Round One of the 2014 SA Rotax Max Challenge Karting Championships in Port Elizabeth at the weekend signalled a huge up-swing in karting’s premier formula. No less than 25 karts scored points in the super-quick Rotax DD2 Gearbox class, with nail-biting racing in all three races counting towards Round One of the four-round SA champs for 2014.
When the dust settled after the final bend in race three it was the experienced Eugene Brittz who won the day, his win in heat one and second place in heat two being capped by a somewhat surprising race three victory after his two closest rivals went farming in the closing stages of race three on the tight Celso Scribante circuit.
aturday’s second round of the Western Cape karting championships promises action aplenty with early season scores to settle and some drivers looking to make good on less than successful first round performances.
The 2014 Western Province motor racing year kicks off with a bang at the first round of the Cape karting championships at Killarney this Saturday (1 February) and after what seems a short layoff, all is set for extreme action with new combinations, new equipment and several drivers shifting to new classes for the new season.