

Paul Tracy.
http://www.ptkracing.com/
One of his former proteges, AJ Almendinginger is racing in Champ Car now.

Alex Zanardi also lends his name to a Kart. How involved he is, I don't kow.

Ron Fellows also helped create a race series here in Canada. It has been quite a success.
http://www.sunoco.ca/default.aspx?ID=2404

sonic · 5 Jan 2006, 12:48 (Ref:1495499)

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Originally Posted by hotwheels

I can remember Trulli in Belgium in 1999 launching his Trulli Kart (the Orange Tony Kart at that time) with Pantano driving really great for him. Alonso was there, racing for Mike Wilson and Raikkonen was there as well, racing for Gillard Karts.

Yeah, I remember that! Pantano just moved from Kosmic the year before. I think Davidson was at the same race too, his last season in Karts.

hotwheels · 5 Jan 2006, 17:18 (Ref:1495685)

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Originally Posted by concetta

You know others?

Christian Fittipaldi also launched his own karting brand in America, built by six-time world champion (an ex-Alonso team manager) Mike Wilson.

Zanardi builds his kart in association with CRG. Pantano is associated with Intrepid. Tracy kart is build by Gillard, because in the past his engines used to be tuned by Peter de Bruijn, who manages Gillard official racing operation and is the current world champion with brit Oli Oakes.

Schumacher is very close to Tony Kart (much more than Alonso, indeed), but I've never heard about a kart on his own name.

concetta · 7 Jan 2006, 00:42 (Ref:1496561)

Others italian website publish same news about partnership between Alonso & Tony Kart

Link here: http://www.sporteconomy.it/default.a...5054&menuid=65

But the real proof that www.stopandgo.tv write the truth is here (with picture of new go-kart "FA"): http://www.tonykart.com/archivio_news/FAKART_ita.pdf

Boro · 7 Jan 2006, 02:08 (Ref:1496588)

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Originally Posted by enemy-ace

Paul Tracy.
http://www.ptkracing.com/
One of his former proteges, AJ Almendinginger is racing in Champ Car now.

Alex Zanardi also lends his name to a Kart. How involved he is, I don't kow.

Ron Fellows also helped create a race series here in Canada. It has been quite a success.
http://www.sunoco.ca/default.aspx?ID=2404

Zanardi's are CRG's

#15 tkm 4/ · 7 Jan 2006, 02:46 (Ref:1496598)

button also did karting at a young age and his race suit used to be quite PINK!

Trulli = kosmic = Tony//Kart
Zanardi = CRG
Pantano = Intreped

Somehwere on my HD i have a video of Micheal racing for tony//kart at the world champs, and he does quite well to :P

concetta · 7 Jan 2006, 22:53 (Ref:1497025)

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Originally Posted by Boro

Zanardi's are CRG's

No. I'm sorry but Zanardi I think that sign with Birel

crozier74 · 7 Jan 2006, 23:57 (Ref:1497049)

Wrong. It is CRG.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRG

Interesting news on the new Alonso kart. We'll see how it goes and how involved Fernando is with the project.

Rushy · 9 Jan 2006, 18:59 (Ref:1498014)

Seen a FA kart at the weekend its just a Tonykart Racer EVS sprayed blue but i would go for a tonykart because it looks a bit better.

hotwheels · 9 Jan 2006, 19:45 (Ref:1498054)

Zanardi is a "blue" CRG, lighter than the original and with a different brake system. His official team is managed by Dino Chiesa, who used to be Hamilton and Rosberg's team-manager while in karting.

Alonso's kart looks really ugly to me... maybe the color scheme was made in a rush, 'cause usually Tony takes good care of this kind of stuff.

Trulli is confirmed with Swiss Hutless, as someone stated before.

Verstappen has not a chassis under his name, but he used to tune 100cc engines and actually Giedo Van der Garde won the world championship with a Jos' engine in 2002.

Speed · 10 Jan 2006, 14:40 (Ref:1498653)

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Originally Posted by concetta

Guys Karting is simply fantastic! This is the list of drivers that invested or sponsored on small tyres that me know:
Michael Schumacher
Jarno Trulli
Tonio Liuzzi
Giorgio Pantano
Jos Verstappen
Ryan Briscoe
Kimi Raikkonen
Fernando Alonso
Rubens Barrichello
Tony Kanaan
Nico Rosberg
Mika Salo

You know others?

Add Montoya to your list with his Easykart...
http://www.easykart.com/

hotwheels · 10 Jan 2006, 16:32 (Ref:1498726)

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Originally Posted by Speed

Add Montoya to your list with his Easykart...
http://www.easykart.com/

Yeah, it is a championship, with Birel chassis.

Rushy · 10 Jan 2006, 17:49 (Ref:1498776)

montoya's brother was racing in easykart a couple of years ago

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