About KartSportNews
It's not karting news unless it's on KartSportNews
KartSportNews.com is Australia's primary source of daily online competition kart racing news and information.
A bit of history: For those who do not know me, I have been involved in karting since 1983, both as a competitor and within the industry. I was employed by KartOz Magazine (the original one that closed in 2004, not the title that now passes itself off as KartOz) in the position of Editor for three years (Sept 1999 to Sept 2002) after which I elected to become a part-time contributor and set up a business in IT Training (see WicksTechnic.com). I also wrote the majority of the karting content for print publication Motorsport News and their weekly internet publication eNews for several years.
My on-track karting highlight was winning the 2003 Rotax World Final in the 35+ Masters division (as a result of finishing 8th outright in Senior MAX). This was held in Egypt in January 2004 (see pic - more info in the racing section at WicksTechnic.com).
With the unfortunate demise of KartOz in 2004, Australia's karting media consisted of one printed monthly publication - and very little else. Later that year, and after a crash course in website creation, KartSportNews went online with some results, photos, news and information.
To say the subsequent interest and feedback was positive would be a massive understatement. The site quickly established itself as a primary point of reference for Australian karters and industry alike - it's the place to go if you want to know what's happening in the sport.
How things are today: KartSportNews gets updated almost every day (sorry, can't be every day as I have another job to attend!). Australian content is the main focus, but relevant international products, news and results are also covered.
ALL types of competiton kart racing are included, irrespective of the governing body. KartSportNews is an independant standalone online publication, not associated with any other karting publications (print or online) or aligned with any of the governing bodies. As a general rule, we do not cover car racing.
So, as I said when the site opened; if you like what you see, tell your mates. If you don't like what you see, tell me.
Good Luck on the race track.
Mark Wicks
KartSportNews.com