IP Karting Build on Pro Tour Momentum
Team Press: The IP Karting Australia team is looking to build on the momentum from round 1 at this weekend’s round 2 of Pro Tour in Dubbo.
Australia
Tasmanian State Championship Cancelled
The 2018 Tasmanian Kart Championship has been cancelled. Read the statement posted by Karting Tasmania and the Southern Tasmanian Kart Club.
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Junior Sprockets Dates & Venues 2018
Karting Australia has confirmed the initial dates and venues for the 2018 SP Tools Junior Sprockets program, encompassing events in Qld, NSW, SA and Vic.
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Sorensen Retains the Graham Acreman TaG Title
Scott Sorensen has retained the Graham Acreman Trophy for the second time running when he won the TaG Title race at Ipswich’s championship round 2 on Saturday. Includes lots of videos by The Noise, Kev Davies.
Newcastle Club Championship, Round 3
Newcastle Kart Racing Club held the third round of its 2018 Championship on Sunday. Despite a storm hitting the circuit just prior to the KA3 Junior final, all the kids (and/or their parents?) agreed to stay on slicks.
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Ipswich Grade Development Class Drivers
In an effort to re-build competitor numbers, the Ipswich Kart Club has kicked off a new initiative to grade their drivers (Group 1 through 3) for the ‘development’ classes.
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Poll Result: Series or Standalone?
We asked if you prefer racing in a series with a point score, or competing across a number of standalone events. Here are the results of the latest Reader Poll.
Local Lad Aims For Top Ten at Pro Tour Dubbo
UPDATE: Time table & Sporting Regulation change now added! Luke Wrigley will be flying the local flag this weekend at Dubbo’s round of the national Rotax Pro Tour, which doubles as the NSW State Championship for the Rotax classes. Official event preview.
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Karting News Briefs
In this batch of news briefs – Shavin’ Sammy, dealer sales/offers, Mackay’s non-KA meet (and cheap tyres!), retro archive, RIP Pop, X30 arrivals, Iceman, event info, industry and club news etc…
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Junior KF Kart Sale – This Month Only
Kip Foster’s KF Kart has a March Only sale on brand new current model Junior karts. Prices are…
March Races at Stony Creek
Stony Creek’s March club race day was run on Sunday. Here’s a photo gallery and results.
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Snow & Ice End Lonato WSK Round
Video: Hear from the Aussies in (freezing cold!) Italy as the WSK Super Master Series round is called off due to poor weather.
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Cobden Kicks Off Huge Vic Country Series
The Victorian Country Series enjoyed what was possibly the largest entry in its history, 242 karters turning up at Cobden for round 1.
Snow Forces Timetable Change at Lonato WSK
Two Australians, Marcos flack and Joshua Fife, are entered for the second round of the WSK Super Master Series in Italy this weekend, however snow has forced a change to the event schedule.
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Winning X5 Chassis Setups
Looking for seat measurements and front-end settings? DPE Kart Technology has made public the X5 chassis setups used to win two classes at the opening round of the Australian Kart Championship.
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F100 Turn It On at Stony Creek
The opening round of the 2018 RKA F100 Series was held at Stony Creek in Victoria on Saturday, 30 drivers competing across the two weight divisions.
Ponting On Point
Driver PR: Rusty Ponting has already come a long way since joining the Cadet 9 class last year. Over the weekend he was rewarded with his maiden Australian Kart Championship round win.
Gippsland’s February Race Day
Gippsland Go Kart Club kicked off the 2018 season with the February club day on Sunday.
Henry Johnstone Aims For KZ2 Championship
Driver PR: It was the first round of the Australian Kart Championship in Monarto last weekend and it could not have kicked off any better for Henry Johnstone.
Reader Poll: Series or Standalone?
What do you prefer? To compete in a series, or at standalone events? Click through and have your say.
16 Straight Podiums For Patrizicorse
Troy Loeskow recorded Patrizicorse’s 16th straight podium with a super comeback after qualifying down in 15th due to a wet track and slick tyre combination at the AKC round 1.
Drysdale The Top Kiwi at AKC Opener
With a fighting fourth place in an all-action KZ2 final, reigning NZ class sprint champion Dylan Drysdale ended up best finishing Kiwi at the opening round of the Australian Kart Championship at Monarto over the weekend.
Championship Points After Round 1
Here are the full class-by-class Championship points after the opening round of the 2018 SP Tools Australian Kart Championship.
Dalton Becomes First Tasmanian To Win an AKC Round
Lachlan Dalton made history today becoming the first Tasmanian to win a round of the Australian Kart Championship series, taking victory in the KA1 category. To review the action, here’s the Sunday report, pics and videos (interviews and from the live stream).
Saturday Report – Australian Kart Championship, Round 1
JC Karts KZ2 spearhead, Aaron Cameron has opened the first round of the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship, presented by Castrol EDGE in dominant fashion, collecting pole position and taking …