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News Briefs!

28 January 2015

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• Gold Coast's Zane Goddard has confirmed he will compete in the Australian Formula 4 Series this year. The 15-year old will race with Mark Rundle's Adelaide-based Team BRM. Last year he raced throughout Australia in the Rotax Pro Tour before competing on the world stage in Valencia at the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals. Zane would like to extend a big thank you to all of his sponsors and supporters throughout his Karting career, especially; Chris Schofield, G-Force Karting – Matthew Greenbury and Scott Auld, International Karting Distributors (IKD) and all of his fellow competitors.
  
  Above: Zane racing at the Rotax Grand Finals in Spain last year
  pic - Coopers Photography
  
  
• JC Kart have posted this tease pic of a section of the sticker kit for the new brand...
  
  
  
• Okay, so with Karting Australia's Driving Code of Conduct, who would get the blame in this spectacular rollover in the USA? Tyler Gonzalez (#157) *somehow* flipped on corner exit after contact with Sebastian Montoya (#158 - Juan Pablo's kid). After being red-flagged, one of the kids states "it's all Montoya's fault". But was it? 158 was overlapping 157. In fact, 157 moved 158 over on the straight to get inside 155. At the time the camera kart braked, none of them had KA "passing overlap", though Montoya clearly did by the turn-in point, and he was not out of control. My take on this? Leaning towards racing incident; three-into-one don't fit! (Oh, most importantly, Tyler was ok!)
  
  
  
• Karting - it's cheaper than racing cars. The video below is, to a large extend, true. But as karting1.co.uk point out HERE, it's an over-simplified statement because there are so many different forms of karting and car racing that suit widely differing budgets and ambitions. And, like many other things these days, people are getting their kicks online for far less cost than doing the real thing (we're talking sim racing here people...).
  
  
  
  
• Kartlink.com have updated their 2015 CIK & WSK teams & drivers list, which now includes quite a few more juniors under the respective team banners. Click HERE to see the latest.
  
  
• Kartlink also report that Dan Stilp and Simon Parker from PPR Kart team are the new official UK importers of the Mad-Croc kart. "Mad-Croc Karting UK" will have chassis available for Rotax and Iame X30 classes, plus KZ. More HERE. No word on an Australian distributor (as if we need another brand...).
  
  
  
• Embrace the new KA rules and move forward; or whinge about the new rules and fall back? We're hearing a couple of clubs are gaining new members because of the engine changes. With the fall in value of Yamaha S and J engines, newbies are picking up pretty decent kart packages with Yamahas fitted for a really cheap price - around $1500-2000. This gets them trackside and involved in the sport, plus, they can race them if they want. Then, if they have the cash and/or desire, upgrade to the new engine to more be competitive when they're ready for it.
  
  
• The 2015 Tony Kart 401 chassis, prepped for Rotax by BBR Karting showing the latest developments from OTK:
  
  
  
• Victorian junior karter Dylan Hollis has been accepted into Barwon Sports Academy in their Individual Scholarship Holder Program as a first year athlete. "There will be a lot of great opportunities from this support that will assist in my racing, fitness and lifestyle. Thank you City of Greater Geelong" Dylan wrote on Facebook.
  
  
• Two "Technical Rule Interpretation and Clarification" documents were published on the Karting Australia website today:
  • Starter Switch Location, IAME KA100 (Remo Racing has recommended the starter button and bracket be moved to the side of the battery between the seat and the battery box to avoid accidental startups)
  • Vortex Mini Rok Sealing Nuts - (the sealing nut that is being supplied by Vortex is considered to be an acceptable sealing nut)
    
    
• Aryton Senna's old karting rival, Terry Fullerton, is still involved in the sport. An article about the two has been published on WHBL. "My dream when I was 13 was to be a professional driver in karting... whereas all the kids now their dream is to be in Formula One," said Fullerton. "When I got to 19 or 20, I became a professional karter. So my dream came true." Read it HERE.
  
  
• Speaking of Senna, his 1981 DAP chassis is coming up for auction on February 5. According to the seller, it's the kart he used at the '81 World Championship at Parma and is expected to fetch between $34,000 and $40,000. "The kart was new and prepared to Senna's preferences before the Parma race, and immediately after was purchased by the present owner from de Angelo Parilla (of DAP) on 20th September 1981" the Bonhams auction site says. "The kart was purchased without the engine; however, an identical engine as used by Senna has been installed. Presented in 'as new' condition, having been used for a maximum of two hours since". While the frame itself might be the real deal, the (front) wheels, number plates and seat certainly are not. It would be handy to see a rear photo of this kart competing as the one for sale has a 2-bearing rear end. View more info and lots of pics HERE.
  
  Above: Senna in action
  
  Above: The kart for sale
  
  
• A report of the opening round of the Rotax Challenge of the Americas series from Tucson, Arizona, has been published in an online digital magazine. Review the weekend by downloading it HERE.

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