Shamick Racing Go With Parolin
Shamick Racing has done a deal with Parolin Karts to run the Italian chassis for all their team drivers and become the Australian importer and distributor for the brand.
Karting News Briefs
Kart on rails, videos, info and lots more karting related content…
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Unfinished Business: Kiwi Porsche Star Back In Karts
Three-time Porsche Carrera Cup Asia champion Chris van der Drift will return to kart racing next month for the re-launched CIK Trophy of New Zealand meeting – an event he won as a Junior back in 2001.
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KA NSW: Harder Tyres & A Yamaha Class
KA NSW today announced it will introduce harder, longer wearing tyres for several classes, and that Yamaha engines have been removed from KA3 & KA4 into their own category.
Triple Track Test Races
Tiger Kart Club’s annual Triple Track Test & Have-A-Go Day was another success, the competition karters getting to race on three layouts, well attended have-a-go sessions, a 4SS 1-hour enduro and plenty of past karters coming back for a steer.
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WSK Announce 2019 Schedule & Format
WSK Promotion has revealed a 12-event calendar for 2019 that caters for a mixture of categories, control fuel & tyres, some race format changes plus a night event.
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KA NSW Reveal Fee Structure
Karting Australia (New South Wales) has published its fee structure for 2019. The new organisation has undercut the prices its predecessor charged, so it will be interesting to see how viable the organisation will be with this level of income.
CRG Second in Macau Kart GP
Team Report: CRG secured second place at the recent Macau International Kart Grand Prix with factory driver Paolo De Conto.
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KA Announce KANSW Executive Committee
Karting Australia has issued a press release announcing the names of the Executive Committee for the new organisation it has set up for New South Wales.
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KNSW Authorises All Approved Tyres for Practice
As a result of discussion at its Member Information Session, KNSW has confirmed that practice for KNSW Clubs can take place on ALL Approved Tyres (both KNSW and KA) and will be permitted and covered by KNSW’s current insurances.
Victorian Karters of The Year
Todd Chambers has picked up the long-running Alan & Raie Choon Trophy for Victoria’s Senior Karter of the Year for 2018, while Bailey Collins received the Junior award.
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Mega Entry List for TaG Enduro
A mega field that includes multiple Bathurst winners and karting champions will line up at Todd Road this Saturday for the Shamick Racing 4-Hour TaG Enduro.
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Engine Warmups Banned For 2019
The CIK-FIA has confirmed a number of items for the 2019 international kart racing season, including the calendar, banning of warming up (or even starting) engines in the pits, reduction of the nosecone time penalty and the awarding of contracts to supply tyres, exhausts and other equipment.
The Capri Cup (Ipswich Christmas Meeting)
Despite the hot temperatures, 145 karters fronted up for the Capri Cup / Ipswich Christmas meeting last weekend. Here is the event wrap and race videos from the Noise!
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Hart & Hamilton The Top Kiwis In Brazil
The NZ Report: Fraser Hart and Matthew Hamilton were the top finishing Kiwi karters at this year’s Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals event in Brazil, the pair finishing the DD2 Masters Final third and fourth respectively.
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The CIK-FIA Prizegiving
The 2018 FIA Karting Champions were celebrated earlier this month in the halls of the Hotel President Wilson in Geneva during an awards ceremony organised by the CIK-FIA in the presence of Jean Todt, FIA President (includes video)
Last Pics & Video: Rotax Grand Finals
Here’s the final batch of official photos, plus the official highlights clip of the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals 2018.
Karting News Briefs
In this edition… Christmas gift idea, BRM back in Oz, event info, ice shifter, Maxxis pricing, Pro Tour team spots, full tyre change in under 30 seconds video, plus more.
Rotax Grand Finals Videos
Re-live the racing action, interviews and presentations from the 2018 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals. The live stream footage can now be viewed on-demand
Podium For Pope in Brazil
KA Press Release: Australian Jaiden Pope has finished on the podium at the 2018 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals in Brazil.
Rotax Grand Finals – It’s A Wrap!
It’s a wrap! Official windup press release of the 2018 Rotax Grand Finals.
Team Australia: Top Effort In Brazil!
Finals day brought mixed results for the Australian drivers in Brazil, but an overall strong showing earned Team Australia runner-up honours in the Nations’ Cup, and Jaiden Pope’s remarkable fight-back drive almost got him the Junior MAX win.
Rotax Grand finals – Day 7 (Final)
Australia’s Jaiden Pope finished a fighting second and Team Australia is runner-up in the Nations Cup at the Rotax Grand Finals overnight. Here’s the official race report (photos to follow).
11 of 12 Through To Rotax Finals
Eleven of the 12 Team Australia entrants have made it through the heat racing and pre-finals to take a start in the Finals of the 2019 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Final in Brazil tonight.
Rotax Grand Final – Day 6
The official photos, report and video (includes Australian driver interviews) of the Pre-Finals at the Rotax Worlds, Brazil.