Karting In Victoria Shut Down
Karting Australia sanctioned kart racing in Victoria will cease, probably through until June. Karting Victoria has just distributed the following to its licence holders.
Speedway Kart Titles Are Off
Australian and South Australian Speedway Kart Titles have been postponed due to the corona virus crisis. The Speedway Karting Association of Australasia hopes to re-schedule the events, but is unable to confirm at this stage.
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Karting NSW Vs. Karting Australia
Karting NSW has today revealed it has come to settlement with Karting Australia regarding one of the matters currently before the courts, and that KA has been unsuccessful at reclaiming safety grants it provided to a number of clubs.
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Pro Tour Postponed
The opening round of the 2020 Sparco Rotax Pro Tour will not take place this weekend, Karting Australia citing a reluctance from competitors to travel interstate in the current COVID-19 climate.
How-To: Rig Up The DD2 Gear Selector
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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Kart Manufacturers Shut Shop
With the lock-downs in place in Italy due to the Corona virus, several kart manufacturers have announced they have temporarily suspended production.
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AKC Postponed; Pro Tour is GO
KARTING AUSTRALIA CORONA VIRUS UPDATE: Everyone attending a Karting Australia event must fill in a Travel Register form; AKC round 2 postponed; Pro Tour round 1 is going ahead; plus other info.
Reader Poll: Should Local Karting Events Continue Or Be Cancelled?
Should kart racing in Australia be temporarily suspended due to concerns around COVID-19 infection?
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COVID-19 And Karting
UPDATED 14/3/20 – While it’s just the past few days that it’s become a more significant issue in Australia, the COVID-19 ‘Corona virus’ has been impacting karting for several weeks now. Includes statements from Karting Australia and AIDKA.
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Vic Metro Series Round 1
The opening round of the Victorian Metro Series, The Kingston Cup, was run at Oakleigh last weekend.
New Sparco Karting Range
IKD now has in stock the new 2020 range of Sparco karting apparel and merchandise – check out all the new model racing suits, boots, gloves and bags!
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FIA Best Of 2019: Guillaume Capietto
Former karting driver Guillaume Capietto is now Team Manager of Prema Racing in F3. He’s also the father of 13-year-old Macéo, who is racing in OK-Junior.
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100+ At Warwick’s Round 1
It was a fabulous first round at Warwick with a record number of round one entries, 102, and amazing racing, amazing atmosphere. The Noise reports with videos.
ROK Cup NZ Kicks Off at Gold Star Round
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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Team Press: GF Motorsports, Warwick March Meeting
Team Report – It’s time for our race report for Round 1 of the Warwick Kart Club Championship. We’ve had a reasonably productive break from racing, with some good practice and some set up changes to Jack’s kart. Now it’s time to put rubber to the road and see if we’ve actually achieved anything.
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Fitting the Radiator to a DD2
HOW-TO: The next stage in Power Republic’s build-up of a new Rotax DD2 racer is installing the radiator.
Helmet Homologations Cancelled
Karting Australia advise three helmets have had their approval cancelled for safety reasons and must not be used at KA events. The directive comes from the FIA and Motorsport Australia.
Lots of Newcomers at Frogs Hollow
Several drivers new to karting took part in the Sapphire Coast Kart Club’s opening race meeting of the year at Frogs Hollow recently.
ProKart Challenge Opens at Buttonwillow
The 16th season of the ProKart Challenge kicked off this past weekend at the Buttonwillow Raceway Park where numerous drivers notched first career and season victories.
Karting Quickies
Another BIG round of karting news briefs. These Quickies include updates on industry, politics, drivers, events, products, clubs and more…
Video: Install Valves & Bead Locks
Power Republic’s latest how-to tech video, installing (and removing) the valves and bead lock screws that come with new OTK rims.
DPE Selling AGP Celebrity Karts
DPE Kart Superstore is selling the fleet of Arrow X5 4SS karts that were used by celebrities in the recent Australian Formula One Grand Prix promotion – at a big saving over the retail price.
KA Update: Australian Karter
Karting Australia today issued its latest ‘Australian Karter’ update to members. It covers a wide range or programs, such as Junior Sprockets, Officials training, girls racing, club webinars and relocation of the national office to Queensland.
4SS Titles at Ipswich
Despite a large number of members being away racing at the opening round of AKC, another huge entry of 155 drivers fronted up for the 4SS Titles meeting at Ipswich Kart Club on February 29th.
The Kiwi Report: AKC Opener
Jackson Rooney, Maxim Kirwan and Ryan Wood were the best performed Kiwis at the opening round of the Australian Kart Championship at Tailem Bend last weekend.