WA Kart Championship
Twelve blue plates were awarded at the West Australian Kart Championship at Esperance last weekend. Here’s the full class-by-class race report.
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KA’s Monthly Message
Karting Australia distributed it’s monthly Australian Karter e-newsletter to its membership on Friday, including CEO Kelvin O’Reilly’s October message.
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The Warwick 1000
A 17-kart field contested the first ever Warwick 1000 Superkart race at Morgan Park Raceway last weekend.
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The Karticle – ‘Lids’ Edition
Favourite helmets from each class feature in this unique race report & photo spread from Albury/Wodonga Kart Club – plus driver profile: Benjamin Roberts
KNSW Statement Regarding KA Legal Action
Karting Australia has initiated legal action against a number of clubs in New South Wales, plus the Karting NSW body. Here is a statement from K-NSW.
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Karting NSW Appoint First Ambassador
Karting (New South Wales) Inc has appointed 19-year-old Ashley Chebaia as the organisation’s first ambassador.
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QLD State Kart Championship Final
The Noise reports from the second and final round of the 2019 Queensland Kart Championship at Cooloola Coast Kart Club. Includes video of all finals.
Karting Icon Returns for Race of Stars
Five-time World Champion Davide Forè returns to the Gold Coast next month with the aim of taking a third Race of Stars victory. But this time he’ll be driving for the JC Kart team with Jon Targett on the spanners.
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Gippsland’s September Club Day
The Gippsland Go Kart Club’s monthly race day was held on Sunday. The day remained dry, except for when the Juniors and Cadets raced their 3rd heat.
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Numbers Up for Team Australia
The Team Australia drivers are now all officially registered and have been allocated race numbers for the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Final. When the live stream starts coming through, these are the numbers to cheer on:
WA Northern Zone Final
Exmouth locals were treated to the sounds and smells of kart racing a week ago when competitors converged on Exmouth’s kart track for the final of the 2019 Northern Zone Series.
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Golden Power Series, Rochester
Rochester hosted the fourth round of the Golden Power Series last weekend. Bailey Dixon reports with a Karticle.
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Karting Quickies
Lots of karting updates, news, information and entertainment from here and around the world.
Preview: Qld States, Round 2
Kev ‘The Noise’ Davies previews this weekend’s second round of the Queensland Kart Championship at the Cooloola Coast Kart Club – plus driving & setup tips for the track from Derek Jones.
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South Australian Kart Championship
While the absolute numbers were not big, the fields were classy at the South Australian Kart Championship on the weekend with some of the country’s top drivers attending.
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Pro Tour 2020
Cutting costs for competitors is one of the key changes to the Rotax Pro Tour for 2020. IKD is implementing tyre saving regulations, shorter…
Abbasse To Defend Race of Stars
Frenchman Anthony Abbasse has confirmed he will return to the Gold Coast next month to defend the Race of Stars crown he won in 2018.
Tricky Track at Stony Creek
There were tricky track conditions at the September club day for Stony Creek Kart Club. After rains, the track dried out but with water running across it in places, most …
KZ World Champs – Saturday Update
It’s a tough gig for the three Aussies and three Kiwis in Italy for the KZ World Championship and KZ2 Super Cup. Update from Lonato.
New Winners & Tough Weekends at Vic Country Series Round
Several drivers recorded their first wins of the season, whilst a few of the main contenders had tough weekends at the penultimate round of the DPE Victorian Country Series at Horsham on the weekend.
Aussie Trio In Lonato
Australia will have three representatives on the World stage in Italy this weekend: Troy Loeskow will line up for the KZ World Championship while Henry Johnstone and Zac Zamprogno will contest the FIA International Super Cup for KZ2. Includes links & timetable to follow the event.
Team Australia Decided at Pro Tour Finale
The 12-person Team Australia that will tackle the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Final in Italy next month was finalised at the concluding round of Pro Tour in Albury on the weekend. The Team Australia drives for 2019 are:
IKD – Pro Tour 2019
message from IKD On behalf of the entire IKD Team we would like to extend our thanks to the officials, host clubs, volunteers, drivers, teams & families for helping us …
Another Aussie Win for Kiwi
Fast-rising young Kiwi karter Jackson Rooney has done it again. Just two weeks after claiming a breakthrough win in the TaG 125cc class at the final round of the 2019 …
AKRA Club Champs Round 6
Saturday August 31 was Australian Kart Racers Alliance 6th Round of the Club Championship at their Wollongong Kart Raceway. The weather man was giving mixed predictions during the leadup with …