330+ At Ipswich Opener
Boosted by extra karters treating the event as an AKC Shakedown, the opening round of the Ipswich Kart Club’s 2021 championship (and round 1 of Qld KZ2/KA2 series) was massive with a record setting 334 entries.
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The Features on Tony Kart’s 4SS Chassis
In this week’s video, Derek at Power Republic gives the rundown of the features on a brand new Tony Kart 4SS 4-Stroke chassis.
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Doin’ The Dirt In Ipswich
The Noise reports from Ipswich City Dirt Kart Club, the opening round of the club’s 2021 championship with videos, photos & results.
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NEWS BRIEFS!
Some quick news – karting & covid, Vic commentary & PR, AKC race program, sticker offer, Lithgow erection + more. And Jen’s back to talk karting!
News Briefs!
In this post, multiple updates that cover club/track news, calendar re-schedules, industry info, driver happenings etc – local, national, international.
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Club Season Opens at Albury-Wodonga
Albury-Wodonga Kart Club members united to kick-start the 2021 club championship in style on Sunday. Bailey Dixon reports via a remote Karticle.
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Lawson Licks ‘Em at City of Sails
He came, he saw, he conquered – on his return to the sport, New Zealand racing driver Liam Lawson won two classes at Auckland’s City of Sails Two-Day Challenge.
50-Lap Handicap Features at Lithgow Opener
A capacity field of karts contested the 50 Lap Classic feature race at Combined Kart Club’s opening round of its 2021 Championship at Lithgow.
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KNSW Release 2021 Rule Book
Karting NSW has released its 2021 rule books. There are six publications; the overall KNSW Rules & Regulations, plus a handbook for each of five specific disciplines of the sport – Sprint, Enduro, Speedway, Retro and Vintage.
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GKC of SA Launch Cadet Program
The Go Kart Club of South Australia has launched a one-make Cadet kart program using the Karting Australia homologated Torini-powered Ricciardo 4SS kart.
4 Hours Dry, 3 Hours Wet at SEK QLD Finale
It started fine, but it ended wet – very wet! Here’s The Noise’s take (and videos) on the SEQ Qld final round at Ipswich that included singles, twins and F100s.
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AKRA NSW State Titles
Almost 100 karters competed in AKRA’s NSW State Titles on the weekend. Here’s the race report, photos and results from Wollongong.
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Dalby Done Till ’21
It was a hot day at Dalby for the final race event of 2020. The finals got underway after a huge spit roast dinner, and The Noise was there, taking video and photos during the day and into night.
News Briefs
Lots of mixed news snippets in today’s post of anything karting… from anywhere. Club, industry, product news & info from Australia and around the world.
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67 Drivers Tackle Sweltering Enduro
Sixty-seven drivers, covering all manner of racing experience, took on a 4-hour endurance race at Wollongong on Saturday. Amazingly, the top 4 teams all finished on the same lap, just seconds separating the top three.
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Triple Crown Concludes at ‘Ruler of Cooloola’
The Ruler of Cooloola took place last weekend. Here are all the race videos, report, photos and Triple Crown series points.
Mateship Rules at Over 40s Titles
Covid and date changes couldn’t stop the 2020 Coffs Harbour Over 40s Titles from being run. Here’s the report and photos from the 25th annual running on the weekend.
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Experience Counts at NZ Endurance Titles
Age proved no barrier to winning the second annual Kartsport New Zealand Briggs Endurance Title on the weekend, the winning team including a 69-year old driver.
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Preview: NZ Briggs Endurance Titles
This Saturday the Kartsport Wellington club hosts the second annual New Zealand Briggs National Endurance Championship meeting at Gazley Raceway. Can the 334 laps completed by last year’s winner be beaten?
The Noisy Tour Finale at Warwick
120 karters contested the final round of the 2020 Noisy Tour at Sandy Creek Raceway Warwick last weekend. Click thru for the results, videos etc.
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Kiwis Crown North & South Island Champions
Kiwi karters revelled in the return of National-level Sprint Championship competition at this year’s North & South Islands meetings at Hastings and Napier over the weekend.
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BAC-PKI Win 24-Hours Karting Italy
The winning BAC-PKI team completed 1266 laps to win the 24-Hours Karting Italy run by CRG and their spec Centurion karts at the Adria Raceway last week.
Triple Crown at Warwick
Warwick Kart Club hosted the second round of the 4SS Triple Crown last weekend, a race meet that also had the Queensland Vintage Karts on track. The Noise reports with videos and photos.
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Racing’s Back at Albury Wodonga
The Albury Wodonga Kart Club made its second post-lockdown return to racing for the year, completing a successful race day last weekend. Here’s Bailey D’s Karticle of the event.
Harrison Hoey Takes TaG Titles/Graham Acreman Memorial
Harrison Hoey has won the Ipswich Kart Club’s TaG Titles meeting and had his name added to the impressive list of winners of the Graham Acreman Memorial. Here’s the full class-by-class race report.