Vintage Karting Festival at Spa
A vintage karting festival will take place at the Karting de Francorchamps track later this year, bringing together karting enthusiasts across three major eras of the sport.
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What’s New: Tony Kart EVS 950mm
Derek at Power Republic runs through what’s on the new Tony Kart EVS kart for the Cadet/Mini kids classes.
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2022 Kartshed ACT Titles
Almost 110 drivers contested the 2022 Kartshed ACT Titles at Canberra Kart Racing Club across the Easter weekend. The Noise reports with pics and video.
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Griff Breaks at Champions Of The Future
Europe-based Australian Griffin Peebles will be out of action for the next two months after suffering a serious wrist break at the second round of Champions of the Future Euro Series at Zuera, Spain, on the weekend.
MG Replaces Mojo at Rotax Pro Tour
A global supply shortage of Mojo tyres will see several classes in the Rotax Pro Tour switch over to MG rubber for the next round of the series.
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Burris Supply Update
Edward Kart Wheels, the importer and distributor for Burris in Australia and New Zealand, has provided an update on the supply of Burris dirt kart tyres.
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Special Project: #29 Lives On
Queensland Vintage Historic Karting and the Ipswich Kart Club are collaborating on a special project to bring back to life a twin-engined kart that was raced by the late Alf Capri. The aim is to have it on show at October’s Capri Cup. Allan King reports.
Video – Finals Day, European Championship
The Sunday live stream from the opening round of the European Championship in Portugal has been re-uploaded by FIA Karting.
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Severyukhin’s Licence Withdrawn
The Sports Council of the Automobile Club of Italy has cancelled the race licence of Russian karter Artem Severyukhin. The organisation’s wording in its press release was quite scathing of …
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Portugal Opens the European Championship
It was a tough weekend for the two Australian junior drivers contesting the opening round of the European Championship at Portimao, Portugal, on the weekend. Griffin Peebles and Dante Vince …
Severiukhin Fired; FIA to Investigate
Fifteen-year old karter Artem Severiukhin has been fired by his team and will be investigated by the FIA for his actions on the podium after winning the OK class at the opening round of the European Championship in Portugal on Sunday.
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Arrow’s New X6 Range
Five different chassis comprise the release of Arrow’s striking new X6 series of kart. Here are the key features of each, including brochure with images and link to the suggested chassis setup for each model.
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Numbers Boost for Academy Trophy
The number of entries for the 2022 Karting Academy Trophy has been increased, meaning Australia’s representative, Harry Arnett, will have a few more rivals to content with at the opening round in Belgium next month.
Karts Make First Official Lap at AGP
23 young karters were the first to drive an official lap of the re-configured Albert Park F1 circuit when they took to the track early this morning (includes video)
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Location Confirmed for AKC Round 4
Karting Australia has confirmed that round four of the 2022 SP Tools Australian Kart Championship will be hosted by the Emerald Karting Club on July 15-17.
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Golden Power Series Round 2 – Bendigo
The Bendigo track was packed for the second round of the Golden Power Series on the weekend. Mitch McLellan reports.
Trio of Aussies at Margutti Trophy
There were mixed fortunes for the Australians contesting the 33rd edition of the Andrea Margutti Trophy at Lonato on the weekend.
Boon for Ballarat
A $231,000 State Government grant has triggered a redevelopment project for the Ballarat Kart Club that will offer multiple track configurations and increased capacity (includes video).
Video: What’s Inside the Vortex Rok GP 125
See what’s inside the Vortex Rok GP 125 TaG engine, then see what numbers it pulls on the dyno – and the dramatic effect of changing the power valve spring.
Cable Ties To Be Banned
In a move designed to push the sport to be more environmentally friendly, single-use plastic cable ties (zip ties) will soon be banned from the race track. UPDATE: Happy April Fool’s Day!
Champions Of The Future – Euro Round 1
Two Australians contested the opening round of the Champions of the Future Euro Series at Portimao, Portugal last weekend. Griffin Peebles and Dante Vince both contested the 64-kart OK Junior class (includes video and event report/pics)
Pro Tour Opens in Canberra
Now under a new promoter and governing body, the Australian Rotax MAX Challenge Series (ie, Pro Tour) opened in Canberra on the weekend.
Auskart Racing SE Qld Championship, Round 1
100-plus four-strokes contested the opening round of the Auskart Racing SE QLD Championship at Greer Park Raceway, home of the Toowoomba Kart Club, on March 26 and 27. The Noise reports!
Gippsland’s March Race Day
The March race day for Gippsland Go Kart Club was run last Saturday afternoon at the Tramway Park circuit in Morwell. Here’s the wrap, with photos from Steve Dansie.
News In Brief
Karting news in brief, from here and abroad. From club news to international level – words, pictures and video relating to any type of karting.