15/05/2012
The first race of the Coupe du Quebec was held last weekend in Saint-Roch-de l’Achigan. The 6 race championship started with a record number of penalties for driving over the cement “escape patches”, which is forbidden during races. In some classes, nearly all of the drivers lost many spots because of their lack of discipline…
9/05/2012
We would like to remind you that the take-off of the 2012 Coupe du Québec championships will be this weekend on SRA Karting racetrack in St-Roch-de-L’Achigan. Here some imporant reminders : - Race is on Sunday - Practice will be possible on Friday : 9 am to 1 pm : exclusive. 1 pm to 5 pm in alternation…
3/05/2012
SRA Karting is proud to present the current drivers who will race under the SRA colours for 2012. This year the largest number of SRA/Birel drivers will be in the Rotax DD2 category. It will also be in this class that we will find SRA Karting’s 3 most experienced drivers, who are; Zacharie Richard-Robichon (2011…
26/04/2012
It is now possible to register online for the first round of the Coupe du Québec karting championship. The event will take place on Sunday, May 13th. Online registration is possible through Paypal, either by using your Paypal account or a credit card, something which is not possible when you register onsite because the Club…
23/04/2012
There is a mistake in the Supplementary regulations of the 1st round of the Coupe du Québec event regarding the rain tires for the Briggs & Stratton classes. See the correction in the Bulletin 01. Bulletin-01
12/04/2012
The 2012 Québec Cup championship will take off on Sunday May 13th in St-Roch-de-L’Achigan. The supplementary regulations for this first event are available now on our “download” page. You will also find the entry form (Excel form) and in the next two weeks, you will also have the possibility for register online. Watch our “NEWS”…
9/04/2012
The new season is just around the corner! ASN Canada-FIA recently posted two new bulletins in regards to the 2012 regulations. The first bulletin is concerning the use of on board camera for karters. The second bulletin includes a new certification for helmet. See these bulletins on the ASN Canada-FIA website. Our ASN also reminds…
30/03/2012
The www.maxchallenge.ca website has been completely renewed for the 2012 season. More than a smashing new look, it is a complete new website where you can, of course, find all the information about the Canadian Rotax Max Challenge. You will also find Rotax products and other products related to the RMC such as the Mojo…
22/03/2012
The pictures from the 3rd round of the Florida Winter Tour are online. The pictures are from our colleague Daniel Lamothe. To see the pictures, click here.
20/03/2012
The 2012 edition of the Florida Winter Tour is now over and the SRA Karting / Birel driver Ben Cooper won the championship in the Rotax MAX class. The current world champion is now qualified to defend his title next November at the next Grand Finals in Portugal. The weekend did not start as expected…
14/03/2012
The third and final round of the Florida Winter Tour will take place this weekend in Ocala, FL. Team SRA Karting will be there with drivers Ben Cooper (2011 world champion) and Sandor Jakab (3x Slovakia champion) in Rotax MAX, Zacharie Robichon in DD2, Vince Hercsik (2x Hungary champion) and Cedric Lupien in MAX Junior…
2/03/2012
BRP-Powertrain presented recently a new optional Lithium-iron battery. You can recognized quickly this new battery with this orange top. This battery offers many advantages compared to the standard battery: LESS WEIGHT: almost 2 kg (4,4 lbs) lighter than a standard acid battery. The total weight of this optional battery is 0,65 kg (1,43 lbs). EASIER…
23/02/2012
Our new website use a brand new circular letter system to keep you informed. If you want to receive, or want to continue to receive our circular letters, you must subscribe by clicking here. The new system is easier to manage your subscription if you want to remove or change your e-mail address where you…
22/02/2012
See the photo album from the 2nd round of the Florida Winter Tour taken last weekend by our colleague Daniel Lamothe. FWT # 2 – Photo album
21/02/2012
The second round of the Florida Winter Tour took place last weekend in Homestead, Florida. This 6 race championship, held in three rounds, will give at the end of this weekend a good idea of who’s involved in the battle for the championships. Saturday In the Rotax Max class, Ben Cooper and Sandor Jakab were…
17/02/2012
The second round of the Florida Winter Tour takes place this weekend in Homestead, Florida. Follows Team SRA Karting live through the Florida Winter Tour website.
8/02/2012
BRP-Powertrain and its Rotax division are actually conducting an online survey about the future of karting. If you are interested to give your input on this, click on the following link to participate. Rotax online survey You can also reach the survey from the Rotax Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ROTAXKART?sk=wall The survey will take approximately 10 to…
3/02/2012
The Western Canadian Championship (WCC) is back for its 6th year. This year promises to be the best yet. The organization has put a laser beam focus on the racers’ needs. The series has a new coordinator for the 6th running of the series. This year it will be managed by Patrick Moreau, whom many…
1/02/2012
The US Rotax distributor Maxspeed Group was crowned 2011 Rotax Distributor of the Year. At its first year of operation, Maxspeed Group successfully converted the very difficult American market to Rotax products. Canadian distributor, SRA Karting International, would like to congratulate Maxspeed Group. “Since the arrival of Maxspeed Group as US distributor, the US program…
26/01/2012
Our colleague Daniel Lamothe took few pictures during the first round of the Florida Winter Tour. When it will be possible, we will post them on our website. For the moment, you can see them on our Facebook page. Text by Patrick Moreau Pictures by Daniel Lamothe
13/01/2012
SRA Karting launched today his bran new website, showing at the same time his new logo. “We are very proud to present our new logo and website which is very modern and developed to take advantage of the latest technologies. It takes time for a business to acquire a good level of recognition, especially the…
10/01/2012
The 2012 edition of the Florida Winter Tour will take off this weekend in Palm Beach. Team SRA Karting will once again participate during the Rotax weekends. Seven drivers will race under the SRA Karting colours. Team SRA will be lead by the current Rotax Max world champion Ben Cooper, who won the title last…
26/11/2011
Here our report on the final day of the 2011 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals. Sorry for the delay, we were not able to place it online before our return to Canada. Prefinal races Junior Big deception for Team Canada when our driver with the best place on the grid just lost his chain on…
25/11/2011
Today was an important day because at the end, 128 of the 264 participants of this 2011 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals would have to put an end to their dream to become Rotax champion. Only the top 34 drivers in each class will joint the final round of tomorrow. At the beginning of the…
24/11/2011
The first two qualifying heats took place today in each classes. As a reminder, drivers will race in three heat races and they score points in each. After the 3rd heat, top 28 in the standings point system will go directly to the final round on Saturday while the last 6 spots available will be…
23/11/2011
Today was becoming serious with the presentation of the qualifying sessions in each class. In international events, le qualifying position determines the starting position in each of the three qualifying heats. Before lunch, drivers had a final practice. In the junior class, the qualifying session was quite good for the majority of the Team Canada…
23/11/2011
Unfortunately, BRP-Powertrain noticed that rumours on the market concerning Rotax 265571 “extension wire”- coils have been increasing. To cure this situation BRP-Powertrain has decided that the ignition coils with extension wire will no more be valid within the ROTAX MAX Challenge regulations 2012 (valid as of January 01st, 2012) for all engine classes (125 Micro…
22/11/2011
Drivers had two 15-minute practice sessions today to get used to their chassis and find the right set-ups for tomorrow’s qualifying session. Remember that most of the drivers here are racing on a kart they never drove before and they all have to use the same equipment. Drivers will have a last practice session tomorrow…
21/11/2011
For this second day at the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals, last technical inspection procedures took place and the first practice session gave to the drivers the chance to discover the circuit. The purpose of this session was to breaking in the engine and let the drivers being familiar with the track and for these…
20/11/2011
The Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals take place this week in Al Ain, in the United Arab Emirates, approximately 130 km from Dubaï. The event officially took off today with the kart raffle in each classes. New this year, instead of drawing a ping-pong ball corresponding to a kart on the starting line, the draw…
14/11/2011
The Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals will take place November 19-26 in Al Ain, U.A.E. Team Canada members are leaving Canada this week to participate at the ultimate event for the 2011 Rotax Max Challenge. Team Canada is composed of twenty-one drivers, the biggest delegation ever participating at the RMCGF. Eleven qualified from Canadian national…
10/11/2011
The 2011 Karting Québec Banquet took place last Saturday in downtown Montréal. The 2011 Coupe du Québec champions were crowned and Karting Québec handed out the Rookie of the Year and Sortmanship awards. For the complete standings of the 2011 Coupe du Québec Championship, see the final standings on Karting Québec website. The winners of…
