Texas Summer Shootout
The Texas Sprint Racing Series reached the halfway point of the 2021 season after hosting 168 entries for the Summer Shootout weekend at Speedsportz Racing Park earlier this month.
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Burns & Exton Share South Island Sunbelt
Luca Burns and William Exton shared class honours in two classes at the 35th Sunbelt Sprint championship kart race meeting at Blenheim and Nelson last weekend.
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Top Trio Claim Goldstar Triple Crown
You could call it the annual Manawatu & TRC Toyota WPKA Goldstar kart racing series’ ‘triple crown’, and despite being incredibly hard to achieve, at the final ‘Championship’ round of the 2020/21 series at Palmerston North last Sunday three drivers – Riley Jack, Jay Urwin and Jackson Culver – had done enough to claim one each.
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Driver PR: Alex Gardner, Junior Enduro
Alex Gardner teamed with his mate Lincoln Taylor to win the 1-hour Junior Enduro at Ipswich last weekend. Not even a late race red flag and restart could bring the duo undone.
Distributor PR: The Maxxis Cadet Tyre
St George Karts in NSW is the Maxxis kart tyre distributor for Australia and is excited to announce the Cadet KA tyre for 2022-2026.
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Team PR: Praga at Pro Tour
It was a reinvigorated Praga team of seven drivers across three classes that turned up at Warwick for the opening round of the Rotax Pro Tour.
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Driver PR: Ayrton Dalmaso, Rotax Pro Tour
Ayrton Dalmaso competed in the opening round of the Rotax Pro Tour series at the Warwick Kart Club over the weekend, and it was the first time the youngster had ever raced Mini MAX.
LeCont & Maxxis The New KA Tyres for 2022
The Karting Australia Board has selected the LeCont and Maxxis tyre brands as the successful tenderers to supply tyres for the Karting Australia sanctioned karting for the period 1st January …
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Driver Profile: Jeff Cook
Having watched his son race for a year or so, Jeff Cook decided it was time to join the fun and got himself a non-gearbox Superkart and competes with the Queensland Superkart Club.
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FIA ‘Kart Body Protection’ Now In Use
Competitors in OK and OK-Junior at the Genk round of the European Championship last month wore the new FIA homologated Kart Body Protection vests, which will become mandatory in FIA Competitions from January next year.
Level Times for Electric Kart
Electric karts are turning the same lap times as 125cc TaG karts, BlueShockRace reporting their 25kW machine matches Rotax MAX and IAME X30s on the same tyre.
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Monarto Gets Ultimate Club Racer Finale
The Go-Kart Club of South Australia’s Monarto Karting Complex near Murray Bridge will host the Ultimate Club Racer II finale in November.
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Driver PR: Mathew Basso, VCS Rnd 3
Mathew Basso had his seventh weekend in a row at a race track, and racing 12 of the past 13 weeks, by competing at the Portland vic Country Series round.
Team PR: DJM Race Engineering, VCS Rnd 3
DJM Race Engineering had a team of seven drivers contesting third round of the Victorian Country Series, leaving Portland with another win in TaG Heavy.
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Driver PR: Liam Pollard, VCS Rnd 3
Liam Pollard looked to continue his Victorian Country Series championship assault last weekend, racing in the ultra-competitive KA3 Senior Medium class at Portland.
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Rain in Spain
The second round of the IAME Euro Series took place on the fast and flowing Zuera circuit, but despite the summer-like conditions, it ended with a fully wet Finals day. Report, photos and video.
CRG Confirm Former F1 Driver
CRG has confirmed former Toro Rosso F1 driver Jamie Alguersuari will take in a full karting program with its factory team in the European and World Championship.
Interview: Riccardo Longhi, Birel ART
27-year-old Riccardo Longhi has ambitions of becoming World and European Champion – as a Driver AND the Team Manager at Birel ART.
National Volunteer Week – Julie & Michael O’Brien
On day four of National Volunteering Week we celebrate not one, but two hard working volunteers – Julie and Michael O’Brien who have been volunteering in Victoria for 16 years.
Class Veteran Keeps Winning
Auckland karter Ryan Grant has been racing and winning in New Zealand’s premier 125cc/6-speed KZ2 class for 14 years. And if he continues to drive with the pace, precision and …
Driver PR: Mathew Basso, Metro Series Rnd 2
Leading the championship after winning the opening round at Oakleigh, Mathew Basso took to the second round of the Victorian Metro Karting Series over the weekend at the Eastern Lions Kart Club.
National Volunteer Week – Ian Watson
Karting Australia’s ‘Day Three’ National Volunteer holds many roles in South Australian karting, from Track Inspector and State President to First Aid Officer at his local club.
Driver PR: Reece Cohen, KZ2 Super Series
Despite not getting any practice on the Canberra circuit, Reece Cohen was able to progressively work his way forward to win the third round of the NSW KZ2 Super Series on the weekend.
Driver PR: Ashton Cattach, Metro Series Rnd 2
Cattach, in only his third meeting since moving up from the junior ranks, was up against a competitive KA3 Senior Light in the second round of the Metro Series on the weekend.
Driver PR: Lucas Rickard, Metro Series Rnd 2
Cadet 9 racer Lucas Rickard took to the Eastern Lions Kart Club for the second time in two weekends, competing in the second round of the Victorian Metro Series.