Registrations open for the CRG Rental Kart World Contest
Registrations open for the CRG Rental Kart World Contest

Registrations open for the CRG Rental...

Registrations open for the CRG Rental Kart World Contest

Registrations open for the CRG Rental Kart World Contest

In just over 10 days, many rental kart drivers have already registered for the Sprint Cup and several teams have signed up for the Endurance Cup, the two main events of the Rental Kart World Contest...
Registration now open for  30th annual Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix
Registration now open for  30th annual Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix

Registration now open for 30th annual...

Registration now open for 30th annual Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix

Registration now open for 30th annual Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix

Registration is now open for the 30th annual The Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, the world’s largest and most prestigious karting street race. This year’s race is August 30-31, 2025 and...
ROK Cup Italy, Round 5 – The race report
ROK Cup Italy, Round 5 – The race report

ROK Cup Italy, Round 5 – The race report

ROK Cup Italy, Round 5 – The race report

ROK Cup Italy, Round 5 – The race report

One month after Jesolo, the ROK Cup Italy is back on track for the fifth round of the season, on the occasion of the "night event" in Lonato del Garda. In total, 262 drivers livened up the...
A brilliant start to the International season for Modena Kart
A brilliant start to the International season for Modena Kart

A brilliant start to the International...

A brilliant start to the International season for Modena Kart

A brilliant start to the International season for Modena Kart

Drivers in the colours of the Modena Kart team have become regulars on the podiums of the biggest events since the start of 2025, in the WSK Promotion series as well as the ACI Karting Italian...
Carr drives towards glory as KZ King equals record
Carr drives towards glory as KZ King equals record

Carr drives towards glory as KZ King...

Carr drives towards glory as KZ King equals record

Carr drives towards glory as KZ King equals record

Liam Carr is knocking on the door of a maiden KA2 Junior SP Tools Australian Kart Championship after an immaculate weekend in Newcastle, while double KZ2 Champion, Troy Loeskow, recorded a...
A helmet for Gabin – Team WRT’S ‘ACO Challenge 2025’ initiative
A helmet for Gabin – Team WRT’S ‘ACO Challenge 2025’ initiative

A helmet for Gabin – Team WRT’S ‘ACO...

A helmet for Gabin – Team WRT’S ‘ACO Challenge 2025’ initiative

A helmet for Gabin – Team WRT’S ‘ACO Challenge 2025’ initiative

As part of their 2025 ‘ACO Challenge’, Team WRT continues its commitment to meaningful, human-driven initiatives. After winning the 2024 ACO ‘Coup de Cœur’ Award for its...
Preston and Burke win at Australian Kart Championship round two
Preston and Burke win at Australian Kart Championship round two

Preston and Burke win at Australian Kart...

Preston and Burke win at Australian Kart Championship round two

Preston and Burke win at Australian Kart Championship round two

Jac Preston has taken his first ever SP Tools Australian Kart Championship round win in KZ2 at Murray Bridge, South Australia, while Ky Burke broached the top step of the podium in KA2 for the first...
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

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

The ROK Cup Italy continues its seasonal journey with the second round held at the 7 Laghi Kart in Castelletto di Branduzzo (PV). Almost 200 are the attendants in the seven categories competing, in a...
IPK strengthens its presence in International Competition
IPK strengthens its presence in International Competition

IPK strengthens its presence in...

IPK strengthens its presence in International Competition

IPK strengthens its presence in International Competition

Since its creation in 2010, the IPK factory has rapidly established itself as one of the leading companies in the global karting market, thanks to its innovative technology and the quality of the...
Breakthrough win for Cooper Folley as Italian flies in Melbourne
Breakthrough win for Cooper Folley as Italian flies in Melbourne

Breakthrough win for Cooper Folley as...

Breakthrough win for Cooper Folley as Italian flies in Melbourne

Breakthrough win for Cooper Folley as Italian flies in Melbourne

Young Queenslander, Cooper Folley has stunned the field in his first KA2 Junior round at the opening SP Tools Australian Kart Championship, presented by Castrol event sweeping to the win at the...
Kalì Kart on top in the Margutti Trophy
Kalì Kart on top in the Margutti Trophy

Kalì Kart on top in the Margutti Trophy

Kalì Kart on top in the Margutti Trophy

Kalì Kart on top in the Margutti Trophy

Great weekend for Kalì Kart colours at the 36th Margutti Trophy that took place this weekend in Lonato. In the OK Junior category, Ilia Berezkin dominated the OK Junior by winning all 3 qualifying...
Italian Champion to line up in Australian Kart Championship opener
Italian Champion to line up in Australian Kart Championship opener

Italian Champion to line up in...

Italian Champion to line up in Australian Kart Championship opener

Italian Champion to line up in Australian Kart Championship opener

Italian Champion Moritz Ebner is set to make his Australian debut at the opening round of the 2025 SP Tools Australian Kart Championship presented by Castrol in Melbourne next weekend (March 28-30).
Stars of Karting take centre stage in Melbourne
Stars of Karting take centre stage in Melbourne

Stars of Karting take centre stage in...

Stars of Karting take centre stage in Melbourne

Stars of Karting take centre stage in Melbourne

Melbourne’s Grand Prix week started off with a bang with the Stars of Karting Event at Port Melbourne’s Todd Road facility on Monday. The short and sharp format saw qualifying followed up...
Prokart Challenge opens 2025 with double round weekend at K1 Circuit
Prokart Challenge opens 2025 with double round weekend at K1 Circuit

Prokart Challenge opens 2025 with double...

Prokart Challenge opens 2025 with double round weekend at K1 Circuit

Prokart Challenge opens 2025 with double round weekend at K1 Circuit

The first event of the 2025 ProKart Challenge program was held on the February 28-March 2 weekend at the new K1 Circuit. The Winchester, California facility welcomed the Superkarts! USA regional...
Kennedy and Campbell announced for 2025 FIA Karting Academy Trophy
Kennedy and Campbell announced for 2025 FIA Karting Academy Trophy

Kennedy and Campbell announced for 2025...

Kennedy and Campbell announced for 2025 FIA Karting Academy Trophy

Kennedy and Campbell announced for 2025 FIA Karting Academy Trophy

Karting Australia is proud to announce that Annabel Kennedy (Brisbane, QLD) and Hamish Campbell (Gold Coast, QLD) have been selected to represent the nation in the 2025 FIA Karting Academy Trophy...
WKA Realigns National Road Racing Schedules for 2025 and 2026
WKA Realigns National Road Racing Schedules for 2025 and 2026

WKA Realigns National Road Racing...

WKA Realigns National Road Racing Schedules for 2025 and 2026

WKA Realigns National Road Racing Schedules for 2025 and 2026

With a very busy Road Racing Calendar and events so close to each other throughout the year, racers have expressed their concerns that some events are simply not feasible to attend.  Responding...
2025 Rotax National Cup heads to Albury Wodonga
2025 Rotax National Cup heads to Albury Wodonga

2025 Rotax National Cup heads to Albury...

2025 Rotax National Cup heads to Albury Wodonga

2025 Rotax National Cup heads to Albury Wodonga

Karting Australia can confirm that the 2025 Rotax National Cup will be hosted at Albury Wodonga Kart Racing Club on September 13-14.
Stars of Karting to kick off Formula 1 race week in Melbourne
Stars of Karting to kick off Formula 1 race week in Melbourne

Stars of Karting to kick off Formula 1...

Stars of Karting to kick off Formula 1 race week in Melbourne

Stars of Karting to kick off Formula 1 race week in Melbourne

More than 100 of Australia’s top kart racers will take centre stage at the Go-Kart Club of Victoria on Monday, March 10, as the Stars of Karting event launches "Race Week" for the...
2025 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour on the horizon
2025 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour on the horizon

2025 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour on the...

2025 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour on the horizon

2025 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour on the horizon

Fresh off a record setting campaign in Florida, the Superkarts! USA organization is turning its focus on the 2025 SKUSA Pro Tour. Set for its 16th straight season, the championship will again be...
Rock Island Grand Prix: Come for the races, stay for the party!
Rock Island Grand Prix: Come for the races, stay for the party!

Rock Island Grand Prix: Come for the...

Rock Island Grand Prix: Come for the races, stay for the party!

Rock Island Grand Prix: Come for the races, stay for the party!

Back in 1978, The Blues Brothers took the world by storm with a skit on Saturday Night Live. A movie followed in 1980, then a sequel and some albums as Dan Aykroyd (Elwood) and John Belushi (Joliet...

A prolific weekend for the Muth brothers

A prolific weekend for the Muth brothers Read more

With O'Neill competing for the ADAC Kart Masters title in the X30 Senior category in Wackersdorf and Esteban making his GT3 debut in the highly prestigious Blancpain GT Series in Barcelona, the Muth family was torn apart last week. But the German crown for the youngest and a more than convincing performance for the oldest turned this last weekend of September into an indelible memory for them all!

CRG Champions in Spain with Hiltbrand in KZ2 and Fontecha in Senior

CRG Champions in Spain with Hiltbrand in KZ2 and Fontecha in Senior Read more

After being victorious in seven out of the last ten races in KZ2 and thus dominating in Spain, Hiltbrand clinches the title in the season-closing event in Zuera. Meanwhile, Fontecha secures the Championship in the Senior category in Zuera, after the victories in Chiva and Campillos.

Sebastian Vettel in Lonato with Tony Kart

Sebastian Vettel in Lonato with Tony Kart Read more

The day after the Formula 1 GP in Sochi, Russia, the F1 driver spent a whole day at the South Garda Karting in Lonato with the Tony Kart Racing Team, testing the Tony Kart OK and KZ Racer 401R chassis.

World Karting icon returning to the Race of Stars

World Karting icon returning to the Race of Stars Read more

Five-times World Champion Davide Forè will make a return to Australia’s Gold Coast to compete in the 2019 Race of Stars later this month (October 17-19). With a resume that eclipses that of any current karting driver across the globe, Forè will be making his fifth start at Australia’s most prestigious stand-alone karting event being contested at the Xtreme Karting Complex.

German Electric Kart Championship starts in Ampfing

German Electric Kart Championship starts in Ampfing Read more

With the fourth racing weekend (October 4th – 6th) of the German Electric Kart Championship on the Schweppermannring in Ampfing, a premiere awaits the first electric kart racing series in the world. For the first time, the championship is going to take place on the race track in Upper Bavaria.

The series of podiums continues for Alex Powell

The series of podiums continues for Alex Powell Read more

The young Jamaican go-kart champion Alex Powell has distinguished himself throughout the five meetings of the famous Italian Championship of 2019. After another podium at the beginning of September at the closing event at Val Vibrata,  the Mercedes F1 Junior Team protégé concluded his Championship with a convincing 3rd position overall in the 60 Mini category. With the Energy Corse team, Alex is now focused on the last major events of the season, with a major step to be taken very soon for the motorsport hopeful.

Frenchman keen for more Gold Coast Karting success

Frenchman keen for more Gold Coast Karting success Read more

Frenchman Anthony Abbasse has confirmed he will return to the Gold Coast next month to defend the Race of Stars crown that he secured in 2018. Abbasse, a 12-time French Champion, was victorious on his Australian debut in the corresponding event last year and has got his eyes firmly focused on securing a second Race of Stars Winner’s Surfboard in 2019.

The 48th Trofeo Delle Industrie in Lonato next November 3rd.

The 48th Trofeo Delle Industrie in Lonato next November 3rd. Read more

Subscriptions to the 48th edition of the Trofeo delle Industrie at the South Garda Karting Circuit in Lonato are accepted starting October 2nd. Entitled categories are 60 Mini, OK-Junior, OK, KZ2 and X30 Senior.

The Rok Superfinal starts the engines at South Garda

The Rok Superfinal starts the engines at South Garda Read more

The Rok Superfinal starts the engines! Just a few weeks left and we will be attending the biggest event of the Rok World, which is one of the most important appointments in the worldwide karting scene.

2020 National Karting calendar announced

2020 National Karting calendar announced Read more

Karting Australia has today confirmed the schedule for the 2020 National Calendar of Events. The schedule includes dates for the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship presented by Castrol EDGE, Sparco Rotax Pro Tour, Race of Stars and Ultimate Club Racer events.

Win streaks continue in Santa Maria for California ProKart Challenge

Win streaks continue in Santa Maria for California ProKart Challenge Read more

The fifth round of the California ProKart Challenge was contested on September 7-8 at the home of the Santa Maria Karting Association. The two-day event for the Superkarts! USA regional program took to the 7/10-mile ‘Nationals’ configuration. Despite some dust storms throughout the weekend, the weather was dry and sunny, allowing the 15 categories to continue their championship chases.

Clash of street race titans at ‘baddest ass go kart race in the world’

Clash of street race titans at ‘baddest ass go kart race in the world’ Read more

Two giants of North American street racing faced off again during the 25th annual Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix powered by Mediacom, world’s largest karting street race. After a five-year absence raising a family, Gary Lawson of Indiana returned to “The Rock” for the 25th edition in hopes of adding to his 28 wins at the prestigious event. Meanwhile, Tony Neilson entered 10 of the 17 classes offered hoping to add to his 20 careers wins at Rock Island and closing the gap on Lawson. Lawson won three of the four races he entered – one at the expense of Neilson – while Neilson added three more wins to run his total to 23 including Yamaha Heavy 1. Another local Quad-Cities driver, Tim Goettsch, added a 12th career win in Yamaha Medium to move to third place in overall wins. Gage Rucker won the Yamaha Heavy 2 race.

Heartbreak for James Wharton at World Championship

Heartbreak for James Wharton at World Championship Read more

Australian James Wharton’s hopes of victory at the FIA World Junior Karting Championship expired on lap five of the main event in Finland overnight. Following a successful run throughout the heat races, Wharton started the 21-lap final from fourth position before slotting himself into second on the opening lap. The 13 year-old then matched the pace of the race leader aboard his Parolin chassis on the wet track for the ensuing laps.

Iacovacci and Maranello Kart on the podium of the Italian ACI Karting Championship

Iacovacci and Maranello Kart on the podium of the Italian ACI Karting Championship Read more

Iacovacci ended the KZ2 Italian season with the third place in race2 in Val Vibrata and the third place in the final standings of the Italian Championship. Maranello Kart to field 13 drivers at the next KZ-KZ2 World Championship on September 22nd in Lonato.

Leonardo Marseglia on podium in Val Vibrata

Leonardo Marseglia on podium in Val Vibrata Read more

Leonardo Marseglia takes home another podium in the last round of the ACI Karting Italian Championship held in Val Vibrata, Italy.

Australian Champions crowned in Melbourne

Australian Champions crowned in Melbourne Read more

Bundaberg’s Troy Loeskow is finally Australian KZ2 Champion. After many seasons of looking like the dominant force in the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship, presented by Castrol EDGE and falling short, the Patrizicorse Ricciardo Kart driver finally got to unveil his Australia #1 on Sunday afternoon at the Grand Final round at Port Melbourne’s Todd Road circuit.

The Italian ACI Karting Championship titles awarded in Val Vibrata

The Italian ACI Karting Championship titles awarded in Val Vibrata Read more

Cunati dominated KZ2 and won the Italian title. Macintyre is the new 60 Mini Champion, Cesari that of KZN Under, Pagani won KZN Over, Pulito X30 Junior and Villa X30 Senior.

California Prokart Challenge gearing up to close out 2019 Season

California Prokart Challenge gearing up to close out 2019 Season Read more

Round Five of Superkarts! USA flagship regional program set for September 7-8 in Santa Maria. The California ProKart Challenge has the two final events of the 2019 season in sight for the month of September. The penultimate round for the Superkarts! USA regional program has teams and competitors heading to the Santa Maria Kart Track on September 7-8. The fifth round of the California PKC championship chase is set for the ‘Nationals Configuration’ of the Santa Maria, California facility.

Livestream: SP Tools Australian Kart Championship R5

Livestream: SP Tools Australian Kart Championship R5 Read more

Close to 300 of the finest kart racers from the Asia Pacific region have assembled in Melbourne for the final round of the 2019 SP Tools Australian Kart Championship presented by Castrol EDGE.

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Brilliant KZ2 victory for Longhi in the WSK Euro Series at Sarno
Mitchell Koolen
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Brilliant KZ2 victory for Longhi in the WSK Euro Series at Sarno

The post-lockdown calendar includes successive races in the second half of the season. Just a week after the end of the WSK Super Master Series, the WSK Euro Series has started at Sarno. Birel ART confirmed the performance of the chassis made in  Lissone  with  the  superb  victory  by  Riccardo  Longhi  in  KZ2, accompanied  by  3rd  place  for  Giuseppe  Palomba,  while  British driver  Oliver  Gray  won  in  OK  with  the  Leclerc  by  Lennox  Racing team.

Alessandro  Irlando  was  also  4th  before  finishing in  6th  place  due  to  a  technical  problem.  Leonardo Marseglia  made  a  very  convincing  performance that brought him to 9th place in the Championship. Finally,  Valentino  Fritsch  found  his  marks  for  his return to racing.Clayton  Ravenscroft,  who  set  the  5th  fastest  time in  the  OK  class,  was  3rd  in  his  Prefinal.    But  his ambitions  were  dashed  by  an  incident  at  the  start of the Final, which resulted in a spoiler penalty, and his Final result was disappointing despite finishing 7th  in  the  championship.  He  was  joined  at  Sarno by  three  other  drivers  with  interesting  potential.  Finland’s Nikolas Pirttilahti reached 14th in the Final position  after  starting  from  28th,  while  Belgium’s Kobe Pauwels climbed from 45th to 21st place after fighting fiercely. Maja Weug, entered in the colours of the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy, also took the wheel with a lot of spirit, but had to retire during a contact in the last lap of the Final race when she was 11th.Tymoteusz  Kucharczyk  was  once  again  one  of  the protagonists in the OK-Junior category on his Kubica Racing Kart chassis. 3rd in Timed Qualifying, 5th after the heats and 4th in his Prefinal, he unfortunately did not complete more than two laps in the Final after a racing incident.

Cristian Bertuca and Keanu Al Azhari were able to defend their chances until the Final with various  successes,  while  Andrea  Frassinetti  was unable to make up his Qualifying deficit.The  season  is  now  off  to  a  good  start  and  the adventure continues for Birel ART. The first event of the new Champions of the Future series will be the next stop next week in Spain, at the Zuera circuit.“This time we really got to the heart of the matter”, declared  Ronni  Sala,  the  President  of  Birel  ART Group. “We  quickly  learned  the  technical  lessons from the restart event at Adria to further increase the  competitiveness  of  our  karts.  The  competition in  Sarno  was  very  tough,  because  of  the  high temperatures,  as  well  as  the  harshness  of  the battles on the track. Several incidents delayed some of our drivers and the results could have been even better.  However,  everyone  will  have  noticed  our excellent  level  of  performance  in  the  international categories. In KZ2 Longhi finished in P1 and Palomba P3, Ravenscroft was very fast in OK, following in the footsteps of the winner Gray from the official Charles Leclerc by Lennox Racing team. In the Junior class, Kucharczyk  had  all  the  attributes  in  hand  before being forced to retire at the beginning of the Final.


Alessandro  Irlando  was  also  4th  before  finishing in  6th  place  due  to  a  technical  problem.  Leonardo Marseglia  made  a  very  convincing  performance that brought him to 9th place in the Championship. Finally,  Valentino  Fritsch  found  his  marks  for  his return to racing.

Clayton  Ravenscroft,  who  set  the  5th  fastest  time in  the  OK  class,  was  3rd  in  his  Prefinal. But  his ambitions  were  dashed  by  an  incident  at  the  start of the Final, which resulted in a spoiler penalty, and his Final result was disappointing despite finishing 7th  in  the  championship.  He  was  joined  at  Sarno by  three  other  drivers  with  interesting  potential.  Finland’s Nikolas Pirttilahti reached 14th in the Final position  after  starting  from  28th,  while  Belgium’s Kobe Pauwels climbed from 45th to 21st place after fighting fiercely. Maja Weug, entered in the colours of the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy, also took the wheel with a lot of spirit, but had to retire during a contact in the last lap of the Final race when she was 11th.

Tymoteusz  Kucharczyk  was  once  again  one  of  the protagonists in the OK-Junior category on his Kubica Racing Kart chassis. 3rd in Timed Qualifying, 5th after the heats and 4th in his Prefinal, he unfortunately did not complete more than two laps in the Final after a racing incident. Cristian Bertuca and Keanu Al Azhari were able to defend their chances until the Final with various  successes,  while  Andrea  Frassinetti  was unable to make up his Qualifying deficit.The  season  is  now  off  to  a  good  start  and  the adventure continues for Birel ART. The first event of the new Champions of the Future series will be the next stop next week in Spain, at the Zuera circuit.

“Very  sad  news  tarnished  the  satisfaction  of  this weekend  in  Sarno.  Karting  has  just  lost  one  of  its major figures with the death of Claudio Flenghi, the soul of TM Racing. I have always had a deep respect for Claudio, whom I seem to have always known. The collaboration  between  TM  and  Birel  is  a  long  and beautiful story that will continue, but it will not be the same from now on...”Riccardo  Longhi  and  Giuseppe  Palomba  had  a remarkable journey with the Birel ART Racing Team during  this  first  WSK  Euro  Series  event  at  Sarno. Constantly  at  the  forefront  since  the  beginning  of the competition, they shone in the top three. Longhi finished  unstoppably  by  winning  the  Prefinal  and the  Final  with  the  fastest  lap  in  each  race,  while Palomba  climbed  on  the  third  step  of  the  podium in  a  competition  where  there  was  no  shortage  of opponents.

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