Pollard Concludes Country Series Campaign
Driver PR – Approaching the end of a full season of karting, Liam Pollard headed to a wet and wild Ballarat over the weekend for the final round of the Victorian Country Series.
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Juniors To Race Retro in 2023
Retro Karting Australia will offer a Junior Clubman Yamaha class in its 2023 race season.
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NSW Guns Team Up for TaG Enduro
Driver/Team PR – Jackson Souslin-Harlow and Reece Cohen are no strangers to success at the highest level of Australian karting, but both realise they have a mountain to climb to take out the Shamick 4.5-hour TaG Enduro at Todd Road next month.
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Bristow Steps up at Ballarat
Driver PR – Archie Bristow made history in Ballarat on the weekend, earning a podium on his debut in the Cadet 12 class while also taking out the DPE Victorian Country Series in Cadet 9.
Dirt Karts Conclude at Ipswich
The Ipswich City Dirt Karts concluded the 2022 competition season with a cracker of a night’s racing on Saturday. Even The Noise had a spin (literally!)
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Seb Joins Tony Kart Factory for 2023
Reigning Australian Cadet 12 champion Sebastian Eskandari-Marandi will compete as an official factory driver with the Tony Kart Racing Team in Italy in 2023.
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Karting Questions Answered
It’s Q & A Time! Here’s a new video from Power Republic answering a bunch of karters’ questions; “What should I do?” – from classes and coolant to torsion bars, pipe cleaning and a whole lot more.
2022 Tassie Titles
Oliver Wickham was the standout performer at the 2022 Tasmanian Kart Championship at Briant Park on the weekend, winning two of the junior classes on offer. Jade Stone reports.
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Top Tens for Aussies at SuperNats
Kip Foster was the top placed Australian at the SKUSA Supernats, but unfortunately could not capture a record-breaking fifth win at the famous Las Vegas event. Here’s how the Aussies ended up (with video of Sunday’s racing)
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Australians Set for Rotax Grand Finals
Australia’s team of eight drivers have landed in Portugal in preparation for this week’s Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals.
Follow The Aussies!
A couple of hundred Australians – almost 60 drivers and their crews – have descended on Las Vegas for the 25th running of the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals. Here are the links you need to follow their progress!
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New KA Operations Portal to Launch
From the start of 2023, Karting Australia and its members will be using a new online digital portal to manage all karting operations, licencing and event management functions.
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4-Banger Series Continues at Lakeside
The 2022 Auskart 4-stroke championship continued under sunny skies at Lakeside Raceway on Sunday with the sixth and penultimate round of the series.
Vegas Awaits Aussie Invasion
A total of 57 Australian drivers have flocked to Las Vegas ahead of this week’s 25th SKUSA SuperNationals on America’s glitter strip.
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Pocket Rocket Brothers Take on Monarto
Driver/Team PR – Pocket Rocket Brothers Oscar and Koda Singh made another interstate trip last weekend to take on the Ultimate Club Racer II event at Monarto.
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Basso’s Grand Slam at UCR-II
Driver PR – Victorian Mathew Basso scored the Grand Slam at Ultimate Club Racer II last week, qualifying fastest, leading every lap, fastest lap and wins in all four heats plus the Championship final.
Quick News Briefs
Here’s a bunch of News Briefs to finish off the work week – anything from club news to international happenings (and everything in between).
Archie’s Ultimate Win
Driver PR – Archie Bristow concluded his Cadet 9 career with a bang, winning Karting Australia’s Ultimate Club Racer II event at Monarto on the weekend.
Getting Into Karting
Know someone who’s interested in getting into karting? If so, point them to this video – five steps to get started in karting.
Ultimate Club Racers Crowned
Karting Australia’s Ultimate Club Racer II concluded in perfect weather conditions at Murray Bridge’s Monarto Karting complex in South Australia today.
South Australia Wins State of Origin
South Australia has today taken out the second running of the State of Origin Teams race, held in conjunction with the Ultimate Club Racer II meeting at Monarto.
KA Confirm State Championship Schedule
Karting Australia has confirmed the dates and most of the venues for its seven standalone state championship events in 2023.
Aussie Entry List – Vegas Supernats
A record-breaking 57 Australians are lining up to take on the 25th running of the SKUSA Supernationals in Las Vegas from November 16 to 20. Here’s the list!
Funded Superkart Drives On Offer
Two fully paid drives to compete in the 2024 New Zealand Superkart Nationals are on offer for a couple of next year’s Australian Superkart Champions.
Big Laps at Lakeside
Big laps were a feature at round 5 of the Auskart 4-stroke Championship at Lakeside on the weekend, Senior and Junior classes covering 55 tours of the LPDTC in their finals. The Noise reports (with video).