Percat’s 8-Pack
Names named – Nick Percat will field an eight driver attack on the Australian Kart Championship in 2024.
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Oakleigh’s Enduros
The Oakleigh Go Kart Racing Club ran it’s first TaG Restricted and KA3 Junior enduros on the weekend.
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Kart Expo Calls for Exhibitors
The organisers of Kartmesse, the international karting exhibition in Germany, are calling for exhibitors to register for the return of the expo in the New Year.
SuperNats Streaming
There will be four days of live streaming video from the 26th running of the SKUSA SuperNationals in Las Vegas and it’s all FREE to view!
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DAP Resto – The Rotax Engine
Episode 2 of the Power Republic DAP kart restoration is the tear-down of the 100cc Rotax rotary valve engine. Take a look at what Derek finds inside!
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Calleja 2nd in WSK Euro Series
Australian Cadet driver William Calleja finished second in the WSK Euro Series that concluded in Italy on the weekend.
Capri Cup / IKC Round 8
Ipswich Kart Club finished its 2023 Club Championship with the running of the Capri Cup last month on the ‘K Track Reverse’ layout.
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New Rotax Cylinder
BRP-Rotax has announced a “revised” cylinder for the FR125 family of Rotax MAX engine. The company claims the new version will not produce a better lap time and the focus is on parity, not performance.
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Auskarts Enduro Concludes Season
Auskart Racing concluded the 2023 season with a Senior and Junior enduro the day after the eighth and final round of the Championship at Warwick on the weekend.
GPS Final Placings
Karting Victoria has published the final placings in the 2023 Golden Power Series which concluded at the Albury Wodonga Kart club a week ago.
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Carr Makes IAME World Final
Liam Carr was the only Australian contesting the IAME World Finals in Portugal last week, putting in a superb effort in the X30 Mini category.
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Video: Restoring a Vintage DAP
Here’s part 1 of Power Republic’s new video series, restoring a “barn find” DAP kart!
Australian Dirt Kart Titles
Three days of high-revving dirt-flinging action at the Tatiara Karting Club has seen the Australian Dirt Kart Champions crowned for 2023.
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4-Stroke Arrive-N-Drive
The Four Stroke Karting Association of NSW has gone into partnership with Karting HQ Australia to facilitate an arrive-and-drive Tillotson Racing Series at five of its planned eight race meetings next year.
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Adelaide Enduro
The Wesley Bowden / Brayden Parkinson combo beat home a capacity field of 4SS karts to take home Adelaide Enduro honours at Bolivar on the weekend.
Intrepid Returns to Australia
The Intrepid brand of kart returned to Australia last year and for 2024 the importer will be running “Intrepid Driver Program Australia”, rewarding the winner with a race on the world stage.
Rotax Euro Season Confirmed
Seven classes (5 x combustion and 2 x electric) will feature in the 2024 Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy. Here’s the calendar and prize list of Grand Final tickets.
Cooloola Closes Out 2023
The Cooloola Coast Kart Club ran its last race meeting of the year on Sunday and can now prepare the track for resurfacing in the off-season.
Golden Power, Round 6
The sixth and final round of the 2023 Victorian Golden Power Series was run on the border over the weekend, nearly 280 karters taking to the track at the Albury-Wodonga Kart Club.
Nth & Sth Island Champions Crowned
New Zealand’s top karting talent travelled to the bottom of each major land mass for the North and South Island Karting Championships on the weekend.
Poll Result: Re-Starting
A reader poll was run the other week in the wake of the unfortunate re-starting accident at the OK World Championship. Here’s the result with comments from readers.
Orange Awards at Silver Plate Event
The annual Ultimate Club Racer event awards silver plates to the class winners, but this year there’s going to be a bunch of orange plates handed out in certain classes.
Round 6 Relocation
The next round of the DPE Victorian Country Series has changed location. Karting Victoria has confirmed the round scheduled for Ballarat on November 18-19 will now take place at Cobden.
Ranking Roll-Out
The International Karting Commission has approved the roll-out of a ‘National’ version of its driver ranking system, to by used by ASNs around the world (includes 2024 FIA-CIK calendar)