AKOC 2013 Calendar Released

The provisional calendar for the 2013 Asian Karting Championship has been announced. The championship is set to be a 6 round affair starting in May. New for the series is a round at the Kartright circuit in Singapore. The events have been added to the KartingAsia calendar.

  1. May 18-19 - Carmona Race Track, Philippines
  2. June 15-16 – Kartrodomo de Coloane, Macau
  3. July 20-21 - Kartright Circuit, Singapore
  4. September 07-08 - Sentul Circuit, Indonesia
  5. October 12-13, 2013 - Kartodromo de Coloane, Macau
  6. November 23-24 – Bira Kart Track, Thailand

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Rotax Invitational Malaysia Regulations Update

The organisers of the Rotax Invitational event have published additional supplementary regulations for the event. This is in addition to the earlier regulations. For all the details on the event head on over to the 2013 Rotax Invitational Malaysia page on RotaxAsia.com.

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2013 Rotax Max Challenge Indonesia Calendar

The calendar for the 2013 Rotax Max Challenge Indonesia series has been released:

  1. 16 to 17 February, 2013, Sentul International Karting Circuit, Citeureup - Bogor, West Java
  2. 16 to 17 March 2013, the Park Circuit, Kenjeran, East Java
  3. 20 to 21 April 2013, Sentul / Park Circuit (tba)
  4. 8 to 9 June 2013, Gery Mang Circuit, Subang, West Java
  5. 14 to 15 September, 2013, Sentul International Karting Circuit, Citeureup - Bogor, West Java

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No Front Brakes for Senior Max in Rotax Asia/Malaysia

Regulation update from the organisers:

In accordance with the 2013 Rotax Technical Regulations on the front brakes for the Senior category, and after having received requests from drivers & teams, we have decided that the use of front brakes for Senior Max will no longer be allowed. Therefore all drivers who currently currently have front brakes will need to remove them for the 2013 season starting with the Rotax Invitational event in January.

In the short-term the decision may upset those that need to remove their front brakes or may have recently purchased a kart with front brakes, and we apologise for the inconvenience to all those affected. In the long run the change will bring cost savings and we felt it was better to put the new regulation into effect before the season got under-way.

The Rotax Grand Finals are also run with no front brakes in the Senior category, which means drivers that earn their seat from the Rotax Asia/Malaysia series will be better prepared for the challenge. It also drops the weight of the kart by a few KG helping those that are slightly over the weight limit.

An Additional Supplementary Regulation covering the change will be released prior to the Rotax Invitational event.

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Christmas Comes Early for Jon Lee with Three Podiums

Photo © Jet Rabe / Kartmaster Drakar Racing

Driver Press Release:
Asian Karting Open Championship 2012 – Round 4 and 5

An extremely exhausted but delighted Jon returned to Singapore on Monday afternoon with three trophies in his hands – Fifth in the Asian Karting Open Championship (AKOC) round 4, Third in AKOC round 5, and Overall Third position in the Championship.

Round 4 and 5 of AKOC were held back-to-back over the weekend at Sentul International Karting Circuit in Indonesia. It was a tough weekend for the racers as the Qualifying, Heat 1, Heat 2, Pre-Final and Final were all squeezed into one day on Saturday and repeated on Sunday. With such a tight schedule, only karters who have good endurance and great determination stood a good chance of winning. Furthermore, the uncertainties and sudden changes in the weather made the race even more challenging! Read the rest of this entry »

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Senna SN, Dharma Mangkuluhur, Keanon Santoso Crowned AKOC 2012 Champions

The final two rounds of the Asian Karting Open Championship were held as a double-header at the Sentul Circuit in Indonesia last weekend, with Indonesian drivers making it almost a clean sweep on the championship tables, having secured the championship in 4 of the 6 categories, including the 3 largest attended ones.

Senna SN (Indonesia), just back from an impressive performance at the Rotax Grand Finals, took the overall Formula Senior Open Class victory ahead of Andersen Martono and compatriot Zahir Ali. Senna managed to secure the title despite having missed the opening round held in Macau, and Zahir Ali made an impressive appearance on the 3rd step of the championship podium since this was his first weekend of AKOC racing all year! To do so Zahir dominated the weekend taking the pre-final and final wins on both days. Read the rest of this entry »

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