LAST NEWS
D4S Motorsport is preparing the 2016 kart season: new advanced technology for gearboxes.
Friday, 19, February, 2016 – Helsinki
D4S Motorsport is setting up new technologies to be applied to racing gearboxes for KZ karts.
In fact the 2016 will be definitely the year of the tests for advanced components for the cooling system and advanced surface engineering for the gear sets.
In the project MICROFAST Dr. Eng. Sergio Durante is developing a revolutionary ultralight titanium water pump to keep the racing engine at super-stable temperature even in extreme and/or fast variable weather conditions.
At the same time new advanced low friction and passive damping coatings are under development in the international project named HIPPOCAMP. The transmission parts will be tested in the extreme conditions of the race to measure the performance gain in comparison with several more traditional solutions.
It is the first time that Dr. Eng. Sergio Durante is applying F1 and Le Mans Series technologies into the Karting races.
As it happened last year, Sergio Durante will be the test driver in the World Championship 2016 that will be held in Sweden on the next September and in Bahrain on November.
Advanced testing and driving experience in Lapland at IceAction with Armin Schwarz
Sunday, 31, January, 2016
As it happens since some years, also this february we will go in Lapland to carry out some automotive tests and races on the beatiful landscape of Finland.
The location is Levi, a famous winter holidays spot, very close to the Kittila airport where our friends Armin Schwarz and Mark Wallenwein are running their famous rally training courses.
The Subaru Ice & Action was founded in 2010 and powered by Wallenwein Rallye Sport and Armin Schwarz. Benefit from the longtime experience of the two famous rally drivers instructors the attendees can improve their driving skills with a lot of fun and plenty of drifts!
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Photo by IceAction.de and Speedpix.ch
Ice Series in Breuil Cervinia (Italy) suspended for high risk of avalanches
Sunday, 31, January, 2016
The long-awaited race planned in Cervinia for this weekend has been suspended by the local authorities for high risk of avalanches.
On Saturday, the day started with a beautiful sun in a blue sky, but, during the afternoon, a big storm from West hit the Cervino areas and started the snowfall.
The heavy snowfall lasted for all the night and the following morning, making on the ground more than one meter of snow.
The Organising Committe did their best to prepare the track in a very extreme weather condition, but the risk of avalanche reached the maximum level (number 5) during the Sunday morning. The Police and the local authorithies decided to not take such a great risk and evacuated the area.
The Ice Series Circus accepted the decision and the Championship is postponed to the next event.
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Photo Alberto Caldani