Victor Maastricht: Volunteer Of The Month
Karting Australia has named New South Wales official Victor Maastricht as its Volunteer of the Month for July.
Wharton On The Podium in Austria
Australian Junior Max drivers James Wharton & Christian Mansell competed at the Bruck circuit in Austria on the weekend for round 3 of the Rotax Max Euro Trophy.
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Hanssen Returns To Chase Race of Stars Glory
Joey Hanssen – Dutch Karting champion and twice winner of the Australian title – will return Down Under with the intention of winning the Race of Stars on the Gold Coast.
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Team Report: CRG Thirds in France
An intense weekend has been held in Essay (France) for the final of the two European titles of OK and OK-Junior; CRG ended third in the final standings for both with Pedro Hiltbrand (OK) and Gabriel Bortoleto (OK Junior).
Superkart Cup, Round 3
Round 3 of the 2018 Superkart Cup was run at Mallala on Sunday July 29th in the usual changeable weather conditions that have experienced this year.
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New Kart Club For South Australia?
It appears a new kart club has been formed in South Australia offering karters in that state an alternative to KA. It will have it’s own licencing, free membership and cater for recreational, dirt & bitumen karters.
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Victorian Country Series, Round 4
The Warrnambool round of the DPE Victorian Country Series was the fourth in a row where entry numbers have exceed the magic 200. Here’s the official report and photos from the event.
Karting NSW Appoint Chief Operations Manager
The Board of Karting NSW has announced that Ross Allen has been appointed the role of Chief Operations Manager for the organisation.
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Somewhere Over The Rainbow
A large amount of rain the night before wreaked havoc on the Albury-Wodonga Kart Club’s computer systems, however the diligence and effort of the club’s committee & members saw the problems fixed and the July club day proceed.
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DPE Return To Rotax Events
DPE Kart Superstore will be providing customer support at Rotax karting events in Australia for the first time in almost 10 years at Albury’s Rotax Pro Tour over the weekend of August 10-12.
’67 World Champ Visits Modern Karting
“When I crossed the finish line, I did not know if I was World Champion or not!” 1967 World Karting Champion Edgardo Rossi was in Lonato for the final round of the European KZ & KZ2 Championships, and talked about his time in the sport.
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Top Aussie Joins Kiwi Karters in NZ This Weekend
Top Australian karter Jaiden Pope has flown to New Zealand to prepare for the sixth round of the New Zealand Rotax Max Challenge series at Te Puke.
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Canberra Stage 1 Extension
The Canberra Kart Racing Club has published a new track layout for Stage 1 of the redevelopment of Circuit Mark Webber.
X30 Air Filter Now Compulsory
Remo Racing has advised that the use of an air filter, which has been supplied with new X30 engines since 2015, is now mandatory.
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AKC Team and Manufacturer Points
The Team and Manufacturer Championship points for the Australian Kart Championship have been updated after round 4 on the weekend.
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NZ Goldstars Hit City of Melbourne for Titles
WPKA Goldstar series prize winners Tom Bewley, Hayden Bakkerus and Blake Dowdall head a five-strong squad of Kiwi karters contesting the Go Kart Club of Victoria’s 34th annual City of Melbourne Titles meeting this weekend.
Allen & Sacco Lead The Charge
Team PR: Haase Karts Australia official team report from round 4 of the Australian Kart Championship at Emerald.
Star Names For Preston Hire’s 4th TEKA Entry
Supercars team Preston Hire Racing will field an entry in round 5 of the TEKA Endurance Karting Championship at Newcastle on August 12.
Twin-Engine Beasts for Angus Gold Cup
A bumper field of some of the country’s best KT Twin drivers is set to battle out the ninth running of the Angus Kart Club’s Gold Cup this Sunday.
MG Reds for RKA’s Clubman Class
Retro Karting Australia has confirmed its new “Pro Clubman” Yamaha class for 2019 will run on the MG Red tyre and use a control pipe.
Registration Open for Race of Stars
With the initial round of invites done, registrations for drivers wishing to compete at the 2018 Race of Stars on the Gold Coast are now open.
Sun Shines on Drysdale in Northern Queensland
The sun shone on top Kiwi karter Dylan Drysdale at the penultimate round of this year’s Australian Kart Championship; second in the KZ2 class Final and best placed of the four New Zealanders contesting the round.
CRG Team Report: DKM Round 4
The fourth round of the German Championship DKM in Kerpen launched three CRG drivers on top of the KZ2 classification.
Italian Karting Championship, Round 5
The fifth round of the Italian ACI Karting Championship at the Adria Karting Raceway again had a good number of drivers on track, around 180 entries contesting the various categories.
New Product: Copper Anti-Seize Grease
Sick of tearing exhaust gaskets when removing the exhaust manifold? Try some of this; IAME’s copper anti-seize grease.