Australia
Interview: Jen Wade
Anyone who’s watched the coverage of the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals each year will be familiar with Jen Wade. For many, the Euro-based Australian has been the public face of the event, a key presenter of all the interesting off-track content.
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High Stakes as Pro Tour Heads to Pucka
Event preview – With 14 places to the World Finals still up for grabs, this weekend’s penultimate round at Puckapunyal will be pivotal for the 2017 Rotax Pro Tour competitors.
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C&D-ers Add To Gippsland’s July Races
With the C&D Grade Titles at the venue this weekend, a number of extra karters turned up for Gippsland Go Kart Club’s July race day on Sunday.
Pro Tour Pucka – Timetable & Entry List
Here’s the entry list and timetable for this weekends round of the Rotax Pro Tour. It is the fifth round of the series and will see the crowning of the …
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Jack Doohan Wins European Championship Finale
Jack Doohan overcame the disappointment of the previous event with a resounding victory at the final round of the CIK-FIA European Championship in Sweden, the win making him the first Aussie to grace the top step of a Euro Championship podium since Jon Targett in 1992.
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Bunbury’s Coastal Classic
The Coastal Classic witnessed a wonderful weekend of kart racing for those who braved the difficult weather at Bunbury on the weekend. by Frank Viola
Karting Australia Search For New National Technical Commissioner
Karting Australia is looking for a new National Technical Commissioner to replace Les Allen who will step down from the role at the end of this year.
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Klarich Overcomes Downpour To Win WA KZ2 Round
Having earlier had to cut the axle out of his kart, Jake Klarich overcame a torrential downpour to win the Final at round three of the WA KZ2 Series.
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Stony Creek’s July Races
The July club day race meeting at Stony Creek, Vic, was a cold and sometimes windy affair. Occasional sprinkles of rain meant the conditions were not ideal, however there was still plenty of good racing across all classes.
Victorian Country Series Round 4
There was some great racing from the 170+ entries that contested round 4 of the Victorian Country Series at a very chilly Horsham the other week.
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Dylan Drysdale The Top Kiwi In Queensland
Dylan Drysdale was the best placed of the six Kiwis at the latest round of this year’s Australian Kart Championship series at Emerald in Northern Queensland over the weekend.
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Alan Hann Memorial Goes To Laneyrie & Morley
Jac Laneyrie and Sean Morley are the Junior & Senior Alan Hann Memorial Trophy winners from the Central Coast Speedway Kart Club’s most recent race meeting.
Cian Fothergill Joins Tony Kart
Tony Kart Australia has welcomed Cian Fothergill to the team, the former National champ immediately back on the pace on his return to the sport in Queensland.
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Doohan Fourth In Finland
After a near perfect run in the preliminaries, Jack Doohan had to settle for fourth in the Final at the European OK-Junior Championship round in Finland overnight.
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AKC Progressive Championship Points
Australian Kart Championship Drivers’ Championship points after round 4 of 5: CADET 9
1 Harry ARNETT 207
2 Ryan TOMSETT 197
3 Toby
AKC Round 4: Finals Day Report & Video
The Australian Kart Championship’s first visit to Emerald in Central Queensland has proven to be a Championship changing affair for several leading contenders. Here’s the Finals day report, photos and video
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Results: Australian Kart Championship, Round 4
Results (provisional) from the round 4 finals at Emerald today: KA3 Senior – 1 James Sera (VIC, FA Kart), 2 Matthew McLean (VIC, Arrow), 3 Leigh Nicolaou (VIC, FA Kart). Cadet 9 – 1 Ha
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AKC is now was LIVE from Emerald
Watch all of today’s action live from Emerald! Video, commentary and timing direct from the track, plus link to results and (amended) timetable for round 4 of the Australian Kart Championship.
Doohan Qualifies Pole in Finland
Jack Doohan has qualified fastest and won two of the opening three heats at the 4th round of the European Championships in Finland.
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Video: Interviews & Hot Lap From Emerald
Interviews and hot laps from round 4 of the Australian Kart Championship.
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Saturday Report: Australian Kart Championship Round 4
The Australian Kart Championship’s first visit to Central Queensland got off to a phenomenal start today with qualifying and the opening heats presenting some intensely close racing.
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John Martin Returns To Karting Competition
Early last decade, John Martin was one of Australia’s brightest young kart racers. He subsequently raced sports cars for years, including the Le Mans 24-Hour. This weekend the 33-year-old returns to the kart track, competing at the AKC round at Emerald.
Oddie Becomes 3rd X30 Driver To Score WA KZ2 Gig
Harrison Oddie is the third X30 driver to receive the call to compete in a WA KZ2 Series round. He answered some questions before this weekend’s event.