Spectacular Sunshine vs Right-on Racing
Race report, photos, results and a driver profile – Bailey Dixon reports from Albury Wodonga August race day.
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Townsville Try-Outs
Townsville Kart Club had over 80 participants attend their largest ever Come-and-Try Karting day earlier this month. Here’s how they did it.
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Karting Quickies
Rule updates, prizes, announcements, event information, videos, and so much more – get into the Karting Quickies!
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South Australian Rising Star: Jensen Marold
Jensen Marold first drove a kart – on dirt – at the age of 5. He’s now one of South Australia’s rising stars. Dave Camwell profiles the multiple state Cadet 9 champion.
Rotax v Rotax: EVO against Pre-EVO
Is the Rotax 125 MAX EVO better than the earlier non-EVO version, and if so, by how much? This video has the answer and dyno charts to prove it.
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KA NSW Progress Report
Karting Australia New South Wales has released a “First 6 Months & Moving Forward” Presidents report from David Laughton that covers a number of issues around the organisation and karting in NSW.
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KA Launch Respect Karting Program
Karting Australia and its affiliated associations have vowed to stamp out unacceptable behaviour at karting events with the launch of KA’s new “Respect Karting” program.
Gear Up for Pro Tour Final
Just this double-header round stands between announcing the 2019 Pro Tour Champions and Team Australia drivers for the Grand Finals. There’s also the Jason Richards Gala Dinner after the event. Entries are now open, click through for the detail.
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KA Declares Club Conference “Overwhelming Success”
Karting Australia declared the weekend’s Building Better Kart Clubs Conference an “overwhelming success”, bringing in speakers from Formula 1 to Vic Country Series.
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IAME Pistons
Remo Racing has a range of IAME pistons to suit the PV100 Piston Port engine. These are currently on sale at just $55 each – that’s over 50% off RRP! Great …
Kartsport NT Joins KNSW
Karting NSW has added Kartsport NT to its list of affiliated clubs. According to KNSW, Kartsport NT does not currently have a circuit. Kartsport NT should not be confused with …
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$10k “Blue Datto” Enduro for Ipswich
$10,000 cash is just one of the prizes on offer at the inaugural Blue Datto Enduro at Ipswich later this year, an event close to heart for Pro Tour coordinator Maddie Black who was a friend of ‘The Kid in the Blue Datto’.
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Preview: National Festival of Superkarts
This weekend August 17 & 18 Superkarts return to the Phillip Island Grand Prix circuit to contest the 2019 National Festival of Superkarts, and with a record 78 entries, is set to be the biggest Superkart event for the year.
Bumper Entry for NZ Top Half Series Opener
A bumper entry has been received for the opening round of the 2019 New Zealand Top Half kart racing series at Hamilton this weekend.
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Juniors Can Now Go Superkarting in NSW
The Superkart Club of NSW has confirmed that 14 to 16 year old drives can now compete across a number of Superkart classes that were previously restricted to drivers 16 and over.
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New Briggs & Stratton Deal For NZ
KartSport New Zealand has inked a new deal with Briggs & Stratton which will see the US-based company support the inclusion of Briggs-class races at key regional kart series meetings around the country.
New JECKO Silver Seats at DPE
The new Jecko Silver seats are now available in Australia, without the Closedge. These seats utilise the same revolutionary Jecko seat design as the Closedge seat, but without the Closedge …
Karting News Briefs
Dare to be Different, Tassie travel deal, The Noise heads to Victoria, Euro videos, winning oil, cost cutter, club news, $1500 win prize, event updates & information etc.
Poll Result: Yes, No – Why Not
According to our recent poll, most readers did not race karts on the weekend of 3/4 August, and there were a lot of excuses – I mean, reasons – why.
SEK To Trial Different Engine Types
The Sportsman Enduro Karting (SEK) Championship will conduct a trial at it’s fifth round at Wollongong on August 24, accepting twin Briggs & Stratton powered karts, plus a ‘singles’ class.
Vettel States The Obvious
Sebastian Vettel says karting is way too expensive and unaffordable for most. If he was a kid starting in the sport today, he reckons his career “would stop fairly soon because we simply wouldn’t have the pocket money to do it.”
Wood & Kirwan Top Kiwis in Melbourne
With third place finishes in their respective classes, Ryan Wood from Wellington and Maxim Kirwan from Auckland ended up the best of what turned out to be a seven-strong squad …
Sticker Kit Clearance
DPE Kart Superstore is clearing out a variety of Arrow, Monaco and Deadly kart sticker kits – at almost 75% off!
Half-Price Kosmic Neos
DPE Kart Superstore has secured a very limited number of Kosmic Neos 950mm Rookie Karts which are being cleared at $1,850 each – 1/2 price! These karts perform fantastically and …
Reader Poll: Did You Race? If Not, Why Not?
We like it when people go racing. Unfortunately, there’s less people going racing – and we want to know WHY.