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THE 2018 RENTAL KART WORLD CONTEST IN POMPOSA

CRG presented the regulation and the schedule for the International Finals linked to the Rental and Endurance Karting programmes.

ROK THE RIO - “SAMBA” KARTING

After yet another huge success of the Florida Winter Tour and the Challenge of the Americas, the Rok USA is preparing for the big November event in Las Vegas.

STILL EXPANDING: ROTAX ANNOUNCES: ROTAX ANNOUNCES J3 COMPETITION AND RTX USA GROUP AS ITS US DISTRIBUTOR

BRP-Rotax takes pleasure today in introducing two new partners as the official Rotax distributors for the kart sector of their U.S.A. business, bringing together their extensive experience in the sport to meet the current demands of this highly competitive market.

ADRIA TO HOLD THE 1ST EDITION OF KARTING EXPO BY DANILO ROSSI

ADRIA TO HOLD THE 1ST EDITION OF KARTING EXPO BY DANILO

Racing Calendar

■12/15 July- South Garda Karting, Lonato (BS) CIK-FIA

TIRES, BECAUSE EVERYONE COMPLAINS A LITTLE The new runs…backwards!

The new anti-pollution regulations are the real cause of the behavior of the kart tires, different from the past. Let’s find out what happened and what has changed …

BRIDGESTONE CLARIFIES

Bridgestone, through Annemiek Bonenkamp, sheds light on the much-discussed tire issue during the European Sarno race.

Talking to: Kees van de Grint

At the third round of the FIA Karting European Championship in Germany, we spoke with Kees van de Grint, CIK Vice-President. He unveiled some important background news on the homologated Minikart and took stock of the homologation of Original Kart. After the uncertainties at its debut, OK is proving itself to be the correct choice towards returning to the old glories of karting. Furthermore, the return of Ampfing and Salbris to the CIK calendar allowed us to shed light on the methods of selection of circuits and on the direction chosen by the Commission, which will guarantee more varied calendars in the future.

A FIRST REVIEW

The arrival of Camp Company and the Grand Finals tickets are just two of the highlights of the 2018 edition of the Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy, but what’s behind the current success of the European Rotax?

CIK FIA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP OK / OKJ KARTSHOP AMPFING, AMPFING (GER), 17 JUNE 2018, 3rd ROUND

CIK FIA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP OK / OKJ KARTSHOP AMPFING

A JUMP INTO THE PAST

A jump back in time. This is the first impression one

Aron the magnificent

After the great success in Sarno and the setback at PFI, Paul Aron is back on top at Ampfing. The Estonian, once again fully on, left nothing to the however fierce competition, failing to “scare” on Friday and Saturday. A deserved victory, born of sports intelligence, now matured by the leader in the general standings. A single lap it took to get rid of rivals and then off to the checkered flag. Completing the podium were Luca Griggs and Gabriel Bortoleto, worthy rivals of the final. Things get complicated for Gabriele Minì, betrayed by a technical problem just a few laps from the finish line while fighting for third place.

THE EURO TROPHY MAKES A STOP IN SWEDEN

After the debut on Belgian soil, the Circus of the Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy moved to Kristianstad for the second of four events.

YUTA FUJIWARA A SURPRISE IN JUNIOR

Asia Max Challenge 2018 Festika Circuit, Mizunami,

Italian debut

Founded in 2011, the Sodi World Final dedicated to

SODI WORLD FINALS 2018

Missing from their palmares, they finally took it home

THE MODENA …UNDER X-RAY SPECS!

DR Racing has already been developing and distributing the 125 KZ Modena Engines for a year and a half now. To evaluate the progress made during this period and the prospects for this increasingly interesting powertrain, we met Danilo Rossi and his staff.

Let’s talk about engines

Some images of the old sump casing configuration, with the partial black finish, compared to DR Racing’s most recent work, with the unpainted finish. Notice the different profile in the area of the porting bags and the different opening of the crank chamber, wider and rounder.

PUMPS EVOLVE, TOO!

Our cooling system tests continue with the second test at the water pump bench: this time we check the differences of the new generation of Righetti Ridolfi.

American Way

We met Max Papis, well-known race car driver and, like many of his generation, a former kart driver, who did well in the USA, and who is becoming a reference point for many young American drivers.

THE YAMANE SPECIAL INAUGURAL WORLD CHAMPION, NASSAU 1959

At the beginning of 1960 Jim Yamane was synonymous with karting activities the world over. At that time the young Japanese-American from North Hollywood California was the topic of conversation by fellow competitors and karting enthusiasts following his victory at the Nassau World Championship kart race held December 5th and 6th 1959 in the Bahamas.