The Superkarts were back at Queensland Raceway for Round 5 of the 2018 Championship and there was a certain buzz in the air and spring in everyone’s step as the the six categories prepared for qualifying in beautiful QLD weather.
The fifth round of the Golden Power Series was run at Swan Hill’s Sun Centre Kart Way on the weekend, 109 entries competing across the 11 classes at the track famous for it’s banked ‘Thunderdome’ style corner.
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The first Spring round of the 2018 DPE Victorian Country Series welcomed 196 karters to the undulating Hamilton circuit, but once again, the track was wet for a number of events.
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Whyalla Kart Club had another successful all but small day-night meeting last Saturday.
Autumn had well and truly arrived at the penultimate Super One round of 2018 at Glan-Y-Gors in North Wales with showers throughout the racing last weekend.
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The North Western Kart Club hosted round 3 of the Tasmanian Statewide Series at Burnie over the weekend where drivers and crew were significantly challenged by the weather.
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Tuakau teenager Mitchell Sparrow is $500 better off after storming through the reverse grid Vortex Mini ROK field to claim the feature Dash-For-Cash race at the second round of this year’s Hampton Downs Top Half Series at Auckland on Sunday.
Christchurch karter Jacob Mitchell was a worthy winner of the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy after a dominant two days competing in the Rotax Max 125cc Light class at this year’s Jason Richards GP kart race meeting in Nelson over the weekend.
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Patrik Hajek (CZE) became FIA Karting World Champion KZ, Kobe Pauwels (BEL) won the FIA Karting Academy Trophy Final round and Matteo Vigano (ITA) triumphed in the FIA Karting International Super Cup KZ2.
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The fifth round of the Ipswich Kart Club’s Championship incorporated their unofficial ‘world title’ event for Cadet 12, Jack Wells winning the 25-strong class. Here’s the days race report, photos and race videos by Kev “The Noise” Davies.
UPDATED – New Zealand’s Daniel Bray has finished an excellent second at the KZ2 Super Cup at Genk, Belgium, but Canberra’s Josh Fife DNFd with a broken chain. Matteo Vigano (Tony Kart) took the win while Patrik Hajek won the KZ World Championship for Kosmic.
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The 11th round of the Darwin Karting Club Championship was held last Saturday, competitors racing three heats and a final format to determine the overall placings.
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Fresh from winning the final round of the Australian Kart Championship, Joshua Fife has qualified a strong 13th (out of 105!) for the KZ2 World Cup at Genk this weekend.
Billy Musgrave and Joseph Daniele won the headline divisions at the penultimate round of the California ProKart Challenge at the Monterey Bay Karters facility last weekend.
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The Stony Creek Kart Club’s September race day was affected by weather, the mixed conditions and forecast rain resulting in a lower than usual entry, but lots of slippery action.
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Gavin Earl and Paul Ankerson were the two big winners at the Angas Go Kart Club’s 125cc Trophy Day meeting on Father’s Day, both drivers claiming the win in their respective weight divisions.
Kartsport SA ran its very first race meeting at the Barossa Go Kart Club on the weekend, and it turned out to be the biggest club event at Barossa in years, 61 karters turning up to go racing.
KZ2 driver Graeme Smyth completed his return to New Zealand’s kart tracks in style over the weekend with class and Open GP race wins at the 50th anniversary Blossom Festival Grand Prix meeting in Hawke’s Bay.
Nine champions were crowned after a weekend of high octane drama in Melbourne at the final event of the 2018 SP Tools Australian Kart Championship. Finals day race report…
Here’s all the on-demand footage from the final round of the 2018 Australian Kart Championship, including the awards night, track presentations, racing and interviews.
Two titles have been decided at Todd Rd, but the rest are wide open as mixed conditions shake up the running at Todd Rd.
A field of KZ2s from the NSW series spiced up the action at Albury-Wodonga Kart Club’s race day on Sunday. Here’s Bailey Dixon’s Karticle of the event.
Oakleigh Go Kart Racing Club’s August race day was run as a Saturday afternoon twilight event on the weekend. Here are the photos & results.
Almost 60 drivers fronted for the Cooloola Coast Kart Club’s Junior Masters meeting on the weekend, including the Lenore Leavey Memorial awards. The Noise, Kev Davies, reports (with video!)
In stark contrast to the C&D Grade Titles the weekend prior, Tramway Park Raceway was basked in sunshine for the Gippsland Go Kart Club’s August club day.