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!
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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:
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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.
Fog In June: Albury Wodonga Club Day
A thin veil of fog surrounded the track, adding an aura of mystery and a touch of magic to the early morning racing at the Albury Wodonga Kart Club’s June race day.
Videos: WSK Open Cup
Direct from the WSK Open Cup, complete footage of the four Finals held at the South Garda Karting Circuit (English commentary, pre-grid, race and presentations for each class)
Rotax Thunder Elektro Kart Series Amps Up at Oschersleben
The first round of the German Elektro Kart Championship was run at the famous Oschersleben circuit on the weekend with a field of young drivers aboard new Rotax THUNDeR karts.
Anglo-Dutch Domination Under Sultry Spa Skies
A British team with Dutch drivers won the Francorchamps 24 Hours for Private Karts at Spa, Belgium, on the weekend in hot conditions – unlike the deluge of the inaugural twice-around-the-clock race last year.
Double-Header Kicks Off Can-Am Karting Challenge
The opening event of a new Can-Am Karting Challenge season welcomed a solid number of karters to the ‘Mac Track’ in Oregon last weekend. Race report and photos from the USA.
Qld 4SS Titles at Ipswich Championship Round 4
He dominated the day, qualified fastest, won all the heat races and the final, but didn’t get to take home the first place trophy – that’s what Supercars driver Todd Hazelwood did in the 4SS class at Ipswich on the weekend. Here are the videos from the meeting that Kev ‘The Noise’ Davies was able to produce.
Golden Power Series Round 4
Round four of the Victorian Golden Power series was a mostly wet and grey weekend at Morwell, but almost 120 competitors braved the cold and were rewarded with sunny Sunday finals.