Doohan Gets Life
Karting Australia has awarded Life Membership to its former Chair, Mick Doohan, plus a host of other achievements recognised at its 2024 Honours and Awards night.
Karting Australia has awarded Life Membership to its former Chair, Mick Doohan, plus a host of other achievements recognised at its 2024 Honours and Awards night.
Top-level karting has returned to Ballarat, over 200 karters fronting at the freshly re-configured circuit for the second round of the Victorian Country Series.
Motorsport Australia is on the lookout for drivers to make up its team in the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games, including several karting categories.
IKD’s Ian Black answers questions about the future of Rotax in Australia, what’s happening around Pro Tour, the new cylinder, Grand Finals and more.
Driver PR – Lazarus Añonuevo claimed his second Blue Plate in 30 days when he won the Karting NSW State Championship at Wagga on the weekend.
The Cockburn International Kartway in Perth has re-opened to karters after a full resurface that has retained the corner profiles and cambers it was known for (includes on-board with Kip Foster).
International Karting Distributors (IKD) has been re-appointed the official Rotax karting importer and distributor for Australia, effective from 1 May 2024.
Driver PR – Having travelled to South Australia for the opening round of the 2024 Australian Kart Championships, Team Basso was elated to bounce back in the series with a home-state round.
Round 4 of the Ipswich Kart Club Championship will take place this Saturday the 27th of April and 280 entries have been received for what will be the last club round at Ipswich prior to the Queensland State Championships in late June.
Tricky Brisbane weather brought an early end to Round 2 of Auskarts’ race day at Lakeside on the weekend. The Noise reports.
This week the Power Republic dyno has been busy evaluating 125cc engines in TaG Restricted configuration, specifically the Vortex Rok GP against the IAME X30.
Brad Jenner has equalled the all-time round winner’s tally in the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship, dominating the X30 category at round two of the series at Puckapunyal this weekend.
Sydney-sider Lewis Cordato got his championship aspirations well on track after a stellar day of competition at the second round of the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship
Belgian WSK Super Masters Champion Ean Eyckman has qualified fastest on his debut in the Australian Kart Championship, clocking fastest time in TaG 125 at the second round of the series at Puckapunyal today (includes video)
Tributes have flowed from the karting fraternity with the sad news of the passing of former driver, valued official, coordinator & volunteer (over many many years), karting mum and grandmother, Sylvia Stania.