Kartsportnews karting news and features go kart racing. World karting championship for patrizicorse auto action. While it is sad that the end to oran park is near, it is very exciting to see so many karters coming out to compete at the final state championship that will be held at the venue, said australian. Its hard to believe that were already two months into the new year. While driver database doesnt cover karting with the same detail as racing series, we do keep an eye on championship and cup standings for a big number of events. This is the class for the youngest drivers in the australian kart championship. Almost 550 drivers have signed up to compete, meaning theyre set to be the biggest championships in decades. Drivers from all around the state will be puting it all on the line to be crowned the state champion and claim the prestigious blue plate over 3 days of competition.
Karting australia is calling for expressions of interest from suitably qualified persons to fill five 5 general positions on the 2020 vintage karting committee. Karting victoria its fast, fun, affordable motorsport. Known as the cik stars of karting, it has since evolved into the sp tools australian kart championship presented by castrol edge. As a driver he is the only australian to have won a round of the european formula super a championship, as a mechanic he was worked with some of the worlds best rising stars and as a mentor he helped guide james courtney to a pair of world karting championships. Club driver rankings australian kart championship sprockets. He credits karting with introducing him to the professional side of motorsport, generating sponsorship deals to maintain his kart and compete. I mentioned to you at the end of last year that as a new year resolution we should make 2020 the year of fun in karting. Feb 18, 2019 highlights from round one of the 2019 australian kart championship held at the ipswich kart club. The australian karting championship final in geelong saw four of its eight classes not decided until the drop of the chequered flag in the finals. The australian drivers championship was a motor racing championship contested annually. Ten years ago, an top level multiround championship returned to australian karting. Bundaberg driver troy loeskow got his 2019 sp tools australian kart championship campaign underway in the best possible fashion in. Aug 28, 2019 kiwi driver matthew payne will be joined by young australian henry johnstone who will make his karting debut on european soil. Karting australia has settled the debt recovery court case against karting new south wales.
Kiwi driver matthew payne will be joined by young australian henry johnstone who will make his karting debut on european soil. Of these classes, six of them have 10 points or less. Supercars race winner nick percat is set to go back to basics when he joins the australian karting championship at geelong on april 12. Highlights from round four of the 2017 australian kart championship presented by jayco and castrol edge in emerald, queensland. Championship points standings for the australian formula 2 championship 1984. One of the most successful driver in superkart racing is warren mcilveen who has won 7 titles, six of them. Ambrose grew up in launceston, tasmania, australia, the son of another racing driver, ross ambrose and was educated at scotch oakburn college. Calendar karting south australia australian karting. Like many f1 drivers, he still enjoys racing karts. The nordix ev is the new tony kart chassis designed for 1214 year old driver. Kartsim are pioneering the super one british esport championship inconjunction with the super one british karting championship during the 2018 racing season.
Aug 30, 2019 leading into the event loeskow currently leads the australian kz2 championship which is set to go down to the wire this sunday the 1st september at the todd road karting circuit in victoria. Highlights from round one of the 2019 australian kart championship held at the ipswich kart club. Karting is commonly perceived as the stepping stone to the higher ranks of motorsports, with former formula one champions such. Bundabergs troy loeskow is finally australian kz2 champion. Cook said the scheduling of the round helped draw drivers heading to the australian karting championships in ipswich the following week. Percat will swap his brad jones racing holden commodore for a kosmic 125cc kz2 kart a week after taking part in the supercars races at the australian formula 1 grand prix. Australias best karters have converged on the willowbank kart facility for the opening round of the sp tools australian kart championship. In 2007, he won the dutch minimax, going on to win many more karting championships before starting car racing in 20. Australian karting championship 2017 round 4 final youtube. David seras karting career australias most succesful kart. This year, the british championships are bigger, better and more prestigious than ever.
The fia and formula 1, with the full support of the australian grand prix corporation agpc have therefore taken the decision that all formula 1 activity for the australian grand prix is cancelled. Roadshow has revealed the first trailer for upcoming australian movie, go. Karting competitions are all either in full swing or just about to start. The world karting championships at pfi commence on friday, with the ok and okj finals held on sunday. The karting world championship is a kart racing competition organised by the cik fia. Seven nation army the white stripes video produced by ben rankin. In 2006, he became bmw saubers third driver at the turkish formula one grand prix, joining ferrari in 2015. Some of world motorsports most famous drivers have british kart championship titles on their cvs, including anthony davidson, paul di resta, mike conway, oliver jarvis, oliver rowland and george russell, to name but a few. The battle for victory in the 2017 australian kart championship presented by jayco and castrol edge will go down to the wire in melbourne this weekend. Be at the oakleigh go kart racing club for biggest open meeting of the year the 2020 victorian kart championship. These days, modern karts and tracks have been designed for speed, safety, and the ultimate racing thrill.
The kartsim software runs via a unique mod on rfactor 2. Mar 02, 2020 virgin australia supercars championship regular, james golding has delivered one of the great upsets in the sp tools australian kart championship opening round at the bend motorsport park, presented by castrol edge, by taking a stunning victory in the kz2 category on sunday. Horshambased go kart driver remo luciani will race in. Browse through the latest indepth news for kart teams, drivers, and constructors with videos, photos, interviews, and more. Fia, formula 1 and australian grand prix corporation joint. Percat returns to australian karting championship supercars. Ford gt racing driver ryan briscoe talks karting k1 speed. Wka confirms rok cup usa prize package for midseason championship. The first two world championships in 1964 and 1965 were held over one final round, there after the worlds best kart drivers competed for the title over an extended weekend, from thursday to saturday, including free and qualifying practice sessions, qualification heats, a prefinal and a final were common. A teenfocused story set in the world of go kart racing, the movie stars richard roxburgh, dan wyllie, frances oconnor. Sera now provides coaching to drivers around australia. David currently competes in the highly competitive x30 category in the australian kart championships racing for the dpe kart technology team, aboard his own brand of kart. Homemade karts and old drivein theatres used as circuits. Scuderia pcr australia, wollongong, new south wales.
Simple in concept and easily accessible to the average australian, it has grown from a backyard hobby in 1958 to become a professional, well organised sport in every state and territory of australia. Australian kart championships go to the wire speedcafe. Pope led from the getgo and did everything that he possibly could. Ryan villopoto full moto 2 washougal mx lucas oil pro motocross championship 20 duration. Sep 18, 2018 congratulations to cadet 9 driver lewis francis from the go kart club of victoria oakleigh go kart racing club who became the 2018 cadet 9 australian national karting champion at the weekend. Thats because motorsports national governing body, motorsport uk, is organising them for the first time through its new karting uk operation. While driver database doesnt cover karting with the same detail as racing series, we do keep an. Ryan briscoe is an australianamerican he just became an american citizen this year racing driver with extensive history in both open wheel and sports car racing. Results for the australian national sprint kart championships on this page are from 1999 to 2014. Loeskow and payne are no strangers to racing on the world stage, both. Round 1 australian kart championship the bend motorsport park. With a gap in the racing due to the covid19 crisis, well be bringing you some highlights from yesteryear over the coming weeks.
The fia international automobile federation created the cik international karting commission in 1962 the first two world championships in 1964 and 1965 were held over one final round, there after the worlds best kart drivers competed for. He won australian, north american and italian gokarting championships in a fiveyear span, was a test driver for toyotas formula one team from 20022004, and scored 8 wins and. Kart racing or karting is a variant of motorsport road racing with openwheel, fourwheeled vehicles known as go karts or shifter karts. Over the past two years there has been a ladies trophy contested within the sp tools australian kart championship with gold coaster taylah agius winning the title in 2018 and new south wales driver beck connell in 2019. Karting western australia australian karting association wa.
Australian formula one driver mark webber started out karting as a boy, growing up competing in different tournaments and tracks around the country. Leading into the event loeskow currently leads the australian kz2 championship which is set to go down to the wire this sunday the 1 st september at the todd road karting circuit in victoria. Karter rankings national karting titles rotax pro tour super cheap series karting state titles cik championships karting nationals karting australia go kart resutls karter rankings is database driver application to rank karters. Karting is the most dynamic form of motor sport in the world. With frances oconnor, richard roxburgh, dan wyllie, cooper van grootel.
The sp tools australian kart championship presented by castrol edge is the premier karting championship in the southern hemisphere. David sera is australias leading kart racer of all time, winning an unprecedented 18 australian championships, 56 state championships, along with a 2nd place finish at the rotax world finals in 2011. The details are located on the pbc website au along with some incentive clips put together for those considering going to lake wallyungup. Entries to the opening round of the 2020 sp tools australian kart championship presented by castrol edge will open. The first two world championships in 1964 and 1965 were held over one final round. Terry fullerton born 4 january 1953 is a british retired racing driver from london, england, who won the karting world championship in 1973 and is best known as the teammate and rival of ayrton senna during his karting days.
Represented as the ricciardo kart factory team, australian s troy loeskow and henry johnstone, will be accompanied. Stars set to light up victorian country series opener. Conrad group insurance named title sponsor of wka manufactures cup daytona kartweek. Kf2, is a kart racing class for top drivers aged 14 and up this class used to be called intercontinental a ica and has changed since january 2007 when cikfia decided to replace the 100 cc watercooled twostroke engines with 125 cc touchand go tag watercooled twostroke engines kf type. Leading australian karting team, patrizicorse, will contest the cikfia kz world championship and kz2 supercup this coming september at the worldfamous south garda karting circuit in northern italy with an all transtasman team. Tune into the livestream from round two of the sp tools australian kart championship, presented by castrol edge from the newcastle kart club in the new south wales hunter valley. The championships explained about the british kart championships. Supercars driver takes championship opener at the bend virgin australia supercars championship regular, james golding has delivered one of the great upsets in the sp tools australian kart championship opening round at the bend motorsport park, presented by castrol edge, by taking a stunning victory in the kz2. The fia international automobile federation created the cik international karting commission in 1962.
While driver database doesnt cover karting with the same detail as racing series, we. He won four tasmanian state junior karting titles and was the australian karting champion in 1995 in the clubman heavy class at the dubbo circuit in new south wales. The weekend to that point had been dominated by ricciardo karts troy loeskow who had a perfect score in his title. I started my own go karting academy, the rosberg young drivers academy. It is held annually since 1964, and is karting s flagship event. Aug 21, 2019 roadshow has revealed the first trailer for upcoming australian movie, go.
Jul 31, 2017 onboard with james sera from melbourne kart centre. The karting world championship is a kart racing competition organised by the cikfia. Australian formula 2 championship 1984 standings driver. Australian national sprint kart championships driver. The karts race on fullsize australian circuits and in 20 the series was. This video is the final of the australian karting championship 2017 round 4. Click through for a video and photos that detail the features of this new machine 0 comments, be the first. Australia is in the grip of a bushfire tragedy and needs your help. Karting australia online shop karting australia officials.
With karting events at each round of the electric production car series, fans will have the opportunity to cheer on the next generation of racing stars, who will battle for a future race seat in the epcs championship. Australian national sprint kart championships, 19992014. Karting south australia australian karting association sa. Courtney s karting career began at the lithgow raceway after joining the combined districts kart club before he rose to stardom during the mid nineties. Almost 400 entries have been received for the championships making it one of the largest events on the australian karting calendar this year. The final day of the australian kart championships will see virtually every class come right down to the last race after a tense opening day of proceedings. Browse all products in the karting australia officials apparel category from karting australia online shop. Australian kart championships set for big finish speedcafe. Entering this weekends final round on the fiveevent schedule, eight of the nine titles remain up for grabs. James courtney is australias most successful driver on the world karting scene having secured victories in both the world junior and senior karting championships during his formative years. A thrilling family film about a boy who must overcome tremendous odds and his own recklessness to achieve his dream of winning the national go kart championship. As an australian, im probably most keen about the v8 supercars, which i think is one of the most competitive touring car championships in the world. The australian kart championship akc is the national championship of karting in australia. How to ace the world karting championships autosport.
They are usually raced on scaleddown circuits, although some professional kart races are also held on fullsize motorsport circuits. Karting australia travel register and isolation form 16032020. Those discussions concluded with a majority view of the teams that the race should not go ahead. The australian superkart championship is a motor racing series run in australia under the auspices of cams under their superkart regulations. Victorian gokart championships 1962 australia motor racing. Hey everyone, the notice of race and online entry form is now available for the 2018 australian blokart championships. All kartsim tracks are built using lidar data where available ensuring a very high level of accuracy to real tracks. Scuderia pcr australia is the official importer of scuderia pcr karts and parts in australia. Results for the australian kart championship on this page are from 2015 to now. Payne however, is a regular competitor on the european scene and returns for the kz2 supercup with a new team and new equipment. We are racing under rosberg racing and have two awesome talents in our team for now. In 2019, the championship features nine classes of racing kz2, ka1, ka2, x30, tag 125, ka3 senior, ka4 junior and cadet 12 and 9.
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