Karting Quickies
In this update – the Burnie Thousands returns; RKA introduce teams title; KA call for Vintage Karting Committee; reader poll result.
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Golden Power Series Karticle
Bailey Dixon reports from the opening round of the 2020 Golden Power Series at Albury Wodonga – race wrap and photos.
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Karting Report: NZ Master Games
The numbers might have been down a little on those of two years ago but the karters who did make the effort to travel to Dunedin for the 2020 New Zealand Masters Games had a ball as part of a 5000-strong group of athletes aged from 20 years to (well) over 90 who competed in a number of sports from February 01-09. Daniel Harvey reports.
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Entries Up at Golden Power Series Opener
Numbers are over 30% up for the 2020 Golden Power Series. 223 entries across 14 classes competed at the opening round at Albury Wodonga Kart Club on the weekend.
Karting Quickies
Anything from driver announcements to Corona virus… Click through for some quick updates on karting matters.
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Junior MAX Superkarts
A four round Superkart series for Junior MAX will contest events at Phillip Island and Broadford in 2020.
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IAME Series Australia Events in 2020
An IAME X30 feature class will run at five selected events in Victoria in 2020. The class will be promoted through the official IAME Series world-wide platform to fit in with IAME’s world-wide marketing strategy.
Unboxing The DD2 Rotax
Derek at Power Republic has just received a brand new Rotax MAX DD2 EVO engine, and here’s what comes in the box (actually, two boxes!).
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Pro Karting Theft
Pro Karting in Melbourne was broken into on Saturday February 1st, thieves taking several karts and accessories.
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Three Aussies Make Finals at WSK Super Masters 1
All three Australians made it into the finals of the opening round of the WSK Super Master Series at Adria Raceway in Italy on the weekend. Includes video of all finals!
Stony Creek Round 1
The opening round of Stony Creek Kart Club’s 2020 championship was run on the weekend.
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OTK Reveal New EOS Brand
The OTK Kart Group has launched a new chassis brand, EOS Racing Kart, to replace FA Kart.
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Poll: Should Australia Adopt Homologated Cadet Chassis?
The CIK-FIA now requires the use of homologated chassis in the ‘international’ 60 Mini category. Should Australia adopt this regulation for the Cadet classes? Cast your vote!
New Cadets Boost Ipswich
Over 10% of the entry at Ipswich Kart Club’s opening round of 2020 were new members. Of these, 11 were new Cadet drivers, most of whom had come through the club’s Come-And-Try program.
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Bleeding The Dent Brake System
Power Republic has fired up the video camera for 2020! This how-to video shows how to bleed the Dent brand of brake system.
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Karting Quickies
Lots of news briefs! Team/driver updates, event info, poll result, class growth, engine suspension, industry news, series prizes, Euro videos etc. How fast can you do a driver change?
Sizzling Action Kicks off NZ Season
The 2020 New Zealand karting season got off to a sizzling hot start at the Auckland club’s annual City of Sails 2-Day Challenge meeting on the weekend.
Bahrain Gets Rotax Grand Finals
BRP-Rotax has confirmed the location and date for the 2020 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals.
WSK Champions Cup Opens Euro Season
After some promising heat races, things were looking good for the Aussies in Adria with some potential top tens on the cards. But in the end, it didn’t turn out that way. Report from Italy.
The New Ricciardo Kart Mini
The new Ricciardo Kart chassis for the 2020 Mini kart homologation has been revealed.
Webber To Open Canberra Track Extension
Mark Webber has agreed to participate in the official opening of the new track extension at Canberra Kart Racing Club.
OK & OKJ for Kosmic Racing Department
The Kosmic Kart Racing Department has announced it will enter factory drivers in the OK and OK Junior categories in 2020.
Junior Top Guns
Over 100 entries greeted the starter at the 2020 edition of Junior Top Guns at Oakleigh. Pro Karting’s Will Harper won the headline KA3 class which was the biggest field with 24 starters.
Tony Kart Announce 2020 Drivers
The factory Tony Kart Racing team has announced its driver lineup for the international 60 Mini, OKJ, OK and KZ/KZ2 classes for 2020. The team has also confirmed a continued alliance with the Ferrari Driver Academy.
Movie Review: GO!
SPOILER ALERT! The new Aussie film GO! was released in cinemas yesterday. Here’s what we thought of it.