A historical moment for Hot Rocket Racing Club with the club’s participation in the ‘Pinnacle Kart 6-hour Endurance Race’ solidifies its credibility by stepping on podiums in 100% of all go-kart endurance races participated throughout 2022.
Hot Rocket’s elite team dubbed ‘Rocket Nation’ finished 3rd at the ‘Pinnacle Kart 6-hour Endurance Race’ organized by Kelab Karting Selangor (KKS). Hot Rocket Team A who is Hot Rocket’s second runner up team qualified the 12th position due to technical difficulties but climbed up and finished 4th position. Hot Rocket Team B consists of academy drivers who finished 11th position overall.
2022 Hot Rocket Racing Club wins
< Traxion Supercar Owner Go Kart Championship R1 – 1st position
<Traxion Supercar Owner Go Kart Championship R2 – 3st position
< Traxion Supercar Owner Go Kart Championship R3 – 2st position
< Kart Hauz 4-hour Endurance Race – 1st position
< Pinnacle Kart 6-hour Endurance Race – 3rd position
The karting club had its official start in March last year. They took the Go-kart community by storm with their coaching, race events and online presence. With over 500 registered members and over 1,600 followers on social media, the racing community aims to double their member count and participate in international Go-kart endurances races outside of Malaysia as a new year’s resolution.
The club’s success owes to its driver development program. The program selects drivers with exceptional skill from the community and develops them into race winning drivers. ‘Rocket Nation’ is Hot Rocket’s elite team that consists of the community’s top drivers, while Hot Rocket Team A are the second runner up and substitute drivers for the elite team, much like Red Bull and Alpha Tauri. Hot Rocket Team B is the club’s training ground for both up and coming drivers and race team managers in training. After every race, the seats for each team are refreshed and open to the rest of the community to ensure each driver retains their competitive edge.
Hot Rocket’s name and its members show a refreshing wave of energy that hasn’t been seen here in Malaysia. They are a powerful force among the up and coming generation of drivers in the world of Motorsport. Focus, hard work and determination stirs the club to where it is today and will reach the stars in the indefinite future.
For more information about Hot Rocket Racing Club, visit www.hotrocketracingclub.com