Drivers representing four states of Australia claimed honours on Sunday at the second round of the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship in Melbourne. 288 drivers contested the eight classes. Here’s the report, video, results and progressive championship placings.
Round 1 of the Queensland F100 Championship was run at Ipswich Kart Club today, and what a start to the season for Alan Gurr, the Tony Kart driver qualifying fastest before scoring a perfect record of wins.
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Round Two of the 2021 SP Tools Australian Kart Championship fired into action in Melbourne today in mixed weather conditions. Here’s a wrap of the day, including video highlights, pics and the link for Sunday’s live stream.
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250 karters turned up for the second round of the Ipswich Kart Club’s 2021 championship last Saturday, where the TaG Light and Heavy classes battled for the Graham Acreman Memorial trophies and KZ2 racers contested round 2 of their Qld series.
The Canberra Kart Racing Club ran round 2 of its 2021 club championship in conjunction with the RKA event last weekend. Here’s The Noise’s report, pics and video.
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Karters from Auckland and all points south are set to celebrate a ‘return to (near) normality’ this weekend as the Hamilton club hosts the opening round of this year’s ProKart Series under a unified NZ-wide Level 1 COVID-19 alert level.
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BRP-Rotax has responded to Karting Australia’s recent statement regarding the 2021 Rotax Pro Tour and qualification for the Rotax Grand Finals.
National level kart racing returns to Melbourne this weekend with the second round of the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship. Attendance numbers at Todd Rd will be limited, but Sunday’s racing will be live streamed. Click through for more, including the event timetable and live stream link.
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The Oakleigh Go Kart Racing Club hosted the opening round of the Victorian Metro Series last weekend. Mitchell McLellan reports from the meeting that was also the 2021 Kingston Cup.
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The Southern Go-Kart Club’s Bolivar Raceway in Adelaide has been confirmed as the venue for round 3 of the Australian Kart Championship on April 30 to May 2.
With a bunch of karters sitting out the event due to COVID lockdowns, the spotlight was on the region’s racers at Wellington’s Goldstar Series round last weekend.
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The Gippsland Go Kart Club opened the 2021 race season with a club day race meeting at the Tramway Park Raceway in Morwell on Sunday Feb 28. Here’s the wrap, results and some photos.
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Retro Karting Australia kicked off the 2021 season with its opening round in Canberra, former Australian Championship contenders Josh Hunt and Daniel Richert winning the respective Light and Heavy divisions of Formula 100.
The Bahrain International Karting Circuit will host the 2021 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals in December. It will be the first time the event, often referred to as The Rotax Worlds, has been held in the Kingdom.
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Another how-to engine prep video! In this edition, Derek tackles the 125cc IAME X30 and covers some important maintenance and service tips to keep it running competitively.
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TaG Light and TaG Heavy are the feature classes for this Saturday’s TaG Titles and Graham Acreman Memorial meeting, which is the second round of the Ipswich Kart Club’s 2021 Championship and Qld KZ2 / KA2 series.
Despite some initial concerns, the 2021 Project-X Noisy Tour kicked off at Coffs Harbour on the weekend. Here’s the race wrap and videos from The Noise.
Time Attacks, reverse direction and driving on the old layout were all features of a unique club race day to start the 2021 season at Albury-Wodonga Kart Club on the weekend.
In this week’s Power Republic how-to tech video, Derek gives a rundown on his IAME KA100 race prep procedure, from the starter and clutch through to the carby and spark plug.
Changes to COVID restrictions midway through a two-day double-header across two venues didn’t stop the Kiwis from getting the racing done.
The official race program for the second round of the Australian Kart Championship, including full entry list and race schedule, is now online.
A day-nighter made up round 1 of the Dalby Kart Club championship a couple of weeks ago, and thankfully the meeting was in the books and avoided the storms!
Organisers of the Rotax Pro Tour will respond to the recent statement from Karting Australia that Pro Tour competitors would not be able to qualify for the Grand Finals.
Karting Australia has sent a statement to previous Rotax Pro Tour competitors stating that the 2021 Pro Tour is an ‘unrecognised competition’ and that drivers contesting it cannot qualify for the World Finals.
Never before has Rochester Kart Club been inundated with as many entries as they were last weekend for the opening round of the 2021 Golden Power Series. Bailey Dixon reports from a massive weekend of racing.