Driver Profile: Andrew Cain
Andrew Cain started in sprint karts in the late 80s, took a break (family etc), returned to sprint in 2019, and then went superkarting in the non-gearbox Rotax class.
Lando Kart Coming to Oz
DPE Kart Technology has confirmed it will be distributing the new Lando Norris kart in 2022 with the first batch of chassis expected to hit our shores late March next year.
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Stony Creek Club Day
Racing returned to the Stony Creek Kart Club yesterday, Saturday November 27, with the fifth round of the club’s 2021 championship. Photographer Steve Dansie was there, capturing the images below. …
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Canberra Track Set To Close
The Canberra Kart Club’s Circuit Mark Webber is scheduled to close in 12 months time. But don’t stress – the closure is a planned event to allow the finalisation of the second stage of the track’s extension.
Video: Karting Q&A with Power Republic
This week’s Power Republic video is big Q&A session, Derek answering a bunch of karters’ questions.
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WSK Final Cup
Some strong individual performances but no major result at the end is probably an accurate way of describing how the Australian drivers went at the WSK Final Cup at Adria Raceway in Italy last weekend. Here’s the Aussie wrap and official finals day report, pics and video highlights.
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Driver PR: James Lodge, GKCV Race Day
Returning to the track after the covid break, James Lodge dominated the X30 class at Todd Rd on Sunday, qualifying fastest and winning all four races.
GKCV Club day at Todd Rd
The Go Kart Club of Victoria hosted the first kart race meeting in Melbourne for many months, 165 drivers taking to the Todd Road circuit last Sunday.
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Driver PR: Kristian Janev, GKCV Race Day
Kristian Janev returned to the Go Kart Club of Victoria over the weekend to compete in the ultra-competitive KA3 Junior class, eventually winning the class with three wins out of four starts.
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Driver PR: Aiden Schweikert, GKCV Race Day
Aiden Schweikert took to the November Club Day at the Go Kart Club of Victoria last Sunday against over twenty other Cadet 12 drivers.
Driver PR: Ashton Cattach, GKCV Race Day
Ashton Cattach took to the Go Kart Club of Victoria over the weekend for the November club day meet. With a highly competitive KA3 Senior Light field of over twenty drivers that included some of the best drivers in the state and country, Ashton was in for a hard and tough weekend.
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Driver PR: Cooper Stapleton, GKCV Race Day
Despite missing practice, having trouble fitting in the kart and a lack of running on the current tyre since January, Cooper Stapleton was still able to make the podium at the Go Kart Club of Victoria’s race day last weekend.
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Bumper Junior Fields for Goldstar Kickoff
One-hundred-and-twenty karters, will kick off the first round of the 62nd annual Goldstar Series at Taranaki, NZ, this weekend. Click through for the official event preview.
Driver PR: Jack Jenkins, GKCV Race Day
For the first time in his karting career, Jack Jenkins raced at the Todd Rd circuit in Melbourne, spending much of the time in the top three of the Cadet 12 class.
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Team PR: GKCV Race Day
Cadet 12 drivers Aston Hill and Dino Maio plus KA3 Junior pilots Aris Kyriakou and Chadd Moore represented the Country Karts/Tecno Victoria team at the Todd Rd club day last weekend.
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How-To: Fix Bent Rear Bar Bolts
In this week’s Power Republic how-to video, Derek demonstrates the easy way to repair rear bar bolts on your go kart. Although this is performed on a Tony Kart, it is a very similar process for other brands of chassis.
News Briefs!
Click through for a quick round of news briefs covering various industry, product, club and event categories.
Junior Sprockets Ready for 2022
Do you know anyone with kids who might be interested in karting? A range of dates across January have been announced for KA’s Junior Sprockets program with Beginner and Intermediate days scheduled in Victoria and New South Wales.
NSW State Rotax Titles
The NSW State Rotax Titles were contested at Coffs Harbour last weekend. Just over 80 entries hit the track in seven classes, Junior MAX the biggest field with 27 starters.
Queensland State Cup
“Oh my God!” is all The Noise could say after the Queensland State Cup at Warwick on the weekend which featured a strong entry, plenty of close racing and even a fly-over birthday banner! Click through for the results, pics and the video evidence.
Atrocious Winter Cup
The last final of the day at the 2021 Winter Cup at Lonato was red flagged with two laps to go with parts of the track basically flooded after a day of wet and miserable weather. Despite the tricky conditions, a couple of the Aussies did have some sunshine moments.
Karters Added to Grove Junior Team
Queensland karters Oscar Targett (15) and Mika LeMasurier (13) have been signed to the Grove Junior Team development program.
The 2021 Bartel Classic
The GKCSA was proud to honour life member John Bartel with the running of the Bartel Classic at the Monarto Karting Complex earlier this month.
How To: Read The Tune with Data Analysis
This week’s Power Republic How To video covers LAMBDA data analysis to tune the engine, from videoing Easitune lights to using MyChron’s awesome software to really investigate what’s going on.
AKC Final Round Info
There will be no gala dinner this year, but the 2021 AKC champions will still be presented at the conclusion of the series. Here’s the latest information for Australian Kart Championship competitors for the fourth and final round, including latest travel advice.