Karting is “at a too professional level” says Jarno Trulli
Former World Karting champion and Formula One driver Jarno Trulli believes junior karting is now at a level that is too professional.
Month: July 2017
John Martin Returns To Karting Competition
Early last decade, John Martin was one of Australia’s brightest young kart racers. He subsequently raced sports cars for years, including the Le Mans 24-Hour. This weekend the 33-year-old returns to the kart track, competing at the AKC round at Emerald.
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Oddie Becomes 3rd X30 Driver To Score WA KZ2 Gig
Harrison Oddie is the third X30 driver to receive the call to compete in a WA KZ2 Series round. He answered some questions before this weekend’s event.
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SuperNationals Priority Pre-Entry Now Open
Australian karters are regular starters at the annual SKUSA SuperNationals in Las Vegas. SKUSA has now opened the ‘priority pre-entry’ program for this year’s event and announced the date entries open for everyone else.
Six Kiwis To Contest AKC Round This Weekend
Six Kiwi karters will contest the penultimate round of this year’s Australian Kart Championship at Emerald in Northern Queensland this weekend.
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2017 NT Titles
The 2017 AIDKA Northern Territory Titles were contested across eight heat races in Alice Springs on the weekend.
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Scott McLaughin Becomes Patron for Kartsport New Zealand
Australian Supercars star Scott McLaughin has been named as a new Patron for the governing body of karting in New Zealand.
Reverse Records Set at Whitsunday Club Round
Several new lap records were set at the Whitsunday Motosport Complex on the weekend when the club round ran in reverse direction in preparation for the NQ Series next month.
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Italian Karting Championship, Round 4
Forty-five KZ2 drivers took to the track at the fourth round of the Italian ACI Karting Championship at Adria Karting Raceway on the weekend.
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Karters Impressed After Emerald Test
As pre-event testing wrapped up at Emerald on the weekend, visiting drivers were full of praise for the newest addition to the Australian Kart Championship schedule.
Another NZ Schools Championship for Palmerston North Boys High
Palmerston North Boys High School claimed a record-extending sixth Secondary Schools’ title at the New Zealand National Schools’ Championships in Blenheim on Saturday.
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Engine Theft From NSW
An IAME KA100 engine plus other karting parts were stolen from a family garage at Baulkham Hills NSW on Friday night.
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Two Titles in Two Weekends
Next month will see two 2-day ‘Title’ events run on consecutive weekends in Victoria – the Australasian C & D Grade Titles at Morwell, and the City of Melbourne Titles at Todd Road. Both events are open to KA licence holders nationwide.
Tech: Changing the Front Sprocket on a Rotax MAX
Here’s a step-by-step guide and video about changing the front sprocket on the Rotax MAX FR125 engine.
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Kartsport NZ Does Deal with National Tyre Chain
The governing body for karting in New Zealand has announced a deal with a nationwide tyre retail chain.
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Podboy & Yu Score First Wins in California ProKart Challenge
Round four of the California ProKart Challenge saw the introduction of the pushback bumper system to the X30 Senior and X30 Junior categories.
Karting News Briefs
Former Australian Superkart Champion Jason McIntrye is waiting for a five-organ transplant. The Victorian, who had to stop racing a number of years ago, requires…
NSW State Championship Round Podiums
Pam Mathews was at Tamworth for the second round of the NSW Kart Championship on the weekend and supplied these photos.
Preview: KartSport New Zealand’s National Schools Championship
School-age karters from all over New Zealand will be in Blenheim on Saturday contesting the 15th annual KartSport New Zealand’s National Schools Championship meeting.
Super One Series, Round 7
The Tuto Super One Series visited the spectacular and immaculate Glan-Y-Gors circuit in North Wales on the weekend with racing for the IAME Cadet, X30, TKM and Rotax classes.
Ups & Downs For Kiwis in Germany
Kiwi karters Daniel Bray and Dylan Drysdale are taking positives from their weekend competing in KZ2 at the third round of this year’s German Kart Championship (DKM).
CRG Takes The Lead of DKM Championships
CRG drivers had a strong round in the German Championship at Wackersdorf on the weekend, the Italian manufacturer now leading the KZ2, OK and OK-Junior classes of the DKM.
GoPro Motorplex Karting Challenge, Round 7
Saturday thunderstorms as pre-finals began caused the seventh round of the GoPro Motorplex Karting Challenge championship series to be postponed until the Sunday morning.
Western Cup Concludes at Wanneroo
Frank Viola reports from Wanneroo’s fourth and final round of the Western Cup that saw a great day and cold night of racing to decide the series winners.
Kiwis, Pro Tour and the Rotax Grand Finals
IKD has issued a clarification to Pro Tour competitors regarding Kiwi drivers qualifying for the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals via the Australian Rotax Pro Tour.