Month: August 2017
Kiwi On Podium at City of Melbourne
Liam Sceats claimed ‘top Kiwi’ status at the 33rd City of Melbourne Titles meeting on Sunday, with a podium spot (third) in the hotly contested Cadet 12 class.
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Kiwi KZ ProKart Series Concludes
Dylan Drysdale, Tim Loughran and Garry Cullum were the big winners after an all-action final round of New Zealand’s 2017 ProKart Series for KZ karts at Hamilton over the weekend.
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Entry Opens For RKA F100 Nationals
While F100 Light and F100 Heavy are the feature Cup classes at RKA’s Nationals next month, TaG 125 Light & Heavy will run as support categories.
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Top Superkarters Entered for National Festival
With a week to go, excitement is growing for the 2017 National Festival of Superkarts at Phillip Island, top drivers from WA, NSW, QLD, SA and host state Victoria confirmed for the two-day event.
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Orange Club’s A-Track Challenge
Orange Kart Club’s A-Track Challenge ended up running on the longer B-track. Cadet 12 racer Matthew Hansford-Taylor filed this report from last weekend.
New Online Karting Store Launched
A new karting webstore has just gone online, offering a comprehensive range of products and service to the karting community – Karting Express.
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Qualified Drivers for Race of Stars Entry
The points leaders and winners in various National & State Championships and Regional Series are the first to be offered invitation to compete at the high-profile Race of Stars event on the Gold Coast in October.
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Vale: Rob Macri
It is with much sadness we learn of the passing of Rob Macri earlier this week. Lee Mitchener has kindly assembled a number of tributes for his friend.
Euro Superkarts Attack Assen
Germany’s Peter Elkmann and Australia’s Jordan Ford both top-scored their respective divisions at round 2 of the CIK-FIA European Superkart Championship. Here’s the official report and photos from Assen.
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Record Entry For New Zealand ProKart Final
The return of a number of drivers, led by the likes of internationals Josh Hart, Madeline Stewart and top Australian driver Troy Loeskow, has seen a record entry for the final round of this year’s Molecule ProKart KZ Series in Hamilton this weekend.
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C & D Grade Titles
Local member Bailey Collins pulled off victory in both KA4 Junior classes at the Gippsland Go Kart Club’s annual Australasian C & D Grade Title meeting last weekend. While he largely dominated the results in the Light class, it was a different matter in Heavy.
Aussies Head To NZ For Kiwi Rotax Final
This weekend two top Australian Rotax drivers are heading to New Zealand for the final double-points/double-header round of the 2017 New Zealand Rotax Max Challenge.
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Karting Australia To Overhaul Event Timing Systems
Karting Australia has approved a huge overhaul of the association’s event timing systems. Partnering with MYLAPS, KA has stated the new deal will be at no cost to its state associations, clubs or drivers.
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Deadly Is Dead; Rebranding to SERA
When DPE Kart Technology’s new X5 range hits the market, there will be no Deadly version.
Open Performance Returns to Ipswich
A 13-kart field of Open Performance machines, driven by a bunch of past and present champions, fronted for round 5 of the Ipswich Kart Club’s Championship on Saturday.
Pro Tour’s End of Season Gala / JR Memorial Dinner
Tickets can now be purchased to attend the Rotax Pro Tour’s 2017 End of Season Gala & Jason Richards Memorial Event Dinner.
Contrasting Fortunes For Stewart Sisters in Australia
Kiwi karting sisters Ashleigh and Madeline Stewart experienced contrasting fortunes at the Rotax Pro Tour round on the weekend. But they were just two of the seven New Zealanders who braved the elements at Puckapunyal.
New Winners Crowned at Rotax Pro Tour
Four new faces took the chequered flag first at the penultimate round of the Rotax Pro Tour at Puckapunyal on Sunday, including the third female competitor to secure a major race win in the series during 2017.
IKD Ask The Karters
IKD, promoter of the Rotax Pro Tour, conducted a competitor survey at the Puckapunyal round of the series on the weekend. Here’s what they had to say
Pro Tour Progressive Series Points
Rotax Pro Tour Official Series Points have been updated after round 5 (of six) on the weekend.
Jordie’s Dutch Double
Australian champ Jordan Ford took the double today in Assen winning Sunday’s Round 4 of the CIK-FIA European Superkart Championship in the Mono Division, complementing his Saturday victory.
Pro Tour Results From Pucka
Results of the finals, Rotax Pro Tour round 5: Rotax Light 1 Cody Brewczynski (NSW, FA Kart) 2 Cameron Longmore (NSW, Kosmic) 3 Jordan Pyke (NSW, FA Kart) 4 Kyle Bonser (NSW, …
Dutch Delight for Jordie Ford
Having sustained kart damage after contact on lap two, Jordie Ford fought back for a strong victory at round 3 of the CIK-FIA European Superkart Championship as Assen.