I Need To Focus

by Australian Kart Championship

ORR: “NOW I NEED TO FOCUS”

Currently sitting 3rd in the TaG125 Penrite Australian Kart Championship, Amos Orr has all but conceded that winning the series may be out of reach, but there’s still a fight to stay in the top three.

The north-east Melbourne based Templestowe College student has endured the expected challenges of balancing his focus on racing with his vital year 12 studies, and while he’s not blaming the distraction, he admits it’s a contributing factor to sitting 66 points behind Kiahn Burt and an additional 32 points behind series leader Harrison Hoey.

“After finishing 3rd last year, I would love to have been in the championship fight and thought this year was a great opportunity, but regardless of what’s going on in my world, Hoey and Burt have been outstanding and deserve to be at the top.”

“Something disastrous would have to happen to those guys for me to be in the hunt, so now I need to focus on holding on to my third spot, because the others are right on me,” he says, referencing Tim Columbrita and Dallas Greene who are just two and nine points behind him respectively.

Orr’s 3rd placing at Townsville was the spark he needed to keep up the fight, while at the same time a great reward for his uncle Kali and grandfather Bobby who fly from New Zealand for every round to crew on the kart.

“I’m so grateful for their support and experience. Kali is quite a legend in NZ karting circles and has competed at the World Rotax Championships, so to have them in my corner is great and mum and dad of course who make this all happen.”

The two-time Golden Power Series and Victorian State Champion would love to make racing a career but is also considering studying Mechanical Engineering after he graduates from high school this year, but it’s not in the racing world where we might expect.

“I think of guys like Jack Bell who’ve been great kart racers and then made a career in race car engineering, but I don’t think I could do that,” he laughs. “I’d miss the driving too much!”

Turning his attention back to the final two rounds of the AKC for 2026, Seymour and Bolivar are a mixed bag for the AS Colour and Supercolor backed athlete.

“I like Pucka. It’s been good to me over the years, but Bolivar is a bit of a mystery to me as I’ve only been there twice, but it looks great with the new extensions so I’m looking forward to it.”

7+ will once again host a front row seat to the TaG125 championship battle with live coverage on Saturday September 5 from 12:30pm and 11:30am on Sunday September 6.

The Eastern Lions Kart Club’s Hume International Raceway is 20 minutes west of Seymour on Seymour Tooborac Road and 10 minutes south of Puckapunyal and offers free entry for spectators along with excellent amenities, and refreshments available for purchase.