MA Recruiting Team Australia Drivers
Motorsport Australia is on the lookout for drivers to make up its team in the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games, including several karting categories.
Kiwi Secures First USA Victory
Driver PR – Current New Zealand KZ2 Karting Champion, 15-year-old Jay Urwin, has taken a convincing win at round 1 of the US Stars Pro Karting Championship at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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Karting News Briefs
Club news, Driver news, RIPs, Event news, Industry news – words, photos and videos… click through to see what’s been happening.
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Interview: IKD Boss Talks Rotax
IKD’s Ian Black answers questions about the future of Rotax in Australia, what’s happening around Pro Tour, the new cylinder, Grand Finals and more.
KNSW State Titles
The 2024 Riverina Civil & Plumbing New South Wales State Titles were run by the Wagga and District Kart Racing Club on the weekend.
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Burke Top Tens Academy Opener
Australia’s representative in the 2024 FIA Karting Academy trophy put in a strong performance in France on the weekend, walking home with sixth place in the Final.
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2nd Blue Plate for Lazarus
Driver PR – Lazarus Añonuevo claimed his second Blue Plate in 30 days when he won the Karting NSW State Championship at Wagga on the weekend.
Multiple Sweeps at Cali PK Challenge
Repeat and first time winners highlighted the second round of the California ProKart Challenge at Buttonwillow Raceway Park.
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Burke To Showcase Aussie Talent in FIA Karting Academy
Bundaberg teenager Ky Burke will be aiming high as Australia’s representative in the 2024 FIA Karting Academy Trophy which kicks off in France this weekend.
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Cockburn Re-Opens
The Cockburn International Kartway in Perth has re-opened to karters after a full resurface that has retained the corner profiles and cambers it was known for (includes on-board with Kip Foster).
IKD Reclaim Rotax!
International Karting Distributors (IKD) has been re-appointed the official Rotax karting importer and distributor for Australia, effective from 1 May 2024.
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Basso Moving In Right Direction
Driver PR – Having travelled to South Australia for the opening round of the 2024 Australian Kart Championships, Team Basso was elated to bounce back in the series with a home-state round.
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Preview – DD2 & OP Titles at Ipswich
Round 4 of the Ipswich Kart Club Championship will take place this Saturday the 27th of April and 280 entries have been received for what will be the last club round at Ipswich prior to the Queensland State Championships in late June.
Little Lakes at Lakeside Auskarts
Tricky Brisbane weather brought an early end to Round 2 of Auskarts’ race day at Lakeside on the weekend. The Noise reports.
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TaG Restricted Dyno Test
This week the Power Republic dyno has been busy evaluating 125cc engines in TaG Restricted configuration, specifically the Vortex Rok GP against the IAME X30.
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Jenner Equals AKC Wins Record
Brad Jenner has equalled the all-time round winner’s tally in the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship, dominating the X30 category at round two of the series at Puckapunyal this weekend.
AKC Saturday Heat Racing Wrap
Sydney-sider Lewis Cordato got his championship aspirations well on track after a stellar day of competition at the second round of the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship
Belgian Bangs It On Pole
Belgian WSK Super Masters Champion Ean Eyckman has qualified fastest on his debut in the Australian Kart Championship, clocking fastest time in TaG 125 at the second round of the series at Puckapunyal today (includes video)
RIP Sylvia Stania
Tributes have flowed from the karting fraternity with the sad news of the passing of former driver, valued official, coordinator & volunteer (over many many years), karting mum and grandmother, Sylvia Stania.
Video: AKC Preview
AKC co-commentator Leigh Cocker runs through the fields and gives his predictions for this weekend’s Australian Kart Championship round at Puckapunyal.
Rotax Euro Trophy, Round 1
Australian Sean Butcher was competing for the win at the opening round of the Rotax Euro Trophy in Belgium on the weekend, but dropped out of contention when he had to drive off the circuit to miss a collision.
Gladstone’s Azure ANZAC Cup
The Azure ANZAC Cup was contested at the Gladstone Kart Club on Saturday, a 50-lap enduro concluding the meeting under lights. The Noise was there.
RIP Jeromy Lohmann
We are saddened to hear that 1996 Australian Karting Champion Jeromy Lohmann has passed away.
Francis Third In France
Melbourne’s Lewis Francis finished on the podium at the second round of the Champion Of The Future Series in France.
Rotax Celebrate 25 Years of Grand Finals
The Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals (often just called the ‘Rotax Worlds’) kicked off in Puerto Rico in 2000. This year’s edition in Italy will mark a quarter of a century since that first running.