Ashton Cattach took to the Go Kart Club of Victoria over the weekend for the November club day meet. With a highly competitive KA3 Senior Light field of over twenty drivers that included some of the best drivers in the state and country, Ashton was in for a hard and tough weekend.
Despite missing practice, having trouble fitting in the kart and a lack of running on the current tyre since January, Cooper Stapleton was still able to make the podium at the Go Kart Club of Victoria’s race day last weekend.
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One-hundred-and-twenty karters, will kick off the first round of the 62nd annual Goldstar Series at Taranaki, NZ, this weekend. Click through for the official event preview.
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For the first time in his karting career, Jack Jenkins raced at the Todd Rd circuit in Melbourne, spending much of the time in the top three of the Cadet 12 class.
Cadet 12 drivers Aston Hill and Dino Maio plus KA3 Junior pilots Aris Kyriakou and Chadd Moore represented the Country Karts/Tecno Victoria team at the Todd Rd club day last weekend.
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In this week’s Power Republic how-to video, Derek demonstrates the easy way to repair rear bar bolts on your go kart. Although this is performed on a Tony Kart, it is a very similar process for other brands of chassis.
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Click through for a quick round of news briefs covering various industry, product, club and event categories.
Do you know anyone with kids who might be interested in karting? A range of dates across January have been announced for KA’s Junior Sprockets program with Beginner and Intermediate days scheduled in Victoria and New South Wales.
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The NSW State Rotax Titles were contested at Coffs Harbour last weekend. Just over 80 entries hit the track in seven classes, Junior MAX the biggest field with 27 starters.
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“Oh my God!” is all The Noise could say after the Queensland State Cup at Warwick on the weekend which featured a strong entry, plenty of close racing and even a fly-over birthday banner! Click through for the results, pics and the video evidence.
The last final of the day at the 2021 Winter Cup at Lonato was red flagged with two laps to go with parts of the track basically flooded after a day of wet and miserable weather. Despite the tricky conditions, a couple of the Aussies did have some sunshine moments.
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Queensland karters Oscar Targett (15) and Mika LeMasurier (13) have been signed to the Grove Junior Team development program.
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The GKCSA was proud to honour life member John Bartel with the running of the Bartel Classic at the Monarto Karting Complex earlier this month.
This week’s Power Republic How To video covers LAMBDA data analysis to tune the engine, from videoing Easitune lights to using MyChron’s awesome software to really investigate what’s going on.
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There will be no gala dinner this year, but the 2021 AKC champions will still be presented at the conclusion of the series. Here’s the latest information for Australian Kart Championship competitors for the fourth and final round, including latest travel advice.
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IAME’s X30 I-Games concluded with tight finishes in perfect weather at the Kartódromo Internacional do Algarve on the weekend. Here’s the official RGMMC report and videos.
The Gippsland Go Kart Club returned to racing on November 14, getting all four races in for each class before the threatening rains drenched the circuit.
Benjamin Classon is a driver starting to make headlines in the Eastern Lions Kart Club’s junior ranks and took a clean sweep of wins at the club’s most recent race day.
As part of the wider motorsport economy, karting has played a part in building an $8.6 billion industry, according to a study conducted by accounting and business services firm Ernst and Young (includes video)
A team of four teenage girls of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background is set to hit the track next year as part of the indigenous Racing Together project.
The 2021 Australian Kart Championship will conclude in South Australia next month, Karting Australia today confirming the venue – the Monarto circuit, Murray Bridge.
The shakedown meeting for the Queensland State Cup took place at Warwick on Sunday. Click through for the results, photos and ‘Noisy’ video of all the finals.
A new kart club has been formed and affiliated with Karting NSW to use the Cameron Park race track in Newcastle, which is home to the Karting Australia affiliated Newcastle Kart Racing Club.
from The Noise – Wow what a weekend! Saturday November 6 was a brilliant afternoon & evening of racing at Ipswich City Dirt Karts where over 50 drivers fronted for a great race meeting. Photos & video of the action.
As part of their tyre supply contract with Karting Australia, Maxxis and LeCont have significant product sponsorship available to the sport across each of the next five years.