Max Moves To Top of Championship
Another podium placing on the weekend has moved Max Walton into the lead of the FIA Karting Academy Trophy (click through for video and Aussie Wrap)
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50th Anniversary North West Titles
The Mildura Kart Club put in a huge effort to make the 50th Anniversary edition of the North West Titles a special event for the 162 competitors who raced the day-night-day meeting on the weekend.
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Moonshiners Run Gladstone
The ‘Moonshiners Run’ was round 4 of the Gladstone Kart Club’s 2023 club series. The Noise was there to document the action.
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Seb Wins WSK Super Cup
Multiple Australian Cadet Champion Sebastian Eskandari-Marandi has become the first ever winner of the WSK Super Cup Mini at La Conca, Italy, over the weekend.
Marlborough Karters Stretch Advantage
Two rounds remain as Marlborough karters stretched their advantage in New Zealand’s Mainland Karting Series points after the Sunbelt Series rounds in Blenheim and Nelson over Kings Birthday weekend.
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Championship Finales in New Zealand
With the WPKA Goldstar karting series decided, the standalone Manawatu and TRC Toyota WPKA Championship attracted excellent fields to Palmerston North over King’s Birthday weekend.
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Lana Re-Writes The Record Book
Young Lana Flack has created history at the AKC meeting in Newcastle today, becoming the first female in 26 years to win a round of a multi-event Australian Kart Championship series.
Title Contenders Take Hits at Newcastle
Sam Dicker got his Australian Kart Championship title chase back on track at Newcastle today, but trouble struck a number of Championship contenders during the opening day of round three.
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Golden Power Series, Round 3
Turbulent weather threw a spanner in the works for round three of the Golden Power Series, which once again witnessed some fantastic racing and over-subscribed classes. Ayrton Creagh reports from Numurkah.
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Under Lights Action in Texas
The second event of the 2023 season for the Texas Sprint Racing Series took place over the Memorial Weekend at one of the more historic facilities in the United States.
Rotax Euro Trophy Round 2
Six weeks after the opening round in Belgium, the Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy hit perfect weather in France with four drivers scoring double victories.
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The Alan Cox Cup
Foggy one day, sunny the next! The Noise reports from the 2023 edition of the Alan Cox Cup at Oakburn Park, Tamworth.
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Kremers Returns To AKC
Former karting world champion Marijn Kremers will line up on the KZ2 grid this weekend in Newcastle for the third round of the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship.
KA Issues Rule Updates
Karting Australia has updated its National Competition Rules and the changes have come into force with immediate effect.
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Kartstars & ROK Cup Decided in Rotorua
Regardless of wet and cold conditions on Saturday that gave way to fine and fast racing on Sunday, the favourites confirmed their class in the final round of Kartsport New Zealand’s premier Kartstars competition in Rotorua.
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Euro OK/OK-J Championship
Max Walton made a fantastic debut in the Karting Academy Trophy in the Czech Republic on the weekend, leading the final before finishing third. However, he was not the only driver flying the Aussie flag in Trinec (includes video).
Slippery Day at Gippsland
The day started wet, but most of the racing was in the dry at Gippsland Go Kart Club’s May race day on Sunday. And next month, there will be extra races!
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Victorian Country Series Rnd 2
Hamilton hosted round 2 of the DPE Kart Superstore Victorian Country Series on the weekend, an event that saw Remo Luciani return to the track after a forced hiatus.
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The Mother’s Day Meeting at Warwick
It might have been Mother’s Day but that didn’t stop karters (or their mums!) from heading to Sandy Creek Raceway for the third round of the Warwick Kart Club Championship. The Noise reports.
Stonehouse Claims Another Phil Goss Memorial
Shane Stonehouse won his fifth Phil Goss Memorial at Archerville Raceway on Saturday night, a meeting that turned out to be the largest karting event in Tasmania so far this year.
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Goldstar Concludes in Hawkes Bay
A trio of Manawatu karters were in top form to cement their dominance of respective classes in the final round of the Manawatu and TRC Toyota WPKA Goldstar Series in Hawkes Bay at the weekend.
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Vic Retro Championships
The Noise reckons the sun has not yet set on the DPE Kart Superstore RKA Victorian Championship at Geelong, because it never properly came out!
Open Performance Titles at IKC Rnd 4
262 starters fronted for round 4 of the 2023 Ipswich Kart Club Championships on Saturday the 29th of April, where Queensland Open Performance was the feature class.
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Juniors Tackle 50-Lapper
With fastest off the back and the Lights a pre-calculated time behind the Heavies, the 50-Lapper Classic for Juniors at Lithgow was a challenging race, especially when the rain stated falling half way through!
Gippsland’s April Races
The Gippsland Go Kart Club conducted its April race day on Sunday. While the total entry was small, the KA3 Senior class enjoyed an eight-strong field that featured plenty of close racing.