TV star, comedian and racing fan Jay Leno fronted with a production crew at the second round of the Los Angeles Karting championship on the weekend, capturing footage and interviews for an upcoming episode of Jay Leno’s Garage.
Karting Australia has released the first points update for the new SP Tools Club Driver Ranking program, based on the results of eligible events run in March.
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The factory Tony Kart Racing Team ran an intriguing new “aero channel” nassau panel on their team karts at the Sarno round of the WSK Super Master Series on the weekend.
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SKUSA will mandate the use of pushback bumpers from its next round. The news has ignited further discussion here in Australia – cast your vote in a new Reader Poll.
Push-In Sidepods that operate much like the CIK-FIA’s pushback front bumpers are expected to be introduced shortly. EDIT: Check the date of this post…
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This weekend there are Australian karters are competing in New Zealand and Italy. Click through for the links to follow the action.
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Latvia will become the first country in the World to hold a National Karting Championship for electric karts when the 2018 series gets underway in May.
For years now New Zealand’s top karters have been crossing the Tasman seeking greater competition. This Easter weekend five of Australia’s best – Lane Moore, Cody Gillis, Harrison Hoey, Jaiden Pope and Peter Bouzinelos – are returning the favour at the KartSport New Zealand National Sprint Championship.
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Karting Australia has published the March edition of its quarterly online E-Zine, Full Throttle. Included in this issue:
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An American karter has had his thumb blown off after a wheel exploded while he was mounting new tyres on rims.
Australian karting icon Drew Price was inducted into the Australian Motor Sport Hall of Fame at a gala event in Melbourne last night.
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Trade in an old kart engine to receive $400 off the regular price of a brand new Rotax 125 MAX EVO.
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The venue for next weekend’s New Zealand Kart Nationals has received a number of upgrades including extra tarmac in the paddock, new start lights gantry and a 4 camera CCTV system.
Regulations for the eight-round 2018 Italian ACI Karting Championship have been published.
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In this post… free karting info night, jet-setter James, RIP Margaret Powles, AWC on Supercar, promo posters, 10 Heat Meet continues, Qld Rotax titles, etc
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New to F1 for 2018, the Grid Kids for this weekend’s AGP enjoyed at day with Daniel Ricciardo at Todd Rd. All young karters, one of them walked away with a new Ricciardo Kart.
A new initiative, the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy, will offer young drivers of BirelART & Ricciardo Karts a bridge between karting and cars, offering the winner a full season of French Formula 4.
Lindsay Roberts, one of the sprint karters who helped form the VKA Road Race Division in the early 1970s (later to become the Victorian Superkart Club), has passed away.
The countdown has begun for the 2018 Kiwi Kart Nationals, a three-day event across the Easter Weekend that will see three Aussies competing. Here’s the official event preview and live stream link.
After round 2 was cancelled due to ice, the WSK Super Master Series moves on to round 3 this weekend at La Conca. Again, there are Australians competing. Here are some Thursday practice pics and the live links.
Now that Dubbo’s round has concluded, here are the Official Series Points (drivers & manufacturers) for the Rotax Pro Tour after 2 of the 6 rounds.
Josh Hart’s calculated win in Rotax Light was the highlight of a mixed weekend for the Kiwi contingent at the second round of Australia’s Rotax Pro Tour at Dubbo last weekend,
Entries are now open for Round 3 of the Rotax Pro Tour at Ipswich (May 4-6) and the club advises there will be a number of dedicated ‘Rotax Only’ test days.
Here are the final results and the live stream video of today’s Pro Tour action at Dubbo, including the trophy presentation
Lots of event information & updates in this lot, plus driver news, Country Series change, world TV and a racing job vacancy.