Focus Shifts to Racing as Top Qualifiers Earn RMC Winter Trophy Pole Positions
Seven drivers earn the right to start on the inside of the front row Saturday and Sunday
After four days of unofficial practice, it was time to get serious at the RTX Karting promoted RMC Winter Trophy. With entry numbers more than 80% higher than the 2023 edition of the Winter Trophy, more than 50 Senior MAX drivers will battle for supremacy in the largest class at the 2024 edition of the Rotax winter program.
After three practice sessions in the morning, it was time for the RMC Winter Trophy competitors to hit the track one last time on Friday. With a six-minute qualifying session that would set the grid for Saturday and Sunday’s heat races, the ever-important magic lap was needed to be as far up the grid as possible and give each competitor a shot at the best result possible. With qualifying results setting the grids for both heats one and two on Saturday and Sunday, Friday’s qualifying was one of the most important sessions of the weekend.
Qualifying Results:
Junior MAX
- Turner Brown – 54.864
- Fausto Arnaudo – 55.036
- Davin Roberts – 55.072
- Major Makovskis – 55.111
- Ty Fisher – 55.130
Micro MAX
- Dominic Vera – 1:00.666
- Bernardo Gubert – 1:00.752
- Marina Brandao – 1:00.842
- Jayden Francisco – 1:00.980
- Jimo Ahmad – 1:01.004
Mini MAX
- Albert Friend – 57.197
- Jeremy St-Cyr – 57.478
- Alexis Baillargeon – 57.479
- Olivier Chasse – 57.537
- Nicolas Orbezo – 57.544
Senior MAX
- Diego Ramos – 53.228
- Ayden Ingratta - 53.289
- Nolan Bower – 53.327
- Ryan Norberg – 53.327
- Ryan Maxwell – 53.349
Master MAX
- Rubens Barrichello – 54.111
- Mundy Loyer – 54.359
- Nicolas Picot – 54.462
- Laurentiu Mardan – 54.647
- Romain Monti – 54.665
DD2 MAX
- Matthew Taskinen – 53.158
- Gianluca Savaglio – 53.177
- Olivier Bedard – 53.276
- Leonardo Reis – 53.279
- Nicolas Guillaume – 53.433
DD2 Master MAX
- Michael McLean – 54.713
- Bruno Bouchard – 55.248
Saturday will be the home of the first of two race days that feature a pair of heat races for all classes before one main event to crown an overall winner. A carbon copy of the schedule will happen Sunday as the series reaches the mid-way mark after the day concludes. With RMC Grand Finals tickets on the line, racing will get fierce tomorrow when the first green flag of the weekend flies.
For information on the RMC Winter Trophy, please email Julieta Fernandez at Info@RTXKarting.com.
