The 2008 Australian Superkart Championship covers national level Superkart racing in Australia during 2008.
The 2008 Australian Superkart Championship will be the 20th running of the national championships for Superkarts. It will begin on 13 July 2008 at Eastern Creek Raceway (using what is currently known as the Gardner Grand Prix Circuit) [1] and end on 2 November at Mallala Motor Sport Park after eight races.
It will be contested for three engine based classes, 250 cc International (twin cylinder engines), 250 cc National (single-cylinder engines) and 125 cc.
The Australian championship for non-gearbox Superkarts will be held at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on 10 August and will be consisted of the Rotax Max family of classes; two weight based classes Light and Heavy and Junior Max for competitors under the age of 17.
Superkarts will compete as a support category for V8 Supercars for the first time at the series second round, to be held at Eastern Creek on 9 March.
The following drivers competed in the 2008 Australian Superkart Championship. The series consisted of two rounds, with four races at each meeting.
Team | Class | Chassis | Engine | No | Driver |
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RMR Superkarts | 250 National | Anderson Maverick | KTM | 2 | ![]() |
250 International | FPE/RCS | 7 | ![]() ![]() | ||
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Buildersmile Construction | 250 International | PVP | PVP | 3 | ![]() |
Rocket Race Engines | 250 International | Anderson Mirage | FPE/RCS | 4 | ![]() |
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125 Gearbox | Omega | TM | 95 | ![]() | |
Zip - BDH | 250 International | Zip Eagle II | BRC | 5 | ![]() |
27 | ![]() | ||||
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OnGuard Safety Training | 125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS125 | 6 | ![]() |
Centreline | 67 | ![]() | |||
MJR Bricklaying | 250 National | Stockman MR2 | Yamaha YZ250 | 6 | ![]() |
Electrosil Art Motorsport Kelgate | 250 International | PVP | PVP | 8 | ![]() |
Stockman Superkarts | 250 International | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS250 | 9 | ![]() |
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Yamaha TZ250 | 19 | ![]() | |||
Honda RS250 | 43 | ![]() | |||
One Zero Racing | 250 International | Anderson Mirage | Rotax 256 | 11 12 | ![]() |
BCR | 250 International | Anderson | 12 | ![]() | |
Suburban Accounting | 250 International | Anderson Maverick | 13 | ![]() | |
Stockman MR2 | Honda RS250 | 33 | ![]() | ||
125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS125 | 77 | ![]() | |
B Antrobus | 125 Gearbox | Gladiator | Yamaha 80 | 14 | ![]() |
G Milenkovic | 125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS125 | 15 | ![]() |
Safe Evolutions | 250 International | Anderson Mirage | SAFE | 16 19 | ![]() |
IGA Supermarkets | 125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS125 | 17 70 | ![]() |
Darren Dunn | 125 Gearbox | Topkart | Honda RS125 | 20 | ![]() |
C Systems Dyno George Floth Engineering | 125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS125 | 22 | ![]() |
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Lombo Racing | 250 International | Anderson Maverick | Honda RS250 | 25 | ![]() |
Centreline | 27 | ![]() | |||
Internode Metaplanners Davtec | 250 International | Zip Eagle II | BRC | 28 | ![]() |
29 | ![]() | ||||
Team CRD | 125 Gearbox | Worrall | Honda RS125 | 30 | ![]() |
Nick Paul | 250 International | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS250 | 32 | ![]() |
John Roberts | 125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS125 | 34 | ![]() |
Coach Design | 125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 Laydown | Honda RS125 | 35 | ![]() |
250 International | Anderson Maverick | Honda RS250 | 86 | ![]() | |
250 International | PVP | Rotax | 39 | ![]() | |
NEC Automotive | 250 International | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS250 | 40 | ![]() |
Jeff Burford | 250 International | Zip Eagle II | 41 | ![]() | |
Sodi-Maxjet Racing | 125 Gearbox | Sodi | Rotax Max | 42 | ![]() |
Paul Snaith | 250 International | Eliminator | 44 | ![]() | |
Impact Flags & Banners | 125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS125 | 46 | ![]() |
Squeeler Racing | 250 International | Zip | 48 | ![]() | |
Stockman MR2 | 49 | ![]() | |||
John Bakker | 125 Gearbox | Bakker | Honda RS125 | 50 51 | ![]() |
Martelco Equipment Hire | 250 International | Zip Eagle II | Yamaha TZ250 | 50 52 | ![]() |
MW Racing | 250 International | Anderson | 51 | ![]() | |
IDM Racing ANC Health | 125 Gearbox | Centreline | Honda RS125 | 55 | ![]() |
Crispy Racing | 250 National | Anderson Mirage | 58 | ![]() | |
GR Industries | 250 National | Stockman MR2 | 60 | ![]() | |
Gas Action Services | 250 International | PVP | Honda RS250 | 61 | ![]() |
Avoig Racing | 125 Gearbox | Avoig | Honda RS125 | 61 | ![]() |
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250 International | Honda RS250 | 62 | ![]() | ||
81 | ![]() | ||||
Advantage Fastener Specialists | 250 International | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS250 | 65 | ![]() |
www.trimfix.com.nz | 125 Gearbox | Bakker | Honda RS125 | 65 | ![]() |
Kylope Hire Cars | 125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS125 | 69 | ![]() |
Team Kout | 250 International | Avoig | Honda RS250 | 72 | ![]() |
Guards Australia | 125 Gearbox | Centreline | Honda RS125 | 74 | ![]() |
R Ping | 125 Gearbox | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS125 | 78 | ![]() |
Taplin Racing | 125 Gearbox | Arrow | Rotax Max | 82 | ![]() |
Kitten Car Care Products | 250 International | Anderson Maverick | Yamaha TZ250 | 88 | ![]() |
Nick Paul | 250 International | Stockman MR2 | Honda RS250 | 89 | ![]() |
Oakley Virtual Magazine | 250 International | Zip Eagle II | Rotax 256 | 94 | ![]() |
Phoenix Dental Laboratory | 250 International | Zip Eagle II | Yamaha TZ250 | 96 | ![]() |
Lagler Racing | 125 Gearbox | HyperRacer | Rotax Max | 98 | ![]() |
Fuji Xerox | 125 Gearbox | Cougar Evo-1 | Honda RS125 | 98 | ![]() |
KC Tools | 250 International | Anderson Maverick | Yamaha TZ250 | 99 | ![]() |
Endless Belt Racing | 125 Gearbox | Arrow | Rotax Max | 111 | ![]() |
The following drivers competed in the 2008 non-gearbox Australian Superkart Championship. The series consisted of a single round, with four races.
Team | Class | Chassis | Engine | No | Driver |
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Safe Fire Electrical | Rotax Heavy | Viper | Rotax Max | 1 | ![]() |
Jones Kart Developments Viper Superkarts | Rotax Light | Viper | Rotax Max | 2 | ![]() |
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BF Racing Marron Excavations | Rotax Heavy | Monaco | Rotax Max | 3 | ![]() |
Rotax Light | Arrow | 7 | ![]() | ||
Rotax Heavy | Monaco | 10 | ![]() | ||
24 | ![]() | ||||
Arrow | 48 | ![]() | |||
Ian Williams Tuning | Rotax Heavy | Arrow | Rotax Max | 9 | ![]() |
14 | ![]() | ||||
Rotax Junior | Rotax Junior Max | 25 | ![]() | ||
34 | ![]() | ||||
Rotax Heavy | Omega | Rotax Max | 61 | ![]() | |
Rotax Light | Arrow | 71 | ![]() | ||
McLaughlin Freight Lines P/L | Rotax Heavy | Hypermax Phoenix | Rotax Max | 15 | ![]() |
Guards Australia | Rotax Heavy | Arrow | Rotax Max | 17 | ![]() |
TWR Raceline Seating | Rotax Heavy | Arrow | Rotax Max | 27 | ![]() |
Badboy Power Drink | Rotax Heavy | Hypermax Phoenix | Rotax Max | 30 | ![]() |
Suburban Accounting | Rotax Light | Hypermax Phoenix | Rotax Max | 33 | ![]() |
Azzurro | 77 | ![]() | |||
AMG Racing | Rotax Junior | Arrow | Rotax Junior Max | 37 | ![]() |
Specialist Doors & Windows | Rotax Light | Arrow | Rotax Max | 39 | ![]() |
Viper | 82 | ![]() | |||
NEC Automotive | Rotax Heavy | Allkart | Rotax Max | 40 | ![]() |
Brendan Luneman | Rotax Heavy | CRG | Rotax Max | 41 | ![]() |
Impact Flags & Banners | Rotax Light | Arrow | Rotax Max | 46 | ![]() |
Byrnbox Home Theatre PCs | Rotax Heavy | Monaco | Rotax Max | 56 | ![]() |
Rockett Race Engines | Rotax Light | Birel | Rotax Max | 57 | ![]() |
Racecentre | Rotax Junior | Arrow | Rotax Junior Max | 66 | ![]() |
Rotax Light | Rotax Max | 80 | ![]() | ||
www.kartsportnews.com | Rotax Heavy | Hypermax Phoenix | Rotax Max | 75 | ![]() |
Doug Savage | Rotax Light | Arrow | Rotax Max | 78 | ![]() |
Race Stickerz Toyota Material Handling | Rotax Heavy | Techno | Rotax Max | 84 | ![]() |
Wild Digital | Rotax Junior | Hypermax Phoenix | Rotax Junior Max | 87 | ![]() |
John Bartlett | Rotax Heavy | Hypermax Phoenix | Rotax Max | 95 | ![]() |
The 2008 Australian Superkart Championship season consisted of two rounds. Four races were held at both race meetings.
Rd. | Race title | Circuit | City / state | Date | Winner 250Int | Team | Winner 250Nat | Team | Winner 125 | Team |
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NC | ![]() | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 7–9 Mar | Warren McIlveen | Stockman Superkarts | Rick Setterfield | RMR Superkarts | Tony Lappas | IGA Superkart Racing |
1 | ![]() | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 12–13 July | Darren Hossack | Safe Evolutions | Martin Latta | MJR Bricklaying | Brad Stebbing | Suburban Accounting |
2 | ![]() | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Mallala, South Australia | 1–2 Nov | Gary Pegoraro | RMR Superkarts | Martin Latta | MJR Bricklaying | Anthony Lappas | Romeo's IGA Supermarkets |
Rd. | Race title | Circuit | City / state | Date | Winner Light | Team | Winner Heavy | Team | Winner Junior | Team |
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NGB | ![]() | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 9–10 Aug | Michael Rogers | Ian Williams Tuning | Mark Wicks | kartsportnews.com | Sean Whitfield | Wild Digital |
Points were awarded 20-17-15-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 based on the top fifteen race positions in first three races of each round with one point for each other finisher. The fourth race of each round, which is longer than the others (eight laps vs five laps) awarded points for the top twenty race positions at 25-22-20-18-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 with one point for each other finisher.
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