Karting News Briefs
| 15 July 2015 |
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a few updates & information from the world of karting...
- If you've got half an inkling to race at the 2015 CIK-FIA Asia Pacific Championships (Macau, December 10 to 13), it might be a good idea to do it this year. The organisers are offering a US$3000 (AUS$4050) cash subsidy for each KZ and KF driver. The deal includes two twin rooms for 5 nights at the Pousada Marina Hotel for each KZ/KF driver, local (Macau) freight forwarding and customs clearance and local transport (shuttle bus) to and from the Hotel/Karting circuit.
pic - CIKFIA/Facebook
- Former Alice Springs local (but now Adelaide based) Bradley Connor competed in the NT Dirt Kart Titles in Alice Springs on the weekend. This was Brad's first major race since having surgery to remove a tumor the size of his fist late last year. “It was an intense surgery. They had to crack open my ribs to get to the tumor” he told alicespringsnews.com.au. Read the full story HERE.
- Forty free prizes to be won at the JR Memorial awards this Saturday night. Be There!
- Rotax 125 MAX Superkarting promo clip:
- The Orange Kart Club has accepted an invitation from the Dubbo Kart Club to host a round of its Club Championship at Dubbo this weekend, Sunday July 19th. The club appologised via social media for the short notice, however "we believe that this would provide a significant opportunity to form a strong relationship with the Dubbo Kart Club and would assist in raising attendance numbers and in turn contribute to the overall success of our meets."
The Orange club has extended an invitation to Dubbo to race at Orange 18 October. "We sincerely hope that this becomes a regular occurrence as we believe that a supportive and cooperative approach such as this between clubs is an important and mutually beneficial way forward for the karting community."
- Combined TaG Super Series and Wollongong Club Championship meeting at Picton on July 26:
- James Courtney's "little bloke" Cadel had his first ever drive of his new JC Kart on Tuesday. The former world karting champion dad and his son headed to the Xtreme Karting circuit at Pimpama, Qld. This is the third generation of karting Courtneys as James' dad Jim was also a successful karter.
pic - Courtney/Facebook
- Here's a cool video with plenty of action and air time, courtesy of Kart360 and Erikson Media. The duo will cover all three rounds of the 2015 MAXSpeed U.S. Open. In the mean time, they produced this teaser from footage in Grand Junction, Colorado, last month.
- Karting Academy Trophy driver parade at the most recent round at Genk makes for an impressive photo with everyone sporting the same design race suit. Spanish girl Marta Garcia Lopez (3rd from right) has won the final at both rounds so far. We reckon this kid must already have more talent than a certain female F1 'reserve' driver...
pic - Parolin
- The World Motor Sport Council has approved the OK specification engine for senior and junior competition in 2016. The WMSC's Mexico meeting also confirmed the Cadet class will have a united set of CIK-FIA regulations.
Full WMSC meeting overview HERE.
- A worthwhile read over a ekartingnews.com - "Pre-Event Testing – A Necessity or a Detriment to the Sport?" Click HERE for the article.
