Victorian State Championships, Round 1
190+ karters competed in the opening round of the Victorian Kart Championship at Geelong across the weekend.
Racing
Musgrave & Drew Tame Willow Springs
The California ProKart Challenge allowed its racers to stretch out their karting machines for the second round of the 2018 season at the Willow Springs International Raceway.
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Coffs’ Easter Classic / State Cup Shakedown
Amazing weather greeted competitors at the Coffs Harbour Kart Club’s Easter Classic meeting on Saturday, the precursor to the opening round of the NSW State Championships.
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Jay Leno & Production Crew at LA Kart Championship Round
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.
KA’s First Club Driver Ranking Points Are Released
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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Flack 5th at WSK Super Master Round; Ardigo Wins KZ2
Marcos Flack was 5th while Josh Fife DNFd at the weekend’s WSK Super Master Series round. Here’s the event wrap, race videos and photos.
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Aussie Wins Junior MAX as Kinsman Brothers Star
Australia’s Jaiden Pope held out local Ryan Wood to win the Junior MAX title at the New Zealand Kart Nationals on the weekend – an event that saw the Kinsman brothers add numerous titles to their already impressive tally.
X30 Euro Series Round 1
160 drivers across four categories contested the opening round of the IAME X30 Euro Series at Salbris, France, on the weekend. Here’s the race wrap and video of the Finals.
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Former World Champ wins 24-Hours Karting of Italy
Former Karting World Champion Colin Brown was part of the driver lineup for the Danish team ATB Bengio, winners of the single-make 24-Hours Karting of Italy endurance race last weekend.
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Ipswich Dash for Cash
Jace Mathews, Blake Locket and Ethan Feather won the three feature classes at Saturday’s Dash for Cash at Ipswich. Here’s the race wrap and lots of videos from The Noise.
Speedway Swelter for Central Coast Round 2
Round 2 of the Central Coast Speedway Kart Club Championship at Gosford Showground recently has been dubbed ‘Speedway Swelter’ as competitors, crews and officials dealt with 40 degree temperatures.
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440 Entries Contest 29th Spring Trophy at Lonato
The 29th Spring Trophy reached its conclusion in Lonato on Sunday with a great participation and a top class spectacle.
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Cohen Conquers Brian Farley Memorial
In his first attempted at the Brian Farley Memorial feature race at Eastern Creek, Reece Cohen has become the tenth different winner in the events eleven year history.
Whyalla Kicks Off 2018
The Whyalla Kart Club in South Australia kicked off its 2018 season with a small afternoon/twilight race meet last Saturday.
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Karting News Briefs
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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Toowoomba $500 Series Round 2
Decent fields, lots of fun, returned stalwarts and a current Supercars driver made for a great round 2 of the Toowoomba & Lockyer Valley Kart Club’s championship.
SQ Series Round 1 at Gympie
The opening round of the SQ Series was run by the Cooloola Coast Kart Club on the weekend. Here’s the event wrap with lots of driver and race videos by The Noise.
Gippsland’s March Club Day
Here are the results and lots of photos from a mixed day at Gippsland’s March race day
Aussies Make Finals – WSK Super Master Round 3
Both Australians competing at the WSK Super Master Series round at La Conca on the weekend made the finals. Here’s the race wrap and lots of photos as Paolo De Conto wins KZ2 ahead of the returned Marco Ardigo.
Record Field For 4-Stroke Enduro Season Opener
After a name change in the off season, the 4-Stroke Karting Association of NSW kicked off the year in grand style at Eastern Creek last weekend, a record entry fronting for the 8-hour opening round.
Split Round for Vic Superkarts at Winton
Three new lap records were set at the second round of the Victorian Superkart Club’s championship, conducted in a split format at Winton Raceway.
Kiwi Veteran Shines at Pro Tour Dubbo
New Zealand international Rotax star, Josh Hart, has taken a hard fought victory in Rotax Light at the second round of the Rotax Pro Tour. Here’s the official RPT report from Lincoln County Raceway, NSW.
Enzo’s Big Win Honours His Dad’s Late Friend & Rival
Enzo Trulli has taken out the Andrea Margutti Trophy at Lonato, an event held in memory of a young driver that was a friend and rival of his dad, Jarno.
Pro Tour Dubbo – Results & Videos
Here are the final results and the live stream video of today’s Pro Tour action at Dubbo, including the trophy presentation
Sorensen Retains the Graham Acreman TaG Title
Scott Sorensen has retained the Graham Acreman Trophy for the second time running when he won the TaG Title race at Ipswich’s championship round 2 on Saturday. Includes lots of videos by The Noise, Kev Davies.