2016 CIK OK engines on show at PFI this weekend

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. So not just an engine to replace the KF at international level, but an engine aimed at the base of the sport, in the hope to attract the thousands of fans and drivers lost with the transition from 100cc ICA and FA to the 125cc KF.
"The introduction in 2007 of KF engines has caused a restriction in the international categories at high-level Competitions over the years, while reducing the number of drivers involved in international Competitions. The new team at the CIK-FIA, behind the Vice President Mr. Kees Van de Grint, decided to work to broaden the base of competitors as was the case in the time of the ICA and FA engines. The aim is to extend the use of these engines in the various national championships around the world."

The CIK highlights the characteristics of the new engine: "Simplicity, lightness, performance and cost were the main concerns of the designers of the new OK and OK-Junior engines... the clutch, the electric starter, electric wiring and the battery will go, and the result of this simplification will be less weight and greater reliability. OK engines will have direct drive in line with the origins of Karting. The Karts will have a decompression valve for easy starting.