Month: March 2010
Lotus F1 Drivers Meet Karters
Lotus Racing Formula 1 drivers Heikki Kovalainen, Jarno Trulli, and Fairuz Fauzy were at the Speedway PLUS Karting Circuit today. Some of Malaysia's young karters were at the track to meet the drivers and ask questions about the Lotus Racing drivers' road to F1. Kovalainen, Fauzy, and AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes all took to the track in karts for a bit of fun.
Maddox Margutti Trophy Report
“The KZ2 podium is a very good result – said Peter de Bruijn after the race -. We are very motivated by the quality of our equipment, which will be a surprise to many during the season. We will be concentrating a lot of efforts in the gearbox category with Jack Hawksworth, and I promise you will be amazed by the development we have done with Iame. I can openly say that in 2010 we aim at the European and World Championships titles.” Maddox grabbed a 2nd place in KZ2 with Jack Hawksworth. They also had a presence in KF3 with Lucas Auer and Tanart Sathienthirakul in KF2. Download the Maddox Margutti Trophy Report. (pdf)
PDB Margutti Trophy Report
Peter de Bruijn’s PDB Racing Team took on the grids of the 21st Margutti Trophy with a team of six drivers in KF2, KF3 and KZ2. Download the full PDB Press Release. (pdf)
WSK Euro Series Round 2 – Lonato
The second round of the WSK Euro Series was held last weekend at the South Garda Karting Track in Lonato, Italy. In KF2 Australian driver Mitchell Gilbert and Indonesian driver Kevin Susilo made the final, while Thai driver Tanart Sathienthirakul had a tough weekend being classified only 65th after the heats. Kevin Susilo drove solidly in the heats starting 14th in the pre-final, but then his luck ran out with a DNF in both the pre-final and final. Mitch had 1 bad heat making it really close as he was the last (34th) driver to make the final phase. From there he worked his way to a 20th place finish in the final.
Rahul Charges to Yamaha SL Cup Malaysia Rd1 Victory
Rahul Raj Mayer took on the Senior category at the opening round of the PLUS Yamaha SL Cup Malaysia series held at the Sepang Karting Circuit last weekend. Following his win in the Junior category at the Rotax Max Malaysia Challenge held a few weeks earlier at the same track Rahul took 1st place at the Yamaha event as well. James Pull was the only double-race winner taking 1st in cadets, while Daniel Woodroof converted a 4th place in race 1 to a win in race 2 for the overall win.
2010 Rotax Grand Finals in La Conca
Rotax has announced that the 2010 Rotax Grand Finals will return to the La Conca karting circuit in Muro Leccese, Italy from 14/11/2010 - 21/11/2010.
