He grew up in karting. Now, he wants to help karting bounce back!

WELCOME TO THE BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT

For the 21st Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals - the highlight of the Rotax karting season - BRP-Rotax has chosen a special location: The Bahrain International Karting Circuit in Sakhir

A new gen awakening

Oscar Pellemele has been in karting for the majority of his life since he first visited a rental track with his father at the age of 6 and followed what he refers to as a “classic” path through the federal classes from 4-stroke Minikart into Rotax 125 as a youngster. Since 2019, the driver from Brittany in the west of France continues his passion competing in Rotax Senior MAX, explaining that “the races are extremely demanding with a very good level and really close competition amongst the leaders.” But now begins a new era!

NEW R1 SEAT MADE WITH LOVE

Love for our sport. Love for racing and competition. Love for victory and... love for a woman, the companion of a lifetime. Alessandro Sferrella cannot find another word that best describes the new creation of Greyhound, the small Italian company that in a few short years has carved out a specific space in the panorama of seats, and beyond

Racing on the edge

The extremely serious accident that took place in Adria during the OK race Final of the WSK Open on 3 October blew open the Pandora’s box of safety in this sport. The limit, crossed years ago, was this time crossed dramatically and - only by chance- not tragically. An equilibrium or measure that the karting system has lost over the years and that can no longer be ignored because the stakes are now too high: the lives of very young drivers in a world where adults struggle to make decisions

A TRUE EXPERT EXPL AINS HOW A TRACK IS BORN

We talked to and heard about the issue of safety in the design and homologation phase of a circuit from one of the most well-known and appreciated technicians in the field, Jarno Zaffelli, whom we reached in Abu Dhabi where he is working on modifications to the Yas Marina F1 circuit. Among his most recent work, the refurbishment of Zandvoort, returned after decades to the F1 calendar, and the safety of the Mugello and Imola racetracks for F1, as well as Silverstone, Paul Ricard, Portimao. In his curriculum, there is also the famous ‘remake’ of the Parma track in Mooresville, in the United States, and the new Cremona kart track

A CHAT WITH JARNO TRULLI

The unforgettable F1 driver for Renault, Toyota, Minardi, Jordan, etc.., karting icon, has his say on how a world he lived as a driver before has evolved - loving it beyond all things, and as a father, finding it very different. Starting with the classes for children

The Easy Galaxy

Twenty years young, the age of one of the most famous and long-lived Brand Trophies on the scene. A formula that has included increasingly more categories and over the years has given birth to champions in karting and beyond: Shwartzman, Agostini, but also kart legends such as De Conto and Travisanutto or the rising star Andrea Kimi Antonelli, have all passed through here. And the project does not rest on its laurels; at Birel Art they are working to serve an ever wider pool of kart drivers

PLENTY OF STARS AND SUNSHINE

The 2021 BNL Karting Series season concluded at the worldrenowned Karting Genk circuit in Belgium in the first weekend of October, as 90 drivers from 12 nations headed to the “Home of Champions,” to compete for one final time

ROKKERS ARE BACK ON TRACK IN THAILAND!

THE FINAL ROUND OF THE ROK CUP WILL

PARTY-TIME FOR BIREL ART

Giuseppe Palomba wins the KZ2 trophy. A 1-2 in OK with Bertuca and Kucharczyk in the last race in Adria, so time to party for Birel Art, once again winning in the two queen classes

RUSSIAN FASTEST!

Evpatoria is a city by the sea in Crimea and it’s also a very special place for karting in Russia. Why? Because there are the Black sea, sun, fruits and legendar y Crimean wines here! And the wonderful Crimea Grand Prix track, of course! Never mind that the sea is not very warm now, the wind carries dust, as always in the steppe part of Crimea, but the bright sun dictates its own laws, raising the mood to the maximum. And it is here that this year we are putting an end to the battle for the main karting trophy - the Russian championship in the 2021 season

ROTAX HITS A HIGH

BRP Powertrain, Rotax engines manufacturer and organizer of the annual Rotax Grand Finals, succeeded once again in meeting its goal of going above and beyond its 2008 performance at the global event in La Conca

Historic victory for Japan

Sasahara wins in a talented international line-up to put Asia on the world stage in junior karting

Varley unstoppable

It was an impressive campaign for the British driver, confirming why he is the European champion

Team defends title

South Africa retained the DD2 title in a final duel between teammates yet again

DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS

LET’S GO ON WITH THE ANALYSIS OF HOW THE FOUR STROKES RACING CAN BE THE EASIEST WAY TO PROMOTE KARTING TO THE MASS, RENEWING THE POPUL AR ORIGIN OF THE SPORT

75 MILLION “LOST” KART DRIVERS

Marco Angeletti, CRG Marketing & Communication Manager, offers

INSPIRING THE TALENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE

In the previous edition of Vroom International, we discovered the inspiring programs that BRP-Rotax has established to introduce young people to science and technology, where they can learn and be informed, to build their technical awareness. This included the summer holidays initiative to support their staff, inviting children to experience the interesting ‘world of BRP-Rotax’

Bentas Brothers’ Kavalla Kart

Tom Smith’s immaculate 1962 Kavalla/McCulloch MC30 The Kavalla

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