Supercars Drivers Ready for Emerald AKC
Two current Supercars Championship drivers will contest the fourth round of the Australian Kart Championship in Emerald, Queensland, this weekend – James Golding in KZ2 and Jake Kostecki in X30.
Territory Podium for Basso
Driver PR – Melbourne KA4 Junior driver Mathew Basso headed to the top end and placed runner-up in the Northern Territory Kart Championship at Hidden Valley on the weekend.
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Alice Buckley: FIA Girls On Track Finalist
Queensland karter Alice Buckley has been selected as one of the 14 finalists in the FIA Girls on Track Rising Stars Program. This could potentially lead to Formula 4 drive and a spot in the Ferrari Driver Academy.
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Another Podium for Jack
Driver PR – Series points leader Jack Jenkins scored his fourth podium in four rounds of GPS when he finished runner-up in the Cadet 12 final at Eastern Lions Kart Club.
Classon’s Close Call
Driver PR – Benjamin Classon endured some incredibly close but fair racing at the front of the KA4 Junior Heavy field at Puckapunyal on the weekend, but ultimately missed victory by less than 2 tenths.
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Pam Arnett To Retire
Karting Victoria has announced that Pam Arnett, State Secretary for the past 30 years, is retiring from her position with the organisation.
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Consistent Cattach at GPS Round
Driver PR – Ashton Cattach scored valuable championship points with a consistent performance across the races in the fourth round of the Golden Power Series on the weekend.
Ups & Downs For Janev Brothers at GPS
Driver PR – Brothers Kristian and Lukas Janev competed against each other for the time in a number of years at the Golden Power Series round at Puckapunyal on the weekend. Despite very different experiences, they finished the TaG Light final one behind the other.
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More Points for Pollard at GPS Round
Driver PR – Liam Pollard scored more points towards his Golden Power Series assault over the weekend, despite starting the event with an electrical gremlin.
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Butcher Bags Euro Rotax Round Win
Sean Butcher has taken a double victory at the Mariembourg round of the Rotax MAX Euro Trophy to extend his championship lead in the Senior MAX class. Racing under the UAE banner, fellow Australian Lachlan Robinson headed the Senior rankings after the heat racing, but ran into trouble in the first final.
Fabcon Racing Team Report from GPS
Team PR – Fabcon Racing returned to the Eastern Lions Kart Club for the fourth round of the Victorian Golden Power Series over the weekend, fielding three drivers across three classes.
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Young Kiwis Far & Wide This Weekend
Young Kiwi karters will travel far and wide in two key competitions on both sides of the Tasman this weekend – the NZ Schools’ Championship and the Australian Kart Championship.
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Top Ten for Aiden at Golden Power Round
Driver PR – Having won a round at Bendigo in April, Cadet 12 racer Aiden Schweikert was looking to replicate the result, fielding a new kart at the Eastern Lions Kart Club on the weekend.
Nine Podiums for Pro Karting
Team PR – The Pro Karting team grabbed nine podiums across the event and its X30 engines earned over 50% of the placings in the 125cc classes at round 4 of the Golden Power Series on the weekend.
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Job at Edwards Kart Wheels
Edwards Kart Wheels, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of aluminium go-kart wheels, has a vacancy for a Trades Assistant at its Adelaide manufacturing plant.
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Big Golden Power Series Round
It was another busy round for the Golden Power Series at the Eastern Lions Kart Club on the weekend, 260 entries battling hard in the fourth round. Mitch McLellan reports.
More Info On OK-N
Vortex, IAME, TM and Modena are all on board with the CIK-FIA’s new OK-N “National” class. In fact, their engines were on track in Italy on the weekend.
OK & OK-J European Champions Crowned
Kart Republic’s Kean Nakamura-Berta and Parolin’s Anatholy Khavalkin have won the 2022 European Championship for the OK and OK-Junior classes respectively, but it was not a great event for the Australians.
Blue Plates In The Northern Territory
Queensland’s Ky Burke was the big winner at the 2022 Northern Territory Kart Championship held across the weekend at the Hidden Valley circuit in Darwin.
Euro OK & OK-J Final Round
Three Australians are contesting the fourth and final round of the European Championships for OK and OK-Junior at Franciacorta, Italy, this weekend, and one of them has a shot at making tonight’s Final.
Life Memberships Awarded at Ballarat
As part of its 60th Anniversary celebrations, the Ballarat Kart Club awarded two Life Memberships to two very committed volunteers in the club – Michelle Shields and Paul Feely.
Return Of The City of Melbourne Titles!
Having not run since 2019 due to COVID, the iconic City of Melbourne Titles returns for the 36th running of the event on August 5 through 7 – and it promises to be huge!
State Title & Podiums for Energy Team
Team PR – Energy Corse Australia took a large and talented team of sixteen drivers to the Warwick Kart Club for the Queensland Kart Championship on the weekend, resulting in a state title and multiple podiums.
Top Ten for Quimby at Qld Champs
Driver PR – An engine problem in qualifying put Daniel Quimby up the back of an overs-subscribed KA3 Junior class in the Queensland State Championship. But that didn’t stop him climbing back into the top ten on Finals day.
Kelly Captures State Championship
Driver PR – A dramatic final lap and last corner pass has captured the Queensland State Championship for Cruz Kelly in the Cadet 9 class.