Karting News Briefs


  28 July 2016
   

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  • The annual C & D Grade Titles at Morwell are almost here! Racing on just one day this year (full day of practice on Saturday) the club is still putting on the famous Saturday night spit roast in the club rooms. Also, there is racing at Morwell this weekend for anyone wanting to get in some sneaky practice before the title event the following weekend!


  • Ringwood Kart Centre has a special offer for those who are racing at the C & D Grade Titles in Morwell - but you'll have to be quick as the offer ends tomorrow! "If you order and pay for your set of tyres by this Friday we will include a rear sprocket, your choice of size, for FREE!" Call 03 9870 0903 or email rkc@ringwoodkartcentre.com.au to take up the offer.

  • Supp Regs for round 6 of the Rotax Pro Tour at Puckapunyal next month are now available - click HERE to download. Conclusion of this round will see tickets awarded to Australia's qualified drivers for the 2016 Grand Finals in Italy, plus the Rotax US Open. The round will also crown the Victorian State Rotax Champions across six classes.


  • Adelaide's Paul Pittam is heading to the UK to represent Australia in the 2016 MSA Kart Masters British Grand Prix. The South Australian will take on over 50 other rivals in the Senior X30 class. He will race a Mach1 chassis with the MLC Motorsport team. Castle Hill's Thomas Sargent is also entered, competing in Junior X30 on a Coles Racing Tony Kart. The event takes place at the famous PFi circuit on August 5 to 7. Organisers say the Kartmasters prize fund is now in excess of £40,000 (AUS$70,000)!

    Above: Pittam preparations. Below: Paul raced with the same team at last year's IAME International final


  • Karting signage on a race car is not uncommon, but taking the entire livery space is more unusual. This is the Energy Kart Dubai team's Formula 4 racer. The red and blue will be reflective.


  • The Wimmera Kart Club's track at Horsham will soon have upgraded spectating facilities with a new grandstand. Andrew Broad, MP Federal Member for Mallee, got his backside trackside recently as part of the announcement. "Now this is a step up from the Go-Kart I had as a kid" he wrote on Facebook. "I've been checking out the wheels in Horsham today. First stop was the Wimmera Kart Club, where I announced the club had been successful in Round Two of the Stronger Communities Programme. There's funding coming their way to develop a new Grandstand. Congratulations to all involved."

    Above: Remo Luciani, club President Simon Landrigan (rear) and MP Andrew Broad on the out grid at Horsham.

  • Video overview of the Southern Italian region where the 17th edition of the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals will take place. The big race runs from October 15 to 22 at the Circuito Internazionale di Napoli (Sarno, Italy).


  • And on-track at Sarno with Darrell Smith aboard a DD2:


  • These are the engine numbers of the Rotax motors that were part of the kart/trailer theft at Bolivar's Pro Tour round. If you are offered any of these listed engines, do not hesitate to contact your local police or Rotax importer IKD. We hear there is a substantial reward for information leading to the apprehension of the thieves.

    Rotax Senior cylinder ZZ Engine # 8372754
    Rotax Senior cylinder 09 Engine # 8373757
    Rotax Senior cylinder RL Engine # 8372699
    Rotax Senior cylinder 09 Engine # 8353055
    Rotax Senior cylinder RZ Engine # 8393697
    Rotax Senior cylinder RZ Engine # 8393155
    Rotax Senior cylinder RL (stamped JACK) Engine # 8390430
    Rotax Max Mini Engine # 8343318
    Rotax Max Mini Engine # 8377618

     

  • Michael Patrizi drove the wheels off his kart in America on the weekend. No, really, he did! Patrizi lost a rear wheel on the last lap of the Saturday final at SKUSA's SummerNationals in Indiana. "In P5 on the back of P4, the studs snapped... Kart was hooked up, and not bad for a part timer" was written on the PatriziCorse Facebook page. Earlier in the day he qualified an impressive 3rd in a field of 28 before taking 7th and 6th in the heats. For Sunday's round he qualified 5th but again DNF'd the Final. Patrizi drove a Ricciardo Kart with the PSL Karting Birel ART team in the S4 Gearbox class.

    pic - Patrizicorse

  • There has been a name change at BRP, manufacturer of Rotax kart engines and heap of other stuff. As of the middle of last month, BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co KG became BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG. "The mentioned change is a name change only. All contracts with our company and other documents remain unchanged" the company advised. "We are proud of our position as a world market leader in powertrains for karts and light and ultralight aircrafts. Numerous manufacturers trust in Rotax and use our premium powertrains. The Rotax brand has been successful on the market for 95 years."



  • Ahhh, so that's where Dan Ricciardo's Monaco tyres went!

    pic - RGMMC

  • Nominations now open for the 2016 Great Barrier Reef Titles:


  • Subaru Karting Association NSW will be running a 450 lap event at Lithgow on Sunday August 7. The track will be open for normal practice on Saturday August 6 for all KA licence holders. Practice fees will apply.

  • Here's a studio pic of the new Azzurro Z4 kart. The kart is in-store at Ringwood Kart Centre and has already won the Bendigo round of the Golden Power Series in TaG Masters. RRP for a complete TaG rolling chassis is $4,500.


  • Four entries from Australia and one from New Zealand will compete at Genk this weekend in the final round of the European Championships for OK, OK-J, KZ and KZ2. Oscar Piastri (OK-J), Lachlan Hughes (OK-J), Marijn Kremers (KZ2), Troy Loeskow (KZ2) and Marcus Armstrong (KZ) line up at an event that features many more competitors than last year. Full preview was published on Tuesday HERE.

  • The CDKC Club Championship scores have been updated after the July race meeting. The club advises karters to check their score and let them know of any errors. Competitors should note the overall championship rules are different to class championship. Click HERE for the full scores so far in each class (Excel format). "If you do not have Y in the qualification box you have not yet qualified. To qualify you (or a nominee) need to provide the club with a full days volunteer work. We always need help in the canteen, working B, officials etc, there are other recurring jobs that are not full days but need doing every meeting that will also qualify."

  • Vic Country Series 5 at Ballarat info:


  • Between the Hungarian and German GPs, Fernando Alonso spent time at his kart track in Spain. "Today I was training with our kids at the school. In this group we have kids from Spain, Portugal, Dubai, Mexico and Morocco. FANTASTIC!" he wrote on Facebook.
    fernando alonso kart track school
    pic - Alonso

  • Gippsland Go Kart Club tested night-time track lighting recently, looking ahead to a proposed twilight event...


  • The IAME X30 Challenge has now expanded to Finland and Scandinavia, increasing its presence in the Nordic countries:

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