Motorsport website Speedcafe.com is asking readers “Will you get vaccinated in order to attend motorsport events?”. We’re not asking that question, but we are asking the same ‘karter & covid’ questions we asked back in July. How much have things changed since then?
Karting NSW has opened up its tyre rules to allow any recognised competition kart tyre to be used in ‘unofficial’ practice sessions at its tracks. The organisation acted on a rule change request put forward from a member.
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Karting Victoria has issued the following update to its clubs regarding where it sits with the current COVID restrictions. Basically, there’s nothing happening until the State Government advises otherwise.
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Prince Carl Philip of Sweden tested the Rotax E20 eKart at the GTR Motorpark in Sweden a week ago.
It’s anyone’s guess what the numbers will be for the OK and Junior World Championship in Brazil later this year.
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Karting Australia has expressed its concern about the impact last week’s NSW Supreme Court judgment could have on the operation of the AKA Track Development Fund.
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A special presentation to honour late karting legend Alf Capri will be held at the Ipswich Kart Club this Saturday as part of the club’s KA100 Titles meeting & 5th round of the IKC Championship.
Ringwood Kart Centre has moved location to a new factory – but it’s not very far from the previous premises.
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Despite the difficulties of various COVID lockdowns during 2021, the Ipswich Kart Club has still been able to conduct three Come-and-Try days this year. The most recent was on Saturday when 34 newbies got to try out the sport.
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Lots of catch-up news in this post, such as: The Noise shunts, a new Sera, win free stickers, RIP, Wagga upgrade, reverse radiator, etc
WSK Promotion has announced an ambitious 12-event program for 2022. The provisional schedule, utilising only circuits in Italy, kicks off at Adria with the Champions Cup in January, followed by…
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Karting NSW has today issued a media release regarding the findings of the NSW Supreme Court.
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A bunch of karting Dads will take to the track this Friday night in the Top Gun Team Dads’ iRacing Challenge – and we’re told there will be beers involved… (EDIT: live stream link added)
The Supreme Court of NSW has made decisions in favour of Karting NSW in matters heard last week relating to funds owed to and from Karting Australia.
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The latest episode of the Parked Up podcast features a lot of talk about karting, with Mark Winterbottom and David Sera.
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Formula K Kart Australia has announced XXX Paintball & Karts as its Western Australian dealer for Formula K karts and IPK spares & accessories.
The NSW State Championship for Karting NSW has been cancelled. Scheduled to be run at Dubbo at the beginning of October, the event is just one of many being impacted by the COVID-19 situation in New South Wales.
The Karting Victoria race calendar has been re-configured yet again due to the changing circumstances of lockdowns and restrictions in the state. This includes the cancellation of what is traditionally one of the biggest events on the calendar, the annual City of Melbourne Titles.
Italian Andrea Kimi Antonelli has qualified fastest on debut in the premier 125cc KZ class at the Adria round of the European Championship. James Wharton is P48 in the huge KZ2 class.
Top Kiwi karter Rianna O’Meara-Hunt, who has done a lot of Rotax racing in Australia over the years, will step up to the KZ2 class at this weekend’s NZ ProKart Series round at Tokooa.
The temporary class rule adjustment for wet tyres in the Cadet and KA4 Junior classes has now been rescinded. With freight delays for the Bridgestone tyres now resolved, these classes revert to their regulated rubber from September 1st.
Karting Australia has updated advice to its clubs, with no competition allowed this weekend in a number of affected Local Government Areas.
Kart tracks in regional Victoria will be permitted to re-open from tomorrow (August 10) and Karting Australia will allow its non-Metro clubs to run social and competition events this weekend.
Karting Australia has formed a Women in Karting Commission to encourage and facilitate the development and participation of females across the sport. Victorian Sam Sera has been appointed head of the Commission, which includes karting identities from across the country.
It appears there’s a standoff between FIA Karting and the Manufacturers & Teams over the 2021 OK & OK-Junior World Championship. The FIA is adamant the event will take place in Brazil in December, but the teams & manufacturers are united that they won’t be there.