Golden Power Series Round 4
Round four of the Victorian Golden Power series was a mostly wet and grey weekend at Morwell, but almost 120 competitors braved the cold and were rewarded with sunny Sunday finals.
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Aussies At US Open This Weekend
Four of Australia’s top Rotax Pro Tour drivers will be taking part in the Rotax US Open in New Jersey this weekend and are planning to give live updates from the track.
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Poll: Option Tyres for Club Level Racing
Karting Australia CEO Kelvin O’Reilly suggested recently the organisation is looking at “option” tyres for club level competition. Could this be good for karting? Or is there potential for it to backfire? Have your say…
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Cool & Calm as Records Fall at Mallala
Competitors were met with cool and dry conditions as round two of the Superkart Cup series got underway at Mallala on Sunday.
Earl & Kendrick Big Winners at Angas KT Trophy Day
Gavin Earl and Lochie Kendrick were the two big winners at the Angas Go Kart Club’s KT Trophy day on Sunday June 24 with both drivers taking home multiple class podium finishes.
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Pro Tour Points Update
There is a new leader in Rotax Light – see the updated Rotax Pro Tour points for all classes (plus Manufacturers) following the fourth round of the series at Eastern Creek on the weekend.
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Todd Rd 4-Hour Is Back
An end-of-season 4-Hour TaG Enduro at Todd Road is back, David Sera confirming there are Supercar drivers lined up to compete against karters in December.
Connor Wins The Battle; Chinnery Wins The War
Ron Connor won the final round of the 2018 Outlaw Shootout Series at the Jennacubbine Dirt Kart Club on Saturday, but it was Glen Chinnery who won the series. Here’s the event report and spectacular photos
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Job Vacancy: DPE Kart Superstore
DPE advise there is a Superstore job vacancy in Melbourne and invite expressions of interest in the position.
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Gippsland’s June Race Day
The rain stayed away, everyone got extra laps, and entries were up on last month. Here are the results & photos from the Gippsland Go Kart Club’s June race day.
DPE: What’s Going On?
The retail landscape of the Australian karting industry has been shaken up by DPE Kart Technology buying and merging a number of kart shops – and there’s been much speculation around the motive. Bart Price from DPE told KartSportNews what they’re actually up to…
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Todd Hazelwood To Race 4SS at Ipswich
Supercars driver Todd Hazelwood will be competing at the Ipswich Kart Club’s next race day on Saturday, June 30th.
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Follow Rotax Pro Tour This Weekend
Here’s all the info and the links you need to follow the Rotax Pro Tour round at Eastern Creek across the weekend…
Karting News Briefs
RIP Ashley, club improvements, USA happenings (and not happenings), event info etc.
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Selection For Richard Mille Academy
Birel ART, Ricciardo and Kubica kart distributors around the world will soon be selecting young drivers to attend the Richard Mille Young Driver Academy Shootout later this year, where the winner wins a season in French F4.
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SKUSA SuperNationals Returns To The Rio
For those interested in competing at the 2018 SuperNationals in Las Vegas, SKUSA is now starting to send out information regarding the 22nd running of the famous event, which this year returns to the Rio for the first time in three years.
Australian Kart Masters 2018
The Geoff King Motors Australian Kart Masters held at Coffs Harbour on the June long weekend was a huge success, re-establishing the event as the primary kart race meeting for older drivers.
Twilight Rumble Features Grant McGlasson Memorial
Local driver Daniel Hinds won the Grant McGlasson Memorial feature race at the Circular Head Kart Club’s twilight race meeting on Saturday. Race wrap from Tasmania.
New Website For AKRA
Australian Kart Racers Alliance (AKRA) has launched a new website to handle licence processing and online race meeting entries.
Could Less Be More For Ballarat Club?
Ballarat Kart Club is changing the way it schedules race meetings in the hope it can actually run some future club days.
Another Kart Business for DPE
DPE Kart Technology has acquired another karting business as it sets up dedicated Super Stores in various parts of the country.
Karting News Briefs
Barriers, bullets, new rules, videos, driver PR and more… don’t ever miss the News Briefs!
End Of An Era For Master Karting
After a decade of trading, it’s the end of an era for Master Karting as the landscape of the Australian karting industry continues to change.
New DR Kart Cadet & Junior Chassis Coming
DR Racing Kart Australia has been developing the latest DR karts that are about to hit Australian shores – a Cadet chassis and 101 Junior frame.
How To: Service The OTK Brake Caliper
Derek Jones at Power Republic shows how to service and change the seals on a Tony Kart brake caliper. Tools you need are…