Qualifying sets the stage as heat battles begin in Valencia
Qualifying sets the stage as heat battles begin in Valencia

Qualifying sets the stage as heat...

Qualifying sets the stage as heat battles begin in Valencia

Qualifying sets the stage as heat battles begin in Valencia

Under clear skies in Valencia, the second round of the Champions of the Future Euro Series got underway with a full programme of Qualifying Practice and the opening Qualifying Heats. With the pace set...
Over 200 verified drivers set for action as RMCET Round 2 gets underway in Germany
Over 200 verified drivers set for action as RMCET Round 2 gets underway in Germany

Over 200 verified drivers set for action...

Over 200 verified drivers set for action as RMCET Round 2 gets underway in Germany

Over 200 verified drivers set for action as RMCET Round 2 gets underway in Germany

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New Classes and Full Grids: DKM Kicks Off Season in Mülsen
New Classes and Full Grids: DKM Kicks Off Season in Mülsen

New Classes and Full Grids: DKM Kicks...

New Classes and Full Grids: DKM Kicks Off Season in Mülsen

New Classes and Full Grids: DKM Kicks Off Season in Mülsen

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Results: 2026 Champions of the Future Euro Series Round 2 at Lucas Guerrero Circuit
Results: 2026 Champions of the Future Euro Series Round 2 at Lucas Guerrero Circuit

Results: 2026 Champions of the Future...

Results: 2026 Champions of the Future Euro Series Round 2 at Lucas Guerrero Circuit

Results: 2026 Champions of the Future Euro Series Round 2 at Lucas Guerrero Circuit

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Live timing: 2026 Champions of the Future Euro Series Round 2 at Lucas Guerrero Circuit
Live timing: 2026 Champions of the Future Euro Series Round 2 at Lucas Guerrero Circuit

Live timing: 2026 Champions of the...

Live timing: 2026 Champions of the Future Euro Series Round 2 at Lucas Guerrero Circuit

Live timing: 2026 Champions of the Future Euro Series Round 2 at Lucas Guerrero Circuit

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Round 2 Champions Of The Future Euro Series in Valencia: Where the order could change
Round 2 Champions Of The Future Euro Series in Valencia: Where the order could change

Round 2 Champions Of The Future Euro...

Round 2 Champions Of The Future Euro Series in Valencia: Where the order could change

Round 2 Champions Of The Future Euro Series in Valencia: Where the order could change

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Wackersdorf: everything is set for the RMC Euro Trophy
Wackersdorf: everything is set for the RMC Euro Trophy

Wackersdorf: everything is set for the...

Wackersdorf: everything is set for the RMC Euro Trophy

Wackersdorf: everything is set for the RMC Euro Trophy

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French Formule 20.000 series for 100cc karts of the 90s ready to scream into season 8
French Formule 20.000 series for 100cc karts of the 90s ready to scream into season 8

French Formule 20.000 series for 100cc...

French Formule 20.000 series for 100cc karts of the 90s ready to scream into season 8

French Formule 20.000 series for 100cc karts of the 90s ready to scream into season 8

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Green wins again while Coulthard strikes on last lap
Green wins again while Coulthard strikes on last lap

Green wins again while Coulthard strikes...

Green wins again while Coulthard strikes on last lap

Green wins again while Coulthard strikes on last lap

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Reno Francot seals victory in Race 3 to round off the Red Bull Ring weekend
Reno Francot seals victory in Race 3 to round off the Red Bull Ring weekend

Reno Francot seals victory in Race 3 to...

Reno Francot seals victory in Race 3 to round off the Red Bull Ring weekend

Reno Francot seals victory in Race 3 to round off the Red Bull Ring weekend

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Over 200 drivers set for round 2 of the RMC Euro Trophy in Wackersdorf
Over 200 drivers set for round 2 of the RMC Euro Trophy in Wackersdorf

Over 200 drivers set for round 2 of the...

Over 200 drivers set for round 2 of the RMC Euro Trophy in Wackersdorf

Over 200 drivers set for round 2 of the RMC Euro Trophy in Wackersdorf

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Green is go! Fred Green takes early initiative in GB4 season opener
Green is go! Fred Green takes early initiative in GB4 season opener

Green is go! Fred Green takes early...

Green is go! Fred Green takes early initiative in GB4 season opener

Green is go! Fred Green takes early initiative in GB4 season opener

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Kean Nakamura-Berta converts pole into victory in FIA FREC season opener
Kean Nakamura-Berta converts pole into victory in FIA FREC season opener

Kean Nakamura-Berta converts pole into...

Kean Nakamura-Berta converts pole into victory in FIA FREC season opener

Kean Nakamura-Berta converts pole into victory in FIA FREC season opener

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Bedrin fights back for superb victory in Silverstone opener
Bedrin fights back for superb victory in Silverstone opener

Bedrin fights back for superb victory in...

Bedrin fights back for superb victory in Silverstone opener

Bedrin fights back for superb victory in Silverstone opener

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Kean Nakamura-Berta claims historic first pole in FIA Formula Regional European Championship
Kean Nakamura-Berta claims historic first pole in FIA Formula Regional European Championship

Kean Nakamura-Berta claims historic...

Kean Nakamura-Berta claims historic first pole in FIA Formula Regional European Championship

Kean Nakamura-Berta claims historic first pole in FIA Formula Regional European Championship

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CRG Mini Team set for Italian Karting Championship
CRG Mini Team set for Italian Karting Championship

CRG Mini Team set for Italian Karting...

CRG Mini Team set for Italian Karting Championship

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Sodikart one-two in KZ2, Orlov pulls clear in the championship
Sodikart one-two in KZ2, Orlov pulls clear in the championship

Sodikart one-two in KZ2, Orlov pulls...

Sodikart one-two in KZ2, Orlov pulls clear in the championship

Sodikart one-two in KZ2, Orlov pulls clear in the championship

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The great spectacle of WSK Euro Series in Lonato
The great spectacle of WSK Euro Series in Lonato

The great spectacle of WSK Euro Series...

The great spectacle of WSK Euro Series in Lonato

The great spectacle of WSK Euro Series in Lonato

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ProKart Challenge readies for 2026 season
ProKart Challenge readies for 2026 season

ProKart Challenge readies for 2026...

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Forkes wins Mini duel, Endacott leads BMR sweep, Lloyd storms Senior comeback
Forkes wins Mini duel, Endacott leads BMR sweep, Lloyd storms Senior comeback

Forkes wins Mini duel, Endacott leads...

Forkes wins Mini duel, Endacott leads BMR sweep, Lloyd storms Senior comeback

Forkes wins Mini duel, Endacott leads BMR sweep, Lloyd storms Senior comeback

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Qualifying sets the stage as heat battles begin in Valencia

Qualifying sets the stage as heat battles begin in Valencia Read more

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Over 200 verified drivers set for action as RMCET Round 2 gets underway in Germany Read more

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Results: 2026 Champions of the Future Euro Series Round 2 at Lucas Guerrero Circuit Read more

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Live timing: 2026 Champions of the Future Euro Series Round 2 at Lucas Guerrero Circuit Read more

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Round 2 Champions Of The Future Euro Series in Valencia: Where the order could change Read more

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Vortex: a successful 2019
Bas Kaligis
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Vortex: a successful 2019

The season just ended has really been rich in prestigious victories for Vortex, World Champion in OKJ and always playing a leading role throughout the year and in all categories. A year studded with podiums and big satisfactions.

With the last races run between the USA and the East, the 2019 season of the international karting is coming to an end. A season that Vortex lived as absolute protagonist, leading lots of prestigious races throughout the year. From the OKJ podium to the WSK Champions Cup in January, conquered by Thomas ten Brinke (Ricky Flynn Motorsport), to the hat-trick in the Macao International Kart Grand Prix in December, these were 12 months full of challenges and successes, gained in different categories and contexts: clear proof of how our engines are able to adapt at best to any situation.

In such an exciting season, without any doubt, the victory of the FIA Karting World Championship in OKJ stands out, conquered by Ten Brinke in the World Championship in Alahärmä. An unforgettable success completed by the third step of the podium gained by Kajus Siksnelis (Ward Racing).

Still speaking about world championships, we almost win in KZ2 too: at the FIA Karting World Championship in Lonato, actually, David Vidales (Tony Kart Racing Team) finished second in a race where he carried out an excellent comeback.

The third step of the podium, instead, is the one conquered by Harry Thompson (Ricky Flynn Motorsport) in the FIA Karting World Championship of OK, in Lonato too.

Vortex has also been in the fight for European titles, winning, in the end, the second place in the FIA Karting European Championship in the KZ class with Lorenzo Camplese (SC Performance), and the third in the OKJ class with Ten Brinke.

Concerning the races on the WSK Promotion circuit, we have put our seal on this field too: the double win of the KZ WSK Euro Series, won by Marco Ardigò in front of Simo Puhakka (both Tony Kart Racing Team) is actually sealed by Vortex. In the same Euro Series, but in OK, it was Dino Beganovic (Ward racing) who gave Vortex the ACI Karting Italian Championship, whose rating was based on the results of the WSK Euro Series raced in Italy.

Triumphal, finally, was the WSK Final Cup in Lonato of the OK class, in which our engines proved all their performance and reliability, finishing first, second and third with three Tony Kart Racing Team official drivers: Pedro Hiltbrand, Joseph Turney and Lorenzo Travisanutto.

The latest successes came from the prestigious competitions outside Europe. First Daniel Formal (Leading Edge) brought our engine to the top of the KZ class in the SKUSA SuperNats in Las Vegas; then, as already mentioned, the hat-trick of the Macao International Kart Grand Prix KZ2, with Simo Puhakka, Matteo Viganò and Alessio Piccini (Tony Kart Racing Team) monopolizing the podium, put the Vortex seal on the 2019 season.

In total, considering only the WSK and CIK-FIA finals (excluding the results in the ratings drawn up on different heats), in the 2019 season Vortex conquered 11 victories, 17 second places and 21 third places. Definitely, like a movie title of a few years ago: “A Good Year”.

 

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