Quick News Briefs
Another massive post of Quick News from the past weeks – new products, club updates, event information & more. Karting news from around Australia and around the world!
Australia
2023 Vic Open Info
Karters will be battling for blue plates at the AASA Victorian Sprint Kart Championship at Geelong next month. Of note is that this event will be open to drivers holding a valid licence from one of several governing bodies.
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Changes At Oakleigh
After significant track modifications and now securing the final round of next year’s AKC, the Oakleigh Kart Racing Club in south-east Melbourne continues to log change.
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New Tracks For 2024 AKC
The 2024 Australian Kart Championship calendar has been revealed and includes two circuits new to AKC – Coffs Harbour and Oakleigh.
Guitars at Tamworth’s C2C
Surfboard trophies are the tradition on the Gold Coast and now the Tamworth Kart Club hopes to have established a new tradition, awarding guitar trophies to the series winners of the Coast-2-Country Series on the weekend.
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South Australian Kart Championship
Southern Go Kart club hosted the 2023 South Australian Kart Championship at the re-configured Bolivar circuit on the weekend and the club’s President took out one of the titles!
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Gippsland Shakesdown
With the Golden Power Series round at the venue this weekend, the Gippsland Go Kart club enjoyed the company of extra karters on Sunday as racers ran the club’s September club day as a shakedown for GPS.
New Owners at Melbourne Kart Centre
James and Sam Sera have sold one of the country’s leading kart retail businesses, Melbourne Kart Centre. After seven years as owners, the husband and wife team will soon hand the keys over…
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Big Mover at Champs of Future
Australian junior Lewis Francis was the big mover at the Champions Of The Future round at Franciacorta, Italy, on the weekend, moving up an incredible 72 positions across the event.
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Cowbiz Archerville Classic
80 karters assembled at Archerville Raceway across the weekend to chase the black plates that were up for grabs in the “State Cup” Cowbiz Archerville Classic IV. Jade Stone reports.
Portland’s Slip-N-Slide VCS Round
The Portland District Kart Club hosted the penultimate round of the DPE Kart Superstore Victorian Country Series on the weekend, but there were varying degrees of track moisture throughout the event.
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States’ Class Sponsors
Ipswich Kart Club has announced the title sponsors for all 11 classes that will contest the Queensland Kart Championship later this month.
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Warwick’s Junior Top Guns
There was great racing all weekend at the Warwick Kart Club for the 2023 Wash-It Australia Junior Top Guns meeting. The Noise reports.
TaG Titles Feature at IKC
Another huge meeting was run at Ipswich a week ago, hot fields in the feature TaG Light and TaG Heavy classes, plus several Rotax categories prepping for the National Cup.
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Energy’s AKC Finale
Team PR – The Energy Corse Australia team came frustratingly close to taking a Championship and a round win at the fifth and final event of the 2023 Australian Kart Championship recently.
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Next Stage for Ciconte
Victorian karter Joanne Ciconte has made it through to be one of the finalists in the FIA Girls on Track Rising Stars Program that will be contested at the Ferrari Driver Academy in November.
Dirt Kart Doco Planned
An Australian-made documentary about dirt karting is planned for production later this year, to “showcase dirt karting in a slick, professional and high end manner”.
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Six Karters Off to Malaysia
Six Aussie kart racers are part of the 13-member ‘Team Australia’ heading to the inaugural Asia Pacific Motorsport Championship at Sepang International Circuit later this month.
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Nick Takes The Tony
Nick Agland put in a super drive from the rear of the field to win the Tony Agland Memorial for F100 at the Retro Karting Australia round at Orange on the weekend.
Basso Bonanza at Goulburn Valley
Driver PR – Mathew Basso continued his strong 2023 karting season with another victory, this time dominating the Junior Heavy class to win the red plate at Numurkah’s Australasian Titles event.
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Nail-Biters at Numurkah
The 2023 Australasian Kart Titles was a cracker, 137 entries racing for a red plate across 12 classes. But who nabbed the Commentator’s Award for the weekend?
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WSK Euro Series Opener
Australian drivers once again showed they can run with the best in Europe as they contested the opening round of the WSK Euro Series at the Franciacorta Karting track in Italy on the weekend (with video)
Huge Speedweek Ahead
A five-day festival of karting activity will take place in Queensland later this month. “Ipswich Speedweek” will incorporate Junior sprockets, the Qld State Cup and Rotax Nationals.
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Colombrita In the Big Chair at KNSW
Karting NSW has a new Chair, Belinda Colombrita appointed to the position at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting on the weekend.
Joanne & Jure Off To Training Camp
Two young aspiring Australian drivers will get their chance to make a big step in their international motorsport journeys this week, as they participate in the 2023 FIA Girls on Track Rising Stars Program.