Melbourne Confirmed for AKC Round 2
Karting Australia has confirmed the second round of the 2021 SP Tools Australian Kart Championship presented by Castrol EDGE will be contested as planned at Todd Rd in Melbourne on March 12-14.
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Loeskow Starts Title Defence With A Win
Troy Loeskow’s defence of the Australian KZ2 Championship kicked off with a win at Ipswich last night, while there were plenty of new winners in the other classes. Here’s the official race report from round 1. (UPDATE: link to Championship points added)
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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…
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.
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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.
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!
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Preview: AKC Round 1 at Ipswich
Despite Victorians unable to access Queensland, the opening round of the 2021 Australian Kart Championship will still boast over 260 entries at Ipswich this Friday and Saturday.
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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.
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.
Team Report: TWM at Ipswich
The Tom Williamson Motorsport team is looking forward to the opening round of the Australian Kart Championship after an encouraging whirlwind trip to Ipswich on the weekend.
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.
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.
Karting HQ Appoints WA Dealer
Karting HQ has announced the appointment of Kartco as its dealer for Western Australia, with access to the full range of Praga and soon Tillotson.
50-Lap Handicap Features at Lithgow Opener
A capacity field of karts contested the 50 Lap Classic feature race at Combined Kart Club’s opening round of its 2021 Championship at Lithgow.
AKC Opener Reschedule Confirmed
Karting Australia has confirmed the opening round of the 2021 Australian Kart Championship will now take place on February 19 & 20 at Ipswich. For classes that have vacancies, entries will re-open on February 1st (Monday).