Two Australian Juniors were up against a barrage of Kiwis in the Junior Max Top 5 qualifying shootout at Pro Tour this afternoon, and it was Queenslander Broc Feeney who came out on top. Friday qualifying report from Coffs Harbour
IPKarting reckon their Praga drivers are due for a win at the Rotax Pro Tour round this weekend. The team’s preview and driver lineup
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Top Kiwi karters Madeline Stewart and Josh Drysdale are amongst the favourites heading into the fourth round of Australia’s Rotax Pro Tour series at Coffs Harbour on the central New South Wales coast this weekend.
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Quick karting news from here and abroad – DPE X5 release plan, event information, Super One videos, WAMS Scholarship, club and driver updates, Fernando fires back.
Australia’s best Rotax karters will flood Coffs Harbour for the Pro Tour round this weekend – but they’ll need to take on a trio of locals and some rapid Kiwis if they plan to make the podium in a capacity Rotax Light field.
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Here is the official timetable, entry list and track map for this weekend’s round 4 of the 2017 Rotax Pro Tour. The Coffs Harbour event will also see the NSW State Rotax Champions crowned.
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This year the WA KZ2 Series has been awarding X30 drivers an “Arrive & Drive” entry in the gearbox class. Tyler Nastasi is the next recipient, set to suit up at Wanneroo later this month.
Scott Sorensen beat home a charging Adam Mercer to take out the 5th running of the Graham Acreman Memorial Trophy at Ipswich last week. Geoff Salmon’s full race report
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A new karting book is now available, and there’s a special half-price delivery deal for Australians! Written by successful karting coach Terence Dove, “Learn How To Master The Art Of Kart Driving” is real tool chest of helpful hints, ideas and information for any kart driver who wants to improve their game.
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Sanuja “Sunny” Perera won the Victorian Superkart Club’s annual Gold Nugget award on the weekend by taking victory at Broadford in the Non-Gearbox (Rotax) Light class.
The OK-Junior final was reflective of the rest of the weekend for Jack Doohan in the Spanish round of the European Championship on the weekend. Starting 27th (after 2 DNFs, …
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“On behalf of Coffs Harbour Kart Club I’d like to thank all competitors, pit crews and officials for their understanding and efforts over the weekend…”
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Australian karters Jack Doohan and Flynn Jackes are competing at Fernando Alonso’s race track this weekend in the Spanish round of the European Championships, but Tony Kart’s Marco Ardigò has had to withdraw.
AKRA conducted another successful night race meeting last Saturday June 3rd at the Wollongong Kart Track in Kembla Grange. The meeting included almost 20 Yamaha drivers plus 15 TaG racers.
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Australian Superkarter Jordan Ford has won a round in the Mono category of the CIK-FIA European Superkart Championship! But the Donington race meeting could have offered so much more…
Rotax Australia wish to advise competitors of updated Homologation & Technical Specification bulletins recently issued by Karting Australia. They concern the use of a new NGK spark plug cap, plus the fitment of gaskets to the ignition pickup sensor.
Stony Creek Kart Club conducted another action packed club day race meeting on Sunday June 3, as evidenced by the images in this photo gallery (includes results)
Karting Australia is now producing its own media publication. The first issue of its new online magazine, titled Full Throttle, went live today. But it’s not the first time the governing body has been involved with publishing.
Karting Australia has launched a new website designed as a resource to assist KA clubs with their management, running of race meetings, track maintenance and a whole bunch of other things. There are links to a wide range of resources – even the State Departments of Health for food safety!
The Sodi World Finals were held in France recently and a bunch of Australians contested the event – one in the Sprint Cup and three teams in the Endurance Cup.
Changing weather kept drivers and crews busy at the Gippsland Go Kart Club’s May race day, the varying pace of drivers at different stages of the race leading to some exciting racing despite the smaller numbers this month.
Port Macquarie Kart Club ran a club championship round at the lush Pacific Park facility last weekend.
A vintage Birel kart, restored as a replica of that driven by former F1 driver Ricardo Patrese, has been stolen from JK Tuning in South Australia.
DPE Kart Technology has a huge $1000 off offer on Nordix and TS30 karts!
Here are the latest points and positions for the Teams and Manufacturers Championship after round 3 of the 2017 Australian Kart Championship.