AKRA Championship, Round 5
Another strong showing of 70 entries turned up at Wollongong last weekend for the fifth round of the AKRA Championship.
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European Superkart Championship Cancelled
The 2020 FIA European Superkart Championship that was set to take place at Le Mans from October 23 to 25, has been cancelled.
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Negative Proof Required for FIA Karting Events
The FIA now requires everyone who enters the venue of an FIA Karting competition to have tested negative for COVID in the week prior to the meeting.
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KNSW Target National Recognition
Karting NSW has declared one of its objectives is to become recognised as a National Sporting Organisation. This is one of the strategic initiatives included in the Karting NSW Strategic Plan for 2020-2023.
Strong Recovery for Wharton as Barnard Dominates
James Wharton enjoyed a strong final at Sarno for the second round of the European Championship which saw Kart Republic drivers Taylor Barnard dominate OK and Ugo Ugochukwu win Juniors (includes video).
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Saturday @ Sarno: Euro Champs, Round 2
Aussie James Wharton is hovering around the top 10 in the OK class at the second round of the European Championship at Sarno this weekend (includes live link and Saturday wrap)
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How-To: Chain Guard Hack 2.0
In this week’s video, Derek presents chain guard hack, version 2.0, the ‘Power Lock’. Power Republic is looking to rename this product – watch the video for how you could win one.
KNSW Karting Restrictions
In accordance with the latest NSW Chief Health Officer’s recommendations, Karting New South Wales will not be sanctioning State or Regional/Zonal events for the next six weeks.
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Video: 2020 Tony Kart Rookie EV
Here are all the bits and pieces that feature on the 2020 Rookie EV chassis from Tony Kart.
Kart Globe: Edition 7
After a break for a DKM round, Jen Wade is back with another episode of Kart Globe and a news wrap of karting around the world.
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RIP Tony Agland
Tony Agland, father of former Australian Champion Nick, has passed away.
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Strong Return To Club Championship Racing at Ipswich
A massive 264 entries fronted at Ipswich earlier this month for the return of club championship competition. Click through for the full race report.
Rotax Grand Festival Cancelled
BRP-Rotax has cancelled the Micro and Mini MAX Grand Festival for 2020. The event was to have taken place in the Netherlands later this month.
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Cool Runnings at Warwick
The Noise reports an amazing weekend at Warwick with the club’s Cool Runnings meeting that attracted 100 entries. Here are the photos, results and race videos.
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Snow Can’t Stop Clubman Cup and Phil Goss Memorial
Five-inches of snow coated the track at Launceston Kart Club last week, but thankfully it cleared enough to run the 2020 edition of the KA3 Clubman Cup and Phil Goss Memorial.
Video: Minute Gauge & Tillotson Carburettors
In this how-to tech video, Power Republic show how to use a minute gauge to measure and set the jetting on a Tillotson carby.
KA Covid Update
Karting Australia today issued a message to all its clubs and state associations regarding karting and the Covid situation. It includes an explanation of how practice can still be run in certain areas of Victoria, plus updates on all the other states.
Peebles Tops Podium at Adria
Australian karter Griffin Peebles bounced back from a technical failure to take a win at Rok Italia at Adria Karting Raceway last weekend.
South Australian Calendar
Karting South Australia has published a list of race dates for the remainder of 2020 that includes the State Championship, plus metro and country race meets.
Restructure for Motorsport Australia
Motorsport Australia has announced centralisation of its activities and the closure of state offices with an anticipated job loss of 10 to 15 people.
Karting Closed in Victoria
Karting in Victoria has once again been shut down due to Covid-19, the state body pulling all race and practice permits due to Government regulation.
Photos: Zuera European Championship Round OK/OK-J
Here are the official images from the European Championship round at Zuera on the weekend. Race report, results and videos were posted yesterday HERE.
Euro Update: James Wharton
At just 14 years of age, James Wharton is competing in his first season of racing the OK category in Europe. Covid-19 shut down his race program for several months, but he’s now back competing at the top level in WSK and FIA karting. Kartcom.com recently posted a summary of his season so far, and a bit of history of where he’s come from.
KNSW Release Mission, Vision & Values
In an update on Friday, the Board of Karting NSW published its Mission, Vision and Values statement.