World Championship Heartbreak for Wharton
James Wharton has suffered the cruelest of luck during the Junior World Championship final in Finland.
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DPE To Close Melbourne Superstore
DPE has made the decision to close its Kart Superstore at Port Melbourne. The last day of trade will be this Thursday, 12th September.
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OK & Junior World Champs: Saturday Heats
James Wharton has recorded some great heat results overnight in Finland. After qualifying 9th, the Aussie has carded 2-1-3-2-2 so far. He has one more heat to go before the grid is settled for the winner-take-all Final.
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Tony Kart in 2020
Tony Kart Australia advise the Tony Kart chassis range will not change much for 2020, however there will be a re-designed chassis, the Tony Kart Nordix, with new frame geometry
The Noise Interview
Derek Jones has a chat with The Noise, Kev Davies, at the Power Republic workshop.
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The Dyno Sheets: X30 v Rotax
The Power Republic people popped an IAME X30 and Rotax MAX Evo on the dyno – in both ‘open’ and KA-Restricted form – to compare the power output. Here’s the result!
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AKC Videos – All The Action From Melbourne
Watch all the footage, on-demand, from the Australian Kart Championship final round in Melbourne on the weekend. Includes all Sunday’s racing, plus interviews, presentations, and the gala awards night.
Kiwis 1, 3, 4 at AKC Final
In one of the best AKC weekends for the Kiwis in recent years, NZ teenager Jackson Rooney claimed his maiden SP Tools Australian Kart Championship round win in the TaG 125 class in dramatic fashion in Melbourne over the weekend.
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CIK-FIA Tribute to Anthoine Hubert
The CIK-FIA has paid tribute to Anthoine Hubert, who lost his life in an F2 crash on the weekend. Hubert was still racing karts up until just a few years ago.
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Preview: Australian Kart Championship Final
Close to 300 of the finest kart racers from the Asia Pacific region have assembled in Melbourne for the final round of the 2019 SP Tools Australian Kart Championship presented …
Payne Heads Kiwi Squad at AKC Final
Young Auckland-based kart international KZ2 Matthew Payne heads a five-strong group of fellow Kiwis who have crossed the Tasman to contest the final round of this year’s SP Tools Australian …
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Rotax International Trophy
Scott Howard was the top placed Australian at the Rotax MAX Challenge International Trophy at Le Mans, France, last weekend. Driving a Sodi Kart in DD2 Masters, the Queenslander qualified …
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Preview: OK and Junior World Championships
James Wharton is the only Australian entered for the OK and OK Junior World Championship meeting in Finland in a week’s time. Wharton will once again race in Juniors with …
Inside Karting Podcast
Two of Australia’s leading karting identities, David Sera and Jace Lindstrom, have started a karting-based podcast.
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Patrizicorse 3-Driver Attack on World Championship
Patrizicorse will field a three driver team – two Aussies and a Kiwi – at Sarno’s KZ World Championship KZ2 Super Cup meeting next month.
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Preview: Superkart Australia Nationals Rnd 2
The fastest Superkart drivers from around Australia will congregate at the Paynter Dixon Sydney MasterBlast for the second and final round of the 2019 Superkarts Australia National Series.
Program: AKC Finale
Here’s the official race program with entry lists and race schedule for this weekend’s final round of the 2019 Australian Kart Championship in Melbourne.
Spectacular Sunshine vs Right-on Racing
Race report, photos, results and a driver profile – Bailey Dixon reports from Albury Wodonga August race day.
Townsville Try-Outs
Townsville Kart Club had over 80 participants attend their largest ever Come-and-Try Karting day earlier this month. Here’s how they did it.
Karting Quickies
Rule updates, prizes, announcements, event information, videos, and so much more – get into the Karting Quickies!
South Australian Rising Star: Jensen Marold
Jensen Marold first drove a kart – on dirt – at the age of 5. He’s now one of South Australia’s rising stars. Dave Camwell profiles the multiple state Cadet 9 champion.
Rotax v Rotax: EVO against Pre-EVO
Is the Rotax 125 MAX EVO better than the earlier non-EVO version, and if so, by how much? This video has the answer and dyno charts to prove it.
KA NSW Progress Report
Karting Australia New South Wales has released a “First 6 Months & Moving Forward” Presidents report from David Laughton that covers a number of issues around the organisation and karting in NSW.
KA Launch Respect Karting Program
Karting Australia and its affiliated associations have vowed to stamp out unacceptable behaviour at karting events with the launch of KA’s new “Respect Karting” program.
Gear Up for Pro Tour Final
Just this double-header round stands between announcing the 2019 Pro Tour Champions and Team Australia drivers for the Grand Finals. There’s also the Jason Richards Gala Dinner after the event. Entries are now open, click through for the detail.