Race Report: The ROK Cup Italy with Round 2 held at the 7 Laghi Kart in Castelletto di Branduzzo
Race Report: The ROK Cup Italy with Round 2 held at the 7 Laghi Kart in Castelletto di Branduzzo

Race Report: The ROK Cup Italy with...

Race Report: The ROK Cup Italy with Round 2 held at the 7 Laghi Kart in Castelletto di Branduzzo

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Results: 51st Trofeo delle Industrie at the South Garda Karting track in Lonato

Results: 51st Trofeo delle Industrie at the South Garda Karting track in Lonato Read more

The 51st Trofeo delle Industrie, organized by Parma Motorsport, has an exceptional field of 240 participants from 42 countries in the categories KZ2, OKJ, MINI, X30 Junior and Senior.

Live timing: 51st Trofeo delle Industrie at the South Garda Karting track in Lonato

Live timing: 51st Trofeo delle Industrie at the South Garda Karting track in Lonato Read more

The 51st Trofeo delle Industrie, organized by Parma Motorsport, has an exceptional field of 240 participants from 42 countries in the categories KZ2, OKJ, MINI, X30 Junior and Senior.

Lots of rain in the opening day of the 51st Trofeo Delle Industrie

Lots of rain in the opening day of the 51st Trofeo Delle Industrie Read more

Qualifying practice and heats took place under the rain with a few surprising results. Further heats will follow on Saturday, October 21st, while the final stages with Live Streaming will be on Sunday, October 22nd.

Double Gold Rush galore in Albury Karting Australia Summer Series

Double Gold Rush galore in Albury Karting Australia Summer Series Read more

Despite facing different race formats to yesterday on Day Two of the Karting Australia Summer Series in Albury Wodonga, the term that ‘cream always rises to the top’ could not have been any truer, with multiple Gold Medal winners from Saturday doubling up.

Karting Australia Summer Series kicks off in Albury

Karting Australia Summer Series kicks off in Albury Read more

Karting Australia’s latest innovation – the Summer Series has roared into life with a combination of curiosity and excitement in Albury-Wodonga today – in ironically cold, unseasonable conditions. Just as the innovative series straddles conventions in karting – it started in the city that famously straddles two Australian states.

Australian representatives announced for 2023 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals

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Five outstanding Australian karting talents have been selected to compete in the 2023 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in Bahrain on December 2-9.

Anthony Bongartz returns to the podium in the GK4 Kart Series!

Anthony Bongartz returns to the podium in the GK4 Kart Series! Read more

Another podium for Anthony Bongartz in the GK4 Kart Series. At the Mariembourg circuit, the fourteen-year-old driver from the Belgian town of Amel finished second in the IAME X30 Junior category during the fifth round of the championship. It meant the Eurokarting driver repeated his result in the fourth round at Genk.    

Pierre-Henri Raphanel from Karting to Pilote Officiel of Bugatti

Pierre-Henri Raphanel from Karting to Pilote Officiel of Bugatti Read more

With a racing career that peaked with Formula One and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Pierre-Henri Raphanel knows exactly what it takes to control raw power, outstanding performance and high speeds under pressure from behind the wheel. At Bugatti, he has been using that rich experience and deep expertise since 2005, when he became the first – and only – Pilote Officiel of the brand. “I always knew I was destined for a life on the track and behind the wheel,” says Pierre-Henri. “Having started in karting, I knew from a very young age that I wanted to pursue a career interwoven with motorsport.”

California Prokart Challenge concludes 2023 season at Adams Motorsports Park

California Prokart Challenge concludes 2023 season at Adams Motorsports Park Read more

The 2023 California ProKart Challenge came to a close on the September 22-24 weekend with the final two rounds contested at the Adams Motorsports Park in Riverside, CA. This was a revised series finale for the 19th championship season when Hurricane Hilary forced Round Five in August to be combined with Round Six. The new three-day weekend avoided weather issues, with perfect racing conditions for the drivers wrapping up the 2023 championship program.

Winner new Karting Champions League wins Spanish F4 season seat with MP Motorsport

Winner new Karting Champions League wins Spanish F4 season seat with MP Motorsport Read more

The Karting Champions League is the new player within the karting world where its basis, arrive & drive, is unique for a championship. Everyone in each of the five classes races the same kart with the same set-up, the engines are changed every weekend and for a fixed amount per year.

Important Information for Daytona KartWeek Road Race

Important Information for Daytona KartWeek Road Race Read more

As details continue to be released for the 50th running of WKA’s Daytona KartWeek, series officials are reminding Road Racers of important, time-sensitive information.

WKA Pit Board: Reserved Numbers for Daytona and 2024 Now Open

WKA Pit Board: Reserved Numbers for Daytona and 2024 Now Open Read more

Reserved numbers for Daytona KartWeek and the 2024 season is now open for all Road Race, Manufacturer’s Cup and Gold Cup drivers online only through Race Select.

2024 Australian Kart Championship Calendar released

2024 Australian Kart Championship Calendar released Read more

Karting Australia is pleased to announce the 2024 SP Tools Australian Kart Championship calendar of events.  

ROK Superfinal 2023 – Registrations

ROK Superfinal 2023 – Registrations Read more

Even for this year, the ROK Superfinal is full of registrations just a few hours after the registrations opening. Many drivers coming from all over the world will compete on the South Garda Karting track in Lonato (BS). There are still few places available in the Junior ROK, Super ROK, Shifter ROK, Expert ROK, and Expert ROK Plus categories.

New WKA Online Membership Portal Now Open

New WKA Online Membership Portal Now Open Read more

The World Karting Association is pleased to open a new Membership portal through Race Select. Moving event registration to Race Select mid-season, WKA Membership can now be obtained through the same site.

California ProKart Challenge to close out 2023 season at Adams Motorsports Park

California ProKart Challenge to close out 2023 season at Adams Motorsports Park Read more

The second half of the 2023 California ProKart Challenge was revised due to the arrival of Hurricane Hilary. The fourth stop of the Superkarts! USA regional series in August was scheduled to be a double-round weekend, hosting Rounds Four and Five. Due to the weather issues, Round Five was moved to the upcoming series finale weekend on September 22-24 at the Adams Motorsports Park in Riverside, California.

ROK Cup Italy, Round 8 – Race Reports

ROK Cup Italy, Round 8 – Race Reports Read more

Great success for the season final of the ROK Cup Italy at the Cremona Karting circuit, with plenty of drivers and fierce battles for the titles in all six categories running on track. At the end of the day, the following category champions were declared: Shen Zeyu (Mini ROK), Nicolas Marchesi (Junior ROK), David Stefan Dragan (Senior ROK), Sona Ptackova (Expert ROK), Bartosz Grzywacz (Super ROK) and Niki Taylor (Shifter ROK).

Information about the 13th Rotax African Open 2023 at Zwartkops Raceway

Information about the 13th Rotax African Open 2023 at Zwartkops Raceway Read more

The 13th Rotax Africa Open will take place at Zwartkops Raceway on 1 October 2023. This event will feature Africa's top drivers competing for an invitation to the 2023 ROTAX Max Grand Final in Sakhir, Bahrain. The final heat winners in each class will be crowned the Rotax African Open Champions for 2023. The program for the event will span across Saturday and Sunday, offering an exciting weekend of racing. Don't miss out on this opportunity to compete and see who will earn their spot in the prestigious ROTAX Max Grand Final.

History made at 28TH Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix

History made at 28TH Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix Read more

History was once again made in the streets of the city during the 28th running of the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, the world’s largest karting street race. The event has a rich history of foreign competitors. This year, Scott “Skitchy” Barnes of Bermuda won his seventh and eighth Rock trophy and Erik Gasparovich of Latvia became the 20th foreign winner at Rock Island and first from his country. History was also made when Andrew Bujdoso of Ohio won his third consecutive King of the Streets shifter title, tying Alan Rudolph for the three-peat but becoming the only racer to be crowned King 3 consecutive times at Rock Island.

Sam Dicker claims Maiden Australian KZ2 Championship in thrilling final day

Sam Dicker claims Maiden Australian KZ2 Championship in thrilling final day Read more

Western Australian driver Sam Dicker has been crowned the 2023 KZ2 SP Tools Australian Kart Champion after an exhilarating Grand Final day for the Series presented by Castrol at Port Melbourne’s Todd Road circuit.

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SP Tools Australian Kart Championship: Hard fought win for Jay Hanson in Emerald
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SP Tools Australian Kart Championship: Hard fought win for Jay Hanson in Emerald

Jay Hanson has taken a hard fought maiden victory in KA2 at Round Four of the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship, presented by Castrol EDGE in Emerald in Central Queensland.

AWC Motorsport Academy’s Hanson, who graduated to the class this year has not graced the podium in the three rounds so far, but he made amends for that today with his emphatic victory. The race went to the final lap when Championship Leader, Kai Allen went for the lead on Hanson - which opened the door for a charging Jaiden Pope to battle for second position.

Tom Williamson Motorsport’s Pope - who at one stage of the race was running 10th - got through on Allen, however it was a stretch too far to get to the race leader.

In a good day for the Tasmanian-based AWC team, their KA1 charger Lachie Dalton kept himself in contention for the Championship with a second placed finish.

He was no match for Championship leader, Scott Sorensen - who is well on the way to another KA1 Title after a weekend where he wasn’t headed - he also added to his all time wins with his victory this afternoon. Joshua Denton ended the final in third placing after a race long battle with Dalton that also brought Ladies Trophy leader, Taylah Agius into the mix late in the race.

Sorensen and Pierce Lehane look as though they are going to have to wait until Todd Road to see if one of them can individually become the driver with the most wins in AKC/CIK history as he took victory aboard his CRG in an enthralling X30 final - his second in succession.

Lehane took the win over Tony Kart veteran, Cian Fothergill - who made a welcome return to the podium and Jace Matthews - who was elevated to third place after a post-race infringement.

Championship leader, Cody Gillis kept the points pressure on finishing in fifth placing.Brendan Nelson secured an emotional win in TaG 125 - his second of the season. After a mixed weekend, Nelson showed all of his experience to get through and take the win over last round winner Cody Brewczynski and Jordan Nicolaou.

In KZ2, it has been a weekend that saw a change in the Championship lead. TWM's Energy Corse driver, Joshua Fife dominated taking victory by 4.9 seconds to move to the top of the standings. Patrizicorse Ricciardo Kart driver, Dylan Drysdale gained his first KZ2 Podium after a stirring drive from deep in the top 10. He chipped forward eventually getting by Queenslanders Jason Faint and Christopher Hays to let them have their own battle for the final step of the podium.

BirelART driver Hays threw everything at Faint, but the SodiKart driver from Gladstone in Queensland held onto the third position in the run to the line.

Aaron Cameron, Championship leader coming into the weekend, didn’t finish the heat on Sunday morning after a multi-kart collision heading into turn one broke the front end on his kart. He fought valiantly to finish the final in fifth placing.

The champagne celebrations on the KZ2 podium

KA3 Senior produced one of the races of the day with a tactical battle between Shayne Piper Race Engines youngster, Benito Montalbano and five time Australian Champion, James Sera. Sera shadowed the youngster for the majority of the race and went for a move on the final lap. However the counter from Montalbano was sublime and Sera had no answer - dipping his hat to the youngster at the end of the race.

Tommy Harradine took out third spot after a race long multi-kart battle, while the Title fight will once again come down to the final round after Matt McLean - who led the Championship coming into the weekend dropped a number of points throughout the course of the weekend, however recored in the final for a hard fought fifth placing.

Rhys Smith continued his winning ways in KA4 Junior, the Scuderia PCR Australia driver securing his third round win of the season.

He got home narrowly in front of Nicholas Sacco and Kai Allen after an, at times, eight kart battle for the lead.

The locals had plenty to cheer about when Carter Mobbs came home first in Cadet 12. The Shamick Racing driver was embroiled in a fight that included last round winner Jimmy Piszcyk and Harry Arnett. On the final laps Piszcyk and Arnett touched with Arnett crossing the line first and Piszcyk sixth. Arnett was awarded a post race penalty handing the win to Mobbs from Jesse Lacey and Max Deguara - whose good form continued.

South Australian Kosmic driver, Rock Han took the win in Cadet 9. An outstanding five kart battle involving Han, Jaxson and Jenson Burns, Championship leader Justin Francis and Peter Bouzinelos ended up seeing the top four runners collide mid way through the race thus spread eagling the field for the closing stages.

Although he crossed the line first, Max Walton was handed a post race penalty for a front fairing infringement, which dropped him to third handing the provisional win to Han over Jaxson Burns.

Overall, the event was another great success for the town of Emerald with over 2,000 spectators turning out across the two days of racing.

Round Four Winners with Central Highlands Regional Council Mayor Kerry Hayes

Central Highlands Regional Council Mayor, Kerry Hayes joined the podium celebrations this afternoon and praised the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship for what it brought to the region in terms of profile, visitation and delivering professional, high quality events.

The Championship now moves to its thrilling conclusion over the weekend of August 31-September 2 at Port Melbourne’s Todd Road facility with the gala presentation night to be held on September 2 at Marvel Stadium (formerly Etihad Stadium).

 

2018 SP TOOLS Australian Kart Championship presented by Castrol EDGE
RESULTS - ROUND 4

Cadet 9
1. Rock Han
2. Jaxson Burns
3. Max Walton

Cadet 12
1. Carter Mobbs
2. Jesse Lacey
3. Max Deguara

KA4 Junior
1. Rhys Smith
2. Nicholas Sacco
3. Kai Allen

KA3 Senior
1. Benito Montalbano
2. James Sera
3. Tommy Harradine

TaG 125
1. Brendan Nelson
2. Cody Brewczynski
3. Jordan Nicolaou

X30
1. Pierce Lehane
2. Cian Fothergill
3. Jace Matthews

KA2
1. Jay Hanson
2. Jaiden Pope
3. Kai Allen

KA1
1. Scott Sorensen
2. Lachie Dalton
3. Joshua Denton

KZ2
1. Joshua Fife
2. Dylan Drysdale
3. Jason Faint

For the full results please click here.
 

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