11T Rotax Explained
Power Republic’s tech video for this week covers the Rotax 11-tooth drive sprocket which requires more frequent servicing than it’s roller-bearing big brothers.
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Noisy Tour, Round 3 @ Cooloola
160 drivers from around Queensland contested Noisy Tour round 3 at Cooloola Coast Kart Club on the weekend. Here’s Kev’s report, pics and videos (and The Noise himself had a steer!).
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Split To Podium
A week after this photo was taken, this broken-in-half kart finished on the podium (2nd place) at Wollongong.
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More New Faces at Dalby Races
The race day at Dalby a week ago was the first round of the Summer Series and even with 10-15 drivers missing due being unable to cross borders, there were still 52 entries with lots of new faces.
Preview: European OK & Junior Championship Round 3
James Wharton will be hoping to score more points and move forward in the European Championship for the OK category which races its third round at the Prokart Raceland complex at Wackersdorf in Germany in two weeks time.
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NZ Rok Cup Is In The Books
Despite an interruption caused by Covid, the 5th annual New Zealand ROK Cup has now been run and won. Here’s the series summary, and who’s heading to Italy for the Superfinal.
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Mixed Conditions Challenge NZ ProKart Racers
Last weekend, 95 Giltrap Group ProKart Series competitors faced a mix of conditions at the rescheduled second round of their COVID-19-interrupted 2020 series at the KartSport Tokoroa club’s Stihl Shop Tokoroa Raceway.
Coffs Harbour Club Champs, Round 3
Other than an ejected driver in a heat 1 rollover (caught on video – click thru to watch), the third round of the Coffs Harbour Kart Club championship for 2020 went off without a hitch!
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Rotax Euro Challenge Opens in Belgium
After a long period of waiting, the 2020 Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy finally kicked off last weekend, karts hitting the track at the Genk circuit in Belgium.
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Strong Return To Club Championship Racing at Ipswich
A massive 264 entries fronted at Ipswich earlier this month for the return of club championship competition. Click through for the full race report.
Cool Runnings at Warwick
The Noise reports an amazing weekend at Warwick with the club’s Cool Runnings meeting that attracted 100 entries. Here are the photos, results and race videos.
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Snow Can’t Stop Clubman Cup and Phil Goss Memorial
Five-inches of snow coated the track at Launceston Kart Club last week, but thankfully it cleared enough to run the 2020 edition of the KA3 Clubman Cup and Phil Goss Memorial.
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The Locals Win Big at Manawatu
More than 140 karters from all over New Zealand gathered at the KartSport Manawatu club’s Manawatu Toyota Raceway over the weekend for the annual ‘Championships’ round of the Manawatu & …
Photos: Zuera European Championship Round OK/OK-J
Here are the official images from the European Championship round at Zuera on the weekend. Race report, results and videos were posted yesterday HERE.
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European Championship Rnd 1 – Zuera
After all the delays due to COVID, the 2020 European Championship for OK and OK Junior finally got underway in Spain on the weekend, Kimi Antonelli (OK) and Tuukka Taponen (Junior) winning for Kart Republic and Tony Kart respectively. Unfortunately, Australia’s James Wharton got caught up in spectacular crashes and didn’t make the final.
Bradshaw Untouchable at IAME Euro Series Opener
The first race of the 2020 IAME Euro Series was run at Essay, France, last weekend where Callum Bradshaw was untouchable in Senior, Santiago Vallve snatched the Junior win and Cathal Clark was awarded the victory post-race in the Mini class. Includes the full stream from both days.
Enduros & F100s at Warwick
The enduro karts slugged it out for two days and the F100s decided their Queensland champion at the SEK Qld round at Warwick on the weekend. The Noise was there – here’s the evidence!
Ballarat Runs July Race Day
Melbourne may be locked down, but Ballarat’s not, the club running a successful race day on Sunday for almost 40 eager entries. Here’s the race report and lots of pics!
The Kings & Queens of Dalby
The Dalby Kart Club hosted its Kings & Queens Titles event on the weekend, and Kev ‘The Noise’ Davies was there to record the action: report, pics and videos.
Rapid Racing at Warwick
The Warwick Kart Club ran a ‘rapid racing’ format last weekend, pumping over 100 karters through morning and afternoon class groups across two days. The Noise was there, video camera and microphone in hand.
Record Entry & Live Stream Highlight Hawke’s Bay Meeting
The decision to livestream the first major regional race meeting to be held in New Zealand since the Covid-19 lockdown was an inspired one, the record 162 entrants enjoying a large audience.
How To Fix Any Kart, Part 3 – Engine Mount
Here’s part 3 of Power Republic’s How To Fix Any Kart Series, correcting a bunch of issues with the engine mount on this dirt-bike powered project kart.
Route 66 Series Opens at Road America
The Route 66 Sprint Series opened its 2020 season at the historic Road America facility at Elkhart Lake across the Independence Day weekend. Almost 100 entries fronted each day in 2 and 4-stroke categories.
Fast Paced Racing Returns To Glenburnie
With the locals keen to get back and good support from Adelaide drivers, the Mount Gambier Kart Club re-emerged from COVID-19 lockdowns with its first race meet in four months on Sunday.
Racing Returns to Albury Wodonga
Rivals and mates battling it out; visors down, engines revving, wheels spinning and smoke flying. Bailey Dixon reports how great it was to be back at Albury-Wodonga Kart Club, racing again after a three-month sabbatical.