News Briefs
It’s been a while since we did a Quick News Briefs post, so there are lots of points to cover in this one! PEOPLE news, INDUSTRY news, CLUB news, PRODUCT news…
Racing
WSK Final Cup, Round 1
Four of the six Australians contesting the opening round of the WSK Final Cup on the weekend made it through to the finals, William Calleja the best placed grabbing seventh in the Mini final, while Dante Vinci crashed out of a promising run in OK.
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Vic Country Series – Final Points
The final point score and placings for the 2023 Victorian Country Series have been published. Sponsored by DPE Kart Superstore, 296 entrants contested the 11 classes across six rounds.
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Additional Aussies in Italy
Six Australians are in Italy this weekend contesting the opening round of the WSK Final Cup at Lonato, Brodie Norris (Yendle) and Jay Kostecki joining the four ‘regulars’. (Includes stream & results links)
Kiwi Just Misses SuperNats Podium
Two of New Zealand’s National Champions lined up in Las Vegas for the SKUSA SuperNationals last week and both made the Super Sunday finals.
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Oceania Closes Retro Championship
Retro Karting Australia’s Oceania Championship meeting in Victoria on the weekend closed out the RKA Series for 2023 with some decent size fields and high-revving action.
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Waters Wins at SuperNats!
(UPDATED) Matthew Waters has won the SKUSA SuperNats in the KA100 Masters class with fellow Aussie Kip Foster taking third and Brodie Yendle standing on the podium in Junior X30
Oakleigh’s Enduros
The Oakleigh Go Kart Racing Club ran it’s first TaG Restricted and KA3 Junior enduros on the weekend.
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SuperNats Streaming
There will be four days of live streaming video from the 26th running of the SKUSA SuperNationals in Las Vegas and it’s all FREE to view!
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Calleja 2nd in WSK Euro Series
Australian Cadet driver William Calleja finished second in the WSK Euro Series that concluded in Italy on the weekend.
Capri Cup / IKC Round 8
Ipswich Kart Club finished its 2023 Club Championship with the running of the Capri Cup last month on the ‘K Track Reverse’ layout.
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Ultimate Club Racers Crowned
Karting Australia’s Ultimate Club Racers have been crowned for 2023 after a big weekend at Hume International Raceway, Seymour in Northern Victoria.
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Auskarts Enduro Concludes Season
Auskart Racing concluded the 2023 season with a Senior and Junior enduro the day after the eighth and final round of the Championship at Warwick on the weekend.
GPS Final Placings
Karting Victoria has published the final placings in the 2023 Golden Power Series which concluded at the Albury Wodonga Kart club a week ago.
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Carr Makes IAME World Final
Liam Carr was the only Australian contesting the IAME World Finals in Portugal last week, putting in a superb effort in the X30 Mini category.
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Australian Dirt Kart Titles
Three days of high-revving dirt-flinging action at the Tatiara Karting Club has seen the Australian Dirt Kart Champions crowned for 2023.
Adelaide Enduro
The Wesley Bowden / Brayden Parkinson combo beat home a capacity field of 4SS karts to take home Adelaide Enduro honours at Bolivar on the weekend.
Cooloola Closes Out 2023
The Cooloola Coast Kart Club ran its last race meeting of the year on Sunday and can now prepare the track for resurfacing in the off-season.
Mirko Wins Rental Kart World Contest
Italian Mirko Barletta and Canadian Jeffrey Petriello have taken out the two finals at the 4th annual Rental Kart World Contest by CRG at 7 Laghi Circuit, Italy.
Golden Power, Round 6
The sixth and final round of the 2023 Victorian Golden Power Series was run on the border over the weekend, nearly 280 karters taking to the track at the Albury-Wodonga Kart Club.
Nth & Sth Island Champions Crowned
New Zealand’s top karting talent travelled to the bottom of each major land mass for the North and South Island Karting Championships on the weekend.
Record Texas Sprint Series
It was another record-setting year for the five-event Texas Sprint Racing Series that was sanctioned by two governing bodies, SKUSA and IKF.
Ippy Dirt, Round 10
Almost 100 karters contested round 10 of the Ipswich City Dirt Kart Club’s championship at the weekend’s twilight meeting. The Noise reports.
4SS Boosts Gippsland Race Day
A field of 4SS karters boosted the numbers at the Gippsland Go Kart Club’s October race day, which was ironic considering numbers were down due to Karting Victoria protecting a 4SS meeting.
Aussie Podiums at ROK Cup Superfinal
Two Australians made the podium at the 2023 ROK Cup Superfinal in Italy on the weekend, Luca Nici and Jay Coul finishing an excellent second and third in the ROK Shifter class.