Pip Poles & P2 in Italy
Melbourne’s Pip Casabene has placed second at the opening event of the Champions Of The Future Academy meeting at Cremona, Italy, overnight.
Free Live Streams
There’s plenty of kart racing live streamed via YouTube this weekend – the New Zealand Nationals, the British Kart Championship plus the COTF Academy in Italy.
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Aussies Gear Up for COTF Academy
A bunch of Australian karters are in Italy this weekend for the opening round of the Champions Of The Future Academy, which features qualifying, heats and a final on each day.
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Price Advocates
Breast cancer survivor and MA Girls On Track champion Melinda Price is using her racing activities to raise funds and awareness for the Breast Cancer Network.
Buttonwillow Opens Cali ProKart
Weather was a key factor at Buttonwillow on the weekend for the first event of the California ProKart Challenge (love this pic of veteran Alan Sciuto winning Pro Shifter!)
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Urwin To Defend National Title
Driver PR – Jay Urwin will this weekend defend his New Zealand National Championship in the KZ2 Shifter class, a title he won last year as a history-making 14-year-old.
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Record Weekend at Texas Sprint
Now in its 10th season, there was another record set on the weekend for the ‘Spring Round-Up’ event of the Texas Sprint Racing Series at Speedsportz Racing Park.
Euro OK/OK-J Round 1
OTK and CRG bounced back to the top step of the podium and two Australians made the finals at the opening round of the European Championship for OK and OK-Junior
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TaG Restricted Let Loose
The TAG Restricted classes are the headline act for the next round of the Ipswich Kart Club’s 2024 championship. Russell Innes previews the meet.
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KA Sign Sim Partner
Karting Australia has appointed Next Level Racing as the “official simulator partner” for the organisation.
Free Race Stream for IKC
Kart racing will be live streamed from the Ipswich Kart Club’s next race day on April 6. Significantly, the stream will be via the club’s YouTube channel, which is free to view and requires no subscription.
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Double Trouble Twin OK
Back in 2019 the plan was to have a 100cc Formula A engine and a 125cc OK engine on the same chassis. Come 2024, the machine has ended up with two OK engines – 250cc with estimated 80hp!
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Preview: European OK/OK-J Championships
Five Australians are scheduled to contest the opening round of the 2024 FIA Karting European Championship for OK and OK-Junior in Spain this weekend.
“Karting Mini” for FIA Motorsport Games
A ‘Karting Mini’ discipline for 8 to 11-year-olds will be added to the FIA Motorsport Games later this year, allowing an additional 44 drivers to take part in the event.
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Locals Win 24-Hours Karting Italy
Two Italian teams secured the top step of the podium in the 7th edition of the 24 Hours Karting of Italy: the GAS Racing Team in the PRO category and the Marline Karting team in the SILVER class.
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4-Stroke Sprint Series Kicks Off
Almost 100 four-stroke karters hit the Warwick Kart Club’s circuit last weekend for the opening round of Auskart’s SE Queensland Sprint Championship. The Noise reports.
Eight Wins for OTK at Winter Nationals
Product PR – Nearly 40 top-five results for OTK drivers and teams were achieved at the Orlando Kart Center WinterNationals earlier this month.
Arrow’s Winning Ways!
The Arrow X6.2’s incredible results have continued at the 2024 Victorian Kart Championship, the chassis winning two key categories plus third in both classes.
IPK Presents New Praga
Following the official reveals of the 2024 Formula K, OK1 and RS Kart, IPKarting has now confirmed the specification and look for its headline Praga brand.
Admin Vacancy at Karting NSW
Karting NSW has a part-time vacancy for an Administrative Support and Promotions person. The position has a “Clerical & Administrative, Grade 3” classification and is for two days (16 hours) per week.
Kocoski’s Championship of Extremes
Driver PR – Jett Kocoski endured a championship of extremes at Todd Rd on the weekend, rolling his kart in the TaG Light final before charging to a win in the X30 final, only to be disqualified post race.
State Podium for Basso
Driver PR – Keen to return to the top of the charts after a frustrating opening round of the Australian Kart Championships, Mat Basso and team set out to reclaim their past state championship glory as they competed at the 2024 Victorian State Titles
Calicorse Vic Titles Report
Team PR – The Queensland-based Calicorse team entered four drivers across two classes at the recent Victorian Kart Championship, Jack Larsen walking away with the blue plate in Cadet 12.
Belardo Claims JGM’s First State Title
Team PR – By winning the Victorian Kart Championship on the weekend, Jess Golding Motorsport’s KA3 Senior Light driver Luca Belardo claimed the team’s first ever State Championship.
Tight Times at Coast-To-Country
The 2024 Coast-2-Country series kicked off in fine style at Manning Valley on the weekend, and to say it was incredible would be an understatement for sure – check these lap times!