Gippsland’s May Race Day
Another successful club race day was held by the Gippsland Go Kart Club at the Tramway Park circuit in Morwell on Sunday – photos & results.
Points Update: 2018 Australian Championships
Here are the latest points and placings for drivers, team and manufacturer titles after round 3 (of 5) at Newcastle on the weekend.
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DPE To Open Karting Superstores
Iconic Australian karting business DPE Kart Technology is in the process of opening karting “superstores” in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland and has already purchased a major Melbourne retailer for the Victorian branch.
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Video Coverage: Australian Kart Championship, Round 3
Watch all of Sunday’s racing from Newcastle, plus the pit interviews and trophy presentations, on demand.
Sunday Wrap: Australian Kart Championship, Round 3
Pierce Lehane and Scott Sorensen re-wrote Australian karting history at the third round of the 2018 SP Tools Australian Kart Championship at Newcastle today.
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Qualifying Day: Newcastle AKC Round 3
Kurtis Read, the son of Australian Top Fuel Champion Phil Read, set his first ever SP Tools Australian Kart Championship pole position during an action packed Saturday at the third round of the series at Newcastle.
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Preview: C & D Grade Titles at Cooloola
Seventy-four karters are set to light up the track this weekend at Cooloola Coast Kart Club in the Hurks Contracting C & D Titles.
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Drysdale A Contender As Kiwi Karters Hit Newcastle This Weekend
19-year old Kiwi karter Dylan Drysdale heads into the third round of this year’s Australian Kart Championships at Newcastle this weekend with a real chance of a place on the podium on Sunday.
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Winning Return For Sinclair at Rotorua Rotax Round
Rain or shine, wet track or dry, it didn’t seem to matter to series returnee CJ Sinclair at the latest double-header round of the New Zealand Rotax Max Challenge at Rotorua on the weekend.
Aussie Champ Leads The Charge To Newcastle
Reigning Australian KZ2 Champion Josh Fife will be the driver to beat at Round Three of the 2018 SP Tools Australian Kart Championship in Newcastle this weekend. Who else is on form? Event preview for this weekend.
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Podium In Germany, But No Success In England
In the space of two weeks, the official Birel ART team visited two benchmark international circuits – Wackersdorf in Germany and PF International in England – and enjoyed excellent results in the DKM.
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Ipswich Round 3 Video & Results
154 entries raced round three of the Ipswich Kart Club Championship on the weekend, with feature classes for TaG Restricted Masters, Medium & Light. Here are all the videos from the day by Kev “The Noise” Davies.
Hard Chrome Now Permitted on KA100 Crankshaft
Karting Australia will now allow the IAME KA100 engine to have its crankshaft main bearing journals hard-chromed, a process that was popular on the Yamaha KT100S Clubman engine back in the day.
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Wild Weather Tests KZ Karters at Rotorua
Torrential rain and a streaming wet track on Saturday then a dry track but cool temperatures on Sunday tested both the skill and resolve of karters contesting the third round of the NZ ProKart Series at Rotorua over the weekend.
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Tasmanian Statewide Series, Round 2
The Launceston Kart Club held the second round of the Tasmanian Statewide Series over the weekend, 91 entries taking to the track at Archerville.
Janker Wins After Travisanutto Disqualification
James Wharton and Christian Mansell were unable to accrue enough points in their last heat to make the Final at round 2 of the European Championships in Britain on the weekend.
Hiltbrand Podium Puts CRG Ahead of European Championship
Team PR: CRG’s Pedro Hiltbrand claimed the third place at the end of an exciting OK finale at the PFI circuit on the weekend, launching him into the lead of the European Championship.
One Heat To Go For Wharton & Mansell
The two Australians competing at the second round of the CIK-FIA European Kart Championship have one heat remaining tonight (Aus time) to see of they can get into the finals at PFI in the UK.
Interview: Julien Dexmier, Sodikart Racing Team Manager
Younger than many of his colleagues, Julien Dexmier (43) has earned a respected place as Team Manager at the Sodi Racing Team.
Vale Brittany Hall
Oakleigh Go Kart Racing Club has reported the sad news of the passing of Brittany Hall.
UK Super One Series, Round 3
The third round of the 2018 Super One Series saw some outstanding racing for the IAME Cadet, X30, TKM and Bambino classes at the Scottish circuit of Larkhall last weekend.
Preview: NZ Rotax MAX Challenge, Rotorua
Rotorua this weekend is the next stop for this year’s Giltrap Group New Zealand Rotax Max Challenge, and it’s the second ‘double-header’ meeting of the 2018 season.
The Mother’s Day Classic at Warwick
Here’s the race call and all the videos (heats and finals) from the Mother’s Day Classic held at Warwick on the weekend, as captured by Kev “The Noise” Davies.
Australia’s Best In Newcastle Next Weekend
Here’s a quick preview for the third round of the Australian Kart Championship at Newcastle later this month, including the official race program with event schedule and entry list.