Karting News
News and Previews
21/12/20
In its range of sensors to be connected to its instrumentation, Starlane has just recently added a new probe to measure the temperatures of the exhaust gases.
Among the characteristics of this thermocouple are the fact of being ultra-fast and with an exposed junction (and in this it is similar to the previous version) but above all of presenting a body...
News and Previews
17/12/20
The International Federation announces the 2021 calendar with confirmations and news.
In Geneva, the World MotorSport Council held its fourth annual meeting (and the last one of 2020), and given the pandemic, took advantage of videoconferencing tools to connect with the rest of the...
Paddock
16/12/20
KZ is animating the paddock with news for 2021.
Starting from the absolute official announcement, Alex Irlando is the new CRG driver. The Apulian driver, by now ex Birel Art, leaves the team of Lissone after winning seasons like the last one, with...
Interview
15/12/20
Edgar Baadjou is the Team Manager of the famous GKS Lemmens Power racing team.
GKS Lemmens is based in the famous karting complex of Genk, the “Home of Champions”. Vroom Kart virtually met Mr. Baadjou to discover how the team faced the Covid-19 emergency, both in...
Races
13/12/20
A rainy Sunday crowned the champions of the second edition of the Rotax MAX Challenge International Trophy.
As happened in the past 3 days, the rain was the protagonist today, making the races even more exciting. The Junior MAX final was stopped 5 laps earlier due to the dangerous conditions.
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Races
12/12/20
The drivers involved in the 2nd edition of the Rotax MAX Challenge International Trophy had a busy day today.
In the morning, the last heats have been completed, while in the afternoon was the Prefinals' time.
Micro MAX - Christopher Feghali (DHR) had no rivals today. He took the pole after the Heats...
Races
11/12/20
The first scheduled eliminatory heats have been completed at Portimao.
In the rain that fell on the Algarve International Circuit, the drivers fought hard for a place in the finals scheduled for Sunday. Let's see what happened in the first part of today's heats...
Races
10/12/20
The Rotax MAX Challenge International Trophy is finally underway in Portimao.
The Circuito Internacional de Algarve hosts its third international competition, the first Rotax race since the 2017 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals. The winter season hit the drivers involved, and...
Interview
10/12/20
The OK European Champion is back to talk about his accident in Portugal. An episode that does not distract Antonelli from his 2021 goal, that is to win again.
The epilogue of the OK World Championship on the Algarve circuit (Portimao) was certainly not in the plans of the driver from Bologna, who was unfortunately involved in the crash of the first lap. A...
Close Up
09/12/20
Face to face with Elia Galvanin, the "star" of the Italian Rotax movement.
We will remember this year as one of the weirdest for the karting world. The Covid-19 made things hard for everyone involved in the karting business, races delayed and travel restrictions forced...
Vroom Covers
09/12/20
THE MAGNIFICENT - Winning the World Championship as Callum Bradshaw (Tony Kart/Vortex) did in OK and Freddie Slater (Kosmic/Vortex) in Junior on a treacherous rain-drenched track is never just by chence, if anything an added value.
From December 10 the digital version on Pocketmags.com
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Preview
Red Line - Reflections after Lonato
Racing - FIA Karting World Championship OK
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Survey
04/12/20
The year 2020 has reserved many surprises and too many chang-es. Among the things that cannot and must not change, there is of course the long-awaited appointment with Vroom's Driver of the Year Awards!
As is now the established practice, Vroom Karting Maga-zine offers readers and enthusiasts the chance to vote for the season's best driver.
A final "trophy" to close - in beauty - this...
News and Previews
03/12/20
Organised by Dean Seavers and Vince Hughes, the principals at United Vintage Karters of America, the focus of the 20th anniversary (plus one) Vintage Kart Reunion will be on historical karts from the 1950’s-70’s because those were the karts that participated at the very first reunion back in May 2001. Just in case the plus one is confusing it’s because Dean is counting the very first reunion as number 1 and not number 0!
Unfortunately the 'Golden Era' of karts is dwindling away due to mortality, age of participants, aches and pains amongst the drivers and their helpers plus the changing dynamics of vintage...
Interview
03/12/20
Lady Olsson about her 2020 racing season: the year of the back to back.
Mathilda Olsson is the first woman to win 2 titles in a row in the Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy.
At the wheel of her Tony Kart of the Strawberry Racing Team, she showed huge improvement....
Interview
02/12/20
After the first races of the season, CRG driver Scott Lindblom found himself having to race in Sweden to carry on a season conditioned by Covid but useful to improve and reap many victories.
2020 was certainly a very complicated season for some drivers, many of their racing plans were revisited in the early months of this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic that literally affected our...
Close Up
30/11/20
The Rok Cup Colombia By Vortex championship is preparing for the 2021 season, once the calendar has been structured, it has been possible to reserve the dates on which the entire championship will take place.
Also there is included the date of the Panamerican Rok Cup Challnege that will be run at the Laguna Viva circuit in Villavicencio. The high expectations we have as a championship is to continue...
Interview
30/11/20
The "voice" of the Rotax in Europe, Alex Goldschmidt, told us his opinion about the 2020 racing year.
Alex Goldschmidt is the official voice of the Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy and CEE Rotax MAX. He’s also one of the most authoritative columnists, that’s why Vroom decided to ask him...
Races
29/11/20
The Open Cup 2020 comes to an end and so does the WSK season. Stan Pex (KR), Taylor Barnard (OK), Freddie Slater (OKJ) and Maciej Gladysz (60 Mini) are the new winners!
KZ2 - Pex cannibal of the queen class
On the last day of the competition, the KZ2 opened the dances with a double final, all for the two brand mates Danilo Albanese and Stan Pex (KR). The Italian put...
Races
28/11/20
The Open Cup 2020 lives its penultimate day with all the Prefinals scheduled to take place.
KZ2 - Van Walstijn and Pex mortgage the finals
In the first Pre-final of the day, good recovery from Senna Van Walstijn (CPB), author of the comeback victory ahead of Danilo Albanese (KR) and Viktor...
Races
27/11/20
The second run program ends today on the Adria circuit, the scene of the last WSK event in 2020.
KZ2 - Pex still leader
Also in the second heats programme, it was Stan Pex (KR) who took the lead in the KZ2 group with two wins and a second place in the three heats available. Behind the Dutchman,...
