Ups & Downs for Pocket Rockets
Driver PR – Pocket Rocket Brothers Oscar and Koda Singh experienced everything from DNFs to podiums at the final round of the Australian Kart Championship last weekend.
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Champions Crowned at AKC Gala
The 2023 Australian Kart Champions were crowned and a bunch of other awards presented in front of more than 450 guests at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on Sunday night.
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Dicker Claims AKC Title
Western Australian driver Sam Dicker has been crowned the 2023 KZ2 SP Tools Australian Kart Champion after an exhilarating Grand Final day for the Series at Port Melbourne’s Todd Road circuit.
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Sunday Showdown for AKC Honours!
After a dramatic day at Melbourne’s Todd Road Circuit, all but two SP Tools Australian Kart Championship categories are up for grabs on Grand Final day tomorrow, with four of the classes seeing top runners separated by six points or less.
Australian Champions Decided This Weekend
Four hundred of Australia’s best young kart racers will put it all on the line to chase motorsport glory at the final round of the 2023 SP Tools Australian Kart Championship presented by Castrol in Melbourne this weekend.
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Hurricane Hilary Cuts Cali Prokart Round
Hurricane Hilary shut down proceedings at Adams Motorsports Park on the weekend, the three-day, two-round event turning into a two-day one-round deal.
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Both Sides Covered by TWM
Tom Williamson Motorsport drivers have enjoyed a hugely successful weekend on both sides of the country.
Double Victory for Basso
Hot off the back of a City of Melbourne Titles podium, Mathew Basso has run away with victory in both Junior classes at the fourth round of the Victorian Country Series.
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Bristow Podiums CoM
Driver PR – Young Cadet 12 front runner Archie Bristow made the trip to the Go Kart Club of Victoria last weekend for the 37th running of the City of Melbourne Kart Titles.
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Australian Karters Selected for Ferrari Shootout
Participants for the 2023 Ferrari Driver Academy – Asia Pacific and Oceania regional selection program have been confirmed for next month’s prestigious event with Karting Australia drivers dominating the list.
Brown Wins The Wenske 100
Coming out of retirement, Ben Brown has taken out the A-Main of the Wenske 100 Open Invitational at Blanchetown Dirt Kart Club.
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RMC International Trophy
Australian karter Kamal Mrad contested the Rotax MAX Challenge International Trophy at the legendary Le Mans circuit last month.
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Midsummer Mashup at Simrock Raceway
The first visit for the Texas Sprint Racing Series to shiny-surfaced Simrock Raceway produced an exciting weekend for the penultimate round of the 2023 championship.
Energy Victory in Melbourne
Team PR – Victory in the City of Melbourne Titles is the perfect preparation for the Energy Corse Australia team in preparation for the final round of the Australian Kart Championship
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Basso Finds Podium at City of Melb
Driver PR – The City of Melbourne Titles was a local event for the team at Mathew Basso Racing. A cracked chassis and qualifying crash couldn’t keep Matt off the podium.
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Podiums & PBs for JGM Drivers
Team PR – Showing an impressive display of skill and sportsmanship, Jess Golding Motorsport drivers got on the podium and achieved personal bests at round 6 of the Ipswich Kart Club Championship on the weekend.
Entry Point to International Racing
RGMMC is now taking entries for the first event in its new global concept, ‘Champions Of The Future’, pitting drivers against each other in identical equipment in Senior, Junior and Mini categories.
Walton Vice-Champion in Academy Trophy
With the final round conducted in Italy over the weekend, Queensland teenager Max Walton has recorded Australia’s best-ever finish in the FIA Karting Academy Trophy.
Lammers, Bondarev & Marti Crowned at Cremona
The new FIA Karting European Champions for 2023 are Rene Lammers (OK), Oleksandr Bondarev (OK-J) and Hugo Marti (Academy Trophy). Finals day report plus live stream video.
Bewley Aims For The Pros
Driver PR – With his focus set on a professional career in tin-top racing, 15-year old Tom Bewley made an overnight dash from an intensive week at the Elite Motorsport Academy to compete in the NZ Schools Karting Championships in Auckland.
States & Nationals at Speedweek
A unique double-header, effectively running two events across a four-day “Speedweek”, will see the Queensland State Cup plus the Rotax ‘Nationals’ on track at Ipswich at the end of September.
Kiwis Contesting International Events
Two young New Zealand karters are taking on the best in the world this weekend at international karting events in Italy and the USA.
More Superkart Titles for Urban
Ryan Urban added another two Superkart championships to his CV on the weekend, claiming the NZ 250 Inter and Rotax Max Heavy titles at Manfeild. Arrow took home the Manufacturers Cup.
‘Karts for Hope’
After losing a valued and much-loved club member in August last year, a kart club in New Zealand is hosting a ‘Karts for Hope’ event to raise awareness of mental health, plus fundraise for the I Am Hope Foundation.
Pocket Rocket AKC Report
Team/Driver PR – Having returned from some tough racing in Europe, the Pocket Rocket Brothers Koda and Oscar Singh were back on circuit for the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship recently for the penultimate round in Ipswich.