Walton Wins on Senior AKC Debut
Driver PR – Queensland’s Max Walton has made the transition from the junior ranks into seniors a successful one, winning the opening round of the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship in the X30 class.
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Strong Performance for JGM at AKC
Jess Golding Motorsport impressed on its Australian Kart Championship debut at Bolivar on the weekend, the Queensland-based team proving it will be a contender in the 2024 series.
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Johnstone Nails AKC Opener
Victorian Henry Johnstone has taken the first round of the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship after a gruelling final in blazing heat, while reigning KA2 (Junior) Champion, Max Walton made a successful transition to seniors, winning X30.
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Aussie Teen Selected for F1 Karting Academy Program
Queensland kart racer, Charlotte Page will head to Italy next month for the first of six events as a driver representing the F1 Academy in the Champions of the Future …
Locals Lead Qualifying at AKC Opener
from karting.net.au Local drivers have led the way in qualifying for the opening round of the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship at Adelaide’s Bolivar Raceway on Friday afternoon – setting …
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Cian’s Calicorse Debuts at Bolivar
Team PR – Based in South East Queensland, the new Calicorse team, run by 3-times Australian Champion Cian Fothergill, was only formed last month and is making its competition debut at this weekend’s AKC round.
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Distribution Restructure for Energy Corse Australia
Industry PR – Energy Corse Australia has announced a restructure of its kart distribution in Australia, DJM Race Engineering and Rush Performance being joined by the new Calicorse team.
Chase For AKC Glory Starts This Weekend
The 2024 SP Tools Australian Kart Championship kicks off at the Southern Go Kart Club in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia this weekend. Here’s the official KA preview.
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GoPro & KA Partner Up
GoPro has been announced as the Official Camera Partner of Karting Australia and will be the presenting sponsor of KZ2 in the Australian Kart Championship.
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From 3 Rounds To 2
The World Motor Sport Council has approved a partial reworking of the 2024 FIA Karting Championship and Cup calendar for the KZ categories.
Burke To Represent Australia in Academy Trophy
Bundaberg’s Ky Burke will be Australia’s representative in the one-make FIA Karting Academy Trophy series for 2024.
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RMC Winter Trophy Concludes
The RMC Winter Trophy USA competitors descended on the Orlando Kart Center for the final time in 2024 and several walked away with tickets to the RMC Grand Finals later in the year.
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Schweikert Triumphs on Southwest Debut
Driver PR – Aiden Schweikert withstood intense pressure to win on his debut at the Southwest Kart Club in Cobden for the first round of the DPE Victorian Country Series in the KA3 Junior Light category.
JGM Shines at IKC Round 1
Jess Golding Motorsport drivers made a stellar start to their Championship season in the team’s new Arrow X6.2 chassis at Round 1 of the Ipswich Kart Club Championship held over the weekend.
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Karting Australia Message
As KA’s 2024 karting season ramps up, Karting Australia’s Chief Operating Officer, Lee Hanatschek, has sent members a reminder about some of the key regulation changes in the KA rule book.
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Barrichello Wins Rotax Winter Trophy
Former F1 driver Rubens Barrichello took the Master MAX victory at the opening round of the Rotax MAX Challenge Winter Trophy in Orlando USA last weekend, and his son Eduardo placed second in Senior MAX.
Huge CRG Team for ’24
CRG has confirmed one of the largest official teams in international karting with a 33-driver line-up for 2024 which includes Kimi Räikkönen’s son Robin.
Solid Start to Basso’s 2024
Driver PR – Mathew Basso got his 2024 season off to a perfect start with an opening night clean-sweep at Oakleigh’s Junior Top Guns last Friday.
IKC Championship Entries Open
Within days of opening, over 200 entries have come in and a couple of classes already filled for the first round of the Ipswich Kart Club’s 2024 Championship.
Maxxis Gets FIA Gig
Maxxis has won the contract to supply tyres for the European and World Championships (OK & OK-Junior), OK-N and FIA Academy Trophy from 2024 to 2026.
KA Honours & Awards Program
Karting Australia has introduced an Honours and Awards program to recognise outstanding contributions and achievements within the Australian Karting community.
2024 IAME World Final
Four X30 categories – Mini, Junior, Senior & Master – will feature at the 2024 IAME World Final which will be held in Spain in November.
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.
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.
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.