Patrizicorse Reveal AKC Lineup
Patrizicorse has revealed a seven-driver lineup for the opening round of the 2018 Australian Kart Championship.
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Entry List: Pro Tour Dubbo
Seven drivers will be crowned NSW State Rotax Champions at the conclusion of the next round of Pro Tour at Dubbo on March 9 to 11. Here’s the official entry list
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Free Tyres at Brian Farley Memorial
A Rotax Light feature class will run at next month’s Brian Farley Memorial and all entrants in the category will receive a free set of tyres.
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Winter Cup Lonato
Josh Fife, James Wharton and Christian Mansell are competing at the 23rd running of the Winter Cup at Lonato this weekend. Here’s the qualifying and opening heats update (includes link for live stream)
Pro Tour Dubbo To Be Live Streamed
IKD has confirmed the upcoming round of Rotax Pro Tour will be live streamed.
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Country Series Track Capacity To Be Enforced
The Victorian Country Series will now cap entries to the track’s capacity rather than running an A Vs B heat qualifying system. And at least one class is almost full for the opening round.
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Vic Superkarts Open 2018 at The Island
Several interstate and overseas visitors attended the opening round of the Victorian Superkart Club’s 2018 series at Phillip Island on the weekend.
Record Entry For Australian Kart Championship Series Opener
A record 291 entries have been received across the nine championship classes for the opening round of the Australian Kart Championship. This will make it the largest ever meeting held at the Monarto Karting Complex since it opened almost a decade ago.
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Burridge Family Memorial Kicks Off Mackay’s 2018
The Burridge Family Memorial, in honour of junior karter Mark Burridge and family who perished in a tragic car accident in 2011, has kicked off the racing season at Mackay & District Kart Club.
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Engine For Heavy; Dubbo Entry Opens
Latest Pro Tour news: a new MAX engine will be awarded in Rotax Heavy and entries for the Dubbo round close in a few days (incl. Supp Regs link)
Karting News Briefs
Cheat builder banned, team updates, Oceania Titles, state rules, Pro Tour oil, event info, grid girls, Aussie junior for SWF, etc. And, you stick it where?
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$50,000 Of Prizes for KA’s Club Driver Ranking
$50,000 worth of prizes are on offer throughout 2018 as part of KA’s new SP Tools Club Driver Ranking program. Here’s the latest information and link to the rules and regulations (Note: clubs only have to 20 February to register for the incentives program).
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Poll Result: Practice Habits
Last week we asked “Outside of the official practice session(s) that form part of a race meeting, how often do you practice/test?”. Here’s the result…
The Briggs & Stratton 206 Is Now Available
International Karting Distributors have advised the 206 Briggs & Stratton engine is now available to purchase!
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Karting Victoria State Regulations
Victorian karters should familiarise themselves with the state-based regulations that Karting Victoria has just released as they relate to club days, Country Series, Power Series etc
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Western Cup Round 1
Over 200 entries contested round 1 of the 2018 Western Cup, run by Tiger Kart Club at Wanneroo on the weekend (includes video)
Newcastle Club Championship, Round 2
Newcastle Kart Racing Club held the second round of the club’s 2018 Championship on Sunday.
Wet Ipswich Season Opener
Video interviews and some of the racing (and results) from a very wet opening round of the Ipswich Kart Club’s 2018 club championship.
Wet Weather Cover Permitted for Torini Engine
Karting Australia has issued a Technical Rule Interpretation for the Torini Clubmaxx 210 4-stroke, an interim ruling concerning wet weather intake covers until the official Torini component becomes available.
Stony Creek February Race Day
29 karters kicked off the 2018 season at Stony Creek on the weekend for the track’s first club day of the year.
Flack’s Fairing Curtails Top Ten in Italy
A front fairing penalty cost Marcos Flack at top ten result in Italy on the weekend. Josh Fife was also threatening the top ten when he DNF’d the KZ2 final. Here’s the race wrap plus photos from Adria
Fifey 6th in Quallie, WSK Super Master Series
Josh Fife has qualified an excellent 6th in KZ2 at the WSK Super Master Series opener. Marcos Flack is 27th in 60Mini. Here’s the qualifying wrap and some photos (includes live stream link)
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Poll: How Often Do You Practice?
According to a previous poll, the cost of practice and testing to be competitive at a race meeting is a major factor why people plan to race less this year. So, how often are you at the track cutting laps?
A New Track for Western Australia?
An application for development approval has been submitted for a new motorsport facility in Western Australia – and it includes a kart track