Malaysia
Yamaha SL Cup in Malaysia Kicks Off
The first round of the Yamaha SL Cup 2008 Malaysian Series started off at Sepang last weekend. The series is jointly organised by MAM, Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd in Japan through Birel Pacific, Raycer Powerhouse, and RL Karting.
Rotax Max Challenge Updates
Latest information for competitors in the Rotax Max Challenge Asia and Malaysia series'. Please download all the files. There are some calendar changes as well as venue changes.
Gilbert misses the cut in Angerville
Malaysian driver Mitchell Gilbert took part in the WSK series again, this time in Angerville, France. He was more consistently on the pace this time around in the KF3 category and was on the pace to make it to the final. After the heats he was placed in 31st, meaning he only just missed out on a direct road to the finals by 3 positions. Starting from 3rd in the second chance heat he had trouble on the first lap and was forced to charge back up from well down the field. He made it back up to 10th place, but with only the top 6 making it through to the final Mitch is now looking on to the next round on the 8th-10th of May in Lonato, Italy.
Royal Kelantan Kart Prix 2008
The Asia Max Challenge got underway with the first round being held at the Tengku Mahkota Karting Circuit in Kelantan, Malaysia. Ooi Fei Hoong was the dominant force taking both the DD2 and Senior category wins. Other winners were Muhammad Nabil (Junior), James Lee (Masters), Arjun Maini (MicroMax), and Andhika Sasabone (Cadet).
Full results are available on MyLaps.com HERE.
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.
Asian Drivers Compete in Europe – WSK
Mitchell Gilbert representing Malaysia, Stefano Marcelo from the Philippines, and Tanart Sathienthirakul from Thailand are attacking the first round of the WSK series this weekend in La Conca, Italy. Mitch is racing in KF3 as a factory driver in the Kosmic team using Vortex engines. Tanart is driving with the PDB Racing Team on a Gillart-Parilla combo in KF2. Also in KF2 Stefano is racing with Maranello Kart on a TM engine. The WSK championship is a 6-round series attracting the best karting drivers in Europe with all major factory teams taking part. Karting categories in the WSK are KF1, KF2, KF3, and KZ2. Each category is raced at 5 of the 6 rounds. Results will soon start being available on the WSK website. Discuss the event in this WSK thread in the forums.
