SNELL-K2020 Now Recognised by FIA for Karting
The Snell-K2020 helmet standard is now recognised by the FIA and thus makes up part of the current standards approved for karting.
Records Set at National Superkarts Australia Round
Record entries and record lap times were a highlight of the opening round of the Superkarts Australia National series at The Bend recently. Full report, points and lots of photos.
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Reader Poll: The 15-Year Ban
Does the punishment fit the crime? Let us know in this Reader Poll!
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15-Year Ban for Corberi
Luca Corberi, the driver who threw his nose cone at a competitor at last year’s KZ World Championship, has been hit with a 15-year ban from the sport by the FIA.
AKC Returns To Bolivar
For the first time since 2014, an Australian Karting Championship round will take place at Bolivar in Adelaide later this month. It will also be the largest event at the venue for almost two decades with just on 300 drivers entered.
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Video: Karting Q&A
Power Republic answers readers’ questions in this weeks “Q&A” video. Topics include kart storage, how long does fuel last, specialty…
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Dee Vine Cups for Robinson & Love
Brett Robinson and Mitchell Love were awarded the inaugural Dee Vine Estate Cups at the Griffith Kart Club recently, while Dillan Shields picked up the Joseph Biancini Shield.
Sprockets Return In Victoria
Karting Australia’s Junior Sprockets program re-started at two venues in Victoria last week after a 12-month break enforced by the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Team PR: DJM Race Engineering, Vic Championship
While it had won championships in other states, the DJM Race Engineering team hadn’t earned a blue plate in its home state for six years. Until last weekend.
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Driver PR: Ashton Ardley, Vic Championship
After a top ten at the Metro Series round at the venue, Ashton Ardley was ready to tackle Oakleigh once again for the Victorian State Championship in KA4 Junior Light.
Cyclone Damage Cancels Race Day
The Midwest Kart Club at Geraldton, WA, has been forced to cancel tomorrow’s club race meeting due to damage inflicted by Tropical Cyclone Seroja. Instead, its members will be doing a big cleanup.
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600 Karters To Race in South Australia
A massive 600 karters will be competing in South Australia on the weekend of April 30/May 2. They’ll be at two locations competing in vastly different disciplines of the sport.
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The Top Guns of Warwick, Round 2
The Junior Top Guns at Warwick last weekend had 149 entries and over $25,000 worth of prizes given out. The Noise reports on what he describes as an amazing weekend.
Electric BSR – Looks Like a Normal Kart
From the outside, BSR (Blue Shock Race) electric karts are not very different from the others. That’s because they use a standard kart chassis.
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Dual Role for Longhi at Birel ART
Birel ART factory driver Riccardo Longhi has been appointed Team Manager of the racing division, effective immediately.
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Driver PR: Mathew Basso, Vic Championship
Having enjoyed a stellar start to the 2021 season, Cadet 12 racer Mathew Basso had high hopes for the Victorian State Championship on the weekend.
Driver PR: Aiden Schweikert, Vic Championship
Cadet 12 racer Aiden Schweikert contested his first ever state championship at Oakleigh on the weekend and saved his best result of the event for the Final.
Driver PR: Cooper Stapleton, Vic Championship
Cooper Stapleton has had a busy season to date, racing multiple series in multiple states with multiple good results. He contested the Victorian Cadet 12 Championship on the weekend.
Driver PR: George Brothers, Vic Championship
Jai and Riley George contested their maiden State Championship at Oakleigh on the weekend. The Kosmic mounted brothers contested the Cadet 9 and KA3 Senior Medium classes respectively.
Driver PR: Braden Clark, Vic Championship
Braden Clark took to the Victorian Open Kart Championship over the weekend looking for a strong result. Despite a heat DSQ, that’s what he got.
Genk Opens Rotax Euro Trophy
Unlike Mico & Mini MAX, Senior, Junior and the DD2 classes were classified as ‘professional sport’ in Belgium and thus able to make a start with the opening round of the Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy at Genk on the weekend.
Aussie Wrap: WSK & Rotax Euro Series
It was a tough day at the (wet) office for the two Aussies contesting the opening round of the WSK Euro Series at Lonato, Italy, on the weekend. However, the third racing Rotax in Belgium got on the podium!
Report: Victorian Kart Championship
The Victorian Kart Championship hit Oakleigh Kart Club across the weekend with typical Melbourne weather – sunny and clear one minute, dark and heavy rain the next. It was so miserable Sunday morning that the fourth heats were dropped and racing moved straight into the Finals.
Wet Finals at WSK Euro Series Opener
The finals at WSK Euro Series round 1 at Lonato were wet. very wet. Victories went to Arvid Lindblad (KR, OK), Jundrich Pesl (Parolin, Mini), Marijn Kremers (Birel, KZ2) and Rashid Al Dhaheri (Parolin, OKJ).
How To: Fit a Seat the Easy Way
Tony Kart’s seat fitting jig is arguably the easiest and most accurate way of positioning a seat in a kart. In this video, Derek at Power Republic shows how the tool works, installing a seat in their new 4SS chassis.