News Briefs
A quick post of some pre-christmas News Briefs – local to international, club level to pro, plus Dave Sera’s Track Walk tips!
A quick post of some pre-christmas News Briefs – local to international, club level to pro, plus Dave Sera’s Track Walk tips!
With the ban on gatherings imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the 2020 FIA prize giving ceremony (including karting) took place via Zoom and was MC’d from a Hotel in Geneva.
The Geelong track will re-open on January 1st. It’s been closed while the track was extended, and now the full circuit has been re-paved, it’s ready for action.
Club news, driver news, industry news, event news, karting entertainment. Local, state, national, international. Never know what you’ll find in the News Briefs!
The 2021 FIA Karting Calendar reveals the OK and Junior World Championships will be contested in Brazil late next year. This and other decisions came from the World Motorsport Council meeting this week.
In mixed conditions all weekend, 105 competitors slogged it out across 10 classes to fight for the 2020 Tasmanian Karting Championship on November 28-29 at the Launceston Kart Club venue.
Almost 100 karters competed in AKRA’s NSW State Titles on the weekend. Here’s the race report, photos and results from Wollongong.
Get answers to the questions! This is the last of Power Republic’s “how to” tech videos for 2020. Derek answers questions posed by the punters about axles, engine rebuilds, tyre pressures, KZs, $1000 go karts and much more.
It was a hot day at Dalby for the final race event of 2020. The finals got underway after a huge spit roast dinner, and The Noise was there, taking video and photos during the day and into night.
New websites for the Australian market have been established for Will Power Kart and Alonso Kart. In addition to contact information, images etc, the sites include technical specifications for the range of chassis available.
‘Open’ race meetings will return to Victoria next month when the 2021 season kicks off with the traditional Junior Top Guns double-header at Oakleigh. Click thru for the full schedule.
While the dates and locations for all five rounds of the 2021 Australian Kart Championship have been announced, the order of the final three events has not been determined to enable some flexibility should covid restrictions become a factor again next year. Includes link to the 2021 AKC Championship regulations, testing restrictions, engine claiming rules etc.
Victorian karter James Wharton will join the Ferrari Driver Academy for 2021, competing in karts before moving to Formula car racing in 2022. Despite an arm fracture, Wharton won the FDA Scouting World Finals to be part of the Italian company’s elite pathway program.
Mitch Arrow received the Club Member Of The Year award as Ballarat Kart Club crowned its 2020 club champions at the track on Sunday.