2023 KA Rule Book
Here’s some light reading for the off season – the 2023 Karting Australia Manual that was made available today.
Enduro
Podium & Problems for B&A
Team PR – B & A Kart Racing’s James and Aiva Anagnostiadis tackled the Junior and Senior endurance races at Todd Road on the weekend to finish off a busy 2022 season of karting.
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Top Enduro Effort for NSW Duo
Driver PR – New South Wales had a strong representation at the Shamick Racing Enduro over the weekend, with former and current state champion Reece Cohen and Jackson Souslin-Harlow pairing together for a crack at the big event.
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Pro Karting Duo Win TaG Enduro
Karting veteran Jace Lindstrom and his protégé Declan Somers have taken out an action-packed four-and-a-half hour TaG enduro at Todd Rd.
Switch to Slicks Nets Enduro Win
A late change to slick tyres was key for Full Throttle Racing team drivers Arron Black, William Exton & Daniel Harvey, the trio taking victory in the 4-hour race that determined the NZ Endurance Championship at Nelson on the weekend.
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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).
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1,296 Laps for Italian 24-Hour Winners
The Italian crewed Pomposa Dream Team won the 24 Hours Karting of Italy at the 7 Laghi circuit on the weekend. Czech Republic team Steel Ring Trinec took out the Silver division of the race.
TEKA Opens 2022 at Newcastle
With all that has been with covid, the TEKA fraternity had been chewing at the bit to get back on track, finally achieving that feat at what some think to be the spiritual home of TEKA, the Newcastle Kart Racing Club.
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Alonso On Podium at Dubai 24-Hour
Fernando Alonso, teamed with former F1 driver Pedro de la Rosa, F3000 ace Angel Burgueno and top Bulgarian karter Nikola Tsolov, has taken third place in the final round of the Dubai Kartdrome Endurance Championship.
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Mix of Youth & Experience Wins NZ Briggs Endurance Title
Two drivers, each with over 30 years experience, teamed with a 17-year old reigning national sprint champion to win New Zealand’s National Endurance Championship in Wellington on Saturday.
Reader Poll: Karters & COVID Vaccination
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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The Norton Rogers Memorial Meet
A 100-lap enduro, awarding of a Life Membership and presentation of the Norton Rogers’ Memorial all took place at Gladstone last weekend. The Noise was there – and had a drive!
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KNSW Release 2021 Rule Book
Karting NSW has released its 2021 rule books. There are six publications; the overall KNSW Rules & Regulations, plus a handbook for each of five specific disciplines of the sport – Sprint, Enduro, Speedway, Retro and Vintage.
Ipswich Club Calendar for 2021
A six-round Club Championship plus two other feature events will make up the calendar of club racing at Ipswich Kart Club in 2021.
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News Briefs
Lots of mixed news snippets in today’s post of anything karting… from anywhere. Club, industry, product news & info from Australia and around the world.
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67 Drivers Tackle Sweltering Enduro
Sixty-seven drivers, covering all manner of racing experience, took on a 4-hour endurance race at Wollongong on Saturday. Amazingly, the top 4 teams all finished on the same lap, just seconds separating the top three.
Experience Counts at NZ Endurance Titles
Age proved no barrier to winning the second annual Kartsport New Zealand Briggs Endurance Title on the weekend, the winning team including a 69-year old driver.
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Preview: NZ Briggs Endurance Titles
This Saturday the Kartsport Wellington club hosts the second annual New Zealand Briggs National Endurance Championship meeting at Gazley Raceway. Can the 334 laps completed by last year’s winner be beaten?
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BAC-PKI Win 24-Hours Karting Italy
The winning BAC-PKI team completed 1266 laps to win the 24-Hours Karting Italy run by CRG and their spec Centurion karts at the Adria Raceway last week.
JLA Win SEK Enduro Warwick
Last weekend SEK QLD held their round 6 event at Warwick Kart Club, culminating in a 7-hour enduro race on Sunday, taken out by the JLA Racing team. The Noise reports with photos and video.
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Enduros & F100s at Warwick
The enduro karts slugged it out for two days and the F100s decided their Queensland champion at the SEK Qld round at Warwick on the weekend. The Noise was there – here’s the evidence!
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Gillis & McLellan Win Shamick 4.5hr Enduro
287 laps, 72 drivers, 36 teams and four-and-a-half hours. Cody Gillis and Ben McLellan have come out on top of a grueling TaG enduro at Todd Rd.
Nelson & Tennant Win The Blue Datto
After 187 very hot laps of the Ipswich circuit, Brendan Nelson and Kurtis Tennant have taken out the first ever Blue Datto Enduro for Senior Rotax.
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Another Race for Junior MAX & Mini MAX
IKD and the Ipswich Kart Club have put out the reminder that there’s an opportunity for Junior MAX and Mini MAX drivers to fit another race in this year via the Blue Datto Enduro event.
Kiwis Prepare for First Briggs Enduro Nationals
Excitement is building for the first ever NZ Briggs & Stratton National Endurance Championship later this month.