Preview: Ipswich Club Championship, Round 1
The opening round of the Ipswich Kart Club’s 2021 Club Championship will include the opening round of the new Queensland KZ-KA2 Series. The club has already received entries from four states…
Racing
Bellars Three-peats Young Guns
Wyllie’s Kart City Young Guns kicked off Launceston Kart Club’s 2021 season last Saturday evening, Elliot Bellars taking out the feature race for the third consecutive year.
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Junior Top Guns
Just on 120 entries contested the eight classes that opened the 2021 Victorian karting season with Junior Top Guns at Oakleigh the past couple of days.
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4 Hours Dry, 3 Hours Wet at SEK QLD Finale
It started fine, but it ended wet – very wet! Here’s The Noise’s take (and videos) on the SEQ Qld final round at Ipswich that included singles, twins and F100s.
Canberra’s 2020 Champions
Youngster Kobe McInerney has been crowned the overall champion at the Canberra Kart Racing Club for 2020. Other awards went to…
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Tasmanian Kart Championship
In mixed conditions all weekend, 105 competitors slogged it out across 10 classes to fight for the 2020 Tasmanian Karting Championship on November 28-29 at the Launceston Kart Club venue.
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AKRA NSW State Titles
Almost 100 karters competed in AKRA’s NSW State Titles on the weekend. Here’s the race report, photos and results from Wollongong.
Dalby Done Till ’21
It was a hot day at Dalby for the final race event of 2020. The finals got underway after a huge spit roast dinner, and The Noise was there, taking video and photos during the day and into night.
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Millsy Takes WA KZ2 Series
A win at the fifth ‘Grand Finale’ round of the WA KZ2 Series has sealed the championship for Blake Mills.
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NSW Superkart Club Championship Placings
Mark Robbin has taken out the overall 2020 Club Championship for the NSW Superkart Club. Following the final round at Sydney Motorsport Park last month, Robin beat home Lee Vella and Adam Stewart in the overall club points.
67 Drivers Tackle Sweltering Enduro
Sixty-seven drivers, covering all manner of racing experience, took on a 4-hour endurance race at Wollongong on Saturday. Amazingly, the top 4 teams all finished on the same lap, just seconds separating the top three.
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Goldstar Karters Turn It On at Taranaki
The cream definitely rose to the top at the opening round of the 2020/21 Goldstar Series at the KartSport Taranaki club’s Todd Energy Raceway in Waitara on Sunday.
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Gippsland’s November Race Day
The Gippsland Go Kart Club ran it’s third and final race meeting for the year on the weekend, with social/practice karting on Saturday and racing on Sunday.
Stony Creek Club Day
Stony Creek Kart Club ran its November race day last Saturday. Here’s the results and photos.
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Rainy IAME Thriller at Portimao
The IAME International Games presented a new Karting Festival at Portimao on the weekend, where emerging talents tackled the mixed weather for deserving wins (includes video).
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Triple Crown Concludes at ‘Ruler of Cooloola’
The Ruler of Cooloola took place last weekend. Here are all the race videos, report, photos and Triple Crown series points.
NSW Superkart Championship
A field of 28 Superkarts turned up at Sydney Motorsport Park earlier this month to contest another round of the 2020 NSW Superkart Championship. Here’s the report, results and some photos.
Mateship Rules at Over 40s Titles
Covid and date changes couldn’t stop the 2020 Coffs Harbour Over 40s Titles from being run. Here’s the report and photos from the 25th annual running on the weekend.
Experience Counts at NZ Endurance Titles
Age proved no barrier to winning the second annual Kartsport New Zealand Briggs Endurance Title on the weekend, the winning team including a 69-year old driver.
News Briefs
Quick snippets from here and around the world – driver news, club news, state news, event news… Have you got news?
The Noisy Tour Finale at Warwick
120 karters contested the final round of the 2020 Noisy Tour at Sandy Creek Raceway Warwick last weekend. Click thru for the results, videos etc.
KNSW State Championship
The 2020 Karting NSW State Championship was run at the Port Macquarie Kart Club’s picturesque Pacific Park circuit last weekend.
OTK Brits Take Two World Championships
British drivers Callum Bradshaw and Freddie Slater made the most of the wet to take out the 2020 OK and Junior FIA Karting World Championships. Here’s the finals day wrap, video and photos from the drenched Portimao circuit.
Hard Battles at AKC Return in Newcastle
There were plenty of hard fought battles as the second round of the 2020 SP Tools Australian Kart Championship concluded in Newcastle today, including an incredible final in Cadet 12.
World Championship Update
The OK & Junior World Championships started out wet in Portugal. Here’s a wrap of the event so far (including AUS & NZ drivers) plus Saturday’s live stream.