Our first trip across the Atlantic ocean of 2015 has finally arrived as we touched down in Lonato, Italy, home of South Garda Karting and this weeks ROK Cup International Final.
The very unique event attracts Vortex ROK racers from around the world to compete on the global stage including five Canadian and a large selection on American drivers.
Tune in here for updates and photos all week long from Qualifying all the way to the Champion Finals on Saturday.
There is also an awesome mobile application that has been developed for the event allowing those not in attendance easy access to live timing and more. Search ‘ROK Cup’ in the Apple App Store or on Google Play.
The ROK Cup International Final is complete with a very eventful Saturday of Championship Finals now in the books. Check…
17. AJ Myers (USA)
20. Dominic Legrand (CAN)
27. Guillherme Jacob (USA)
ROK Cup: Jak Crawford places USA on the MINI ROK Championship podium with a third place finish behind race winner Mattia Michelotto (ITA) and runner-up Leonardo Marseglia (ITA). #ROKCup
Closing out the day, ROK Junior, Senior and Mini completed their first round of heat races with the sun finally shining down. Junior ROK A vs B 1. Danny Carenini (ITA) 2. Francesco Pagano (ITA) 3. Mateusz Pylka (POL) 4. Nicola Abrusci (ITA) 5. Maciej Szyszko (POL) 12. Mathias Ramirez (USA) 20. Anthony Gangi Jr. (USA) Junior ROK C vs D 1. Stuart White (RSA) 2. Alessandro Giardelli (ITA) 3. Michal Kasiborski (POL) 4. Domenico Cicognini (ITA) 5. Skeed (ITA) 18. Jaggar Jones (USA) 25. Dylan Gennaro (USA) 28. Trey Brown (USA) ROK Senior A vs B
ROK Cup Qualifying is complete here in Italy. Mixed results for the North American drivers in very challenging conditions. See how they ended up here: http://bit.ly/1LOL9wQ
A relatively dry run through the morning was interrupted by rain in the second and final practice of the day. As it dried up the qualifying sessions rolled out with both ROK Senior and ROK Shifter splitting their overall rankings based on session results, not overall time.
ROK Senior
1. Syzmon Szyszko (POL)
2. Yoshino Baumgartner (CHE)
3. Jonathan Aberdein (RSA)
4. Dawid Dziocha (POL)
5. John Norris (POL)
35. Morgan Healey (USA)
39. Gonzalo Aponte (USA)
ROK Shifter
1. Paolo Bonetti (ITA)
2. Giacomo Pollini (ITA)
3. Christopher Zani (ITA)
4. Mattia Melis (ITA)
5. Federico Squaranti (ITA)
8. Dominic LeGrand (CAN)
13. Austin Garrison (USA)
37. AJ Myers (USA)
40. Michael LeGrand (CAN)
46. Michael Marjaba (CAN)
Super ROK
1. Joseph Steppi Sticht (DEU)
2. Riccardo Cinti (ITA)
3. Danilo Albanese (ITA)
4. Lorenzo Travisanutto (ITA)
5. Dominik Weibel (CHE)
11. Ryan Norberg (USA)
26. Kyle Kirkwood (USA)
45. Kris Hoffbeck (CAN)
52. Jake Craig (USA) – No Time
Junior ROK
1. Francesco Pagano (ITA)
2. Nicola Abrusci (ITA)
3. Alessandro Giardelli (ITA)
4. Michal Kasiborski (POL)
5. Nigel De Sanctis (ITA)
41. Mathias Ramirez (USA)
48. Jagger Jones (USA)
50. Anthony Gangi Jr (USA)
55. Trey Brown (USA)
64. Dylan Gennaro (USA)
Mini ROK
1. Mattia Michelotto (ITA)
2. Jak Crawford (USA)
3. Luca Griggs (ITA)
4. Timotheos Dimitriou (ITA)
5. Leonardo Marseglia (ITA)
6. Jonny Edgar (UK) 50.333
66. Luca Mars (USA)
94. Derek Carmenate (USA)
104. Jace Jones (USA)
116. Lachlan Defrancesco (CAN) – Excluded after qualifying 7th for engine issue.
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Turning the calendar another page, the month of October is upon us and with it begins the international karting season. Like the leaves, the temperatures are falling and racing conditions have become less possible across the country, steering drivers who still want to compete to international events around the world, with four blockbuster international races upon us before the year is up.
The first on the schedule competes at the unofficial home of karting as the ROK Cup International Final invades South Garda Karting in Lonato, Italy on October 14-17. A unique event that invites competitors from around the globe who commonly race with Vortex ROK engine has grown in popularity over the past few years and once again has boasted a wait-list for those who did not confirm their entries early enough.
