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Two rounds remain as Marlborough karters stretched their advantage in New Zealand’s Mainland Karting Series points after the Sunbelt Series rounds in Blenheim and Nelson over Kings Birthday weekend.
Team Report – Fielding 10 drivers across multiple classes, the Energy Corse Australia team made karting history at the Newcastle AKC round on the weekend with Lana Flack’s victory in Cadet 12.
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With the WPKA Goldstar karting series decided, the standalone Manawatu and TRC Toyota WPKA Championship attracted excellent fields to Palmerston North over King’s Birthday weekend.
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Young Lana Flack has created history at the AKC meeting in Newcastle today, becoming the first female in 26 years to win a round of a multi-event Australian Kart Championship series.
Sam Dicker got his Australian Kart Championship title chase back on track at Newcastle today, but trouble struck a number of Championship contenders during the opening day of round three.
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It’s been a long, slow journey of life in the fast lane for New Zealand Superkart Supremo, Tony Bowden.
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The second event of the 2023 season for the Texas Sprint Racing Series took place over the Memorial Weekend at one of the more historic facilities in the United States.
Six weeks after the opening round in Belgium, the Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy hit perfect weather in France with four drivers scoring double victories.
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Preview – With the WPKA Goldstar karting series decided, the standalone Manawatu and TRC Toyota WPKA Championship event is the focus for young karters in Palmerston North over King’s Birthday weekend.
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Bridging the gap between karting and car racing can be extremely challenging. Driver Dynamics recently launched a new program to accelerate the learning of young drivers.
Driver PR – After almost recording a clean-sweep of victories at the Numurkah round on the weekend, Mathew Basso has extended his lead in the 2023 Golden Power Series.
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Former karting world champion Marijn Kremers will line up on the KZ2 grid this weekend in Newcastle for the third round of the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship.
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Karting Australia has updated its National Competition Rules and the changes have come into force with immediate effect.
Team PR – KA3 Junior Heavy driver Lucas Lesmes has secured Jess Golding Motorsport’s very first championship win at the 2023 NSW State Cup.
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Regardless of wet and cold conditions on Saturday that gave way to fine and fast racing on Sunday, the favourites confirmed their class in the final round of Kartsport New Zealand’s premier Kartstars competition in Rotorua.
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Driver PR – Pocket Rocket Brothers Racing duo Koda and Oscar Singh continued their busy 2023 season over the weekend, tackling (and winning) the New South Wales State Cup at Coffs Harbour.
Kiwi Arthur Broughan set the fastest lap but did not enjoy much good fortune as the New Zealand representative in the FIA Kart Academy Trophy in the Czech Republic on the weekend.
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Queensland teenager Max Walton recorded the best-ever finish by an Australian driver in the FIA Karting Academy Trophy with a third place finish in Trinec, Czech Republic on the weekend.
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Queensland teenager Max Walton will begin his campaign in the 2023 FIA Karting Academy Trophy in Trinec, Czech Republic this weekend and has karting icon Jon Targett on his team.
Success in the final round of KartSport New Zealand’s KartStars Series in Rotorua this weekend could be life-changing for the winners.
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Team PR – The Energy Corse Australia team tackled the AKC Shakedown meeting at Newcastle on the weekend, proving particularly strong in the Cadet 12 class.
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Driver PR – It was love at first bite for kiwi karter Kiahn Burt. The 14-year-old had barely started school when he got his first taste of karting.
Team PR – An incredible statistic was achieved on the weekend at the Newcastle AKC Shakedown; every class was won by either a Kart Republic or FA Kart.
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To further hone his race craft, KA3 Junior Heavy driver Mathew Basso set his eyes on the ultra-competitive KA3 Junior Light class at the second round of the Victorian Country Series at Hamilton on the weekend.
A trio of Manawatu karters were in top form to cement their dominance of respective classes in the final round of the Manawatu and TRC Toyota WPKA Goldstar Series in Hawkes Bay at the weekend.