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Top kart racers are in Auckland this weekend for the City of Sails Two-Day Challenge. The event is being held at Kartsport Auckland's Pallet Company Raceway, in Avondale, and has attracted a top-ranked field in all nine classes. Each class will have eight races with each driver's seven best counting towards the overall result.
Bamber in Dallara
Rising star, 17-year-old Earl Bamber is in Australia preparing to drive one of Opes Prime Team BRM's new Mercedes Benz-powered Dallara F307s in the 2008 Australian Formula 3 championship. Bamber won the 2006 Formula BMW Asia series, and is one of the front-runners in New Zealand's Toyota Racing Series. This weekend the event supports Australia's A1GP round at Sydney's Eastern Creek.
Running hot
Round four of the Super Sedan Series takes place at Manfeild today. Dayne Running, 19, leads the series with Glen Brazier hot on his tail. Running has won four of the nine races held so far and Brazier two.
Halliday exits to us
Porsche GT3 Cup driver Matt Halliday has parted company with the Triple X Motorsport Team run by Shane McKillen and has returned to America. A driver replacement announcement is due to be made in next few days.
Ferrari puzzle
Who is going to be doing what at Ferrari this year? Ferrari says on its website that Stefano Domenicali is the director of the racing department and the various managers reporting to him have been named. What is not evident is the role reserved for Jean Todt. According to the site, Todt remains general director of Ferrari. He is also listed as Ferrari CEO. Things are further complicated as Amedeo Felisa is referred to both as director-general and vice-general manager. Does this mean Todt is in charge of the general direction Ferrari is heading in, and Felisa is directing the general in charge of the direction of Ferrari? Go figure.
Williams on target
Teenager Marc Williams is the latest Kiwi motor racing driver set for an international career after being offered a two-year contract to compete in the 2008 Indy Pro Series (IPS) in the US with the Target Chip Ganassi team. Williams,18, ran a limited programme in the IPS last year and caught the eye of Ganassi after breezing through his rookie test and having two top 10 finishes. Williams will leave for the United States at the end of February.
