Pro Karting Add Kart Republic
Melbourne-based Pro Karting has added the Kart Republic brand of karts and components to its range of products.
Ipswich On For Big Season in ’23
Ipswich Kart Club had a huge season of racing this year, it’s CLUB rounds averaging 225 entries per event(!) and 2023 is shaping up to be even bigger.
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FIA Karting Awards
The FIA Karting Awards Ceremony took place in Bologna, Italy, earlier this month, awarding the World and European Champions their official cups in front of 180 guests.
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Oldies Plan for 2023
Some significant dates for vintage and retro karters have been confirmed for next year.
Kremers & Morgatto Confirm USA Campaign
World Champions Marijn Kremers and Matheus Morgatto will compete with BirelART North America next year, commencing with the SKUSA Winter Series in January.
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Podium & Problems for B&A
Team PR – B & A Kart Racing’s James and Aiva Anagnostiadis tackled the Junior and Senior endurance races at Todd Road on the weekend to finish off a busy 2022 season of karting.
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Top Enduro Effort for NSW Duo
Driver PR – New South Wales had a strong representation at the Shamick Racing Enduro over the weekend, with former and current state champion Reece Cohen and Jackson Souslin-Harlow pairing together for a crack at the big event.
IKC Concludes Come-N-Try Days For 2022
Ipswich Kart Club concluded its 2022 Come-and-Try-Day program with the fourth and final event for the year last Saturday.
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KNSW Says No to Rotax Pro Tour
Karting NSW will not sanction a Rotax Pro Tour series in 2023. The governing body posted the following statement on its website confirming a proposed agreement between it and RaceMax Pty Ltd will not go ahead.
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New KA Board Appointments
Former F1 Race Director Michael Masi and commercial lawyer Melissa Holzberger have returned to positions with Karting Australia, the national body announcing today that both have been appointed seats on the KA Board.
Pro Karting Duo Win TaG Enduro
Karting veteran Jace Lindstrom and his protégé Declan Somers have taken out an action-packed four-and-a-half hour TaG enduro at Todd Rd.
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KA100 Restrictors Now Available
IAME Engines Australian importer Remo Racing has confirmed that the new 22mm Exhaust Restrictor to be used in the IAME KA100 engine for the KA3 Junior Classes is now available.
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Latest FIA Karting Updates
At its meeting on 7th December 2022 in Bologna, Italy, the FIA World Motor Sport Council took the following decisions based on the proposals of the International Karting Commission.
KA Reconfigure Development Fund
Karting Australia has announced the establishment of a National Infrastructure Development Fund to replace the AKA Track Development Fund and secure its inherent value.
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Buckley Injured in Practice Crash
Victorian karter Jett Buckley was injured in a practice crash at the Todd Rd circuit in Melbourne on Tuesday.
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2022 Archerville Classic
The third annual Cowbiz Archerville Classic boasted lots of racing and perfect weather across two days last weekend. Jade Stone reports from Launceston.
Dual Race Directors for 2023 AKC
A number of changes have been revealed for next year’s SP Tools Australian Kart Championship, including track/practice restrictions, homologated driving suit requirement for two classes, plus the appointment of two people to the Race Director’s role.
Dave Hamnett Memorial
TaG Light and TaG Heavy boasted the biggest fields at the 2022 running of the Dave Hamnett Memorial at Manning Valley Kart Club on the weekend. The Noise was there to capture the action!
KNSW Changes for 2023
Karting NSW has announced a number of changes – many around restrictor sizes – to consolidate classes and create bigger fields in 2023. Here’s the organisation’s press release on how that will happen.
Honda Heroes Go Karting
Marc Marquez and Max Verstappen teamed up for a multi-driver kart race at the Honda Thanks Day on November 30.
Quick News Briefs
Kart Messe cancelled, new KA weights, Will Power flips his kart, industry and event news etc.
Stolen Karting Package
The Classon family in Melbourne has had its karting trailer and race-winning equipment stolen.
Koda’s World Challenge
Driver PR – Micro Max Australian Kart Champion Koda Singh took on the biggest challenge of his young career recently at the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in Portugal.
Family Friendly Racing at Gippsland
It can’t be argued that karting is not a family sport, with multiple sets of siblings on the podium at Sunday’s race meeting in Morwell.
Lakeside Auskarts Finale
The Noise headed to Lakeside on the weekend for the seventh and final round of the 2022 Auskarts 4-stroke Championship