Too Much Logic

There’s too much logic coming from these two veterans of the sport in the latest episode of their Inside Karting podcast.

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Bring Your Dreams

Bring Your Dreams – We’ve got the Challenge. An inspirational video from BRP-Rotax.

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RKC Doors Closed, Not Shut

Even thought the doors are closed, Ringwood Kart Centre remains open most days. “We are still chipping away inside in preparation for the re-opening of tracks for practice before racing recommences.”

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Sim Challenge Delayed, But Prize Boosted

The ROK Cup Sim Challenge has been delayed by a week, but the program has been added to the World’s Fastest Gamer program where someone will win a $1 million prize and real-world race opportunity in 2021.

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Outlaw Karts Team Shop Tour

These things look pretty sharp, and so does the race shop. Outlaw karts built and raced by the QRC Karts team in California.

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KA Extend Licences

Karting Australia has extended race licences by three months in reaction to the racing shutdown caused by Corona virus. The organisation has also recommended its clubs do the same with their club memberships. Here’s the official communication from KA CEO Kelvin O’Reilly.

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Race Report (Yes, a Race Report!): KartSport NZ Club Day

As many of you know, we only cover kart racing topics on KartSportNews. Not car racing, not bike racing, and typically not what ex-karters are now doing after they’ve disappeared from the sport. And we don’t normally cover sim racing either. But this is different.

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IKD Factory Tour

Take this video tour through the IKD office, race department, workshop and warehouse!

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Kartsport NZ Go Sim Racing

The governing body of karting in New Zealand has organised an official “iKartsport” online sim racing competition for its members using the iRacing platform.

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Rotax Go iRacing!

BRP-Rotax is organising an online eSeries on the iRacing platform, and will have a ticket to the World Finals as a prize!

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Result: Are you Sim Racing to replace Karting?

With the real activities banned, eSports have really kicked off the past few weeks. Earlier this month we asked if you have turned to sim racing to get your karting fix? Here’s the result!

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$60k Cash for Online Karting Series

ROK Cup USA has announced an online ROK Cup Sim Challenge that will feature all 10 of its karting classes across three events and offer almost US$60,000 in cash prizes.

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April Fools Flashback #2

Nothing much happened on April Fools day this year, and a lot or people are needing a laugh in the current climate. So here’s what we did on April 1st in 2018 – invented push-back sidepods!

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SKAA Extend Logbook Life

Speedway Karting Association of Australasia has advised its clubs that competitors’ current logbooks will carry over for next race season in 2020-21.

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KNSW Licences “On Hold”

Karting NSW has placed all members’ race licences on hold until the COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and karting resumes.

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Karting Quickies

The latest karting news briefs – online racing, COVID-19, kart shop news, Yamaha sponsorship, info for the ladies, lockdown shenanigans, membership extensions, track upgrades etc.

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Noisy Points

Here’s the progressive point score after the opening two rounds for all classes in the 2020 Noisy Tour – including Noise allocated nicknames!

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KA Extend Tyre Contracts

Karting Australia has extended the current tyre contracts for a further year (ie, use the existing tyres to the end of 2021) and has suspended the tender process for what would have been the 2021-2025 supply contract.

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NT Titles Cancelled

Darwin Karting Association has confirmed the 2020 Northern Territory Kart Championship in July has been cancelled.

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How-To Video: Maintenance Tips

What are you doing in the break from racing? How about getting those karts ready? Here’s Derek’s top maintenance tips you can do at home:

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