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Rome, 1 March 2018. The ACI Karting 2018 Italian Championship already promises well, with many teams and drivers who have already included in their programs the participation in the national series Tricolore promoted by ACI Sport. So another important season is expected after the great success of last year which has counted an average attendance of 234 drivers per race, with an increase of 40% compared to 2016.

Several news for the 2018 edition, which will see the start in about two months at the Circuit of Siena on the weekend of April 29th for the first of the 8 events of the season. Among the most significant innovations, in addition to the basic categories of the Italian Championship 60 Mini, OK-Junior, KZ2 and KZ3 (Junior, Under, Over), there will be a greater presence of the Brand Trophies. After the happy experience with Iame with the two categories ACI Kart and ACI Kart Junior in the Italian Championship 2016 and especially in 2017, this year the Rok Cup, Rotax and Easykart Brand Trophies will also be on track along with X30 Iame. their Junior and Senior categories in alternating appointments in the season. The new Naskart single-brand trophy will be joined in five events.

Innovations also in terms of promotion and communication with important news that will be made official soon. The live TV is confirmed on AutoMotoTV (Sky channel 148), with special services broadcast on RAI Sport as part of the new ACI Sport Magazine and more than 50 local area broadcasters. Important spaces as usual will be published in sports newspapers and specialized publications.

These are the tests of the ACI Karting 2018 Italian Championship, with the dates, the circuits and the categories involved in the race:

1st round: 27-29 April 2018 - Siena International Circuit, Castelnuovo Berardenga (Siena)

Categories: 60 Mini, OK-Junior, Rok Cup, Rotax, Easykart, Naskart.

2nd round: 25-27 May 2018 - La Conca International Circuit, Muro Leccese (Lecce)

Categories: KZ2, KZ3, Iame X30, Rotax, Naskart.

3rd test: 8-10 June 2018 - Circuito Internazionale Napoli, Sarno (Salerno)

Categories: 60 Mini, OK-Junior, KZ2, Iame X30, Rok Cup.

4th round: 29/6 1st July 2018 - South Garda Karting Circuit, Lonato del Garda (Brescia)

Categories: 60 Mini, OK-Junior, KZ2, Rok Cup, Rotax.

5th round: 27-29 July 2018 - Adria Karting Raceway, Adria (Rovigo)

Categories: 60 Mini, OK-Junior, Iame X30, Rok Cup, Easykart, Naskart.

6th round: 24-26 August 2018 - Val Vibrata Karting Track, Sant'Egidio (Teramo)

Categories: KZ2, KZ3, Iame X30, Rotax, Naskart.

7th round: 14-16 September 2018 - Pista Salentina, Torre San Giovanni, Ugento (Lecce)

Categories: 60 Mini, OK-Junior, Iame X30, Rok Cup.

8th round: 21-23 September 2018 - 7 Laghi International Circuit, Castelletto di Branduzzo (Pavia)

Categories: KZ2, KZ3, Rotax, Easykart, Naskart.

Here are the appointments related to each category of the ACI Karting 2018 Italian Championship:

60 MINI

27-29 April 2018 - Siena

8-10 June 2018 - Sarno

29/6 1st July 2018 - Lonato

July 27-29, 2018 - Adria

14-16 September 2018 - Ugento

OK-JUNIOR

27-29 April 2018 - Siena

8-10 June 2018 - Sarno

29/6 1st July 2018 - Lonato

July 27-29, 2018 - Adria

14-16 September 2018 - Ugento

KZ2

25-27 May 2018 - La Conca

8-10 June 2018 - Sarno

29/6 1st July 2018 - Lonato

24-26 August 2018 - Val Vibrata

21-23 September 2018 - Castelletto

KZ3 JUNIOR, UNDER, OVER

25-27 May 2018 - La Conca

24-26 August 2018 - Val Vibrata

21-23 September 2018 - Castelletto

IAME X30 JUNIOR, SENIOR

25-27 May 2018 - La Conca

8-10 June 2018 - Sarno

July 27-29, 2018 - Adria

24-26 August 2018 - Val Vibrata

21-23 September 2018 - Castelletto

ROK CUP JUNIOR, SENIOR

27-29 April 2018 - Siena

8-10 June 2018 - Sarno

29/6 1st July 2018 - Lonato

July 27-29, 2018 - Adria

14-16 September 2018 - Ugento

ROTAX JUNIOR, MAX

27-29 April 2018 - Siena

25-27 May 2018 - La Conca

29/6 1st July 2018 - Lonato

24-26 August 2018 - Val Vibrata

21-23 September 2018 - Castelletto

EASYKART 100 EASY, 125 EASY

27-29 April 2018 - Siena

July 27-29, 2018 - Adria

21-23 September 2018 - Castelletto