The Three Big Ones

Arguably the three most significant trophies in Australian sprint kart racing these days is the trio of special silverware awarded to three drivers at the conclusion of the Australian Kart Championship.

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Special Award to Honour Max

With the recent passing of Max Laybutt, Karting NSW has announced a very special annual award in his memory.

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Australian Champions Decided This Weekend

Four hundred of Australia’s best young kart racers will put it all on the line to chase motorsport glory at the final round of the 2023 SP Tools Australian Kart Championship presented by Castrol in Melbourne this weekend.

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Funeral Details, Max Laybutt

A celebration of the life of Max Laybutt will be held on Thursday, August 31st. Max’s family would like to let everyone know they will be gathering at the Gledswood Homestead & Winery.

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Rotax Qualifier Change

The Oakleigh Go Kart Racing club has changed the schedule for this weekend’s Rotax Qualifying event, which will now take place on SATURDAY.

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Karting Quick News

Here’s a bunch of quick news briefs around the karting industry, clubs, events, products and people…

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Australian Karters Selected for Ferrari Shootout

Participants for the 2023 Ferrari Driver Academy – Asia Pacific and Oceania regional selection program have been confirmed for next month’s prestigious event with Karting Australia drivers dominating the list.

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Entry Point to International Racing

RGMMC is now taking entries for the first event in its new global concept, ‘Champions Of The Future’, pitting drivers against each other in identical equipment in Senior, Junior and Mini categories.

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A Very Dodgy Guest!

Power Republic has produced its first podcast! Check out who Dezzy talks with for Episode One…

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Vale John Pizarro

Australian karting legend John Pizarro has passed away (UPDATED)

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States & Nationals at Speedweek

A unique double-header, effectively running two events across a four-day “Speedweek”, will see the Queensland State Cup plus the Rotax ‘Nationals’ on track at Ipswich at the end of September.

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‘Karts for Hope’

After losing a valued and much-loved club member in August last year, a kart club in New Zealand is hosting a ‘Karts for Hope’ event to raise awareness of mental health, plus fundraise for the I Am Hope Foundation.

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The Geelong Drop In

The Geelong Kart Club will be hosting a mid-week ‘drop in’ night at its circuit next month, targeting people who have an interest in getting involved in the sport,

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A New Championship for Victoria

The Geelong Kart Club will host the first running of the AASA Victorian Sprint Kart Championship at its impressive Corio facility on October 28 and 29. Blue plates will be on offer across 15 classes…

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Karting News Briefs

There’s LOTS of current karting related news in this post, but there’s also some content that is a bit dated because it didn’t get published when it was supposed to…

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Champions Return for Superkart Nats

This weekend’s KartSport New Zealand National Superkart Championship will see defending champions return to have a crack at retaining their titles in four of the five classes on offer.

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Can Max Do It?

All eyes will be on Max Walton in Italy at the end of the month to see what he can do in the final round of the FIA Karting Academy Trophy (event preview)

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Applications Open for Aussies

Up to six Australian drivers may be selected to represent ‘Team Australia’ at the Asia Pacific Championships at Sepang, Malaysia, later this year.

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Massive AKC Round This Weekend

Preview – The Ipswich Kart Club is gearing up to host the largest ever round of the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship this weekend, 400 competitors set to hit the track for the Queensland round of the series.

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Training Day with A World Champion

Former World and European Champion Marijn Kremers will be running a training day at Ipswich next week, imparting his expertise on driving KZ2 karts.

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Rotax National Cup Regs Released

The regulations for the 2023 Rotax National Cup, Rotax MAX Challenge Australia qualifying events and selection criteria for the RMC Grand Finals have now been released by Karting Australia.

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