Records Set at National Superkarts Australia Round
Record entries and record lap times were a highlight of the opening round of the Superkarts Australia National series at The Bend recently. Full report, points and lots of photos.
Australia
AKC Returns To Bolivar
For the first time since 2014, an Australian Karting Championship round will take place at Bolivar in Adelaide later this month. It will also be the largest event at the venue for almost two decades with just on 300 drivers entered.
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Dee Vine Cups for Robinson & Love
Brett Robinson and Mitchell Love were awarded the inaugural Dee Vine Estate Cups at the Griffith Kart Club recently, while Dillan Shields picked up the Joseph Biancini Shield.
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Sprockets Return In Victoria
Karting Australia’s Junior Sprockets program re-started at two venues in Victoria last week after a 12-month break enforced by the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Team PR: DJM Race Engineering, Vic Championship
While it had won championships in other states, the DJM Race Engineering team hadn’t earned a blue plate in its home state for six years. Until last weekend.
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Driver PR: Ashton Ardley, Vic Championship
After a top ten at the Metro Series round at the venue, Ashton Ardley was ready to tackle Oakleigh once again for the Victorian State Championship in KA4 Junior Light.
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Cyclone Damage Cancels Race Day
The Midwest Kart Club at Geraldton, WA, has been forced to cancel tomorrow’s club race meeting due to damage inflicted by Tropical Cyclone Seroja. Instead, its members will be doing a big cleanup.
The Top Guns of Warwick, Round 2
The Junior Top Guns at Warwick last weekend had 149 entries and over $25,000 worth of prizes given out. The Noise reports on what he describes as an amazing weekend.
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Driver PR: Mathew Basso, Vic Championship
Having enjoyed a stellar start to the 2021 season, Cadet 12 racer Mathew Basso had high hopes for the Victorian State Championship on the weekend.
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Driver PR: Aiden Schweikert, Vic Championship
Cadet 12 racer Aiden Schweikert contested his first ever state championship at Oakleigh on the weekend and saved his best result of the event for the Final.
Driver PR: Cooper Stapleton, Vic Championship
Cooper Stapleton has had a busy season to date, racing multiple series in multiple states with multiple good results. He contested the Victorian Cadet 12 Championship on the weekend.
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Driver PR: George Brothers, Vic Championship
Jai and Riley George contested their maiden State Championship at Oakleigh on the weekend. The Kosmic mounted brothers contested the Cadet 9 and KA3 Senior Medium classes respectively.
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Driver PR: Braden Clark, Vic Championship
Braden Clark took to the Victorian Open Kart Championship over the weekend looking for a strong result. Despite a heat DSQ, that’s what he got.
Aussie Wrap: WSK & Rotax Euro Series
It was a tough day at the (wet) office for the two Aussies contesting the opening round of the WSK Euro Series at Lonato, Italy, on the weekend. However, the third racing Rotax in Belgium got on the podium!
Report: Victorian Kart Championship
The Victorian Kart Championship hit Oakleigh Kart Club across the weekend with typical Melbourne weather – sunny and clear one minute, dark and heavy rain the next. It was so miserable Sunday morning that the fourth heats were dropped and racing moved straight into the Finals.
Results: Victorian Kart Championship
Wet weather and squalling wind had a dramatic effect on the final day of the 2021 Victorian Kart Championship at Oakleigh. The Sunday morning fourth heats were cancelled…
News Briefs!
This News Briefs post is not brief! Its a huge list of karting news from here and abroad, covering anything from track openings and closures to event information, entertaining videos and tech, product & industry news.
AKRA Crown 2021 National Champions
Did you know green plates are still awarded to karting champions at Easter? AKRA conducted its 2021 Nationals at Wollongong Kart Raceway last weekend. Here’s the race report, photos and results.
Peebles Podiums Spring Trophy
Griffin Peebles placed second at the 32nd running of the Spring Trophy at South Garda Karting, Lonato (Italy), last weekend. Competing in the Mini ‘International’ class of 59 drivers, Peebles …
Noisy Tour Round 2 – Cooloola
145 entries, including a retiring 70-year-old, turned up at Cooloola Coast a week ago. The meeting was also the second round of the 2021 Noisy Tour. Here’s the report, race videos, pics & results.
Barter’s French F4 Debut This Weekend
Australian teenager Hugh Barter’s international car racing career begins this weekend as he lines up in the French Formula 4 Championship’s Easter Cup at the historic Nogaro circuit in the South of France.
Gippsland’s March Races
March club day racing for the Gippsland Go Kart Club saw a couple of extra new karters participate in their first ever race day.
Whyalla Opens 2021 With Night Meeting
Whyalla Kart Club’s first meeting for the year was held under lights last Saturday with four heats and a final giving the drivers plenty of track time.
Golden Power Series Washout at Numurkah
Karters gathered at Numurkah last weekend for the second round of the Golden Power Series. However, treacherous conditions on Sunday saw the event called off. Bailey Dixon was there.
Strong Start to QLD Superkart Series
Twenty-one karts turned up for the opening round of the 2021 Queensland Superkart Series at Lakeside Raceway.