ksn_admin, Author at KartSportNews

Karting Quickies

Friday 23rd August, 2019Friday 23rd August, 2019 by ksn_admin

Rule updates, prizes, announcements, event information, videos, and so much more – get into the Karting Quickies!

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South Australian Rising Star: Jensen Marold

Friday 23rd August, 2019Friday 23rd August, 2019 by ksn_admin

Jensen Marold first drove a kart – on dirt – at the age of 5. He’s now one of South Australia’s rising stars. Dave Camwell profiles the multiple state Cadet 9 champion.

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Rotax v Rotax: EVO against Pre-EVO

Friday 23rd August, 2019Friday 23rd August, 2019 by ksn_admin

Is the Rotax 125 MAX EVO better than the earlier non-EVO version, and if so, by how much? This video has the answer and dyno charts to prove it.

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KA Declares Club Conference “Overwhelming Success”

Monday 19th August, 2019Monday 19th August, 2019 by ksn_admin

Karting Australia declared the weekend’s Building Better Kart Clubs Conference an “overwhelming success”, bringing in speakers from Formula 1 to Vic Country Series.

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Kirwan Undefeated at Top Half Series Opener

Monday 19th August, 2019Monday 19th August, 2019 by ksn_admin

Off the back of his City of Melbourne podium, Maxim Kirwan was the only driver to win five heats from five starts at round one of New Zealand’s 2019 Top Gear Top Half Series at Hamilton on the weekend.

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Day 1, National Festival of Superkarts

Saturday 17th August, 2019Saturday 17th August, 2019 by ksn_admin

Phillip Island put on a stellar day of weather for all drivers today and produced perfect conditions for lap records and close racing.

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IAME Pistons

Friday 16th August, 2019Friday 16th August, 2019 by ksn_admin

Remo Racing has a range of IAME pistons to suit the PV100 Piston Port engine. These are currently on sale at just $55 each – that’s over 50% off RRP! Great saving for those running this 100cc engine in, say, vintage karting. These are genuine IAME parts and most sizes are available between 49.86mm to 50.10mm. …

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Kartsport NT Joins KNSW

Friday 16th August, 2019Friday 16th August, 2019 by ksn_admin

Karting NSW has added Kartsport NT to its list of affiliated clubs. According to KNSW, Kartsport NT does not currently have a circuit. Kartsport NT should not be confused with Karting Northern Territory – these are different entities. KNSW now has under its umbrella most of the kart racing clubs in NSW, Retro Karting Australia, …

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$10k “Blue Datto” Enduro for Ipswich

Thursday 15th August, 2019Thursday 15th August, 2019 by ksn_admin

$10,000 cash is just one of the prizes on offer at the inaugural Blue Datto Enduro at Ipswich later this year, an event close to heart for Pro Tour coordinator Maddie Black who was a friend of ‘The Kid in the Blue Datto’.

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How-To: Change Front Hub Bearings

Thursday 15th August, 2019Thursday 15th August, 2019 by ksn_admin

Latest how-to video from Power Republic, Derek shows how to remove and replace the bearings in front hubs.

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Bumper Entry for NZ Top Half Series Opener

Thursday 15th August, 2019Thursday 15th August, 2019 by ksn_admin

A bumper entry has been received for the opening round of the 2019 New Zealand Top Half kart racing series at Hamilton this weekend.

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Juniors Can Now Go Superkarting in NSW

Tuesday 13th August, 2019Tuesday 13th August, 2019 by ksn_admin

The Superkart Club of NSW has confirmed that 14 to 16 year old drives can now compete across a number of Superkart classes that were previously restricted to drivers 16 and over.

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Stony Creek August Races

Monday 12th August, 2019Monday 12th August, 2019 by ksn_admin

A mix of wet and dry made track conditions difficult to set up for at the Stony Creek Kart Club’s August race day on Sunday.

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How-To: Part 2, MyChron5 Data Logging Basics

Sunday 11th August, 2019Sunday 11th August, 2019 by ksn_admin

This week, Derek at Power Republic presents part 2 of the Mychron 5 go kart data logger series, showing how to upload and analyse your data.

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Results: Pro Tour Warwick

Sunday 11th August, 2019Sunday 11th August, 2019 by ksn_admin

Top 3 in today’s finals at round 5 of the Sparco Rotax Pro Tour at Warwick: Mini MAX 1 Costa Toparis, 2…

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Karting News Briefs

Saturday 10th August, 2019Saturday 10th August, 2019 by ksn_admin

Dare to be Different, Tassie travel deal, The Noise heads to Victoria, Euro videos, winning oil, cost cutter, club news, $1500 win prize, event updates & information etc.

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Poll Result: Yes, No – Why Not

Saturday 10th August, 2019Saturday 10th August, 2019 by ksn_admin

According to our recent poll, most readers did not race karts on the weekend of 3/4 August, and there were a lot of excuses – I mean, reasons – why.

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Huge City of Melbourne Titles

Sunday 11th August, 2019Saturday 10th August, 2019 by ksn_admin

Big fields in pretty much every class meant Todd Rd was packed for the 35th annual City of Melbourne Titles last week, 320 entrants making this one the largest events of recent times.

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