Karting News Briefs


  13 August 2014
   
 
  • Supp Regs for NSW State Championships at Grenfell in October are now online. See the Race Calendar page for the link.


  • Valentineo Rossi wants to be Daniel Ricciardo! Rossi goes shifter karting with the guys from the VR46 Riders Academy:


  • Week 3 of the DPE Kart Technology jig production. Things are starting to take shape for the new Arrow-Monaco-Deadly Cadet/Rookie chassis.


  • Easykart UK has broken away from the main governing body (MSA) and will go it alone in 2015. The organisation said it was deeply concerned about the current structure of karting. "ACR Ltd and Andy Cox will continue to be the Sole UK Importers of Easykarts and the technical management of Easykart UK" the group said in a statement.  IAME will continue as the official engine partner. "Easykart is an entry level formula and low cost. It’s designed to be simplistic and is aimed to give customer value." The full statement can be found HERE.

  • Pro Tour driver Jordan Boys is in the process of getting a new logo and website. He's currently running a logo design contest on 99designs and has created a poll with 8 of the best logo designs. Jordan would like your help to choose the best design! Simply follow the link HERE and rate each of the designs. The poll will run until the end of Thursday, August 14.

  • On-board video from the passenger's perspective in a two-seater shifter kart! (How about giving the guy a foot rest and something decent to hang on to?):


  • The Kartsport New Zealand 2014 National Conference will be held at Waipuna Hotel, Auckland on 30-31 August. To date 19 Clubs, 1 Association and 2 Managements have registered to attend. Presentations will be made to the Volunteer of the Year and to the Club of the Year:

  • Round Four of the 2014 CIK Stars of Karting Championship provided some interesting stats. Here's just a few:
    • First time since 2004 two Australian-made karts have won a CIK class at the same round (only the third time in the 83 rounds of the Championship)
    • Career first victory in a final by Nathan Tigani (KF2)
    • Career first victory in a final by Aaron Cameron (KF3)
    • First round win for a Deadly Kart
    • First podium for Matt Wall since Round 3, 2013
    • David Sera and Joey Hanssen have now both led 83 laps throughout 2014
    • Josh Tynan remains as the lap leader in KF2 with 62 laps led in finals
    • Career first heat win for Josh Smith in KF2
    • Career first pole position in KF2 for Nathan Tigani
    • Josh Smith (KF2) is the only driver in the Championship to have made all four top five shootouts so far in 2014

      More championship statistics are on the Stars of Karting website.

  • Wonder if a karting circuit could be included in this new proposal to put a multi-purpose facility near Toowoomba? Details on speedcafe.com.

  • Entries open on September 1st for the IAME X30 World Finals. The 2014 edition runs on the new international circuit at Le Mans on October 15 to 19. If you're interested in competing, get more information via Remo Racing.

  • There were a couple of big street races for karts over the past couple of weekends; the Modesto Grand Prix in the USA and Le Monaco de Trois-Rivieres in Canada. Serious accidents blighted both events. ekartingnews' article "Respecting the Streets…and the Sport", published on the Friday prior to the Modesto event, is a poignant read. Kart360's wrap of the Modesto GP is HERE with local press about the success (or otherwise...) of the event HERE. Some photos are HERE (Facebook). Sadly, American racer Ayrton Climo remains in an induced coma after crashing in practice at the Canadian meeting. Photos from Trois-Rivieres on canadiankartingnews HERE. Sunday race wrap HERE.

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