Karting SA Archive Dear Micro Max Competitor The 2018 South African Rotax Max Challenge series is off to a fantastic start with great entries at Regional and National events so far. Close racing and interesting results – not only the usual protagonists are shining! Motorsport South Africa has kept a close watch on the support for the new … Read more
The 2018 SA Rotax Max Challenge has exceeded anyone’s expectations and fantastic, close racing has got everyone’s attention. So close are the lap times that some competitors and tuners are running around like headless chickens trying to find that tenth of a second that could move them up several places on the grid. Karters all … Read more
BACKGROUND It was brought to our attention that certain Mini and Micro Max exhaust systems performed better than others or that well used exhausts perform better than new or repacked exhausts. INVESTIGATION EMR has tested several new and used exhausts on its dyno simulator and confirmed that the variation is unacceptably wide – old burnt … Read more
A massive entry is expected for the top-billing DD2 Gearbox class for Round One of the 2018 Rotax South African Karting championship at iDube Raceway, just outside Pietermaritzburg. Big news is that multiple World Rotax karting champion from Durban, Cristiano Morgado, is making a comeback to karting this season after a break of a few … Read more
Innovation is the name of the game – Rotax Mini Max configuration upgraded for 2018 Rotax is always looking at providing customers with the best value while never compromising on durability. Although in the long run a Mini Max is very economical to own, the purchase price is high compared to an air-cooled 60cc engine. … Read more
Finally the long awaited new technology cylinders have been released and will be legal for racing in 2018! Some very important notes: Junior, Mini and Micro Max: these classes already have the latest technology cylinders since the beginning of 2017 so there is nothing new and no change to the cylinder in these three classes. … Read more
DD2 Bradley Liebenberg 3rdBenjamin Habig 31stJason Coetzee 26th DD2 Masters Michael Stephen 3rdJonathan Pieterse 5th Senior Max Luke Herring DNS Junior Max Joshua Coertze 22ndSebastian Boyd 25th Mini Max Leyton Fourie 5th Micro Max Muhammad Wally 29th
Cetinich, Dias show Gauteng boys the way Zwartkops Kart Raceway’s penultimate Northern Regions Kart Championship round delivered a few interesting surprises, most of which served to set up cliffhangers in the various classes’ title races heading into the November finale, while two young ladies showed the gentlemen the way and the Dias family came away … Read more
While it is really very easy to upgrade from Micro Max to Mini Max – only a radiator, ECU and an exhaust are required to complete the upgrade. The initial outlay to upgrade from Maxterino or Mini Rok is significant if you do not own a Rotax engine – we have a very special deal … Read more
The SARMC National Karting Series grew by 35% in 2017 and promises to be even more successful in 2018. A few exiting improvements are on the cards for certain classes – subject to final ratification by MSA. Mini Max: The controversy surrounding the Mini Max class rules for 2018 has settled down now and: The … Read more