Month: May 2008
Fore Takes the World Cup!
Maranello driver Davide Fore grabbed victory at the CIK-FIA World Cup for KF1 held in Suzuka, Japan last weekend. While only 18 drivers were in attendance the grid didn't lack any quality as Birel, TonyKart, Kosmic, FA Kart, Zanardi, Wright, and of course Maranello were all there with a factory presence.
New Reed Valve Assembly From Rotax
Rotax has introduced a new Reed Valve assembly which will replace the one currently in use. This change came about because Rotax's reed valve assembly production tool reached the end of its production life cycle.
BRP Rotax Announce Grand Finals Chassis'
Here's the list of chassis suppliers for the 2008 Rotax Grand Finals to be held at the La Conca Internatinoal Circuit in Muro Leccese, Italy.
- Junior: Intrepid
- Senior: Maranello
- DD2: CRG
Forum Talk: Free AFOS Tickets, Rotax Seminar, Classifieds.
If you haven't checked the forums in a while have a look! If you're interested in some racing action at Sepang on the 16th-18th of this month check out the offer for free tickets from AFOS to all KartingAsia.com forum members. No strings attached - free tickets for all. In Malaysia and want to learn more about Rotax? There are plans to have BRP Rotax technical guru provide a seminar for interested drivers and mechanics sometime in August. Let us know if you're interested to make sure the program goes ahead! Want to get started in karting on prime-equipment at an affordable price? There's a two-race old Intrepid chassis up for grabs in the classifieds section.
India Delivers at Asia Max Rd.2
Akhil Kushlani (Senior Max), Parth Ghoparde (Junior Max), Dhruv Mohite (MicroMax), made it an Indian clean sweep of the top positions in the 2nd round of the Rotax Max Challenge Asia held at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore, India last weekend.
