Aug 2, 2014

AIDKA is committed to the ongoing development of our sport and supporting our member club organisations.  The committee with the support of club representatives has engaged the Verve Group to undertake a strategic review of AIDKA. Verve Group is a specialist consulting firm and has extensive experience in working with sporting clubs, their peak bodies and organisations that are highly dependent on contributions from volunteers.  The main purpose of the review is to develop a clear pathway forward for AIDKA and how to make best use of the resources available to the association.  The review commenced mid February this year with a strategic planning meeting attended by our committee and representatives from several clubs and has already highlighted several improvement opportunities for AIDKA.  Verve Group has since then, undertaken further consultation with our member clubs, the executive as well as reviewed our financial position and overall governance model. The report on the findings from the review is attached and will be discussed at the August council meeting in Adelaide.  A further meeting will be held in Adelaide on the 9th August. If any member club would like more information about the review or would like to contribute in the development of the association, please contact AIDKA on aidka@bigpond.com Please click on the link below to read the full Verve Group Report   AIDKA Verve Group Report   AIDKA STRATEGIC REVIEW – PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OBJECTIVES OF AIDKA To promote and advance the sport To promote fair and honourable practices and excellence in the sport To promote positive cooperation between members for the good of the sport To promote and oversee dirt kart race meetings for the benefits of members To protect the sport and guard the best interest of its members To act with other associations and like sporting bodies to our mutual welfare DEFINITION OF A MEMBER “all incorporated clubs who have or well be accepted for affiliation by AIDKA” However constitution has 2 definitions of a member” “member club” – means an association affiliated club “member” – means a member of an Association affiliated club CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS Promotion Members Governance Safety Rules and Regulations Stucture Brand Support Clubs Finance Insurance MEMBER REVIEW Promotion of the...

Aug 1, 2014

The Weipa Dirt Kart Club have backed up their inaugural event last year with a bigger 2014 Queensland Title. In front of a huge crowd drivers from QLD, SA, WA & NT provided the fans with plenty of action.

Jul 31, 2014

Adelaide have been forced to cancel their fifth meeting in a row due to the tremendous amount of standing water on both the track and pit area.   The Club and Speedway City are working on improving the water situation but with the constant rain,  a week or two of sun is what is required.  The club has summited alternative dates to AIDKA and once approved will be listed on the AIDKA web site.          ...

Jul 27, 2014

The Weipa Dirt Kart Club have backed up their inaugural event last year with a bigger 2014 Queensland Title.  In front of a huge crowd drivers from Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia & Northern Territory raced in a “Final only counts” format,  providing the fans with plenty of action.           Junior Light: Rachel Brooker BJ Krstic Tallis Mowles Statesman Peter Hubeck Daniel Metcalf Peter Arndt KT Twin Adrian Haywood Ben West Daniel Metcalf KT Heavy Troy Dudek Broody Roots Justine Hyytinen 125cc Light Ben Brown Chad Rodda Mark Burford KT Medium Adrian Haywood Mark Burford Ben...

Jul 24, 2014

Adelaide have been forced again to cancel their meeting this Saturday night due to the tremendous amount of standing water on both the track and pit area.   Track maintenance and locals have never seen a winter this wet, but hopefully with a little sunshine in the coming weeks some racing action will once again be seen on the Adelaide circuit Angas have also cancelled their meeting on Sunday.  Heavy rain through the week and more showers today have left Angas with a very water logged track.   Their next meeting is the Gold Cup on the 10th August .        ...

May 21, 2014

Following the outstanding success of the titles held in Weipa in 2013, the committee are back at it again to present the 2014 Queensland Dirt Kart Titles.  With the Weipa community on board and numerous expressions of interest from around the country, Weipa Dirt Karts are expecting bigger fields, bigger crowds, bigger spills and bigger everything for the second titles event for our small but rapidly growing club. Weipa Dirt Karts, in conjunction with SeaSwift and Northline freight are also offering and amazing freight deal, $100 From Adelaide to Weipa return per kart, making getting your gear there an easy task. Racing will be two heats Friday 25th July, with two more heats on the Saturday 26th July and a Take All Final that night.  With a huge crowd expected, the atmosphere should be electric. For more information please read through the prospectus 2014 QLD Titles Prospectus This year AIDKA is moving to make such tasks as Nomination much easier and faster for drivers to do.  Here is a step by step guide to nomination under our new system. 1- Click on either the QLD title nomination icon of the side of the home page or click on the link below  2014 Queensland Dirt Kart Title Nomination Form 2- Fill out the required information.  Please ensure that you enter only one valid email address and one valid phone number.  If you do not have an email address you can either use an email address of somebody you know or preferably set up you own.  Companies such as gmail offer free email accounts and are easy to set up. GMail link Once you have entered all the information including the class/es entered, preferred race number and how many dinner tickets you require, you will need to tick the check box to acknowledge that you have qualified for the classes entered.  The next step is to hit the Submit button to proceed to the payments section. If the form does not proceed to paypal it means you have entered some of the required information incorrectly.  Look under the field boxes for an error message telling you which field has been entered incorrectly. The amount required to pay is automatically...

May 17, 2014

This years NT titles will be held as a Blue Ribbon Event, allowing both provisional drivers as well as new drivers to compete at this year title.  The event has returned to a 8 heat format, dropping your worst heat so there is plenty of racing for those traveling up.  This year nominations will be done via the AIDKA web site.  Payment can be made with credit/debit cards or paypal at the time of nomination. 2014 Brian Joy NT Dirt Kart Title Prospectus This year AIDKA is moving to make such tasks as Nomination much easier and faster for drivers to do.  Here is a step by step guide to nomination under our new system. 1- Click on either the NT title nomination icon of the side of the home page or click on the link below 2014 Brian Joy NT Dirt Kart Title nomination 2- Fill out the required information.  Please ensure that you enter only one valid email address and one valid phone number.  If you do not have an email address you can either use an email address of somebody you know or preferably set up you own.  Companies such as gmail offer free email accounts and are easy to set up. GMail link Once you have entered all the information including the class/es entered, preferred race number and how many dinner tickets you require, you will need to tick the check box to acknowledge that you have qualified for the classes entered.  The next step is to hit the Submit button to proceed to the payments section. If the form does not proceed to paypal it means you have entered some of the required information incorrectly.  Look under the field boxes for an error message telling you which field has been entered incorrectly. The amount required to pay is automatically generated. 3 – Once you have been redirected to paypal you have two options. If you have a paypal account, you can just log in and use your paypal to pay for your nominations.  Once competed you will be redirected back to the aidka nominations page to show you have completed the process and an email will be sent to you confirming...

May 7, 2014

To say the Adelaide Dirt Kart Club received some rain over the weekend would be an understatement.  Friday saw the pits and track being covered with water and before long all could see that there was not going to be any practice or racing as planned.  The officials and club decided that the best plan was to go though scrutineering and drivers briefings and get all involved to return Saturday morning. Arriving the next day, drivers were updated and it was decided that it would be best to allow the track to dry out a little more before track preperation began as even more rain, including hail had fallen over night.  The Stars of Karting round was on just down the road so a lot of drivers took the opportunity to take a look at the other side of karting.  The club would like to thank those who stayed around to help drain the track and do all they could to ensure racing would occur.  At around 2.00pm most of the drivers had retuned to the track and by 3.00pm practice was well on its way.  With the track still soft, racing was going to be fast and furious.  The first round of racing ended up showing some spectacular driving from several drivers, setting themselves up for a good weekend.  After the completion of the first round on Saturday evening it was decided to start a little earlier than scheduled time Sunday and finish the three rounds of heats and hopefully the finals. Day three started with the sun shining and all keen to complete the event.  As the day went on the track got better and better, giving credit to the track crew who had worked tiredlessly on the track overnight.  The finals continued under lights, and with the finals only determining the winners, anyone who made the finals were still in with a chance.  The eventual winners of the 2014 SA State title were: KT MEDIUM 1ST          54           BRADLEY CONNOR 2ND          15           AIDAN HALL 3RD          174         THOMAS ENGLISH 4TH          10           JOSEPH CARUSO 5TH          33           BRADLEY DALWOOD 6TH          36           JAKE KERVERS                            JUNIOR HEAVIES 1              36           JENNA KERVERS 2              76           LACHLAN COWLING 3              1              MAX VIDAU 125CC HEAVY...

Apr 10, 2014

With Nominations closed, the SA Title committee have met and discussed the following issues: Rookies/Midgets, Adjusted Timetable, Presentation Dinner and Race Order. Please read on for more information

Mar 20, 2014

With the current shortage of Elf BFK07 in Australia, there have been questions asked regarding which fuels are currently approved for racing.   While the technical committee are currently evaluating alternative fuels, the only allowable fuels are those listed below: 27.9 Approved Fuels: Premium Unleaded Petrol (PULP) produced by major refineries, ELF BFK07 There are no alternative ELF fuels approved for...

Mar 11, 2014

AIDKA is committed to the ongoing development of our sport and supporting our member club organisations.  The committee with the support of club representatives has engaged the Verve Group to undertake a strategic review of AIDKA. Verve Group is a specialist consulting firm and has extensive experience in working with sporting clubs, their peak bodies and organisations that are highly dependent on contributions from volunteers.  The main purpose of the review is to develop a clear pathway forward for AIDKA and how to make best use of the resources available to the association.  The review commenced mid February this year with a strategic planning meeting attended by our committee and representatives from several clubs and has already highlighted several improvement opportunities for AIDKA.  Verve Group will undertake further consultation with our member clubs, the executive as well as review our financial position and overall governance model.  A report on the findings from the review will be tabled by Verve Group at our May council meeting in Adelaide.  If any member club would like more information about the review or is interested in making any input to the review please contact Martin Pike at the Verve Group on 08 81204877....

Feb 26, 2014

Everyone knows that stewards are hard to find, but without them none of us can go racing.  AIDKA is holding the following accreditation sessions for anyone requiring re-accreditation or for anybody who wants to help out.  If you interested in becoming a steward or want to help your club out (some positions require steward accreditation) please make yourself available to attend any of these sessions.  Everyone is welcome to attend.     1) Angas Kart Club MARCH 8th (Saturday) at Angas Kart Clubrooms — START 10.00 AM 2) Renmark Kart Club MARCH 21st (Friday) at Renmark Kart Clubrooms — START 7.00 PM 3) Lucindale Kart Club MARCH 29th ( Saturday) at Lucindale Kart Clubrooms — START 11.OO AM The training takes approximately 1 1/2 – 2 hours.  If you have any further questions regarding training please contact your...