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News Briefs

30 October 2013

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• New Zealand will be running a 'restricted' KZ2 Gearbox class in the country's premier ProKart series in 2014. The category will use spec engine tuning and axle. "While considered the ultimate place of battle of the country's elite, many new KZ2 competitors have kept away from the ProKart Series due to the competitor not having the initial race pace" class promoter, Steve Brown, stated. The solution, he is hoping, is this second-tier category. More on the Kartsport NZ site HERE.
  
  
• CRG will field a factory team in next year's Euro MAX Challenge. The Italian manufacturer will enter drivers in all Rotax categories (Junior Max, Senior Max and DD2) and is currently working on the driver lineup. The team's first race will in Spain at the Winter Cup of Campillos in February. This will be followed by the first round of the Euro Challenge in Genk (Belgium) on April 6, then Castelletto (Italy, June 1), Zuera (Spain, July 20) and Salbris (France, September 7).
  
  Above: Jordon Lennox-Lamb on CRG-Rotax Max (pic - CRG/CanadianKartingNews)
  
  
• Thieves have stolen the kart of newly crowned British Easykart Cadet Champion, Harry Barlow. The Birel chassis was taken from the garage at the family home. The theft his the local news website which has the machine valued at £10,000 (almost AUS $17,000!). That's a lot of freight for a Cadet Easykart. Full article HERE.
  
  
• The agenda for Karting NSW State Karting Council Meeting this Saturday, Nov 2, can be downloaded HERE (PDF format). The minutes from the Karting NSW Board meeting of October 23 can be found HERE.
  
  
• The time schedule for the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals in New Orleans is now online. Download the PDF, which covers activities from Sunday 10 November through to the after-finals Drivers' Party on 16 November, HERE.
  
  
• Formula 1 technology for karting - French company LDL Technology has developed "Tire Watch", a device that fits a sensor to each rim via the exisitng valve stem and feeds pressure and temperature data, in real time, back to an on-board dash. Each sensor is very light (requires no wheel re-balance) and can alert the driver via LEDs if there is a problem, such as loss of pressure. Data can also be transmitted to engineers and team members to assist them with chassis adjustments and setup.
  
  
  
• Final round of the Golden Power Series will be held at Puckapunyal on November 9-10. All 15 classes are on offer with tight point scores in several which will be decided on the final day. Saturday night will be the series' customary spit roast for all drivers who have competed in all five rounds. The tickets will be given out on Friday and Saturday with entry confirmation if possible. Other people who wish to attend the meal can purchase tickets. A special part of the night is the random draw prizes for all classes - but you have to be in attendance to win the prizes! (Supp Regs on the Race Calendar page.)
  
  "I would really like to thank the sponsors of the series, because without their generosity, these events cannot happen" Graeme Monds informed KartSportNews.
  
  Series Sponsors for you to support: ALBURY/WODONGA KART CLUB, BENDIGO TYREPOWER, BROOKS MOTOR CARS, BLACK JACK KARTING SUPPLIES, CC RACING, COOL AQUA SPRINGS, CALTEX VORTEX, DUNLOP ALMS, DPE KART TECHNOLOGY, EAST GIPPSLAND GARAGE DOORS, FULL TILT KARTING, HJM ENGINES, IKD SYDNEY, KARTEQUIPE ALBURY, LATROBE VALLEY BANDAG, MASTER KARTING, MARRIOTTS MACCHINERY & MOTOR CYCLES, MELBOURNE KART CENTRE, POWERMAC PRODUCTS, PRO KARTING, PRECISION KARTS, REMO RACING, SHAMICK RACING, SS AUTO WHOLESALERS, WARRAGUL MITSUBISHI & NISSAN, WODONGA KARTS & PARTS.
  
  
• On the same weekend, the Goulburn Valley Kart Club, in conjunction with the Historic Karts of Victoria, is having the Grand Nationals for Vintage Racing Karts at Numurkah, north of Shepparton, on Friday 8th and Saturday the 9th of November. 120 karts, 20 of them twins, are expected. Saturday will be the main day to watch the karts doing demo runs.
  
  Above: An assortment of vintage karts at a previous meeting at Numurkah 
  
  
• Matthew Gould of MidCorner Photography is running a competition on his facebook page - guess who the 12 drivers are that are being used in the 2014 MidCorner Calendar, and whoever gets the most right, wins a free copy! Competition closes this Friday night, Nov 1. For more, head HERE.
  
  
  
• Tiger in their tail... custom race suit from X'zuit for the Malaysian team heading to the Rotax Grand Finals:
  
  
  
• The Victorian Short Track Gearbox Titles are coming up at Winton raceway as part of the Winton 300 Festival. KZ karts are eligible to run in the 125cc class with a AASA licence.
  
  
  
• Mick Saller's video edit of his effort at Rotax Pro Tour Albury on the weekend:
  

 

 

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