Stop buying speed. Fix the driver.
72.7% of our drivers reach the podium within 90 days. Not with a new engine. With coaching from a 3x Australian Champion.
90-Day Lap Gap Guarantee.
AU$99 every 28 days.
UKA members, real results
State Champion.
NSW TAG Restricted Light. Thomas had never seen the track before that weekend.
20 seconds faster in 6 months.
Jax had been in a kart for 13 months total.
3 wins in a row, at age 7.
Liam is leading his club championship and set a cadet track record.
Same karts they already had. Different coaching.
You've heard it in the paddock. You've probably said it.
“Must be the engine.”
“Bad batch of tyres.”
“The track didn't suit us.”
So the engine gets freshened. $4,000.
New rubber every round. $300 a set.
Maybe a new chassis. There goes $8,500.
And Saturday ends the same way it always ends. Same positions. Same seconds off the pace. Same quiet drive home.
Here's the thing nobody in the paddock says out loud: the kart was never the problem.
You can't buy an apex.
Lap time lives in the driver.
The kart is maybe 20% of the equation. The other 80% is where the driver brakes, what line they carry, and whether they can repeat it ten laps in a row.
None of that comes off a shelf. All of it can be trained.
That's what Ultimate Kart Academy is: a structured program that trains the 80%. Clear modules in the right order. Live coaching every fortnight. Your driver's own footage reviewed by people who have actually won at the top level. No guesswork, no paddock folklore, no throwing money at parts.
It's why 72.7% of our drivers stand on a podium within their first 90 days.
THE COMPLETE UKA MEMBERSHIP
Everything you get when you join today
Fortnightly live group coaching calls with Derek & the team
AU$1,300 value
Private community for parents & drivers
AU$297 value
90-Day Podium Sprint curriculum
AU$997 value
Kart setup decision-tree & race-week checklist
AU$197 value
30-minute 1:1 onboarding call with Coach Sam to build your driver’s 90-day plan
AU$250 value
Ongoing Q&A and video reviews
AU$600 value
Total real-world value
AU$3,641+
YOUR MEMBERSHIP PRICE
AU$99 every 28 days
or AU$749 per year
Prices in Australian dollars.
AU$99 is roughly US$65 / €55 per 28 days
The 90-Day Podium Sprint: what your driver actually learns
Module 1: GETTING STARTED
(Value: $129)
Pick the right class, buy the right gear once instead of twice, and set the kart up legally before the first practice day.
Module 2: DRIVING SKILLS 101
(Value: $297)
Braking systems, the five corner types and how to drive each one, body positioning that kills fatigue, and how to be fast in the wet (hint: the dry line is the wrong line).
Module 3: KART SETUP
(Value: $197)
Caster, camber and toe. Front bar and track width. Rear setup and ride height. What to change, when, and why.
Module 4: ENGINE TUNING 101
(Value: $297)
Extract maximum legal power with basic tools. Carburettor care, ignition timing, cylinder setup.
Module 5: RACECRAFT 101
(Value: $297)
Race starts that gain positions, passing without crashing, defending without losing time, and the one mistake that loses whole races.
Module 6: DATA 101
(Value: $129)
Set up the logger, read your own laps, compare against faster drivers, and turn it into changes before the next session.
Module 7: WINNING MINDSET
(Value: $157)
Bouncing back from a shocker, reading rivals, building the support crew around the driver.
Module 8: KART MAINTENANCE
(Value: $197)
Chain and sprocket tension, clutch care, the pre-race chassis checklist that finds problems before they cost a race.
Plus: 50+ videos on demand, equipment discounts, kart contests, downloads and guides.
Bonus: The Ultimate Kart Setup Guide & Race Week Checklist
A decision-tree for any handling problem, and the checklist that means nothing gets forgotten the night before a round.
(Value: $47)
Who’s coaching your driver
Derek Jones
Head Coach.
Decades in karting: racing at national level, wrenching for factory teams, coaching some of Australia’s top talent. Watches one on-board and tells you what’s wrong, how to fix it, and what pressures you should have run.
Sam Dicker
3x Australian KZ2 Champion (’23, ’24, ’25).
Australia’s premier shifter class, won three years straight. Has raced internationally at the SKUSA SuperNationals. Turns standing starts, shifting and brake modulation into cues your driver can copy the same session.
Zac King
Coach & Strategy.
Ipswich club champion. Makes high-level driving make sense for kids, and films more camera angles on a go kart than anyone needs.
What members say
RISK-FREE GUARANTEE
The 90-Day Lap Gap Guarantee
If your driver follows the 90-Day Podium Sprint and doesn’t cut their lap-time gap to the class leader in half within 90 days, we coach them free for the next 90 days.
That’s the whole guarantee. No asterisks.
Choose your membership
CHOOSE YOUR PLAN
ANNUAL
AU$749 per year
Everything in the 28-day plan. Billed annually.
Access to ALL Content
(Active while subscription is current)Billed annually
Stream all 50+ Videos
Access FUTURE Videos
FB Group Access
Fortnightly Group Coaching Calls
Regular Kart Contests
Equipment Discounts
Downloads/Guides & More
Onboarding call with Sam
Cancel at anytime
28-Day
AU$99 every 28 days
Cancel anytime before your next billing date.
Access to ALL Content
(Active while subscription is current)Billed every 28 days
Stream all 50+ Videos
Access FUTURE Videos
FB Group Access
Fortnightly Group Coaching Calls
Regular Kart Contests
Equipment Discounts
Downloads/Guides & More
Onboarding call with Sam
Cancel at anytime
90-Day Lap Gap Guarantee
72.7% of drivers reach the podium within 90 days.
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28-Day
AU$99 every 28 days
Cancel anytime before your next billing date.
Access to ALL Content
(Active while subscription is current)Billed every 28 days
Stream all 50+ Videos
FB Group Access
Fortnightly Group Coaching Calls with UKA team
Regular Kart Contests
Equipment Discounts
Downloads/Guides & More
Onboarding call with Sam
Cancel at anytime
ANNUAL
AU$749 per year
Everything in the 28-day plan. Billed annually.
Access to ALL Content
(Active while subscription is current)Billed Annually
Stream all 50+ Videos
FB Group Access
Fortnightly Group Coaching Calls with UKA team
Regular Kart Contests
Equipment Discounts
Downloads/Guides & More
Onboarding call with Sam
Cancel at anytime
P.S. The cheapest thing in your trailer
One engine rebuild costs more than a year of coaching. One set of tyres costs three times a month of it.
You will spend the money either way. The only question is whether it goes into the kart, or into the driver who has to drive it.
$99. Cancel anytime. If the gap doesn’t halve in 90 days, the next 90 are free.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Who is Ultimate Kart Academy for?
Beginners and intermediates get the most out of it, but experienced racers use it to find the last few tenths and learn to work on their own engines. If your driver is mid-pack and you're tired of guessing, it's for you.
How long do I have access?
As long as your subscription is active. Monthly members can cancel anytime before the next billing date; annual members get 12 months.
My kid is brand new to karting. Too early?
No. Module 1 exists exactly for this: right class, right gear, no expensive mistakes. Some of our best results are first-year drivers.
We're not in Australia. Does it work for us?
Yes. Members race in the US, New Zealand and Europe. The coaching calls are live online and every module is on demand. One of our American members won the Orlando Cup and his season championship.
How do the coaching calls work?
Live group calls with Derek and the team every fortnight. Bring your questions or your driver's race footage and get direct answers.
I already purchased. Where's my course?
Log in and open "my workshops". If it's not there, email [email protected].