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Pro Karting Drivers for SuperNats

Monday 18th November, 2019Monday 18th November, 2019 by Media Release

The Prokarting Australia team is sending three drivers to race with Benik Kart at the SKUSA Supernationals in Las Vegas.

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Venues Confirmed for 2020 Pro Tour

Friday 15th November, 2019Friday 15th November, 2019 by Media Release

International Karting Distributors has confirmed the venues for the 2020 Rotax Pro Tour, which will commence in Melbourne in March.

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The Bend To Open 2020 AKC

Friday 15th November, 2019Friday 15th November, 2019 by Media Release

Hosted by Barossa with the support of several other SA clubs, The Bend will host the opening round of the 2020 Australian Kart Championship. There’s also been a date change for the final round at Todd Rd.

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Piquet Kart for SuperNationals

Friday 15th November, 2019Friday 15th November, 2019 by ksn_admin

Nelson Piquet Jnr is yet another F1 racer to launch their own brand of kart. The Miami-based Piquet Kart is manufactured in Brazil and will be promoted at the upcoming SKUSA SuperNationals. But there’s a good reason it won’t be racing at the Vegas event.

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Collie Grand Prix Called Off

Friday 15th November, 2019Friday 15th November, 2019 by ksn_admin

The 2019 edition of the Collie Grand Prix in Western Australia has been cancelled “for reasons beyond our control”.

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CRG Homologate Two Chassis for Mini Class

Thursday 14th November, 2019Thursday 14th November, 2019 by ksn_admin

CRG has homologated two configurations of chassis for the International Mini kart (Cadet) category in 2020.

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No State Series in Tassie in 2020

Thursday 14th November, 2019Thursday 14th November, 2019 by ksn_admin

Karting Tasmania has pulled the pin on the Apple Isle’s Statewide Series for 2020, citing it was not financially viable to run. The change, however, means the 2020 calendar will contain “some new and exciting events”.

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RKA Expands In 2020

Saturday 9th November, 2019Saturday 9th November, 2019 by ksn_admin

Retro Karting Australia will expand its 2020 series to five rounds, with a new event planned for South Australia in July. It’s also looking at adding a Clubman Super Heavy class.

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Karting Quickies

Friday 8th November, 2019Thursday 7th November, 2019 by ksn_admin

New look karts, time-lapse kart build, event details, industry movements, club news and more…

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Pierce Lehane Retires

Thursday 7th November, 2019Thursday 7th November, 2019 by ksn_admin

One of Australia’s top karters, with multiple Australian championships and a European Championship to his name, has decided to retire from driving.

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New: The Leclerc Kart!

Thursday 7th November, 2019Thursday 7th November, 2019 by ksn_admin

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has launched his own brand of kart which will include chassis suitable from Cadets through to Seniors and even rental karts.

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Kiwis Prepare for First Briggs Enduro Nationals

Saturday 2nd November, 2019Saturday 2nd November, 2019 by Media Release

Excitement is building for the first ever NZ Briggs & Stratton National Endurance Championship later this month.

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Two Days for Blue Datto Enduro

Saturday 2nd November, 2019Saturday 2nd November, 2019 by ksn_admin

Weights, tyres and times have been announced for the Blue Datto enduro, which features a massive $25k prize pool.

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Kiwis Win Two Classes at Rotax Grand Finals

Thursday 31st October, 2019Thursday 31st October, 2019 by Media Release

With wins against some of the world’s best young karters in their respective classes at the annual Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals meeting in Italy recently, young Kiwi karters Clay Osborne from Hamilton and Jay Urwin from Tauranga helped elevate New Zealand to fourth overall in the Nations Cup competition.

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Interview: Alessandro Sferrella

Thursday 31st October, 2019Thursday 31st October, 2019 by ksn_admin

Starting as a 7-year-old in 1986, European ICC Champion in 2001, Alessandro Sferrella is now a race team manager and owner of the Greyhound Seats brand.

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Podiums at Rotax Grand Final

Sunday 27th October, 2019Sunday 27th October, 2019 by ksn_admin

Australia has scored a couple of podiums at the Rotax Grand Finals which featured a number of crazy finals overnight.

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Rotax’s New E-Kart Project

Saturday 26th October, 2019Saturday 26th October, 2019 by ksn_admin

Rotax has announced a new electric kart project that, unlike the Rotax THUNDeR, features a powertrain developed in-house by BRP-Rotax.

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RMCGF Qualifying: Toparis & Barter Top Aussies

Thursday 24th October, 2019Thursday 24th October, 2019 by ksn_admin

Costa Toparis and Hugh Barter are the top placed Australian qualifiers at the Rotax Grand finals, taking second and third fastest in their respective classes.

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