KNSW Date Clash Statement
Karting NSW has published the following statement regarding its State Championship event, which, now that KA has announced the resumption of the AKC, has a significant date clash for karters to consider.
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The Role of ASNs in Karting Academy Trophy
Each country’s ASN can enter its greatest young hope in the FIA Karting Academy Trophy, which celebrated it’s 10th anniversary this year. Here’s a spiel and video from the FIA about it’s annual series for 12 to 14-year-olds.
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AKC Re-Starts In Three Weeks!
The 2020 Australian Kart Championship is set to resume at Newcastle on November 6 to 8 – the same weekend as the Karting NSW State Titles at Port Macquarie. AKC competitors can only count 2 of the 3 rounds for their total score. Click through for more…
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Hugh Barter Wins Richard Mille Shootout!
Melbourne karter Hugh Barter has taken out the 2020 Richard Mille Young Talent Academy Shootout in France.
The Entertainer
Ten-year-old Victorian karter Mathew Basso is putting a smile on karter’s faces, especially those in Melbourne’s Stage 4 restrictions, through his entertaining posts and videos on social media.
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News Briefs
A bunch of quick news in this post, including – local & international, dates, calendars, tech vid, Bathurst prep, driver news, new spec carb and more…
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Last Minute Track Change Affects Kiwis
Fall-out from the KZ World Championship meeting at Lonato has thrown a spanner into the works for two Kiwi karters who have already travelled to Italy to compete at the ROK Cup Superfinal.
Lonato Track Licence Suspended
The Italian Motorsport Federation, ACI Sport, has suspended the track licence for the South Garda Karting circuit at Lonato for the duration of the investigation into the incident at the recent KZ World Championship.
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The Fallout From Lonato
Luca Corberi, the 23-year old who flew off the handle after an on-track incident at the KZ World Championship, has declared he will not take part in motorsport competition for the rest of his life.
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Aussie Karters for Ferrari Driver Academy
Australian karters James Wharton and Marcos Flack will head to Fiorano, Italy, later this month to take part in the 2020 Ferrari Driver Academy camp.
Leclerc Chassis Added to Rotax Grand Finals
Newcomer Leclerc Kart will join established brands Praga, BirelART and Sodikart as the chassis partners for the 2020 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals.
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Calls For Life Ban After World Championship Incident
Karters and fans from around the world – including former F1 World Champion Jenson Button – are calling for a life ban for Luca Corberi due to his behavior at the KZ World Championship at Lonato.
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What is KR’s Extra Lever & Button For?
The factory Kart Republic karts at the KZ World Championships this weekend feature an extra lever and button on the gearstick – but it’s got nothing to do with shifting gears.
News Briefs
A range of karting related news snippets from here and abroad – Sera’s Protégés, FWT dates, Marcos Ambrose teaches, Crashtag app, tyre rule tweak, KA COVID latest.
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Bridgestone Supply Secure
Karting Australia has moved to address fears of a tyre shortage after the recent revelation that Bridgestone is going to end production of kart tyres.
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Bridgestone To Leave Karting
Global tyre giant Bridgestone has announced it will exit the karting market and no longer supply kart tyres beyond the end of 2022. Click through for the full statement.
Preview: IKC Championship, Rnd 4
Over 250 entries are expected for Round 4 of the Ipswich Kart Club Championship this Saturday which will also feature the IKC TAG Titles and the Graham Acerman Memorial for TAG Light.
IAME Euro Series – Castelletto
The fight for the 2020 IAME Euro Series titles was turned upside down in another exciting race meeting from September 18th to 20th on the 7 Laghi Circuit of Castelletto di Branduzzo. Includes video.
Noise Summer Series Round 2 @ Dalby
Dalby Kart Club’s Noise Summer Series round 2 was run on the weekend with 55 drivers contesting this round – a fantastic number of entries for this small country town club. Here’s the report, pics and videos.
NSW Titles Open to (Some) Victorians
New South Wales has opened its borders to the point that Victorian Karters living in certain regions of the state can now compete at the KA NSW Kart Championship in Bega next week.
Vegas SuperNats Cancelled
The annual SKUSA! SuperNationals in Las Vegas will not take place this year, due to the on-going ramifications of COVID-19. However, that isn’t stopping the organisation from trying to get an alternative large scale event up and running in a different location…
Pole Then Problems for Peebles
Griffin Peebles enjoyed a fantastic qualifying session to take pole in the Mini class at Lonato last weekend for the 30th annual Trofeo D’Autunno.
KNSW September Newsletter
Karting NSW has published its newsletter for September – see it all here, or access via the link.
COVID Update from Motorsport Australia
Motorsport Australia’s Eugene Arocca has issued a state-by-state COVID update pertaining to MA-sanctioned events, thus relevant for most Superkart clubs.
Participation Up As Karting Emerges From Lockdown
As the sport emerges from lockdown in most states, Karting Australia reports the participation levels are up on the corresponding (pre-Covid) periods last year.