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The first race of the year for the Kalì Kart Racing Team, which took place in Sarno for the 2^nd   round of the WSK Master Series , achieved all the objectives set on the eve. The priorities were to start working from a technical point of view with the new drivers and guarantee them a race weekend in which they could get along well with the technical staff and the 2025 chassis.

From this point of view, Ilya Berezkin’s debut in OK Junior was very positive, even if his weekend was tainted by an unpleasant episode in which the Russian driver is totally blameless, but which completely compromised a possible positive result. The facts that we report, without expressing opinions or giving evaluations as they are the responsibility of the Stewards, saw a driver of the Prema team voluntarily hitting Berezkin on Saturday morning after the chequered flag at the end of the warm-up, in all likelihood to make amends after being wronged the day before during a Heat. The impact was very violent and Berezkin’s kart overturned and was completely destroyed, but more importantly the Russian driver suffered many bruises and was unable to race the two Heats scheduled for Saturday. Fortunately, on Sunday morning he was able to take part in the warm up and took part in the Pre Final starting from the last row. His race was simply extraordinary with 19 positions recovered and the final 8^th place which, however, was not enough for him to enter the Final by a few points.

Better notes came from the MINI category where in the Under 10 class, Max Zvarich was always in the top ten in the Heats and achieved an excellent P6 in the Final. Colbe Pattison’s first race with Kalì Kart colors was also positive, even if his weekend was partly compromised by a mistake in Qualifying. His best race was the Super Heat on Sunday morning in which he finished in P7, while in the Final he remained in the middle of the pack, losing contact with the leaders. The work carried out over the weekend by the English driver was certainly positive and will represent the foundations on which to build the next steps of the season.

Ayrton Tonna, however, encountered more difficulties, failing to qualify for the Final after alternating very good performances with some mistakes. In the OKN Junior category for the brothers Mark and Marat Zvarich it was a contact-making race and the first step of a long work that will see them involved in all the major events of this category.

The Sarno race was also very important because the structure of David Rodorigo Teknoteka made its debut in the race as supplier of the TM engines for the MINI category, which will support the Kalì Kart team this season as an engine partner. The work carried out side by side during the winter has already borne the first results and all the feedback received from the track is very encouraging. As regards the TM engines of the OKN junior and OKJ categories, Kalì Kart will continue the collaboration with Machac Motors which, in these categories, boasts an incredible palmares and needs no introduction at all.

Now the team is moving to the Lonato track where some tests are scheduled for this week and where the 3^rdRound of the WSK Master Series will take place the following one.

In the last few days Kalì Kart has confirmed the extension of the agreement with the three Zvarich brothers also for the 2025 season. Max, Marat and Mark, therefore, after the first contact with karting in Italy in the final part of the last season, have confirmed their commitment with the Factory team of the CRG Group, with the aim of capitalizing on all the experience gained in the Iame and Rotax Championships in Asia and, above all, the positive experience gained in the end-of-season events last year in Italy, when they made their debut in the WSK meetings and in the Italian Karting Championship.

Max, the youngest of the three brothers (born in February 2016), will race in the MINI Under 10 category; Marat, born in 2013, will move up to the OKN Junior class and Mark, the eldest one born in 2011, will start the season in OKN Junior and then move up to the OK category starting from May. The Zvarich family moved to Italy to guarantee their three children maximum support in their sporting experience, which will be tackled with a very intense program of tests and races.

The team had the opportunity to get to know the three boys and during the winter as well as the opportunity to draw up a personalized work plan with the aim of getting the most from the point of view of the boys’ growth. From this point of view, the first races held with Kalì Kart last year already guaranteed them the opportunity to learn a lot, both from a technical point of view and with regards to driving and they will resume the work  done with the team on this path. Their first 2025 race will be the WSK Master Series in Sarno, before continuing with the other WSK events, the Italian Championship and the FIA ​​World Cup OKN. During the year, some races for Marat will also be evaluated in the OK Junior category and in the OK one for Mark.

Kalì Kart is glad to announce the collaboration agreement with the driver Joel Taipale for the 2025 season in the OK and OKN Senior category. Joel was born on 7 October 2011 in Helsinki (Finland) and began his karting journey at the age of 9 in the National MINI category, achieving many podium finishes in his first racing season. In the MINI category he gained experience and achieved successes, both in the Finnish National Championship and in the Iame Series. In 2023 he made his debut in the OK Junior category, quickly becoming one of the most competitive drivers in the National Championship and in 2024 he took part in the FIA ​​Academy Trophy representing Finland. In this International series he once again had a positive season, taking P12 in the Championship and many top ten placings, as well as having set the best lap in the Final in the races in France and Sweden.

This year he will move to the OK category and the agreement reached with the Kalì Kart Factory Team will guarantee him the possibility of having high-profile materials and technical support available to capitalize on all the experience gained in recent years. His competitive program will be concentrated on the OKN category in Italy to prepare for the FIA ​​World Cup of this category, that will take place in Cremona in September, but as part of the season he will also take part in some OK meetings and, in all likelihood, also in the FIA ​​World Championship in Sweden.

This is how Joel has commented on the agreement with Kalì Kart:

“Being able to be part of a Factory Team is every driver’s goal and I believe that at this stage of my karting experience it is the right choice. My plan will be to capitalize on the experiences gained to date in the youth categories and be able to fight for a place among the big names in the OKN category in Italy, where many competitive drivers and teams will race. My first contact with the team was very positive in the Lonato tests, in particular due to the feeling I immediately had with the technical staff. I’m confident I can do a good job with the team and I can’t wait to do the first races together”.

A new piece of the Kalì Kart drivers line up was made official in the last few days with the signing of Ayrton Tonna. The Maltese driver, born in July 2014, will be racing in the MINI Gr3 category, taking part in the main WSK races and the Italian ACI Championship.

Ayrton has the same name of the legendary F1 champion Ayrton Senna and has been racing since the age of 4, using a helmet with the same colors as the Brazilian driver. His experience in karting began in 2021 with a 2^nd place in the Malta Entry Level, a Championship which he won in 2022 then, when he also made his debut in the Rotax Series. In 2023 he raced in the local ACI Championship in Sicily, winning it and last year he gained important experience in the Italian one, in the Mini Under 10 category, as well as taking part in the FIA ​​Motorsport Games in Valencia representing the island of Malta. Last year he was also selected among the 10 best athletes in Malta, a prestigious recognition awarded by a jury of journalists.

For him, 2025 will be an important year in which he will have to capitalize on his experiences and aim to obtain results in the WSK races and in the Italian Championship. The agreement with Kalì Kart will allow him to have technical support from the Factory Team and complete a journey in MINI which has seen him constantly grow from a performance point of view. The first tests carried out in January in Lonato were very positive and the first scheduled race will be the WSK Master Series one on February 9^th in Sarno.

This is how Ayrton has commented on the agreement with Kalì Kart:

“I am happy and proud of this possibility for my karting career. The Kalì Kart Factory team has exceptional technical staff and materials. During the first days of testing I have already learned a lot by working with them and I am sure I can be very competitive this year. I started as a CRG driver when I was 4 years old and I can’t wait to get back racing with the Tinini family”.

The Kalì Kart team is pleased to announce the collaboration agreement with the Russian driver Ilya Berezkin for the OK Junior category. A highly experienced driver with an already important sporting curriculum despite his young age, Ilya can be considered a top driver in the Junior category and will bring to the Kalì Kart team not only performance, but also the ability to develop technical material and useful feedback on setup and technical choices.

The agreement signed last week provides for an initial duration of two years and participation in the most important races in the OK Junior category, including the FIA ​​World Championship in Sweden in September. After this appointment, the move to the OK class is already expected at the end of the season in preparation for 2026.

Ilya was born in October 2011 in Russia and won his first National Championship in Micro Rotax in 2020 and later also winning the Cadet title in 2022. Last season, again in Russia, he won the OK Junior title and took part in many meetings also in Italy, winning the WSK Open Series in Cremona and Franciacorta and also repeating himself in the WSK Super Cup, again on the Franciacorta track. Last year he also won two races of the Italian Championship in the Junior category (La Conca and Lonato), calling many professionals’ attention to him.

This is how Ilya has commented on the agreement with Kalì Kart:

“The Kalì Kart project is ambitious, very professional and being part of it is a source of pride and motivation for me. The first tests this year confirmed the good feelings we had with my family during the winter negotiations. Now we will finally have the first race in Sarno next week and we will be able to start this journey together with the hope of going far and achieving many successes.”

Kalì Kart is pleased to announce the agreement with Colbe Pattison who will join the official team for the 2025 season in the MINI category. Colbe, better known as CJ, was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, on March 31, 2014 and is among the most promising drivers of the English school.

He received his first go-kart when he was three years old and had his first race ever in a Bambino kart at 5 and won it. The same year, in 2021, he became the Sprint Series Champion and the following year he graduated as British Vice Champion. In 2023 he took part in the Iame Waterswift restricted Championship where he achieved a victory and several podiums. The same year he took part in the Iame Finals in Portimao driving a MINI Kart without restrictions for the first time and obtained an excellent P16 out of 105 drivers.

In 2024 he raced in the MINI Iame Series, obtaining many important results and also demonstrating high potential at the Zuera International Finals, where he scored P4 overall in Qualifying Practice and only a bit of bad luck in the Heat deprived him of the possibility of fighting for the podium in the Final. In December he carried out some testing sessions with the Kalì Kart team, immediately making a favorable impression on the technical staff and a few days ago, at the CRG headquarters in Lonato, a 1-year contract was signed as an official Kalì Kart driver in the MINI category, with an option also for 2026 in the higher category (OKJ).

This is how Colbe has commented on the agreement with Kalì Kart:

“It will be an important challenge for me to be part of a Factory Team and compete with the strongest drivers in the MINI category in the most important meeting,  such as the WSK events and the Italian Championship. The first days of work on the track with the team were very productive and intense, I found very professional staff and management and everything seems to have started in the best way. Our first race together will be in two weeks in Sarno for the WSK Master Series and then we will take part in all the most important events of the season. I am excited about this opportunity and can’t wait to get to Sarno for the first race”.

The technical collaboration between TM Kart and Kalì Kart will also continue in 2025, with the multi-titled engine company from Pesaro which will be the exclusive supplier for the Kalì Kart Racing Team in all races of the 2025 season. The partnership, which began last year at the same time as the relaunch of the Kalì Kart team in international competitions, has already brought an Italian ACI title in the OKN Junior category in 2024, as well as some notable victories in the MINI category.

This year the collaboration program will continue in all 4 reference categories managed by the Kalì Kart team: Mini, Junior, OK Senior and KZ. The partnership provides that for each category the team has direct support from one of TM’s most accredited engine engineers. In this regard, for what concerns the MINI category, something new will be introduced with the official nature of the service provided exclusively by the Teknoteka company, with which the Kalì Kart technical staff has been working for some months on the development of the engines for the 60 MINI class . As regards the direct-drive OKJ, OKN Junior and OK Senior categories, the management of the engines on the track will go on with Machac Motors, which will guarantee high-profile standards of performance and service. An important name in the TM world will be the Kalì Kart engine engineer, also of reference in the KZ class with the renewal of the collaboration with Viti Racing.

The engine sector in Motorsport has a significant importance and, in addition to the basic performance of the individual engines, management on the track and updates during the season can make the difference. For these reasons, much attention has been paid to this agreement and expectations on the eve of the 2025 season are high for both parties. The first competitive commitment of the Kalì Kart team is set for the WSK Master race scheduled for February 9^th in Sarno, where the team will attend the event in the Mini, OKJ and OKN Junior categories.

With the new FIA Karting homologation session, Kalì Kart has confirmed with a three-year renewal (2025-2027) its entire line of Racing chassis produced for international races and the major single-brand trophies: the KK2 and the KK4 chassis. While on the one hand, as far as the geometries and bodies are concerned, only a few optimizations have been made, bringing the technical experience gained by the Racing Department and the Research and Development Center of the Tinini Group in the most important international events onto the series production, some significant innovations have been introduced for what concerns the fairings and some accessories such as braking systems. For the MINI categories, the homologation of the Black Mirror model (approved as T-Group) has been renewed for all Championships and Trophies where international chassis approval is required.

Please find below a short note that illustrates the main innovations and technical characteristics of the Kalì Kart Racing chassis with FIA homologation for 2025.

What’s new

Also new is the front spoiler which is integrated with the number holder and has as its main feature two air intakes at the ends which, in addition to improving the air flow, in the categories with front brakes also contribute significantly to the correct cooling. The new fairings are combined with a sticker kit with renewed graphics, but which maintains the classic Kalì Kart livery with the yellow, black and fluorescent orange colors.

Upon request, the 2025 chassis can also be fitted with the previous 507/508 fairings which retain their approval. As regards accessories, the homologation has been confirmed for the VEN 11 braking system (new acronym from 1 January 2025 – VEN 11b) with the possibility of adopting two different brake discs: the usual 192mm and a smaller one to reduce the masses by 180mm. It will also be possible to choose as an optional or “after market” VEN 13 system with the innovative modulated braking system, which after some technical developments carried out by the CRG Racing Department and the internal technical office, represents a valid, reliable and effective, both in the DD (direct drive) and KZ versions. As an option, a new steering wheel will also be available which offers increased grip to the driver and has a structure already designed to house the most common data acquisition systems and steering wheel displays.

Kalì Kart chassis with 2025-2027 homologation

KK2: The body of this model is made of 30mm chrome molybdenum steel tubes and is particularly suitable for direct drive categories, both International (OK – OKJ), and for the main single-brand trophies such as Rotax, Iame X30 and ROK. The design of the body is conventional and among its strong points it has the ease with which it can be combined with all types of tires (option and prime) and the feeling it offers the driver with simple setup adjustments. The accessories are top of the range and include magnesium rims and accessories, VEN 11b braking system and the new 507/509 fairings. By implementing the chassis with the gear lever and clutch kit, the KK2 model can also be used in the KZ categories if a softer and smoother chassis than the usual 32mm is required, useful for example in track conditions with a lot of grip.    

KK4: The body of this model is made with 32mm chrome molybdenum steel tubes and is particularly suitable for the Shifter categories, both International (KZ – KZ2), and for the categories with the gearbox of the main single-brand trophies such as Rotax, Iame X30 and ROK. The KK4 chassis is a multi-world champion and has always had braking, traction and lateral grip among its strong points, which are priority technical characteristics in high-performance categories such as KZ. This same chassis, in the winter season and in all cases where grip or greater ease in bringing the tires into the operating “window” is sought, can also be used successfully with direct drive engines by requesting the DD setup which does not include front brakes and the gear shift levers. The accessories are top of the range and include magnesium rims and accessories, VEN 11b braking system and the new 507/509 fairings. The KK4 model is also approved for the ROTAX DD2 category which adopts a specific transmission system.

MINI: The body of this model is made of 28 mm chrome molybdenum steel tubes and is FIA approved for the MINI classes, both National as required for WSK events, and for the major single-brand trophies (Rotax, Iame and Rok). The main feature of this chassis is the excellent basic balance with standard setup, which allows kids even with little experience to immediately find an excellent feeling with any type of tire and on all track layouts. The equipment is of high quality and includes magnesium rims and the VEN 12 hydraulic braking system.

Kalì Kart by Sparco apparel

The line of technical clothing for driver and team staff produced in collaboration with Sparco is available in stock. The driver line also includes shoes, gloves and all accessories.

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