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.
Testing Conditions at Schools Championship
Changing conditions produced a high-risk game of tactics for New Zealand’s best youth drivers at the National Schools Championship at KartSport Auckland.
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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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Albanese & Slater Crowned European Champions
Danilo Albanese (Kart Republic) and Freddie Slater (Birel ART) have been crowned the European Champions in KZ and KZ2 after the second and final round at Sarno, Italy, on the weekend.
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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Preview: NZ Schools Championship
Organisers and competitors are hoping the rains will turn off for this weekend’s National Schools Championship kart meeting in Auckland.
Mully’s New International Gig
Expat Aussie Ben Horstman has been appointed the new Sales Manager at Birel ART.
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Port Lincoln On The Mend
Having lay dormant for some time, the committee of the Port Lincoln Go Kart Club had been working hard over the years to get its circuit back up and running. Then it was hit by bush fires…
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Entry List: AKC Round 4
Here’s the entry list and event schedule for round 4 of the Australian Kart Championship (Ipswich, July 14 to 16), plus the updated Teams and Manufacturers Championship points.
Changes on KNSW Board
Karting NSW has confirmed a change to its Board, Matt Hill re-joining and taking the Director of Member Education & Training role due to the departure of Darren Chick.
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Ipswich To Host Rotax National Cup
Ipswich will host a Rotax National Cup in September, which will be preceded by Rotax MAX Challenge Australia qualifying events in NSW, Victoria and Queensland.
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First ’23 Euro Titles To Be Decided
The first FIA Karting European champions for the season are set to be crowned at Sarno, Italy, on July 9 with the running of the second and final round of the series for KZ and KZ2.
KNSW Tyre Contracts Extended
Karting NSW has confirmed it has extended its agreements with Dunlop Kartsport and Maxxis Kart Tyres Australia, the new contract kicking in on July 1st.
Percat To Run Kart Team & FA Dealership
Supercars driver Nick Percat has announced he will field a full factory supported race team in next year’s Australian Kart Championship and will take on the dealership for FA Karts in Victoria.
Mini ROK Updates for KNSW Competitors
Karting NSW has made changes to the technical regulations for the Vortex Mini ROK engine, including the rollback of the mandated spark plug rule and an increase of the maximum restrictor size.
Karting Legend “Star Of Parkes”
A tribute ceremony was held in Parkes on Wednesday for one of the town’s most successful sports people, multiple Australian karting champion, John Pizzaro.
Huge Interstate Numbers for Ipswich
A massive 398 entries will race at Ipswich Kart Club this weekend for Round 5 of the IKC Championships, with a huge influx of interstate visitors using the event as a shakedown for the upcoming AKC Round in July.
Fast Track Ticket for Junior Development
Fast Track Ticket is the latest addition to the line-up of junior development programs offered by Jess Golding Motorsport and includes tickets to the Gold Coast 500 Supercars round.
Kids Stuff?
READER POLL – The top placings in FIA Karting’s international driver rankings are kids. Not 17 year old kids racing KZ or OK, but 11, 12, 13-year-olds racing Mini or Juniors.
Poll Result
Last week’s Reader Poll asked “Should AKC ‘shakedown’ events be eliminated and replaced with an extra day of practice?”.
Kiwis Head To Multiple Events
Preview – With the WPKA Goldstar karting series decided, the standalone Manawatu and TRC Toyota WPKA Championship event is the focus for young karters in Palmerston North over King’s Birthday weekend.