Vortex at the top positions of the world champ of OK-OKJ in Kristianstad

The OTK Kart Group engine division is fast and competitive in the FIA Karting World Championship reserved for single-speed categories.

OKJ – The Vortex VTJ immediately proved that it could compete at the top of the category, which featured a considerable number of 109 participants. Our engine took the second place in Group 4 of the qualifyings with Ilie Tristan Crisan (Tony Kart Racing Team) and collected two wins, eight top-three finishes and four fastest laps in the following qualifying heats thanks to the Canadian driver, Henri-Constant Kumpen (Tony Kart Racing Team), Julian Frasnelli (Tony Kart Racing Team) and Mateo Rivals (Tony Kart Racing Team).

Among the drivers powered by OTK Kart Group's ‘engine division’ units, Crisan was the main representative in the final. Starting from the second row, the Tony Kart Racing Team driver held a prominent position throughout the race and crossed the chequered flag in the top five.

Kumpen also showed off a positive performance, finishing in the top 10. Frasnelli finished just ahead of his teammate Rivals, who set the fastest lap of the final. Gilles Herman (Tony Kart Racing Team) also finished Sunday afternoon's race without any problems.

OK – Out of a total of 105 entrants, Vortex saw two VTS engines in the top five positions in qualifying: Thomas Pradier (Tony Kart Racing Team) was the fastest in group 2, just 0.029 seconds from the pole position, while Jindřich Pešl (Tony Kart Racing Team) took second place in group 1. There were also significant results in the qualifying heats, with six top-3 finishes achieved by the French and the Czech drivers.

On a Sunday affected by changeable weather, the Vortex VTS proved to be fast and reliable. In the afternoon final, Pradier managed to take fifth place, but the middle stages of the race were unlucky for the Frenchman. Pešl attempted a difficult comeback and Oliver Rasmussen (Tony Kart Racing Team) encountered more obstacles than expected.