AKC Podium For 8-Year-Old Kiwi
Pint-sized Pukekohe driver Emerson Vincent was the top Kiwi finisher with third place in the Cadet 9 class Final at the third round of the Australian Kart Championship in South Australia over the weekend.
Australian Kart Championship – Series Points & Sunday Videos
On-demand video of Sunday’s action at Monarto, plus the Drivers’ Championship points as they stand after the round.
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Tassie Duo To The Fore
It’s been a long time since two Tasmanians have been at the front of a national championship grid, but that’s what happened at round three of the AKC at Monarto on the weekend.
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May Races at Lithgow
Combined Districts Kart Club’s May race day was run at Lithgow a week ago and it was Melissa Whitemore who came out on top of a tightly fought TaG R Light final.
New Faces & Old Favourites On The Podium at Monarto
The third round of the Australian Kart Championships welcomed a number of new faces, plus some old favourites, to the podium at Monarto. Here’s the official round report & photos.
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Wet & Cold at Oakleigh’s May Races
Rain and a chilling wind greeted the early arrivals and showers during the racing caused a bunch of DNFs. Here’s Paul Griffiths’ report from Oakleigh’s May race day.
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Breakthrough Wins at Monarto
Day one of competition at the third round of the Australian Kart Championship has delivered breakthrough wins for a Tasmanian Junior competitor and a local in KZ2. Saturday Report:, includes video interviews.
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Aussie to Contest European Superkart Championship
Jordan Ford has confirmed he will compete in all three rounds of the 2017 CIK-FIA European Superkart Championship, kicking off at Donnington next weekend where he’ll attempt to defend his British GP title.
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Perfect Portland: Victorian Country Series Round 3
Just on 200 entries, sun, grip and lap records made for a Perfect Portland, round 3 of the Victorian Country Series. Here’s the official report, results and photos.
Follow Australian Kart Championship Round 3 This Weekend
Here are the links you need to follow round 3 of the Australian Kart Championship at Monarto across the weekend.
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Birel ART Demonstrate Electric Kart at Formula E Race
Birel ART’s electric E-Kart was demonstrated on the track at the sixth round of Formula E Championship in Paris last Saturday.
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Testing Conditions At Rotorua Rotax MAX Challenge Round
A ‘Polar Blast’ swept through New Zealand last weekend, affecting the latest Kiwi Rotax MAX Challenge rounds at Rotorua. Here’s the official race report, photos, results and progressive series points.
Drysdale Stars In Wet-N-Dry NZ KZ2 Round
Wet or dry, nothing was going to stop KZ2 class star Dylan Drysdale from taking out the third round of NZ’s Molecule ProKart Series at Rotorua over the weekend.
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Goodger Grabs All Powers Nationals Win
Off the back of his Australian Title success, Dylan Goodger has broken through to win the All Powers Nationals for Speedway Karts at Mildura’s Olympic Park Speedway.
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Preview: Kiwi Karters at AKC Round This Weekend
The eight Kiwi karters competing at the third round of this year’s Australian Kart Championship at Monarto in South Australia this weekend are in very good company.
Round 4 at North Shore – A Mother of a Race Day!
Some chose to celebrate Mothers Day at home with mum. But others had mum at the race track! Despite the clash with this special day, North Shore Kart Club enjoyed a successful round of the club’s championship on May 14. Here’s the report, pics and results.
Queensland Superkart Series, Round 2
Queensland’s Superkarters rolled into Queensland Raceway on the weekend for round 2 for the State’s Superkart Series. Here’s the full race report, photos and series points so far.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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