Pre-Season Race-Prep for the Rotax MAX
In this week’s Power Republic how-to video, follow along as Derek checks over and prepares a Rotax MAX FR125 Evo engine for the start of the racing season.
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KNSW Opens Control Engine Tender
Karting NSW has released its 2021 control engine tender document (which is publicly available) and is now accepting applications to supply two and four stroke engines for its classes.
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Results: Australian Kart Championship, Round 1
AKC round 1 results from Ipswich, plus link to photos. More to follow…
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Aussies Qualify Well at WSK Champions Cup
Australians James Wharton and Griffin Peebles have both qualified strongly at WSK Promotions’ first event for the year, round 1 of the Champions Cup at Adria Raceway.
KNSW To Sanction Rotax Pro Tour!
The 2021 Australian Rotax Pro Tour will be run exclusively at events sanctioned by Karting NSW and there will be NINE Grand Final tickets up for grabs.
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AKC Kicks Off In Ipswich
National level sprint karting returned to competition today at the opening round of the 2021 SP Tools Australian Kart Championship in Ipswich, Queensland.
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The Norton Rogers Memorial Meet
A 100-lap enduro, awarding of a Life Membership and presentation of the Norton Rogers’ Memorial all took place at Gladstone last weekend. The Noise was there – and had a drive!
Kart Republic Australia Distribute AF Radiators
Kart Republic Australia is now an official Australian distributor for the quality range of AF Radiator products.
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330+ At Ipswich Opener
Boosted by extra karters treating the event as an AKC Shakedown, the opening round of the Ipswich Kart Club’s 2021 championship (and round 1 of Qld KZ2/KA2 series) was massive with a record setting 334 entries.
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The Features on Tony Kart’s 4SS Chassis
In this week’s video, Derek at Power Republic gives the rundown of the features on a brand new Tony Kart 4SS 4-Stroke chassis.
Colossal Country Series Opener at Cobden
The 2021 DPE Kart Superstore Victorian Country Series kicked off with a huge meeting at Cobden last weekend. Click through for the official race report, results, photos and videos.
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AKC Round 1 Will Go Ahead
Karting Australia has decided to forge ahead and conduct next weeks’ opening round of the 2021 Australian Kart Championship.
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Karting Cancelled in Victoria
No karting can take place in Victoria this weekend due to the five-day lockdown imposed by the State Government that kicks in at 11:59pm tonight (Friday). This will affect a number of race meetings and organised practice days.
Doin’ The Dirt In Ipswich
The Noise reports from Ipswich City Dirt Kart Club, the opening round of the club’s 2021 championship with videos, photos & results.
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NEWS BRIEFS!
Some quick news – karting & covid, Vic commentary & PR, AKC race program, sticker offer, Lithgow erection + more. And Jen’s back to talk karting!
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Race Program, AKC Round 1
The official race program for the opening round of the 2021 Australian Kart Championship has been published. Includes the timetable for both days, list of entrants in each class plus other information.
Club To Create Memorial for Late Member
The Combined Districts Kart Club is looking to create a memorial at the Lithgow circuit in recognition of long serving member Russell Grimson who passed away last month.
Newcastle To Be Resurfaced
The spectacular, undulating and difficult to master Newcastle kart track is about to be resurfaced. The facility will be closed for two stages of works.
New Chairman For Karting Australia Board
KA has now filled the position left vacant by Mick Doohan as Chairman of the Board of Australian Karting Association Ltd (Karting Australia).
News Briefs!
In this post, multiple updates that cover club/track news, calendar re-schedules, industry info, driver happenings etc – local, national, international.
Multiple Organisations Team Up for USA Kart GP
Unlikely to see something like this happen in Australia for a while… A group of sanctioning bodies in North America will work together to promote and run a “United States Karting Grand Prix” later this year.
Video: X30 & Restrictors On The Dyno
How much more grunt does the IAME X30 punch out with the new larger-for-2021 exhaust restrictor? Watch the video and find out.
Best-Of 2020: FIA Karting Rookie of The Year
For the past four years, the CIK-FIA has awarded a Rookie Of The Year for drivers up to 16 years of age. In 2020, it was Andrea Kimi Antonelli who claimed the title.
Massive Entry for Ipswich Race Day
A massive 343 entries have been received for Round 1 of the Ipswich Kart Club Championship this Saturday, an event that is also the opening round of the KZ2/KA2 Qld Series and shakedown for the AKC opener next week.
Club Season Opens at Albury-Wodonga
Albury-Wodonga Kart Club members united to kick-start the 2021 club championship in style on Sunday. Bailey Dixon reports via a remote Karticle.