Wharton 13th in Junior World Championship
James Wharton has finished off a strong showing at the Junior World Championship with 13th place in the final at Kristianstad.
Karting NSW: We’re Out!
The karting clubs of NSW have overwhelmingly supported a Karting NSW motion for a vote of No Confidence in the KA Board and to disaffiliate from the National body.
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Saturday Wrap: OK / OK-J World Championship
There have been some ups and down in the heat races so far for James Wharton and Christian Mansell at the OK-Junior World Championship (includes CIK-FIA interim report for OK and OK-J)
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12-Time French Champion for Race of Stars
Twelve-time French Champion Anthony Abbasse will make his Australian debut when he lines up as part of a three-driver KZ2 lineup for Sodi Kart Australia at the Race of Stars next month.
OK & OK-J World Champs; Solid Start for Aussies
Australian karting mates James Wharton and Christian Mansell are competing against 111 other drivers in the OK-Junior World Championship this weekend in Sweden, and both have had solid performances in qualifying.
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South Oz Superkart Cup, Round 4
A smaller than usual, but still dedicated group of racers, turned out at Mallala for the latest round of the Superkart Cup of 2018.
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More Internationals Announced for Gold Coast
Despite events for which they are qualified to participate happening in Europe on the same weekend, two Asian karting stars Jayden Jin and Yevan David have elected to compete at the Race of Stars in Australia instead.
Latest KA Magazine Now Online
The latest issue of Karting Australia’s quarterly in-house publication ‘Full Throttle’ is now online and can be read here.
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Race Videos: Pro Tour @ The Bend
See how racing works at The Bend – here are the videos of all the Pre-Finals and Finals from the recent Rotax Pro Tour round at the new South Australian circuit.
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Familiar Winners at Los Angeles Karting champs Round 8
The Los Angeles Karting Championship is winding down the 2018 season, hosting the penultimate event of the season on September 16 at the CalSpeed Karting Center.
Win A Kart! Qld Superstore Open Days
To celebrate the second store coming online, the Queensland DPE Kart Superstore will have Open Days this Friday and Saturday – and you could win a new Arrow chassis just by walking through the door!
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Queensland Superkarts, Round 5
The Superkarts were back at Queensland Raceway for Round 5 of the 2018 Championship and there was a certain buzz in the air and spring in everyone’s step as the the six categories prepared for qualifying in beautiful QLD weather.
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Kremers Wants The Surfboard
Dutchman Marijn Kremers has confirmed that he’ll be back for another shot at the Race of Stars title on Queensland’s Gold Coast – and he’s determined to take the Winner’s Surfboard back to the Netherlands.
Interview: Mick Panigada, Energy Corse
Responsible for the kart factory and the Energy Corse racing team, Mick Panigada is also a master at training young drivers.
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Interview: Felipe Massa, CIK-FIA President
CIK-FIA President Felipe Massa was interviewed by the CIK-FIA at the Genk KZ World Championship event.
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Official Points – 2018 Rotax Pro Tour
Jake Rutkowski, Costa Toparis, Jaiden Pope, Josh Hart, Lane Moore, Ryan Kennedy, Damian Ward and Troy Woolston all won their classes, and Kosmic won the Manufacturer’s title. Here’s the official point score and placings for each class in the 2018 Rotax Pro Tour national series.
Team Australia Announced for Rotax Grand Finals
Eleven of the 12 drivers to make up ‘Team Australia’ at the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Final have been announced, including who will be the Team Captain for the trip to Brazil. This, plus Jason Richards Memorial Award winner, race wrap and photos from The Bend.
New Rotax Global App
In time for the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals, BRP-Rotax has launched a new Rotax Global App (free, for Android and iOS) to expand its service to Rotax kart customers at the world finals, but also other Rotax events.
Super Kiwis at The Bend
The Kiwi karters contesting this year’s Rotax Pro Tour definitely saved their best for last, with two drivers claiming breakthrough round wins (and the respective South Australian State Title) and another three finishing second in class at the final round at Tailem Bend on Sunday.
Ding! Ding! Today’s Round of KNSW v KA
Today, both Karting NSW and Karting Australia released further information regarding their current ‘situation’. Here are both statements…
Golden Power Series, Round 5
The fifth round of the Golden Power Series was run at Swan Hill’s Sun Centre Kart Way on the weekend, 109 entries competing across the 11 classes at the track famous for it’s banked ‘Thunderdome’ style corner.
Victorian Country Series, Round 5
The first Spring round of the 2018 DPE Victorian Country Series welcomed 196 karters to the undulating Hamilton circuit, but once again, the track was wet for a number of events.
Vintage Karting at Genk
Vintage karts were included at the KZ World Championship meeting at Genk recently. Jen Wade sent through these great photos of some of the equipment that was on show.
Whyalla’s September Night Meeting
Whyalla Kart Club had another successful all but small day-night meeting last Saturday.
Statement: CAMS & Karting (& Karting NSW)
The CAMS CEO issued a statement on Friday regarding CAMS’ position on karting and the current situation with Karting NSW. It should be noted…