Hart’s 2nd Aussie Pro Tour Win
Kiwi karter Fraser Hart claimed his second Rotax DD2 Masters class win in a row at the penultimate round of Australia’s 2019 Rotax Pro Tour series Warwick in rural Queensland on Sunday.
Pex Brothers 1-2 at DKM Genk
Stan and Jorrit Pex finished first and second in the final race Sunday at Round 4 of the DKM international German Kart Championship last weekend, making it two double podiums for the successful Dutch brothers in the KZ2 class at their local circuit of Karting Genk
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Windy Winter Cup – Pro Tour Warwick
It was a windy weekend at the Sparco Rotax Pro Tour’s Warwick ‘Winter Cup’ but the Round five winners are now decided and with just one round to go the championship and the World Final tickets are going down to the wire.
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Team Report: DJM at City of Melbourne
DJM Race Engineering enjoyed several stand out performances at the City of Melbourne Titles last weekend with state champions Joshua D’Ambrosio (KA4 Junior Heavy) and Nicholas Sacco (KA3 Junior) both taking victories for the team.
New JECKO Silver Seats at DPE
The new Jecko Silver seats are now available in Australia, without the Closedge. These seats utilise the same revolutionary Jecko seat design as the Closedge seat, but without the Closedge …
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Stony Creek August Races
A mix of wet and dry made track conditions difficult to set up for at the Stony Creek Kart Club’s August race day on Sunday.
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How-To: Part 2, MyChron5 Data Logging Basics
This week, Derek at Power Republic presents part 2 of the Mychron 5 go kart data logger series, showing how to upload and analyse your data.
Results: Pro Tour Warwick
Top 3 in today’s finals at round 5 of the Sparco Rotax Pro Tour at Warwick: Mini MAX 1 Costa Toparis, 2…
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Karting News Briefs
Dare to be Different, Tassie travel deal, The Noise heads to Victoria, Euro videos, winning oil, cost cutter, club news, $1500 win prize, event updates & information etc.
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Poll Result: Yes, No – Why Not
According to our recent poll, most readers did not race karts on the weekend of 3/4 August, and there were a lot of excuses – I mean, reasons – why.
Huge City of Melbourne Titles
Big fields in pretty much every class meant Todd Rd was packed for the 35th annual City of Melbourne Titles last week, 320 entrants making this one the largest events of recent times.
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Kiwi Earns Spot on USA Rotax Worlds Team
Kiwi karter Josh Bethune has earned a place on the United States team at this year’s Rotax Max Challenge Grand Final in Italy in October after a dominant Rotax DD2 …
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SEK To Trial Different Engine Types
The Sportsman Enduro Karting (SEK) Championship will conduct a trial at it’s fifth round at Wollongong on August 24, accepting twin Briggs & Stratton powered karts, plus a ‘singles’ class.
Vettel States The Obvious
Sebastian Vettel says karting is way too expensive and unaffordable for most. If he was a kid starting in the sport today, he reckons his career “would stop fairly soon because we simply wouldn’t have the pocket money to do it.”
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SQ Series Round 2 + Buggered Old Pie Eaters
Over 120 competitors attended the combined SQ Series round 2 and Pie Eaters & Old Buggers Noisy Tour round 3 at Cooloola Coast Kart Club on the weekend. But first off, there was a tribute to the late Noel Ormes.
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Whyalla August Club Day
Whyalla’s first meeting for the month of August was held on Saturday. A couple of highlights from the day…
Wood & Kirwan Top Kiwis in Melbourne
With third place finishes in their respective classes, Ryan Wood from Wellington and Maxim Kirwan from Auckland ended up the best of what turned out to be a seven-strong squad …
Sticker Kit Clearance
DPE Kart Superstore is clearing out a variety of Arrow, Monaco and Deadly kart sticker kits – at almost 75% off!
Payne & Kinsman Battle for KZ2 Honours
Matthew Payne claimed pole and won all the KZ2 heat races, but it was Mathew Kinsman who capitalised on Payne’s problems to win the fifth round of the series at Tokoroa.
How-To: Rotax Wiring Loom Installation
The FR125 Rotax MAX EVO comes new with battery, ECU, wiring harness (with several connectors) and a bunch of other hardware. But it’s almost plug-n-play. In this video, Derek at …
Bissett Holds Off Black in 50-Lapper
Jason Bissett withstood pressure all the way from Pole Shuffle winner Jack Black to win the Central Coast Speedway Go Kart Club’s ProKart Solution 50-Lap Shootout under lights on Saturday night,
Half-Price Kosmic Neos
DPE Kart Superstore has secured a very limited number of Kosmic Neos 950mm Rookie Karts which are being cleared at $1,850 each – 1/2 price! These karts perform fantastically and …
Reader Poll: Did You Race? If Not, Why Not?
We like it when people go racing. Unfortunately, there’s less people going racing – and we want to know WHY.
Reverse Racing at Albury Wodonga
Things went backwards for the July club day at Albury Wodonga last weekend, the meeting running in reverse direction. Here’s Bailey Dixon’s race report, photos and driver profile on Blake Tracey.
Message From KA CEO
Karting Australia today published it’s Australian Karter e-letter for August, including the monthly message from CEO Kelvin O’Reilly.