More Than OK: “Once you’ve driven it, you’ll love it!”
With the dates now announced for the inaugural MSA OK British Championships, the official supplier of the series’ Vortex Engines, Strawberry Racing, is inviting drivers to ‘try before they buy’ for a nominal fee.
Following painstaking development by the CIK, the new OK breed of engines will replace their KF predecessors this summer. Consequently, with the MSA adopting OK as its official British Junior and Senior championships, history will be made by the first race-winners and champions.
Not only that, the victorious drivers in the Senior and Junior classes will win a fully-funded entry into the World Championships - held in Bahrain (14th/15th November 2016) - with either the official Tony Kart or Kosmic racing team.
Ahead of the first meeting at Whilton Mill on 28th/29th May, Strawberry are inviting potential entrants to hire an OK DDS or DDJ motor for pre-series testing at a nominal fee.
Priced from just £100 per day for a test, Strawberry’s offer will give competitors a great chance to learn the characteristics and sheer power of the new engine.
“Once you’ve driven it, you’ll love!” assures Strawberry Racing’s Warwick Ringham. “We’ve heard from (Vortex Engines Director) Mr Robazzi that in testing, the OKs (Senior) are now a similar lap time to their KZ counterparts. They’re seriously rapid and great fun to drive.”
After the Whilton Mill curtain-raiser, the three-round series moves to Shenington (16th/17th July) and culminates in September (24th/25th) at PFi. Drivers can access the series full regulations via the following links: Class regulations: https://www.msauk.org/assets/3-06.04.16.pdf
Engine fiche and MSA amendment appendices: OK Junior homologation: https://www.msauk.org/assets/17-m-24ddjokj.pdf OK Junior Appendix: https://www.msauk.org/assets/17-m-24appendix1ddj.pdf OK Senior homologation: https://www.msauk.org/assets/18-m-24ddsok.pdf OK Senior Appendix: https://www.msauk.org/assets/18-m-24appendix1dds.pdf Entry forms are available via www.superoneseries.com/downloads
Strawberry will maintain its £100 test hire price throughout the whole of 2016. Drivers committing to all three rounds can hire race motors for just £350 per round, or from £500 for individually selected races.
Group tests at certain tracks are also available.
For those looking to invest in their own motors, prices are £1,745 plus VAT for a Vortex DDJ and £1,895 plus VAT for the Senior unit. All engines are supplied with carburettor and exhaust as standard.
Please note that engines used in the MSA OK British Kart Championships must be sourced via Strawberry Racing. For more information, please call Warwick on 0114 288 9933 or email info@strawberryracing.co.uk.
