Recent changes by the CIK to the age limits affecting Junior Max and Senior Max sees many competitors having to change classes for 2017. In Junior Max the top age is now 15 (you may not turn 16 in 2017). The entry age to Senior Max has now been reduced to 14 years old (must at least turn 14 in 2017) so if you are struggling with weight in Junior Max then changing to Senior Max at 160kg is an attractive option.
British International school Grade 8 scholar Tiffany Napier caused quite a sensation in her debut year in karting, but as far as she is concerned, this is only the beginning.
The latest in a growing line of South African girl power karters, Roodepoort lass Tiffany raced her first full season in 2016 in the extremely competitive Junior Max Class, following limited experience as she learned the ropes the previous year. “I am proud to have already proven of what a young woman without any previous experience can accomplish,” Tiffany explained.
Various rumours are circulating including that the Maxter factory has closed and there will be no spare parts, that the Maxterino will be detuned. There is absolutely no truth in any of these rumours and Maxterino engines and spares continue to be produced – business as usual! The regulations for the 2017 Maxterino National championship are exactly the same as they were in 2016 technically and weight wise. The only change is the top age which has been reduced to 11 years old. We look forward to great racing with kids of more similar ages in 2017. The winner of the Maxterino National Championship will be SA Champion and receive an air ticket to spectate at the 2017 RMCGF in Protugal.
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Wet and rainy conditions failed to put a damper on karting fireworks at the double-points paying the Guy Fawkes Day final round of Northern Regions karting championships on Saturday. Most classes went down to the wire as three drivers stole championships on the day. South Africa’s newest karting world champion Jayden Els was one of … Read more
Karting banana boy Daniel Duminy is champing at the bit as he prepares to step up to the Senior Max class for the first time at Saturday’s Vereeniging Northern Regions finals. Duminy, who enjoyed a positive season in Junior Max alongside a debut season in the Engen Volkswagen Polo Cup on the main circuits this year, can’t wait to get to grips with the more powerful Senior kart class.
Motorsport fans can look forward to explosive racing when Vereeniging’s 2016 Northern Regions Finale will see the year’s Gauteng karting titles clinched on Guy Fawkes Day Saturday 5 November. And while some classes tipped on a knife’s edge and others seem a little clear cut, rest assured that the fireworks will be most appropriate in … Read more
South Africa has a new karting world champion after Jayden Els from Boksburg won the Rotax Mini Max Grand Final in Sarno, Italy. All of 12 years old, the Laerskool Baanbreker primary school academic achiever starred throughout the week, but was caught out by tough conditions in the Pre Finals on Friday and started Saturday’s … Read more
Qualifying starts on Wednesday, October 19, with the Finals being run on Saturday, October 22. Live Streaming available on www.rotax-kart.com from Wednesday. A 13-driver team from South Africa flies out to Sarno, Italy, later this week for the 17th running of international karting’s most competitive championship on the planet – the Rotax Max Challenge Grand … Read more