The South African Rotax Max Challenge National Karting Championship reaches its climax this weekend at the Zwartkops International Kart Raceway on the outskirts of Centurion where the drivers will be fighting it out for seats to the Rotax Max “Olympics of Karting” Grand Finals. An excited Ed Murray the CEO of Rotax South Africa had the following to say “The Rotax Max Nationals have proven to be sensational this year, with exceptional from record entry grids and tight championship points that now lead us to the four-heat South African Finals, where we not only crown our 2025 champions, but also select the South African Team for the Rotax Max Grand Finals that takes place in Bahrain in December.”

Algoa Kart Club has two drivers competing in the Junior Max class that caters for drivers from the age of 12 – 15 years old. Caleb Moss has 22 point lead in the championship standings with Jack Moore in fourth place 41 points adrift.

Moss, who will need to keep a cool head against some stiff opposition had the following to say “It has been an extremely good season, with its ups and downs and I’m hoping for a good ending. I’m confident that I’ll be able to clinch the title going into Zwartkops.” Moore, who clinched his second ROK OKJ Championship title last weekend, unfortunately missed out on one of the regional rounds that make up points for the overall standings in the national championship due to overseas racing commitments, will have his work cut out trying to make up points this weekend. In second position in the standings in Western Province driver Sebastiano Human who is 22 points behind Moss and a mere 4 points ahead of young lady driver Emma Dowling who is in third.

With sunny skies and 30-degree temperature forecast the drivers from South Africa, Namibia and Mozambique will be tested to the limit across the four heats scheduled for Saturday.