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Rotax News! - October 2008

press release

End of Year Junior Rotax Bash
IKD and the Canberra Kart Racing Club are proud to bring all Junior Rotax drivers a great end of year event. This event will be held on the weekend of 22nd and 23rd of November.

As part of the Canberra Kart Club's final event of the year (the Canberra Cup) Junior Max will compete as a feature class. IKD will be supporting the event for Rotax competitors with a range of prizes.

A Junior Max development day will be run in conjunction with this event on Saturday 22nd November. The development day is open to all junior karters and will be run by Rotax importer IKD supported experienced Rotax drivers including karting legend Troy Hunt.

The day will include Rotax driving tips (including on track tuition), racing on MOJO’s, fitness, Rotax technical tips and much more.

The cost for the development day is $55 which includes practice and lunch on Saturday. Registration and pre-payment is required, so if you are interested in attending the development day please advise IKD via email at rotax@internationalkarting.com.au.

This meeting will be one of the last opportunities to get rankings points for Junior Rotax for 2008!!!

IKD Announces NEW Rotax Specific Web Site
With the enormous growth and interest in Rotax classes IKD is announcing a new web site specifically for Rotax.

This new site, www.rotax.com.au will be the total destination for Rotax racers in Australia.

Providing racing news, technical updates, Rankings and Racer rewards updates, a portal for clubs to register and enter race results as well as a regular Rotax newsletter; this site will be the complete information store for all Rotax Racers.

“This new web site will better enable IKD to support and inform our Rotax customers” said Ian Black, Managing Director of IKD. “What we want to do is keep all Rotax racers informed of events and all Rotax pertinent information”

The new web site will go live 1st January 2009, so bookmark the site now in your web browser.

2009 Pro Tour
In 2009 IKD will introduce the Rotax Pro Tour. The Rotax Pro Tour will be four to six individual race meetings held at top circuits along the eastern sea board of Australia.

The Rotax Pro Tour will be designed to ‘lift the bar’ for kart race meetings in Australia to provide Rotax competitors with the highest level of competition.

The Pro Tour is NOT a series as such, rather a number of stand alone events that are linked by the National Rotax Rankings program.

The rankings for the Pro Tour events will be the second highest behind the Rotax Nationals, which means that the Pro Tour is the best option for earning rankings points.

Each Pro Tour round will offer Rotax Light, Rotax Heavy, Junior Rotax, Rotax Over 35 and Open (DD2 engines only).

The format of the meetings is still under development but it is envisaged that they will be two day events with practice and qualifying on Saturday and racing concluding Sunday afternoon. Friday practice may be offered at some events.

The first of the Rotax Pro Tour meetings will be held after April of 2009.

A regular Pro Tour newsletter will be sent to those karters that have joined the IKD mailing list, which can be joined on the IKD web site.

Regular updates will also be posted on the IKD web site so be sure to check www.internationalkarting.com.au and in 2009 the new Rotax web site at www.rotax.com.au for up to date information.

CONGRATULATIONS
IKD would like to congratulate the following Rotax drivers for their recent State Title wins:

David Whitmore NSW Rotax Light
Rick Pringle NSW Rotax Heavy
Nathan Davis WA Rotax Light
Simon Gwilliam WA Rotax Heavy

The rankings have been updated to reflect these results and are available for download from the IKD web site www.internationalkarting.com.au.

ATTENTION ALL JUNIOR ROTAX OWNERS
The Junior Max Barrel Replacement Program is coming to an end. As of 1st October 2008 all old barrels (part number 223999) are ineligible for use at AKA race meetings.

All competitors with engines with these barrels should take their engines to their engine builder for barrel replacement as soon as possible.

There has never been a better time to race a Rotax!

12 Months Warranty#
Free set of Mojo Tyres#
Rotax Racer Rewards in 2009
Rotax Pro Tour in 2009
Junior Rotax now Championship Class

It Just keeps getting better
# Conditions Apply, limited time offer

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	Rotax News! - October 2008 press release End of Year Junior Rotax Bash IKD and the Canberra Kart Racing Club are proud to bring all Junior Rotax drivers a great end of year event. This event will be held on the weekend of 22nd and 23rd of November. As part of the Canberra Kart Club's final event of the year (the Canberra Cup) Junior Max will compete as a feature class. IKD will be supporting the event for Rotax competitors with a range of prizes. A Junior Max development day will be run in conjunction with this event on Saturday 22nd November. The development day is open to all junior karters and will be run by Rotax importer IKD supported experienced Rotax drivers including karting legend Troy Hunt. The day will include Rotax driving tips (including on track tuition), racing on MOJO’s, fitness, Rotax technical tips and much more. The cost for the development day is $55 which includes practice and lunch on Saturday. Registration and pre-payment is required, so if you are interested in attending the development day please advise IKD via email at rotax@internationalkarting.com.au. This meeting will be one of the last opportunities to get rankings points for Junior Rotax for 2008!!! IKD Announces NEW Rotax Specific Web Site With the enormous growth and interest in Rotax classes IKD is announcing a new web site specifically for Rotax. This new site, www.rotax.com.au will be the total destination for Rotax racers in Australia. Providing racing news, technical updates, Rankings and Racer rewards updates, a portal for clubs to register and enter race results as well as a regular Rotax newsletter; this site will be the complete information store for all Rotax Racers. “This new web site will better enable IKD to support and inform our Rotax customers” said Ian Black, Managing Director of IKD. “What we want to do is keep all Rotax racers informed of events and all Rotax pertinent information” The new web site will go live 1st January 2009, so bookmark the site now in your web browser. 2009 Pro Tour In 2009 IKD will introduce the Rotax Pro Tour. The Rotax Pro Tour will be four to six individual race meetings held at top circuits along the eastern sea board of Australia. The Rotax Pro Tour will be designed to ‘lift the bar’ for kart race meetings in Australia to provide Rotax competitors with the highest level of competition. The Pro Tour is NOT a series as such, rather a number of stand alone events that are linked by the National Rotax Rankings program. The rankings for the Pro Tour events will be the second highest behind the Rotax Nationals, which means that the Pro Tour is the best option for earning rankings points. Each Pro Tour round will offer Rotax Light, Rotax Heavy, Junior Rotax, Rotax Over 35 and Open (DD2 engines only). The format of the meetings is still under development but it is envisaged that they will be two day events with practice and qualifying on Saturday and racing concluding Sunday afternoon. Friday practice may be offered at some events. The first of the Rotax Pro Tour meetings will be held after April of 2009. A regular Pro Tour newsletter will be sent to those karters that have joined the IKD mailing list, which can be joined on the IKD web site. Regular updates will also be posted on the IKD web site so be sure to check www.internationalkarting.com.au and in 2009 the new Rotax web site at www.rotax.com.au for up to date information. CONGRATULATIONS IKD would like to congratulate the following Rotax drivers for their recent State Title wins: David Whitmore NSW Rotax Light Rick Pringle NSW Rotax Heavy Nathan Davis WA Rotax Light Simon Gwilliam WA Rotax Heavy The rankings have been updated to reflect these results and are available for download from the IKD web site www.internationalkarting.com.au. ATTENTION ALL JUNIOR ROTAX OWNERS The Junior Max Barrel Replacement Program is coming to an end. As of 1st October 2008 all old barrels (part number 223999) are ineligible for use at AKA race meetings. All competitors with engines with these barrels should take their engines to their engine builder for barrel replacement as soon as possible. There has never been a better time to race a Rotax! 12 Months Warranty# Free set of Mojo Tyres# Rotax Racer Rewards in 2009 Rotax Pro Tour in 2009 Junior Rotax now Championship Class It Just keeps getting better # Conditions Apply, limited time offer Home
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