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R-MAX Championship, a unique Arrive&Drive sprint championship!

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R-MAX CHAMPIONSHIP SPRINT SECTOR NEWS

In 2025 R-MAX CHAMPIONSHIP is preparing to amaze all fans with a new Arrive&Drive format that promises to make the races even more exciting and competitive with our exclusive and dedicated fleet of 23 hp TBKART R-MAX.
There will be many new features such as the introduction of two qualifying sessions, new categories and special prizes.

New Race Format
R-MAX CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 will see a significant change in the structure of each round, the new event programme will be composed as follows:
5-Minute Qualifying Session 1 + 5-Minute Qualifying Session 2
10-Lap Heat 1
10-Lap Heat 2
15-lap Final
All participating drivers will have access to the Heats and the Finals!

2025 Closed Number Categories
The R-MAX CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 will be enriched with an absolute enhancement of all participants with the introduction of new closed-number categories divided by age groups:
Junior cat. (12 – 16 years) max. 20 participants
Senior cat. (16 – 25 years) max. 20 participants
Master Cat. (26 – 35 years) max. 20 participants
Cat. Expert (36 – 45 years) max. 20 participants
Gentleman (over 45 years) max. 20 participants
All categories, with the exception of Junior, will compete for the overall race victory in each individual round.

Prize-giving:
At the end of each individual Round, prizes will be awarded for the podiums of all categories (1st-2nd-3rd), Pole Positions and Fast Laps.

Technical News
Thanks to the development of our technical department and the precious feedbacks collected from the R-MAX CHAMPIONSHIP participants season 2024 we will bring the following news already from the upcoming event ‘THE WINTER CUP’ which will be held next 23-24 November 2024 at the South Milano Karting circuit in Ottobiano (PV).
Here are the important novelties
– New steering wheel that improves driving sensitivity and comfort
– New tyres specially developed for our championship, this important innovation improves driving feeling, performance and safety on the track.
– New protection kit, which makes the experience even more racing.

Single Round Entry Fee and Championship Package
In order to make the championship even more accessible, the price for each single round is set for the 2025 season at € 299.00 including VAT.
In addition we have introduced 3 other important incentives to enable all participants to benefit from an additional discount and reserve one of the limited places in their category, the promotional packages are as follows :

GOLD PACKAGE: the package includes a special price for the 6 Rounds of the R-MAX CHAMPIONSHIP + THE FINALS + THE WINTER CUP
SILVER PACKAGE: the package includes a special price for the 6 R-MAX CHAMPIONSHIP Rounds + THE WINTER CUP
BRONZE PACKAGE: the package includes a special price for the 6 Rounds of the R-MAX CHAMPIONSHIP championship.

Championship prize money:
The prize money for the 2025 season has been increased, the total value will be € 22000,00 !
Big News 2025 will be the SUPER PRIZE worth € 5.000,00 for the driver who will stand out according to well-defined criteria, making the competition even more interesting and challenging.

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