FIA Karting Awards
The FIA Karting awards ceremony took place in Nice, France, earlier this month and the three World Champion karts greeted guests at the entrance to the reception room.
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Summer Series – Saturday
The Australian Summer Series event three for 2023 was held in Queensland with more new winners to the Series being crowned at the Warwick Kart Club on Saturday afternoon.
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Wherrell Wins FIA Karter Ranking
Junior driver Lewis Wherrell has taken out the FIA’s inaugural International Karting Ranking point score. Best placed Australian was William Calleja, ranked 49th.
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AKC Regs for 2024
The Sporting Regulations for the 2024 SP Tools Australian Kart Championship can now be downloaded. The 21-page document includes everything from the dates & venues to a new practice schedule (& restrictions), the engine claim process and even the type of ignition rotor for KA3 Junior.
Basso’s Double Championship
Driver PR – Mathew Basso’s superlative season continued on the weekend, claiming Victorian Country Series titles in Junior Light and Junior Heavy.
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IKC Busy in 2024
Ipswich Kart Club has confirmed its 2024 race dates, which will include the 2024 Queensland Kart Championship in late June, the Rotax National Cup in August plus eight Club Championship rounds.
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Kiwi Just Misses SuperNats Podium
Two of New Zealand’s National Champions lined up in Las Vegas for the SKUSA SuperNationals last week and both made the Super Sunday finals.
Key Event Rebranded
The event traditionally known as the CIK Trophy of New Zealand will be renamed the New Zealand Karting Grand Prix for 2024 and beyond.
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Ultimate Club Racers Crowned
Karting Australia’s Ultimate Club Racers have been crowned for 2023 after a big weekend at Hume International Raceway, Seymour in Northern Victoria.
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Preview: Capri Cup at Ipswich
Ipswich Kart Club will round out a hugely successful season of racing on Saturday with the 8th and Final Round of the 2023 Club Championship, the Capri Cup.
Mirko Wins Rental Kart World Contest
Italian Mirko Barletta and Canadian Jeffrey Petriello have taken out the two finals at the 4th annual Rental Kart World Contest by CRG at 7 Laghi Circuit, Italy.
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Basso’s Golden Moment
Driver PR – Junior karter Mathew Basso has taken out the 2023 Victorian Golden Power Series, overcoming a poor qualifying to take the final round victory.
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Record Texas Sprint Series
It was another record-setting year for the five-event Texas Sprint Racing Series that was sanctioned by two governing bodies, SKUSA and IKF.
Summer Series Double Delight
The Australian Summer Series kicked off in Albury-Wodonga with a new format that, according to the KA report, had competitors and spectators buzzing with excitement across the weekend. Here are the highlights.
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Summer Series – Sunday Report
Despite facing different race formats to the day prior, Day Two of the KA Summer Series proved the term ‘cream always rises to the top’ could not have been truer, with multiple Gold Medal winners from Saturday doubling up.
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Summer Series – Saturday Report
Karting Australia’s latest innovation, the Summer Series, has roared into life with a combination of curiosity and excitement in Albury-Wodonga – in ironically cold, unseasonable conditions.
Penultimate Points at NZ Top Half
Some impressive fields lined up for two days of action at the penultimate round of the NZ Top Half Series in Auckland on the weekend.
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Bitter End for CRG Drivers
Team PR – CRG drivers performed well at the OK/OK-J World Championships, however it was a bitter end particularly for Gabriel Gomez, taken out of the lead in an incident with Joe Turney.
Riverside Crowns ProKart Champions
The 2023 California ProKart Challenge came to a close the other week with a double-round finale at the Adams Motorsports Park in Riverside.
Australia’s Drivers For Rotax Worlds
Karting Australia has announced the five drivers it has selected to represent Australia at the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals.
Hoey’s Double at Rotax National Cup
Local driver Harrison Hoey was the big winner at the 2023 Australian Rotax National Cup hosted by Ipswich Kart Club on Saturday night, winning two classes in dominant fashion.
Newton/Energy Top Gun Win
Team PR – The Energy Corse Australia team took a small group of four drivers to the Warwick Kart Club’s Junior Top Guns event, coming home with a win and several podium placings
Walvin’s T4 Wrap
Driver PR – Here’s Zac Walvin’s diary from the Tillotson T4 Nations Cup event held in Spain a week ago.
Cross Does the Double at Garden City Champs
Reigning New Zealand Rotax Light champion Caleb Cross put his local knowledge to good use at the Garden City Champs, winning two light classes in Rotax and Briggs.
Kiwis Head To World’s Largest 4-Stroke Event
Three New Zealanders are heading to the United States to compete in the CKNA Grand Nationals, a four-day event that has over 500 entries in the Briggs LO206 class.