NSW Premier State Cup
Wild weather and tough conditions couldn’t stop the 130-odds karters contesting the final two rounds of the KA-NSW Premier State Cup at Newcastle on the weekend.
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Champions Crowned at Peninsula Dirt Kart Finale
The Senior & Junior champions were determined at the Yorke Peninsula Dirt Kart Club’s last race meeting for 2021 last Saturday, and it was a hotly contested event with 100 drivers over 10 classes.
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Driver Profile: Andrew Cain
Andrew Cain started in sprint karts in the late 80s, took a break (family etc), returned to sprint in 2019, and then went superkarting in the non-gearbox Rotax class.
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Stony Creek Club Day
Racing returned to the Stony Creek Kart Club yesterday, Saturday November 27, with the fifth round of the club’s 2021 championship. Photographer Steve Dansie was there, capturing the images below. …
Canberra Track Set To Close
The Canberra Kart Club’s Circuit Mark Webber is scheduled to close in 12 months time. But don’t stress – the closure is a planned event to allow the finalisation of the second stage of the track’s extension.
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Driver PR: James Lodge, GKCV Race Day
Returning to the track after the covid break, James Lodge dominated the X30 class at Todd Rd on Sunday, qualifying fastest and winning all four races.
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GKCV Club day at Todd Rd
The Go Kart Club of Victoria hosted the first kart race meeting in Melbourne for many months, 165 drivers taking to the Todd Road circuit last Sunday.
Driver PR: Kristian Janev, GKCV Race Day
Kristian Janev returned to the Go Kart Club of Victoria over the weekend to compete in the ultra-competitive KA3 Junior class, eventually winning the class with three wins out of four starts.
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Driver PR: Aiden Schweikert, GKCV Race Day
Aiden Schweikert took to the November Club Day at the Go Kart Club of Victoria last Sunday against over twenty other Cadet 12 drivers.
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Driver PR: Ashton Cattach, GKCV Race Day
Ashton Cattach took to the Go Kart Club of Victoria over the weekend for the November club day meet. With a highly competitive KA3 Senior Light field of over twenty drivers that included some of the best drivers in the state and country, Ashton was in for a hard and tough weekend.
Driver PR: Cooper Stapleton, GKCV Race Day
Despite missing practice, having trouble fitting in the kart and a lack of running on the current tyre since January, Cooper Stapleton was still able to make the podium at the Go Kart Club of Victoria’s race day last weekend.
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Driver PR: Jack Jenkins, GKCV Race Day
For the first time in his karting career, Jack Jenkins raced at the Todd Rd circuit in Melbourne, spending much of the time in the top three of the Cadet 12 class.
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Team PR: GKCV Race Day
Cadet 12 drivers Aston Hill and Dino Maio plus KA3 Junior pilots Aris Kyriakou and Chadd Moore represented the Country Karts/Tecno Victoria team at the Todd Rd club day last weekend.
News Briefs!
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Junior Sprockets Ready for 2022
Do you know anyone with kids who might be interested in karting? A range of dates across January have been announced for KA’s Junior Sprockets program with Beginner and Intermediate days scheduled in Victoria and New South Wales.
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NSW State Rotax Titles
The NSW State Rotax Titles were contested at Coffs Harbour last weekend. Just over 80 entries hit the track in seven classes, Junior MAX the biggest field with 27 starters.
Queensland State Cup
“Oh my God!” is all The Noise could say after the Queensland State Cup at Warwick on the weekend which featured a strong entry, plenty of close racing and even a fly-over birthday banner! Click through for the results, pics and the video evidence.
Karters Added to Grove Junior Team
Queensland karters Oscar Targett (15) and Mika LeMasurier (13) have been signed to the Grove Junior Team development program.
The 2021 Bartel Classic
The GKCSA was proud to honour life member John Bartel with the running of the Bartel Classic at the Monarto Karting Complex earlier this month.
Gippsland’s November Race Day
The Gippsland Go Kart Club returned to racing on November 14, getting all four races in for each class before the threatening rains drenched the circuit.
Driver PR: Benjamin Classon, ELKC Race Day
Benjamin Classon is a driver starting to make headlines in the Eastern Lions Kart Club’s junior ranks and took a clean sweep of wins at the club’s most recent race day.
Karting Part of $8.6 Billion Motorsport Economy
As part of the wider motorsport economy, karting has played a part in building an $8.6 billion industry, according to a study conducted by accounting and business services firm Ernst and Young (includes video)
Indigenous All-Girl Karting Team
A team of four teenage girls of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background is set to hit the track next year as part of the indigenous Racing Together project.
AKC Finale Confirmed for Monarto
The 2021 Australian Kart Championship will conclude in South Australia next month, Karting Australia today confirming the venue – the Monarto circuit, Murray Bridge.
State Cup Shakedown at Warwick
The shakedown meeting for the Queensland State Cup took place at Warwick on Sunday. Click through for the results, photos and ‘Noisy’ video of all the finals.