Joosens Wins a Wet Euro Challenge
Joosens Wins a Wet Euro Challenge
The first round of the Rotax Euro Challenge was held at the Sologne Karting Circuit in Salbris, France on March 26-30. Mike Joossens took the win on his Kombi Kart in the Seniors in wet conditions followed by Christopher Lock.
2008 Rotax Max Grand Finals Location Announced
BRP-Rotax have announced the 2008 Rotax Grand Finals and date. The event will be held at the La Conca International Circuit in Muro Leccese, Italy on 27-30 November 2008.
CIK-FIA Updates: Macau date change, starting regulations etc.
The FIA World Motor Sport Council has announced some decisions on karting. New starting rules have been put in place, with a white line to separate rows 110 meters leading up to the start line. 110m does seem a fairly long distance, perhaps with the intention of keeping karts from touching when coming around the final corner. In addition to this the speed when approaching the start line is to be at between 15 and 25kph. Other decisions include changes to homologation extensions, calendar structure, and a change of date for the Macau CIK-FIA Asia Pacific Championship from October to 27-30 November.
Intrepid Force Rotax Sign Daniel Rochford
Australian driver Daniel Rochford will race alongside Intrepid Force Rotax teammates Imre Birizdo of Hungary and Austria’s Kevin Reichard in Senior max this year at the Rotax Euro Challenge.
Karting Tips: Data Acquisition
A new article has been added to the karting tips section. It is an introduction to karting data acquisition and analysis, introducing the major logging systems available and the software that is used to analyze the data. The article is fairly long at over 5000 words however it is split into 4 pages for convenience.
Go to the Data Acquisition article.
British Performance at WSK Round 1
TonyKart drivers Will Stevens and Gary Catt made it a British clean sweep of the top two positions in the first round of the WSK series held in La Conca, Italy. Stevens took first in both the pre-final and final ensuring maximum points and Catt came in at second best both times also taking in a massive points haul. With the remaining positions changing around from pre-final to final the British duo earned themselves a healthy points-gap in the championship standings. Jack te Braak took 3rd in the final on his Zanardi.
Unfotunately none of the Asian drivers at the event made it into the final stages of the event.
