Driver PR: Aiden Schweikert, GKCV Race Day
Aiden Schweikert took to the November Club Day at the Go Kart Club of Victoria last Sunday against over twenty other Cadet 12 drivers.
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Driver PR: Ashton Cattach, GKCV Race Day
Ashton Cattach took to the Go Kart Club of Victoria over the weekend for the November club day meet. With a highly competitive KA3 Senior Light field of over twenty drivers that included some of the best drivers in the state and country, Ashton was in for a hard and tough weekend.
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Driver PR: Cooper Stapleton, GKCV Race Day
Despite missing practice, having trouble fitting in the kart and a lack of running on the current tyre since January, Cooper Stapleton was still able to make the podium at the Go Kart Club of Victoria’s race day last weekend.
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Driver PR: Jack Jenkins, GKCV Race Day
For the first time in his karting career, Jack Jenkins raced at the Todd Rd circuit in Melbourne, spending much of the time in the top three of the Cadet 12 class.
Team PR: GKCV Race Day
Cadet 12 drivers Aston Hill and Dino Maio plus KA3 Junior pilots Aris Kyriakou and Chadd Moore represented the Country Karts/Tecno Victoria team at the Todd Rd club day last weekend.
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News Briefs!
Click through for a quick round of news briefs covering various industry, product, club and event categories.
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Junior Sprockets Ready for 2022
Do you know anyone with kids who might be interested in karting? A range of dates across January have been announced for KA’s Junior Sprockets program with Beginner and Intermediate days scheduled in Victoria and New South Wales.
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.
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Queensland State Cup
“Oh my God!” is all The Noise could say after the Queensland State Cup at Warwick on the weekend which featured a strong entry, plenty of close racing and even a fly-over birthday banner! Click through for the results, pics and the video evidence.
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Karters Added to Grove Junior Team
Queensland karters Oscar Targett (15) and Mika LeMasurier (13) have been signed to the Grove Junior Team development program.
The 2021 Bartel Classic
The GKCSA was proud to honour life member John Bartel with the running of the Bartel Classic at the Monarto Karting Complex earlier this month.
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Gippsland’s November Race Day
The Gippsland Go Kart Club returned to racing on November 14, getting all four races in for each class before the threatening rains drenched the circuit.
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Driver PR: Benjamin Classon, ELKC Race Day
Benjamin Classon is a driver starting to make headlines in the Eastern Lions Kart Club’s junior ranks and took a clean sweep of wins at the club’s most recent race day.
Karting Part of $8.6 Billion Motorsport Economy
As part of the wider motorsport economy, karting has played a part in building an $8.6 billion industry, according to a study conducted by accounting and business services firm Ernst and Young (includes video)
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Indigenous All-Girl Karting Team
A team of four teenage girls of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background is set to hit the track next year as part of the indigenous Racing Together project.
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AKC Finale Confirmed for Monarto
The 2021 Australian Kart Championship will conclude in South Australia next month, Karting Australia today confirming the venue – the Monarto circuit, Murray Bridge.
State Cup Shakedown at Warwick
The shakedown meeting for the Queensland State Cup took place at Warwick on Sunday. Click through for the results, photos and ‘Noisy’ video of all the finals.
New Club Formed To Use Newcastle Track
A new kart club has been formed and affiliated with Karting NSW to use the Cameron Park race track in Newcastle, which is home to the Karting Australia affiliated Newcastle Kart Racing Club.
Ipswich Dirt Karts
from The Noise – Wow what a weekend! Saturday November 6 was a brilliant afternoon & evening of racing at Ipswich City Dirt Karts where over 50 drivers fronted for a great race meeting. Photos & video of the action.
Incentives From Tyre Suppliers
As part of their tyre supply contract with Karting Australia, Maxxis and LeCont have significant product sponsorship available to the sport across each of the next five years.
Licence Extensions for VIC & NSW Drivers
Karting Australia has announced its licence holders in Victoria and New South Wales will automatically have their licence extended by three months due to the covid-19 lockdowns experienced in these states.
Driver PR: Ayrton Dalamaso, Canberra Cup
Ayrton Dalamaso went to the Circuit Mark Webber in the ACT with the aim of taking home the Canberra Cup. And that’s exactly what the young Rookie did.
Driver PR: Kristian Janev, ELKC Race Day
Kristian Janev was one of the favorites in a strong field of KA3 Junior at Eastern Lion Kart Club last weekend, and after some brilliant racing at the front of the field, ended the meeting on the podium.
Driver PR: Mathew Basso, Sapphire Cup
Victorian Mathew Basso and his dad Paul made the almost seven-hour drive to the Sapphire Kart Club for its State Cup meeting last weekend, the Tony Kart driver returning home with the title and a Black Plate.
Driver PR: Ashton Ardley, ELKC Race Day
After the covid enforced break from karting, Ashton Ardley returned to racing at Puckapunyal on the weekend. But despite posting his fastest ever time on the current tyre around the undulating circuit, problems forced him back in the KA4 Junior Light pack.