AKC Round 3 Race Program
Here is the Race Program for this weekend’s round of the 2017 Australian Kart Championship presented by Jayco and Castrol EDGE in Monarto, South Australia:
Gallery: Images from Stony Creek’s May Race Day
Stony Creek hosted the circuit’s May race day on the weekend. Here’s a photo gallery of some of the action.
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New Venue For 2017 SKUSA Supernationals
Video Interview: SKUSA’s Tom Kutscher gives his sometimes colourful and often polarizing opinions on a variety of aspects of the karting industry in the USA, including a new venue for this year’s SuperNationals in Las Vegas. “We have room to make the most bitchin’ track you can think of.”
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The Sound Of Karting – Lonato’s 2nd KFA Nations Cup
The second “KFA Nations Cup” for historic karts was run at Lonato on the weekend, Alessio Piccini winning the Pre-2000 class on a Tony Kart manufactured in the year of his birth.
Graham Powles & Terry Fullerton to Judge Karts at Vintage Kart Prix
Karting icons Graham Powles and Terry Fullerton are set to be special judges at the 2017 Australian Vintage Kart Prix.
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Karting Instructor Qualifies For Indy 500
Karting instructor Jay Howard has qualified for this weekend’s Indianapolis 500. That’s a bit like Troy Hunt or Dave Sera qualifying for the Bathurst 1000. Howard runs driver development and karting programs at NOLA Motorsports Park in New Orleans.
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News Briefs!
Some of the latest info from here and overseas – includes various event updates and Supp Regs, the Billy Monger interview plus Dave Sera’s guide to driving Monarto
Three the Magic Number at LA Kart Championship Round
A number of categories welcomed their third different winner during Round Three of the Los Angeles Karting Championship at CalSpeed Karting Center recently, over 180 entries competing at the Fontana facility.
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We’ve Had A Tune-Up!
It’s taken some heavy modification, changes to the set-up and then some fine tuning, but finally, a more competitive version of KartSportNews has hit the track! Check out the new look and new features.
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Fluro Throttle Cables
Check out these new fluro-coloured Teflon-lined throttle cables from St George Kart Centre! Bling Bling!
Three New Directors On Karting Australia Board
Three new Directors were installed on the Board of Karting Australia at the organisation’s recent Annual General Meeting. John Reynolds, Troy Bundy and Glen Egan join Mick Doohan, Phil Smith and Rob Crawford.
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Lap Records Under Threat at NZ Prokart Round
The Rotorua track record could be broken this weekend as the NZ Prokart KZ2 series rolls into town. But it won’t be re-set Australian Troy Loeskow, who despite sitting second in the Championship, will not be competing this weekend.
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Next Stop Rotorua; NZ Rotax MAX Challenge
By Emilee Wright The KartSport Rotorua club’s The Rock FM Raceway high in the Mamaku Ranges west of the city hosts the next double-header round of this year’s Giltrap Group …
Super One Series, Round 4, Whilton Mill
The fourth Super One round of the season saw some drivers consolidate their championship positions and new contenders come to the fore. The inspirational Billy Monger was a welcome visitor to the Super One paddock, to the delight of everyone who knows him or who has been affected by his recent accident.
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Photo Gallery: European KZ / KZ2 / Academy Trophy
Here are the official CIK-FIA press images from Genk. Click for larger versions.
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Team Report: Birel ART at Genk Euro Round
Birel ART at the front of the international scene at Genk The European event of Genk was marked by very good performance from the Birel ART Racing Team. Among other …
First Meet On Whyalla’s New Surface
Whyalla had its first meeting on the new surface at the weekend, the “Whyalla City Council Karting Titles”. Dave Camwell reports that entry numbers were not what the club had …
De Conto Nails Euro KZ Round 2; Kremers 2nd
Drivers and teams met in Belgium for the second round of the CIK-FIA European Championship for KZ on the weekend and it was CRG’s Paolo De Conto who came through …
Jecko Shipment Arrives
A new shipment of Jecko seats has arrived at Zanardi Corse Australia. Seats of the sizes listed below will become available for dispatch mid next week and you can have a test fit at the Monarto AKC round
Team Report: CRG’s Euro KZ Win
The second round of the KZ European Championship held in Belgium at Genk saw another victory going to CRG, TM and Paolo De Conto. This was another victory obtained showing …
Aussies Head To Sodi World Series Final
A bunch of Australian kart racers are heading to France to contest the 2017 Sodi World Series Final. Eleven of them qualified via Xtreme Karting Pimpama’s Sodi Series. Three teams …