Karting News Briefs
- Red Bull technical ace Adrian Newey reckons there are too many young karters not going to school. "They don’t go to school at all. The parents then hide behind that by saying that they have private tutors, but I think in many cases – not all, I’m sure, but in many cases – that’s actually a complete sham" he said at the Belgian GP on the weekend. “It’s something which motor racing as an industry urgently needs to look at, because personally I think we’re being irresponsible allowing that (to happen)". More HERE. Interestingly, KA's recent Whole of Sport Review suggested that, unless an event was conducted in shoool holidays, junior-aged drivers would only be able to compete on non-school days (ie, weekends and public holidays, thus eliminating the need to take days off school).
- SKUSA's Tom Kutscher has published an open letter on the SKUSA website regarding the Modesto Street Grand Prix earlier this month. It covers the success and failures of the event which he describes as "the most time-consuming project I’ve ever been involved in". You can read it HERE.
- Anyone who follows karting or Formula One would by now know that Max Verstappen will race with Torro Rosso in 2015. He'll have gone from karts to F1 in about a year. Sorta makes all those junior formula 'feeder' classes rather superflous... Anyway, the move will make him - by far - the youngest ever person to compete in F1 when he grids up at Albert Park next year. Some background about Max's (race)-engineered genes, and young record breakers in F1, on the MotorSportMagazine website HERE.
- AIDKA has now made it optional for their clubs to use transponders. As of August 19 it has been optional to purchase a transponder with any new license, but if a club uses the transponder system, a transponder is required to race in its events. AIDKA will not be refunding or accepting transponders for refunds.
- Nice video below from karting1.co.uk's Alan Dove who went 1990s era 100cc racing earlier this month, and had a great time doing so! There is no doubt these machines were some of the most exciting karts to race from a driver's perspective. However, his own comment reminds us why these engine are no longer suitable for the modern era "turn-the-key-and-race" karter: "We're keeping it nice and rich... being a bit kind on the engine to make sure it lasts the day". If you want easy TaG-style karting, stay away from these. If you want pure adrenaline from 20,000rpm in a lightweight simple kart, get your arse in one (they're popular at the vintage events!).
- Supp Regs for the West Australian State Championships at Geraldton on October 1-5 are now online. Link is on the Race Calendar page.
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