Video: Karting Q&A
Here’s a big Q&A session with Derek at Power Republic. It covers a wide range of questions, from driving to maintenance to tuning!
European KZ/KZ2 Kicks Off in Spain
While Jérémy Iglesias (CRG/TM) and Alex Powell (KR/IAME) won the KZ and KZ2 finals respectively at the opening round of the FIA European Championship, it was a much tougher event for Australian Jay Coul (includes video).
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Vale Angelo Parrilla
Iconic karting identity and co-founder of the famous DAP brand, Angelo Parrilla passed away in Italy on Friday, April 14. Parrilla had visited Australia multiple times and was last here …
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Aussie Update
Three Australians are competing in Europe this weekend, two Cadet racers at the WSK Open series round at “7 Lakes” Italy and a KZ2 driver at the FIA European Championship opener at Zuera, Spain.
Reader Poll: Entry Numbers
Should progressive entry numbers be hidden from competitors when they are entering a race meeting? Or should the numbers be publicly visible?
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KA Supports New Race Site
Karting Australia has expressed its support of the location for a new ‘home of motorsport’ at Avalon Airport in Victoria. But will it include a kart track?
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Fast Pace at ACT Titles
New lap records have been established in several classes after a brilliant two days of racing at the Kart Shed Canberra ACT Titles last weekend. The Noise reports!
Aussie Kids in Italy
William Calleja and Sebastian Eskandari are set to compete at this weekend’s WSK Open Series round. Here are the links you need to follow their progress.
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14-Year-Old Wins Kiwi KZ2 Nationals
A fourteen-year-old has won the New Zealand Sprint Championship in the country’s top category, KZ2, at the annual Easter Nationals on the weekend.
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No Karts For New Super Circuit?
It would appear there is no kart track on the agenda for a proposed “Super Circuit” in Victoria, despite a recent strategy overview published by Motorsport Australia announcing the state needs a multi-disciplinary motorsport precinct that can address some of the key infrastructure and participation challenges faced by the industry.
No Fools at KA100 Titles
A massive race day at Ipswich Kart Club on Saturday 1st of April drew over 330 entries, including an influx of interstate visitors, to contest the latest club round that incorporated the IKC KA100 Titles.
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Chassis for Grand Finals
Rotax has announced the chassis partners for the 2023 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals – and there is a new brand that will be on the RMCGF grid for the first time.
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Preview: 2023 Kiwi Nationals
There’s plenty at stake for the Kiwis this weekend as the New Zealand National Sprint Championships are contested in Palmerston North over Easter (includes live streaming and timing links)
Ipswich Day/Nighter
Almost 100 karters (and a fast hare!) hit the dirt for the third round of the Four & Two Stroke Championships at Ipswich City Dirt Karts last Saturday.
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Heartbreak In Italy
After excellent performances in qualifying and the preliminary races, both Australian Mini drivers contesting the WSK Open Series round at Cremona, Italy, last weekend started from pole and lead the start of their Final. But then it turned to s**t.
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Strategy Overview: ‘Home of Motorsport’ a Priority
A ‘Home of Victorian Motorsport’ is a key priority that is identified in the recently released Victorian Motorsport Infrastructure and Participation Strategy Overview.
Interview: Matt McLean
Another former karter has been ‘On The Couch with Hooly’. Matt McLean has won numerous karting titles, worked in the industry over several years with the likes of DPE and Energy, has raced Supercars and Utes and is also a talented musician!
Plumbing The Radiator
Here’s the low-down and handy tips on fitting all the bits that go between the engine and the radiator on a water-cooled engine, in this case an IAME X30.
Remo To Miss AKC Round
IAME importer and distributor Remo Luciani will miss the upcoming Australian Kart Championship round in Western Australia due to his recent medical issues.
Inside A Big Team
Leigh Cocker of Vital Karting followed the Rush Performance team at the opening round of AKC at Monarto last month and published this video about the advantages of joining a team when competing at the top level.
Basso Extends Lead
Driver PR – A strong second place in the KA3 Junior Heavy final at Bendigo sees Mathew Basso hold the lead in the 2023 Golden Power Series.
Golden Power Series – Bendigo
Bendigo hosted the second round of the Golden Power Series last weekend. Ayrton Creagh reports from another hard-fought event and nominates his Driver Of The Weekend.
Cooloola Round 2
The Noise attended the second round of the Cooloola Coast Kart Club’s 2023 Championship that featured two and four-stroke categories (includes race vids)
Euro Championship Opener
Thibaut Ramaekers and Gabriel Gomez walked away from Spain leading the European Junior and OK Championships, but it was not such a great event for the five Australians competing.
Pomposa Dream Team’s 2nd Consecutive 24-Hour
The six-driver “Pomposa Dream Team” cemented itself as the top enduro combo winning its second consecutive 24 Hours Karting Italy on the weekend.