Track Closure Chaos for WSK Opener

The sudden and last-minute closure of Adria International Raceway has forced competitors in the opening round of WSK competition, including five Australian drivers, to pack up their gear and head west 160km to South Garda Karting, Lonato.

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SP Tools’ Karts to Cars Program

Long time Karting Australia partner SP Tools has announced a pathway to move young karters into Porsche racing with its new ‘Karts to Cars’ program.

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Funding Granted to Extend Bolivar

Further funding has been secured to help enable the Southern Go Kart Club to extend its track at Bolivar, which will result in a layout just under 1km.

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Temporary Rule Reversal

Karting Australia’s 125cc TaG and TaG Restricted classes have reverted to last years rule book for weight and restrictor sizes.

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Tinini’s Annual Karting Comment

Each year CRG boss Giancarlo Tinini sends out a sporting and commercial review of the previous season, as seen in his view. Here’s his take on 2021.

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Superkarts Vs Supercars

While most people might think a V8 Supercar would annihilate a Superkart, the performance difference is not so clear cut…

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Limited Edition Model Kart

How cool is this? Vroom has launched a line of 1:12 scale model race karts, kicking off with a limited edition representation of the 2013 CRG/TM World Champion.

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2022 Superkart Calendar

Here’s an updated version of the Australian Superkart Calendar for 2022 – a state by state collection of the superkart events throughout the country.

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Quick News!

Despite taking a bit of a break over Christmas, there are still things happening in the world of karting – such as a major promoter scrapping push-back nosecones and a governing body doing a deal with a well known driver trainer.

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Merry Christmas!

Season’s Greetings to all the KartSportNews readers, contributors and advertisers! As we turn off our racing brains…

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News Briefs!

Everything from event calendars & industry news to kart crashes and how much cash you need to get to F1.

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OTK Trio at IKD

With the addition of Gillard and Redspeed to their range, 2022 will see IKD offer three of OTK’s brands to the Australian market (includes video clip)

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KA’s 2022 Manual Now Online

Karting Australia has published its 2022 Karting Manual, which can now be freely downloaded. The 338-page PDF format document covers the competition rules for next year.

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The Greater Sydney Kart Club

The North Shore Kart Club has been re-named to better match what it represents; a kart club that encompasses a membership of the Greater Sydney region.

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Rotax Grand finals – Day 6 (Pre-Finals)

Team Australia driver Kamal Mrad will start the Junior MAX Final at the Rotax Worlds from grid 16. Click through for the Aussie Wrap plus pre-finals report and link for tonight’s live stream.

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New Chair for Karting NSW

The Chair of Karting NSW, Ilona Meyer, has resigned. Meyer will step down from the position at the end of the year, but will continue to work with the board of KNSW regarding legal matters.

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Simonelli & Stimson Awarded Capri Cup

Ipswich Kart Club rounded off a very successful racing season earlier this month with the running of the annual Capri Cup, the first time the event has been run since the passing of Alf Capri.

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Rotax Grand finals – Day 5 (Thursday Heats)

The qualification heats are done in Bahrain. The definitive make-up of the finals is yet to be determined, following the results tonight of two pre-finals that will determine the top 36 for The Big Dance the following day.

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Four Brands of S14 Range in 2022

Birel ART has announced and shown its new for 2022 “S14” range of chassis under four brands for next year – Ricciardo, Leclerc, Kubica and the house BirelART brand.

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Rotax Grand Finals – Day 4 (Qualifying)

It’s been a brutal day of qualifying for Team Australia at the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals in Bahrain, followed by a couple of DNFs in the opening heat races.

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