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11/01/16
The promoter of most of the CIK-FIA Competitions for three years, Luca De Donno, Chairman of WSK Promotion, is also knowledgable about the current situation in kart racing, both in his country, Italy, in Europe and throughout the world.
He has been able to get a clear idea of the expectations of professionals and Drivers thanks to his frequent contact with them and is confident in...
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05/01/16
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18/12/15
The arrival of the new DDS, DDJ and RKZ engines sets the key goal of a first milestone and the beginning of a new challenge at the same time. Now, the technological challenge moves on track.
Vortex has officially launched the new range of engines for 2016. DDS and DDJ for the two new CIK categories, OK and OK Junior, and RKZ for the gearbox classes. Here's the official note.
With...
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14/12/15
The Danish engine specialist Ole Haugard won another world title this season with Logan Sargeant, the World Champion in KF-Junior after a historic double in 2014: Lando Norris crowned in KF and Enaam Ahmed in KF-Junior.
One Engines provides greatly appreciated Vortex engines to several top teams in international competition. Therefore this is the opinion of a specialist on the imminent entry of the new generation...
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09/12/15
A top level driver in the 80s and 90s, the Dutchman Michel Vacirca has also enjoyed success as the team manager of CRG Holland.
With his vision of competition, 100% oriented towards racing, he is enthusiastically contemplating the future of karting with the forthcoming introduction of OK engines.
Michel Vacirca,...
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30/11/15
Founded by Claudio Flenghi and Francesco Battistelli, TM Racing is most of all involved in the field of off-road motorcycles, but their competitive spirit has also been exercised with great success in karting for several decades, under the supervision of its specialist technician Franco Drudi.
TM Racing has been actively involved in the genesis of the new engines together with the CIK-FIA, and they have demonstrated optimism about the future of these engines.
Mr Drudi, how can you...
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23/11/15
The current Team Manager of Kosmic Kart Racing, the team that won the 2015 CIK-FIA World KF Championship with Karol Basz using a Vortex engine, the Belgian Olivier Maréchal is also known for his talents as an engine tuner.
.. He welcomes the introduction of the new OK and OK-Junior engines in 2016 from both points of view.
What the OK engines will change in the work of your team?
- The simplification that accompanies...
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17/11/15
The Briton Jordon Lennox-Lamb has extensive experience of high-level karting. The Vice-World Champion in KF in 2015, he has actively participated in the development of the new OK engines with the IAME factory.
... He has delivered a highly relevant analysis of the new generation of direct-drive kart engines which will come into use from 2016.
"I'm really enthusiastic about the OK...
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28/10/15
The homologation procedure for the new OK and OK-Junior direct drive engines is not yet complete but already several countries are expressing interest in the new CIK-FIA engines. All over the world, the arrival of the OK engines is accompanied by a strong hopes for the renewal of Competition Karting.
Six brands have applied for the homologation of OK and OK-Junior engines: REXON Motors (Karlheinz Hahn), Vortex (OTK Kart Group), Parilla (IAME), TE (Tenciengines), TM Racing (TM Racing) and LKE (...
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01/10/15
Karts will be powered by new OK Engines for the 2016 season. The promotional launch last week, at the World Circuit La Conca during the World CIK-FIA Championship...
... The 2015 season has just finished but there are already great expectations for the next one.
The 2016 karting season is already coming
The world CIK-FIA Championship which took place last...
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02/07/15
Simplification, streamlining and cost reduction are some of the priorities which have led the CIK-FIA to introduce new engine specifications for 2016 onwards.
The aim is to give the direct drive categories back their place in national championships across the world and to broaden the base of kart racers at all levels. After more than three years of...
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17/06/15
At last, everyone will be able to see OK and OK Junior - the new CIK engines - in action, this weekend on the English circuit of PF International, during the 2nd round of the European KF-KFJ Championships.
photo D.Pastanella - Wafeproject
In a recent communication, the CIK presented the new engine that will be homologated at the end of the year for the 2016 season as the new course for Kart racing....
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14/02/14
GFR has been a name to reckon with in the field of engine preparation in KF with the TM brand for ten years.
"GFR was fortunate to work with excellent drivers in 2013," says Gordon Finlayson. "Max Verstappen, Dorian Boccolacci, and Tom Joyner recently winning the KF World Championship, have...
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17/09/13
BREAKING NEWS!!! Australia may become the first country outside the Americas to have the 125cc Sudam Direct Drive engine in their national series, possibly even alongside the KF engine!
by I.Salvestrin
As Vroom was going to press talks were taking place for a single 125cc Sudam powered kart to possibly take part in practice for the final round of the CIK Stars of Karting Series in...
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01/08/13
CIK-FIA sent an official written declaration stating the KK1 engine has been homologated with the plastic insert below the reed pack, and is conform to rules. But no other engine will be allowed to use the insert.
Its entry into the world of karting stirred many rumours: from all directions. We are talking about the 125 KK1 Modena Engine: in particular, some expressed doubts on whether the plastic insert...
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08/10/12
As previously mentioned, the last meeting of the FIA brought no particular modifications to KF engines, and yet something is set to change…
by Vroom
According to insisting rumors in the paddock, the next FIA World Motorsport Council that will take place in December is set to approve few changes in 2014 put forward by the manufacturers. The...
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27/06/12
At the third meeting held yesterday (26th June) in Milan that saw karting manufacturers and CIK-FIA representatives decide on the future steps aimed at reviving the sport, the possibility of postponing engines homologation planned this year to the end of 2013 seemed well accepted by the working group sponsored by FIA President Jean Todt and coordinated by ACI/CSAI President Sticchi Damiani.
by Vroom
At last, everyone including manufacturers seems to have understood that the current formula of KF has no future. The necessary changes that will make KF engines more accessible must be made with...
