Percat To Run Kart Team & FA Dealership
Supercars driver Nick Percat has announced he will field a full factory supported race team in next year’s Australian Kart Championship and will take on the dealership for FA Karts in Victoria.
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Mini ROK Updates for KNSW Competitors
Karting NSW has made changes to the technical regulations for the Vortex Mini ROK engine, including the rollback of the mandated spark plug rule and an increase of the maximum restrictor size.
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Karting Legend “Star Of Parkes”
A tribute ceremony was held in Parkes on Wednesday for one of the town’s most successful sports people, multiple Australian karting champion, John Pizzaro.
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Huge Interstate Numbers for Ipswich
A massive 398 entries will race at Ipswich Kart Club this weekend for Round 5 of the IKC Championships, with a huge influx of interstate visitors using the event as a shakedown for the upcoming AKC Round in July.
Fast Track Ticket for Junior Development
Fast Track Ticket is the latest addition to the line-up of junior development programs offered by Jess Golding Motorsport and includes tickets to the Gold Coast 500 Supercars round.
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Kids Stuff?
READER POLL – The top placings in FIA Karting’s international driver rankings are kids. Not 17 year old kids racing KZ or OK, but 11, 12, 13-year-olds racing Mini or Juniors.
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Poll Result
Last week’s Reader Poll asked “Should AKC ‘shakedown’ events be eliminated and replaced with an extra day of practice?”.
Kiwis Head To Multiple Events
Preview – With the WPKA Goldstar karting series decided, the standalone Manawatu and TRC Toyota WPKA Championship event is the focus for young karters in Palmerston North over King’s Birthday weekend.
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65 Years of Racing Celebration
Ipswich Kart Club will commemorate 65 years since the club held its first race meeting in June 1959, with a big celebration weekend this Saturday and Sunday, 3rd and 4th June.
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Oversubscribed Club Day
With 340 entries already confirmed and the final number likely to be closer to 400, the Ipswich Kart Club will be running an over-subscribed format for several classes at its next club championship round.
Kremers Returns To AKC
Former karting world champion Marijn Kremers will line up on the KZ2 grid this weekend in Newcastle for the third round of the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship.
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Mildura Primed for Anniversary Titles
The Mildura Kart Club will celebrate the milestone 50th running of its North West Titles meeting on the King’s Birthday long weekend. Local identity Rick Kelly has …
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KA Issues Rule Updates
Karting Australia has updated its National Competition Rules and the changes have come into force with immediate effect.
Walton Ready for Academy Trophy Tilt
Queensland teenager Max Walton will begin his campaign in the 2023 FIA Karting Academy Trophy in Trinec, Czech Republic this weekend and has karting icon Jon Targett on his team.
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International Opportunities for NZ Kartstars
Success in the final round of KartSport New Zealand’s KartStars Series in Rotorua this weekend could be life-changing for the winners.
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KA’s Building Better Clubs Conference
Karting Australia’s Building Better Kart Clubs Conference last weekend has provided inspiration and direction for its clubs and state associations.
KA’s Strategic Plan Released
Karting Australia has unveiled a new Strategic Plan “Australian Karting Towards 2030” at this weekend’s Building Better Kart Clubs Conference in Melbourne.
Girls On The Grid: Jess Golding
The latest episode of the Girls on the Grid podcast features an interview with Jess Golding, former karting champion and team owner of Jess Golding Motorsport. The topics of discussion are… varied!
Driver Ban & Penalties Public at USPKS
The US Pro Kart Series is now doing a ‘name-and-shame’ of disciplinary actions after its events to address inappropriate driving behaviour.
CIK-FIA Parrilla/DAP Tribute
The CIK-FIA has paid tribute to Angelo Parrilla, co-founder of DAP, who passed away recently.
Change of Ownership at IPK
There has been a change in the ownership structure of IPKarting in Italy (the manufacturer of Formula K karts), Petr Ptacek selling his shares in the company to long-time business partners Daniel Sliva and Petr Ulbert.
QLD Championships To Be Streamed
Townsville Kart Club has confirmed the 2023 Weigh-N-Pay Cash-4-Scrap Queensland Kart Championship will be live streamed via MySportLive. “Get ready to rev your engines and tune in from anywhere in …
Landslide Poll Result
Last week’s reader poll resulted in an overwhelming majority vote to have a progressive race meeting entry tally visible to other potential entrants.
New AKC Award Honours WA Stalwart
Local Western Australian drivers in the KZ2 class at this weekend’s AKC round will be competing for a new trophy that honours one of the state’s karting stalwarts – the Gary Light Cup.
Dicker & The Locals Aim For Home Glory
KZ2 driver Sam Dicker will lead contingent of Western Australian drivers hoping to capitalise on a home track advantage this weekend as a massive AKC round rolls into town for the first time (includes timetable and provisional entry list)