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News Briefs!

30 November 2015

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• Karters performing "Swan Lake"??
  
  pic - all over facebook
  
  
• Latest issue of Kartcom News (#17) is now free to download. Click HERE to check out the 74-page PDF with news, reports and photos from the past month of international karting.
  
  
  
• Plans are being made for an Easter Karting Nationals at Orange, NSW, next year. It will be interesting to see how many karters turn up to crown an AKRA National Champion without having to trek around the country all year to do so.
  
  
  
• Ride along with TaG Senior driver David Sera as he navigates his KartSport North America Deadly Kart around the new circuit for the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals XIX at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Footage is from Wednesday practice:
  
  
  
• The MSA in the UK has approved a revamp of their 'Formula Libre' regulations to allow older or less common engines to compete. The engines cannot exceed 30bhp. Any current or previously approved slick tyre from a range of classes can be used, and clubs are allowed to specifiy in event regulations that no new tyres are permitted! (ie, at selected events competitors must use second-hand rubber). More on kartlink HERE.
  
  
• Missed the SuperNationals? All the ekartingnews coverage is in one place - Review the event HERE Also, kart360's 'What We Leanred' event summary is HERE.
  
  
  
• Penrite had a significant presence at the Geelong Revival Motoring Festival on the weekend, including Penrite Go Kart Brand Ambassadors Angelo Mouzouris and Nicholas Schembri taking to he track.
  
  
  
• Easykart UK has appointed a sole engine builder across all of their categories. Previously, ACR Ltd was the obligatory servicer for just the Easykart Cadet engines. But for 2016, all Easykart Junior, Senior lights and Masters engines must also be serviced by ACR. "98% of Easykart UK engines are already serviced by ACR Ltd" Easykart UK advised. "However due to a few isolated incidents with other engine builders we have now decided that all engines in Easykart UK must be serviced / rebuilt by ACR Ltd in 2016. This decision is to ensure and maintain a high level of service and quality to our clients and above all a legal and level playing field."
  
  
• Speedcafe's take on Marcos Ambrose and the AWC motorsport Academy to assist young Tasmanians contest the Australina Kart Championship on the mainland in 2016 - click HERE.
  
  
• Goodbye VKA; Hello Karting Victoria! The familiar yellow, red and black of the Victorian Karting Association, which has served the Victorian Karting community for well over two decades, has come to an end. The state association has now been re-branded in the blue and green of Karting Victoria, thus falling into line with the national body's visual corporate identity and naming structure.
  
  
  
• The moment New Zealand's Ryan Urban became the first ever Kiwi to win a Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Final, Portugal 2015:
  
  
  
• After the Supreme Court of Queensland's judgment that ruled John McCleverty's 10 year suspension from AKA be void (see previous News Briefs post from earlier in the month HERE) comes news that two others are threatening to also take action. McCleverty’s solicitor, Graeme Hancock of JamesKLegal, has advised that Ralph van Doorn and Neville Scullion, banned 15 years and 5 years respectively via the same processes, have put Karting Australia on notice that if their bans are not revoked, they will also bring applications before the Supreme Court.
  
  
• We hear OTK's Exprit brand will switch from the stunning candy-purple to orange in 2016. In the UK, Strawberry Racing has appointed Fusion Motorsport as an official distributor for Exprit. The kart below is theirs showing off the new colour.
  
  
  
• Does this not look more fun (apart from the cramped driving position) than some of today's grip-laden rail-road tracking karts? Bring back the slide ;)
  
  
  
• Maranello Kart has confirmed Stefano Griggio (SG RACE) will head the Racing Team and will continue the collaboration with Tiziano Rizzi for the preparation and development of their TM engines. Tommaso Mosca (below, right) and Massimo Dante will be the drivers in all the main KZ2 competitions. Mosca will also compete in the CIK-FIA European and World Championships. Maranello Kart Racing Team will also firled drivers in the Rok Cup and Iame X30 championships in 2016.
  
  pic - Maranello Press
  
  
• 2015 Jenke Classic footage:
  

  2015 JENKE CLASSIC

  Highlight video of the 2015 jenke classic hosted by barossa go kart club at Spitwater raceway.(Apologies to the cadet 12 drivers, I accidentally wrote cadet 9 instead of 12)

  Posted by Kart Action Media on Sunday, November 29, 2015

  
  
  
• CRG has announced Angelo Morsicani's Team Morsicani will switch to CRG chassis for 2016 and compete in the CIK-FIA European and World Championships in the new OK and OK Junior classes, plus the main international competitions and the Italian Championship. In the past the team has fielded current Formula 1 Red Bull driver Daniil Kvyat (pictured below with Morsicani) and current CIK-FIA KZ European Champion Flavio Camponeschi.
  
  
  
• CIK-FIA press release/interview with TM Racing's Franco Drudi regarding the 2016 OK engines...
  
  

  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 explain your optimism towards the OK engines?
  The previous generation, the KF, appeared at a time when the budgets of international competition had soared, while, in parallel, economic conditions deteriorated. High-level karting has suffered greatly from these two factors, losing its popular appeal in favour of a very wealthy clientele. The top level of competition will always be expensive, it cannot be otherwise, but the base of the pyramid should be strengthened with more affordable access for a large number of competitors. TM Racing has never wanted to launch its own-brand series, preferring to compete in the CIK-FIA categories. That is why we are excited about the arrival of these new engines, which are both simpler and cheaper. On this point, the effort by manufacturers to stay within the price set by the CIK-FIA proves their involvement in broadening the base of competitors.

  How did the development phase the OK engine go?
  TM Racing participated in their development in close cooperation with the CIK-FIA for three years. The deadline was tight between the publication of the final regulations and the approval date, about four months, but we worked hard and the challenge was  met on time. We are in the midst of testing the final versions for the 2016 season. The OK-Junior is very close to the previous KF3 which was probably the best engine ever from a CIK-FIA regulation. However we have needed to familiarise ourselves with the OK, as the maximum speed has increased by 1000 rev / min over the KF.

  What do you think are the main qualities of the OK engines?
  I believe that all of the brands will be very similar with regard to performance. In OK, everyone will use a simplified power valve and an identical exhaust. In addition to the reduced purchase price, these aspects will help to develop the market, particularly in the national championships. Expect tighter races than in the past, which is excellent news. Like most professionals, I will carefully watch the Junior races, for the first time using an engine without a clutch. For Seniors, the choice of reducing the weight of the OK class helps maintain a high level of performance with a simpler machinery that has a wider range. It is a good option for an advanced karting category and will become very attractive. Driving an OK will be much more fulfilling than a KF.

  I should add that the CIK-FIA has worked hard to complete regulations that meet the expectations of all parties concerned as much as possible. It is also very good promotion for the new engines. These efforts need to be highlighted because they are going in the right direction. More drivers will be race in these categories, and most federations, circuits and professionals will be satisfied. As I am passionate about racing, I am very excited by the OK engines. I hope the ASNs and professionals will take their part by facilitating their development for a broad range of drivers. At TM, we are all very excited to start the 2016 season!
  

 

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