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24/05/22
The success story of Club100 in the UK continues to build momentum with every season, having had a record number of drivers participating in 2021 in the increasingly popular ‘Arrive & Drive’ championships powered by BRP-Rotax 125 MAX engines. In addition to this, the British Universities Karting Championship (BUKC) celebrates 21 years and the new generation of Club100 drivers has just joined the ranks in the two cadet categories (J. Wade - Photo J. Patterson)
John Vigor, Managing Director of Club100 Racing Ltd, shares an insight into the encouraging growth of the Club100 classes and explains what is planned in an exciting season ahead now, as the...
Vroom Academy
05/05/22
For 25 years, Rotax has been offering the karting market a product designed for long-term use “out of passion”. A winning and long-lived recipe, whose main ingredients are simplicity of use and cost containment. The Trophy organized with the Rotax Max for those with competitive ambitions is now a classic all over the world.
When it comes to Motorsport, the ideal scenario is one in which "only driving skills count". This seems to be exactly what Rotax had in mind when it launched, about 25 years ago, the Rotax...
Races
21/02/22
With no real surprises, the winners of the RMCET Winter Cup titles shone through when it counted most and the racing brought out some deserving accolades too. The champions: Albert Friend (Mini MAX), Ethan Jeff-Hall (Junior MAX), Callum Bradshaw (Senior MAX), Martijn van Leeuwen (DD2) & Martynas Tankevicius (DD2 Masters). (J.W. & Photos Hellofoto)
It was back to sunny skies with a chilly breeze in the Andalusian region of Spain Sunday for the Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy Winter Cup finals. Highlighted by the competition being closely-fought...
Races
20/02/22
The track action continued with qualifying heats Saturday and literally provided a ‘wake-up’ call for many competitors, that they will have to work to be at the top (J.W. Credits: © HelloPhoto)
The first outing of the season on the International calendar of the Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy has seen a welcome return of the Winter Cup at picturesque Circuito Karting Campillos this weekend...
News and Previews
08/02/22
The Rotax Max Winter Trophy has issued its verdicts by assigning the first passes for the Rotax Grand Final in Portimao, including the former F1 driver Antonio Pizzonia.
The Rotax Winter Trophy competition has held its own in this first part of the year with four hard-fought rounds for all present, in the name of the competition for the most important prize: the...
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Races
25/01/22
Gunskirchen, Austria, JANUARY 25, 2022 – The RMC International Trophy is one of the biggest international events of the Rotax racing season and we are glad to announce that the date for the 2022 RMC International Trophy is fixed.
As in the previous years, BRP-Rotax is partnering with 3MK Events and LeMans Karting International/ACO Automobile Club de l’Ouest, who are organizing the exceptional event in LeMans for the...
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Races
20/01/22
This 2022 Winter, ROTAX WINTER TROPHY is back and going with 2 events, both of them doublé with heats and races both Saturday and Sunday. It is an OPEN EVENT, meaning that anybody around the world can participate!
Orlando Kart Center, Florida, USA 2022
January 22nd and 23rd - February 5th and 6th
More than U$S 50.000 in prizes awaits for drivers and teams! Besides, Grand Finals 2022 Tickets to...
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Races
20/01/22
Gunskirchen, Austria, January 20, 2022 – The DEKM 2022 season starts with several new fea-tures: BRP-Rotax, the official partner of the DEKM, providing the E-Karts and a team of special-ists for the coordination and support on sites, has developed a new category which means that the DEKM 2022 is now coming with Junior and Senior class. Furthermore, the E-Karts are equipped with the MOJO D5 and W5 tires.
The registration for the DEKM 2022 season is open since January 18th, 2022 on the website of the DEKM (www.dekm.de). Save your seat for this season and register now!
The race calendar for 2022:
The...
News and Previews
10/01/22
Rotax has implemented a new application dedicated to karters, it's called Max Jetting and it aims to help the user to choose the most appropriate carburetor max jetting according to weather conditions and the type of Rotax engine used.
The app is available for both Android and IOS and has a simple and intuitive user interface. Once you have downloaded and installed the app on your smartphone you can in fact enter the weather data...
Rotax continues to further develop the malaysian market and announces changes in the distributorship
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News and Previews
10/01/22
Gunskirchen, Austria, January 10th, 2022 – BRP-Rotax together with EIKO Motorsport, the Ro-tax authorized distributor for the territories JAPAN, TAIWAN, CHINA, SINGAPORE, INDONESIA, BRUNEI, VIETNAM, CAMBODIA, LAOS, HONGKONG, MACAU, PHILIPPINES and MALAY-SIA would like to inform that they have decided to hand-over the distributorship for the territory of Malaysia by December 31st, 2021. The subsequent transfer of the business and the network to the new partner has been agreed and BRP-Rotax is pleased to inform that Amprex Racing Ser-vices Sdn Bhd will be the new partner for Malaysia.
Amprex Racing Services Sdn Bhd will be responsible for the Malaysian territory from January 1st, 2022 onwards. All RMC racing activities, orders and aftersales will be conducted from Amprex Racing...
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Races
20/12/21
Sakhir, Bahrain – December 19, 2021 – The 21st edition of the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals took place at the Bahrain International Karting Circuit in Sakhir in the Kingdom of Bahrain from December 11th to 18th, 2021. After a long wait since the last RMCGF in Sarno, Italy, BRP-Rotax had several premieres, which excited not only the drivers but also all the participants and followers of the Live Stream.
What a hot and action-packed week in the middle of the Kingdom of Bahrain at this fantastic karting track with the wonderful skyline of the prestigious Formula1 circuit. After two...
Races
18/12/21
After a week-long adventure for all the 378 drivers from around 60 nations with seven classes competing, our 2021 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals Champions were finally crowned, as the atmosphere, passion, and sheer emotion of the highly competitive action out on track. Cheers and roars from the grandstands were plentiful, as the crowds at the track were willing their drivers on to take their place on the top step of the podium at the end of the day.
All the hard work over the course of the past few days would come down to this moment for a select few drivers, whose hard work, grit, and determination would pay off towards a pivotal moment, where...
Races
18/12/21
The finals of the DD2 and DD2 Master categories concluded the program of the 2021 edition of the RMCGF
RMCGF, DD2 Master final. Riche Morgan dominates ahead of Quellette
The DD2 final was a hard-fought final. The platoon formed from the very beginning has continued to dictate the pace for the 21 laps...
Races
18/12/21
Some things can only happen in this competition. A girl keeping behind the 2020 FIA World Champion cat. OK is not normal.
And from memory we have to go back several years to find a woman winning in such a prestigious competition as, say, the Trofeo Margutti in 1995 with the victory of Sophie Marie Kumpen (yes, Max...
Races
18/12/21
In progress on the Bahrain International Karting Circuit the Rotax Grand Finals 2021, first results from the track.
MINI MAX
The first final of 2021 goes home to Japan with the last breath victory of Arata Endo. Tight fight already during the first laps with Endo at loggerheads with pole man Borys Lyzen. Despite...
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Races
17/12/21
Sakhir, Bahrain, December 17, 2021 –The 2021 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals moved into the Pre-Final stages of the event here in Bahrain, as further excitement lay in store for all the drivers around the challenging and fast-flowing 1.414-km circuit.
Not only was the surrounding temperature courtesy of the sunshine beating down from up above just as intense as it has been all week, but the action out on track would again welcome the aura of...
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Races
17/12/21
Sakhir, Bahrain, December 16, 2021 – On this 5th Day of the RMC Grand Finals in Bahrain we saw a lot of exciting action on the track and very motivated racers throughout the whole event area. Yesterday’s racing was very crucial to see where drivers would place for today’s Pre-Finals, as the combination from the intense 27-degree heat at its highest, the general atmosphere and the sheer racing action and thrilling fights would heighten both, the emotions of everyone at the circuit and those watching on from the official Live Stream.
When you walk through the paddock and watch the passing drivers with their karts on the trolley you truly feel the anticipation of the competitors and how much it means to our worldwide racers to be...
Races
16/12/21
While waiting to know the winners of the 21st edition of the 2021 Grand Finals in Bahrain, we took the liberty of drawing up a ranking to know the nation with the most victories to its credit.
In these twenty editions (from 2000 to 2021, excluding the unlucky 2020), the Rotax world has been able to reach all corners of the globe organizing memorable editions documented by Vroom in these...
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Races
16/12/21
Sakhir, Bahrain, December 15, 2021 – Following on from two days of Non-Qualifying Practice at the circuit, it was time to get the racing action underway amidst the sandy surroundings, with an increase in the air temperature at the track providing a perfect backdrop to the excitement of Qualifying Practice and the first set of Qualifying Heats for all competitors.
Once more, the powerful new RMCGF family member, the Project E20 E-Kart category started the track action this morning ahead of the other classes – Micro MAX, Mini MAX, Junior MAX, Senior MAX,...
Stories
15/12/21
A tribute to all the participants of the 21st edition organized this year at the Bahrain International Karting Circuit in Sakhir.
Starting February 2021 Vroom has begun the publication of the RMCGF events from the very first edition in Puerto Rico in November 2000 up to the 20th held in Sarno, Italy, in October 2019.
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