News Archive - January 2014

Friday January 31

National Rotax Rankings Latest points & positions, all six classes
National Rotax Rankings Manufacturers' Cup and State of Origin
Ladies Swamp Lithgow For National Breast Cancer Event wrap and race report
Formula K Trailer Stolen Keep an eye out for this trailer and catch the scum responsible
People: Peter de Bruijn - A Major Figure in the History of Karting Words of wisdom from PDB Racing founder

Thursday January 30

Karting News Briefs Excellent Pro Tour video plus other stuff - Australian & international
Bumper Entry for NZ Superkart Championship Preview for this weekend
Slim Pickings For Kiwis At Pro Tour New Zealand driver wrap from Melbourne round
Jak Tops Podium At Rotax Challenge of the Americas PR (USA) - Driver news

Wednesday January 29

Deadly Karts Sizzle On Debut Team/manufacturer news
TaG 125 & Rookies Part of CIK Stars of Karting Series State/club classes run with pro series in 2014

Tuesday January 28

50% More Laps At 2014 AKA Nationals New format for 52nd Australian Karting Championships
Photo Gallery: Pro Tour Melbourne More images from the weekend
Message From The Vice-President "The mentality of the drivers must change" - plus other stuff
Karting News Briefs French rubber, Pommie track lights, Hoosier wets, Aussie stacks etc
Message From The President PR - CIK/FIA communication

Monday January 27

Bolivar Kicks Off SA Season Photos and results from the weekend
Debutants Share Spoils With Experience Official finals day report of Pro Tour Melbourne

Saturday January 25

Big Fields & Close Racing At Pro Tour Melbourne Official report of today's racing
Photos From Pro Tour Melbourne Image gallery of Todd Rd action

Follow the Melbourne Rotax Pro Tour round across the weekend via Facebook, Twitter and Live Commentary direct from the track

Tuesday January 21

Coopers Add Brabham to Lineup New face at Coopers Photography
Tony Kart Announce 2014 Factory Lineup Drivers for FIA-CIK and WSK Championships
DD2 Hits New Heights at Pro Tour Melbourne Big entry for 2-speed class at Todd Rd
Whyalla Kart Club Celebrates New members & Dept Sport & Rec Grant for upgrades
Winning Start For Boniface In Australia PR - Driver news
Brian Farley Memorial Background on Brian; $3500 on the line for Pro Clubman feature
Launceston's Twilight Thunder Report, results and videos from Tasmanaia
Tom Williamson's New Team For '14 PR - Team/driver news
WSK Gala Dinner; Progressive Point Scoring System For '14 PR (Euro) - Event/series news

Monday January 20

10 Drivers For Project X Racing @ Pro Tour PR - Team/driver news
New Karting Products From DPE Magnesium wheel hubs & Alfano accessories
Goddard Prepared To Take on Australia’s Best Zane's Pro Tour PR
Bumper Fields For Pro Tour Melbourne Event preview: Two classes over capacity
Karting News Briefs Local and Euro news, event info etc
Tiger Kart Club's January Fun Day Report and photos from Cockburn

Sunday January 19

Akebono Brakes Junior Top Guns Report and photos from night 2
Photo Gallery: Junior Top Guns Lots of images from Oakleigh

Saturday January 18

Lap Records Broken At Junior Top Guns Report and photos from night 1

Junior Top Guns

Two laps records were broken on a super-fast Night One of Oakleigh's annual Junior Top Guns season opener last night. And they're already back at the track ready for Night Two... Race report and photos from Friday night's round HERE.

Friday January 17

Josh Hart Swaps Europe For IPKarting In Australia and New Zealand Team to field 30 drivers at Pro Tour
ART Grand Prix Australia Commits To Pro Tour & CIK Team news for 2014
Karting News Briefs AKA seek Officials Coordinator, event info, CIK homologations etc
WSK Prepare For Grand Gala PR (Euro) - Promoter news
Dallas To Host 2014 SKUSA Springnationals First time Pro Tour visit for Texas

Thursday January 16

AKA Survey Winners Revealed The Ambrose models and karting tyres go to...
Price & Prizes For Australian Schools Karting Championship What you can win and what it'll cost

Wednesday January 15

Dates Announced For Australian Schools Karting Championship Series news
2014 CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy Call for ASNs to select their national representative
SKUSA To Provide Free Engines To Build Class Promoter pushes S5 Junior Stock Moto class

Tuesday January 14

Karting News Briefs New look trucks, Vic Open Supp Regs, UK Super-1 & Liuzzi/Masa videos, etc
Bumper Field For Twilight Thunder 16 x Open Performance racers for Tassie this Saturday
Accelerate Driver Development Junior Academy Launched PR (UK) - Driver/industry news
CRG & Tinini Group Star At CIK-FIA Awards PR (Euro) - Team/driver news

Monday January 13

Karting News Briefs Trade Show for Qld, kart numbers in F1, Big J Day, etc

Saturday January 11

Junior Top Guns To Now Split Cadet Class Update for Oakleigh night series
Gold Coast Cadet In Miami For FWT Round 1 Praga & OK1 young drivers update from IPKarting

Friday January 10

Special Edition 'Deadly' - by DPE The new range of green karts from DPE Kart Technology
New Sponsor For Booming WA KZ Series FMA on board as series expands to 5 tracks
The Kiwis Are Coming! New Zealanders heading to Pro Tour Todd Rd
Karting News Briefs Night practice for Top Guns, AKA CEO message, J-Max meets, etc etc
NZ's Boniface Heading to Junior Top Guns Nine-year old preps for possible Vic Open appearance
Preview: Tiger Kart Club Western Cup Round 1 PR - Event news

Dave's Deadly Range by DPE

15-time Australian Karting champion David Sera has a great rapport with the junior karters of Australia. And now he's got a kart for them. The 'Deadly' by DPE was officially launched today and the Deadly Green machines will be available for not just junior, but senior classes as well. There are 96 special edition packages incorporating a Deadly kart, Deadly race suit and driver training with David himself. More HERE.

Wednesday January 8

Replica Resurrection Build Diary: Orsini Formula A Swiss Hutless

Tuesday January 7

Rotax Pro Tour Update Technical specifications for Melbourne round, plus other news
Borg Powered By Petrol Eyewear brand to support Aaron's Stars of Karting campaign
Karting News Briefs New things for 2014, plus some other stuff
Zanardi Corse Australia Announce 2014 Line-up Presentation of expanded team

Monday January 6

KartSchool Appointed Sydney Agent For FA and ART GP Karts Industry/shop news
Vale: Phil Davy Passing of NZ and vintage karting identity

Sunday January 5

CIK Trophy Of New Zealand Cancelled Kiwis pull the pin on annual event
J-MAX To Run At Junior Top Guns Oakleigh event update

Friday January 3

Replica Resurrection Build Diary: Mislijevic's Formula A Tony Kart
Karting News Briefs Sprint kart stuff, superkart stuff, event info, etc

Thursday January 2

Stewart Sisters Prepare For A Big Year Kiwi siblings to race in Oz and at home

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