Karting NSW Appoint Chief Operations Manager
The Board of Karting NSW has announced that Ross Allen has been appointed the role of Chief Operations Manager for the organisation.
Australia
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
A large amount of rain the night before wreaked havoc on the Albury-Wodonga Kart Club’s computer systems, however the diligence and effort of the club’s committee & members saw the problems fixed and the July club day proceed.
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DPE Return To Rotax Events
DPE Kart Superstore will be providing customer support at Rotax karting events in Australia for the first time in almost 10 years at Albury’s Rotax Pro Tour over the weekend of August 10-12.
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Top Aussie Joins Kiwi Karters in NZ This Weekend
Top Australian karter Jaiden Pope has flown to New Zealand to prepare for the sixth round of the New Zealand Rotax Max Challenge series at Te Puke.
Canberra Stage 1 Extension
The Canberra Kart Racing Club has published a new track layout for Stage 1 of the redevelopment of Circuit Mark Webber.
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X30 Air Filter Now Compulsory
Remo Racing has advised that the use of an air filter, which has been supplied with new X30 engines since 2015, is now mandatory.
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AKC Team and Manufacturer Points
The Team and Manufacturer Championship points for the Australian Kart Championship have been updated after round 4 on the weekend.
NZ Goldstars Hit City of Melbourne for Titles
WPKA Goldstar series prize winners Tom Bewley, Hayden Bakkerus and Blake Dowdall head a five-strong squad of Kiwi karters contesting the Go Kart Club of Victoria’s 34th annual City of Melbourne Titles meeting this weekend.
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Allen & Sacco Lead The Charge
Team PR: Haase Karts Australia official team report from round 4 of the Australian Kart Championship at Emerald.
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Star Names For Preston Hire’s 4th TEKA Entry
Supercars team Preston Hire Racing will field an entry in round 5 of the TEKA Endurance Karting Championship at Newcastle on August 12.
Twin-Engine Beasts for Angus Gold Cup
A bumper field of some of the country’s best KT Twin drivers is set to battle out the ninth running of the Angus Kart Club’s Gold Cup this Sunday.
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MG Reds for RKA’s Clubman Class
Retro Karting Australia has confirmed its new “Pro Clubman” Yamaha class for 2019 will run on the MG Red tyre and use a control pipe.
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Registration Open for Race of Stars
With the initial round of invites done, registrations for drivers wishing to compete at the 2018 Race of Stars on the Gold Coast are now open.
Sun Shines on Drysdale in Northern Queensland
The sun shone on top Kiwi karter Dylan Drysdale at the penultimate round of this year’s Australian Kart Championship; second in the KZ2 class Final and best placed of the four New Zealanders contesting the round.
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New Product: Copper Anti-Seize Grease
Sick of tearing exhaust gaskets when removing the exhaust manifold? Try some of this; IAME’s copper anti-seize grease.
Gippsland’s July Race Day
The proverbial four seasons in one day happened in Morwell on Sunday for the Gippsland Go Kart Club’s July club race day.
Hanson’s Hard Fought Round 4 Victory
AWC Motorsport Academy’s Jay Hanson scored his first KA2 Australian Championship podium in the best possible way, taking victory in Emerald at round four of the 2018 series.
VIDEO: Australian Kart Championship, Round 4
All the action from the race track plus interviews around the pits, AKC round 4 at Emerald across the weekend.
Kart Quad Clean Sweep at Angas
Four drivers all had a perfect run at the most recent Angas Go Kart Club points meeting, Gavin Earl, Kyle Lambe, Luke Tugwell and Chris Ferguson all taking five from five in their respective classes.
Captain Consistent Carries On
Australian Junior karting’s Mister Consistent, Kai Allen has kept his chances alive to win the Junior (KA2) Australian Kart Championship after a strong performance in Saturday’s heat racing at Emerald’s (QLD) penultimate round of the series.
Every State Represented in Melbourne
Drivers are coming from every state in the country to compete and, with just days to go before nominations close, there are already over 250 entries for this year’s City of Melbourne Titles. Two classes are full and another four have 20 or more drivers.
Race To The ROK Cup
The race to decide the Australian representatives for the Rok International Cup heats up this weekend at the penultimate round of the Australian Kart Championship in Emerald, Queensland.
Quartet of Kiwis Head To Emerald
Dylan Drysdale and Rianna O-Meara-Hunt are the top ranked of the four Kiwis in North Queensland for this weekend’s round of the Australian Kart Championship.
Newcastle’s Reverse Round
Racing was run in the reverse direction last weekend for round 5 of the Newcastle Kart Racing Club’s 2018 Championship.
Pro Tour 5 – Entries & Timetable
Here’s the official entry list and timetable for the next round of the Rotax Pro Tour, round 5 at Albury-Wodonga Kart Club next month.