Cockburn Re-Opens
The Cockburn International Kartway in Perth has re-opened to karters after a full resurface that has retained the corner profiles and cambers it was known for (includes on-board with Kip Foster).
The Cockburn International Kartway in Perth has re-opened to karters after a full resurface that has retained the corner profiles and cambers it was known for (includes on-board with Kip Foster).
International Karting Distributors (IKD) has been re-appointed the official Rotax karting importer and distributor for Australia, effective from 1 May 2024.
Driver PR – Having travelled to South Australia for the opening round of the 2024 Australian Kart Championships, Team Basso was elated to bounce back in the series with a home-state round.
Round 4 of the Ipswich Kart Club Championship will take place this Saturday the 27th of April and 280 entries have been received for what will be the last club round at Ipswich prior to the Queensland State Championships in late June.
Tricky Brisbane weather brought an early end to Round 2 of Auskarts’ race day at Lakeside on the weekend. The Noise reports.
This week the Power Republic dyno has been busy evaluating 125cc engines in TaG Restricted configuration, specifically the Vortex Rok GP against the IAME X30.
Brad Jenner has equalled the all-time round winner’s tally in the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship, dominating the X30 category at round two of the series at Puckapunyal this weekend.
Sydney-sider Lewis Cordato got his championship aspirations well on track after a stellar day of competition at the second round of the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship
Belgian WSK Super Masters Champion Ean Eyckman has qualified fastest on his debut in the Australian Kart Championship, clocking fastest time in TaG 125 at the second round of the series at Puckapunyal today (includes video)
Tributes have flowed from the karting fraternity with the sad news of the passing of former driver, valued official, coordinator & volunteer (over many many years), karting mum and grandmother, Sylvia Stania.
AKC co-commentator Leigh Cocker runs through the fields and gives his predictions for this weekend’s Australian Kart Championship round at Puckapunyal.
Australian Sean Butcher was competing for the win at the opening round of the Rotax Euro Trophy in Belgium on the weekend, but dropped out of contention when he had to drive off the circuit to miss a collision.
The Azure ANZAC Cup was contested at the Gladstone Kart Club on Saturday, a 50-lap enduro concluding the meeting under lights. The Noise was there.
We are saddened to hear that 1996 Australian Karting Champion Jeromy Lohmann has passed away.
Melbourne’s Lewis Francis finished on the podium at the second round of the Champion Of The Future Series in France.
The Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals (often just called the ‘Rotax Worlds’) kicked off in Puerto Rico in 2000. This year’s edition in Italy will mark a quarter of a century since that first running.
Brand PR – A total of four wins and 12 podiums were achived by OTK karts at the United States Pro Kart Series opener Texas Grand Prix at Speedsportz Racing Park.
CRG has announced the preliminary details of its Rental Kart World Contest, which will include three classes and a women’s ranking, for its event in Italy in October.
The new DPE Kart Superstore truck – fully stocked with a wide range of parts and accessories – will make its debut at Round 2 of the Australian Kart Championship at Puckapunyal on April 18-21.
With DPE’s new service truck now attending race meetings, Australian IAME importer and distributor, Remo Racing, has confirmed it will be switching its trackside parts service over to DPE.
The Ipswich Kart Club hit another milestone for its club race days on the weekend, streaming a full day of free-to-watch race coverage on YouTube of Club Round 3 / TaG Restricted Titles.
Over 170 drivers turned up at Wanneroo International Kartway across the weekend for the 2024 edition of Carnival Of Karts.
Lando Norris was driving karts at the Oakleigh circuit in Melbourne in the days leading up to the Australian Grand Prix. Here’s the video and the on-board.
A record 412 entries have registered for the second round of the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship round at Puckapunyal later this month and includes drivers from New Zealand, Belgium, Thailand and the USA (includes full entry list)
Over 220 entries, including several interstaters, crammed into Morwell for the second round of the Golden Power Series. Ayrton Creagh reports, and declares his driver-of-the-weekend.