Go Kart Stories
The Perfect Kart Circuit?
Karting on the Barrier Reef.
MakoTrac is an embarrassment to cities such as Adelaide and Melbourne which despite their resources and populations, don't have circuits that come remotely close to the standard set by North Queensland's most prominent raceway.
On the holidays, my family and me went in the airoplane to the Great Barrier Reef and to Cairns and to Port Douglas. It was really good to go swimming in the beach and to go diving out on the reef's with all the fish and the sharks too. But the best part was when we went to the go-karts and the racetrack that the man built at Mareeba. It's called MAKOTRAC. This is what happened.
By Ian Salvestrin, (Third Year - KartOz Secondary College, end of term school assignment).
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We Talk To The Man Who Built MakoTrac, Horst Kipper.
Interview with Horst Kipper from Mako Trac Go Kart Action
What is your background motor racing?
"Zero! Well not exactly, but it's not as great as you might think. Back in the 1950's and 1960's I used to race motorcycles back in Germany...."
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The World's Fastest Sprint Kart - 125cc Formula C -
Would you like to drive it?
Being given the grand tour of MakoTrac was a delight. Lunch catered for at the
restaurant as we spoke about karting, the beautiful environment in North Queensland
and what Tobia would like to do in karting.
Prior to coming to the circuit Horst Kipper had promised a drive of what he affectionately
terms 'the six gear kart'. "You must drive the Formula C kart with the TM engine. You
will like it very much and it is very fast too" he said.
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Hire Karts That Gleam In The Sunlight
“Are these karts new?” The question is often asked by enthusiastic customers “No, they are anywhere between two years to nine years old” the staff managements proudly reply.
MakoTrac’s 40 Swiss Hutless hire karts are the most pristine arrive and drive karts you will ever see, even those that have been in service for nine years are in immaculate condition. As with most things at MakoTrac, perfection is the goal. The 411 metre hire kart circuit is adjacent to, but separated from the 1345 metre international circuit.
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A World First At MakoTrac
MakoTrac International Racetrack Mareeba is proud to announce the arrival of the first diesel-powered go-kart in the world.
In 1999 MakoTrac's Horst Kipper received incredible news from a member of the Swiss Hutless Racing Team that diesel engines had been used in karts in Europe.
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