Vickers’ All Star Victory

Kaitlin Vickers took victory in the winner-take-all KT Light class at the Adelaide Dirt Kart Club’s KT All Stars event a week ago on March 18.

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Remo Luciani: Motorsport Hall of Famer

Karting legend Remo Luciani will be inducted into the Motorsport Australia Hall of Fame over the Australian Grand Prix weekend. But it’s a small miracle he’ll be able to attend the ceremony after suffering a stroke earlier this month.

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Tech: Operating The Mini ROK Without Fuel Return

With the recent KA re-homologation of the Vortex Mini ROK engine stipulating the carburettor cannot have a fuel return line fitted (as per the international Mini ROK regulations), some parents will need to make some adjustments to their Cadet driver’s engine.

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Auskarts at Cooloola

The sun has set on round 2 of the Auskarts South East Queensland championship and what a weekend it was up at Cooloola Coast Kart Club – 166 entries received for the two days of racing!

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Penalty Points Licence for USA

A multi-series licencing system will be launched in the United States next year that will see penalty points applied for poor driving.

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Burris Back In Stock

After significant product supply issues due to covid, stocks of Burris tyres have now been re-established. “After all these years, it sure does bring a massive smile to our faces …

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Gippsland’s Winning Trio

Three drivers enjoyed a perfect result at the Gippsland Go Kart Club’s March race day on Sunday the 19th. Grant Wicks (Arrow), Nick Popple (KR) and Jordan Bantick (DR) all …

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How To: IAME Radiator Installation

In this video, Dez is talking X30 radiator installation – what comes in the kit from IAME, tips on fitting it to the chassis plus what he uses from New Line to upgrade the support bracket.

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Youth & Experience for KartStars Blenheim

Champions at both ends of the age spectrum have made a beeline to Blenheim for the third round of the Hampton Downs NZ Racing Academy KartStars Series this weekend.

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Mini ROK Re-Homologation

A number of regulation changes have been applied to the Cadet classes using the Vortex Mini ROK engine, several of which will be enforced this weekend.

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Life Members – Qld Superkart Club

The Queensland Superkart Club recognised some of its Life Members with a write-up in the club’s February newsletter. The club has now published another batch – Marilyn Weier, Roger Thompson, Phil Silcock and the late Ashley Zahl.

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KA Does Deal With Rotax

Karting Australia has dealt directly with BRP-Rotax to re-establish the Rotax classes under its sanction. KA will organise a local Rotax Max Challenge to qualify drivers for the Grand finals, and has expressed a strong interest in introducing electric powertrains to Australia.

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Basso’s Blue Plate

Driver PR – Mathew Basso has won several major titles in his karting career so far, but a prestigious blue plate for a Victorian Championship had eluded him… until last Sunday.

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Highlights: WSK Open Series R1

Video highlights of the opening round of the WSK Open Series at Lonato which saw fantastic performances from the Australian Mini drivers William Calleja and Sebastian Eskandari-Marandi.

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Tech: X30 & KA100 Coils

There have been occasions where the coils have burned out on KA100 and X30 engines. It seems an unsteady earth connection is the problem and this should be checked as part of regular kart maintenance.

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Preview: FIA Karting Academy Trophy

For its 14th season, the 2023 FIA Karting Academy Trophy is set to bring together 47 drivers and 46 nations in search of international recognition via a one-make category.

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Max Walton to Represent Australia

Karting Australia has announced that Queenslander Max Walton will be Australia’s representative in the 2023 FIA Karting Championship Academy Trophy.

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Hooly Interviews Big Tom

Tom Williamson runs one of the biggest karting teams in Australia and is a major industry player importing and distributing Kart Republic products. Daniel Holihan has the big talk with Tom (warning: spicy language)

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Kiwi Wrap From at AKC

Though none made the podium, New Zealand karters made a strong start to their Australian Kart Championship campaign at the opening round at Murray Bridge recently.

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Sebastian Snags a Podium

The two young Australian drivers contesting the WSK Open Series round at Lonato were both in contention for victory in Italy on the weekend.

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Victorian Champions Crowned

(UPDATED) The 2023 Victorian Kart Champions have been crowned following a massive three-day race meeting at the Albury Wodonga Kart Club on the weekend.

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Aussies Injured in Italy

Two of the Australians competing at round 3 of the WSK Super Masters Series at Sarno last weekend have suffered injuries that ruled them out of the event (includes video highlights and finals day report, pics)

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