Champions of the Future, Round 1
James Warton started the final 10th at the Champions of the Future season opener in Genk last weekend. The event had enormous fields in the OK and OK Junior categories.
Last Lap Pass Wins It For Loeskow
The reigning Australian KZ2 Champion claimed his 11th career victory at Adelaide’s Bolivar Raceway in dramatic circumstances today, while Will Power’s Australian Kart team welcomed a number of first time winners at the third round of the Australian Kart Championship.
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How-To: Scaling a Kart & Weight Distribution
In this week’s video, Power Republic show how to use bathrooms scales to weigh your kart and calculate weight distribution which can assist when moving the seat or adding ballast to keep the kart balanced.
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Saturday Wrap, AKC Round 3
The first visit by the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship to Adelaide’s Bolivar Raceway in seven years has started in spectacular fashion with Championship implications being felt in several categories. (includes video)
Follow The Action! AKC Round 3
Can’t get trackside at Bolivar? Here are all the links you need to follow the third round of the Australian Kart Championship in South Australia this weekend!
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WSK Super Masters Crowned
The fourth and final round of WSK Super Master Series was conducted at Lonato on the weekend, both Australians contesting the event making it through to their respective finals.
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Preview: IKC 4SS Titles
The thunder of the 4-strokes will be the centre of attention this Saturday at Ipswich Kart Club as a massive contingent of 4SS entries compete for the IKC 4SS Titles, which also doubles as the 1st Round of the Coolum Karts Triple Crown.
Travel Bubble Sees First Kiwi Back for AKC
Josh Richmond is the first Kiwi karter to take advantage of the joint Australia-New Zealand COVID-19 travel ‘bubble,’ crossing the Tasman to contest the third round of the Australian Kart Championship at Bolivar this weekend.
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QLD Superkarts Round 2
It was clear blue sky at Queensland Raceway for Round 2 of the Qld Superkart Series as 13 Karts took to the track for qualifying.
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2021 ACT Titles
129 entries contested the eight classes that comprised the 2021 ACT Titles at Circuit Mark Webber on the weekend. The Noise was there!
Video: MyChron Lambda Sensor
A lambda sensor measures the concentration of oxygen in the exhaust gas, thus indicating how close (or far away!) to a perfect tune an internal combustion engine might be. This week’s video from Power Republic shows how the device can be installed on a kart and added to the MyChron5 dash.
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Saturday Racing at Albury Wodonga Club Day
Moving to Saturday the 24th in respect of Anzac Day, the Albury Wodonga Kart Club raced three heats followed by a Time Attack at the April race day. Bailey Dixon from The Karticle reports.
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April Race Day @ Gippsland
Racing on the Saturday of the ANZAC Day weekend saw a drop in numbers at the Gippsland Go Kart Club’s April club race day. The 19 competitors were broken into …
Driver PR: Ayrton Dalmaso, ACT Titles
Ayrton Dalmaso went into the Kartshed Canberra ACT State Titles as one of the hot favourites for the Cadet 12 class. Dalmaso, already a current state title holder, was looking …
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April Races at Whyalla
Whyalla put on some great weather at Mt Young Raceway for drivers, pit crew and spectators recently. It was good to see some 4SS drivers travel to Whyalla.
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Four Clubs Receive Government Grants
Four Karting Australia-affiliated clubs in Victoria have recently been announced as recipients of a total of $751,049 in government grants courtesy of the Victorian Government Community Motorsport Program.
Admin Job Vacancy at KNSW
Karting NSW is looking to appoint a Business Administration Trainee. The successful applicant must be eligible for a traineeship with the aim of gaining a Certificate IV in Business Administration qualification.
Wets On, Wets Off!
Tyre changing on the grid was a regular occurrence at the weather-affected Warrnambool round of the DPE Victorian Country Series last weekend. Here’s the official race report, photos and results!
Route 66 Sprint Series Opens in Indiana
The Route 66 Sprint Series kicked off the 2021 season at the New Castle Motorsports Park with over 130 entries converging at the Indiana facility last weekend.
Features On The New Arrow
What’s new on Arrow’s latest creation? Dave Sera shows how DPE has gone back to a 2-bearing rear end on the kart he’s currently using in the AKC.
Name Change for Engine Builder
Long-time engine builder and karting identity Brett Arnett has been forced to change the name of his karting business.
Smyth Snatches Rotorua ProKart Round
Top Auckland karter Graeme Smyth was back to his best at the second round of the Giltrap Group ProKart Series, taking victory in KZ2 at Rotorua round over the weekend.
Driver PR: Liam Pollard, VCS R2
Liam Pollard had his first start at the Warrnambool track as a senior driver when he contested the second round of the Victorian Country Series at the venue on the weekend.
Driver PR: Mathew Basso, VCS R2
Tony Kart Australia driver Mathew Basso took to the second round of the Victorian Country Series at the Warnambool Kart Club over the weekend.
Team PR: – DJM Race Engineering, VCS R2
DJM Race Engineering took a small team of five drivers to the second round of the Victorian Country Series over the weekend at the Warrnambool Kart Club.