It was another great weekend of racing in Florida to close the 2015 Cold Stone Florida Winter Tour Rotax MAX Challenge program, presented by Chase Racing and Brash Racing, last weekend in Ocala, Florida. Taking place at the pristine Ocala Gran Prix facility, the championship finale provided for some exciting wheel-to-wheel action and points battles that went down to the very last on track session. When the weekend was complete, seven class champions were crowned with five receiving invites to the 2015 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals (RMCGF) in Portimao, Portugal later this year.

“What a great finish to our first Florida Winter Tour after taking the reigns of the program in July of last season,” explained MAXSpeed Entertainment’s Garett Potter. “The point format for the final event weekend kept several drivers in the championship battle and made every on track session very important. It was great to see the teams and drivers working hard to ensure success.”

Taking home main event victories on Championship Sunday were Diego LaRoque in AM Engines Rotax Micro MAX, Sebastian Alvarez in J3 Competition Rotax Mini MAX, Leonardo Nienkotter in PSL Karting Rotax Masters MAX, Jordan Lennox-Lamb in Dallas Karting Complex Rotax MAX DD2, Luis Schiavo in Dallas Karting Complex Rotax MAX DD2 Masters, Anthony Gangi Jr. in CRG USA Rotax Junior MAX, and Steven Szigeti in Rolison Performance Group Rotax Senior MAX.

Earning the 2015 Cold Stone Florida Winter Tour class championships were Ugo Ugochukwu (Micro), Sebastian Alvarez (Mini), Sting Ray Robb (Junior), Kyle Kirkwood (Senior), Jordan Lennox-Lamb (DD2), Christophe Adams (DD2 Masters) and Leonardo Nienkotter (Masters).

Earning tickets to the 2015 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals: Mathias Ramirez (Junior), Kyle Kirkwood (Senior), Nick Neri (DD2), Christophe Adams (DD2 Masters) and Leonard Nienkotter (Masters).

At the close of the final event weekend and between the race day and championship podiums, the Dan Wheldon Ambassador Award that was taken over by Mike and Elena Maurini was given out to the deserving recipient. Earning his name on the perpetual trophy as a true ambassador to the sport of karting, Ben Cooper took the honors and was awarded the Dan Wheldon “Lionheart” photo book as well as a commemorative trophy to keep in his possession at his home in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada.

With round three of the Rotax MAX Challenge program presented by Chase Racing and Brash Racing complete, the championship point standings are now official. 2015 Cold Stone Florida Winter Tour points are available to view HERE.

“I would once again like to thanks the teams, competitors, tuners and families for an awesome series,” continued Potter. “Also, thank you Jorge Arellano and his staff at Ocala Gran Prix for the utmost in hospitality and help throughout our two week tenure at Ocala Gran Prix. We look forward to seeing everyone at the US Open program in Dallas in May.”

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