The Three Big Ones
Arguably the three most significant trophies in Australian sprint kart racing these days is the trio of special silverware awarded to three drivers at the conclusion of the Australian Kart Championship.
Racing
Lewis Top 10s Genk
Australian junior karter Lewis Francis finished in the top ten at the fourth round of the Belgian IAME Championship at Genk last weekend.
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Hurricane Hilary Cuts Cali Prokart Round
Hurricane Hilary shut down proceedings at Adams Motorsports Park on the weekend, the three-day, two-round event turning into a two-day one-round deal.
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A Record Breaker Clyde Marshall Memorial
Over 200 entries for the annual Clyde Marshall Memorial on the weekend produced the biggest race meeting at Lithgow City Raceway in the past 10 years.
Horsham Hosts DPE Country Series Round 4
Horsham hosted 146 competitors last weekend as the Wimmera Kart Racing Club ran round four of the DPE Kart Superstore Victorian Country Series.
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Rotax Qualifier Change
The Oakleigh Go Kart Racing club has changed the schedule for this weekend’s Rotax Qualifying event, which will now take place on SATURDAY.
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Brown Wins The Wenske 100
Coming out of retirement, Ben Brown has taken out the A-Main of the Wenske 100 Open Invitational at Blanchetown Dirt Kart Club.
City of Melbourne Record Breaker
A massive 438 entries broke the record for the largest ever City of Melbourne Titles at Todd Rd on the weekend.
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RMC International Trophy
Australian karter Kamal Mrad contested the Rotax MAX Challenge International Trophy at the legendary Le Mans circuit last month.
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Midsummer Mashup at Simrock Raceway
The first visit for the Texas Sprint Racing Series to shiny-surfaced Simrock Raceway produced an exciting weekend for the penultimate round of the 2023 championship.
Seventh Heaven at Ippy Dirt Karts
Almost 100 entries competed in the seventh round of Ipswich City Dirt Kart Club’s 2023 series on Saturday, each class contesting five events across the day-night race meeting.
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Qld Superkarts
Dylan Mavin won the Ampol Driver Award at the third round of the 2023 Ultimate Steel Framing Queensland Superkart series at Lakeside Park Raceway recently.
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More Laps at Morwell
Numbers were up in Cadet 12 as were the number of races for each class at the Gippsland Go Kart Club’s July race day on Sunday.
Walton Vice-Champion in Academy Trophy
With the final round conducted in Italy over the weekend, Queensland teenager Max Walton has recorded Australia’s best-ever finish in the FIA Karting Academy Trophy.
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Lammers, Bondarev & Marti Crowned at Cremona
The new FIA Karting European Champions for 2023 are Rene Lammers (OK), Oleksandr Bondarev (OK-J) and Hugo Marti (Academy Trophy). Finals day report plus live stream video.
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Aussies In Italy
Several Australians are competing in the FIA European Championship round at Cremona, Italy this weekend, and one of them has started superbly with P3 in qualifying and a heat race win!
More Superkart Titles for Urban
Ryan Urban added another two Superkart championships to his CV on the weekend, claiming the NZ 250 Inter and Rotax Max Heavy titles at Manfeild. Arrow took home the Manufacturers Cup.
NT Kart Championship
The Darwin Karting Association hosted the 2023 Northern Territory Kart Championship earlier this month, July 6 to 9. Eight classes were contested and included several interstate drivers.
The Young Guns of Lismore
The Wynnum Haulage 2023 Young Guns Titles at Lismore was once again a magnificent show case event for the youngsters of the sport. The Noise reports.
Winter Challenge Accepted
The Ballarat Kart Club’s 2023 Winter Challenge has been run and won – in sunny Horsham! Race wrap and photos.
Fireworks at Bob Gartside Race Day
The Stanbroke 2023 Bob Gartside Raceday at Ipswich City Dirt Kart Club is over for another year. It was a spectacular day and night of racing, 146 entries making it another huge event on the dirt.
Favourable Fortunes Elude Kiwis at AKC
Kiwi karters found themselves without windfall at the penultimate round of the SP Tools Australian Karting Championships in Queensland on the weekend.
Calleja’s Summer Win in Italy
Australian cadet driver William Calleja enjoyed a win at the third round of the Italian Championship at the Val Vibrata circuit on the weekend.
Walton Walks It In at AKC
Despite a DNF on Saturday and a nose cone penalty in Sunday’s final, Queensland teenager Max Walton has amassed enough points to claim the Australian KA2 Junior championship with one round to go.
Racey Rochy for GPS Round 4
Weather challenged racers at Rochester for round 4 of the Golden Power Series last week. Ayrton Creagh reports (and who got the commentator’s “Driver Of The Weekend”?)