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.
Kiwi racing driver Liam Lawson returns to karts this weekend, entering two classes at the City of Sails meeting in Auckland. “No matter how much you train, if you haven’t been in a kart in a while it is a lot a work!”
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NEWS BRIEFS! In this installment: series updates, industry news, calendar reschedules, club updates, team & driver news, farewell to an icon – sprint, speedway, endurance, superkart – local and international karting info…
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The opening round of the Ipswich Kart Club’s 2021 Club Championship will include the opening round of the new Queensland KZ-KA2 Series. The club has already received entries from four states…
FIA Karting give a summary of 2020, the year marked by the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic
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BRP-Rotax has cancelled the 2020 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals. A new Covid lockdown in the host country (Portugal) makes it impossible to run the event, which will not be postponed to another date.
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NEWS BRIEFS! Race calendars, relocations, driver news, club news… plus plenty of other stuff.
The opening round of the 2021 Australian Kart Championship has been postponed. Here’s the statement from Karting Australia, plus the result of our reader poll on the matter.
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According to Rotax, the 2020 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals are still going ahead in Portugal later this month. While the event will be run “under the highest health and safety standards”, some competitors are worried they can’t even get into Portugal.
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Karting NSW is looking to formalise the eligibility of engines in its sanctioned events and will soon open a tender process for manufacturers and/or their Australian distributors to supply control engines.
The Go Kart Club of South Australia has launched a one-make Cadet kart program using the Karting Australia homologated Torini-powered Ricciardo 4SS kart.
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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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Karting HQ is now the exclusive Australian importer for the Praga brand of karts.
NEWS BRIEFS! Mostly (but not just) club-based news and updates to kick off the new year…
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It is a sad start to 2021 with the news that long time karter, official and club administrator Russell Grimson has passed away.
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Karting Australia’s rule book for 2021, the Australian Karting Manual, is now available. It must be downloaded (includes link) as there will be no printed copies distributed.
Karting NSW is aiming to reduce cost for competitors by allowing a number of non-genuine replacement parts to be used in the IAME 100cc Reedjet and Vortex Mini Rok engines.
Six of Tom Williamson Motorsport’s karting drivers got to sample a Super-3 V8 Supercar recently – ride with Elly Morrow, Beau Pronesti, Jordi Marcon, Zac Heard, Jackson Souslin-Harlow and Winston van Laarhoven as they take their first laps.
Karting Australia has published a summary of its ‘major rule changes’ that are coming for 2021.
Karting Australia CEO Kelvin O’Reilly communicated his Christmas message to members today, and includes a New Year resolution suggestion…
A quick post of some pre-christmas News Briefs – local to international, club level to pro, plus Dave Sera’s Track Walk tips!
OMP is the first company to produce a product that meets FIA Karting’s new standard for chest and rib protection devices that will become mandatory in 2021.
The official Speedway Karting Association of Australasia (SKAA) rule book has been released for the current season and it contains a number of new and adjusted regulations.
With the ban on gatherings imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the 2020 FIA prize giving ceremony (including karting) took place via Zoom and was MC’d from a Hotel in Geneva.
