$35,000 Prize Pool at ROK Festival
With more engines now up for grabs, the first running of the ROK Festival for Australia boasts an impressive total prize pool valued at over $35,000.
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FIA Spruiks More On OK-N
If a minimum of six countries organise qualifying events in 2023, a World Cup karting event for OK-N could be organised for next year instead of 2024 as initially planned.
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Formula 4 for ROK Festival Winner
Another of the big prizes has been announced for the 2022 ROK Festival, the winner of KA2 Junior to get a run in a Formula 4 race car.
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Blue Plate Dozen at Newcastle
The MIR Raceline Australia KA NSW State Kart Championship was contested at Newcastle across the weekend, 165 entries competing across the 12 classes. Jac Preston took the win in the drawcard KZ2 gearbox category while Riley Harrison conquered the largest field at the event, Cadet 12.
Aussies Announced for Rotax World Final
Nine Australian karters will make up the official Australian team at the 2022 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals in Portugal in November.
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Slip & Slide at Hamilton VCS
Everything from rain and mud to brilliant sunshine was thrown at the karters contesting the fifth round of the Victorian Country Series as it returned to the picturesque Hamilton circuit last weekend.
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Video & Pics: OK/OKJ World Championships
Here’s the official FIA Karting OK & OK-Junior World Championship highlights video and official media photos from the event.
Noisy Tour Round 3
Last Sunday saw round 3 of the 2022 Project X Noisy Tour feature at Toowoomba & Lockyer Valley Kart Club. The Noise was there to record the action!
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Ipswich Dirt Karts, Round 7
Almost 70 karters turned up for the seventh round of the Ipswich City Dirt Karts on Saturday for another fantastic afternoon/twilight race meeting (includes video)
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Rotax’s Rainy Euro Final Round
The rain teemed down in Germany on the weekend as the final round of the 2022 Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy was contested at Wackersdorf. Drivers with Australian connections, Sean Butcher & Lachlan Robinson, finished 6th and 9th respectively in Senior MAX.
OK/OKJ World Champions Crowned
Brazilian Matheus Morgatto and Thailand’s Enzo Tarnvanichkul have won the 2022 OK and OK-Junior World Championships for Alonso Kart (by Kart Republic) and Tony Kart respectively.
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The Heats: OK/OKJ World Championships
It’s been a tough slog for the Australians in Italy for the OK & OKJ World Championships. Three have made it into the Super Heats, but only one has a chance of making the Final.
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Musgrave Doubles Up at Santa Maria
Billy Musgrave scored double wins last weekend, taking victory in Pro Shifter and KA100 Senior at round five of the California Prokart Challenge.
Qualifying: OK/OKJ World Championships
Jace Matthews and Max Walton are the top placed Australians from qualifying at the OK and OK-J World Championships at Sarno, Italy. Here’s the Aussie Wrap and official press release.
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Top Half Round Two in NZ
There was a mix of success from those who prospered in the opening round and newcomers to the series in the second round of the Giltrap Group Top Half Series in Auckland last weekend.
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GPS Round 5 – Rochester
The penultimate round of the 2022 Victorian Golden Power Series was ran over the weekend, 215 competitors taking to the Rochester Kart Club circuit.
Warwick’s Junior Top Guns
Some of Queensland’s best junior drivers attended Warwick Kart Club’s Junior Top Guns meeting last Saturday, 66 drivers contesting the six classes. The Noise reports!
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Entry Opens for ROK Festival
A two-day race format, with independent events on each day, has been confirmed and entries are open for the first ever Australian ROK Festival at Oakleigh next month.
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Preview: OK / OK-J World Championships
There is a bunch of Australian drivers entered for the OK and OK Junior World Championships at Sarno, Italy, next weekend. All up, over 205 drivers from 49 countries are scheduled to compete.
IKC’s TaG Restricted Titles
Despite rain in the lead up and on race day, Ipswich Kart Club enjoyed another huge entry of 218 drivers for round 6 of its club championship, which featured the TaG Restricted Titles for the 125cc restricted classes.
Big Crowds Entertained at Rock Island Grand Prix
Andrew Budjoso was crowned King-of-The-Streets for the second year in a row at the 27th running of the Rock Island Grand Prix street race.
Route 66 Concludes at Autobahn
The 2022 Route 66 Sprint Series concluded with a double-header round at the Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, Illinois.
Red Plates at Numurkah
Samuel March, Clayton Groves and Gerry Westerfveld all claimed double Red Plates as the Goulburn Valley Kart Club hosted the 31st edition of its annual Australasian Kart Titles meeting at Numurkah on the weekend.
Action-Packed Blossum Meeting
More than 100 karters ventured to Hawkes Bay to enjoy the arrival of Spring at the 53rd annual Blossom race meeting hosted by KartSport Hawkes Bay at the Carter Tyres Raceway at Roy’s Hill in Hastings.
WSK Mini Super Cup
Australian karter William Calleja has finished inside the top 20 at the opening round of the WSK Mini Super Cup at La Conca, Italy, on the weekend.