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‘Come ‘Come ‘n ‘n Try Try Day’ Day’ - Don’t Don’t be be Shy Shy’ Shy
A come and try day will be held on Sunday 6 th of May at the Barossa track starting at 10:00 am.
Tell your friends, your neighbors or workmates,
especially anyone who thinks they can beat you
at a go-kart hire track!!!!!
The cost is $10.00 per driver. Entry into the circuit is free
and the canteen will be open.
Karters If you have a kart, or part of a kart (chassis or practice engine),
which could be used on the day or you can volunteer to assist with the
running of the day, talking to people, promoting the sport, etc please call:
Ian Williams on 8340 9288 during business hours
This is arguably the most important introduction to our sport that we present
to the general public, so if you can help please do.
If you would like to “Come ‘n Try” please register with any of the kart shops listed below
IAN WILLIAMS TUNING
79 Torrens Rd, Brompton
Ph: 8340 9288 e-mail: iwt@iwt.com.au
JK TUNING
John Karavas: Shop 5, 615 North East Rd,
Gilles Plains Phone 8261 6011
KUSTOM KARTS
Phil Morrison: Unit 11, 543 Churchill Rd, Kilburn
Mobile 0418 851 196, Ph: 8349 9549
Up Up coming coming Events
Events
The City of Adelaide is to be hosted by the Southern Sprint Kart club
and held at the clubs Bolivar raceway on the 28 th and 29 th of July
2007. 13 classes will be on offer, all of which have sponsors. Liberty
SA, the major sponsor has not only secured the naming rights to the
event, The Liberty SA City of Adelaide Titles, but is also class
sponsor of Junior Clubman Pro and Senior
Clubman Pro where the current prize
money (at the time of writing) on offer is
Entry Fees are $55 first class entry,
$45 second entry, $85.00 Pro Class
Win: $1500
Second $ 800
Third $ 500
Fourth $ 200
Fifth $100
Sixth to Tenth place $85
April 2007
LIGHTNING KARTS & RACE ENGINES
Mark & Michael Burford: 125 Main North Rd,
Nailsworth Ph: 8269 2928
OMEGA RACING KARTS AUSTRALIA
(Kym Pearce: 2 minutes from Southern)
469 Burton Rd, Burton(Cnr Pt. Wakefield Rd),
Phone: 8280 5100 Mobile: 0408 893 880
ADELAIDE KART SUPPLIES
Dave & Daniel Boorman: Campbelltown,
Mobile: 0403 436 030
There are even MORE prizes: Every entrant will go into a draw to win a brand new Leopard engine. Also
a complete Strike Clutch assembly to suit Junior J to be drawn randomly for entrants in Rookies / Junior
National light Junior National Heavy and there are even MORE prizes yet to be announced.
Entries now open via southerns website. To look at the entire South Australian Karting calendar,
go here: http://www.kartingsa.com.au/calendar.htm

Midget Midget Rookie Rookie Junior Junior Camp
Camp
As reported in our first newsletter of the year, the
Midget Rookie Junior camp was scheduled to run on
the 16 th and 17 th of January. The camp,
which was run by the AKA SA and
hosted by the Southern Go-kart club, has
been hailed a huge success by
attendees and organizers alike.
After the initial formalities, instructor Peter Woodgate
kicked off proceedings by taking the 33 boys and girls
for a track walk and then divided them into their
appropriate classes.
The Midgets, Rookies and Juniors took to the track
with the focus on racing lines, hand/steering position
and braking.
Tuesday was quite hot, and much to everyone’s delight,
the day ended with a very refreshing good old
water pistol fight!!
Tuesday night, after a delicious BBQ dinner, movies
were shown on a huge screen in the clubs training centre.
After a good nights sleep and hearty breakfast
Wednesday kicked off with a fitness test, (cont)….
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…..followed by more on track training including
overtaking; starting formations and procedures.
Off track activities included the importance of
good nutrition and driver psychology. Driving
instructor Peter Woodgate was very pleased
with the camp, commenting ...“It is great to see
so many young and enthusiastic faces at these
types of development camps. I really enjoy
helping them learn and watching them as they
progress through the ranks”. “The program
aims to encourage youngsters to continue to
race by developing their skills, which in turn
leads to better performance, followed by better
results and most importantly, more enjoyment”.
A well attended senior’s day, at the end of the
camp, rounded out a very successful event.
Plans for next year’s camp are well underway.
Slated for mid January 2008...Stay tuned to secure your place!!
Pic Courtesy Ash Budd

Local Karters Make the Big Time
Underlining the benefits that a Karting background gives, the list of local Karters
receiving national recognition in circuit racing is rapidly growing.
Tom Drewer has enjoyed enormous success driving the West WR 1000 in the AMRS Thundersports
series in recent years and has recently debuted in a V8 Supercar at Round 2 of the Fujitsu development
series at Wakefield Park. The meeting held on March 31-April 1 saw Tom finishing a very creditable 24th
in race 1 and 17 th in the second heat after qualifying 27 th in the 35 entry field. An exploding left rear wheel
gave him a 200 KPM plus ride to the tyre wall on lap 23 of the 30 lap final whilst in 19 th position. He drove
a V8 Supercar for the first time in official practice on the Saturday morning of the meeting!!!
Nick Percat has signalled his intentions in this year’s national Formula Ford championship by qualifying on
the front row at round 1 of the series held at the Clipsal 500 Adelaide meeting driving his Tom Walkinshaw
Racing assisted Spectrum 011b. Nick enjoyed a sensational year driving Aussie legends last year
National series Formula Ford driver Samantha Reid has just competed in the WPS 12 Hour Race at
Bathurst driving a Holden Astra piloted by an all lady driver line up
CAMS Rising Star and reigning South Australian Junior Clubman & Junior National Heavy State
Champion Scott Pye has just competed in his first Formula Ford meeting, round 1 of the NSW Motor race
championship held at Wakefield Park on the 14 & 15th of April qualifying a sensational 2 nd driving his
1600cc Spectrum 010b. Scott finish 2nd in heat 1 and won heat 2. A 5th in the final gave him a first up
round win!!!!
Also competing in this years National Formula Ford series are Paul Pittam driving his Team BRM
Van Diemen RF06 and Asher Johnston in his Mygale SJ07A, while Steve Kwiatkowski (or Stevie K as he
is well known) has made a name for himself in the Saloon car class in recent years
All these people started at club level Karting.
Aim high, you never know where you might land!!!!!
19 year Italian Marco Mapelli, a former BIREL and Top Kart FACTORY DRIVER is living in Adelaide
while he competes in this years Australian Formula 3 Championship with Team BRM. Marco’s services
as a driving instructor, race engineer, chassis technician and also a mechanic are for hire to kart shops
and individual racers alike.
A “Meet Marco” night is to be held at Team BRM’s race headquarters to enable Adelaide karters to come
and have an informal chat, learn about international Karting and also see into the heart and soul of
World-class open wheeler race team, and how it functions. A VERY rare opportunity indeed!!
On the night Marco’s Formula 3 car will be on display as well as former South Australian Karter
Paul Pittam’s Formula Ford. The BRM boys will be on hand to give an overview on the team and answer
questions as well
Learn more about BRM here http://www.teambrm.com.au
Learn more about Formula 3 here http://www.formula3.com.au
Did Did You You Know…..
Know…..
we we have have an an ‘International ‘International Karting Karting Identity’ Identity’ in
in
our our midst?
midst?
The date planned is Thursday the 26 th of April and registering your attendance prior is essential. Please
e-mail Rob Newman robnew@bigpond.net.au with your details to reserve your spot.
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South Australia has some 7 bitumen sprint Kart clubs: The Southern Sprint kart Club, The Barossa Go
Kart Club, The Go-kart Club of South Australia the Whyalla Go-Kart Club the Dublin Go-Kart Club, the
Mount Gambier Go-Kart Club and The Broken Hill Go-Kart Club.
In this issue of Karting SA our roving reporter interview’s 3 of South Australia’s club presidents, so to the
remaining presidents, look out, we’re after you next!!!
Firstly Dave Kissock, President of the Southern Go-kart Club
KSA: Dave, firstly many thanks for your time, most people wouldn’t realize it but Bolivar
has become environmentally friendly with the installation of new effluent system, how it
going?
DK: The 'Biocycle' system is now fully commissioned and operational so we are now
treating the effluent from the toilet block on site and the final product from the process being
treated water is being used to water the grass on the side of the main straight just
down from the grandstand.
KSA: What are the key benefits?
DK: As we have had to previously have all the waste from the toilet block pumped out by a waste contractor
as the holding tank filled, the Club will now achieve savings as the treatment of this waste will be
carried out site. The system operates continually so within 5 days of a race meeting the holding tank will
have been emptied as of all waste, treated and discharged into the watering system.
KSA: Will this keep the grass at the track green year round?
DK: With the continual use of our facility for both practice and racing there is a continual load on the
toilet block, this means there will always be waste moving through the treatment process, which means
watering will be happening all year round. As we have previously had over 100,000 litres of waste carted
away each year we will now be achieving that amount of recycled water for 'free' watering of our facility.
KSA: the development of Southern’s facility in recent years has raised it to a level where it ranks right up
there with the country’s best, what are the most recent improvements?
DK: With the continual improvement of our facility you will have all noticed a few changes this year, The
Outgrid shed has now been relocated to the south side of the Outgrid giving clear vision when pushing
out, 100 new padded chairs to the Training Centre (the old plastic chairs have finally been retired), The
final banks of tyres installed around the flag points to licence the track for reverse racing, Removal of the
old besser block store adjacent to the toilet block
KSA: What can South Australian karters look forward to next at Bolivar raceway?
DK: Construction of a verandah in the courtyard of the Engine Testing / Fuel Testing area, Installation
of 2 heaters into the Training Centre. We are presently awaiting to see if the Club is successful in achieving
a Grant from Office of Recreation & Sport for the purchase of 2 'J ' powered karts with clutches and the
new FIA/ CIK approved hand controls so that we can become more inclusive with our sport, to include
those with limited use of their legs. This will be a first for Karting in SA, so we are all hopeful.
KSA: Dave, once again many thanks for your time and all the best to you and the club for 2007
DK: Pleasure
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Newsletter!
Give Give to to someone someone who’s who’s not not Karting Karting …….. …….. Yet Yet …: …:
…:
Steve Blee, President of the Barossa Go-Kart Club
KSA: Thanks for your time Steve, The SA Closed has just been run in fantastic
weather conditions, the event was well supported and very well run. I hear nothing but
praise for the event around the traps; you and your committee must be very pleased
SB: Thank you, we are thrilled with the event which ran smoothly for the two days
with fantastic autumn weather. We have been concerned over the last few years that the Closed States
has been given a low priority by the sport in general. The success of the event proves that SA needs the
Closed States with the full championship format of qualifying, heats, prefinal & final. This exposes our
drivers in SA to this type of event without the intensity generated at say the Open State Championship.
The feedback given us also questions the need for such an early close for nominations and the exclusion
of P plate drivers from the event. Both of these are determined by the AKA rulebook, however the SA
clubs through their AKA delegate should discuss promoting changes to these rules.
KSA: The Barossa club REALLY raised the bar on this event, which has been in the wilderness over the
last few years. Was this to give yourselves (by that I mean your current committee) experience running
large meetings in the future or ………..
SB: We strive to do the best we can at every event we run. The Karting community needs to be confident
that the high profile events conducted here in SA reflect well on us as a state. We are anxious to be
one of the clubs presenting high profile and well run events in this state.
KSA: Obviously we have our annual Barossa club favorites coming up during the year, the Doug Liddle /
Rod Gardner Memorial, The Midge Rookie Junior challenge, and of course you’re rounds of the FSC, but
what’s next on the agenda for the clubs itself and the facility?
SB: Since our circuit was designed, Karting has changed with longer tracks and wider racing surfaces
becoming the norm. While we have a nice compact circuit nestled in the beautiful Barossa Valley, and
have support for our facility from competitors and spectators, we recognise that some upgrades to the
track would be beneficial. Our committee are currently planning upgrading the track with the possibility of
opening up the notorious corner 2 and widening the racing surface. Due to the limitations of our land
area, it will require some innovation to achieve!
This year we have a good combination of experienced committee members and new enthusiastic people
working to make Barossa club better. I think it's the best committee we've had for some time. I think
Barossa Go Kart Club will be the one to watch in the next few years!
KSA: Steve it’s been a pleasure talking to you, I’m sure I speak for many SA Karters when I say Thank
you for a great SA closed State Championship meeting, all the best to you and the club
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Now it’s over to Go-Kart club of SA
(also known to some as “The Pines”)
president Nick Dalitz
KSA: Nick thanks for your time, there is one BIG question on every South
Australian gokarters lips at the moment (Nick grins) …. But I’ll save it for the
end of the interview……
ND: Ok (with a chuckle)
KSA: Ok Nick we both know what the topic of this conversation is going be…the new track! This new
facility is not just a GKCSA venture is it?
ND: That’s exactly correct, the “Monarto International Karting complex” as it is to be known is a joint
venture with the Dublin go kart club, and ourselves
KSA: At what point are you now with the project
ND: We are currently in the final planning stages of the track lay out. Once we have finalised the layout
we will “map” the track out if you like with a grader, so we can see what the track will physically look like
and then review what we’ve done, fine tune it etc
KSA: Who else is involved in this process?
ND: The local council have to approve what we do obviously, as well as the AKA track inspector.
There are people in both the GKCSA and Dublin club that have put in a huge effort, but I won’t name
them, I will only miss some-one out and get into trouble.
KSA: How long will the new track be?
ND: The plans are to incorporate 2 circuits, a club circuit of some 750 meters and a championship layout
in excess of 1000 meters into the one track
KSA: And the layout, what can drivers expect…….
ND: The current layout makes good use of the site’s topography employing a wide range of corner
types, so I think there will be something there for everyone
KSA: So when will construction start, and how long will that process take
ND: Hopefully construction of the track itself will start in September / October of this year and take
about a month
KSA: I understand you are devising a system where people can purchase a metre of track or a corner to
help with the funding is this correct and how can people become involved?
ND: We are looking at various proposals, but the one on the table at the moment involves selling the
naming rights to a corner for a sum of $5,000 for a period of approx 5 years, and possibly selling a lineal
metre of the track to individuals for $100 and their name will be on a track map in the club rooms
KSA: Nick you’re also a resident of Murray Bridge, how do you feel this new facility will benefit both your
local community and the Karting community.
ND: I feel the benefits will intertwine. I feel that the facility will bring new people into the sport from both
Murray Bridge and the surrounding areas; this will help karting in general, by sheer numbers. These people
will then compete at other circuits, consume goods from the kart shops and the sports service providers
and so on. This area is quite an untapped market from our perspective……..(cont)
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KSA: and the community.
ND: I also feel a nock-on effect to the various local communities in numerous ways, again consumption
of goods from local vendors and social interaction not only from various residential community groups but
also business’s and other sporting clubs. We are hopeful that the facility will be used by the local schools
for training and alike.
KSA OK Nick, so the BIG question is …….. when can the Karting fraternity expect to race on the
“Monarto international Karting complex”?
ND: I knew that question was coming (followed by hearty laughter)……… We are hopeful, and I stress
hopeful of holding the SA Open at the circuit this year, but obviously as we have just discussed, a lot of
things have to fall into place for that to happen, but we will try our best to make that happen
KSA: Nick it’s been great talking with you, thanks for your time and all the best with your clubs
endeavors
ND: No probs any time
Technical Technical Update
Update
There have been quite a few AKA Manual addendums issued in April ...so take a look at
www.kartingsa.com.au for details. In short, they are as follows........
Axles, diameters vs ID's now rather than wall
thickness. Re-write of Rule 25.01 e (effective immediately)
Wheels/Axle: Front wheels shall revolve on
ball or roller type bearings as separately mounted
wheels. Rear wheels to be driven by a one-piece axle
shaft. Rear axle must be of steel and the maximum
external diameter is 50mm the minimum will be
25mm.
Nominal axle size (mm) - Internal maximum bore (all
tolerance included)
50 mm - 46.2 mm
40 mm - 36.2 mm
35 mm - 29 mm
30 mm - 24 mm
Less than 30mm to be solid.
Air Boxes: So far there is no implementation date for
the AKA43 air box, but the new filters will come with a
black colored rubber neck rather than the red one as
supplied initially. Anyone who has a red rubber
necked unit can exchange it for free with their dealer
when they become available.
Rookies may elect to move to Juniors division at age
12 or any time between their thirteen (13) birthday at
the end of the calendar year.
Midget/Comer ignition - Ignition timing may be
adjusted by either slotting of the ignition backing plate
and/or removal of the locating key or part thereof.
Licence Grading Administration - Only one licence
endorsement can be obtained per driver, per race
meeting. Endorsements can be obtained at both open
and closed race meetings.
TAG125 gridding - Drivers will be gridded by licence
grade within field, A/B mixed then C.
C Grade licence holders cannot compete in the following
classes: Open Class, Formula 100, Piston Port, Inter
C 125 and 125 Gearbox, Junior Piston Port, Junior
Clubman, Junior ReSa.
Rule 25.27 – Batteries: Starting and ignition batteries
when fitted must only be attached to the kart or seat and
be securely mounted. The only batteries permissible are
Dry Cell, Gel type or Valve regulated sealed lead acid
batteries.
The battery must be contained in:
• A four-sided bracket or box with a min height of
10mm.
• The bracket or box must be secured to clamps or
brackets that are fixed to the chassis or the seat
and must be secured with a minimum of 4 x 6M
bolts or 2 x 6M ‘U’ clamps.
The battery must be secured in the bracket or box by at
least one (1) of the following:
• A suitable top clamp fixed with 2 x 6M bolts.
• A minimum 15mm wide strap with buckle fastener
or rubber grommets
• 2 UV Rated zip ties with a min. width of 7.5mm
and be at least 2mm thick.
• A 50mm wide Velcro strap
Straps and Zip ties are not to pass over any sharp
edges or under the Kart frame.
At the NKC Meeting held 1st April 2007, the following
interim rule change was approved for the Yamaha TAG
100 Header Pipe. Chapter 43.1 Header Pipe, Amend to
Read:
Header Pipe:
A Genuine original equipment standard Yamaha swivel
header pipe without modification (as supplied by
Yamaha or OE for the KT100J and KT100SE/SD engines)
maybe used until this interim regulation is
withdrawn.
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The The Barossa Barossa Kart Kart Club Club hosted hosted what what was was a a sensational sensational South South Australian
Australian
Closed Closed Closed Titles Titles on on the the 31 31
st of of of March March and and the the the 11
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st of of of April April 1. 1. Results Results: Results
:Place Midgets
1 2 Jake Cole Omega
2 5 Hamish Harrison Redspeed
3 3 Stephen Witherow Monaco
4 22 Jay Skinner
5 16 Scott Matheson Arrow
6 98 Dylan Howell Omega
7 91 Andrew Harrison Will
8 42 Anthony Rugolo Arrow
9 35 Rhys Wooley Omega
10 12 Tyler Morrison Arrow
Place Rookies
1 5 George Gutierrez Redspeed
2 1 Ethan Hussein Arrow
3 94 Jorden Dickens Omega
4 71 Rhys Devlin CRG
5 4 Andrew Spear Monaco
6 11 Brianna Stillwell Arrow
:Place Junior National Light
1 25 Rhys Newman Omega
2 78 Alex Baker Omega
3 24 Josh Manning Monaco
4 28 Joseph Linscott Monaco
5 95 Jarman Dalitz Omega
6 22 Jordan Skinner
7 97 Cody Kucina Arrow
8 59 Jordan Cumberford Arrow
Place Clubman Light
1 1 Mathew Smallwood Monaco
2 14 Scott Kissock Arrow
3 12 Daniel Price Arrow
4 11 Mathew Panella Arrow
5 65 Jason Taylor Monaco
6 73 Jarred Bowler Omega
7 86 Rocco Ventra CRG
8 99 Rowan Booth Arrow
Membership Contact details for SA
• Southern Go Kart Club
Contact Bill Miller 0411 175 750
• Dublin Go Kart Club
Trish Bartlett (08) 8242 3513
• Barossa Go Kart Club
Chris Whibley 0411 272 578S
• Broken Hill Kart Club
Rod Wilkinson, Tel (08) 80876847 home
Jason Maalste, Tel 08 80886020 ah
• Go Kart Club of SA
Secretary, Paul Ankerson, mob 0431180994
• Mt Gambier Karting Club
Brian Sparrow, ph (08) 87257591 home
• Whyalla Go Kart Club
Secretary, Andy Leech, Tel (08) 8645 2356
Place Junior National Heavy
1 35 Cody Price CRG
2 22 Jordan Skinner
3 33 Josh Fielding Arrow
4 90 Ross Miller Arrow
5 17 Gemma Deakin Omega
6 32 Alex Savaglia Top
7 97 Cody Kucina Arrow
8 34 Brandon Stillwell Arrow
9 21 Martin Quinn SKM
10 25 Rhys Newman Omega
11 19 Mac Weidenhofer Arrow
12 59 Jordan
Cumberford
Arrow
Place
1 1 Leigh Harrison PCR
2 85 Jamie Ward Arrow
3 11 Matthew Panella Monaco
4 31 Michael Harrison Sprint
Senior national Light
master
5 14 Roger I'Anson Arrow
6 15 Scott Kissock Arrow
7 86 Rocco Ventra CRG
8 99 Rowan Booth Arrow
Place Clubman Heavy
1 23 Danny Errigo Arrow
2 12 Daniel Price Arrow
3 17 Keke Falland Arrow
4 26 David Franze Omega
5 65 Errol Hussein Arrow
6 28 Leigh Cocker Arrow
7 69 Michael Neame CRG
8 79 Simon Layne Arrow
9 96 Simon Welton Omega
10 48 Ben Vardon Omega
11 11 Daniel Prior
Tony
Kart
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Place Clubman Over 40
1 79 Simon Layne Arrow
2 14 Ian Williams Arrow
3 46 Mitchell Neame CRG
4 61 Kevin Bolland Monaco
5 55 Kevin Ledwidge Intrepid
6 15 John Ellis Arrow
7 92 Eddy Spear Monaco
8 65 Errol Hussein Arrow
Place Sportsman SA
1 20 Aaron
Arrow
Wilamowski
2 85 Jamie Ward Arrow
3 47 Keith Bartlett Monaco
4 28 Leigh Cocker Arrow
5 58 Steve Blee Arrow
6 81 Darryl Rice Arrow
7 33 Michael Smith Monaco
8 61 Jason Smyth Arrow
9 35 Jason Wooley Omega
10 50 Greg Stillwell Arrow
Place Leopard Light
1 17 Nicholas Pavan Tony Kart
2 14 Scott Kissock CRG
3 1 Ben Edwards Monaco
4 99 Rowan Booth Arrow
5 14 Roger I'Anson Arrow
6 26 Matthew Tolcher Monaco
Place
1 23 Danny Errigo Mac-
Leopard Heavy
minaarelli
2 14 Roger I'Anson Arrow
3 35 Shaun Stevens Omega
4 17 Keke Falland Arrow
5 69 Simon Welton Omega
6 34 Robert Stevens Omega
7 6 Tom Bromhead Monaco
Useful Website Addresses
Australian Karting Association of SA Inc
www.kartingsa.com.au
Australian Karting Association
http://www.karting.net.au
Mt Gambier Karting Club
www.mgkc.org
Southern Sprint Kart Club
http://www.southernskc.asn.au
Barossa’s Go-kart Club
www.barossagokartclub.asn.au