AKC Lights Up Emerald
Round 3 of the Australian Kart Championship will be lit in Emerald this weekend – and not just the on-track action! A new world-class lighting system will allow races to run into the evening.
Clean Sweeps at Gippsland
The winners in all but one of the classes at the Gippsland Go Kart Club’s May race day enjoyed a clean sweep of victories to earn maximum club series points.
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ProKart Challenge Hits Halfway
With a further boost of numbers in the KA100 Senior class, the California ProKart Challenge series hit the halfway mark at the Santa Maria Karting circuit earlier this month.
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Great Barrier Reef Titles
A fabulous weekend of racing was held in Proserpine, the 2024 Great Barrier Reef Titles and round 2 of the NQ series being held at Whitsundays Kart Club. The Noise reports.
AKC Order & NGK Plugs
DPE and Remo are recommending an NGK plug for IAME engines and these plus the full range of DPE products can be delivered to AKC competitors at the next round of the series.
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Double Podium for the Scotties
Australia’s Masters drivers Scott Howard and Scott Cleveland finished first and third respectively at round three of the Rotax MAX Challenge Asia Trophy in Malaysia on the weekend.
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Kingston Cup
Plenty of AKC teams and drivers headed to Melbourne on the weekend to contest the Kingston Cup at Oakleigh in preparation for the series finale at the venue later this year.
Seb’s Italian Win
Sebastian Ekandari-Marandi enjoyed a double podium that included victory at the second round of the Italian Championship at La Conca on the weekend.
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Entries Open for Qld Championship
Entries are now open for the 2024 Queensland Kart Championships to be held at Ipswich next month, an event that will be live streamed for free on YouTube.
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Restricted Brands For Historic Super Cup
Only kart brands that are on an FIA Karting eligibility list will be allowed to take part in the FIA Karting Historic Super Cup for vintage karts later this year.
Golden Power Series Round 3
Another big turn-out for the Golden Power Series as teams and drivers rolled into Numurkah for round 3. Commentator Creagh reports and appoints his Driver Of The Weekend.
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Sweet Sugar City Titles
Cane knives were handed out to the winners of the Sugar City Titles in Mackay on the weekend (includes video)
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Lana Joins Select Driver Development Program
‘More than Equal’, a global initiative dedicated to nurturing and developing the next generation of female racing talent, has announced Australian Lana Flack as a part of its inaugural group of young females for its Driver Development Program.
Anagnostiadis Heads COTFAP
A win and a second place in the two finals has pushed James Anagnostiadis into the lead of the Junior class in the Champions Of The Future Academy Program (includes video)
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Seb Sixth at La Conca
Queensland’s Sebastian Eskandari-Marandi has finished sixth at the second round of the WSK Open Series at La Conca, Italy, on the weekend.
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Parolin Alignment
In this video, Derek from Power Republic is talking about the caster/camber adjustment system on the Parolin chassis (that’s also found on the KR/WPK/FA/DAP-family of karts) and demonstrating how to adjust it.
Spills Galore at SA Dirt Kart Title
The 2024 South Australian Dirt Kart Titles were hosted by Loxton Kart Club last weekend with some amazing racing – and plenty of spills! – across the three days.
No Mini MAX at National Cup
As IKD continues to re-build the Rotax brand in Australia, the organisation has confirmed there will be no Mini MAX class offered at the Rotax National Cup.
4 Tickets To Rotax Worlds
FOUR tickets to the Rotax Grand Finals will be up for grabs at Australia’s Rotax National Cup event at Ipswich in August.
New Winners at Summer Shootout
Texas Sprint Racing Series competitors hit a new circuit for the series halfway point on the weekend, just under 180 drivers fronting at the KartMoto facility.
Building Better Clubs Wrap
Karting Australia’s Building Better Kart Club Conference was conducted at the weekend on the Gold Coast, bringing together more than 100 attendees representing Karting Associations and Clubs from across the country.
Follow The Aussies
A bunch of Australians are entered in two international karting events in Europe this weekend. Here are the links you need to follow their progress.
Half Price Cylinders
Rotax racers who wish to acquire the soon-to-arrive new-spec Rotax cylinder can do so for HALF THE PRICE! Click through to see how.
Retro & Modern Mix at Tamworth
Retro and modern karting mixed at Tamworth on the weekend with the running of the club’s annual Alan Cox Cup race meeting that also hosted the Retro Karting Australia NSW State Titles.
Electric Rotax Gets CIK-FIA Approval
The Rotax E20 electric powertrain has received official CIK-FIA approval and will be part of the 2024 RMC Euro Trophy.