Vortex pole position and podium at the “WSK” in Lonato

On the fourth round of the WSK Super Master Series, OTK “engine division” hits the best time in the qualifyings of the MINI Gr.3 U10 category and closes the final third.

MINI Gr.3 U10 – The Vortex VTM takes the lowest step on the podium in the Under 10 category with Blake Hsueh (Tony Kart Racing Team). Our engine immediately stands out in the qualifyings with a pole position, thanks to a time of 52.937 seconds, and collects a victory, a second place and a fast lap in the heats. The overall haul also includes a victory and a fastest lap in the B pre-final.

Hsueh jumps ahead everybody in Sunday afternoon's final and maintains a firm lead in the early stages of the race. He then remains consistently at the top of the standings and, in the sprint, obtains the third place. The American driver occupies a second place in the championship standings.

OK – The OTK Kart Group “engine division” units start the weekend with the best time in group 1 and a third place in group 3 of the qualifyings, then achieve two top-3 finishes and two fastest laps in the heats and as well as a second place in the A pre-final.

Jindřich Pešl (Tony Kart Racing Team) performs a good start in the final and immediately moves into the second place. The Czech driver remains in the leading group throughout the race and finishes in fourth place. With one round at the end of the series, Pešl is third in the standings.

Endo Arata (Tony Kart Racing Team) finishes the final with a positive note with a top-10 finish. Iskender Zulfikari (Tony Kart Racing Team) and Thomas Pradier (Tony Kart Racing Team) also attend the Sunday's final race.

OKJ-N – The Vortex VTS-N performs very well in the qualifying heats, securing one victory and one fastest lap. Victor Thomas Gorun (Tony Kart Racing Team) and Augustin Feligioni (Tony Kart Racing Team) finish the final in the top ten, while Linghan Li (Tony Kart Racing Team) recovers a total of sixteen positions from the starting grid. Valentino Manassero (Tony Kart Racing Team) also attends the final race.

MINI Gr.3 – Just back after the victory in the third round in Viterbo, the VTM engine proves to be competitive again in Lonato del Garda. In A Prefinal, our engine gains the third place with Zane Pace (Tony Kart Racing Team), who makes a comeback of twenty-three positions between qualifying and prefinals.

The final sees Pace and Alfie Richard Mair (Tony Kart Racing Team) fighting for the top positions, but an accident prevents both from achieving a significant result. David Aagten (Tony Kart Racing Team) recovers ten positions and narrowly misses the top 10, finishing ahead of his teammate Alvaro Medeiros (Tony Kart Racing Team).

OKJ – Julian Frasnelli (Tony Kart Racing Team) leads group of drivers running with the Vortex engines, setting the fastest lap in the D-E heat. However, the Italian driver is forced to retire in the final due to a collision on the second lap. Jean Poujol (Tony Kart Racing Team), on the other hand, sets the fastest time in the qualifying heat reserved for groups A and C.

KZ2 – First appearance of the season for the engines of the Shifter class, with Genis Civico Espona (Tony Kart Racing Team), Matteo Viganò (Tony Kart Racing Team) and Tom Leuillet (Tony Kart Racing Team) constantly working with our staff in view of the upcoming scheduled events.