There has been change in the Australian representation on Tony Kart’s official factory race team line-up as the Italian company reveals a 22-driver squad for 2024.
Xavier Avramides, who spent this year on the international circuit with KR Motorsport (Kart Republic), will compete with Tony Kart in the OK category.
Meanwhile, Queensland’s Sebastian Eskandari-Marandi, who raced Mini for the factory team this year, will not return in 2024.
Also, a name familiar to many Australians, long-time BirelART driver Marijn Kremers, joins the green team chasing the World Championship in KZ.
Official words from Tony Kart, below.
Our Racing Team anticipates next season with the announcement of the 22 official drivers (divided in the categories MINI, OKJ, OK and KZ/KZ2) who will be involved in the main international competitions:
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In KZ/KZ2, Tom Leuillet will be again our reference point in the gearbox kart category, together with his teammates Lorenzo Camplese, vice world champion in KZ 2021, and Alexander Gubenko. Marijn Kremers, world champion KZ 2019 and European champion KZ 2020, comes in addition to the three drivers, together with Nicola Rossini (winner of the ROK Cup Superfinal 2022 in the Shifter ROK category).
In OK, Sebastiano Pavan has been confirmed again after an always growing 2023 season, that ended up with the victory in the last round of the WSK Final Cup. The Italian will find his teammates David Walther (author of a podium on his debut in Sarno, during the WSK Euro Series, with our Racing Team), Kai Rillaerts, Thomas Quincé and Tiziano Monza, who have already been the protagonists of the last races during the just ended season with the Tony Kart official colors. Furthermore, we welcome Xavier Avramides (at the second year in the category) and the rookie Xiaoyu Sun.
In OKJ, Scott Kin Lindblom, third at the FIA Karting World Championship OKJ 2023 in Franciacorta, renews his commitment with our team, which will also have at the start for the third consecutive year the always fast Maria Germano Neto. Winner in Lonato del Garda for the WSK Final Cup, Sebastian Lehtimaki is ready to compete in his first full season with the Tony Kart Racing Team. Scott Marsh will be in the team again, while Ilie Tristan Crisan will debut in the category, after defending our colors in the MINI. Finally, Joel Pohjola is the new entry in our drivers line-up.
Our activity in the MINI continues, after the numerous satisfactions achieved during 2023. The trio formed by Leonardo Gorski, Achille Rea and Oliver Sini will welcome the new entry Henri Kumpen.
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