Ipswich Dirt Karts, Round 7
Almost 70 karters turned up for the seventh round of the Ipswich City Dirt Karts on Saturday for another fantastic afternoon/twilight race meeting (includes video)
QLD 4SS State Trophy
The Bundaberg Kart Club hosted the Patrizicorse.com 4SS State Trophy last weekend, an event that awards special orange number plates to the champions.
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Rotax’s Rainy Euro Final Round
The rain teemed down in Germany on the weekend as the final round of the 2022 Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy was contested at Wackersdorf. Drivers with Australian connections, Sean Butcher & Lachlan Robinson, finished 6th and 9th respectively in Senior MAX.
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KA Loses Appeal
Karting Australia has lost its appeal against the decisions of the NSW Supreme Court from August last year and has been ordered to pay costs.
OK/OKJ World Champions Crowned
Brazilian Matheus Morgatto and Thailand’s Enzo Tarnvanichkul have won the 2022 OK and OK-Junior World Championships for Alonso Kart (by Kart Republic) and Tony Kart respectively.
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The Heats: OK/OKJ World Championships
It’s been a tough slog for the Australians in Italy for the OK & OKJ World Championships. Three have made it into the Super Heats, but only one has a chance of making the Final.
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15-Year-Old Karter Drives 300 km/h Supercar
KA3 Senior Australian Kart Champion Alex Ninovic got a taste of a twin-turbo Porsche 996 recently in preparation for an upcoming S5000 open wheeler test.
Musgrave Doubles Up at Santa Maria
Billy Musgrave scored double wins last weekend, taking victory in Pro Shifter and KA100 Senior at round five of the California Prokart Challenge.
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Qualifying: OK/OKJ World Championships
Jace Matthews and Max Walton are the top placed Australians from qualifying at the OK and OK-J World Championships at Sarno, Italy. Here’s the Aussie Wrap and official press release.
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Top Half Round Two in NZ
There was a mix of success from those who prospered in the opening round and newcomers to the series in the second round of the Giltrap Group Top Half Series in Auckland last weekend.
Aussie Octet at OK, OK-J World Champs
Australia will have its largest contingent of drivers at the FIA World Karting Championship this weekend with eight drivers lining up across the OK and OK-Junior categories in Sarno, Italy.
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Win & Podiums for Pro Karting
Team PR – The Pro Karting team of drivers earned multiple victories and podium placings at the fifth round of the Golden Power Series last weekend.
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Classon Captures Round Win
Driver PR – “We didn’t quite have the pace to win but things went our way and we’re wrapped with the result” is how Benjamin Classon’s dad described his son’s run to first place at the weekend’s GPS round.
DJM’s Rochy Report
Team PR – DJM Race Engineering continued its Golden Power Series assault over the weekend with 10 drivers across eight classes at the Rochester round.
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Champion Team GPS Report
Team/Driver PR – Carl Gibson’s Champion Motorsport took two drivers to the most recent round of the Golden Power Series at Rochester over the weekend.
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Rowe’s Charge Forward at Rochester
Team/Driver PR – Jamie and Isabel Rowe both experienced problems in their preliminary races before charging to strong podium finishes in the finals at Rochester’s Golden Power Series round.
Mixed Fortunes for Bright Trio
Team/Driver PR – The Bright Brothers Racing trio contested round five of the Golden Power Series on the weekend and experienced everything from podium to DNF.
Pollard’s Solid Power Series Round
Driver PR – Making his first visit to the Rochester circuit, Liam Pollard contested the fifth round of the Victorian Golden Power Series last weekend in the tough TaG Heavy class.
Hugo Makes GPS Podium
Driver PR – Hot off a podium at Numurkah’s Australasian Titles meeting, Hugo Garraway was back on circuit over the weekend for the 5th round of the Victorian Golden Power Series at the Rochester Kart Club.
Top Five at Round Five
Driver PR – Aiden Schweikert made the trip to the 5th round of the Victorian Golden Power Series over the weekend, leaving Rochester with a top-five result.
Lord Beats Target at Rochester
Driver PR – Levi Lord bettered his target of a top-five for the weekend when he finished fourth in the Cadet 9 final at round 5 of the Golden Power Series.
Solid Result for Series Leader
Driver PR – Cadet 12 racer Jack Jenkins entered the fifth round of the Golden Power Series as the points leader and came away from the event with another strong podium.
GPS Round 5 – Rochester
The penultimate round of the 2022 Victorian Golden Power Series was ran over the weekend, 215 competitors taking to the Rochester Kart Club circuit.
Warwick’s Junior Top Guns
Some of Queensland’s best junior drivers attended Warwick Kart Club’s Junior Top Guns meeting last Saturday, 66 drivers contesting the six classes. The Noise reports!
Entry Opens for ROK Festival
A two-day race format, with independent events on each day, has been confirmed and entries are open for the first ever Australian ROK Festival at Oakleigh next month.