EXPRESSION OF INTEREST AND POSSIBLE TENDER OPPORTUNITIES

Karting Australia wishes to advise suitably qualified companies that the following Expression of Interest and possible Tender opportunities will soon be open.

1. Supply of Control Racing Fuels for use in Australian Kart Championship and selected other National Level Events for the years 2019 – 2021.

The Australian Kart Championship has been conducted annually over five (5) Championship rounds since its inception in 2015.

Race of Stars is a standalone non-Championship Race Meeting that has been held annually on the Gold Coast, Queensland since 2013.

The Tender is for the supply of both specifications of Fuels that comply with Karting Australia National Competition Rules, Technical Rules Chapter 3 Rule 1

a) PULP (Note that the: Unleaded Pump Fuel required for use in the Australian Kart Championship will have a Research Octane Number greater than or equal to 98); and
b) Unleaded Racing Fuel.

2. Approval and supply of a Control Kart for 4SS Cadet racing

The 4 Stroke Sprint Class (4SS) was introduced into Australian Karting Competition in 2018 for Junior and Senior age groups. It is a Class of racing that utilises factory sealed 4 stroke engines – Briggs and Stratton 206 and Torini Clubmaxx 210.

4SS is an introductory Class and is restricted to use solely in Club karting Competition and social karting.

The governing principles of the Class are best summarised as providing: simple, low maintenance, low tech, low cost karting Competition with the underlying objective of fostering greater participation in the sport.

In anticipation of the potential of the 4SS Class being opened to the Cadet age groups, Karting Australia wishes to explore the interest of qualified manufacturers and/or their Australian Suppliers in the development and supply of a 4SS kart for the Cadet age groups that meets the governing principles of the Class and that complies with the Australian Kart Formula.

If you are a suitably qualified Australian-based company – either a Manufacturer’s representative and the Australian distributor, or a Manufacturer and distributor – and would like to receive further information and a Tender Package related to either of these opportunities, you are invited to formally register your interest with Karting Australia now by completing and submitting the appropriate form to: admin@karting.net.au

Registration Of Interest Forms:

CLICK HERE (Word Document) for the request for the Supply of Tender Package/Expression of Interest (EOI) for the Supply of Control Racing Fuels.

CLICK HERE (Word Document) for the request for the Supply of Tender Package/Expression of Interest (EOI) for 4SS Cadet Kart (Rolling Chassis).

Registration of interest will close at 5:00pm (AEST) Monday 30 July.