AKC Live Stream
IT’S LIVE NOW! Catch all the action from Ipswich AKC round 1 via the live stream. Australia’s best karters take on some of the best in the world
Hays Hammers Heats in Ipswich
Supercars’ James Golding qualified pole, but it’s been former champion Chris Hays who has dominated the heat racing in the KZ2 class at AKC round 1 in Ipswich.
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AKC Draws In The Kiwis
This year’s SP Tools Australian Kart Championship has again attracted a number of top Kiwi karters, with four set to contest the opening round at Ipswich in Queensland this weekend.
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Report: Victorian Country Series, Round 1
240 karters from Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania kicked off the Vic Country Series in fine fashion at the Warrnambool kart track last weekend. Here’s the official report & photos.
Record Numbers at IAME Winter Cup
Through three days of competition, gathering a record-breaking entry list of 200 drivers split into four categories, the Internacional Kartodromo Lucas Guerreroof Valencia rumbled last weekend for the 2019 IAME Winter Cup.
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Interview: Jose Maria Navalon Boya
Best Of 2018: Also known as Mari Boya, Jose Maria Navalon Boya is the young Spaniard who won the 2018 FIA Karting Academy Trophy, a standout result for his first participation.
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KA Club Racer Showdown for The Bend
Club-level racers from Karting Australia’s Club Driver Rankings will come together for a one-off finale at The Bend to determine the country’s Ultimate Club Racer.
Two Dozen South Aussies Hit Vic Country Series
24 drivers from South Australia made the trip to Warrnambool for the first round of the Victorian Country Series. Three headed home with a first place trophy.
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Solid Start to Waghorn’s VCS Campaign
Driver PR: After a strong showing at Junior Top Guns, Toby Waghorn was looking for more of the same at Warrnambool’s Vic Country Series round.
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Interview: Paolo de Conto
Despite some unlucky episodes and a penalty he still disputes, the CRG/De Conto pairing has been strong in the 2018 season.
MKC Team Report from VCS Opener
Melbourne Kart Centre took a team of drivers to tackle the opening round of the Victorian Country Series at the Warrnambool Kart Club with Cadel Ambrose and Peter Gigis staring for the team on Saturday afternoon.
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Double Clean Sweep for DJM at Warrnambool
DJM Race Engineering kicked off their Victorian Country Series campaign at the opening round at the Warnambool Kart Club.
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North Shore Kart Club To Be Renamed
North Shore Kart Club will be renamed Sydney Motorsport Kart Club.
Video: WSK Super Master Series Rnd 1
Here’s the video gallery from the opening round of WSK Super Master Series, complete footage of all Finals plus lots of atmosphere and summary clips from Adria.
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Interview: Pedro Hiltbrand
He grew in karting with CRG and became OK and KZ2 World Champion in 2016. He took one year off and came back in 2018.
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Red Bull Shifters on Ice
Video: Red Bulls’ 2019 F1 drivers Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly take to the ice in The Netherlands on a couple of spikey-tyred Kart Republic KZ karts.
Patrik Hajek: Finally a World Champion
At 28, the Czech Patrik Hajek is a popular figure in the paddocks. Blessed with an endearing personality, he has been competing internationally for the past ten years in 125cc gearbox.
Karting News Briefs
Can you write? Also… RIP John Dowson, kids takeover Parolin, training to race, McLaren colours, E/Creek big grid, videos, event/club info etc
Re-Entry for VCS Entries
Organisers of the Victorian Country Series advise there has been a data loss issue with the entries for this weekend’s opening round and the details for most karters will need to be re-entered.
150cc & 1.2 Cylinders at Collie
The Open Performance class was the spectacle of the day at Collie last weekend as a wide range of equipment contested the class. Ken Seeber reports.
Australian Championship To Ignite in Ipswich
The Ipswich region will be ignited next week with the opening round of the 2019 SP Tools Australian Kart Championship, presented by Castrol EDGE, and hosted by the Ipswich Kart …
Mallalieu Edges Ahead in Caribbean Junior Series
Reigning Barbados 125cc Champion Adam Mallalieu has edged into a narrow lead in the inaugural Caribbean Junior Karting Academy Trophy (CJKAT) after rounds three and four at Bushy Park Barbados …
Pro Tour Shakedown at BFM
The 2019 edition of the Brian Farley Memorial at Eastern Creek is also now the official shakedown meeting for the second round of the Sparco Rotax Pro Tour.
Best Of 2018: Victor Bernier
Victor Bernier is a 14-year-old French driver who made his debut in the OK-Junior category just over a year ago, and went straight into the top 10 of the 2017 World Championship.
Race Program, AKC Round 1
The official race program – listing all entries, timetable etc for round 1 of the Australian Kart Championship – is now available.