Tony Kart Reveal 2023 Drivers & Races
The factory Tony Kart Racing Team will field 20 drivers, including Australian Sebastian Eskandari-Marandi, across a wide range of international races in 2023.
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Lots of News Briefs
Monster post of karting news – there’s sure to be something or importance or interest in here! Local & international snippets,. products, events and info.
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Free Karting Stream
Want to watch some top-notch karting coverage for free? SKUSA’s 2023 Winter Series and ProTour will be live streamed and totally free for viewers to watch – no subscription required.
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Australia On The Road To OK-N World Cup
Australia has been confirmed by FIA Karting as one of six countries for the inaugural season of OK-N and is the only non-European entity on the list.
FIA Homologated Karting Product
The FIA homologates (approves) certain product for use in its competitions. For some components, like chassis and engines, this helps curb an arms race among the manufacturers.
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Vegas Vids: Official Vs Unofficial
Do you like slow-motion action videos of karting? There are now several re-cap highlights videos from SKUSA’s Supernationals in Las Vegas last month.
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Review: 2022 Texas Sprint Racing Series
Sanctioned by two governing bodies – SKUSA and the IKF – the Texas Sprint Racing Series experienced record numbers in 2022, welcoming nearly 900 entries across its five rounds.
Interview: Giancarlo Tinini
As per tradition, CRG’s Giancarlo Tinini has issued his end-of-year annual interview, covering technical, commercial and racing issues around the CRG brand, plus challenges, costs and complications facing the industry.
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Louis Joins Uncle Jeremey at CRG
CRG has announced it will field two Iglesias official drivers in its factory team next year.
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FIA Karting Awards
The FIA Karting Awards Ceremony took place in Bologna, Italy, earlier this month, awarding the World and European Champions their official cups in front of 180 guests.
Kremers & Morgatto Confirm USA Campaign
World Champions Marijn Kremers and Matheus Morgatto will compete with BirelART North America next year, commencing with the SKUSA Winter Series in January.
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Latest FIA Karting Updates
At its meeting on 7th December 2022 in Bologna, Italy, the FIA World Motor Sport Council took the following decisions based on the proposals of the International Karting Commission.
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Honda Heroes Go Karting
Marc Marquez and Max Verstappen teamed up for a multi-driver kart race at the Honda Thanks Day on November 30.
Young Talent On Show at WPKA Goldstar Opener
The opening round of the Manawatu and TRC Toyota WPKA Goldstar Series produced a mix of proven performers and those on the rise at KartSport Taranaki’s Todd Energy Raceway in Waitara.
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Interview: Giovanni Guerra
President of the Brazilian Automobile Federation, Giovanni Guerra, believes karting is on the way up in his country.
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RMCGF Report – Day 5
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!
RMCGF Report – Day 4
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.
RMCGF Report – Day 3
After getting through all the practice sessions at Portimao, Day 3 of the Rotax Grand finals concluded with qualifying sessions for the Senior and Junior electric classes, plus Micro, Mini and DD2 Masters.
Southern Mainland Double-Header
There was plenty at stake for New Zealand’s South Island karters with the third and final leg of the Mainland Series, decided in the two-stop Southern Series.
RMCGF Report – Day 2
Changeable weather with gusts of wind greeted drivers for the opening practice sessions at the RMCGF in Portugal.
Follow the Rotax Grand Finals!
Here are the links you need to follow the ‘Rotax Worlds’ where eight Aussies are part of almost 400 drivers competing in Portugal.
RMCGF Report – Day 1
Official proceedings at the Rotax Grand Finals have commenced with the kart raffle, welcome party and tyre changing competition now complete.
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)
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!