MSA Karting Commission President Joy Dolinscheck and her SAKRA team facilitated testing of the new products on Friday the 30th and Saturday the 31st of January 2015 at Killarney kart circuit in Cape Town. Three top drivers with top 2014 motors were used to compare Rotax EVO upgrades to existing (2014 motors) as individual upgrade items and as a complete 2015 new engine package.
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Rotax EVO upgrade introduction and other karting news
After an importers meeting at MSA on Friday the 23rd of January things are back on track with EVO upgrades and MSA’s approval of the upgrade and immediate implementation still stands. The regulations in the 2015 MSA karting handbook are correct and the full technical rules can be viewed on www.kart.co.za or www.rotax-kart.com.
ITS OFFICIAL EVO APPROVED
Dear Competitors
Its official – the 2015 Rotax EVO engines and upgrades are approved for racing in South Africa with immediate effect. An official communication from MSA is expected shortly but in the meantime herewith the important points.
Rand Kart Club Round 1 – 24 January 2015
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Rotax South Africa News
As most of you will have seen there is some controversy surrounding the use of the 2015 EVO engines and upgrades in South Africa. We regret the confusion and assure you that we will continue to work with MSA to resolve this as quickly as possible. In the meantime perhaps a little background and explanation of how this works will help everyone understand our position.
SOUTH AFRICA WINS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP KARTING NATIONS CUP IN SPAIN
And Durban’s Cristiano Morgado places second in the DD2 Masters Category
South Africa has won the Nations Cup in the 2014 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in Spain, beating 58 competing countries! The blistering performance of the 10-driver SA team throughout the six-day event ensured that South Africa won this prestigious trophy, ahead of Australia and host-nation Spain.
BRP INTRODUCES THE NEW GENERATION OF KARTING ENGINES – THE ROTAX 125 MAX EVO SERIES
The engine that will make your heart beat faster
Valencia, Spain, November 28, 2014 – BRP (TSX: DOO) presented the new Rotax 125 MAX evo kart engine series, a major evolution in karting, during the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals (RMCGF) in Valencia, Spain.