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 & …
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Numbers Up at AKRA’s Wollongong Meet
COVID-19 has created chaos around the world, but somehow some
are defying the odds. For example, AKRA experienced a 67% increase in race entries last Sunday, June 28, when racing returned to the Wollongong circuit.
Noisy NSW Northern Zone, Rnd 2
Round 2 of the NSW Northern Zone series was run at Coffs Harbour last weekend. Kev ‘The Noise’ Davies was there recording all the racing and filed this report.
Photos: Southern Star Series, Canberra
Here are more photos from the Southern Star Series round 4 at Canberra earlier this month, supplied by Pam Mathews.
Lismore’s Out of Iso Round 2
Sixty-nine entries made the trip to Lismore Kart Club for its Out of Isolation round 2 event on the weekend. The Noise was there, recording all the action!
Southern Star Series Resumes at Canberra
The Southern Star Series resumed at Canberra on the weekend, almost 170 entrants racing across Saturday (Juniors & Open Performance) and Sunday (Seniors) whilst retaining COVID-safe compliance.
Charles Leclerc Tests With Lennox
Charles Leclerc participated in a test with the Lennox Racing Team at Lonato during the week, the F1 star mixing it with the team’s regular drivers aboard Birel ART manufactured CL Karts.
New Date & Venue for Rotax Grand Finals
BRP-Rotax has moved the 2020 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals into next year, and the event will now be held in Europe instead of Bahrain.
Coffs Harbour ‘Out of Iso’ Race Report
The Noise reports from Coffs Harbour’s ‘Out of Iso’ race meeting last Sunday, with race wrap, videos and lots of photos!
Race Report – Lismore: Out of Isolation!
The Lismore Kart Club held its first ‘Out of Iso’ race meeting last Sunday, and Kev ‘The Noise’ Davies was there doing his thing! Race wrap, photos, videos and results.
Laydown Lego Kart
What have you been doing in iso? American karter Lamar Hilliard built a replica of his Yamaha KT100S powered laydown kart – in Lego!
Champions Declared in Challenge of the Americas
The 2020 Challenge of the Americas series has been declared despite a shortened season and loss of the fifth and sixth rounds due to COVID-19.