2017 Sodi World Finals
The Sodi World Finals were held in France recently and a bunch of Australians contested the event – one in the Sprint Cup and three teams in the Endurance Cup.
Racing
Gippsland’s May club Day
Changing weather kept drivers and crews busy at the Gippsland Go Kart Club’s May race day, the varying pace of drivers at different stages of the race leading to some exciting racing despite the smaller numbers this month.
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Port Macquarie’s May Races
Port Macquarie Kart Club ran a club championship round at the lush Pacific Park facility last weekend.
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Rotax Euro ‘Kart Prix 2’
Kart Prix 2 of RGMMC Rotax Max Euro Challenge took place in Salbris, France last week under clear blue skies and high temperatures.
Cooloola Coast Round 4
Round 4 of Cooloola Coast Kart Club’s 2017 Championship was run on Sunday. Here’s the race wrap and some photos from Queensland.
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Australian Kart Championship – Series Points & Sunday Videos
On-demand video of Sunday’s action at Monarto, plus the Drivers’ Championship points as they stand after the round.
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May Races at Lithgow
Combined Districts Kart Club’s May race day was run at Lithgow a week ago and it was Melissa Whitemore who came out on top of a tightly fought TaG R Light final.
New Faces & Old Favourites On The Podium at Monarto
The third round of the Australian Kart Championships welcomed a number of new faces, plus some old favourites, to the podium at Monarto. Here’s the official round report & photos.
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Wet & Cold at Oakleigh’s May Races
Rain and a chilling wind greeted the early arrivals and showers during the racing caused a bunch of DNFs. Here’s Paul Griffiths’ report from Oakleigh’s May race day.
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Breakthrough Wins at Monarto
Day one of competition at the third round of the Australian Kart Championship has delivered breakthrough wins for a Tasmanian Junior competitor and a local in KZ2. Saturday Report:, includes video interviews.
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Perfect Portland: Victorian Country Series Round 3
Just on 200 entries, sun, grip and lap records made for a Perfect Portland, round 3 of the Victorian Country Series. Here’s the official report, results and photos.
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Follow Australian Kart Championship Round 3 This Weekend
Here are the links you need to follow round 3 of the Australian Kart Championship at Monarto across the weekend.
Testing Conditions At Rotorua Rotax MAX Challenge Round
A ‘Polar Blast’ swept through New Zealand last weekend, affecting the latest Kiwi Rotax MAX Challenge rounds at Rotorua. Here’s the official race report, photos, results and progressive series points.
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Drysdale Stars In Wet-N-Dry NZ KZ2 Round
Wet or dry, nothing was going to stop KZ2 class star Dylan Drysdale from taking out the third round of NZ’s Molecule ProKart Series at Rotorua over the weekend.
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Round 4 at North Shore – A Mother of a Race Day!
Some chose to celebrate Mothers Day at home with mum. But others had mum at the race track! Despite the clash with this special day, North Shore Kart Club enjoyed a successful round of the club’s championship on May 14. Here’s the report, pics and results.
Queensland Superkart Series, Round 2
Queensland’s Superkarters rolled into Queensland Raceway on the weekend for round 2 for the State’s Superkart Series. Here’s the full race report, photos and series points so far.
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Gallery: Images from Stony Creek’s May Race Day
Stony Creek hosted the circuit’s May race day on the weekend. Here’s a photo gallery of some of the action.
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The Sound Of Karting – Lonato’s 2nd KFA Nations Cup
The second “KFA Nations Cup” for historic karts was run at Lonato on the weekend, Alessio Piccini winning the Pre-2000 class on a Tony Kart manufactured in the year of his birth.
Three the Magic Number at LA Kart Championship Round
A number of categories welcomed their third different winner during Round Three of the Los Angeles Karting Championship at CalSpeed Karting Center recently, over 180 entries competing at the Fontana facility.
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Super One Series, Round 4, Whilton Mill
The fourth Super One round of the season saw some drivers consolidate their championship positions and new contenders come to the fore. The inspirational Billy Monger was a welcome visitor to the Super One paddock, to the delight of everyone who knows him or who has been affected by his recent accident.
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Photo Gallery: European KZ / KZ2 / Academy Trophy
Here are the official CIK-FIA press images from Genk. Click for larger versions.
First Meet On Whyalla’s New Surface
Whyalla had its first meeting on the new surface at the weekend, the “Whyalla City Council Karting Titles”. Dave Camwell reports that entry numbers were not what the club had …
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De Conto Nails Euro KZ Round 2; Kremers 2nd
Drivers and teams met in Belgium for the second round of the CIK-FIA European Championship for KZ on the weekend and it was CRG’s Paolo De Conto who came through …