Karting Australia – along with Motorsport Australia, Motorcycling Australia and the Australian National Drag Racing Association – is a founding member of a new body that plans to provide a credible united voice and effective advocacy for Australian motorsport.
A new motorsport pathway program has been formulated by three of Australia’s most successful identities in the domestic motorsport industry – Michael Ritter, James Sera and Nick Percat.
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‘Open’ race meetings will return to Victoria next month when the 2021 season kicks off with the traditional Junior Top Guns double-header at Oakleigh. Click thru for the full schedule.
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While the dates and locations for all five rounds of the 2021 Australian Kart Championship have been announced, the order of the final three events has not been determined to enable some flexibility should covid restrictions become a factor again next year. Includes link to the 2021 AKC Championship regulations, testing restrictions, engine claiming rules etc.
Victorian karter James Wharton will join the Ferrari Driver Academy for 2021, competing in karts before moving to Formula car racing in 2022. Despite an arm fracture, Wharton won the FDA Scouting World Finals to be part of the Italian company’s elite pathway program.
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Mitch Arrow received the Club Member Of The Year award as Ballarat Kart Club crowned its 2020 club champions at the track on Sunday.
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Lots of mixed news snippets in today’s post of anything karting… from anywhere. Club, industry, product news & info from Australia and around the world.
Karting Australia has announced the SP Tools supported Junior Sprockets program will be back in 2021.
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The numbers are up according to the Karting NSW annual report for 2020. Despite no racing for two months, KNSW has achieved a financial surplus and significant increases in licensed membership.
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Australian karter James Wharton has signed with All Road Management, a driver development and management company run by Nicholas Todt, the son of FIA President Jean.
This weekend Launceston Kart Club hosts the 2020 Tasmanian Kart Championship. Over 100 entries will hit the track at Archerville, including a number from the mainland. Click through for the event preview and class by class entry lists.
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This weekends opening round of the New Zealand Goldstar Series at Taranaki sees a jump in entry numbers compared to last year. Here’s the series preview.
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Karting Australia has provided an update on Covid rules pertaining to karting in Victoria and South Australia. For Victoria, it means a return to full capacity grids.
Ipswich Kart Club President Scott Howard has announced he will step down as President of the club.
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With close to 30 years of active involvement in virtually every part of the sport, 68-year-old Robert Hutton was awarded life membership of Kartsport New Zealand on the weekend.
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In this instalment – learn how TWM come about; new LeVanto tyres for ROK classes; Alonso team trailer revealed, WSK 2021 schedule.
This Saturday the Kartsport Wellington club hosts the second annual New Zealand Briggs National Endurance Championship meeting at Gazley Raceway. Can the 334 laps completed by last year’s winner be beaten?
Karting Australia has published a statement and state-by-state advice regarding the current covid restrictions and karting in this country.
The new Covid cluster in South Australia has forced the cancellation of this weekend’s South Australian Kart Championship at Bolivar.
AIDKA has shut down all its scheduled race meeting, education days and practice events in South Australia for the next two weeks.
This years Australian Kart Championship has been officially cancelled. The final round will not take place and no Australian Champions will be declared for 2020. Click through for the AKC Statement.
It’s unfortunate, but in the circumstances not totally unexpected – there will be no Team Australia representation at the 2020 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals.
Quick snippets from here and around the world – driver news, club news, state news, event news… Have you got news?
There will be an official Alonso Kart race team competing on the international karting circuit in 2021.
A number of significant karting events are taking place this weekend. Click the heading for links to follow the World Championship, AKC round 2 and KNSW State Championship.