2021 WSK Champions
2,900 entries took part in the 11 karting events promoted by WSK, the peak of which was the Super Master Series round at Adria with 343 drivers.
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Day 1 – Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals
The chassis raffle has taken place as the annual Rotax MAX Challenge Grand finals return this week in Bahrain following last year’s last minute cancellation. Here’s the Day 1 PR & pics, plus links to follow this famous event.
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Videos – AKC Final Round
Missed all the action on Sunday? No problem, watch it when you’re ready with these on-demand videos of the event stream. Includes racing, presentations and some interviews.
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Australian Champions Crowned
The 2021 Australian Kart Champions have been crowned. After a bit of a topsy turvy season due to covid-enforced calendar changes, the fourth and final round was finally put in the books at Monarto across the weekend.
Saturday Wrap: AKC Round 4
The final round of the 2021 SP Tools Australian Kart Championship presented by Castrol EDGE kicked off at the Monarto Karting Complex near Murray Bridge in South Australia yesterday.
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KARTech – Innovative Products
Did you know there has long been a range of “Australian Born” karting products and accessories?
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Gippsland Twilight Ends Season
A Saturday afternoon twilight meeting concluded the Gippsland Go Kart Club’s competition year at Morwell on December 4 with all classes getting five races plus a handicap challenge.
Extra Aussies at Rotax Worlds
While the official representation for Australia at the Rotax Grand Finals is made from drivers who have qualified via the Australian Rotax Pro Tour competitor pool, there are plenty more Australian passport holders competing in Bahrain, though under the flag of other nations.
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How-To: Fix Starter Issues on the X30
In this week’s Power Republic tech video, Derek demonstrates how to change the IAME X30 bendix and starter motor, then runs though what other common things to check if you have trouble firing up your X30 or TaG engine.
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Off-Season Superkart Prep
The last race of the season has been run & won. So, time to throw the kart in the trailer and wait until next year, right? Not really…
The Australians Heading To Bahrain
Four drivers will represent Australia at the 2021 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals, including a second generation racer whose dad made the podium at the event back in 2003.
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The New OTK Karts for 2022
What’s your colour? OTK has officially shown off the new 2022 look for its range of kart brands. Check out the styling for Kosmic, Exprit, EOS, LN (Lando), Redspeed, Gillard and original Tony Kart.
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KA Release National Calendar for 2022
Karting Australia has released its National karting calendar for next year. In addition to a five-round AKC, there will be an additional two-round ‘National Series’ that will include an Australian RoK Cup.
Tony Kart Unveil The 2022 401RR
Tony Kart has officially unveiled its 401RR chassis for 2022 and the new karts are set to be in Australia next month.
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Optimising Gearshift Points
Reducing lap times is the aim of the game and one area that time can be found is optimising the gear shift point – and it’s different in the lower gears compared to the higher gears..
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NSW Premier State Cup
Wild weather and tough conditions couldn’t stop the 130-odds karters contesting the final two rounds of the KA-NSW Premier State Cup at Newcastle on the weekend.
Lando Kart Coming to Oz
DPE Kart Technology has confirmed it will be distributing the new Lando Norris kart in 2022 with the first batch of chassis expected to hit our shores late March next year.
Stony Creek Club Day
Racing returned to the Stony Creek Kart Club yesterday, Saturday November 27, with the fifth round of the club’s 2021 championship. Photographer Steve Dansie was there, capturing the images below. …
Canberra Track Set To Close
The Canberra Kart Club’s Circuit Mark Webber is scheduled to close in 12 months time. But don’t stress – the closure is a planned event to allow the finalisation of the second stage of the track’s extension.
Video: Karting Q&A with Power Republic
This week’s Power Republic video is big Q&A session, Derek answering a bunch of karters’ questions.
WSK Final Cup
Some strong individual performances but no major result at the end is probably an accurate way of describing how the Australian drivers went at the WSK Final Cup at Adria Raceway in Italy last weekend. Here’s the Aussie wrap and official finals day report, pics and video highlights.
GKCV Club day at Todd Rd
The Go Kart Club of Victoria hosted the first kart race meeting in Melbourne for many months, 165 drivers taking to the Todd Road circuit last Sunday.
How-To: Fix Bent Rear Bar Bolts
In this week’s Power Republic how-to video, Derek demonstrates the easy way to repair rear bar bolts on your go kart. Although this is performed on a Tony Kart, it is a very similar process for other brands of chassis.
News Briefs!
Click through for a quick round of news briefs covering various industry, product, club and event categories.
NSW State Rotax Titles
The NSW State Rotax Titles were contested at Coffs Harbour last weekend. Just over 80 entries hit the track in seven classes, Junior MAX the biggest field with 27 starters.