Spectacular results at Sarno are becoming a habit for James after his near perfect weekend ended in victory yesterday (Sunday 20th July). On his first return to the circuit where he went from last to third in the 2007 European Championship, James moved into third place in the WSK International Series by going fastest […]
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James Thorp’s brilliant 2007 international karting season has been rewarded for 2008… with a factory drive at the team that beat him to the European Championship! 15-year-old James is moving up to senior karting after finishing third in the Junior European Championship this year and on Friday signed a deal to race for Maranello […]
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Strawberry Racing’s James Thorp (Tonykart/Vortex) enjoyed his first international win at the weekend, when he took a lights-to-flag victory in the second and final round of the Industrial Trophy, held on consecutive weekends at Parma in Italy.
Traditionally the races where drivers try out new classes before the start of the new season, James had moved up into the senior KF2 class after his third place in the junior KF3 European Championship back in September.
» Read moreStrawberry Racing’s James Thorp had plenty to celebrate after taking third place in the European Junior Kart Championship this weekend, especially after thinking his weekend was ruined after a mishap in the final qualifying heat. The race took place in the shadow of Vesuvius at the international circuit of Sarno and is the pinnacle […]
» Read moreJames Thorp overcame a flying kart and a mistaken exclusion to qualify for the grand finals of the European Junior Karting Championship. At Essay in Normandy, France, James was competing against the best from the UK, France, Portugal and Spain for one of only 25 places in the finals, to be held at Sarno, Italy on September 2nd.
» Read moreEvesham’s James Thorp took Italy by storm at the weekend with a second place finish in the season-opening Winter Cup at Lonato near Lake Garda. The Kings Worcester student races in the British and European Junior kart championships for the Strawberry Racing team using a Tonykart chassis and a Vortex engine.
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