by Karting Australia
Five Australian drivers will feature at the inaugural FIA Karting Arrive & Drive Asia-Pacific Championship in Macau this weekend.
The ‘Arrive & Drive’ concept will see all drivers compete aboard identical equipment provided by the OTK Kart Group with the Vortex SV engine powering the field aboard a Kosmic chassis fitted Vega tyres.
After being announced as the winner of the 2025 FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars Junior edition last December, Alana Gurney will be making her international debut in the Junior Division at the event.
She will be joined on the grid by South Australian Scarlett Pittam along with Queenslanders Knox Black and Vincent Ter Horst.
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In the Senior category, Hugo Garraway will fly the Australian flag. He will be joined in the field by Australian Kart Championship regulars Conrad Garrow from Singapore and Amelia Phillips from New Zealand.
A total of nine drivers, who have competed in the Australia Kart Championship in the recent years will be in action across the two categories.
The event begins on Thursday with the distribution of karts and engines prior to practice throughout Friday. Saturday will see a unique format with the drivers competing a pair of Sprint Races, the second of which features a reverse grid, to decide the starting positions for the Qualifying Heats. Drivers will then compete in three qualifying heats before ahead of the Final.
Drivers who finish in the top 17 at the FIA Karting Arrive & Drive Asia-Pacific will automatically qualify to compete at the FIA Karting Arrive & Drive World Cup to be held at Malaysia’s LYL International Karting Circuit on November 19-22.
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