4-Stroke News: 4SS for NSW? + Briggs Racing Video
Combined Districts Kart Club is looking to kickstart the 4SS class in NSW and is offering the category at this months Lithgow club day. Plus, Briggs & Stratton Racing video
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Pacific Kartsport to be DPE’s Qld Super Store
Pacific Kartsport, between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, has announced it will be the Queensland-based Super Store for DPE Kart Technology.
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Full Grid Contest The Picton 6-Hour
Cameron Crick beat home a full field at the Picton 6-Hour race on Sunday, but despite such a long race, the winning margin was just 2 seconds.
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Records Fall at Mallala’s Superkart Cup
The 2018 SA Superkart Cup kicked into gear at Mallala on Sunday. Despite some variable weather, lap records were broken in the Stock Honda and Non-Gearbox Heavy classes.
The Queensland C & D Grade Titles
Cooloola Coast Kart Club hosted the 2018 Queensland C & D Grade Titles on the weekend. Here’s the race wrap by Kev Davies, including all the race videos with his famous commentary!
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Go-n-Try The Briggs & Stratton 206
SIMPLE KARTING IS BACK! That’s the message IKD is spruiking when it comes to the world-renowned Briggs & Stratton 206 engine. There will soon be come-and-try days so karters can test out this engine for themselves.
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Gippsland’s May Race Day
Another successful club race day was held by the Gippsland Go Kart Club at the Tramway Park circuit in Morwell on Sunday – photos & results.
Points Update: 2018 Australian Championships
Here are the latest points and placings for drivers, team and manufacturer titles after round 3 (of 5) at Newcastle on the weekend.
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DPE To Open Karting Superstores
Iconic Australian karting business DPE Kart Technology is in the process of opening karting “superstores” in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland and has already purchased a major Melbourne retailer for the Victorian branch.
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Video Coverage: Australian Kart Championship, Round 3
Watch all of Sunday’s racing from Newcastle, plus the pit interviews and trophy presentations, on demand.
Preview: C & D Grade Titles at Cooloola
Seventy-four karters are set to light up the track this weekend at Cooloola Coast Kart Club in the Hurks Contracting C & D Titles.
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Ipswich Round 3 Video & Results
154 entries raced round three of the Ipswich Kart Club Championship on the weekend, with feature classes for TaG Restricted Masters, Medium & Light. Here are all the videos from the day by Kev “The Noise” Davies.
Hard Chrome Now Permitted on KA100 Crankshaft
Karting Australia will now allow the IAME KA100 engine to have its crankshaft main bearing journals hard-chromed, a process that was popular on the Yamaha KT100S Clubman engine back in the day.
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Tasmanian Statewide Series, Round 2
The Launceston Kart Club held the second round of the Tasmanian Statewide Series over the weekend, 91 entries taking to the track at Archerville.
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Janker Wins After Travisanutto Disqualification
James Wharton and Christian Mansell were unable to accrue enough points in their last heat to make the Final at round 2 of the European Championships in Britain on the weekend.
One Heat To Go For Wharton & Mansell
The two Australians competing at the second round of the CIK-FIA European Kart Championship have one heat remaining tonight (Aus time) to see of they can get into the finals at PFI in the UK.
Vale Brittany Hall
Oakleigh Go Kart Racing Club has reported the sad news of the passing of Brittany Hall.
The Mother’s Day Classic at Warwick
Here’s the race call and all the videos (heats and finals) from the Mother’s Day Classic held at Warwick on the weekend, as captured by Kev “The Noise” Davies.
Extras Race At Cairns Club Championship Round
Karters came from Mackay and Townsville to compete in round 3 of the Cairns Kart Club Championship on Saturday in preparation for the upcoming NQ Series round at the venue.
Karting News Briefs
A mixed array of product, team, driver, club, event updates info, pics and video. Plus… we want your news!
Grey Plates For Kart Masters Winners
Grey number plates will be awarded to the winners of the 2018 Kart Masters meeting – rather fitting (or insulting? 馃槷 ) considering it’s an event specifically for drivers 40 years plus!
DAP GP A-Frame Restoration
A successful racer and part of a dedicated karting family in the 1980s, George Johnson has turned his hand to restoring karts. Here’s the ‘build diary’ for his much treasured DAP GP A-frame.
Crossed Wires For Electric Kart Championships
18 drivers tested the new Rotax THUNDeR e-kart prior to the category’s debut in the German Kart Championship this weekend. But it’s not, as organisers are claiming, the world’s first national electric kart championship event…
Two Aussies Entered for Kart GP Great Britain
Australian juniors James Wharton and Christian Mansell are entered for the Kart Grand Prix of Great Britain (European Championship round 2 for OK/OKJ), to be held at the PF International circuit on May 18 to 20.