Category: Rotax Euro

Ashcroft stuns with 2nd at Rotax International Trophy

December 28, 2020December 27, 2020 Tom Gibson0 comment

Image © Laser Tools Racing With the 2020 edition of the Rotax Max Challenge Grand finals pushed back to January 2021, the Rotax Max International Trophy was set as the biggest event of the 2020 Rotax calendar. Drivers from all over the world descended on Portugal’s Portimao circuit to do battle for the coveted Grand Finals tickets on offer. The first class to take to the circuit was the Micro Max category, which has began to gather momentum in the UK. That didn’t stop British Team Dan Holland Racing dominating…

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RMC International trophy finds new date and new location

June 13, 2020June 14, 2020 Tom Gibson0 comment

Image: RMC International With the season not too far off kicking off, the last dates are starting to fall into place, with one of the major parts of the Rotax calendar now finding it’s spot. The Rotax International Trophy has quickly become a flag ship events, with drivers from around the world descending on a circuit for a weeks racing. It differs from the Grand Finals, by allowing teams to run their own kit, instead of providing drivers everything they need to race. The Grand Finals have already found a…

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Rotax Grand Finals to be held in Portugal in January

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 Tom Gibson0 comment

Thanks to Covid 19, pretty much every championship in the world has had to adjust it’s calendars. Recently, the Rotax Euro trophy announced a new calendar, which removed PFi and added a round at Campillos at the end of the season. The date slated for the event overlapped with the original date for the Grand Finals, which were due to be held in Bahrain in November. That lead to speculation that the grand finals date would change. BRP have now announced that the event will take place from the 23rd…

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Rotax Euro trophy moves to July start

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 Tom Gibson0 comment

With all the uncertainty around when we will be allowed to go back racing, the team behind the Rotax Max Euro Trophy have released another revised calendar, pushing the season start back to July. The move falls into line with the announcement that Motorsport UK made to suspend all motorsport in the UK until July 1st. That’s pretty apt, as the first round of the Rotax Euro trophy will now be the championship’s fist visit to the UK on July 10th-12th. Genk now moves to become round 2, held over…

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Iame & Rotax Euro Series pushed back until May

March 13, 2020March 21, 2020 Tom Gibson0 comment

Just in case you have been living under a rock for the last month, there is currently great concern for the spread of Covid-19 around the world. The spread has caused governments around the world to take action. That action has already affected the WSK series in Italy, one of the worst affected parts of Europe. Those actions have now taken affect on the Iame X30 Euro Series. Their season opener in Mariembourg has now been postponed due to the government cancelling all sporting events until April. This is a…

Rotax Winter Cup: Pylka back on top in Juniors

February 25, 2020March 21, 2020 Tom Gibson0 comment

Over 50 drivers took to the track in Junior Rotax to contest the Junior Rotax Winter Cup in Campillos. Most of the top protagonists have moved onto Seniors or other things for 2020, so there may be some new names at the top of the time sheets. In qualifying, it was the familiar name of Oli Pylka that reached the top of the time sheets. His 1:04.414 was just enough to best Eliska Babickova by 0.082 seconds. Daniel Guinchard had to settle for third ahead of a whole host of…

Rotax Winter Cup: Scott Marsh takes top honours in Micro Max

February 25, 2020March 21, 2020 Tom Gibson0 comment

Just 2 weeks after the Iame crew, the European Rotax field headed to Campillos for the start of their season, The Rotax Winter Cup. A total of 28 cadets made the trip to Spain, with Scott Marsh taking to the top of the time sheets in qualifying. His time of 1:13.293 was more than 0.25 seconds clear of Rasmus Koskinen in 2nd. The difficultly for Marsh would be the lack of support during the races, as he was the only Dan Holland Racing driver in the field. By contrast, Koskinen’s…

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Countdown to campillos: Rotax Winter Cup preview

February 20, 2020March 21, 2020 Tom Gibson0 comment

This weekend sees over 250 drivers heading to Campillos, Spain for the start of the 2020 Rotax European season. As ever, a strong British contingent will be joined by some of Europe’s top drivers Micro Max The youngest drivers of the competition, usually provide the best racing. And with 44 driver from over 20 countries, it should be all action. Micro Max is a new class to the UK, just 2 drivers have made the trip over to Campillos. First being Scott Marsh, who will be running with Dan Holland…