Karting News Briefs
Tweet| 18 December 2012 |
Short and sharp...
- A crash helmet worn by Australia's 1980 Formula One World Champion Alan Jones back in his karting days has now got a $15,000 price tag. The item, a silver open-faced AGV helmet with a blue stripe, was found in a market stall in Queensland, but is now listed on a new motorsport collectables website. Jones wore the helmet when he was karting in Victoria as a junior in the early 1960s. More details on speedcafe.
- Top top point scorerers for 2012 in the NSW Superkart club are: 250 Inter - 1 Mark Fennessy, 2 Alex Soravia, 3 Jack Makay. 250 National - 1 Dalton Rowell, 2 Bill Wilson, 3 Jason Akermanis. 125cc Gearbox - 1 Jeffrey Reed, 2 Paul Campbell, 3 Paul Degan. Rotax Light - 1 Wayne Horswell, 2 Mark Robin, 3 Josh Ellacott. Rotax Heavy - 1 Alan Dodge, 2 Graeme Taplin, 3 Jeff Hanley. Seventy-four drivers scored points during the year. Club Championships - 1 Jeffrey Reed, 2 Paul Campbell, 3 Alan Dodge.
- Superkarts will enjoy a new super-smooth Phillip Island next year. The circuit has just been completely resurfaced. A temporary asphalt plant was built on-site to eliminate the need to truck the material in.
pics via NSW Superkart club
- Bloody Idiot Department: Several people saw this on the news this past week; a guy driving a homebuilt vehicle down Narellan Rd in Sydney's south-west. Motorists caught the action on phone camera, allowing the general media to slam this go karter. Karting identities quickly slammed his actions too, pointing out the go kart and driver behaviour is not what serious karting is about... Footage and news report on Yahoo7 HERE.
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