Helmet Homologations Cancelled
Karting Australia advise three helmets have had their approval cancelled for safety reasons and must not be used at KA events. The directive comes from the FIA and Motorsport Australia.
News
Karting Quickies
Another BIG round of karting news briefs. These Quickies include updates on industry, politics, drivers, events, products, clubs and more…
advertisement
DPE Selling AGP Celebrity Karts
DPE Kart Superstore is selling the fleet of Arrow X5 4SS karts that were used by celebrities in the recent Australian Formula One Grand Prix promotion – at a big saving over the retail price.
advertisement
KA Update: Australian Karter
Karting Australia today issued its latest ‘Australian Karter’ update to members. It covers a wide range or programs, such as Junior Sprockets, Officials training, girls racing, club webinars and relocation of the national office to Queensland.
AKC: Saturday Videos
Video interviews from Saturday at The Bend, Australian Kart Championship round 1. Hear from Nick Percat, Tyler Greenbury, Jai Brown, Leigh Nicolaou, Cadel Ambrose and Tim Slade.
advertisement
Record Kiwis Set For AKC Start
A record number of New Zealand karters will contest the Australian Kart Championship that kicks off at The Bend this weekend.
advertisement
Margutti Trophy Called Off
The famous Andrea Margutti Trophy event in Italy, scheduled for this Sunday, will not take place due to repercussions of a Coronavirus outbreak in the country.
Karting Kids Coach The Celebrities
A bunch of young karters were the driver coaches for celebrities at a promotional event at Todd Rd on Saturday for the Australian Formula One Grand Prix.
advertisement
Behind The Scenes of GO!
The Aussie-made movie GO! was based around our favourite sport. We got to interview the film’s Motorsport Consultant and lead character stunt double, BD Soutar-Dawson.
advertisement
New Tony Kart Nordix EV
The Nordix EV is the new Tony Kart chassis designed for 12-14 year old driver. Click through for a video and photos that detail the features of this new machine..
Karting Quickies
In this update – the Burnie Thousands returns; RKA introduce teams title; KA call for Vintage Karting Committee; reader poll result.
advertisement
Record Numbers for AKC Opener
An AKC series record of 316 entries across eight classes will contest the opening round of the 2020 Australian Kart Championship at The Bend later this month.
advertisement
Karting Quickies
Anything from driver announcements to Corona virus… Click through for some quick updates on karting matters.
Junior MAX Superkarts
A four round Superkart series for Junior MAX will contest events at Phillip Island and Broadford in 2020.
advertisement
IAME Series Australia Events in 2020
An IAME X30 feature class will run at five selected events in Victoria in 2020. The class will be promoted through the official IAME Series world-wide platform to fit in with IAME’s world-wide marketing strategy.
advertisement
First 2020 Ferrari Driver Academy Camp for Tony Kart
Team PR – Intense day of testing in Lonato for the Ferrari Driver Academy and our official racing team drivers, got on track for the first appointment of the renewed partnership between Tony Kart and FDA.
Pro Karting Theft
Pro Karting in Melbourne was broken into on Saturday February 1st, thieves taking several karts and accessories.
OTK Reveal New EOS Brand
The OTK Kart Group has launched a new chassis brand, EOS Racing Kart, to replace FA Kart.
Poll: Should Australia Adopt Homologated Cadet Chassis?
The CIK-FIA now requires the use of homologated chassis in the ‘international’ 60 Mini category. Should Australia adopt this regulation for the Cadet classes? Cast your vote!
Karting Quickies
Lots of news briefs! Team/driver updates, event info, poll result, class growth, engine suspension, industry news, series prizes, Euro videos etc. How fast can you do a driver change?
2020 Kosmic Rookie is Here
The first shipment of the new Kosmic Kart Rookie EV model has landed in Australia and it’s already running out the door with limited karts remaining.
Bahrain Gets Rotax Grand Finals
BRP-Rotax has confirmed the location and date for the 2020 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals.
The New Ricciardo Kart Mini
The new Ricciardo Kart chassis for the 2020 Mini kart homologation has been revealed.
Webber To Open Canberra Track Extension
Mark Webber has agreed to participate in the official opening of the new track extension at Canberra Kart Racing Club.
OK & OKJ for Kosmic Racing Department
The Kosmic Kart Racing Department has announced it will enter factory drivers in the OK and OK Junior categories in 2020.