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Vortex wins the first round of the "COTF" Euro Series

02-04-2025

On the circuit of Campillos, Spain, the VTJ engine of the OTK Kart Group "engine division" closes the final of the OKJ category in first place, thanks to the Canadian Ilie Tristan Crisan (Tony Kart Racing Team).

OKJ – After a victory and a pole position obtained in the last two rounds of the WSK Super Master Series, the Vortex VTJ climbs again on the top step of the podium of the "Junior". In Friday's qualifyings, Ilie Tristan Crisan (Tony Kart Racing Team) sets the best chrono time in group 3 and scores four victories and two fastest laps in the following qualifying heats. The Canadian driver, with the second place in super heat A, secures the third place on the starting grid of the final.

When the lights go out for the last race of the event, Crisan quickly takes the lead of the operations. Without ever giving up the leadership throughout the race and managing the advantage over his rivals in the best possible way, the young Canadian driver passes first under the checkered flag, also obtaining the fastest lap of the final. With this success, Crisan momentarily occupies the first position in the championship scores standings.

Thanks to convincing performances during the Spanish round, Julian Frasnelli (Tony Kart Racing Team), Sebastian Eskandari (Tony Kart Racing Team) and Nikita Ljubimov (Tony Kart Racing Team) also attend the final.

OK – Just back from the success obtained two weeks ago in Viterbo, during the WSK Super Master Series, the Vortex VTS starts the race positively with the best time in group 3 of the qualifyings, set by Jindřich Pešl (Tony Kart Racing Team). During the qualifying heats, the engine of the "Senior" category collects a victory and a third place.

The final is not very lucky for our colors, with Pešl forced to start from the last rows of the starting grid due to some retirements between heats and super heats. Thomas Pradier (Tony Kart Racing Team) is the best-positioned Vortex driver in the standings, author of a comeback of seven positions. Oliver Rasmussen (Tony Kart Racing Team) also attends the race.