http://robertbutlerracing.com Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:17:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Irish kart racer Robert Butler’s change of team appears to have paid off after he comfortably qualified for the European Championship Finals after the qualifier in Spain last weekend. Now racing for the Dutch-based PDB Racing team on a Gillard kart, Robert was fast as soon as he arrived at the ... http://robertbutlerracing.com/archives/26/butler-books-ticket-to-braga-with-7th/ Robert is racing for PDB Racing on a Gillard this weekend at the European Championships at Alcaniz - so far he has qualified second and won his first heat, narrowly beating Jack Harvey on the last lap. http://robertbutlerracing.com/archives/25/great-new-start-for-rob-at-gillard/ Rob would like to thank every one for there help throughout the year. Maranello Racing Kart, Butler Building Contractors Ltd, Abbalon Ltd, Hire2K, and also his mechanics in both Italy and Ireland, ... http://robertbutlerracing.com/archives/24/end-of-year/ Rob finished 4th in the championship after only competing in 4 of the 12 races with fastest lap at every race he competed in. Rob competed in the C plate race in Kilkenny last weekend. Rob unforturely blacked flagged after a miss read situation, Rob went to pass the ... http://robertbutlerracing.com/archives/23/125-gearbox/ In 2007 rob finish 6th in th WSK karting championship. After a disapointing year with undreaded engine failures throughout this year, rob done extremely well in all his other races thoughout the year. In the Italian Open Championship rob finished 8th after missing the last round of the championship, due ... http://robertbutlerracing.com/archives/21/championships-2007/ Robert was in flying form this weekend at the Zuera track, Spain for the second round of the WSK Championship. The teenager from Navan, Co. Meath, who is racing in the KF2 class, has stepped up to become the Maranello Kart factory team leader, ably helped by Euan Jeffries, one ... http://robertbutlerracing.com/archives/20/butler-fastest-again-in-spain/ Robert was undeterred by an engine failure at last weekend’s Winter Cup at Lonato in Italy and is aiming high for his first season racing as a Senior in the European Kart Championship. Competing as a member of the Italian Maranello team for the first time was an immediate boost ... http://robertbutlerracing.com/archives/19/robert-undeterred-by-engine-failure-at-winter-cup/ Robert's last season in Junior Kart racing started on a very positive note when he was awarded the Neil Shanahan Memorial Trophy by Motorsport Ireland for his achievements during 2005 - the Irish Junior Championship and 15th in the British Junior Championship. Again racing with Team Simpson International, the Navan ... http://robertbutlerracing.com/archives/17/roberts-2006-season-review/ Ireland's Robert Butler made an impression on the karting world at the European Junior Championship on September 3rd, racing at the tough Belgian circuit of Mariembourg. A switch to the Maranello kart and a new engine tuner, KVS, gave Robert the boost he needed to move up to the top ... http://robertbutlerracing.com/archives/16/robert-butler-joins-europes-karting-elite/ Following two 6th places in the first two heats, Robert finished Saturday's European Championship heats with a flourish by holding off championship favourite Will Stevens to win the final heat. His switch to the Maranello chassis has paid off and the team now estimate he will be around 7th on the ... http://robertbutlerracing.com/archives/15/european-junior-championship-robert-wins-last-heat-at-mariembourg/