Calleja Close at Sarno WSK
William Calleja came oh-so-close to winning the opening round of the WSK Final Cup at Sarno on Sunday. Here’s the Aussie Wrap plus official WSK report, video & pics from Europe.
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Ultimate Club Racers Crowned
Karting Australia’s Ultimate Club Racer II concluded in perfect weather conditions at Murray Bridge’s Monarto Karting complex in South Australia today.
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South Australia Wins State of Origin
South Australia has today taken out the second running of the State of Origin Teams race, held in conjunction with the Ultimate Club Racer II meeting at Monarto.
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Big Laps at Lakeside
Big laps were a feature at round 5 of the Auskart 4-stroke Championship at Lakeside on the weekend, Senior and Junior classes covering 55 tours of the LPDTC in their finals. The Noise reports (with video).
Golden Power Series Concludes in Gippsland
The sixth and final round of the Golden Power Series concluded with a massive event at the Gippsland Go Kart Club last weekend.
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Champs Dominate North Island Titles
Ten-times New Zealand National Champion Ryan Urban picked up his 10th North Island Title honours, and Ashton Phipps took out two Junior classes, at the the Fagan’s Valley circuit last weekend.
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NZ’s Super-Seven Rokkers
A Kiwi contingent of seven drivers worked their way through challenging conditions and fierce competition as they took on drivers from 48 other countries at the RoK Superfinal in Italy recently.
King & Queen Titles to Conclude Noisy Tour
Ipswich Kart Club will conclude its racing season on Saturdaywith the King or Queen Titles and the Final Round of the Project X Noisy Tour.
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Capri Cup Concludes IKC Championship
It was a sensational finish to the Ipswich Kart Club’s 2022 Championship, culminating in the Capri Cup round last week where over 200 entries hit the track.
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Double Podium for Aussie Rokkers
Australian karters William Calleja and Cody Maynes-Rutty have finished on the podium at the 2022 RoK Superfinal at Lonato, Italy. Four of the six Aussies made the finals.
Giltaire & Stilp, X30 Winners at IAME World Final
It was time for the drawcard classes to race at Le Mans for the IAME World finals on the weekend, local Evan Giltaire taking out X30 Senior while the UK’s Gabriel Stilp (pictured) won X30 Junior for the second year in a row.
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Aussie RoKkers Performing at SuperFinal
Three of the six Australians contesting the RoK SuperFinal at Lonato in Italy have qualified inside the top ten and two of them posted identical lap times (includes videos).
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IWF Part 2 Underway
The second stage of the IAME World Final is underway at Le Mans with almost 300 drivers contesting the X30 Senior and X30 Junior categories following last week’s brace of classes.
Both Ways at Barrier Reef Titles
There was lots of track time for karters at the Great Barrier Reef Titles on the weekend, a day of racing in one direction followed by another full day of events in the other. The Noise reports (with video)
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ROK Festival Makes History
Josh Fife and Max Walton will get the opportunity to show the world what they can do behind the wheel of a race car after winning the Gearbox and KA2 Junior classes respectively at Australia’s first ever ROK Festival on the weekend.
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Alf’s Gem Unveiled at Capri Cup
There was huge interest at Ipswich’s final club championship round on Saturday as the result of a partnership between Ipswich Kart Club and the Queensland Vintage & Historic Karting Club was unveiled – the restored twin engine Margay kart that Alf Capri raced.
IAME World Final – Part 1 Done
The first winners of the IAME World Finals 2022 were crowned at Le Mans on the weekend in the X30 Mini, KA100, Z-I and X30 Masters categories.
Calleja 3rd at Industry Trophy
William Calleja was the best performed of a bunch of Australian karters contesting the 50th running of the Trofeo delle Industrie (Industry Trophy) at Lonato last weekend.
Top Half Hots Up in Hamilton
Heavy rains forced a change of venue for the third round of the NZ Top Half Series last weekend. Over 140 competitors changed their plans to front the starter in Hamilton
OK-N & IAME X30 Added to WSK Events
FIA Karting’s new OK-N category, plus IAME’s X30, have been added to WSK Promotions’ 2023 race calendar.
IAME World Final – Qualifying
The first part of the 2022 IAME World Final is underway at Le Mans with qualifying sorted for the X30 Mini, Z-I, X30 Masters and (first time at an IWF) KA100 classes.
ProKart Challenge Closes Out Fontana
The Calspeed Karting Facility is shutting down later this year. The track located outside the superspeedway at Fontana hosted its final regional event with the concluding round of the 2022 California ProKart Challenge.
NSW State Championship
Over 170 entries contested the nine classes at the 2022 Karting NSW State Championships at Dubbo Kart Club on the weekend. The Noise reports!
Walton Wins 40th Edition Junior Sprint
Queenslander Max Walton has joined the likes of Scott McLaughlin, Anton De Pasquale and Oscar Piastri as a winner of the Eastern Lions Kart Club’s Champion of Champions feature race at the club’s 40th edition of the Junior Sprint Classic.
WA Kart Championship
The Bunbury City Kart Club hosted the 2022 WA Kart Championship across the weekend. 214 entries contested the 12 classes.