Karting Victoria Cancels All Open Meetings for 2020
Karting Victoria has cancelled all ‘open’ race meetings for the rest of the year. This means there will be no Country Series or Golden Power Series for 2020.
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TaG Restricted Titles at Ipswich This Saturday
Entries have already exceed 270 for this Saturday’s Ipswich race meeting which will have a ‘TaG Restricted Titles’ feature class, plus several current or former Supercars drivers in KZ2 and TaG Light/Heavy.
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Orders Close Monday for Young Guns T-Shirts
Lismore Kart Club will be running its annual Young Guns Titles on August 22 and 23 and there will be a FREE practice day on the 21st.
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Briggs & Stratton File for Bankruptcy
Iconic small-engine manufacturer Briggs & Stratton has filed for bankruptcy.
Kart Globe: Episode 6
David Sera and Kelvin O’Reilly were the Aussie guests on the latest edition of Kart Globe, discussing how the sport is – mostly – coming back strong from COVID, except for Melbourne…
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Resurgence in Club-Level Karting
Karting Australia’s Licence holders are flocking back to their local circuits as Club Level racing kicks back into gear across the country.
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Geelong Looking at Multiple Options
Following its split with Karting Victoria (and, by association, Karting Australia), the Geelong Kart Club has declared it will have partnerships with multiple organisations in future.
A List of New Track Projects
In recent years there have been 21 new motor racing race track developments planned across Australia. A number of them include a kart circuit as part of the facility.
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KA-NSW Appoint New President
Karting Australia (NSW) Inc. has appointed a new President, Robert Motbey taking over from inaugural incumbent David Laughton.
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Karting Vic Statement, re: Geelong Club
Karting Victoria has issued a statement regarding the expulsion of the Geelong Kart Club from the association.
Have Ticket, Will Travel?
IKD has put the call out to Rotax Pro Tour competitors to get an idea of how many drivers, should they receive a ticket, will still be willing to attend the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in Portugal in January next year. Given the current circumstances, IKD has asked them to take a number of things into account…
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KA COVID-19 Update
Karting Australia has published an update for its clubs surrounding COVID and kart racing around the country.
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Video Wrap: WSK Super Master Series Final
The 2020 Super Masters Series Champions were crowned at Adria Karting raceway on the weekend. Here’s the video review:
Geelong Club No Longer Affiliated With Karting Australia
The Geelong Kart Club in Victoria is no longer affiliated with Karting Victoria and therefore Karting Australia.
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‘Nationals Level’ Entry for NZ Goldstar Round
The post-COVID return of the NZ Goldstar Series has seen what organisers are describing as a “Nationals-level entry” as Kiwis head to Hawke’s Bay for the much delayed third round this weekend.
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Kart Globe, Edition 5: The Teams
Kart Globe video: Jen speaks with karting teams from around the world, including Michael Patrizi (Patrizicorse) and Tom Williamson (TWM) from Australia.
KA Working Toward National Racing Return
Karting Australia has announced further postponements for the Australian Kart Championship and Rotax Pro Tour, and is now aiming to run a minimum of three rounds of each in the final four months of the year.
New Directors Appointed to KNSW Board
Karting NSW has appointed two new Directors to its Board; Ben Aylen as Director of Administration and Shane Glanville as Director of Financial Services.
Alice Buckley Chosen for FIA Women in Motorsport Shootout
Third-generation Queensland karter Alice Buckley has been chosen by the FIA Women in Motorsport Commission as Australia’s representative in the FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars program.
A Correction (and Poll Numbers)
Yesterday we opened a reader poll regarding Victorian clubs and club race day dates. Today we received communication from Karting Victoria and have closed this poll.
AIDKA Race Return Expands
AIDKA’s return to racing has been expanded with Western Australia and South Australia approved to go green from July 1st, with no restrictions on nomination numbers.
The 2021 FIA Karting Calendar
The FIA World Motor Sport Council has confirmed the 2021 FIA Karting calendar.
Vic Poll: Should Club Day Dates Be Staggered?
Unlike other states, Karting Victoria reserves the last Sunday of each month for its clubs to conduct their own ‘closed club’ (ie, club members only) race meetings. But in light of the COVID recovery of karting, should this be changed?
Green Light For Vic Return
Despite rollback on some restrictions in the state, Karting Australia has given Victoria the green light to resume race days this weekend.