Month: March 2009
FM-V Visors for Arai Helmets – Review
"Most drivers report much long life" with FM-V visors, and the visor's coating "not come off when you drive hard rain condition." Don't mistake the amusing use of Japanglish on FM-V's website as an indicator of an inferior product - these are definitely worthy competition to the other two popular mirrored visors available on the market (CaraCoat and LLC from Lucky Design).
I recently got a couple of these fancy looking visors for use on my yet to be "dressed up" plain white Arai SK5 helmet.
Intrepid Thailand Communicates (kartingphotography.com)
KartingPhotogrpahy.com has highlighted the Intrepid dealer in Thailand. Check the article here.
Sera Takes a Clean Sweep in the States
Leading Australian kart racer David Sera has continued his winning ways with a victory in the Formula Kart Weekend at the Ocala Gran Prix circuit in Florida, USA over the weekend.
2009 Rotax Grand Finals in Egypt
There has been no official confirmation from Rotax yet, with confirmation coming from other sources - the 2009 Rotax Grand Finals will be held at the Ghibli International Raceway in Egypt from the 5th to 12th of December. This will be the second time that the Grand Finals will be held at the track, with the first time being in 2003.
The news has been announced at the Ghibli Circuit website (www.ghibliraceway.com/), and was also announced on KartSportNews.com. There should be an official announcement from Rotax soon.
John King Karting – GP10 Makes Great Debut.
John King drove the GP10 a dream début on Saturday, taking pole position easily after a last minute decision to change to slicks on a still damp track. In heat 1 John led from start to finish with team mate David Turner close behind, giving the GP10 a debut win.
New Cylinders for Rotax Max Engines
BRP Rotax has announced the availability of a new generation of cylinders, aimed at further improving on tolerances between engines. Download the information bulletin for details. (PDF format)
