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News Briefs

23 September 2015

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• Former Superkart champion Jason McIntyre has been featured in the Cranbourne Leader, urging people to become organ donors. The 37-year old is on the waiting list for a multi-visceral transplant (stomach, liver, duodenum, pancreas and small bowel) but those plans have been scuppered for the time being due to various cancers he's had to endure. “All of this has put my transplant ambitions on hold for the moment, but even if I never get the benefits I dream of from them, I hope others will,” McIntyre said. “There’s not much I won’t do to help publicise the need for greater organ donation in the community.” The McIntyre family were regulars in Sprint karting for many years before switching to Superkarts. Read the full article on the heraldsun website HERE.
  
  
• While one Flying Dutchman confirms he'll be here for Race of Stars, the other has announced his retirement. Joey Hanssen will make his last start as a driver at the final round of the Dutch Championship this weekend. "Being so busy working and racing every weekend, week in week out, I have decided to end my racing career this coming weekend" he wrote on his website. "The reason is very simple; Im 24 years old and I want to chase other dreams and goals. I’m a very happy man at the moment with a lot of work, but it's getting too much to also race myself. I will miss it for sure but to me it's a step forward in life. I will still be doing my own testing and so on, so you will see the 40 kart arround!" Joey started karting in 1995 and spent 10 years aboard KZ gearbox machinery. A couple of those years were spent in Australia, driving for the Lenzo Kart team and then Shamick Racing (on CRG). He won back-to-back KZ2 CIK Stars of Karting Championships in 2013 and 2014.
  
  pic - AF Images / Ash Budd
  
  
• Launceston Kart Club will hold a "Pre Tasmanian Championship Club Day" on Saturday November 7. For any mainland competitors interested in attending, Trish and Scott Wrigley from Wrigley Karts and Parts have offered to store any trailers and/or vans and will also transport to the airport if required. The event format will be 2 x 12 lap heats and a 21 lap final. The club will have a BBQ after the race meeting and the canteen will be open. For further info on the club day or storage of gear, please contact Trish 0438 982 756 or Scott 0427 982 756.
  
  
  
• Track developments at the Great Southern Kart Club, WA. Now that's a cool control ower! Lights up at night too:
  
  pics - GSKC/facebook
  
  
  
• Forty-five budding young karters got behind the wheel during the inaugural day of the Junior Sprockets program at Ipswich on Monday. For the majority of these kids it was their first time in a kart. Holden Racing Team co-driver Warren Luff was on hand to offer advice and inspiration. A handful of places are still available for the Melbourne event on Monday, September 28 - register your interest HERE. More photos from Ipswich on the Junior Sprockets Facebook page HERE.
  
  
  
• Entry lists for upcoming International events:
  • KF World Championships
    • KF Senior HERE (1 x Aussie, 1 x Kiwi)
  • KF Junior HERE (2 Australians)
• IAME International Final HERE (5 Australians entered)
  
  
• Big couple of weeks for DPE built karts: "DPE Kart Technology would like to congratulate all of the winners that piloted our karts at the Junior Sprint Classic and Australasian Kart Titles over the last two weeks. After taking out all but one of the classes at Puckapunyal, we’ve managed to top it off with even more fantastic results at the Goulburn Valley Kart Club.
  • Junior Sprint Classic: 1st Cadet 9 – Beau Russell, 1st Cadet 12 – Kai Allen, 1st Cadet 12 C+D – Matthew Hillyer, 1st Junior National Light – Matthew Beninca, 1st Junior National Light C+D – Gerry Westerveld, 1st Junior National Heavy – Cory Arnett, 1st Junior National Heavy C+D – Jackson Rice, 1st Junior Clubman – Simon Fallon, 1st Champions of Champions – Cody Donald
  • Australasian Kart Titles: 1st TaG Restricted Masters - Ben Dealy, 1st TaG Restricted Heavy - Ben Dealy, 1st TaG Light - Ashley Lear
    
    
• SA speedway karts at Bordertown:
  
  
  
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