While Freddie Slater was busy celebrating imminent victory in the Junior final, Harley Keeble snatched it by 0.002s in a photo finish at Sarno on the weekend. Australian James Wharton finished 12th in the OK final (includes video).
You’re on the grid, the gate slides open, you push the button to start the engine – but nothing happens… This week’s Power Republic video shows how to switch out a failed button with an after market replacement.
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South Australian karting is in mourning with the passing yesterday of iconic Southern Go Kart Club Life Member Yvonne Tolmer.
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Italian Andrea Kimi Antonelli and American James Egozi have qualified fastest for round 3 of the European OK and Junior Championship at Sarno, Italy, this weekend. James Wharton posted the 18th fastest time in OK.
The World Motorsport Council has approved the date change for this year’s OK and OK Junior World Championship, plus the 2022 International racing calendar.
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Karting Australia has confirmed it intends for the Australian Kart Championship round scheduled for July 23-25 at the Puckapunyal circuit in regional Victoria to go ahead. Interstate competitors will have to obtain the relevant travel permit to enter Victoria.
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“I have much more responsibility as a team manager than as a driver!” These are the words of Patrik Hajek, former world champion as a driver, now team manager for the factory Exprit team.
From local club-based news and information to what’s happening on the global scene; check out today’s news briefs to stay in touch with the karting world!
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A couple of Aussies have been performing well overseas the past week. Griffin Peebles celebrated his final event in the Mini class with a podium at the latest Italian Championship round, while Lachlan Robinson just missed the podium at the second round of the BNL Karting Series in Belgium.
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The Irish Tillotson organisation, best known in karting for its carburetors, has purchased all the assets of the German PVL organisation, best known in karting for its ignition systems.
It’s another back to basics how-to video from Power Republic this week, Derek demonstrating the removing of a kart engine, in this case a Vortex Mini RoK off a Tony Kart Cadet chassis, but the process is more or less the same for most other engines.
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After a bit of a mid season break in racing, action returns to Ipswich Kart Club on Saturday the 31st of July with the 4th Round of the club championship and the IKC TaG Restricted Titles for Light, Medium and Masters divisions.
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Having been postponed due to the snap Queensland COVID lockdown, a new date has now been confirmed for the Queensland Kart Championship at Emerald.
Hailing from Haifa in Israel, Ariel Elkin (14 years old) has decided to give 100% to his karting career and to do anything he can to get himself noticed so that he can access single-seaters in the best circumstances in the future.
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Race karts, and lots of P-platers, returned to the track in Morwell last weekend for the Gippsland Go Kart Club’s June race day.
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Griffin Peebles put in another strong performance in the WSK Euro Series last weekend, placing 7th in the Mini final at the last round. The effort placed him 11th in the championship that featured massive fields at each event (includes official Finals Day report & event video wrap).
Karting NSW is planning to trial chest-mounted video recording devices on its race meeting officials.
Riley George took to the Eastern Lions Kart Club Club championship round over the weekend, competing in the KA3 Senior Medium class.
The Australian Independent Dirt Kart Association has cancelled the 2021 running of the Northern Territory Titles that was scheduled for July 9 to 11. The event had received 217 nominations.
Ashton Cattach continued his preparation for the Australian Kart Championship competing in the shakedown meeting over the weekend at the Eastern Lions Kart Club.
Ashton Ardley returned to the karting circuit over the weekend taking to the AKC Shakedown event at the Eastern Lions Kart Club.
Lucas Costanzo’s preparation for the AKC round at Pucka later this month is on target, the Cadet 9 racer winning the shakedown event last weekend.
Fresh off a win at the Ipswich Enduro, Alex Gardner took out the final round of the Tripe Crown series at Cooloola Coast Kart Club on the weekend.
Stop number two of the 2021 Route 66 Sprint Series took teams and competitors to Road America, Elkhart Lake, over the June 25-27 weekend.
Cadet 12 driver Jack Jenkins too to the track at the Eastern Lions Kart Club’s race day at Puckapunyal last weekend in preparation for the AKC round at the venue.