BRP-Rotax have announced the 2008 Rotax Grand Finals and date. The event will be held at the La Conca International Circuit in Muro Leccese, Italy on 27-30 November 2008.
Monthly Archive: March 2008
2008 Rotax Max Grand Finals Location Announced
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CIK-FIA Updates: Macau date change, starting regulations etc.
The FIA World Motor Sport Council has announced some decisions on karting.
New starting rules have been put in place, with a white line to separate rows 110 meters leading up to the start line. 110m does seem a fairly long distance, perhaps with the intention of keeping karts from touching when coming around the final corner. In addition to this the speed when approaching the start line is to be at between 15 and 25kph.
Other decisions include changes to homologation extensions, calendar structure, and a change of date for the Macau CIK-FIA Asia Pacific Championship from October to 27-30 November.
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Intrepid Force Rotax Sign Daniel Rochford
Australian driver Daniel Rochford will race alongside Intrepid Force Rotax teammates Imre Birizdo of Hungary and Austria’s Kevin Reichard in Senior max this year at the Rotax Euro Challenge.
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Karting Tips: Data Acquisition
A new article has been added to the karting tips section. It is an introduction to karting data acquisition and analysis, introducing the major logging systems available and the software that is used to analyze the data. The article is fairly long at over 5000 words however it is split into 4 pages for convenience.
Go to the Data Acquisition article.
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British Performance at WSK Round 1
TonyKart drivers Will Stevens and Gary Catt made it a British clean sweep of the top two positions in the first round of the WSK series held in La Conca, Italy. Stevens took first in both the pre-final and final ensuring maximum points and Catt came in at second best both times also taking in a massive points haul. With the remaining positions changing around from pre-final to final the British duo earned themselves a healthy points-gap in the championship standings. Jack te Braak took 3rd in the final on his Zanardi.
Unfotunately none of the Asian drivers at the event made it into the final stages of the event.
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Asian Drivers Compete in Europe – WSK
Mitchell Gilbert representing Malaysia, Stefano Marcelo from the Philippines, and Tanart Sathienthirakul from Thailand are attacking the first round of the WSK series this weekend in La Conca, Italy. Mitch is racing in KF3 as a factory driver in the Kosmic team using Vortex engines. Tanart is driving with the PDB Racing Team on a Gillart-Parilla combo in KF2. Also in KF2 Stefano is racing with Maranello Kart on a TM engine.
The WSK championship is a 6-round series attracting the best karting drivers in Europe with all major factory teams taking part. Karting categories in the WSK are KF1, KF2, KF3, and KZ2. Each category is raced at 5 of the 6 rounds.
Results will soon start being available on the WSK website.
Discuss the event in this WSK thread in the forums.
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Benefits of an AMB Personal Transponder
I’ve used my new AMB personal transponder at the first round of the Malaysian Rotax Max Challenge so I’m now able to share what added functionality you gain on MyLaps.com by owning your own transponder and the other benefits.
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Forum Talk: Videos, Factory Ride, Kart Top Speeds…
The forum section of KartingAsia.com is buzzing with activity:
- Found a good video on YouTube? Not only crash videos!
- Want to be a factory team driver? Gotta pay?
- How fast do karts go? Rotax Max at 160kph?
- Can you offer advice on front end steering setup? Different for different tracks?
There’s a lot more as well! If you haven’t already make sure you register and join in on the conversation!
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Jack Lemvard at the Front of RMC Thailand
The first round of the Rotax Max Challenge Thailand was held last weekend at the Bira Circuit. Jack Lemvard took the lead in the championship with his performance in the main Max Challenge category, while Alexander Klose was supreme in the Junior Category.
Pictures from the event can be viewed on Michel’s KartingPhotography.com site as well as on KartThai.com. Standings after the first round are viewable on KartThai.com here.
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KartingAsia.com Update: Karting Calendar
A karting calendar has been added to KartingAsia.com. We’re using Google’s calendar system which makes it easy to share calendar details and to subscribe for notices on events for example. If you have racing dates for series’ that are not on the calendar get in touch!
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Asia Rotax Max Challenge Info
Kartmore Racing Services has released these two files for competitors for the opening round of the Rotax Max Challenge Asia series scheduled for 5-6 April, in Kota Bharu, Malaysia.
It looks set to be the greatest year yet for the Rotax Max Challenge Asia. Entries are expected to be at least in the high-teens for both senior and masters categories, while juniors are expected to near the 30-mark. Get your entries in early, and for more information contact Kartmore Racing. Will you be a part of the action?
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Kevin Reichard Takes MEKC Round 2 in Dubai
Austrian Kevin Reichard played the waiting game to perfection to win the Senior Rotax Max Final race of the second round of the Middle East Karting Championship (MEKC) at the Kartdrome at the Dubai Autodrome on Saturday, 1 March. After two opening days of dominance by local hero Sheikh Hasher Al Maktoum the Austrian ace timed his attack to perfection by peaking in the Pre-Final and stamped his authority with a commanding drive to victory in the Final.
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