Rotax Max Malaysia Rd.3

Update: There was a critical mistake in the Junior championship standings. The standings have now been updated. The championship leader is Gilbert Ang. The error was due to a mistake creeping into the round 2 points for this revision which resulted in 0 points for Gilbert in the final rather than 30 which it was in the points published after round 2 and should rightly be now as well. Apologies from the organisers for the mistake to all competitors.

The 3rd round of the Rotax Max Challenge Malaysia series was held last weekend at the Speedway PLUS karting circuit. As was the case at round 2 the championship tables were yet again turned around as drivers at the top of the standings in both the Junior and Senior category had difficult weekends. A mainly sunny Saturday with a dash of rain for the qualifying sessions was replaced by a scorching hot Sunday. The full results can be viewed on the MyLaps Website, and you can download the updated Championship Standings.

In the Senior category KRS driver Moh Afiq Ikhwan drove himself back into championship contention moving up to 4th in the standings after taking a comfortable win in both the pre-final and final, while defending champion Mikko Nassi took the championship lead with a 2nd place finish for a KRS 1-2. Andrew Tang dropped from 1st to 3rd in the standings because of a crash resulting in a DNF in the pre-final. He managed to limit the damage damage with a storm through the field to take 3rd in the final. Nasri Naufal dropped from 2nd in the standings down to 5th. The top 6 in the championship are separated by just 11 points, leaving the championship wide open with 2 rounds to go.

DD2 Offer from KRS

KRS Motorsports in Malaysia has a special offer for purchasers of DD2 karts. The offer includes a discounted price on the engine, free engine checkup, free entries to Rotax Challenge events, as well as a free set of tyres to the first race a driver takes part in. Check the details in the forums.

Drakar Sweeps Podiums in Singpaore

Press Release

Singapore, 19 May 2010 – At the second round of the inaugural Nescafe
Singapore Karting Championship 2010, locally-owned Drakar Racing Team proved its
dominance once again as it claimed eight out of 18 possible podium spots. Across
five of six award categories in the national Championship, Drakar Racing had at least
one driver within the top three of each category, affirming its excellence in kart
racing.

James Pull Looking to Build on Championship Lead

Press Release

Singapore, 20 May 2010 – Currently leading the championship for the 2010
Yamaha SL Cup Malaysia Series, James Pull heads to Speedway PLUS Circuit at
Selangor, Malaysia this Sunday with an aim to extend his lead. Racing under Team

Axle BHPetrol, the 10-year-old cadet karter started the Series with tremendous
success when he was the only driver to score a double win at round one of the
Yamaha SL Cup when he came in first for both races.

Rotax Max Malaysia Rd2 Results, Standings

The 2nd round of the SKN Rotax Max Challenge Malaysia series was held at the Sepang International Karting Circuit last weekend. The weather played a large part in the weekend with several wet races shuffling the order. View the full results HERE, and download the championship standings HERE.

Rotax Grand Finals Chassis Partners Announced

Rotax has announced their chassis partners for the 2010 Grand Finals. A welcome change sees 2 non-CRG karts on the grid with Sodi Kart supplying the kart for Juniors, and Haase supplying the kart for the new DD2 Masters event. Below is the full list, click on the link for more information on the specific kart on the manufacturers’ websites.

Junior: Sodi ST30

Senior: CRG Black Star 30/32

DD2: CRG Dark Rider 32

DD2 Masters: Haase Edox