In this week’s Power Republic ‘How To’ video, Derek shows how to change the rear axle bearings on a typical race kart – removal of the axle and components, swapping out the old with the new in the bearing cassette, then re-installing.
Emerald Kart Club hosted a very successful 2021 Queensland State Championship with a thrilling program of racing and 12 new State Champions awarded their Blue Plates last weekend. Full race report, images and even drone video.
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Here’s the highlights video from Adria Raceway of the second and final round of WSK Open Cup.
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The 2021 season for the California ProKart Challenge came to a close last weekend with the sixth and final round CalSpeed Karting facility in Fontana.
Here’s all the action from the Finals of the opening round of WSK Open Cup at Lonato last month.
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Following recent state Government announcements, Karting Australia has today issued updated advice for its NSW and Victorian clubs regarding their ability to open for practice/social karting and/or competition.
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The IKD Race Department will re-open its doors to the public on Monday, October 11. “The last three months have been a tough time for everyone in NSW and we …
Two drivers, each with over 30 years experience, teamed with a 17-year old reigning national sprint champion to win New Zealand’s National Endurance Championship in Wellington on Saturday.
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The Morgan Dirt Kart Club in South Australia hosted the 2021 AIDKA Australian Dirt Kart Titles last weekend. It was an action-packed event with over 360 nominations contesting five races in each of the 12 classes.
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With state Government regulations allowing karts back on track from October 11, Karting NSW is targeting ‘restricted’ competition later in the month and full ‘unrestricted’ racing events by December.
The two Australians competing in the WSK Open Cup in Italy on the weekend put in promising performances in their respective classes.
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Victorian Jesse Lacey and NSW’s Costa Toparis were successful in their application for a spot in the Ferrari Driver Academy finals which will take place in Italy. Unfortunately, one of them can’t go.
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In this week’s Power Republic video, Derek’s getting another old-girl ready to go back on the race track, in this case a Merlin kart fitted with a Rotax FR125 MAX engine.
With two of the three rounds run and no chance to get the third round in by the end of the year, organisers have decided to award the 2021 Vic Metro Series based on current points.
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Thanks to strict adherence to social distancing and a blanket ban on spectators, Christchurch’s Canterbury Kart Club was able to successfully conclude the 2021 Mainland Series at its two-day Garden City Championships meeting last weekend.
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Fourteen 3-driver teams will contest the third annual KartSport New Zealand National Endurance Championship across four hours at KartSport Wellington’s Upper Hutt circuit Saturday.
Karting lost a great friend last week with the passing of long-time karting photographer, Gary Cooper (includes funeral details)
Gold Coaster Jac Preston returns to his karting roots at this weekend’s Queensland State Titles aboard the same kart 2019 World Champion Marijn Kremers used when he raced here.
Running a private team out of Finland in Europe-based FIA Karting events is a challenge, but a challenge that Jan Koski is making work with his Koski Motorsport team.
KNSW’s Australian Kart GP and KA’s Ultimate Club Racer event have both been cancelled for 2021. New dates have been set for next year. Click through for statements from both organisations.
Lando Norris has joined a number of other F1 drivers by launching his own brand of chassis – the LN Racing Kart, in collaboration with OTK.
Supercars drivers Todd Hazelwood and Jake Kostecki are set to take on Sunshine State’s best drivers at the 2021 Queensland Kart Championship in Emerald this weekend.
A race format not seen at KA Championship level for many years replaced the familiar final-only-counts at the 2021 WA State Kart Championship at Wundowie on the weekend.
Karting Australia has today issued a COVID Update for its clubs in Victoria and Queensland.
Responsible for over 40% of the entry, Ipswich Kart Club members are hoping to figure prominently in the results of the Queensland State Championship in Emerald this weekend.