The Hawkes Bay Kart Club in conjunction with the the Taupo Car Club will host the third round of the North Island SuperKart Road Race meeting at Taupo on Sunday 21st September 2008. The organisers have confirmed that Track 2 (the lower part of the new circuit) will be used for the meeting. It is important to get your entries in ASAP. Go to the Event Details page and follow the link for further details plus an Entry Form and Information Sheet for download.

The Hawkes Bay Karting Club have decided to waive late entry fee for Blossom. Entries remain open for all classes at this year’s 2 day event on 6/7 September. As at 22-8-08 class entries are as follows:
Cadet                          17
Junior Restricted            15
Junior Yamaha               29
Yamaha Light                24
Yamaha Heavy              10
Rotax Max Heavy           12
Open                           10
Go to the Event Details page and follow the link for further details plus an Entry Form and Information Sheet for download. Entry for this event is also available via KartSport Online. A full list of entries is available on the Clubs website at http://www.hawkesbaykartclub.org.nz/blossomentrys2008.htm

The Lascom MotorSport WPKA Gold Star Series for 2008/09 will be held over four rounds at each of the WPKA Clubs between November 2008 and May 2009. Go to the Event Details page and follow the link for further details plus a Series Entry Form and Information Sheet for download.

The Hamilton Kart Club will host their Anniversary Meeting at the RV Wholesale Supplies Raceway, opposite the Hamilton Airport over the weekend of 20th and 21st September 2008. Go to the Event Details page and follow the link for further details plus an Entry Form and Information Sheet for download. Entry for this event is available via KartSport Online.

Kartsport Manawatu are pleased to announce the date for their upcoming 2009 Kart n Dark Meeting, New Zealand’s premier night meeting. It will be run on Saturday the 21st February 2009 in conjunction with the first round of the Rotax Max Series. The Club are also running Cadets at the meeting for the first time and expect a very large field. It’s fast and will be exciting with the Kart n Dark meeting held at one of New Zealand’s finest tracks and facilities. The Club also have some exciting news about the David Hart memorial trophy for Junior Yamaha, and the Richard Fugle Memorial trophy for Yamaha Light, details to follow at a later date.

KartSport New Zealand are pleased to announce a new page within our website featuring videos of pre final and/or final races at major championship events across multiple classes. KartSport New Zealand would like to thank GDI Consulting for providing the service to present these videos. Go to the KartSport Videos page and follow the links to view the videos.

The Hawkes Bay Kart Club in conjunction with the the Taupo Car Club will host the third round of the North Island SuperKart Road Race meeting at Taupo on Sunday 21st September 2008. Go to the Event Details page and follow the link for further details plus an Entry Form and Information Sheet for download.

KartSport Auckland will host Round 4 of the Rotax Max Challenge and Round 6 of the 125 Shifter Series at the Pallet Company Raceway, Rosebank Domain on 4th and 5th October 2008. Go to the Event Details page and follow the link for further details plus an Entry Form and Information Sheet for download.

The Hawkes Bay Karting Club will host the 41st Annual Blossom Sprint Meeting at the ZM Raceway, 2158 Highway 50, Royshill, Hastings over the weekend of 6th and 7th September 2008. Go to the Event Details page and follow the link for further details plus an Entry Form and Information Sheet for download. Entry for this event is available via KartSport Online.

At its meeting on 25 June 2008 in Paris, the World Motor Sport Council of the FIA took in particular a number of decisions regarding Karting. Go to the Reports page and follow the General Reports link for details.

Anyone interested in older karts or vintage karting should contact Mark Jenkinson at jenkinsonm@wca2.co.nz and be kept up to date with what the NZ Vintage Kart Register is doing. They are always looking for older karts, parts and engines so don’t throw them away or leave them lying in the shed. Even the simplest parts like 1”, 25mm and 30mm 2 piece rear hubs, sprocket carriers, clutches, exhausts, wheels and tyres etc may help someone out. McCulloch and Rotary engines and parts. Now over 30 Karts Registered.