AusKart Series Kicks Off at Dalby
The opening round of Auskart Racing’s SE QLD Championship was held at Dalby on the weekend, 56 entries contesting the ten categories.
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Robinson Secures 5th Straight Rotax Grand Finals Ticket
Overseas-based Australian Lachlan Robinson has secured his fifth straight Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals ticket.
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Karters & COVID – Reader Poll #2
Motorsport website Speedcafe.com is asking readers “Will you get vaccinated in order to attend motorsport events?”. We’re not asking that question, but we are asking the same ‘karter & covid’ questions we asked back in July. How much have things changed since then?
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Wharton 5th in International Super Cup!
Australian James Wharton has claimed an amazing fifth place in the KZ2 International Super Cup in Sweden on the weekend. Includes full video of the final
Local Wins KZ World Championship
Local Swedish driver Noah Milell has taken out the 2021 FIA Karting World Championship for KZ. Milell dominated the final and lead home a Tony Kart Racing Team one-two. Here’s the official report, results and video.
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Karting Essentials: Safety Gear
What’s the safety gear you need to go karting? Derek at Power Republic runs through the essential equipment you need (or should have!) to reduce the risk of injury in a karting crash.
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KNSW Opens Up Practice Tyre Regs
Karting NSW has opened up its tyre rules to allow any recognised competition kart tyre to be used in ‘unofficial’ practice sessions at its tracks. The organisation acted on a rule change request put forward from a member.
Preview: KZ World Championship & KZ2 Super Cup
James Wharton will contest the International Super Cup for KZ2 this weekend at the Kristianstad circuit in Sweden. Up against 100 other drivers, this is the effective ‘world title’ for the category and boasts a far bigger field than the KZ World Championship class.
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Karting Victoria COVID Update
Karting Victoria has issued the following update to its clubs regarding where it sits with the current COVID restrictions. Basically, there’s nothing happening until the State Government advises otherwise.
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Swedish Prince Samples Rotax eKart
Prince Carl Philip of Sweden tested the Rotax E20 eKart at the GTR Motorpark in Sweden a week ago.
World Championship Entry Still Open
It’s anyone’s guess what the numbers will be for the OK and Junior World Championship in Brazil later this year.
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Karting Australia Court Case Statement
Karting Australia has expressed its concern about the impact last week’s NSW Supreme Court judgment could have on the operation of the AKA Track Development Fund.
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Qld Superkart Series, Round 4
After much “on again, off again” and calendar shuffling, the fourth round of the Queensland Superkart Club Championship Series was finally held at Queensland Raceway on August 21-22. Here’s the race report, photos and series points.
Karting 101: Throttle Cables
Here’s Power Republic’s weekly tech video, this time with tips about throttle cables – replacement, adjustment and care.
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New Location for Ringwood Kart Centre
Ringwood Kart Centre has moved location to a new factory – but it’s not very far from the previous premises.
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Keeping The Superkarts Running
What’s it take to keep a bunch of Superkarts running? The Queensland-based Weier Family Racing team has been posting updates about the trials and tribulations of going racing in the road race divisions.
Quick News!
Lots of catch-up news in this post, such as: The Noise shunts, a new Sera, win free stickers, RIP, Wagga upgrade, reverse radiator, etc
2022 WSK Calendar
WSK Promotion has announced an ambitious 12-event program for 2022. The provisional schedule, utilising only circuits in Italy, kicks off at Adria with the Champions Cup in January, followed by…
Statement From Karting NSW
Karting NSW has today issued a media release regarding the findings of the NSW Supreme Court.
Fallen Race Tracks
Race tracks come, and race tracks go. The Queensland Superkart Club recently published a look at three iconic Australian circuits that sadly no longer exist.
Top Gun Dad’s Lockdown Challenge
A bunch of karting Dads will take to the track this Friday night in the Top Gun Team Dads’ iRacing Challenge – and we’re told there will be beers involved… (EDIT: live stream link added)
NSW Court Cites “Unconscionable” Behaviour
The Supreme Court of NSW has made decisions in favour of Karting NSW in matters heard last week relating to funds owed to and from Karting Australia.
King Of The Hill
The 2021 edition of the King Of The Hill was a cracker, 240 entries racing on a wet track into the night at Hurricane Go Kart Club. Here’s Chris Mitchell’s event wrap, including footage of all the finals, presentations and even the heat racing.
Parked Up Talk Karting
The latest episode of the Parked Up podcast features a lot of talk about karting, with Mark Winterbottom and David Sera.
New Formula K Dealer
Formula K Kart Australia has announced XXX Paintball & Karts as its Western Australian dealer for Formula K karts and IPK spares & accessories.