Kart Expo Cancelled
The International Karting Exhibition planned for January 13-14 has been cancelled.
International
Tony Kart 2024
There has been a change in the Australian representation on Tony Kart’s official factory race team line-up as the Italian company reveals a 22-driver squad for 2024.
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Maxxis Gets FIA Gig
Maxxis has won the contract to supply tyres for the European and World Championships (OK & OK-Junior), OK-N and FIA Academy Trophy from 2024 to 2026.
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CRG Pushes Kali Brand
CRG is lifting the presence of the Kali Kart brand, a new website and social media channels supporting an official Kali Kart racing team for 2024.
BirelART Sets Up in China
BirelART has announced the establishment of Birel China Limited, a joint venture company in Greater China aimed at enhancing the local market, drivers and customers.
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2024 IAME World Final
Four X30 categories – Mini, Junior, Senior & Master – will feature at the 2024 IAME World Final which will be held in Spain in November.
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Max’s Super Final
You wouldn’t know it looking at the results, but Max Walton almost won the Junior class at the 2023 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Final.
Who’s Through? RMCGF
Max Walton has made it through to the Junior final of the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals and a ‘hybrid Aussie’ will start pole in Seniors (includes link to tonight’s stream)
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FIA Target Rental Karting
As part of a goal to double participation, the FIA is arming its ASNs to tap into the huge rental karting market.
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Heats Are Done at RMCGF
There’s just the pre-finals to go to set the grids for the 2023 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals in Bahrain. But for a number of the Aussies, it’s going to take a miracle to make it.
Qualifying – RMCGF
Harrison Hoey was the top placed Australian in qualifying at the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals overnight, but was disqualified from the session due to his tyres on backwards!
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FIA Karting Awards
The FIA Karting awards ceremony took place in Nice, France, earlier this month and the three World Champion karts greeted guests at the entrance to the reception room.
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Prepped for Quallie – Rotax Worlds
Just one practice session remains before tonight’s qualifying sessions at the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Final.
Karting Champions League
A new one-make arrive-and-drive series for five different classes is planned to take place in Europe next year, the winner earning a fully funded season of Spanish F4 (check out the price)
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Karts On Track at RMCGF
The on-track action has commenced in Bahrain for the 2023 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals. A couple of non-qualifying practice sessions have been run with a couple more to follow overnight.
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Rotax Grand Finals
The Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals 2023 officially started with check-ins for nearly 400 drivers on the weekend, including five Aussies chasing victory in karting’s most global event.
Wherrell Wins FIA Karter Ranking
Junior driver Lewis Wherrell has taken out the FIA’s inaugural International Karting Ranking point score. Best placed Australian was William Calleja, ranked 49th.
New Series Hauler
WSK Promotion unveiled its new mobile ‘Business Lounge’ at the final event of the WSK season on the weekend.
Aussies @ WSK Final Cup
Five Australians contested the WSK Final Cup round in Italy on the weekend, Xavier Avramides qualifying fourth and three of the five making it through to the finals.
Anagnostiadis’ Abu Dhabi Win
Australian James Anagnostiadis has taken victory in the OK-N Junior class on the second day of racing at the inaugural Champions of the Future Academy Program in Abu Dhabi (with video).
Aussies Abroad
Jack Webster, one of 13 Aussies competing at the event, has qualified fastest in OK-N at the Champions Of The Future Academy Program in Abu Dhabi.
News Briefs
It’s been a while since we did a Quick News Briefs post, so there are lots of points to cover in this one! PEOPLE news, INDUSTRY news, CLUB news, PRODUCT news…
WSK Final Cup, Round 1
Four of the six Australians contesting the opening round of the WSK Final Cup on the weekend made it through to the finals, William Calleja the best placed grabbing seventh in the Mini final, while Dante Vinci crashed out of a promising run in OK.
Additional Aussies in Italy
Six Australians are in Italy this weekend contesting the opening round of the WSK Final Cup at Lonato, Brodie Norris (Yendle) and Jay Kostecki joining the four ‘regulars’. (Includes stream & results links)
Kiwi Just Misses SuperNats Podium
Two of New Zealand’s National Champions lined up in Las Vegas for the SKUSA SuperNationals last week and both made the Super Sunday finals.