THE final two rounds of the Sakhir Rotax MAX Challenge (SRMC) 2023 takes place this weekend at the Bahrain International Karting Circuit (BIKC), the world-class grassroots motorsport facility at Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir.
The SRMC is the season-opening championship of the 2023/2024 national karting campaign, and following an exciting first two rounds held last weekend, the stage is set for a thriller today and tomorrow at ‘The Home of Motorsport in the Middle East’.
Talented racers of various ages and nationalities will be battling along BIKC’s 1.414km CIK-FIA Track, suited up in their Rotax-powered karts.
Today’s penultimate meeting will set the stage for the title showdown tomorrow, when the SRMC’s newest champions will be crowned.
Heading into this weekend’s events, Julian Rivera, Nasser Nass, Luca Houghton, Pappacena Elia, Xen de Ruwe and Formula 1 legend Rubens Barrichello currently lead the championship standings in their respective competition categories.
Julian tops the Micro MAX class, having triumphed in the season’s first two rounds.
Nasser is at the forefront of the Mini MAX category, where there is a tight battle amongst the leading six drivers.
The race to the title is also tight in the Junior MAX class, led by Luca.
Elia is the leader amongst the Senior MAX karters with 62 points, having taken the chequered flag in the season’s second meeting.
De Ruwe holds a 13-point lead in the DD2 MAX class, banking on his two wins from rounds one and two.
Barrichello, on the other hand, tops the DD2 MAX Masters with 70 points. With his impressive double from the first two rounds, he enjoys a comfortable gap from Anthony Hogg, who is second on 49 points.
Throughout this weekend at BIKC, members of the general public wishing to enjoy an Arrive-and-Drive session will only be able to get out on track from 6pm onwards following the completion of the SRMC action.
For more information on the SRMC or on other championships and karting experiences at BIKC, call +973-1745-1745.
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