Mackenzie Taylor is celebrating after taking another superb ABKC Winter Series win in the third round of the series at PFi, Lincolnshire (20 January).

The Ricky Flynn Motorsport (RFM) driver Mackenzie has become the driver to beat in British KF3 following Sunday’s win and his previous Winter Series victories at PFI (4 November) and Shenington (2 December).

Having qualified on pole, he survived the opening corner exchanges – including Aaron Sherlock’s airborne kart clouting him on the shoulder – to swiftly pass John Norris and Nick Christofaro, before delivering a text-book drive to the flag.

Mastering the tricky conditions, Mackenzie went on to win by 11.87 seconds from Ashley Sutton.

“It was very greasy and slippy all over the track” he explained afterwards. “There weren’t really many dry lines even though it looked like there were. Once I got into the lead it was a case of just making sure I pushed and got the laps times in.”

TAG SuperPro added at Rock Island Grand Prix

For the first time in a number of years, significant changes have been announced for the class lineup at the Rock Island Grand Prix, the world’s largest kart street race, to be held August 30-31, 2008.

Presenting sponsors of the event are AT&T and Mazda. Other major sponsors include Kart Expo International and Jumer’s Casino Rock Island.

Highlighting the changes are two additions to the TAG (touch-and-go) race program and adjustments to several other classes. Headlining the changes is the exciting addition of a TAG SuperPro event open by invitation only. Invitations are extended to drivers who have competed internationally in TAG-based series such as Rotax, Rok and Easykart. Also eligible are drivers who are in the top 10 in points for the WKA Manufacturer’s Cup Series and the Snap-on Stars of Karting Spec Racer class, at the time of registration. National level Intercontinental A and Intercontinental C drivers who choose to race TAG at Rock Island will also be eligible, as well as former TAG winners at Rock Island and other national events. Other drivers may petition for an invitation. The class will pay a minimum of $1,500 to win with additional awards expected. Drivers who compete in TAG SuperPro will not be eligible to compete in the TAG Senior class.

Also for 2008, a TAG Heavy class has been added. It will be run at the same weights as TAG Masters.

Another big change is the addition of a 125cc Stock Moto class. The class features a stock Honda motorcycle engine with no modifications allowed. It has been growing in popularity in several parts of the country, and this year has been added to the race lineup at Rock Island. It will follow Superkarts! USA rules. “We’re not sure if this class’ time has come yet, but we are willing to find out. It’s up to the racers to prove that we made the right move,” said Ruthhart.

The race organization also made a big change to the class previously known as Yamaha Heavy. This class, which features a tuned exhaust pipe, has been declining in popularity nationwide including at the Rock Island Grand Prix. So this year, the HPV motor, with both the 3-and 4- pipes, will also be allowed in the class. HPV-4 will run at the same weight as the Yamahas, and HPV-3 will get a weight break. A rolling start will be used.

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