Karting Australia has dealt directly with BRP-Rotax to re-establish the Rotax classes under its sanction. KA will organise a local Rotax Max Challenge to qualify drivers for the Grand finals, and has expressed a strong interest in introducing electric powertrains to Australia.
The World Motorsport Council has approved the European Masters for KZ2, plus the inclusion in the CIK-FIA regulations for air-cooled & four-strokes to compliment TaG, electric powertrains and chassis for rental karts.
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BRP-Rotax wrap up the 2022 Grand Finals from Portimao – “An Exciting Race Week Filled with Premieres”
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Troy Bretherton ended as the top placed Australian at the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals, moving up to take an excellent fifth place in the DD2 Masters final.
Four of the eight Australians contesting the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals will get to race the finals tonight in Portugal (the live stream will commence from 9:10pm AEDT).
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Rotax has revealed a new electric motor for karting, targeting younger drivers and the recreational market – the Rotax E10.
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With the qualification heats now done, the grid positions for the pre-finals are set – and we’ve got an Aussie inside the top ten!
Day four in Portugal saw the balance of classes conduct their qualifying session, plus the first of the heat races – official report, Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals.
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Changeable weather with gusts of wind greeted drivers for the opening practice sessions at the RMCGF in Portugal.
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Official proceedings at the Rotax Grand Finals have commenced with the kart raffle, welcome party and tyre changing competition now complete.
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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Here’s a bunch of News Briefs to finish off the work week – anything from club news to international happenings (and everything in between).
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Teenagers Aiva Anagnostiadis and Peter Bouzinelos are Australia’s karting competitors at the FIA Motorsport Games that have just commenced in France.
The first ever Swedish E-Kart Championship took place at the GTR Motorpark in Eskilstuna recently to crown the 2022 champions in the Rotax E20 Junior and Senior classes.
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The French Val d’Argenton circuit hosted the latest round of the Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy on the weekend, and the majority of winners were on Tony Kart chassis.
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A lack of entries has prompted the promoter of the German Electric Kart Championship to cancel the 2022 edition of the series.
An electric Junior class has been added to the list of categories for the 2022 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals. BRP-Rotax confirmed the Project E20 Junior news in its annual …
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More than 200 drivers started in Genk, Belgium last weekend to kick-off the racing season of the highly-competitive Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy.
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In this post of News Briefs: Push-back bumpers return for SKUSA, various track and rule updates, race format shakeup for Rotax Pro Tour – plus more!
Who wants to be the first ever E-Kart champion at the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand finals? BRP-Rotax advise there are seats available in the 18-kart E-Kart class at Bahrain’s World Final in December.
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Prince Carl Philip of Sweden tested the Rotax E20 eKart at the GTR Motorpark in Sweden a week ago.
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Lachlan Robinson enjoyed another strong performance at the latest Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy round, finishing first on the road in both Senior MAX finals in Germany.
There are new lockdowns, border and travel restrictions, race meetings postponed, Government promoting vaccination, dissidents promoting the opposite. Regardless of where you sit in the political/ethical/medical/logical landscape, we’d like to know where you, the karter, sits regarding COVID vaccination.
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From local club-based news and information to what’s happening on the global scene; check out today’s news briefs to stay in touch with the karting world!
Bit of a catch-up here! A real mixed bag of news briefs and videos from various aspects of the sport covering many topics. Don’t miss out, jump in!