Kevin Reichard Takes MEKC Round 2 in Dubai
Kevin Reichard Takes MEKC Round 2 in Dubai
Austrian Kevin Reichard played the waiting game to perfection to win the Senior Rotax Max Final race of the second round of the Middle East Karting Championship (MEKC) at the Kartdrome at the Dubai Autodrome on Saturday, 1 March. After two opening days of dominance by local hero Sheikh Hasher Al Maktoum the Austrian ace timed his attack to perfection by peaking in the Pre-Final and stamped his authority with a commanding drive to victory in the Final.
Rotax Max Challenge Malaysia Rd.1
The first round of the 2008 Plus Rotax Max Challenge Malaysia was held over last weekend at the Sepang International Karting Circuit. In the senior category Imran Zaharias took first ahead of Masedenal Ali and Mikko Nassi. Full results for all categories are available on the MyLaps website. Pictures to follow.
Discuss the event in the forums.
TnetX Display from AMB
AMB has in the works a new display that karters will find very interesting. It provides more timing information than any other existing lap timer such as MyChron, Alfano, or Unipro. What more could it provide than your laptime?
Winter Cup Results Bring Change
Looking at the results from the first big event of 2008 held last weekend it appears that the Tonykart-Vortex dominance in KF1 from 2007 hasn't carried over in quite the same way with other manufacturers having played catch-up over the winter.
Mitchell Gilbert Joins Factory Kosmic Team in 2008
The Kosmic racing department has announced their driver lineup for 2008, and in the KF3 category this includes Mitchell Gilbert - an Australian driver that has been karting in Malaysia for the past 7 years or so.
Mitchell will be representing Malaysia in the ultra-competitive WSK series in the KF3 category. There are already 90 drivers on the provisional entry list. Good luck Mitch! You can read the announcement by kosmic on their website here.
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Attention Malaysia Max Racers – Tires and Engine Recall
Kartmore Racing Services has made an announcement on the Junior Max engine recall and Mojo D2 tire availability. The engine recall will take place at Kartmore Racing Services this Friday. Check the announcement on their site here. Also the Mojo D2 tyres which will be used in the Rotax Challenge are now available for purchase. Read the announcement on the KRS site here, and discuss the Mojo D2 tires in the forum.
