Special Suits
The official Team Australia race suit our drivers will use at the Rotax Grand Finals has been revealed, as has the look of Dave Sera’s Vegas outfit.
Montoya & Musso ROK The Rio
Veteran Jordan Musser and young gun Sebastian Montoya were two if the nine champions crowned at the 2018 ROK the Rio, which took place on a temporary circuit for the first time.
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Karting News Briefs
A mixed bunch of karting news, information and updates from here and around the world… anything from tyre barriers in Karratha to spec-racing in Texas!
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Newcastle Championship Round 7
78 drivers took part in the seventh and final round of the Newcastle Kart Club’s 2018 Championship on Sunday.
MyChron5 Exchange Program
Aim SportSystems Australia currently has an exchange program running for MyChron 5, allowing you to swap your current system with a refurbished unit that carries a further 12-month warranty.
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Tsesmelis Tops KA’s 2018 Club Driver Rankings
Victorian junior driver Steven Tsesmelis has taken out Karting Australia’s Club Driver Rankings for 2018, a program that saw over $50,000 of prizes distributed to competitors around the country.
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Karting News Briefs
More quick news grabs, videos and interesting karting bits from the past few weeks. Click through or miss out!
Vic Country Series Concludes in Portland
The sixth, and final round of the DPE Victorian Country Series has been run and won at Portland’s Yarraman Park Circuit, attracting 179 karters from Victoria and South Australia. Includes full series points for all classes.
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Ipswich King & Queen Titles
Another fantastic day of racing at Ipswich Kart Club’s championship round 6 the other week, “The King Queen Titles of KA100”. The Noise reports with photos and video
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RKC Instrumental in Growth of 4SS in Victoria
Ringwood Kart Centre has been instrumental in the formation and growth of the 4SS class in Victoria, promoting and establishing the class at Eastern Lions Kart Club.
Cadet 12s Lead the Charge at Albury Wodonga
From the seats at turn 9 to the Canteen vantage point at turn 5, everyone watching was cheering and applauding as the trio of Anthony Alessi, Eddy Cooper and Blake Tracey completed their cool down lap and entered the pits. Bailey Dixon reports.
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AKRA Announce 2019 Easter Nationals
AKRA’s next target meeting is its 2019 Easter Sprint Kart National Championships to be held at the Orange kart track in NSW.
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e-Karting Cup Racing at Rotax Grand Finals
An E-Karting Cup will be contested at this year’s Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals in Brazil, utilising the Rotax THUNDeR machines that have been used this year in the German Electric Kart Championship.
Intrepid Goes Fluro
Intrepid has gone fluro for 2019, as seen in these studio shots of their new evolution model Cadet, OK (TaG etc) and KZ karts.
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Gippsland October Club Day
Gippsland Go Kart Club’s October club day was held in fine conditions, though numbers were down a little on the previous month.
Smal Awarded Memorial Carlo Fabi at Industry Trophy
A full haul of points has seen OK-Junior driver Kiril Smal awarded the Memorial Carlo Fabi at Lonato’s Trofeo delle Industrie. Australian James Wharton finished 4th in class.
Daniel Ricciardo Launches Karting Series
Daniel Ricciardo has announced a one-make karting series for 2019, offering just three classes – Cadets, Juniors and Seniors.
2019 Flandria Competition Kart
Flandria Competition Kart has revealed its chassis lineup for 2019, the GEN4 (for OK/OKj/TaG etc) and Smiley5 (for Cadet classes).
Karting NSW To Recruit Non-NSW Clubs?
Having fielded inquiries from around Australia, Karting NSW is considering allowing non-NSW clubs to join, effectively becoming a quasi national body.
Elkmann Captures European Superkart Championship
With only a retirement capable of depriving him the title, Peter Elkmann drove with caution and lapped one-second slower than the leaders in the final race of the European Superkart Championship at Le Mans on the weekend.
Get Lucky @ RaceDeal
A fresh batch of Lucky Design helmets has just arrived at IKD/Racedeal.com – all unique one-off designs that are available now, no wait time!
Club Leaders Inspired in Melbourne
Club and State Representatives from various parts of Australia attended the inaugural Building Better Kart Clubs Conference in Melbourne on Saturday which included the launch of a new initiative for 2019 – “Rev it Up”.
Live Stream: Industry Trophy, Lonato
James Wharton is racing at the front at the 47th Industry Trophy at Lonato. Wharton qualified 2nd in OK-J
Video: WSK Final Cup, Round 1
Footage of all the Finals from the opening round of the WSK Final Cup at Lonato on the weekend:
Tough WSK Round for Kiwis
Young Kiwi karters Jacob Douglas from Christchurch and Kaden Probst from Auckland endured a tough start to their WSK Final Cup series’ Mini 60 class campaigns in Italy over the weekend.