RMCGF Report – Day 6
Four of the eight Australians contesting the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals will get to race the finals tonight in Portugal (the live stream will commence from 9:10pm AEDT).
Racing
Country Series In The Books at Ballarat
A huge effort from the Ballarat Kart Club to prepare the venue after weeks of rain allowed the 2022 DPE Kart Superstore Victorian Country Series come to a successful conclusion last weekend.
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RMCGF Report – Day 5
With the qualification heats now done, the grid positions for the pre-finals are set – and we’ve got an Aussie inside the top ten!
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RMCGF Report – Day 4
Day four in Portugal saw the balance of classes conduct their qualifying session, plus the first of the heat races – official report, Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals.
RMCGF Report – Day 3
After getting through all the practice sessions at Portimao, Day 3 of the Rotax Grand finals concluded with qualifying sessions for the Senior and Junior electric classes, plus Micro, Mini and DD2 Masters.
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Southern Mainland Double-Header
There was plenty at stake for New Zealand’s South Island karters with the third and final leg of the Mainland Series, decided in the two-stop Southern Series.
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Dirt Karts Conclude at Ipswich
The Ipswich City Dirt Karts concluded the 2022 competition season with a cracker of a night’s racing on Saturday. Even The Noise had a spin (literally!)
RMCGF Report – Day 2
Changeable weather with gusts of wind greeted drivers for the opening practice sessions at the RMCGF in Portugal.
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Follow the Rotax Grand Finals!
Here are the links you need to follow the ‘Rotax Worlds’ where eight Aussies are part of almost 400 drivers competing in Portugal.
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RMCGF Report – Day 1
Official proceedings at the Rotax Grand Finals have commenced with the kart raffle, welcome party and tyre changing competition now complete.
2022 Tassie Titles
Oliver Wickham was the standout performer at the 2022 Tasmanian Kart Championship at Briant Park on the weekend, winning two of the junior classes on offer. Jade Stone reports.
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Top Tens for Aussies at SuperNats
Kip Foster was the top placed Australian at the SKUSA Supernats, but unfortunately could not capture a record-breaking fifth win at the famous Las Vegas event. Here’s how the Aussies ended up (with video of Sunday’s racing)
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Australians Set for Rotax Grand Finals
Australia’s team of eight drivers have landed in Portugal in preparation for this week’s Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals.
Follow The Aussies!
A couple of hundred Australians – almost 60 drivers and their crews – have descended on Las Vegas for the 25th running of the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals. Here are the links you need to follow their progress!
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WSK Final Cup Finale
The 2022 WSK Final Cup concluded at Lonato last weekend. Once again, William Calleja was the top ranked Australian, winning a couple of the Mini heats. Here’s the Aussie Wrap plus finals day report, photos & video highlights.
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IAME Season Closes at Campillos
The curtain has closed on the international 2022 IAME season in the best way possible – under the Spanish sun at Campillos where chmpiosn were crowned in X30 Mini, X30 Junior and X30 Senior.
Top Half Champions Crowned
Eight season champions were awarded titles when the Giltrap Group Top Half Karting Series was completed in Tokoroa at the weekend.
4-Banger Series Continues at Lakeside
The 2022 Auskart 4-stroke championship continued under sunny skies at Lakeside Raceway on Sunday with the sixth and penultimate round of the series.
Switch to Slicks Nets Enduro Win
A late change to slick tyres was key for Full Throttle Racing team drivers Arron Black, William Exton & Daniel Harvey, the trio taking victory in the 4-hour race that determined the NZ Endurance Championship at Nelson on the weekend.
Ipswich City Dirt Karts
Ipswich City Dirt Karts put on another great race meeting last Saturday and into the evening with the club’s penultimate round for 2022 attracting over 70 entries. The Noise was there taking record!
Kiwi Podiums RoK Cup Las Vegas
Prominent New Zealand motorsport driver and coach Matt Hamilton finished runner-up to a former F1 driver at the Rok Cup Vegas karting event in Las Vegas on the weekend.
Final RMCGF Tickets Awarded
The last of the tickets to the 2022 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals were awarded to three drivers at the Euro Golden Trophy event at Genk, Belgium, on the weekend.
Calleja Close at Sarno WSK
William Calleja came oh-so-close to winning the opening round of the WSK Final Cup at Sarno on Sunday. Here’s the Aussie Wrap plus official WSK report, video & pics from Europe.
Ultimate Club Racers Crowned
Karting Australia’s Ultimate Club Racer II concluded in perfect weather conditions at Murray Bridge’s Monarto Karting complex in South Australia today.
South Australia Wins State of Origin
South Australia has today taken out the second running of the State of Origin Teams race, held in conjunction with the Ultimate Club Racer II meeting at Monarto.