Team UK win Nations Cup in Rotax MAX karting

TDT | Manama                                                    

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Team UK were crowned winners of the Nations Cup as the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals (RMCGF) 2023 came to a close at Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir.

After a full week of top-class karting action at BIC’s world-class grassroots motorsport facility, Bahrain International Karting Circuit (BIKC), it all came down to the last day of thrilling, wheel-to-wheel action.

Team UK drivers were joined on their podium by Team Canada in second and Team Belgium in third, while Team USA won the Team Video Contest.

Meanwhile, the individual drivers’ champions included Jenson Chalk from the UK in the 125 Micro MAX category, Rory Armstrong from the UK in the 125 Mini MAX class, Timo Jungling from the UK in the 125 Junior MAX, Andrej Petrovic from Serbia in the 125 Senior MAX, Ragnar Veerus from Estonia in the 125 MAX DD2, Ben Cooper from Canada in the 125 MAX DD2 Masters, Mats Johan Overhoff from Germany in the E20 Senior, Joao Goncalves from Brazil in the E20 Master, and Veeti Salmi from Finland in the E10 category.

This year’s RMCGF featured a total of 384 drivers from 62 nations who battled all week at the Sakhir karting facility. They covered a total of 16,174 laps for a total distance of 22,870 kilometres.