Some inclement weather as Cyclone Gabrielle introduced herself, and the winner-takes-all finals made for some exciting racing at the CIK Trophy of New Zealand and Challenge Cup event at KartSport Hamilton over the weekend.
Ipswich Kart Club has kicked off its 2023 Championship with almost 300 drivers contesting 17 classes for the opening round last Saturday, including huge fields of kids for the Cadet Titles
advertisement
Six drivers have qualified for the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals by winning the two-round RMC Winter Trophy USA that concluded in Florida last week.
advertisement
The South West Kart Club hosted over 150 entries for the opening round of the DPE Kart Superstore Victorian Country Series at Cobden on the weekend.
Over 200 drivers across three X30 categories contested the IAME Winter Cup in sunny Valencia last weekend (includes video – check out the X30 Senior final – shunts & chicane cutting!)
advertisement
Video – Here’s the highlights package from the WSK Super Master Series round 1 at Lonato.
advertisement
Here’s the highlights package from the WSK Champions Cup finals at Lonato on the weekend (KZ2, OK, OK-J, Mini, Mini U10, X30 Jnr, X30 Snr – English commentary)
Delayed from 2022, the Albury Wodonga Kart Club successfully ran The Pink Plate on the weekend, attracting a strong representation of female drivers from around the country.
advertisement
William Calleja was top placed Australian at the WSK Champions Cup at Lonato on the weekend. Calleja put in a strong comeback after qualifying 20th in the Mini class to eventually place fifth in the final.
advertisement
Red Bull Junior race driver Liam Lawson displayed his stunning skills on a soaked circuit to win KZ2 at the City of Sails at Auckland on the weekend.
By winning the 26th annual Wyllie’s Kart City Young Guns feature race at Launceston on Saturday, Oliver Wickham has become the first driver to win the event in Cadet 9, Cadet 12 and now Juniors. Jade Stone reports.
advertisement
Victoria’s race season is under way, Junior Top Guns making the most of great weather across two evenings in Melbourne. Mitch McLellan reports from Oakleigh (includes links to LOTS of photos)
advertisement
Ipswich Kart Club has another incredible season of racing planned that includes a popular 8-round club championship, the Queensland State Cup, an AKC event plus numerous other specialities.
The opening round of ‘Morris Personal’ Junior Top Guns was conducted on the 1056m long circuit at Oakleigh yesterday and, unlike almost every previous year, there was no rain!
advertisement
Want to watch some top-notch karting coverage for free? SKUSA’s 2023 Winter Series and ProTour will be live streamed and totally free for viewers to watch – no subscription required.
advertisement
Two track layouts will be used across the two rounds of Junior Top Guns this week and there’s once again a huge prize pool on offer, including a kart, sets of tyres and thousands of dollars of cash!
The famous Bolivar circuit on the northern fringe of Adelaide has now been fully resurfaced as part of an extension and track upgrade for 2023.
Australia has been confirmed by FIA Karting as one of six countries for the inaugural season of OK-N and is the only non-European entity on the list.
VIDEO – Over 60 years ago it was a small dirt track. Now it’s a much larger sealed modern karting facility that runs in the opposite direction. Watch this video to see how the Ballarat kart track has evolved.
Do you like slow-motion action videos of karting? There are now several re-cap highlights videos from SKUSA’s Supernationals in Las Vegas last month.
Sanctioned by two governing bodies – SKUSA and the IKF – the Texas Sprint Racing Series experienced record numbers in 2022, welcoming nearly 900 entries across its five rounds.
Here’s some light reading for the off season – the 2023 Karting Australia Manual that was made available today.
Ipswich Kart Club concluded its 2022 Come-and-Try-Day program with the fourth and final event for the year last Saturday.
The third annual Cowbiz Archerville Classic boasted lots of racing and perfect weather across two days last weekend. Jade Stone reports from Launceston.
TaG Light and TaG Heavy boasted the biggest fields at the 2022 running of the Dave Hamnett Memorial at Manning Valley Kart Club on the weekend. The Noise was there to capture the action!