Karting Quickies
Anything from driver announcements to Corona virus… Click through for some quick updates on karting matters.
Australia
Junior MAX Superkarts
A four round Superkart series for Junior MAX will contest events at Phillip Island and Broadford in 2020.
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IAME Series Australia Events in 2020
An IAME X30 feature class will run at five selected events in Victoria in 2020. The class will be promoted through the official IAME Series world-wide platform to fit in with IAME’s world-wide marketing strategy.
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Pro Karting Theft
Pro Karting in Melbourne was broken into on Saturday February 1st, thieves taking several karts and accessories.
Stony Creek Round 1
The opening round of Stony Creek Kart Club’s 2020 championship was run on the weekend.
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Anderson’s Australian Assault
An influx of drivers are lining up for the 125cc Open category of Australian Superkarting this season, and the local Anderson agent says they’ve got plenty of the latest Maverick model in the field.
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OTK Reveal New EOS Brand
The OTK Kart Group has launched a new chassis brand, EOS Racing Kart, to replace FA Kart.
New Cadets Boost Ipswich
Over 10% of the entry at Ipswich Kart Club’s opening round of 2020 were new members. Of these, 11 were new Cadet drivers, most of whom had come through the club’s Come-And-Try program.
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Karting Quickies
Lots of news briefs! Team/driver updates, event info, poll result, class growth, engine suspension, industry news, series prizes, Euro videos etc. How fast can you do a driver change?
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2020 Kosmic Rookie is Here
The first shipment of the new Kosmic Kart Rookie EV model has landed in Australia and it’s already running out the door with limited karts remaining.
Webber To Open Canberra Track Extension
Mark Webber has agreed to participate in the official opening of the new track extension at Canberra Kart Racing Club.
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Junior Top Guns
Over 100 entries greeted the starter at the 2020 edition of Junior Top Guns at Oakleigh. Pro Karting’s Will Harper won the headline KA3 class which was the biggest field with 24 starters.
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Movie Review: GO!
SPOILER ALERT! The new Aussie film GO! was released in cinemas yesterday. Here’s what we thought of it.
Reader Poll: What Sort of Karting For You in 2020?
Our previous poll showed lots of readers had a very good idea of what events they will contest in 2020. Now we want to know what type of events those are. Take the poll!
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Vacancy: Race Team Manager
Shamick Racing has a full-time Melbourne-based position for a suitable person to fill the role of Race Team Manager.
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Extra DD2 Ticket!
Australia will get to send an extra DD2 driver to the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals. See the updated ticket allocation.
Bellars Back-To-Backs McDonald’s Young Guns
Young Hobart driver Elliot Bellars claimed his second consecutive McDonald’s Young Guns Trophy on Saturday, winning the time-honoured feature race for KA4 Juniors.
Vale – Greg Selwood
(EDITOR’S NOTE: post has been updated with statement from DPE and words from Drew Price) It is with a heavy heart we learn of the passing of former National champion Greg Selwood.
JC Kart Changes to JC Sport
There will be no more JC Karts coming to Australia. James Courtney and Jon Target have confirmed the brand will transform from an importer to a race team and be renamed JC Sport.
Rotax Grand Final Ticket Allocations
IKD has confirmed the per-class ticket allocations for the 11 seats Team Australia has available at the 2020 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Final – including a seat for a Rotax Heavy driver.
Reader Poll: Are You Ready for 2020?
The new race season is about to kick off. Do you know which races you will contest this year?
Karting Quickies
Welcome karters to the 2020 race season! Let’s kick off the new race year with some news briefs, including club news, the ‘lefty’ chassis, new parts, RIP, various calendars & schedules etc, plus 2019 FIA highlight vids.
2020 Additions to Patrizicorse Lineup
The Patrizicorse team has announced a couple of driver additions for the 2020 Australian Kart Championship season.
Pace Images’ Top Ten of 2019
Ben Roehlen of Pace Images photographed the big events through 2019. Here’s his much anticipated Top Ten of the year.
Video: Christmas Q&A
The latest Power Republic vlog comes from London! Derek answers punters’ questions on all things karting.