Tony Kart Top Guns
Team Report: The Tony Kart Australia truck was at Oakleigh to support all the Tony Kart drivers throughout the 2 nights of Junior Top Guns, helping to achieve a nice haul of trophies for the kids to take home.
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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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News Briefs
NEWS BRIEFS! In this installment: series updates, industry news, calendar reschedules, club updates, team & driver news, farewell to an icon – sprint, speedway, endurance, superkart – local and international karting info…
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Preview: Ipswich Club Championship, Round 1
The opening round of the Ipswich Kart Club’s 2021 Club Championship will include the opening round of the new Queensland KZ-KA2 Series. The club has already received entries from four states…
Bellars Three-peats Young Guns
Wyllie’s Kart City Young Guns kicked off Launceston Kart Club’s 2021 season last Saturday evening, Elliot Bellars taking out the feature race for the third consecutive year.
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Junior Top Guns
Just on 120 entries contested the eight classes that opened the 2021 Victorian karting season with Junior Top Guns at Oakleigh the past couple of days.
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News Briefs
NEWS BRIEFS! Race calendars, relocations, driver news, club news… plus plenty of other stuff.
AKC Round 1 Postponed
The opening round of the 2021 Australian Kart Championship has been postponed. Here’s the statement from Karting Australia, plus the result of our reader poll on the matter.
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Reader Poll: AKC Round 1 – Yes or No?
Should the opening round of the 2021 Australian Kart Championship go ahead? There are a number of issues to consider; let us know your opinion.
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Control Engine Tender for Karting NSW
Karting NSW is looking to formalise the eligibility of engines in its sanctioned events and will soon open a tender process for manufacturers and/or their Australian distributors to supply control engines.
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.
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Ipswich Club Calendar for 2021
A six-round Club Championship plus two other feature events will make up the calendar of club racing at Ipswich Kart Club in 2021.
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Flack Confirms F4 Plans
After nine successful years of karting in Australia and overseas, Queensland’s Marcos Flack has confirmed international plans for 2021 and is set to compete in the British Formula 4 Championship.
Karting HQ Now Exclusive Praga Importer for Australia
Karting HQ is now the exclusive Australian importer for the Praga brand of karts.
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News Briefs
NEWS BRIEFS! Mostly (but not just) club-based news and updates to kick off the new year…
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Vale – Russell Grimson
It is a sad start to 2021 with the news that long time karter, official and club administrator Russell Grimson has passed away.
KA’s 2021 Manual
Karting Australia’s rule book for 2021, the Australian Karting Manual, is now available. It must be downloaded (includes link) as there will be no printed copies distributed.
KNSW Approve Non-Genuine Parts for IAME & ROK
Karting NSW is aiming to reduce cost for competitors by allowing a number of non-genuine replacement parts to be used in the IAME 100cc Reedjet and Vortex Mini Rok engines.
Video: Kart to Supercar
Six of Tom Williamson Motorsport’s karting drivers got to sample a Super-3 V8 Supercar recently – ride with Elly Morrow, Beau Pronesti, Jordi Marcon, Zac Heard, Jackson Souslin-Harlow and Winston van Laarhoven as they take their first laps.
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.
2021 KA Rules Summary
Karting Australia has published a summary of its ‘major rule changes’ that are coming for 2021.
KA CEO Christmas Message
Karting Australia CEO Kelvin O’Reilly communicated his Christmas message to members today, and includes a New Year resolution suggestion…
New Rules For Speedway
The official Speedway Karting Association of Australasia (SKAA) rule book has been released for the current season and it contains a number of new and adjusted regulations.
Consultancy Organisation Critical of New Motorsport Council
Business consultancy organisation Small to Medium Enterprise Australia claims the new Australian Motorsport Council, of which Karting Australia is a founding member, has been rejected by large industry players.
Tony Agland Memorial on RKA Schedule
It looks like a big year ahead for Retro Karting Australia with a five-round series and the inaugural Tony Agland Memorial race meeting.