Standing Starts & Stick-Shifts
A field of KZ2s from the NSW series spiced up the action at Albury-Wodonga Kart Club’s race day on Sunday. Here’s Bailey Dixon’s Karticle of the event.
Oakleigh’s August Race Day
Oakleigh Go Kart Racing Club’s August race day was run as a Saturday afternoon twilight event on the weekend. Here are the photos & results.
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Junior Masters & Lenore Leavey Memorial
Almost 60 drivers fronted for the Cooloola Coast Kart Club’s Junior Masters meeting on the weekend, including the Lenore Leavey Memorial awards. The Noise, Kev Davies, reports (with video!)
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Feeney in Australian Kart Championship Title Fight
Broc Feeney has emerged as a shock contender for his second consecutive Australian Kart Championship as the series heads to Port Melbourne for the final round this weekend.
All Ready For The Final Round, AKC 2018
270 competitors from every state, plus visitors from New Zealand, America, Singapore and Malaysia, will be in action at the final round of the Australian Kart Championship in Melbourne this weekend.
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How To: Change Reeds On the IAME KA100
Another video from Power Republic showing how to change the reed petals in a reed valve engine, using the IAME KA100 as the example. The only tools you’ll need are…
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Gippsland’s August Race Day
In stark contrast to the C&D Grade Titles the weekend prior, Tramway Park Raceway was basked in sunshine for the Gippsland Go Kart Club’s August club day.
DPE Victorian Country Series, Round 3
Over 200 karters turned up at the Wimmera round of the Victorian Country Series. Here’s the (belated) race report and photos.
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Fuel Anomalies Cause Championship Reshuffle
Australian Kart Championship series points have been amended in the KA1 and KZ2 classes following several disqualifications from the Emerald round relating to fuel irregularities.
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New Products From Remo Racing
Lightweight billet aluminium radiator support and double 90-degree bend silicone radiator hoses are two of the new products now available through Remo Racing.
Pro Tour Presentation To Conclude The Bend Debut
After crowning the South Australian Rotax Champions, the final Pro Tour round for 2018 will conclude with announcing Team Australia drivers for the Grand Finals, who the Team Captain will be, plus the prestigious Jason Richards Memorial Award. (Got a Rotax? Be part of the first ever karting event at The Bend!)
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Lismore Hotshots & Northern Zone Round
Kev “The Noise” Davies reports from Lismore’s Hotshots and Northern Zone round, including his famous videos and commentary.
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Black The Big Mover In The Deep South
Dunedin karter Arron Black was the big mover at the annual two-day/two-track Southern Series in Invercargill and Dunedin over the weekend.
Suspense & Surprise at X30 Euro Series Finale
High temperatures and bright sunshine welcomed the 135 drivers who took the challenge in four categories at the 2018 IAME X30 Euro Series final in Italy on the weekend.
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Round 2, European Superkart Championship
Yannick de Brabander was the big beneficiary at Assen’s second round of the FIA European Superkart Championship on the weekend, winning Race 2 after defending champion and series leader Peter Elkmann blew an engine.
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Carby Kit Clarification for KA100 Engine
Karting Australia has issued a Technical Update Bulletin regarding the eligibility of various carby kits for the Tillotson HW33A and HL398A carburettors used on the IAME KA100 engine, and only 2 of these kits will be legal from 1st January 2019.
DPE Hiring In Melbourne – UPDATED
DPE Kart Superstore is hiring, and looking to quickly fill two vacancies at the Port Melbourne outlet.
C&Ds Freeze In Morwell
Competitors nearly froze at the annual C & D Grade Titles that concluded at Morwell today, an event that almost didn’t go ahead.
Gosford To Host Australian Speedway Kart Titles
The Central Coast Speedway Kart Club will celebrate its 20th Anniversary by hosting the 2018 Australian Speedway Karting Titles at Gosford Showgrounds next month.
Reader Poll: Karting at the Olympic Games
CIK-FIA President Felipe Massa wants karting at the 2024 Olympic Games, but not in its current guise. What do you think?
American X30 Champion for AKC Finale
Patrizicorse has confirmed that American X30 Champion Ryan Norberg will return to Australia to race with the team at the final round of the Australian Kart Championship at Todd Road.
Ladies Trophy Cancelled For 2019
The annual Ladies Trophy Event at Lithgow will not be run in 2019. However, that doesn’t mean it’s the end of the road for the iconic female-only race meeting.
National Festival of Superkarts at The Island This Weekend
This weekend is a big one for racing at Phillip Island, Superkarters hitting the Grand Prix circuit to contest the 2018 National Festival of Superkarts at a race meeting that will also showcases HQ Holdens, Excels, the mighty Vic V8s & E30s.
Stonehouse Awarded Phil Goss Memorial
Shane Stonehouse received the Phil Goss Memorial award at Launceston Kart Cub’s DPE Stars of TaG meeting on the weekend.
Open Days for DPE’s Melbourne Superstore
DPE Kart Superstore Melbourne is giving away a new Arrow chassis and offering 10% off storewide at its official “Open Days”, this Friday and Saturday.