New Cadets Boost Ipswich
Over 10% of the entry at Ipswich Kart Club’s opening round of 2020 were new members. Of these, 11 were new Cadet drivers, most of whom had come through the club’s Come-And-Try program.
Bleeding The Dent Brake System
Power Republic has fired up the video camera for 2020! This how-to video shows how to bleed the Dent brand of brake system.
advertisement
Interview: Mike Wilson
Mike Wilson is a record breaking 6-time World Champion. James Wharton is one of the young karters he’s been coaching.
advertisement
Karting Quickies
Lots of news briefs! Team/driver updates, event info, poll result, class growth, engine suspension, industry news, series prizes, Euro videos etc. How fast can you do a driver change?
2020 Kosmic Rookie is Here
The first shipment of the new Kosmic Kart Rookie EV model has landed in Australia and it’s already running out the door with limited karts remaining.
advertisement
Sizzling Action Kicks off NZ Season
The 2020 New Zealand karting season got off to a sizzling hot start at the Auckland club’s annual City of Sails 2-Day Challenge meeting on the weekend.
advertisement
Bahrain Gets Rotax Grand Finals
BRP-Rotax has confirmed the location and date for the 2020 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals.
WSK Champions Cup Opens Euro Season
After some promising heat races, things were looking good for the Aussies in Adria with some potential top tens on the cards. But in the end, it didn’t turn out that way. Report from Italy.
advertisement
FIA Best-Of: James Geidel, RGMMC
RGMMC Group has completed its second year as promoter of several FIA Karting Championships. It’s President says they’ve made a major step increasing exposure with over 50 channels broadcasting into 100+ countries.
advertisement
The New Ricciardo Kart Mini
The new Ricciardo Kart chassis for the 2020 Mini kart homologation has been revealed.
Webber To Open Canberra Track Extension
Mark Webber has agreed to participate in the official opening of the new track extension at Canberra Kart Racing Club.
advertisement
Interview: Peter Bayer
FIA Sport Secretary General Peter Bayer answers questions about karting within the International Automobile Federation.
advertisement
OK & OKJ for Kosmic Racing Department
The Kosmic Kart Racing Department has announced it will enter factory drivers in the OK and OK Junior categories in 2020.
Junior Top Guns
Over 100 entries greeted the starter at the 2020 edition of Junior Top Guns at Oakleigh. Pro Karting’s Will Harper won the headline KA3 class which was the biggest field with 24 starters.
advertisement
Tony Kart Announce 2020 Drivers
The factory Tony Kart Racing team has announced its driver lineup for the international 60 Mini, OKJ, OK and KZ/KZ2 classes for 2020. The team has also confirmed a continued alliance with the Ferrari Driver Academy.
advertisement
Movie Review: GO!
SPOILER ALERT! The new Aussie film GO! was released in cinemas yesterday. Here’s what we thought of it.
Reader Poll: What Sort of Karting For You in 2020?
Our previous poll showed lots of readers had a very good idea of what events they will contest in 2020. Now we want to know what type of events those are. Take the poll!
OTK Unveil New Homologation Mini Chassis
The OTK Group has unveiled it’s new Rookie chassis for the 2020 homologation CIK-FIA international Mini class. The kart will be available across all four OTK brands; Tony Kart, Kosmic, Exprit and Redspeed.
CIK-FIA Best Of: Felipe Massa
Felipe Massa, President of the CIK-FIA since the end of 2017, looks back at the 2019 FIA Karting season and the future directions for international karting.
Karting Quickies
Included in this episode of Karting Quickies: your discussions & comments, Leclerc team, calendar/event updates & info, 2-strokes and e-karts, reader poll results, Vettel hoax, things with wings, Go! movie, industry latest and more.
Vacancy: Race Team Manager
Shamick Racing has a full-time Melbourne-based position for a suitable person to fill the role of Race Team Manager.
Extra DD2 Ticket!
Australia will get to send an extra DD2 driver to the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals. See the updated ticket allocation.
Bellars Back-To-Backs McDonald’s Young Guns
Young Hobart driver Elliot Bellars claimed his second consecutive McDonald’s Young Guns Trophy on Saturday, winning the time-honoured feature race for KA4 Juniors.
Vale – Greg Selwood
(EDITOR’S NOTE: post has been updated with statement from DPE and words from Drew Price) It is with a heavy heart we learn of the passing of former National champion Greg Selwood.
JC Kart Changes to JC Sport
There will be no more JC Karts coming to Australia. James Courtney and Jon Target have confirmed the brand will transform from an importer to a race team and be renamed JC Sport.