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$60k Cash for Online Karting Series

Thursday 9th April, 2020Thursday 9th April, 2020 by ksn_admin

ROK Cup USA has announced an online ROK Cup Sim Challenge that will feature all 10 of its karting classes across three events and offer almost US$60,000 in cash prizes.

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Video: 2019 AKC Highlights

Thursday 9th April, 2020Thursday 9th April, 2020 by Media Release

Relive the action from the 2019 SP Tools Australian Kart Championship with this special highlights clip of the season.

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Noisy Points

Monday 6th April, 2020Monday 6th April, 2020 by ksn_admin

Here’s the progressive point score after the opening two rounds for all classes in the 2020 Noisy Tour – including Noise allocated nicknames!

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NT Titles Cancelled

Monday 6th April, 2020Monday 6th April, 2020 by ksn_admin

Darwin Karting Association has confirmed the 2020 Northern Territory Kart Championship in July has been cancelled.

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DD2 Project: Final Assembly

Sunday 29th March, 2020Sunday 29th March, 2020 by ksn_admin

Here’s the final step in Power Republic’s Rotax DD2 build and fit-out: the final assembly ready for the race track!

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First Meeting On Extended Circuit Mark Webber

Saturday 28th March, 2020Saturday 28th March, 2020 by ksn_admin

Canberra Kart Club celebrated the opening of its extended circuit a week ago with an entry restriction and social distancing requirements. News is, the track’s good! Here’s a wrap and results from round 1 that also featured the NSW KZ2 Series.

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Dalby’s “Corona Titles”

Tuesday 24th March, 2020Tuesday 24th March, 2020 by ksn_admin

Dalby Kart Club ran the second round of its 2020 club series on Saturday. The event was dubbed ‘The Corona Titles’, but as Kev Davies points out in his race wrap video, this was done as a bit of fun and not to make light of the current situation.

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IAME Series Australia Cancelled

Tuesday 24th March, 2020Tuesday 24th March, 2020 by ksn_admin

Remo Racing has cancelled the IAME Series Australia program for 2020 due to the issues around the Coronoa virus. While the X30 feature races may be run later in the year, they will not earn points or have series prizes. Statement from Remo & Sabrina.

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Stony Creek Races – March

Monday 23rd March, 2020Monday 23rd March, 2020 by ksn_admin

In what was possibly the last kart race meeting in Victoria for some time, the Stony Creek Kart Club held its March club race day on Saturday, March 21.

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Q&A – Karting Tips & Tricks

Sunday 22nd March, 2020Sunday 22nd March, 2020 by ksn_admin

Questions answered: here’s the latest karting tips-and-tricks Q&A session video by Derek Jones at Power Republic.

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2020 FIA Karting Season Delayed

Friday 20th March, 2020Thursday 19th March, 2020 by Media Release

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic currently spreading in Europe and much of the world, the CIK-FIA has had to change the schedule for the start of the 2020 season.

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Noisy Tour Round 2 – Bundaberg

Wednesday 18th March, 2020Wednesday 18th March, 2020 by ksn_admin

110 drivers from all over Queensland, including two locally born Australian champions, contested the second round of the 2020 Noisy Tour at Bundaberg last weekend. Here’s Kev’s event wrap and all the race videos.

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AIDKA COVID-19 Update

Wednesday 18th March, 2020Wednesday 18th March, 2020 by Media Release

AIDKA has cancelled the 2020 SA State Titles due to the outfall over the Corona virus, however its clubs are free to choose whether they run their own club events, on the provision entries do not exceed 125 competitors and a bunch of protocols are followed.

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New Zealand Nationals Postponed

Wednesday 18th March, 2020Wednesday 18th March, 2020 by Media Release

The New Zealand National Sprint Kart Championship will not take place over the traditional Easter long weekend due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation.

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How-To: Rig Up The DD2 Gear Selector

Monday 16th March, 2020Monday 16th March, 2020 by ksn_admin

This week, Derek shows how to set up the gear selector on a Rotax DD2 go kart, from fitting the paddles to installing the cables and adjusting the shift-cut.

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Vic Metro Series Round 1

Friday 13th March, 2020Friday 13th March, 2020 by ksn_admin

The opening round of the Victorian Metro Series, The Kingston Cup, was run at Oakleigh last weekend.

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ROK Cup NZ Kicks Off at Gold Star Round

Friday 13th March, 2020Friday 13th March, 2020 by Media Release

Jamie van den Berk and Zach Tucker got their 2020 ROK Cup NZ series campaigns off to the best possible start at the opening round of this year’s series in Wellington on Sunday. Report, photos & results…

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Fitting the Radiator to a DD2

Tuesday 10th March, 2020Tuesday 10th March, 2020 by ksn_admin

HOW-TO: The next stage in Power Republic’s build-up of a new Rotax DD2 racer is installing the radiator.

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