Junior Top Guns
Just on 120 entries contested the eight classes that opened the 2021 Victorian karting season with Junior Top Guns at Oakleigh the past couple of days.
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AKC Round 1 Postponed
The opening round of the 2021 Australian Kart Championship has been postponed. Here’s the statement from Karting Australia, plus the result of our reader poll on the matter.
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Rotax Forging Ahead With Grand Finals
According to Rotax, the 2020 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals are still going ahead in Portugal later this month. While the event will be run “under the highest health and safety standards”, some competitors are worried they can’t even get into Portugal.
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GKC of SA Launch Cadet Program
The Go Kart Club of South Australia has launched a one-make Cadet kart program using the Karting Australia homologated Torini-powered Ricciardo 4SS kart.
Ipswich Club Calendar for 2021
A six-round Club Championship plus two other feature events will make up the calendar of club racing at Ipswich Kart Club in 2021.
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4 Hours Dry, 3 Hours Wet at SEK QLD Finale
It started fine, but it ended wet – very wet! Here’s The Noise’s take (and videos) on the SEQ Qld final round at Ipswich that included singles, twins and F100s.
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The ‘New’ Geelong Re-Opens New Years Day
The Geelong track will re-open on January 1st. It’s been closed while the track was extended, and now the full circuit has been re-paved, it’s ready for action.
Canberra’s 2020 Champions
Youngster Kobe McInerney has been crowned the overall champion at the Canberra Kart Racing Club for 2020. Other awards went to…
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Tasmanian Kart Championship
In mixed conditions all weekend, 105 competitors slogged it out across 10 classes to fight for the 2020 Tasmanian Karting Championship on November 28-29 at the Launceston Kart Club venue.
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AKRA NSW State Titles
Almost 100 karters competed in AKRA’s NSW State Titles on the weekend. Here’s the race report, photos and results from Wollongong.
Dalby Done Till ’21
It was a hot day at Dalby for the final race event of 2020. The finals got underway after a huge spit roast dinner, and The Noise was there, taking video and photos during the day and into night.
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Victorian Calendar for 2021
‘Open’ race meetings will return to Victoria next month when the 2021 season kicks off with the traditional Junior Top Guns double-header at Oakleigh. Click thru for the full schedule.
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News Briefs
Lots of mixed news snippets in today’s post of anything karting… from anywhere. Club, industry, product news & info from Australia and around the world.
Millsy Takes WA KZ2 Series
A win at the fifth ‘Grand Finale’ round of the WA KZ2 Series has sealed the championship for Blake Mills.
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Goldstar Karters Turn It On at Taranaki
The cream definitely rose to the top at the opening round of the 2020/21 Goldstar Series at the KartSport Taranaki club’s Todd Energy Raceway in Waitara on Sunday.
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Gippsland’s November Race Day
The Gippsland Go Kart Club ran it’s third and final race meeting for the year on the weekend, with social/practice karting on Saturday and racing on Sunday.
Stony Creek Club Day
Stony Creek Kart Club ran its November race day last Saturday. Here’s the results and photos.
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Triple Crown Concludes at ‘Ruler of Cooloola’
The Ruler of Cooloola took place last weekend. Here are all the race videos, report, photos and Triple Crown series points.
Preview: Tasmanian Kart Championship
This weekend Launceston Kart Club hosts the 2020 Tasmanian Kart Championship. Over 100 entries will hit the track at Archerville, including a number from the mainland. Click through for the event preview and class by class entry lists.
Seniors Growth For NZ Goldstar Series
This weekends opening round of the New Zealand Goldstar Series at Taranaki sees a jump in entry numbers compared to last year. Here’s the series preview.
Mateship Rules at Over 40s Titles
Covid and date changes couldn’t stop the 2020 Coffs Harbour Over 40s Titles from being run. Here’s the report and photos from the 25th annual running on the weekend.
South Australian Kart Championship Cancelled
The new Covid cluster in South Australia has forced the cancellation of this weekend’s South Australian Kart Championship at Bolivar.
AKC Binned: No Champions Declared for 2020
This years Australian Kart Championship has been officially cancelled. The final round will not take place and no Australian Champions will be declared for 2020. Click through for the AKC Statement.
No ‘Team Australia’ for Rotax Worlds
It’s unfortunate, but in the circumstances not totally unexpected – there will be no Team Australia representation at the 2020 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals.
The Noisy Tour Finale at Warwick
120 karters contested the final round of the 2020 Noisy Tour at Sandy Creek Raceway Warwick last weekend. Click thru for the results, videos etc.