The NSW State Championship for Karting NSW has been cancelled. Scheduled to be run at Dubbo at the beginning of October, the event is just one of many being impacted by the COVID-19 situation in New South Wales.
The Port Curtis Classic was held at Gladstone last Saturday, racing through into the night. The Noise was there, camera in hand!
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The Karting Victoria race calendar has been re-configured yet again due to the changing circumstances of lockdowns and restrictions in the state. This includes the cancellation of what is traditionally one of the biggest events on the calendar, the annual City of Melbourne Titles.
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Riccardo Longhi (Birel ART/TM) and Giacomo Pollini (CRG/TM) have been crowned the 2021 FIA European Champions in the KZ and KZ2 classes respectively after the second and final round at Adria on the weekend.
This week, Power Republic has a time-lapse engine change video, taking viewers through the process of swapping out a Rotax for an X30.
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Italian Andrea Kimi Antonelli has qualified fastest on debut in the premier 125cc KZ class at the Adria round of the European Championship. James Wharton is P48 in the huge KZ2 class.
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Top Kiwi karter Rianna O’Meara-Hunt, who has done a lot of Rotax racing in Australia over the years, will step up to the KZ2 class at this weekend’s NZ ProKart Series round at Tokooa.
Turning 33 next month, factory Tony Kart team member Simo Puhakka is one of the most experienced professional drivers on the European circuit.
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Victorian karter Jai George turns ten today, which ends his career in the Cadet 9 class.
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The temporary class rule adjustment for wet tyres in the Cadet and KA4 Junior classes has now been rescinded. With freight delays for the Bridgestone tyres now resolved, these classes revert to their regulated rubber from September 1st.
Karting Australia has updated advice to its clubs, with no competition allowed this weekend in a number of affected Local Government Areas.
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Kart tracks in regional Victoria will be permitted to re-open from tomorrow (August 10) and Karting Australia will allow its non-Metro clubs to run social and competition events this weekend.
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Karting Australia has formed a Women in Karting Commission to encourage and facilitate the development and participation of females across the sport. Victorian Sam Sera has been appointed head of the Commission, which includes karting identities from across the country.
Power Republic is currently being renovated, so Derek and the team have this week put up a “Rebuild an IAME X30 in Under 8 Minutes” video.
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It appears there’s a standoff between FIA Karting and the Manufacturers & Teams over the 2021 OK & OK-Junior World Championship. The FIA is adamant the event will take place in Brazil in December, but the teams & manufacturers are united that they won’t be there.
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Karting in Newcastle, plus the entire state of Victoria, has been shut down due to lockdowns announced today. Click through for the statement from Karting Australia.
142 Kiwi karters were challenged by mixed weather and track conditions at the opening round of the 2021 Giltrap Group Top Half Series at Rotorua on the weekend.
Karting Australia has issued the following advice to its states and clubs, summarising restrictions across the country that may affect you and your club.
LOTS of news grabs from the past few weeks, including Karters & COVID poll result, club/track updates, Euro video highlights, Dave Sera’s Top 10, industry news, RIP Walter Newton, product info, advice from Marcos, event updates etc
The IAME Euro Series reconvened at the 7 Laghi Kart track in Italy for the third round last weekend. Despite taking place in the middle of summer with 35-degree temperatures, thunderstorms were a frequent threat throughout (includes video stream).
AIDKA racers in South Australia are set to go back racing. The organisation posted a Covid update for its SA-based clubs outlining the requirements for this weekend.
Karting Australia has distributed an update regarding the remaining rounds of the 2021 Australian Kart Championship, reminding competitors the intent is to run all 5 rounds, but there is unlikely to be any racing prior October 1st.
Various upcoming major Superkart events have been affected by lockdowns and travel restrictions, including the second round of the SKA National Series plus the National Festival of Superkarts.
Karting Victoria has released a new race calendar for the rest of the year. There will be no ‘open’ race meetings in August, however clubs will be able to run their ‘club day’ race and social events.
The Midsummer Mashup was the fourth round of the 2021 Texas Sprint Racing Series, featuring racing under lights over a Thursday through Saturday stretch last week.