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Vortex celebrates the WSK Euro Series with a victory

17-02-2026

In the first round of the championship, at the Leopard Circuit Viterbo, the OTK Kart Group engine division wins the first place in the MINI Gr.3 category final with Alfie Mair (Tony Kart Racing Team).

MINI Gr.3 – Vortex holds the victory after consistently occupying the first place throughout the weekend in Viterbo. The VTM engine sets the fastest time in Group 1 of the qualifyings (1:13.284), thanks to the performance of Alvaro Medeiros (Tony Kart Racing Team), and collects three wins, three top-3 finishes, and a fastest lap in the subsequent qualifying heats. Next to these results there is the success in the A Prefinal, courtesy of Alfie Richard Mair (Tony Kart Racing Team).

The British driver is the star of Saturday afternoon's final, run on a wet track: starting from pole position, he is able to take the lead throughout the race and, with over two seconds over his closest rival, runs straight to the top step of the podium.

Zane Pace (Tony Kart Racing Team) finishes the race in the top ten. David Aagten (Tony Kart Racing Team) recovers not less than seven positions from the start and finishes ahead of Medeiros and Farel Beretta Dugat (Tony Kart Racing Team).

MINI Gr.3 U10 – Even in the youngest class, the Vortex VTM is able to perform an excellent start with Blake Hsueh (Tony Kart Racing Team) setting the third fastest time in the qualifyings. In the final, however, the American driver is constantly battling for a podium finish.

OK-N – The VTS-N unit takes the fourth place in group 2 of the qualifying with Nicolò Coppotelli (KGT Motorsport) and a third place in the B pre-final with Oliver Rasmussen (KB Racing Experience). The Danish and the Italian drivers enter the top 10 in the final, which also sees Leonard Frey (KB Racing Experience), Daniele Spaziani (KGT Motorsport), and Michal Gorecki (KB Racing Experience) at the starting grid.

OKJ-N – The Vortex VTS-N stands out with Victor Thomas Gorun (Tony Kart Racing Team) gaining second place in the A Prefinal and then finishing in the top 10 of the final. Augustin Feligioni (Tony Kart Racing Team), Valentino Manassero (Tony Kart Racing Team), Gabriele Castelmani (KGT Motorsport), and Linghan Li (Tony Kart Racing Team) also attend the last race of the weekend.

OKJ – Despite the difficult weather conditions in the final, Martin Bertolaccini (PRK) manages to recover 13 positions from the start. Yubo Wen (KB Racing Experience) is unlucky and forced to retire after three laps.