NT Dirt Kart Titles
166 entries contested the Northern Territory Dirt Kart Titles at Alice Springs on the weekend.
SA Kart Championship, Round 1
79 entries contested the opening round of the 2018 South Australian Kart Championship at Whyalla across the weekend.
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NSW Kart Championship Round 2
164 entries competed at the second round of the NSW Kart Championship at Dubbo on the weekend.
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Confirmed: The Bend To Host Pro Tour Grand Final & JR Memorial
IKD has confirmed the sixth and final round of the 2018 Rotax Pro Tour will be contested at the newly built The Bend Motorsport Park, and will see the official announcement of Team Australia drivers to contest the world final.
Young Gun Joins Veteran for Euro KZ2 Round
Kiwi young gun Matt Payne steps up to the big time this weekend, joining established countryman Daniel Bray at the second and final round of this year’s CIK-FIA European KZ2 Championship in Italy.
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Thriller Races & Surprise Result at Wackersdorf
The IAME Euro series completed its third round at the wonderful track of Wackersdorf in Bavaria last weekend and once again it was affected by rain.
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Results: Option Tyre Poll
At the start of the month we asked for your opinion on Karting Australia’s impending investigation into a “club level only” option tyre. Here’s the result.
The Bend Is Almost Ready!
VIDEO – The new karting circuit at The Bend Motorsport Park is nearing completion. UPDATE: Pro Tour round 6 confirmed for this venue!
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Wharton Doubles Up as Jenner Showcases Round 2
Brad Jenner and James Wharton were the standouts at the second and final round of the Victorian Kart Championship at Todd Rd on the weekend. Here’s the commentator’s report from the meeting.
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Get Ready! 34th City of Melbourne Titles
The 2018 City of Melbourne Titles will be contested on August 4 and 5, but this year entries are capped at track capacity and one class is almost full already.
Queensland Superkart Series, Round 4
The Queensland Superkart Series was in action at Queensland Raceway last weekend with a critical round for all six classes kicking off the back half of the 2018 Championship.
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Race of Stars Confirmed For October
The sixth edition of Karting Australia’s ‘Race of Stars’ on the Gold Coast is set for October 11-13. Organisers are aiming for bigger and better when a host of international drivers do battle with the top Australians.
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Seven Happy Kiwis at Indy
Seven very happy Kiwi Briggs LO206 karters were part of 350 drivers celebrating at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday evening after a very successful second annual Battle at the Brickyard kart race meeting.
Preview: New Zealand Schools’ Championship
School-age karters from all over New Zealand are heading to Hawke’s Bay this week to compete in the 16th running of the KartSport New Zealand National Schools’ Championship, which includes the Bruce McLaren KartSport Awards.
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CRG Ready for Final Charge
Team Press: The CRG Racing Team is ready to charge at South Garda Karting this weekend for the second and closing round of the KZ and KZ2 European Championships.
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Academy Drivers Capture KA3 Clubman Cup
AWC Motorsport Academy Drivers dominated the Launceston Kart Club’s KA3 Clubman Cup meeting on Saturday, taking home the perpetual Cups for all three classes.
Collie Winter Cup
Sprint racers and Superkarters came together for the Collie Winter Cup in WA on Saturday, competitors racing across four main divisions under the KartWest banner.
SA Championship Round Shakedown
Whyalla Kart Club hosted a shakedown meeting on Saturday in preparation for this weeks’ opening round of the South Australian Kart Championship.
Aussie Duo Does Battle of the Brickyard
Father and son TEKA racers Brad and Max Howard competed in the 2018 Battle of the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the weekend.
Near Miss For Howard & Preston at US Rotax Open
Australian Pro Tour racers Scott Howard and Jac Preston both started pole in their finals, but neither was able to take home victory at the Rotax US Open in New Jersey on the weekend.
Queensland Kart Championship, Round 1
The opening round of the 2018 Queensland Kart Championship was held at Gladstone on the weekend. Results of the round are:
Northern Territory Kart Championship
The 2018 Northern Territory Kart Championship was decided over one round in Darwin on the weekend. Results of the Finals (and thus the Championship) were:
Victorian Kart Championship
The second and final round of the 2018 Victorian Kart Championship was held at Todd Rd over the weekend. Results of the round and the state championship series were:
Karting News Briefs
All sorts of karting related video, info and updates from here and around the world….
KA Statement: TaG 125 Parity
Karting Australia has adjusted the weights for various engines that are eligible to race in the TaG 125 classes.